RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
dated as of November 30,
2001
As amended by AMENDMENT NO.
7
dated as of April 23,
2009
ENERGY SERVICES FUNDING
CORPORATION
UGI ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
MARKET STREET FUNDING
CORPORATION
PNC BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
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ARTICLE I.
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES
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Section 1.1 Purchase Facility
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Section 1.2 Making Purchases
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Section 1.3 Purchased Interest
Computation
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Section 1.4 Settlement
Procedures
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Section 1.6 Payments and Computations,
Etc
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Section 1.7 Increased Costs
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Section 1.8 Requirements of Law
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Section 1.9 Inability to Determine
Euro-Rate
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ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS;
TERMINATION EVENTS
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Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties;
Covenants
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Section 2.2 Termination Events
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ARTICLE III.
INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 3.1 Indemnities by the
Seller
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Section 3.2 Indemnities by the
Servicer
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Section 3.3 Notice of Claims
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ARTICLE IV.
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTIONS
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Section 4.1 Appointment of the
Servicer
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Section 4.2 Duties of the
Servicer
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Section 4.3 Lock-Box
Arrangements
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Section 4.4 Enforcement Rights
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Section 4.5 Responsibilities of the
Seller
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Section 4.6 Servicing Fee
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ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 5.1 Amendments, Etc
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Section 5.3 Assignability
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Section 5.4 Costs, Expenses and
Taxes
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Section 5.5 No Proceedings; Limitation on
Payments
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Section 5.6 Confidentiality
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Section 5.7 GOVERNING LAW AND
JURISDICTION
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Section 5.8 Execution in
Counterparts
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Section 5.9 Survival of
Termination
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Section 5.10 WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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Section 5.11 Entire Agreement
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Section 5.13 Issuer’s,
Administrator’s, Seller’s and Servicer’s
Liabilities
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EXHIBIT II Conditions of Purchases
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EXHIBIT III Representations and
Warranties
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EXHIBIT V Termination Events
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EXHIBIT VI Supplemental Perfection
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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SCHEDULE I Credit and Collection
Policy
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SCHEDULE II Lock-Box Banks and Lock-Box
Accounts
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SCHEDULE IV Location of Records of
Seller
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ANNEX A-1 Form of Information Package
(Settlement Date)
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ANNEX A-2 Form of Information Package
(Inter-Settlement Date)
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ANNEX B Form of Purchase Notice
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ANNEX C Form of Paydown Notice
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ii
This RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “
Agreement ”) is entered into as of November 30,
2001, as amended by Amendment No. 7, dated as of
April 23, 2009, among ENERGY SERVICES FUNDING CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, as seller (the “ Seller
”), UGI ENERGY SERVICES, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation
(“ UGI ”), as initial servicer (in such
capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in
such capacity, the “ Servicer ”), MARKET STREET
FUNDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (together with its
successors and permitted assigns, the “ Issuer
”), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association (“ PNC ”), as administrator (in such
capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such
capacity, the “ Administrator ”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS. Certain terms that are
capitalized and used throughout this Agreement are defined in
Exhibit I . References in the Exhibits hereto to the
“Agreement” refer to this Agreement.
The Seller desires to sell, transfer and assign
an undivided variable percentage interest in a pool of receivables,
and the Issuer desires to acquire such undivided variable
percentage interest, as such percentage interest shall be adjusted
from time to time based upon, in part, reinvestment payments that
are made by the Issuer.
In consideration of the mutual agreements,
provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I.
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES
Section 1.1 Purchase Facility .
(a) On the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the
Issuer hereby agrees to purchase, and make reinvestments of,
undivided percentage ownership interests with regard to the
Purchased Interest from the Seller from time to time from
December 4, 2001 to the Facility Termination Date. Under no
circumstances shall the Issuer make any such purchase or
reinvestment if, after giving effect to such purchase or
reinvestment, the aggregate outstanding Capital of the Purchased
Interest would exceed the Purchase Limit.
(b) The Seller may, upon at least
60 days’ written notice to the Administrator, terminate
the Purchase Facility provided in this Section in whole or, upon at
least 30 days’ written notice to the Administrator, from
time to time, irrevocably reduce in part the unused portion of the
Purchase Limit; provided, that each partial reduction shall be in
the amount of at least $5,000,000, or an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof, and that, unless terminated in whole,
the Purchase Limit shall in no event be reduced below
$20,000,000.
Section 1.2 Making Purchases .
(a) Each purchase (but not reinvestment) of undivided
percentage ownership interests with regard to the Purchased
Interest hereunder shall be made upon the Seller’s
irrevocable written notice in the form of Annex B (the “
Purchase Notice ”) delivered to the Administrator in
accordance with Section 5.2 (which notice must be
received by the Administrator before 11:00 a.m., New York City
time) at least (x) one Business Day before the requested
purchase date in the case of a purchase of less than $50,000,000
and (y) two Business Days before the requested purchase date
in the case of a purchase of at least $50,000,000, which notice in
each case shall specify: (A) the amount requested to be paid
to the Seller (such amount, which shall not be less than $1,000,000
and shall be in integral multiples of $100,000, being the Capital
relating to the undivided percentage ownership interest then being
purchased), (B) the date of such purchase (which shall be a
Business Day), and (C) the pro forma calculation of the
Purchased Interest after giving effect to the increase in
Capital.
(b) On the date of each purchase (but not
reinvestment) of undivided percentage ownership interests with
regard to the Purchased Interest hereunder, the Issuer shall, upon
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Exhibit II , make available to the Seller in same day
funds, at Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, account number
016-7425, ABA# 043000261, an amount equal to the Capital relating
to the undivided percentage ownership interest then being purchased
as set forth in the applicable Purchase Notice.
(c) Effective on the date of each purchase
pursuant to this Section and each reinvestment pursuant to
Section 1.4 , the Seller hereby sells and assigns to
the Issuer an undivided percentage ownership interest in:
(i) each Pool Receivable then existing, (ii) all Related
Security with respect to such Pool Receivables, and (iii) all
Collections with respect to, and other proceeds of, such Pool
Receivables and Related Security.
(d) To secure all of the Seller’s
obligations (monetary or otherwise) under this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, whether now or
hereafter existing or arising, due or to become due, direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, the Seller hereby grants to the
Issuer a security interest in all of the Seller’s right,
title and interest (including any undivided interest of the Seller)
in, to and under all of the following, whether now or hereafter
owned, existing or arising: (i) all Pool Receivables,
(ii) all Related Security with respect to such Pool
Receivables, (iii) all Collections with respect to, and other
proceeds of, such Pool Receivables and Related Security,
(iv) the Lock-Box Accounts (and the related lock-boxes) and
all amounts on deposit therein, and all certificates and
instruments, if any, from time to time evidencing such Lock-Box
Accounts (and such related lock-boxes) and such amounts on deposit
therein, (v) all books and records of each Receivable, and all
rights, remedies, powers and privileges of the Seller in any
accounts into which Collections are or may be received and all
rights (but none of the obligations) of the Seller under the
Purchase and Sale Agreement and (vi) all proceeds and products of,
and all amounts received or receivable under any or all of, the
foregoing (collectively, the “ Pool Assets ”).
The Issuer shall have, with respect to the Pool Assets, and in
addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the
Issuer, all the rights and remedies of a secured party under any
applicable UCC. In connection with the transfer of the undivided
interest set forth in Section 1.2(c) or the grant of
the security interest in the Pool Assets set forth in this
Section 1.2(d) , by signing this Agreement in the space
provided, the Seller hereby authorizes the filing of all applicable
UCC financing statements in all necessary jurisdictions.
Section 1.3 Purchased Interest
Computation . The Purchased Interest shall be initially
computed on the date of the initial purchase hereunder. Thereafter,
until the Facility Termination Date, the Purchased Interest shall
be automatically recomputed (or deemed to be recomputed) on each
Business Day other than a Termination Day. From and after the
occurrence of any Termination Day, the Purchased Interest shall
(until the event(s) giving rise to such Termination Day are
satisfied or are waived by the Administrator or the happening of
the events set forth in the next sentence) be deemed to be 100%.
The Purchased Interest shall become zero when the Capital thereof
and Discount thereon shall have been paid in full, all the amounts
owed by the Seller and required to be deposited by the Servicer
hereunder to the Issuer, the Administrator and any other
Indemnified Party or Affected Person are paid in full, and the
Servicer shall have received the accrued Servicing Fee
thereon.
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Section 1.4 Settlement Procedures .
(a) The collection of the Pool Receivables shall be
administered by the Servicer in accordance with this Agreement. The
Seller shall provide to the Servicer on a timely basis all
information needed for such administration, including notice of the
occurrence of any Termination Day and current computations of the
Purchased Interest.
(b) The Servicer shall, on each day on
which Collections of Pool Receivables are received (or deemed
received) by the Seller or the Servicer:
(i) set aside and hold in trust (and shall,
at the request of the Administrator, segregate in a separate
account approved by the Administrator) for the Issuer, out of the
Issuer’s Share of such Collections, first, an amount equal to
the Discount accrued through such day for each Portion of Capital
and not previously set aside, second, an amount equal to the fees
set forth in the Fee Letter accrued and unpaid through such day,
and third, to the extent funds are available therefor, an amount
equal to the Issuer’s Share of the Servicing Fee accrued
through such day and not previously set aside,
(ii) subject to Section 1.4(f)
, if such day is not a Termination Day, remit to the Seller, on
behalf of the Issuer, the remainder of the Issuer’s Share of
such Collections. Such remainder shall be automatically reinvested
in Pool Receivables, and in the Related Security, Collections and
other proceeds with respect thereto; provided ,
however , that if the Purchased Interest would exceed 100%,
then the Servicer shall not reinvest, but shall set aside and hold
in trust for the Issuer (and shall, at the request of the
Administrator, segregate in a separate account approved by the
Administrator) a portion of such Collections that, together with
the other Collections set aside pursuant to this paragraph, shall
equal the amount necessary to reduce the Purchased Interest to
100%,
(iii) if such day is a Termination Day, set
aside, segregate and hold in trust (and shall, at the request of
the Administrator, segregate in a separate account approved by the
Administrator) for the Issuer the entire remainder of the
Issuer’s Share of the Collections; provided , that if
amounts are set aside and held in trust on any Termination Day of
the type described in clause (a) of the definition of
“Termination Day” and, thereafter, the conditions set
forth in Section 2 of Exhibit II are
satisfied or waived by the Administrator, such previously set-aside
amounts shall be reinvested in accordance with clause (ii)
on the day of such subsequent satisfaction or waiver of conditions,
and
(iv) release to the Seller (subject to
Section 1.4(f) ) for its own account any Collections in
excess of: (x) amounts required to be reinvested in accordance
with clause (ii) or the proviso to clause (iii)
plus (y) the amounts that are required to be set aside
pursuant to clause (i) , the proviso to clause (ii)
and clause (iii) plus (z) the Seller’s
Share of the Servicing Fee accrued and unpaid through such
day.
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(c) The Servicer shall deposit into the
Administration Account (or such other account designated by the
Administrator), on each Settlement Date (or solely with respect to
Collections held for the Issuer pursuant to clause (f) such
other date as set forth in clause (f)(iii) for such
payment), Collections held for the Issuer pursuant to clause
(b)(i) or (f) plus the amount of Collections then
held for the Issuer pursuant to clauses (b)(ii) and
(iii) of Section 1.4 ; provided, that if UGI or
an Affiliate thereof is the Servicer, such day is not a Termination
Day and the Administrator has not notified UGI (or such Affiliate)
that the right to retain the portion of the Collections set aside
pursuant to clause (b)(i) that represent the Issuer’s
Share of the Servicing Fee is revoked, UGI (or such Affiliate) may
retain the portion of the Collections set aside pursuant to
clause (b)(i) that represents the Issuer’s Share of
the Servicing Fee in payment in full of the Issuer’s Share of
accrued Servicing Fees so set aside. On the last day of each
Settlement Period, the Administrator will notify the Servicer by
facsimile of the amount of Discount accrued with respect to each
Portion of Capital during such Settlement Period or portion
thereof.
(d) Upon receipt of funds deposited into
the Administration Account pursuant to clause (c) , the
Administrator shall cause such funds to be distributed as
follows:
(i) if such distribution occurs on a day
that is not a Termination Day and the Purchased Interest does not
exceed 100%, first to the Issuer in payment in full of all accrued
Discount and fees (other than Servicing Fees) with respect to each
Portion of Capital, and second, if the Servicer has set aside
amounts in respect of the Servicing Fee pursuant to clause
(b)(i) and has not retained such amounts pursuant to clause
(c) , to the Servicer (payable in arrears on each Settlement
Date) in payment in full of the Issuer’s Share of accrued
Servicing Fees so set aside, and
(ii) if such distribution occurs on a
Termination Day or on a day when the Purchased Interest exceeds
100%, first to the Issuer in payment in full of all accrued
Discount with respect to each Portion of Capital, second to the
Issuer in payment in full of Capital (or, if such day is not a
Termination Day, the amount necessary to reduce the Purchased
Interest to 100%), third, to the Servicer in payment in full of all
accrued Servicing Fees, and fourth, if the Capital and accrued
Discount with respect to each Portion of Capital have been reduced
to zero, and all accrued Servicing Fees payable to the Servicer
have been paid in full, to the Issuer, the Administrator and any
other Indemnified Party or Affected Person in payment in full of
any other amounts owed thereto by the Seller hereunder.
After the
Capital, Discount, fees payable pursuant to the Fee Letter and
Servicing Fees with respect to the Purchased Interest, and any
other amounts payable by the Seller and the Servicer to the Issuer,
the Administrator or any other Indemnified Party or Affected Person
hereunder, have been paid in full, all additional Collections with
respect to the Purchased Interest shall be paid to the Seller for
its own account.
(e) For
the purposes of this Section 1.4 :
(i) if on any day the Outstanding Balance
of any Pool Receivable is reduced or adjusted as a result of any
defective, rejected, returned, repossessed or foreclosed goods or
services, or any revision, cancellation, allowance, rebate,
discount or other adjustment made by the Seller or any Affiliate of
the Seller, or any setoff or dispute between the Seller or any
Affiliate of the Seller and an Obligor, the Seller shall be deemed
to have received on such day a Collection of such Pool Receivable
in the amount of such reduction or adjustment;
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(ii) if on any day any of the
representations or warranties in Section 1(g) or
(n) of Exhibit III , or Section 2 ,
3 or 4 of Exhibit VI is not true with
respect to any Pool Receivable, the Seller shall be deemed to have
received on such day a Collection of such Pool Receivable in
full;
(iii) except as provided in clause
(i) or (ii) , or as otherwise required by applicable law
or the relevant Contract, all Collections received from an Obligor
of any Receivable shall be applied to the Receivables of such
Obligor in the order of the age of such Receivables, starting with
the oldest such Receivable, unless such Obligor designates its
payment for application to specific Receivables; and
(iv) if and to the extent the Administrator
or the Issuer shall be required for any reason to pay over to an
Obligor (or any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official in
any Insolvency Proceeding) any amount received by it hereunder,
such amount shall be deemed not to have been so received by the
Administrator or the Issuer but rather to have been retained by the
Seller and, accordingly, the Administrator or the Issuer, as the
case may be, shall have a claim against the Seller for such amount,
payable when and to the extent that any distribution from or on
behalf of such Obligor is made in respect thereof.
(f) If at any time, the Seller shall wish
to cause the reduction of the Capital (but not to commence the
liquidation, or reduction to zero, of the entire Capital of the
Purchased Interest), the Seller may do so as follows:
(i) the Seller shall give the Administrator
and the Servicer written notice in the form of Annex C (A) at
least one Business Day prior to the date of such reduction for any
reduction of Capital less than or equal to $20,000,000; (B) at
least two Business Days prior to the date of such reduction for any
reduction of Capital greater than $20,000,000 and less than or
equal to $50,000,000; and (C) at least three Business Days
prior to the date of such reduction for any reduction of Capital
greater than $50,000,000, in each case such notice shall have been
received by 3:00 p.m. New York City time on such date and shall
include the amount of such proposed reduction and the proposed date
on which such reduction will commence;
(ii) on the proposed date of the
commencement of such reduction and on each day thereafter, the
Servicer shall cause Collections not to be reinvested until the
amount thereof not so reinvested shall equal the desired amount of
reduction; and
(iii) the Servicer shall hold such
Collections in trust for the Issuer, for payment to the
Administrator on (1) solely with respect to any reduction
described in subsections (f)(i)(B) or (f)(i)(C) the
next Weekly Settlement Date, or (2) with respect to any
reduction described in subsection (f)(i)(A) , such other
date with at least one (1) Business Day prior written notice
to the Administrator of such payment, and the Capital shall be
deemed reduced in the amount to be paid to the Administrator only
when in fact finally so paid;
provided , that the amount of any such reduction shall be
not less than $1,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of
$100,000.
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Section 1.5 Fees . The Seller shall
pay to the Administrator certain fees in the amounts and on the
dates set forth in a fee letter, dated the date hereof, among UGI,
the Seller and the Administrator (as such letter agreement may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“ Fee Letter ”).
Section 1.6 Payments and Computations,
Etc . (a) All amounts to be paid or deposited by the
Seller or the Servicer hereunder shall be made without reduction
for offset or counterclaim and shall be paid or deposited no later
than noon (New York City time) on the day when due in same day
funds to the Administration Account. All amounts received after
noon (New York City time) will be deemed to have been received on
the next Business Day.
(b) The Seller or the Servicer, as the case
may be, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, pay
interest on any amount not paid or deposited by the Seller or the
Servicer, as the case may be, when due hereunder, at an interest
rate equal to 3.00% per annum above the Base Rate, payable on
demand.
(c) All computations of interest under
clause (b) and all computations of Discount, fees and other
amounts hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 (or
365 or 366, as applicable, with respect to Discount or other
amounts calculated by reference to the Base Rate) days for the
actual number of days elapsed. Whenever any payment or deposit to
be made hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day,
such payment or deposit shall be made on the next Business Day and
such extension of time shall be included in the computation of such
payment or deposit.
Section 1.7 Increased Costs .
(a) If the Administrator, the Issuer, any Purchaser, any other
Program Support Provider or any of their respective Affiliates
(each an “ Affected Person ”) reasonably
determines that the existence of or compliance with: (i) any
law or regulation or any change therein or in the interpretation or
application thereof by a Governmental Authority, in each case
adopted, issued or occurring after the date hereof, or
(ii) any request, guideline or directive from any central bank
or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of
law) issued or occurring after the date of this Agreement, affects
or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be
maintained by such Affected Person, and such Affected Person
reasonably determines that the amount of such capital is increased
by or based upon the existence of any commitment to make purchases
of (or otherwise to maintain the investment in) Pool Receivables
related to this Agreement or any related liquidity facility, credit
enhancement facility and other commitments of the same type related
to this Agreement, then, upon demand by such Affected Person (with
a copy to the Administrator), the Seller shall promptly pay to the
Administrator, for the account of such Affected Person, from time
to time as specified by such Affected Person, additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Affected Person in the light of such
circumstances, to the extent that such Affected Person reasonably
determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the
existence of any of such commitments. A certificate as to such
amounts submitted to the Seller and the Administrator by such
Affected Person shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,
absent manifest error.
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(b) If, due to either: (i) the
introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any
law or regulation by any Governmental Authority occurring after the
date hereof or (ii) compliance with any guideline or request from
any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not
having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost
to any Affected Person of agreeing to purchase or purchasing, or
maintaining the ownership of, the Purchased Interest in respect of
which Discount is computed by reference to the Euro-Rate, then,
upon demand by such Affected Person, the Seller shall promptly pay
to such Affected Person, from time to time as specified by such
Affected Person, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such
Affected Person for such increased costs. A certificate as to such
amounts submitted to the Seller and the Administrator by such
Affected Person shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,
absent manifest error.
(c) If such increased costs affect the
related Affected Person’s portfolio of financing
transactions, such Affected Person shall use reasonable averaging
and attribution methods to allocate such increased costs to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) The Administrator will make reasonable
efforts to cause the interest of any Affected Party (other than the
Issuer or its domestic Affiliates) that makes a claim under this
Section 1.7 to be transferred to a party that is not subject
to increased costs under this Section 1.7 ; provided
that neither the Administrator nor any of its Affiliates
shall be required hereunder to itself accept such transferred
interest.
(e) Notwithstanding any language in this
Section 1.7 to the contrary, nothing in this
Section 1.7 shall be construed as requiring the Seller
to make any payments attributable to or in respect of any tax of
any kind whatsoever imposed upon or required to be withheld or
deducted from payments to any Affected Person.
Section 1.8 Requirements of Law . If
any Affected Person reasonably determines that the existence of or
compliance with: (a) any law or regulation or any change
therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, in each
case adopted, issued or occurring after the date hereof, or
(b) any request, guideline or directive from any central bank
or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of
law) issued or occurring after the date of this
Agreement:
(i) does or shall subject such Affected
Person to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this
Agreement, any increase in the Purchased Interest or in the amount
of Capital relating thereto, or does or shall change the basis of
taxation of payments to such Affected Person on account of
Collections, Discount or any other amounts payable hereunder
(excluding taxes imposed on the overall or branch pre-tax net
income of such Affected Person, and franchise taxes imposed on such
Affected Person by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such
Affected Person is organized or otherwise is considered doing
business (unless the Affected Person would not be considered doing
business in such jurisdiction, but for having entered into, or
engaged in the transactions in connection with, this Agreement or
any other Transaction Document) or a political subdivision
thereof,
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(ii) does or shall impose, modify or hold
applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar
requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other
liabilities in or for the account of, purchases, advances or loans
by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds
by, any office of such Affected Person that are not otherwise
included in the determination of the Euro-Rate or the Base Rate
hereunder, or
(iii) does
or shall impose on such Affected Person any other
condition,
and the result
of any of the foregoing is: (A) to increase the cost to such
Affected Person of acting as Administrator, or of agreeing to
purchase or purchasing or maintaining the ownership of undivided
percentage ownership interests with regard to the Purchased
Interest (or interests therein) or any Portion of Capital, or
(B) to reduce any amount receivable hereunder (whether
directly or indirectly), then, in any such case, without
duplication to any amounts paid or payable pursuant to
Section 1.7 or Section 3.1 upon demand by
such Affected Person, the Seller shall promptly pay to such
Affected Person additional amounts necessary to compensate such
Affected Person for such additional cost or reduced amount
receivable. All such amounts shall be payable as incurred. A
certificate from such Affected Person to the Seller and the
Administrator certifying, in reasonably specific detail, the basis
for, calculation of, and amount of such additional costs or reduced
amount receivable shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,
absent manifest error; provided, however, that no Affected Person
shall be required to disclose any confidential or tax planning
information in any such certificate.
Section 1.9 Inability to Determine
Euro-Rate . (a) If the Administrator determines before the
first day of any Settlement Period (which determination shall be
final and conclusive) that, by reason of circumstances affecting
the interbank eurodollar market generally, deposits in dollars (in
the relevant amounts for such Settlement Period) are not being
offered to banks in the interbank eurodollar market for such
Settlement Period, or adequate means do not exist for ascertaining
the Euro-Rate for such Settlement Period, then the Administrator
shall give notice thereof to the Seller. Thereafter, until the
Administrator notifies the Seller that the circumstances giving
rise to such suspension no longer exist, (i) no Portion of
Capital shall be funded at the Alternate Rate determined by
reference to the Euro-Rate and (ii) the Discount for any
outstanding Portions of Capital then funded at the Alternate Rate
determined by reference to the Euro-Rate shall, on the last day of
the then current Settlement Period, be converted to the Alternate
Rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
(b) If, on or before the first day of any
Settlement Period, the Administrator shall have been notified by
any Purchaser that such Purchaser has determined (which
determination shall be final and conclusive) that any enactment,
promulgation or adoption of or any change in any applicable law,
rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or
administration thereof by a Governmental Authority, central bank or
comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration
thereof, or compliance by such Purchaser with any guideline,
request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of
any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall make it
unlawful or impossible for such Purchaser to fund or maintain
any
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Portion of
Capital at the Alternate Rate and based upon the Euro-Rate, the
Administrator shall notify the Seller thereof. Upon receipt of such
notice, until the Administrator notifies the Seller that the
circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer apply,
(i) no Portion of Capital shall be funded at the Alternate
Rate determined by reference to the Euro-Rate and (ii) the
Discount for any outstanding Portions of Capital then funded at the
Alternate Rate determined by reference to the Euro-Rate shall be
converted to the Alternate Rate determined by reference to the Base
Rate either (A) on the last day of the then current Settlement
Period if such Purchaser may lawfully continue to maintain such
Portion of Capital at the Alternate Rate determined by reference to
the Euro-Rate to such day, or (B) immediately, if such
Purchaser may not lawfully continue to maintain such Portion of
Capital at the Alternate Rate determined by reference to the
Euro-Rate to such day.
ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS;
TERMINATION EVENTS
Section 2.1 Representations and
Warranties; Covenants . Each of the Seller, UGI and the
Servicer hereby makes the representations and warranties, and
hereby agrees to perform and observe the covenants, applicable to
it set forth in Exhibits III , IV and VI ,
respectively.
Section 2.2 Termination Events . If
any of the Termination Events set forth in Exhibit V
shall occur, the Administrator may, by notice to the Seller,
declare the Facility Termination Date to have occurred (in which
case the Facility Termination Date shall be deemed to have
occurred); provided, that automatically upon the occurrence of any
event (without any requirement for the passage of time or the
giving of notice) described in paragraph (f) of
Exhibit V , the Facility Termination Date shall occur.
Upon any such declaration, occurrence or deemed occurrence of the
Facility Termination Date, the Issuer and the Administrator shall
have, in addition to the rights and remedies that they may have
under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided after
default under the New York UCC and under other applicable law,
which rights and remedies shall be cumulative.
ARTICLE III.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 3.1 Indemnities by the
Seller . Without limiting any other rights that the
Administrator, the Issuer, any Program Support Provider or any of
their respective Affiliates, employees, officers, directors,
agents, counsel, successors, transferees or assigns (each, an
“ Indemnified Party ”) may have hereunder or
under applicable law, the Seller hereby agrees to indemnify each
Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims, damages,
expenses, costs, losses and liabilities (including Attorney Costs)
(all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “
Indemnified Amounts ”) incurred by any Indemnified
Party arising out of or resulting from this Agreement (whether
directly or indirectly), the use of proceeds of purchases or
reinvestments, the ownership of the Purchased Interest, or any
interest therein, or in respect of any Receivable, Related Security
or Contract, excluding, however: (a) Indemnified Amounts to
the extent resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct on
the part of such Indemnified Party or its employees, officers,
directors, agents or counsel, (b) recourse with respect to any
Receivable to the
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extent that
such Receivable is uncollectible on account of insolvency,
bankruptcy or lack of creditworthiness of the related Obligor
(except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement), or
(c) any overall net income taxes or franchise taxes imposed on
such Indemnified Party by the jurisdiction under the laws of which
such Indemnified Party is organized or otherwise is considered
doing business (unless the Indemnified Party would not be
considered doing business in such jurisdiction, but for having
entered into, or engaged in the transactions in connection with,
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document) or any political
subdivision thereof. Without limiting or being limited by the
foregoing, and subject to the exclusions set forth in the preceding
sentence, the Seller shall pay on demand (which demand shall be
accompanied by documentation of the Indemnified Amounts, in
reasonable detail) to each Indemnified Party any and all amounts
necessary to indemnify such Indemnified Party from and against any
and all Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from any of
the following:
(i) the failure of any Receivable included
in the calculation of the Net Receivables Pool Balance as an
Eligible Receivable to be an Eligible Receivable, the failure of
any information contained in an Information Package to be true and
correct, or the failure of any other information provided to the
Issuer or the Administrator with respect to Receivables or this
Agreement to be true and correct,
(ii) the failure of any representation,
warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Seller (or any of
its officers) under or in connection with this Agreement to have
been true and correct as of the date made or deemed made (pursuant
to paragraph 2(b) of Exhibit II hereof) in all
respects when made,
(iii) the failure by the Seller to comply
with any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any
Pool Receivable or the related Contract, or the failure of any Pool
Receivable or the related Contract to conform to any such
applicable law, rule or regulation,
(iv) the failure to vest in the Issuer a
valid and enforceable: (A) perfected undivided percentage
ownership interest, to the extent of the Purchased Interest, in the
Receivables in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool and
the other Pool Assets, or (B) first priority perfected
security interest in the Pool Assets, in each case, free and clear
of any Adverse Claim,
(v) the failure to have filed, or any delay
in filing, financing statements or other similar instruments or
documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other
applicable laws with respect to any Receivables in, or purporting
to be in, the Receivables Pool and the other Pool Assets, whether
at the time of any purchase or reinvestment or at any subsequent
time,
(vi) any dispute, claim, offset or defense
(other than discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor
to the payment of any Receivable in, or purporting to be in, the
Receivables Pool (including a defense based on such Receivable or
the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms), or any other claim resulting from the sale of the
goods or services related to such Receivable or the furnishing or
failure to furnish such goods or services or relating to collection
activities with respect to such Receivable (if such collection
activities were performed by the Seller or any of its Affiliates
acting as Servicer or by any agent or independent contractor
retained by the Seller or any of its Affiliates),
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(vii) any failure of the Seller (or any of
its Affiliates acting as the Servicer) to perform its duties or
obligations in accordance with the provisions hereof or under the
Contracts,
(viii) any products liability or other
claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding arising out of or in
connection with merchandise, insurance or services that are the
subject of any Contract,
(ix) the
commingling of Collections at any time with other funds,
(x) the
use of proceeds of purchases or reinvestments by the Seller,
or
(xi) any reduction in Capital as a result
of the distribution of Collections pursuant to
Section 1.4(d) , if all or a portion of such
distributions shall thereafter be rescinded or otherwise must be
returned for any reason.
Section 3.2 Indemnities by the
Servicer . Without limiting any other rights that the
Administrator, the Issuer or any other Indemnified Party may have
hereunder or under applicable law, the Servicer hereby agrees to
indemnify each Indemnified Party from and against any and all
Indemnified Amounts incurred by any Indemnified Party arising out
of or resulting from (whether directly or indirectly): (a) the
failure of any information contained in an Information Package to
be true and correct, or the failure of any other information
provided to the Issuer or the Administrator by, or on behalf of,
the Servicer to be true and correct, (b) the failure of any
representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by the
Servicer (or any of its officers) under or in connection with this
Agreement to have been true and correct as of the date made or
deemed made (with respect to any Information Package) in all
respects when made, (c) the failure by the Servicer to comply
with any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any
Pool Receivable or the related Contract, (d) any dispute,
claim, offset or defense (other than as a result of a discharge in
bankruptcy) of the Obligor to the payment of any Receivable in, or
purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool resulting from or related
to the collection activities with respect to such Receivable, or
(e) any failure of the Servicer to perform its duties or
obligations in accordance with the provisions hereof or any other
Transaction Document to which it is a party, (f) the failure
to have filed, or any delay in filing, financing statements or
other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any
applicable jurisdiction or other applicable laws with respect to
any Receivables, in or purporting to be in the Receivables Pool and
any other Pool Assets, whether at the time of any purchase or
reinvestment or at any subsequent time, or (g) any commingling by
the Servicer of Collections at any time with other
funds.
Section 3.3 Notice of Claims .
Promptly after the receipt by an Indemnified Party of a notice of
the commencement of any action, suit, proceeding, investigation or
claim against such Indemnified Party as to which it proposes to
demand indemnification from the Seller or Servicer (each, as
applicable, an “ Indemnifying Party ”) pursuant
to Section 3.1 or 3.2 , as applicable, such
Indemnified Party shall notify the applicable Indemnifying Party in
writing of the commencement thereof; provided that
the failure so to notify such Indemnifying Party shall not relieve
such Indemnifying Party from any liability which such Indemnifying
Party may have to such Indemnified Party pursuant to
Section 3.1 or 3.2 unless to the extent that
such failure results in the forfeiture by any such Indemnifying
Party of substantive rights or defenses.
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ARTICLE IV.
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTIONS
Section 4.1 Appointment of the
Servicer . (a) The servicing, administering and collection
of the Pool Receivables shall be conducted by the Person so
designated from time to time as the Servicer in accordance with
this Section. Until and unless the Administrator gives notice to
UGI upon the occurrence of a Termination Event (in accordance with
this Section) of the designation of a new Servicer, UGI is hereby
designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and
obligations of, the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof. Upon the
occurrence of a Termination Event, the Administrator may designate
as Servicer any Person (including itself) to succeed UGI or any
successor Servicer, on the condition in each case that any such
Person so designated shall agree to perform the duties and
obligations of the Servicer pursuant to the terms
hereof.
(b) Upon the designation of a successor
Servicer as set forth in clause (a) , UGI agrees that it
will terminate its activities as Servicer hereunder in a manner
that the Administrator determines will facilitate the transition of
the performance of such activities to the new Servicer, and UGI
shall cooperate with and assist such new Servicer. Such cooperation
shall include reasonable access to and transfer of related records
and use by the new Servicer of all licenses (or the obtaining of
new licenses), hardware or software necessary or desirable to
collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security.
(c) UGI acknowledges that, in making their
decision to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Administrator
and the Issuer have relied on UGI’s agreement to act as
Servicer hereunder. Accordingly, UGI agrees that it will not
voluntarily resign as Servicer.
(d) The Servicer may delegate its duties
and obligations hereunder to any subservicer (each a “
Sub-Servicer ”); provided , that , in
each such delegation: (i) such Sub-Servicer shall agree in
writing to perform the duties and obligations of the Servicer
pursuant to the terms hereof, (ii) the Servicer shall remain
primarily liable for the performance of the duties and obligations
so delegated, (iii) the Seller, the Administrator and the
Issuer shall have the right to look solely to the Servicer for
performance, and (iv) the terms of any agreement with any
Sub-Servicer shall provide that the Administrator may terminate
such agreement upon the termination of the Servicer hereunder by
giving notice of its desire to terminate such agreement to the
Servicer (and the Servicer shall provide appropriate notice to each
such Sub-Servicer); provided , however , that if any
such delegation is to any Person other than the Originator, the
Administrator shall have consented in writing in advance to such
delegation; provided , further , that the
requirements set forth in clauses (i) and (iv) of the
first proviso shall not apply to any Sub-Servicer that is a utility
providing billing and collection services to the Servicer where
amounts owed on the Receivables are included in the invoice that
such utility sends to its customers.
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Section 4.2 Duties of the Servicer .
(a) The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such
action as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to administer
and collect each Pool Receivable from time to time, all in
accordance with this Agreement and all applicable laws, rules and
regulations, with reasonable care and diligence, and in accordance
with the Credit and Collection Policies. The Servicer shall set
aside, for the accounts of the Seller and the Issuer, the amount of
the Collections to which each is entitled in accordance with
Article I . The Servicer may, in accordance with the
applicable Credit and Collection Policy, take such action as the
Servicer may reasonably determine to be appropriate to maximize
Collections thereof or reflect adjustments required under
applicable laws, rules or regulations or the applicable Contract;
provided , however , that: for the purposes of this
Agreement, (i) such action shall not change the number of days
such Pool Receivable has remained unpaid from the date of the
original due date related to such Pool Receivable, (ii) such
action shall not alter the status of such Pool Receivable as a
Delinquent Receivable or a Defaulted Receivable or limit the rights
of the Issuer or the Administrator under this Agreement and
(iii) if a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing
and UGI or an Affiliate thereof is serving as the Servicer, UGI or
such Affiliate may take such action only upon the prior approval of
the Administrator. The Seller shall deliver to the Servicer and the
Servicer shall hold for the benefit of the Seller and the
Administrator (individually and for the benefit of the Issuer), in
accordance with their respective interests, all records and
documents (including computer tapes or disks) with respect to each
Pool Receivable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the Administrator may direct the Servicer (whether the
Servicer is UGI or any other Person) to commence or settle any
legal action to enforce collection of any Pool Receivable or to
foreclose upon or repossess any Related Security; provided ,
however , that no such direction may be given unless either:
(A) a Termination Event has occurred or (B) the
Administrator believes in good faith that the failure to commence,
settle or effect such legal action, foreclosure or repossession
could adversely affect Receivables constituting a material portion
of the Pool Receivables.
(b) The Servicer shall, as soon as
practicable following actual receipt of collected funds, turn over
to the Seller (or to the Originator in the case of payment due to a
Reseller) the collections of any indebtedness that is not a Pool
Receivable, less, if UGI or an Affiliate thereof is not the
Servicer, all reasonable and appropriate out-of-pocket costs and
expenses of such Servicer of servicing, collecting and
administering such collections. The Servicer, if other than UGI or
an Affiliate thereof, shall, as soon as practicable upon demand,
deliver to the Seller all records in its possession that evidence
or relate to any indebtedness that is not a Pool Receivable, and
copies of records in its possession that evidence or relate to any
indebtedness that is a Pool Receivable.
(c) The Servicer’s obligations
hereunder shall terminate on the later of: (i) the Facility
Termination Date and (ii) the date on which all amounts
required to be paid to the Issuer, the Administrator and any other
Indemnified Party or Affected Person hereunder shall have been paid
in full.
After such termination, if UGI or an Affiliate
thereof was not the Servicer on the date of such termination, the
Servicer shall promptly deliver to the Seller all books, records
and related materials that the Seller previously provided to the
Servicer, or that have been obtained by the Servicer, in connection
with this Agreement.
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Section 4.3 Lock-Box Arrangements .
Within 30 days of the initial purchase hereunder, the Seller
shall enter into Lock-Box Agreements with all of the Lock-Box Banks
and deliver original counterparts thereof to the Administrator.
Upon the occurrence of and continuance of a Termination Event, the
Administrator may at any time thereafter give notice to each
Lock-Box Bank that the Administrator is exercising its rights under
the Lock-Box Agreements to do any or all of the following:
(a) to have the exclusive ownership and control of the
Lock-Box Accounts (and the related lock-boxes) transferred to the
Administrator and to exercise exclusive dominion and control over
the funds deposited therein, (b) to have the proceeds that are
sent to the respective Lock-Box Accounts (and the respective
related lock-boxes) redirected pursuant to the
Administrator’s instructions rather than deposited in the
applicable Lock-Box Account (or sent to the applicable related
lock-box), and (c) to take any or all other actions permitted
under the applicable Lock-Box Agreement. The Seller hereby agrees
that if the Administrator at any time takes any action set forth in
the preceding sentence, the Administrator shall have exclusive
control of the proceeds (including Collections) of all Pool
Receivables and the Seller hereby further agrees to take any other
action that the Administrator may reasonably request to transfer
such control. Any proceeds of Pool Receivables received by the
Seller or the Servicer thereafter shall be sent immediately to the
Administrator. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge that if at any
time the Administrator takes control of any Lock-Box Account (and
any such related lock-box), the Administrator shall not have any
rights to the funds therein in excess of the unpaid amounts due to
the Administrator, the Issuer or any other Person hereunder, and
the Administrator shall distribute or cause to be distributed such
funds in accordance with Section 4.2(b) and
Article I (in each case as if such funds were held by
the Servicer thereunder).
Section 4.4 Enforcement Rights .
(a) At any time following the occurrence and continuance of a
Termination Event:
(i) the Administrator may direct the
Obligors that payment of all amounts payable under any Pool
Receivable is to be made directly to the Administrator or its
designee,
(ii) the Administrator may instruct the
Seller or the Servicer to give notice of the Issuer’s
interest in Pool Receivables to each Obligor, which notice shall
direct that payments be made directly to the Administrator or its
designee, and the Seller or the Servicer, as the case may be, shall
give such notice at the expense of the Seller or the Servicer, as
the case may be; provided , that if the Seller or the
Servicer, as the case may be, fails to so notify each Obligor
within a reasonable time after said instruction (in no event not
later than 10 days thereafter), the Administrator (at the
Seller’s or the Servicer’s, as the case may be,
expense) may so notify the Obligors, and
(iii) the Administrator may request the
Servicer to, and upon such request the Servicer shall:
(A) assemble all of the records in the Servicer’s
possession or under its control necessary or desirable to collect
the Pool Receivables and the Related Security, and transfer or
license (or obtain new licenses) to a successor Servicer the use of
all software in the Servicer’s possession or under its
control necessary or desirable to collect the Pool Receivables and
the Related Security, and make the same available to the
Administrator or its designee at a place selected by the
Administrator to the extent permissible under such agreements, and
(B) segregate all cash, checks and other instruments received
by it from time to time constituting Collections in a manner
reasonably acceptable to the Administrator and, promptly upon
receipt, remit all such cash, checks and instruments, duly endorsed
or with duly executed instruments of transfer, to the Administrator
or its designee.
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(b) The Seller hereby authorizes the
Administrator, and irrevocably appoints the Administrator as its
attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and with full
authority in the place and stead of the Seller, which appointment
is coupled with an interest, upon the occurrence and continuation
of a Termination Event to take any and all steps in the name of the
Seller and on behalf of the Seller necessary or desirable, in the
determination of the Administrator, to collect any and all amounts
or portions thereof due under any and all Pool Assets, including
endorsing the name of the Seller on checks and other instruments
representing Collections and enforcing such Pool Assets.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
subsection, none of the powers conferred upon such attorney-in-fact
pursuant to the preceding sentence shall subject such
attorney-in-fact to any liability if any action taken by it shall
prove to be inadequate or invalid, nor shall they confer any
obligations upon such attorney-in-fact in any manner whatsoever;
provided , however , that the Administrator shall not
be relieved of any liability it might otherwise have to any party
hereunder for its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
Section 4.5 Responsibilities of the
Seller . (a) Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Seller shall: (i) perform all of its
obligations, if any, under the Contracts related to the Pool
Receivables to the same extent as if interests in such Pool
Receivables had not been transferred hereunder, and the exercise by
the Administrator or the Issuer of their respective rights
hereunder shall not relieve the Seller from such obligations, and
(ii) pay when due any taxes, including any sales taxes payable
in connection with the Pool Receivables and their creation and
satisfaction. The Administrator and the Issuer shall not have any
obligation or liability with respect to any Pool Asset, nor shall
either of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of
the Seller, UGI or the Originator thereunder.
(b) UGI hereby irrevocably agrees that if
at any time it shall cease to be the Servicer hereunder, it shall
act (if the then-current Servicer so requests) as the
data-processing agent of the Servicer and, in such capacity, UGI
shall conduct the data-processing functions of the administration
of the Receivables and the Collections thereon in substantially the
same way that UGI conducted such data-processing functions while it
acted as the Servicer.
Section 4.6 Servicing Fee .
(a) Subject to clause (b) , the Servicer shall be paid
a fee equal to 0.50% per annum (the “
Servicing Fee Rate ”) of the daily average aggregate
Outstanding Balance of the Pool Receivables. The Issuer’s
Share of such fee shall be paid through the distributions
contemplated by Section 1.4(d) , and the Seller’s
Share of such fee shall be paid by the Seller on each Settlement
Date.
(b) If the Servicer ceases to be UGI or an
Affiliate thereof, the servicing fee shall be the greater of:
(i) the amount calculated pursuant to clause (a) , and
(ii) an alternative amount specified by the successor Servicer
not to exceed 110% of the aggregate reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by such successor Servicer in connection with the
performance of its obligations as Servicer.
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Section 5.1 Amendments, Etc . No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document, or consent to any departure by the Seller or
the Servicer therefrom, shall be effective unless in a writing
signed by the Administrator, and, in the case of any amendment, by
the other parties thereto; and then such amendment, waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for
the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of the
Issuer or the Administrator to exercise, and no delay in exercising
any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right.
Section 5.2 Notices, Etc .
(a) All notices and other communications provided for
hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing
(including facsimile communication) and shall be personally
delivered or sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, via
nationally recognized courier or by facsimile, to the intended
party at the mailing address or facsimile number of such party set
forth under its name on the signature pages hereof or at such other
address or facsimile number as shall be designated by such party in
a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and
communications shall be effective (i) if personally delivered,
when received, (ii) if sent by certified mail three
(3) Business Days after having been deposited in the mail,
postage prepaid, (iii) if via nationally recognized courier
for delivery the next Business Day, and (iv) if transmitted by
facsimile, when sent, receipt confirmed by telephone or electronic
means (and shall be followed by a hard copy sent by first class
mail).
Section 5.3 Assignability .
(a) This Agreement and the Issuer’s rights and
obligations herein (including ownership of the Purchased Interest
or an interest therein) shall be assignable, in whole or in part,
by the Issuer and its successors and assigns with the prior written
consent of the Seller; provided , however , that such
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and provided
further , that no such consent shall be required if the
assignment is made to PNC, any Affiliate of PNC (other than a
director or officer of PNC), any Purchaser or other Program Support
Provider, or any Person that is (i) in the business of issuing
Notes and (ii) administered by PNC or any Affiliate of PNC.
Each assignor may, in connection with the assignment, disclose to
the applicable assignee (that shall have agreed to be bound by
Section 5.6 ) any information relating to the Servicer,
the Seller or the Pool Receivables furnished to such assignor by or
on behalf of the Servicer, the Seller, the Issuer or the
Administrator. The Administrator shall give prior written notice of
any assignment of the Issuer’s rights and obligations
(including ownership of the Purchased Interest to any Person other
than a Program Support Provider).
(b) The Issuer may at any time grant to one
or more banks or other institutions (each a
“Purchaser”) party to the Liquidity Agreement, or to
any other Program Support Provider, participating interests in the
Purchased Interest; provided , however , that in the
case of any such grant to PNC or any Affiliate of PNC, the Seller
shall have approved such Purchaser at the time such Purchaser
became a party to the Liquidity Agreement (such approval to not be
unreasonably withheld). In the event of any such grant by the
Issuer of a participating interest to a Purchaser or other Program
Support Provider, the Issuer shall remain responsible for the
performance of its obligations hereunder. The Seller agrees that
each Purchaser or other Program Support Provider shall be entitled
to the benefits of Sections 1.7 and 1.8
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(c) This Agreement and the rights and
obligations of the Administrator hereunder shall be assignable, in
whole or in part, by the Administrator and its successors and
assigns; provided , that unless: (i) such assignment is
to an Affiliate of PNC, (ii) it becomes unlawful for PNC to
serve as the Administrator or (iii) a Termination Event
exists, the Seller has consented to such assignment, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(d) Except as provided in
Section 4.1(d) , none of the Seller, UGI or the
Servicer may assign its rights or delegate its obligations
hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent
of the Administrator.
(e) Without limiting any other rights that
may be available under applicable law, the rights of the Issuer may
be enforced through it or by its agents.
(f) Each of (A) the Issuer,
(B) its successors and assigns, (C) any Program Support
Provider, (D) any assignee under Section 5.3(a)
and (E) any recipient of a participating interest under
Section 5.3(b) that, in each case, is not a United
States Person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30)
of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) for
United States federal tax purposes shall deliver to the Seller,
with a copy to the Servicer, a United States Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or successor form) properly
completed and certifying in each case that the party delivering
such form is entitled to a complete exemption from withholding or
deduction for or on account of any United States federal income
taxes with respect to amounts derived, directly or indirectly, in
connection with this Agreement. The Issuer, if required to deliver
such form, shall deliver such form on the Closing Date. A party
described in any of the foregoing clauses (B) through
(E) shall deliver such form concurrently with such party
becoming described in any of such clauses. Each party obligated to
deliver a form under the first sentence of this
Section 5.3(f) shall, to the extent permitted by law,
further deliver to the Seller, with a copy to the Servicer, a
United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or
successor form) on or before the date that any such form expires or
becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a
change in the most recent form previously delivered by such party
to the Seller, properly completed and certifying in each case that
the party delivering such form is entitled to a complete exemption
from withholding or deduction for or on account of any United
States federal income taxes with respect to amounts derived,
directly or indirectly, in connection with this Agreement. The
Seller shall not be required to pay to or on behalf of any party
described in the foregoing clauses (A) through (E) any
additional amount under Section 1.8 or
Section 3.1 attributable to any tax, duty, levy or
other charge of any kind whatsoever imposed upon or required to be
withheld or deducted from payments to any such party if such party
shall have failed to satisfy the requirements of this
Section 5.3(f) ; provided that nothing in
this Section 5.3(f) shall relieve the Seller of any
obligation to pay additional amounts under Section 1.8
or Section 3.1 if, as a result of a change in treaty,
law or regulation or the interpretation or application thereof,
adopted, issued or occurring after the satisfaction by such party
of such requirements, such party is no longer properly entitled to
deliver Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI (or successor forms) certifying
that such party is entitled to a complete exemption from
withholding or deduction for or on account of any United States
federal income taxes with respect to amounts derived, directly or
indirectly, in connection with this Agreement.
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Section 5.4 Costs, Expenses and
Taxes . (a) In addition to the rights of indemnification
granted under Section 3.1 , the Seller agrees to pay on
demand (which demand shall be accompanied by documentation thereof
in reasonable detail) all reasonable costs and expenses in
connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and
administration (including periodic internal audits by the
Administrator of Pool Receivables, provided that the Seller shall
not pay for more than one audit per year unless a Termination Event
has occurred and is continuing) of this Agreement, the other
Transaction Documents and the other documents and agreements to be
delivered hereunder (and all reasonable costs and expenses in
connection with any amendment, waiver or modification of any
thereof), including: (i) Attorney Costs for the Administrator,
the Issuer and their respective Affiliates and agents with respect
thereto and with respect to advising the Administrator, the Issuer
and their respective Affiliates and agents as to their rights and
remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents,
and (ii) all reasonable costs and expenses (including Attorney
Costs), if any, of the Administrator, the Issuer and their
respective Affiliates and agents in connection with the enforcement
of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(b) In addition, the Seller shall pay on
demand any and all stamp and other similar taxes and fees payable
in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of
this Agreement or the other documents or agreements to be delivered
hereunder, and agrees to save each Indemnified Party harmless from
and against any liabilities with respect to or resulting from any
delay in paying or omission to pay such taxes and fees.
Section 5.5 No Proceedings; Limitation
on Payments . Each of the Seller, UGI, the Servicer, the
Administrator, each assignee of the Purchased Interest or any
interest therein, and each Person that enters into a commitment to
purchase the Purchased Interest or interests therein, hereby
covenants and agrees that it will not institute against, or join
any other Person in instituting against, the Issuer any bankruptcy,
reorganization, similar arrangement, insolvency or liquidation
proceeding, or other proceeding under any federal or state
bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the
latest maturing Note issued by the Issuer is paid in full. The
provision of this Section 5.5 shall survive any
termination of this Agreement.
Section 5.6 Confidentiality . Unless
otherwise required by applicable law, each of the Seller and the
Servicer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the terms of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (and all drafts
thereof) in communications with third parties and otherwise;
provided , that this Agreement may be disclosed to:
(a) third parties to the extent such disclosure is made
pursuant to a written agreement of confidentiality in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrator, and
(b) the Seller’s legal counsel and auditors if they
agree to hold it confidential. Unless otherwise required by
applicable law, each of the Administrator and the Issuer agrees to
maintain the confidentiality of non-public information regarding
UGI and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates; provided , that
such information may be disclosed to: (i) third parties to the
extent such disclosure is made pursuant to a written agreement of
confidentiality in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
UGI, (ii) legal counsel and auditors of the Issuer or the
Administrator if they agree to hold it confidential, (iii) the
rating agencies rating the Notes, (iv) any Program Support
Provider or potential Program Support Provider (if they agree to
hold it confidential), (v) any placement agent placing the
Notes and (vi) any regulatory authorities having jurisdiction
over PNC, the Issuer, any Program Support Provider or any
Purchaser.
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Section 5.7 GOVERNING LAW AND
JURISDICTION . (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A
CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTION 5-1401 AND 5-1402
OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK) EXCEPT TO
THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF A SECURITY INTEREST
OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH
RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS
AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN
RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE
COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY
OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM
NON CONVENIENS, THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING
OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER
PROCESS, WHICH SERVICE MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY
NEW YORK LAW.
Section 5.8 Execution in
Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to
be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall
constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 5.9 Survival of Termination
. The provisions of Sections 1.7 , 1.8 ,
3.1 , 3.2 , 5.4 , 5.5 , 5.6 ,
5.7 , 5.10 and 5.13 shall survive any
termination of this Agreement.
Section 5.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A
TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION
OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY
OR PARTIES, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR
OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR
CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER
AGREES THAT ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY
OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER
PROCEEDING THAT SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE
VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION
HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS,
RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
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Section 5.11 Entire Agreement . This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents embody the entire
agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and
supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements and
understandings of such Persons, verbal or written, relating to the
subject matter hereof and thereof, except for any prior
arrangements made with respect to the payment by the Issuer of (or
any indemnification for) any fees, costs or expenses payable to or
incurred (or to be incurred) by or on behalf of the Seller, the
Servicer and the Administrator.
Section 5.12 Headings . The captions
and headings of this Agreement and any Exhibit, Schedule or Annex
hereto are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect
the interpretation hereof or thereof.
Section 5.13 Issuer’s,
Administrator’s, Seller’s and Servicer’s
Liabilities . The obligations of the Issuer, the Administrator,
the Seller and the Servicer under the Transaction Documents are
solely the corporate obligations of the Issuer, the Administrator,
the Seller and the Servicer, respectively. No recourse shall be had
for any obligation or claim arising out of or based upon any
Transaction Document against any stockholder, employee, officer,
director or incorporator of the Issuer, the Administrator, the
Seller or the Servicer; provided , however , that
this Section shall not relieve any such Person of any liability it
might otherwise have for its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as
of the date first above written.
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ENERGY SERVICES
FUNDING CORPORATION
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Name:
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Address:
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Energy Services
Funding Corporation
460 North Gulph Road, Suite 200
King of Prussia, PA 19406-2815
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Attention:
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Robert W.
Krick
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Telephone:
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610-337-1000
ext. 3141
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610-992-3259
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UGI ENERGY
SERVICES, INC.
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Name:
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Address:
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UGI Energy
Services, Inc.
1100 Berkshire Boulevard, Suite 305
Wyomissing, PA 19610
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Attention:
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Joseph L.
Hartz
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610-373-7999
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610-374-4288
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MARKET STREET
FUNDING CORPORATION
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Market Street
Funding Corporation
c/o AMACAR Group, LLC
6525 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 318
Charlotte, NC 28211
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Douglas K.
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(704)
365-0569
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(704)
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Receivables Purchase
Agreement
(UGI)
S-1
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With a copy
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PNC Bank,
National Association
One PNC Plaza
249 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2707
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John T.
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(412)
762-6440
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(412)
762-9184
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PNC BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrator
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PNC Bank,
National Association
One PNC Plaza
249 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2707
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John T.
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Receivables Purchase
Agreement
(UGI)
S-2
As used in the Agreement (including its
Exhibits, Schedules and Annexes), the following terms shall have
the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to
both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined). Unless
otherwise indicated, all Section, Annex, Exhibit and Schedule
references in this Exhibit are to Sections of and Annexes, Exhibits
and Schedules to the Agreement.
“Administration Account” means the
account (account number 1002422076, ABA number 043000096) of the
Issuer maintained at the office of PNC at One PNC Plaza, 249 Fifth
Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2707, or such other account
as may be so designated in writing by the Administrator to the
Servicer.
“Administrator” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Adverse Claim” means a lien,
security interest or other charge or encumbrance, or any other type
of preferential arrangement; it being understood that any thereof
in favor of, or assigned to, the Issuer or the Administrator (for
the benefit of the Issuer) shall not constitute an Adverse
Claim.
“Affected
Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.7
of the Agreement.
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person:
(a) any Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of,
is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, or
(b) who is a director or officer: (i) of such Person or
(ii) of any Person described in clause (a) , except
that, with respect to the Issuer, Affiliate shall mean the
holder(s) of its capital stock. For purposes of this definition,
control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect:
(x) to vote 51% or more of the securities having ordinary
voting power for the election of directors or managers of such
Person, or (y) to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, in either case whether by
ownership of securities, contract, proxy or otherwise.
“Agreement” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Alternate Rate” for any Settlement
Period for any Portion of Capital of the Purchased Interest means
an interest rate per annum equal to: (a) 2.00% per annum above
the Euro-Rate for such Settlement Period, or, in the sole
discretion of the Administrator, (b) the Base Rate for such
Settlement Period; provided , however , that the
“Alternate Rate” for any day while a Termination Event
exists shall be an interest rate equal to 3.00% per annum above the
Base Rate in effect on such day. “Attorney Costs” means
and includes all reasonable fees and disbursements of any law firm
or other external counsel, the reasonable allocated cost of
internal legal services and all reasonable disbursements of
internal counsel.
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“Approved Billing Program” means any
consolidated billing or similar agreement between a Purchasing
Utility and the Originator pursuant to which the Originator may
from time to time sell and/or assign receivables, which agreement
has been approved in writing by the Administrator; provided
, that if (i) the Originator delivers to the Administrator in
writing and in accordance with Section 5.2 a copy of
such an agreement (or a substantially final draft thereof) with a
request that it be approved as an “Approved Billing
Program” and (ii) the Administrator does not, on or
prior to the date that is ten (10) Business Days following
such delivery, notify the Originator or the Servicer that the
Administrator is withholding such approval, the Administrator shall
be deemed to have approved such agreement as an “Approved
Billing Program” in accordance with this definition. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the following
agreements shall be an Approved Billing Program: (x) that
certain Consolidated Utility Billing Service and Assignment
Agreement, contemplated to be entered into between Consolidated
Edison Company of New York, Inc. and the Originator, containing
terms and conditions in form and substance substantially similar to
those set forth in the draft of such agreement previously delivered
by the Originator to the Administrator on April 7, 2009 and
(y) that certain Third Party Supplier Customer Account
Services Master Service Agreement, dated November 6, 2008, by
and between Public Service Electric and Gas Company and the
Originator, a copy of which was delivered by the Originator to the
Administrator on April 20, 2009.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the United
States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101, et
seq.), as amended from time to time.
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a
fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time
to time, which rate shall be at all times equal to the higher
of:
(a) the rate of interest in effect for such
day as publicly announced from time to time by PNC in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania as its “prime rate.” Such “prime
rate” is set by PNC based upon various factors, including
PNC’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions
and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing
some loans, which may be priced at, above or below such announced
rate, and
(b) 0.50%
per annum above the latest Federal Funds Rate.
“BBA” means the British
Bankers’ Association.
“Benefit Plan” means any employee
benefit pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA in
respect of which the Seller, the Originator, UGI or any ERISA
Affiliate is an “employer” as defined in
Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Billing Program Receivable” means a
Receivable described in clause (i) of the definition of the
term “Receivable”, which is sold and/or assigned by the
Originator to a Purchasing Utility from time to time pursuant to an
Approved Billing Program.
“Business Day” means any day (other
than a Saturday or Sunday) on which: (a) banks are not
authorized or required to close in New York City, New York or
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and (b) if this definition of
“Business Day” is utilized in connection with the
Euro-Rate, dealings are carried out in the London interbank
market.
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“Capital” means the amount paid to
the Seller in respect of the Purchased Interest by the Issuer
pursuant to the Agreement, or such amount divided or combined in
order to determine the Discount applicable to any Portion of
Capital, in each case reduced from time to time by Collections
distributed and applied on account of such Capital pursuant to
Section 1.4(d) of the Agreement; provided , that if
such Capital shall have been reduced by any distribution, and
thereafter all or a portion of such distribution is rescinded or
must otherwise be returned for any reason, such Capital shall be
increased by the amount of such rescinded or returned distribution
as though it had not been made.
“Change in Control” means that
(a) with respect to the Seller, UGI ceases to own, directly or
indirectly, 100% of the capital stock of the Seller free and clear
of all Adverse Claims, (b) with respect to UGI, UGI
Enterprises, Inc. shall cease to own 51% or more of the shares of
outstanding voting stock of UGI on a fully diluted
basis.
“Closing
Date” means November 30, 2001.
“Collections” means, with respect to
any Pool Receivable: (a) all funds that are received by the
Originator, UGI, the Seller or the Servicer in payment of any
amounts owed in respect of such Receivable (including purchase
price, finance charges, interest and all other charges), or applied
to amounts owed in respect of such Receivable (including insurance
payments and net proceeds of the sale or other disposition of
repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the related
Obligor or any other Person directly or indirectly liable for the
payment of such Pool Receivable and available to be applied
thereon), (b) all amounts deemed to have been received
pursuant to Section 1.4(e) of the Agreement and
(c) all other proceeds of such Pool Receivable.
“Concentration Percentage” means for
any: (a) Group A Obligor, 16.00%, (b) Group B Obligor,
12.00%, (c) Group C Obligor, 8.00% and (d) Group D
Obligor, 4.00%.
“Concentration Reserve Percentage”
means, at any time, the largest of: (a) the sum of five
largest Group D Obligor Percentages, (b) the sum of the three
largest Group C Obligor Percentages, (c) the sum of two
largest Group B Obligor Percentages and (d) the largest Group
A Obligor Percentage.
“Contract” means, with respect to
any Receivable, any and all contracts, instruments, agreements,
leases, invoices, notes or other writings pursuant to which such
Receivable arises or that evidence such Receivable or under which
an Obligor becomes or is obligated to make payment in respect of
such Receivable.
“Contributed Receivables” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of the Purchase and
Sale Agreement.
“CP Rate” for any Settlement Period
for any Portion of Capital means a rate calculated by the
Administrator equal to: (a) the rate (or if more than one
rate, the weighted average of the rates) at which Notes of the
Issuer on each da
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