RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 31, 2005
Among
UNITED RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC
II,
as Seller,
UNITED RENTALS, INC.,
as Collection Agent,
ATLANTIC ASSET SECURITIZATION
CORP.,
as a Purchaser,
LIBERTY STREET FUNDING
CORP.,
as a Purchaser,
CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Purchaser Agent for Atlantic, as
Administrative Agent and as a Bank,
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as Purchaser Agent for Liberty and
as a Bank
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES
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1
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SECTION
1.01.
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Purchase
Facility
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1
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SECTION
1.02.
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Making
Purchases
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2
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SECTION
1.03.
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Receivable
Interest Computation
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3
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SECTION
1.04.
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Settlement
Procedures
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3
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SECTION
1.05.
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Fees
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8
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SECTION
1.06.
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Payments and
Computations, Etc.
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8
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SECTION
1.07.
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Dividing or
Combining Receivable Interests
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8
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SECTION
1.08.
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Increased Costs
and Requirements of Law
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9
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SECTION
1.09.
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Intended
Characterization Security Interest
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10
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SECTION
1.10.
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[Reserved]
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11
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SECTION
1.11.
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Sharing of
Payments
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11
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SECTION
1.12.
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Repurchase
Option
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12
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS; EVENTS OF
TERMINATION
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12
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SECTION
2.01.
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Representations
and Warranties; Covenants
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12
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SECTION
2.02.
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Events of
Termination
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12
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ARTICLE III
INDEMNIFICATION
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13
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SECTION
3.01.
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Indemnities by
the Seller
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13
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ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF POOL RECEIVABLES
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15
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SECTION
4.01.
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Designation of
Collection Agent
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15
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SECTION
4.02.
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Duties of
Collection Agent
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15
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SECTION
4.03.
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Certain Rights
of the Administrative Agent
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SECTION
4.04.
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Rights and
Remedies
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18
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SECTION
4.05.
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Further Actions
Evidencing Purchases
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18
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SECTION
4.06.
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Covenants of
the Collection Agent and the Seller
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19
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SECTION
4.07.
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Indemnities by
the Collection Agent
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20
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SECTION
4.08.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Collection Agent
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ARTICLE V THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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SECTION
5.01.
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Authorization
and Action
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22
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SECTION
5.02.
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Administrative
Agent’s Reliance, Etc.
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SECTION
5.03.
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Indemnification
of Administrative Agent
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SECTION
5.04.
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Calyon and
Affiliates
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SECTION
5.05.
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Bank’s
Purchase Decision
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SECTION
5.06.
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[Reserved]
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SECTION
5.07.
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Notice of Event
of Termination
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ARTICLE VI THE
PURCHASER AGENTS
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SECTION
6.01.
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Authorization
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SECTION
6.02.
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Reliance by
Purchaser Agent
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SECTION
6.03.
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Agent and
Affiliates
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SECTION
6.04.
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Notices
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SECTION
6.05.
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Bank’s
Purchase Decision
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ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION
7.01.
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Amendments,
Etc.
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SECTION
7.02.
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Notices,
Etc.
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SECTION
7.03.
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Assignability
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SECTION
7.04.
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Costs, Expenses
and Taxes
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SECTION
7.05.
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No
Proceedings
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SECTION
7.06.
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Confidentiality
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SECTION
7.07.
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Governing
Law
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SECTION
7.08.
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SUBMISSION TO
JURISDICTION
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SECTION
7.09.
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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SECTION
7.10.
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Execution in
Counterparts
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SECTION
7.11.
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Survival of
Termination
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SECTION
7.12.
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Severability
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SECTION
7.13.
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Excess
Funds
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SECTION
7.14.
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No
Recourse
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT I
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Definitions
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EXHIBIT II
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Conditions of
Purchases
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EXHIBIT III
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Representations
and Warranties
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EXHIBIT IV
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Covenants
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EXHIBIT V
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Events of
Termination
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ANNEXES
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ANNEX A
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Leased
Equipment Receivables
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ANNEX B
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Concentration
Percentages
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ANNEX C
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Credit and
Collection Policy
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ANNEX D
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Controlled
Account Agreement
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ANNEX E
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Monthly
Report
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ANNEX F
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Controlled
Accounts
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ANNEX G-1
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Weekly
Report
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ANNEX G-2
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Daily
Report
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ANNEX H
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Special
Branches
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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 31, 2005
UNITED RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Seller”), UNITED
RENTALS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Collection
Agent”), ATLANTIC ASSET SECURITIZATION CORP.
(“Atlantic”), a Delaware corporation, and LIBERTY
STREET FUNDING CORP. (“Liberty”) (each of Atlantic and
Liberty, a “Purchaser”, and together the
“Purchasers”), CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH
(“CALYON”), a branch of a French banking corporation,
as a Bank, as administrative agent (the “Administrative
Agent”) for the Investors and the Banks (as defined herein),
as purchaser agent for Atlantic (the “Atlantic Purchaser
Agent”), and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (“SCOTIA
CAPITAL”), as a Bank and as purchaser agent for Liberty (the
“Liberty Purchaser Agent” and together with the
Atlantic Purchaser Agent, the “Purchaser Agents”),
agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
Certain terms that are capitalized and used
throughout this Agreement are defined in Exhibit I to this
Agreement. References in the Exhibits to “the
Agreement” refer to this Agreement, as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time. All interest rate and yield
determinations referenced herein shall be expressed as a decimal
and rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundredth of a
percentage point.
The Seller has acquired, and may continue to
acquire, Receivables and Related Security from the Originators,
either by purchase or by contribution to the capital of the Seller,
in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The Seller
is prepared to sell undivided fractional ownership interests
(referred to herein as “Receivable Interests”) in the
Pool Receivables. The Purchasers may, in their sole discretion,
purchase such Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables, and the
Banks are prepared to purchase such Receivable Interests in the
Pool Receivables, in each case on the terms set forth herein.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE
PURCHASES
SECTION 1.01.
Purchase Facility.
(a) On the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, the Purchasers may, in their sole discretion, and the Banks
shall, ratably in accordance with their respective Bank
Commitments, purchase Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables
from the Seller from time to time during the period from the date
hereof through the date immediately preceding the Facility
Termination Date, in the case of the Purchasers, and through the
date immediately preceding the Commitment Termination Date, in the
case of the Banks. Under no circumstances shall the Purchasers make
any such purchase, or the Banks be obligated to make any such
purchase, if after giving effect to such purchase the aggregate
outstanding Capital of Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables
would exceed the Purchase Limit or would exceed its ratable share
of the Bank Commitment.
(b) The Seller may, upon at least five Business
Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser
Agent, terminate this purchase facility in whole or, from time to
time, reduce in part the unused portion of the Purchase Limit
ratably in accordance with each Bank’s Percentage;
provided that each partial reduction shall be in the amount
of at least $1,000,000, and provided further that the Seller shall
pay any related Broken Funding Cost, and provided further that no
partial reduction shall reduce the Purchase Limit below
$50,000,000.
(c) Subject to the conditions described in Section
2(b) of Exhibit II to this Agreement, Collections
attributable to Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables shall
be automatically reinvested pursuant to Section 1.04(b)(ii) in
additional undivided percentage interests in the Pool Receivables
by making an appropriate readjustment of the applicable Receivable
Interest percentages.
SECTION 1.02.
Making Purchases.
(a) Each notice of purchase of a Receivable Interest
in the Pool Receivables shall be delivered by the Seller to the
Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent no later than 10:30
a.m. (New York City time), on the proposed date the purchase is to
be made. Each such notice of a purchase shall be in the form of an
irrevocable Purchase Request and shall specify (i) the amount
requested to be paid to the Seller by each Purchaser (such amount,
which shall not be less than $5,000,000 in the aggregate (inclusive
of any amount being rolled over from a previous purchase), being
referred to herein as the initial “Capital” of each
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables then being purchased),
(ii) the date of such purchase (which shall be a Business Day)
and (iii) the desired duration of the initial Fixed Period for each
such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables. Each Purchaser
Agent shall promptly thereafter (but in no event later than 11:00
a.m. (New York City time) on the proposed date of purchase) notify
the Seller and the Administrative Agent whether the respective
Purchaser has determined to make a purchase and, if so, whether all
of the terms specified by the Seller are acceptable to such
Purchaser and the yield with respect to such purchase and the
amount of interest that will be due for the related Settlement
Period. If a Purchaser has determined not to make a proposed
purchase, the respective Purchaser Agent shall promptly send notice
of the proposed purchase to all of the related Banks concurrently
specifying the date of such purchase, each Bank’s Percentage
multiplied by the aggregate amount of Capital of the Receivable
Interests in the Pool Receivables being purchased, the Assignee
Rate for the Fixed Period for such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, and the duration of the Fixed Period for such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables (which shall be one day
if the Seller has not selected another period). The Seller shall
indemnify the Purchasers and the Banks against any loss or expense
incurred by the Purchasers and/or the Banks, either directly or
indirectly, as a result of any failure by the Seller to complete
such transfer, including, without limitation, any loss or expense
incurred by the Purchasers and/or the Banks by reason of the
liquidation or reemployment of funds acquired by the Purchasers or
the Banks (including, without limitation, funds obtained by issuing
notes, obtaining deposits as loans from third parties and
reemployment of funds) to fund such transfer.
(b) On the date of each such purchase of a
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, the Purchaser or the
Banks, as the case may be, shall, upon satisfaction of the
applicable conditions set forth in Exhibit II hereto,
make available to the Seller by wire transfer in U.S. dollars in
same day funds, to the account designated by the Seller, no later
than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) an amount equal to such
Purchaser’s or Bank’s ratable share (based on the
applicable Bank’s Percentage) of the initial Capital of such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables.
(c) Effective on the date of each purchase pursuant
to this Section 1.02 and each reinvestment pursuant to Section
1.04, the Seller hereby sells and assigns to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the parties making such purchase, an
undivided percentage ownership interest, to the extent of the
Receivable Interests then being purchased, in each Pool Receivable
then existing and in the Related Security and Collections with
respect to, and other proceeds of, such Pool Receivable and Related
Security.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Bank shall not
be obligated to make purchases under this Section 1.02 at any time
in an amount that would exceed the Bank Commitment with respect to
such Bank less such Bank’s Percentage of the outstanding and
unpaid Capital of the Purchaser. Each Bank’s obligation shall
be several, such that the failure of any Bank to make available to
the Seller any funds in connection with any purchase shall not
relieve any other Bank of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make
funds available on the date of such purchase, and if any Bank shall
fail to make funds available, each remaining Bank shall (subject to
the limitation in the preceding sentence) make available its pro
rata portion of the funds required for such purchase.
SECTION 1.03.
Receivable Interest
Computation.
Each Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables
shall be initially computed on its date of purchase. Thereafter
until the Termination Date for such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables shall
be automatically recomputed (or deemed to be recomputed based upon
the information provided in the most recently submitted Monthly
Report) on each day other than a Liquidation Day; provided that if
a more recently submitted Weekly Report or Daily Report reflects a
smaller Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, the lowest
number shall be used. Such Receivable Interest shall be 100% from
and after the occurrence of a Termination Date until the event
causing such Termination Date has been waived or cured.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Receivable Interest shall
become zero when Capital thereof and Yield thereon shall have been
paid in full, all other amounts owed by the Seller and the
Collection Agent hereunder to the Investors, the Banks, the
Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents and each Indemnified
Party and each Affected Person are paid in full and the Collection
Agent shall have received the accrued Collection Agent Fee
thereon.
SECTION 1.04.
Settlement
Procedures.
(a) Collection of the Pool Receivables shall be
administered by a Collection Agent, in accordance with the terms of
Article IV of this Agreement. The Collection Agent shall
direct each Obligor to direct all payments of Collections (other
than ROA Collections) into a Lock-Box Account, and the Collection
Agent shall deposit all ROA Collections (other than Special Branch
Collections) into a Blocked Account within two Business Days of its
receipt thereof. The Seller shall provide to the Collection Agent
(if other than United Rentals) on a timely basis all information
needed for such administration, including notice of the occurrence
of any Liquidation Day and current computations of each Receivable
Interest in the Pool Receivables.
The Seller may request the extension of the
Facility Termination Date for an additional three hundred and sixty
four (364) days from time to time by providing the Purchaser Agents
with a written request for such extension no fewer than forty-five
(45) days, but no more than sixty (60) days prior to the Facility
Termination Date then in effect. The related Purchaser Agent shall
provide written notice to each other Purchaser Agent and the Seller
on or prior to the thirtieth (30 th ) day (the “
Consent Date ”) following the applicable Purchaser
Agent’s actual receipt of such written request for extension
of its desire to extend (any such Purchaser an “ Extending
Committed Purchaser ”) or not to so extend (any such
Purchaser a “ Non-Extending Committed Purchaser
”) such date.
If Purchasers holding less than 100% of the
aggregate Commitment of all Commitments consent to such extension,
then the Seller may elect by written notice to the Purchaser Agents
either to:
(i) continue this receivables financing facility for
such additional period with an aggregate Commitment equal to the
then effective aggregate Commitment less the Commitment of the
Non-Extending Purchaser(s); or
(ii) require any such Non-Extending Purchaser(s) to
execute an assignment (a “Purchaser Assignment”) with
respect to all of such Non-Extending Purchaser(s)’ Commitment
and their other interests, rights and obligations under this
Agreement to a Purchaser who consents thereto (in its sole
discretion at such time) and shall assume such obligations upon its
consent to assume such obligations; provided that (x) no
such assignment shall conflict with any law, (y) such assignment
shall be at the Seller’s cost and expense, and (z) the
purchase price to be paid to such Non-Extending Purchaser shall be
an amount equal to the Capital and accrued and unpaid Yield and
fees and payments pursuant to the applicable Fee Agreement
attributable to such Non-Extending Purchaser. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, such a transfer of a
Non-Extending Purchaser’s interest pursuant to a Purchaser
Assignment shall be subject to the consent of the Purchaser Agents
(not to be unreasonably withheld).
(b) The Collection Agent shall, on each day on which
Collections of Pool Receivables are received or deemed received by
it pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Receivable
Interest in the Pool Receivables:
(i) set aside and hold in trust (and, at the request
of the Administrative Agent, segregate such amount into a separate
account into which no other funds are deposited) for the Investors
or the Banks that hold such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, out of the percentage of such Collections attributable
to such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, an amount
equal to the Yield, all fees and payments due pursuant to each of
the Fee Agreements, and the Collection Agent Fee accrued through
such day for such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables and
not previously set aside;
(ii) if such day is not a Liquidation Day, reinvest
with the Seller, on behalf of the Investors or the Banks that hold
such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, the remainder of
such percentage of Collections, to the extent representing a return
of Capital, by recomputation of such Receivable Interest in the
Pool Receivables pursuant to Section 1.03;
(iii) if such day is a Liquidation Day, set aside and
hold in trust the entire remainder of such percentage of
Collections for the Investors or the Banks that hold such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables (and, at the request of
the Administrative Agent, segregate such amount into a separate
account into which no other funds are deposited); provided ,
however , that if the Liquidation Day resulted solely by
reason of the non-satisfaction of the initial purchase conditions
(as set forth in paragraph 1 of Exhibit II) and such conditions are
subsequently satisfied or are waived by the Purchaser Agents and
written notice is provided to the rating agencies rating the
Commercial Paper, any amounts that have been set aside and held in
trust pursuant to this clause (iii) shall be reinvested in
accordance with the preceding clause (ii), provided that, the
Events of Termination identified as paragraphs (g) and (i) of
Exhibit V cannot be waived by the Purchaser Agents; and
(iv) during such times as amounts are required to be
reinvested in accordance with the foregoing clause (ii) or the
proviso to clause (iii), release to the Seller for its own account
any Collections in excess of such amounts and the amounts that are
required to be set aside pursuant to clause (i)
above.
(c) The Collection Agent shall deposit ratably
according to the amount then owed to each Investor or Bank into
each Purchaser Agents’ Account (i) on the first Business Date
of each month, commencing in July 2005, Collections held for the
Investors or Banks pursuant to Sections 1.04(b)(i) and (iii) in
respect of fees and payments under the Fee Agreements and (ii) on
the last day of each Settlement Period for a Receivable Interest in
the Pool Receivables, Collections held for the Investors or the
Banks that relate to such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables pursuant to Section 1.04(b)(i) and (iii) (other
than in respect of fees and payments owed under the Fee
Agreements).
(d) Upon receipt of funds deposited into its
Purchaser Agent’s Account, the related Purchaser Agent shall
distribute them as follows:
(i) if such distribution occurs on a day that is not
a Liquidation Day, first to the Investors or the Banks that hold
the relevant Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, pro rata,
in payment in full of all accrued Yield, all fees and payments due
pursuant to each of the Fee Agreements, and second to the
Collection Agent in payment in full of all accrued Collection Agent
Fees; and
(ii) if such distribution occurs on a Liquidation
Day, first to the Collection Agent if the Collection Agent
is not United Rentals or an Affiliate of United Rentals,
second to the Investors or the Banks that hold the relevant
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, pro rata, in payment
in full of all accrued and unpaid Yield and all fees and payments
due pursuant to each of the Fee Agreements, third to such
Investors or Banks, pro rata, in reduction to zero of all Capital,
fourth to such Investors or Banks or the Administrative
Agent or the Purchaser Agents or any Indemnified Party or Affected
Person, pro rata, in payment of any other amounts owed by the
Seller hereunder, and fifth to the Collection Agent, if
United Rentals or an Affiliate of United Rentals is the Collection
Agent, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Collection
Agent Fees.
After the Capital and Yield and Collection Agent
Fees with respect to a Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables,
and any other amounts payable by the Seller to the Investors, the
Banks, the Administrative Agent or the Purchaser Agents hereunder,
have been paid in full, all additional Collections with respect to
such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables and any excess
cash Collateral shall be paid to the Seller for its own
account.
(e) For the purposes of this Agreement:
(i) if on any day the Outstanding Balance of any
Pool Receivable is reduced or adjusted as a result of any Dilution,
the Seller shall be deemed to have received on such day a
Collection of such Pool Receivable in the amount of such reduction
or adjustment;
(ii) if on any day any of the representations or
warranties in paragraph (h) or (e) of Exhibit III is
not true with respect to any Pool Receivable, the Seller shall be
deemed to have received on such day a Collection of such Pool
Receivable in full; and
(iii) if and to the extent the Administrative Agent,
the Purchaser Agents, any Investors or any Bank or any Indemnified
Party or Affected Person shall be required for any reason to pay
over to an Obligor (or to any trustee, receiver, custodian or
similar official in any proceeding of the type contemplated by
paragraph (g) of Exhibit V ) any amount received by it
hereunder, such amount shall be deemed not to have been so received
but rather to have been retained by the Seller, and, accordingly,
the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or
the Banks, or the Indemnified Parties or the Affected Persons, as
the case may be, shall have a claim against the Seller for such
amount, payable when and to the extent that any distribution from
or on behalf of such Obligor is made in respect thereof.
(f) Except as provided in Section 1.04(e)(i) or
(ii), or as otherwise required by applicable law or the relevant
Contract, all Collections received from an Obligor of any
Receivables shall be applied to the Receivables of such Obligor in
the order of the age of such Receivables, starting with the oldest
such Receivable, unless such Obligor designates in writing its
payment for application to specific Receivables.
(g) The Seller shall forthwith deliver (i) to the
Collection Agent an amount equal to all Collections deemed received
by the Seller pursuant to Section 1.04(e)(i) or (ii) above and
the Collection Agent shall hold or reinvest such Collections in
accordance with Section 1.04(b), or (ii) if Collections are then
being paid to the Administrative Agent or a Controlled Account
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Administrative
Agent, the Seller shall forthwith cause such deemed Collections to
be paid to the Administrative Agent or such Controlled Account. So
long as the Seller shall hold any Collections or deemed Collections
required to be paid to the Collection Agent, the Administrative
Agent, a Purchaser Agent, a Purchaser, a Bank, an Indemnified
Party, or an Affected Person, it shall hold such Collections in
trust and separate and apart from its own funds and shall clearly
mark its records to reflect such trust.
(h) Subject to Section 1.04(a) with respect to each
Non-Extending Purchaser that has not agreed to transfer and assign
its Commitment pursuant to Section 1.04(a) of this Agreement, the
Collection Agent shall implement the procedures set forth in this
Section 1.04(h) (a “Partial Liquidation”). On each
Business Day prior to such Non-Extending Purchaser's Commitment
being reduced to zero (provided that no Event of Termination has
occurred and is continuing), the Collection Agent shall apply
funds, out of the Collections represented by the Receivable
Interest received and not previously applied, in the following
manner:
(i) set aside and hold in trust in the Collection
Account, for the benefit of the Purchasers an amount equal to all
Yield and fees and other payments owed under the Fee Agreements
(based on the Receivable Interest at such time), in each case
accrued through such day and not so previously set aside or paid.
The Collection Agent shall thereafter pay to each Purchaser Agent
on the last day of each Settlement Period for the Purchasers
(ratably according to accrued Yield and fees other payments owed
under the Fee Agreements ) the amount of such accrued and unpaid
fees other payments owed under the Fee Agreements and
Yield;
(ii) pay to each applicable Purchaser Agent for the
account of each Non-Extending Purchaser, if any, related to such
Purchaser Agent (ratably based on the Bank Commitment of the Bank
related to such Purchasers at such time), and, for the account of
any related Purchasers solely to the extent necessary to reduce
such Purchaser’s pro rata portion of the Purchase Limit to an
amount that is equal to or lesser than the amount of any available
Bank Commitment of any remaining Banks related to such Purchaser at
such time, from such Collections remaining after application
pursuant to clause (i) above, the amount of such Non-Extending
Purchaser's Commitment; provided that solely for purposes of
determining such Non-Extending Purchaser's ratable share of such
Collections, such Bank Commitment shall be deemed to remain
constant from the date such Purchaser becomes a Non-Extending
Purchaser until the date such Non-Extending Purchaser's Commitment
has been paid in full; it being understood that if such day is also
a Termination Day or a day on which an Event of Termination has
occurred, the Bank Commitment of the Bank related to such Purchaser
shall be recalculated at such time (taking into account amounts
received by or on behalf of such Purchaser in respect of its
Capital pursuant to this clause (ii)), and thereafter Collections
shall be set aside for payment to all Purchasers (ratably according
to the Bank Commitment of the Bank related to such Purchaser)
pursuant to paragraph (d) above; and
(iii) reinvest the balance of such Collections in
respect of Capital to the acquisition of additional undivided
percentage interests pursuant to Section 1.02 hereof.
(a) The Collection Agent shall be entitled to
receive a fee (the “ Collection Agent Fee ”) of
0.50% per annum on the average daily Outstanding Balance of each
Receivable Interest owned by each Investor or Bank, for the period
from the date of purchase of such Receivable Interest until the
later of the Termination Date for such Receivable Interest or the
date on which such Capital is reduced to zero, payable in arrears
on the first day of each calendar month following each Settlement
Period for such Receivable Interest. Upon three Business
Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser
Agents, the Collection Agent (if not United Rentals) may elect to
be paid, as such fee, a different percentage per annum on the
average daily Outstanding Balance of such Receivable Interest for
such Settlement Period, but in no event in excess for all
Receivable Interests relating to a single Receivables Pool of 110%
of the reasonable costs and expenses of the Collection Agent in
administering and collecting the Receivables in such Receivables
Pool. The Collection Agent Fee shall be payable only from
Collections pursuant to, and subject to the priority of payment set
forth in, Section 1.04.
(b) The Seller agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent and the Purchaser Agents certain fees in the amounts and on
the dates set forth in the applicable Fee Agreement with each of
the Purchaser Agents, as applicable.
SECTION 1.06.
Payments and Computations,
Etc.
(a) All amounts to be paid or deposited by the
Seller or the Collection Agent, including all Broken Funding Costs,
hereunder to or for the account of the Purchaser Agents, a
Purchaser or any other Investor or Bank shall be paid or deposited
no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day when due
in same day funds to the applicable Purchaser Agent’s
Account.
(b) The Seller and Collection Agent shall, to the
extent permitted by law, pay interest on any amount not paid or
deposited by the Seller or Collection Agent, as applicable (whether
as Collection Agent or otherwise), when due hereunder, at an
interest rate per annum equal to 2% per annum above the Alternate
Base Rate, payable upon the demand of the related Purchaser
Agent.
(c) All computations of interest under clause (b)
above and all computations of Yield, fees, and other amounts
hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days (or 365
or 366 days, as applicable, if computed with reference to the
Alternate Base Rate) for the actual number of days elapsed.
Whenever any payment or deposit to be made hereunder shall be due
on a day other than a Business Day, such payment or deposit shall
be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of
time shall be included in the computation of such payment or
deposit.
SECTION 1.07.
Dividing or Combining Receivable
Interests.
A Purchaser Agent, on written notice to the
Seller on or prior to the last day of any Fixed Period, may either
(i) divide any Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables into two
or more Receivable Interests having aggregate Capital equal to the
Capital of such divided Receivable Interest, or (ii) combine
any two or more Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables
originating on such last day or having Fixed Periods ending on such
last day into a single Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables
having Capital equal to the aggregate of the Capital of such
Receivable Interests.
SECTION 1.08.
Increased Costs and Requirements
of Law.
(a) If the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser
Agents, any Investor, any Bank, any entity that enters into a
commitment to purchase Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables
or interests therein or any entity that provides liquidity or
credit enhancement or any of their respective Affiliates (each an
“ Affected Person ”) reasonably determines that
compliance with any law or regulation or any guideline or request
from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or
not having the force of law):
(i) affects or would affect the amount of capital
required or expected to be maintained by such Affected Person and
such Affected Person determines that the amount of such capital is
increased by or based upon the existence of any commitment to make
purchases of or to lend against or otherwise to maintain the
investment in Pool Receivables or interests therein, hereunder or
under any commitments to an Investor related to this Agreement or
to the funding thereof or any related liquidity facility or credit
enhancement facility (or any participation therein) and other
commitments of the same type; or
(ii) increases the cost to an Affected Person of
agreeing to purchase or purchasing, or maintaining the ownership
of, Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables in respect of
which the Yield is computed by reference to the Eurodollar Rate
(Reserve Adjusted);
(b) then, upon demand by such Affected Person (with
a copy to the related Purchaser Agent), the Seller shall pay to the
related Purchaser Agent within 30 days of the delivery of such
demand, for the account of such Affected Person (as a third-party
beneficiary), from time to time as specified by such Affected
Person, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Affected
Person in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such
Affected Person reasonably determines such increase in capital or
increased costs to be allocable to the existence of any of such
commitments. Without limiting the Seller’s liability with
respect to such increases in capital or costs, such Affected Person
shall, if possible, use its reasonable best efforts to mitigate
such increases in capital or costs. A certificate as to such
amounts submitted to the Seller and the related Purchaser Agent by
such Affected Person shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error.
(c) In the event that any change in any requirement
of law or in the interpretation or application to an Affected
Person of a requirement of law or change thereto by the relevant
governmental authority after the date hereof or compliance by an
Affected Person with any request or directive (whether or not
having the force of law) from any central bank or other
governmental authority after the date of this Agreement:
(i) does or shall subject such Affected Person to
any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or
change the basis of taxation of payments to such Affected Person on
account of Collections, Yield, Collection Agent Fees or any other
amounts payable hereunder or under the Fee Agreement (excluding
franchise taxes imposed on such Affected Person by the jurisdiction
under the laws of which such Affected Person is organized or a
political subdivision thereof and income taxes of any kind);
or
(ii) does or shall impose, modify or hold applicable
any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar
requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other
liabilities in or for the account of, purchases, advances or loans
by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds
by, any office of such Affected Person which are not otherwise
included in the determination of the Alternate Base Rate or
Eurodollar Rate (Reserve Adjusted) hereunder;
and the result
of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Affected
Person of owning the Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables
or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder or under the Fee
Agreement then, upon demand by the related Purchaser Agent, the
Seller shall pay to the related Purchaser Agent within 30 days of
the delivery of such demand, any additional amounts necessary to
compensate such Affected Person for such additional cost or reduced
amount receivable. Without limiting the Seller’s liability
with respect to such increases in capital or costs, such Affected
Person shall, if possible, use its reasonable best efforts to
mitigate such increases in capital or costs.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, any change in
interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board or any other change in
national or international generally accepted principles of
accounting (whether foreign or domestic) that would require the
consolidation of some or all of the assets and liabilities of any
Purchaser or Bank, including the assets and liabilities that are
the subject of this Agreement and/or other Transaction Documents,
but excluding any assets and liabilities that are currently
consolidated with those of any Affected Person (other than such
Purchaser or Bank), shall constitute a change in the
interpretation, administration or application of a law, regulation,
guideline or request subject to Section 1.08(a), (b) and
(c).
(e) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
the Seller if any event of which it has knowledge, which will
entitle an Affected Person to compensation pursuant to this
Section 1.08 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event
that such notice is not given to the Seller by the Administrative
Agent, such Affected Person shall not be entitled to compensation
from the Administrative Agent for any additional costs incurred as
a result of such failure to notify.
SECTION 1.09.
Intended Characterization
Security Interest.
The Seller, the Purchasers, the Administrative
Agent, the Investors, the Banks and the Purchaser Agents intend
that the sale, assignment and transfer of the Receivable Interests
to the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be treated as a true
sale for all purposes, other than federal and state income tax
purposes and accounting purposes. If, notwithstanding the intent of
the parties, the sale, assignment and transfer of the Receivable
Interests is not treated as a sale for all purposes, other than
federal and state income tax purposes, the sale, assignment and
transfer of the Receivable Interests shall be treated as a grant
of, and the Seller does hereby grant to the Administrative Agent,
for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Investors and the
Banks, and as collateral security for the performance by the Seller
of all the terms, covenants and agreements on the part of the
Seller (whether as the Seller or otherwise) to be performed under
this Agreement or any document delivered in connection with this
Agreement, including the punctual payment when due of all
obligations of the Seller hereunder or thereunder, whether for
indemnification payments, fees, expenses or otherwise, the Seller
hereby assigns to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the
ratable benefit of the Investors and the Banks, and hereby grants
to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit
of the Investors and the Banks, a security interest in, all of the
Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under (but none
of the Seller’s obligations under) all of the following,
whether now or hereafter existing or arising:
(a) each of the Transaction Documents to which it is
a party, including, without limitation, (i) all rights of the
Seller to receive moneys due or to become due under or pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement, (ii) all security interests and
property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure
payment of monies due or to become due under or pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement, (iii) all rights of the Seller to receive
proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty with
respect to the Purchase Agreement, (iv) claims of the Seller
for damages arising out of or for breach of or default under the
Purchase Agreement, and (v) the right of the Seller to compel
performance and otherwise exercise all remedies
thereunder,
(b) all Receivables, the Related Security with
respect thereto and the Collections and all other assets,
including, without limitation, accounts, chattel paper, instruments
and general intangibles (as those terms are defined in the
UCC) owned by the Seller and not otherwise purchased or
scheduled to be purchased under this Agreement,
(c) the Controlled Accounts and all amounts on
deposit therein and all certificates and instruments, if any, from
time to time evidencing any of the foregoing and
(d) to the extent not included in the foregoing, all
proceeds of and all amounts received or receivable under any and
all of the foregoing.
The Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Investors, shall have, with respect to the foregoing, in addition
to all the other rights and remedies available to it, for the
benefit of the Investors, all of the rights and remedies of a
secured party under the UCC.
SECTION 1.11.
Sharing of
Payments.
If any Purchaser (for purpose of this
Section 1.11 only, a “ Recipient ”)
shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through
the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) on account of
any interest in the Capital owned by it in excess of its ratable
share thereof, such Recipient shall forthwith purchase from the
Purchaser entitled to a share of such amount participations in the
percentage interests owned by such Persons as shall be necessary to
cause such Recipient to share the excess payment ratably with each
such other Person entitled thereto; provided ,
however , that if all or any portion of such excess payment
is thereafter recovered from such Recipient, such purchase from
each such other Person shall be rescinded and each such other
Person shall repay to the Recipient the purchase price paid by such
Recipient for such participation to the extent of such recovery,
together with an amount equal to such other Person’s ratable
share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such other
Person’s required payment to (b) the total amount so
recovered from the Recipient) of any interest or other amount paid
or payable by the Recipient in respect of the total amount so
recovered.
SECTION 1.12.
Repurchase
Option.
So long as no Event of Termination or Incipient
Event of Termination would occur or be continuing after giving
effect thereto, the Seller shall have the right to repurchase all,
but not less than all, of the Receivable Interests held by the
Investors and the Banks upon not less than thirty (30) days prior
written notice to the Purchaser Agents. Such notice shall specify
the date that the Seller desires that such repurchase occur (such
date, the “Repurchase Date”). On the Repurchase Date,
the Seller shall transfer to the Purchaser Agents’ Account in
immediately available funds an amount equal to (i) the Capital of
the Receivable Interests held by the Investors and the Banks, (ii)
all accrued and unpaid Yield thereon to the Repurchase Date, (iii)
all accrued and unpaid fees owing to the Investors and the Banks
under the Fee Agreements, (iv) the Liquidation Fee owing to the
Investors and the Banks in respect of such repurchase and (v) all
expenses and other amounts payable hereunder to any of the
Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors and the
Banks (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements). Any repurchase pursuant to this Section
1.12 shall be made without recourse to or warranty by the
Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the
Banks (except for a warranty that all Receivable Interests
repurchased are transferred free of any lien, security interest or
Adverse Claim created solely by the actions of the Administrative
Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the Banks). Further,
on the Repurchase Date the Bank Commitments for all the Banks shall
terminate, each of the Commitment Termination Date and Facility
Termination Date shall have occurred, and no further purchases or
reinvestments of Collections shall be made hereunder.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
COVENANTS; EVENTS OF TERMINATION
SECTION 2.01.
Representations and Warranties;
Covenants.
The Seller hereby makes the representations and
warranties, and hereby agrees to perform and observe the covenants,
set forth in Exhibits III and IV , respectively,
hereto.
SECTION 2.02.
Events of
Termination.
If any of the Events of Termination set forth in
Exhibit V hereto shall occur and be continuing, the
Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent may, by notice to the
Seller, take either or both of the following actions:
(x) declare the Facility Termination Date and the Commitment
Termination Date to have occurred (in which case the Facility
Termination Date and the Commitment Termination Date shall be
deemed to have occurred) and (y) without limiting any right
under this Agreement to replace the Collection Agent, designate
another Person to succeed the then current Collection Agent as the
Collection Agent; provided that, automatically upon the
occurrence of any event (without any requirement for the passage of
time or the giving of notice) described in paragraphs (g) or (i) of
Exhibit V , the Facility Termination Date and the
Commitment Termination Date shall occur. Upon any such declaration
or designation or upon any such automatic termination, the
Investors, the Banks, the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser
Agent shall have (a) the rights of the Seller as
“Buyer” under the Purchase Agreement and (b) in
addition to the rights and remedies that they may have under this
Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided after default
under the UCC of the appropriate jurisdiction or jurisdictions and
under other applicable law, which rights and remedies shall be
cumulative.
ARTICLE III
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 3.01.
Indemnities by the
Seller.
Without limiting any other rights that the
Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors, the
Banks or any entity that provides liquidity or credit enhancement
or any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective
employees, officers, directors, agents or counsel (each, an “
Indemnified Party ”) may have hereunder or under
applicable law, the Seller hereby agrees to indemnify each
Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims, damages,
costs, expenses, losses and liabilities (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) (all of the foregoing being collectively
referred to as “ Indemnified Amounts ”) arising
out of or resulting from this Agreement or the ownership of
Receivable Interests or in respect of any Receivable or any
Contract, excluding, however, (a) Indemnified Amounts to the extent
resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part
of such Indemnified Party, (b) recourse for uncollectible
Receivables or (c) any income taxes or any other tax or fee
measured by income incurred by such Indemnified Party, arising out
of or as a result of this Agreement or the ownership of Receivable
Interests or in respect of any Receivable or any Contract. Without
limiting or being limited by the foregoing (but subject to the
aforementioned exclusions), the Seller shall pay on demand to each
Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify such
Indemnified Party from and against any and all Indemnified Amounts
relating to or resulting from any of the following:
(i) the creation of an undivided percentage
ownership or security interest in any Receivable that purports to
be part of the Net Receivables Pool Balance but that is not at the
date of the creation of such interest an Eligible
Receivable;
(ii) any representation or warranty or statement made
or deemed made by the Seller (or any of its officers) pursuant to
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents that shall have
been incorrect when made or deemed made;
(iii) the failure by the Seller or any of the
Originators to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation
with respect to any Pool Receivable or the related Contract; or the
failure of any Pool Receivable or the related Contract to conform
to any such applicable law, rule or regulation;
(iv) the failure to vest and maintain vested in the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Investors and the Banks (a) a
first priority perfected undivided percentage ownership or security
interest, to the extent of each Receivable Interest, in the
Receivables in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool and
the Related Security and Collections in respect thereof or (b) a
first priority perfected security interest as provided in
Section 1.09, in each case free and clear of any Adverse
Claim;
(v) the failure to have filed, or any delay in
filing, financing statements or other similar instruments or
documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other
applicable laws with respect to any Receivables in, or purporting
to be in, the Receivables Pool and the Related Security and
Collections in respect thereof, whether at the time of any purchase
or reinvestment or at any subsequent time;
(vi) without double counting for any Dilution for
which a deemed collection has been received under Section
1.04(e)(i) of this Agreement, any dispute, claim, offset or defense
(other than discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor or any other
credit related loss) of the Obligor to the payment of any
Receivable in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool
(including, without limitation, a defense based on such Receivable
or the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms), or any other claim resulting from the sale of the
goods or services related to such Receivable or the furnishing or
failure to furnish such goods or services or relating to collection
activities with respect to such Receivable (to the extent such
collection activities were performed by the Seller or any of its
Affiliates acting as Collection Agent);
(vii) any failure of the Seller to perform its duties
or obligations in accordance with the provisions hereof (including
any failure to comply with the covenants contained in
Exhibit IV ) or of any of the Transaction Documents to
which it is a party, or under any Contract;
(viii) any products liability or other claim,
investigation or proceeding (including any claim for unpaid sales,
excise or other taxes) arising out of or in connection with the
goods or services or merchandise or insurance that are the subject
of any Contract;
(ix) the commingling by the Seller or any of its
Affiliates (United Rentals as Collection Agent or otherwise) of
Collections of Pool Receivables at any time with other funds or the
failure of Collections to be deposited into Controlled
Accounts;
(x) any investigation, litigation or proceeding
related to this Agreement or the ownership of Receivable Interests
or in respect of any Receivable or Related Security;
(xi) any Collection Agent Fees or other costs and
expenses payable to any replacement Collection Agent, to the extent
in excess of the Collection Agent Fees payable to the Collection
Agent hereunder; or
(xii) any claim brought by any Person other than an
Indemnified Party arising from any activity by the Seller or any
Affiliate of the Seller in servicing, administering or collecting
any Receivable.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF
POOL RECEIVABLES
SECTION 4.01.
Designation of Collection
Agent.
The servicing, administration and collection of
the Pool Receivables shall be conducted by the Collection Agent so
designated hereunder from time to time. Until the Administrative
Agent, with the consent of each Purchaser Agent, gives prior notice
to the Seller of the designation of a new Collection Agent in
accordance with the terms hereof, United Rentals is hereby
designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and
obligations of, the Collection Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.
The Administrative Agent, with the consent of each Purchaser Agent,
at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Termination may
designate as Collection Agent any Person (including itself) to
succeed United Rentals or any successor Collection Agent, if such
Person shall consent and agree to the terms hereof. The Collection
Agent may, with the prior consent of the Administrative Agent and
each Purchaser Agent, subcontract with any other Person for the
servicing, administration or collection of the Pool Receivables.
Any such subcontract shall not affect the Collection Agent’s
liability for performance of its duties and obligations pursuant to
the terms hereof. Any termination of the Collection Agent shall
also terminate such subcontract.
SECTION 4.02.
Duties of Collection
Agent.
(a) The Collection Agent shall take or cause to be
taken all such actions as may be necessary or advisable to collect
each Pool Receivable from time to time, all in accordance with
applicable laws, rules and regulations, with reasonable care and
diligence, and in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy.
The Seller, the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents
hereby appoint the Collection Agent, from time to time designated
pursuant to Section 4.01, as agent for themselves and for the
Investors and the Banks to enforce their respective rights and
interests in the Pool Receivables and the Related Security. In
performing its duties as Collection Agent, the Collection Agent
shall exercise the same care and apply the same policies as it
would exercise and apply if it owned such Receivables and shall act
in the best interests of the Seller, the Administrative Agent, each
Purchaser Agent, the Investors and the Banks.
(b) The Collection Agent shall administer the
Collections in accordance with the procedures described in
Section 1.04 and shall perform the other obligations of the
“Collection Agent” set forth in this
Agreement.
(c) If no Event of Termination or Incipient Event of
Termination shall have occurred and be continuing, United Rentals,
while it is the Collection Agent, may, in accordance with the
Credit and Collection Policy, extend the maturity or adjust the
Outstanding Balance or otherwise modify the payment terms of any
Receivable as it deems appropriate to maximize Collections thereof;
provided , that such modification shall not (i) alter the
status of the Pool Receivable as a Delinquent Receivable or
Defaulted Receivable, or (ii) limit the rights of the
Administrative Agent, Purchaser Agents, Banks or
Investors.
(d) The Collection Agent shall hold in trust for the
Seller and each Investor and Bank, in accordance with their
respective interests, all documents, instruments and records
(including, without limitation, computer tapes or disks) which
evidence or relate to Pool Receivables.
(e) The Collection Agent shall, as soon as
practicable following receipt, turn over to the Seller to whom any
cash collections or other cash proceeds is received with respect to
Receivables not constituting Pool Receivables.
(f) The Collection Agent shall, from time to time at
the request of the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent,
furnish to the Administrative Agent or such Purchaser Agent
(promptly after any such request) a calculation of the amounts set
aside for the Investors and the Banks pursuant to
Section 1.04(b).
(g) On or before the twelfth Business Day of each
month, the Collection Agent shall prepare and forward to the
Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent a Monthly Report
relating to the Receivable Interests outstanding on the last day of
the immediately preceding month. On or before the first Business
Day of each week, the Collection Agent shall prepare and forward to
the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent a Weekly Report
as of the last Business Day of the previous week; provided
that no Weekly Report is due if Capital is equal to zero;
provided , further , that a Weekly Report shall be
provided to the Administrative Agent before Capital can be
increased from zero. On any Business Day during the continuation of
any Daily Report Trigger Event, the Collection Agent shall prepare
and forward to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent a
Daily Report as of the previous Business Day; provided that
no Daily Report is due if Capital is equal to zero; provided
, further , that a Daily Report shall be provided to the
Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent before Capital can be
increased from zero during the continuation of a Daily Report
Trigger Event.
SECTION 4.03.
Certain Rights of the
Administrative Agent.
(a) The Administrative Agent is authorized at any
time after the occurrence of an Event of Termination to deliver to
the Controlled Account Banks the Notice of Effectiveness provided
for in the Controlled Account Agreements. The Seller hereby
transfers to the Administrative Agent the exclusive control of the
Controlled Accounts to which the Obligors of Pool Receivables shall
make payments, subject only to the Administrative Agent’s
delivery of such Notice of Effectiveness. The Seller shall take any
actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to effect
such transfer of control of the Controlled Accounts to the
Administrative Agent. All amounts in the Controlled Accounts that
represent Collections of Receivables may, in accordance with this
Agreement, be deposited into the respective Purchaser Agent’s
Account, pro rata in accordance with outstanding
Capital.
(b) At any time following an Event of Termination or
an Incipient Event of Termination:
(i) The Administrative Agent may direct the Obligors
of Pool Receivables that all payments thereunder be made directly
to the Administrative Agent or its designee.
(ii) At the Seller’s expense the Administrative
Agent may, and at the request of the Administrative Agent the
Seller shall, notify each Obligor of Pool Receivables of the
ownership of Receivable Interests under this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents and direct that payments be made
directly to the Administrative Agent or its designee.
(iii) At the Administrative Agent’s request and
at the Seller’s expense, the Seller and the Collection Agent
shall (x) assemble all of the documents, instruments and other
records (including, without limitation, computer tapes and disks)
that evidence or relate to the Pool Receivables and the related
Contracts and Related Security, or that are otherwise necessary or
desirable to collect the Pool Receivables, and shall make the same
available to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent at a
place selected by the Administrative Agent or its designee,
(y) segregate all cash, checks and other instruments received
by it from time to time constituting Collections of Pool
Receivables in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent and
each Purchaser Agent, and (z) promptly upon receipt, remit all such
cash, checks and instruments, duly endorsed or with duly executed
instruments of transfer, to the Administrative Agent or its
designee.
(c) The Seller and the Collection Agent each
irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent at any time and
from time to time in the sole discretion of the Administrative
Agent, and appoints the Administrative Agent as its
attorney-in-fact, to act on behalf of the Seller and the Collection
Agent (i) to execute on behalf of the Seller as debtor (if
required) and to file financing statements necessary or desirable
in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion to perfect and
to maintain the perfection and priority of the interest of the
Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Purchaser Agents and the
Banks, in the Receivables and (ii) to file a carbon, photographic
or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement
with respect to the Receivables as a financing statement in such
offices as the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion deems
necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection
and priority of the interests of the Purchasers in the Receivables;
provided that nothing in this Section 4.03(c) shall authorize the
Administrative Agent to take any action to effect any release of
the security interests of third parties in the Identifiable
Combined Assets without the prior written consent of the Seller and
the Collection Agent. This appointment is coupled with an interest
and is irrevocable.
SECTION 4.04.
Rights and
Remedies.
(a) If the Collection Agent fails to perform any of
its obligations under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent may
(but shall not be required to) itself perform, or cause performance
of, such obligation; and the Administrative Agent’s costs and
expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the
Seller (if the Collection Agent that fails to so perform is United
Rentals or any of its Affiliates).
(b) The Seller and the Originators shall perform
their respective obligations under the Contracts related to the
Pool Receivables to the same extent as if Receivable Interests had
not been sold and the exercise by the Administrative Agent on
behalf of the Purchaser Agents, the Investors and the Banks of
their rights under this Agreement shall not release the Collection
Agent, any Originator or the Seller from any of their duties or
obligations with respect to any Pool Receivables or related
Contracts. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents,
the Investors nor the Banks shall have any obligation or liability
with respect to any Pool Receivables or related Contracts, nor
shall any of them be obligated to perform the obligations of the
Seller or the Originators thereunder.
(c) In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of this Article and Article VI of the Purchase
Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall
control.
SECTION 4.05.
Further Actions Evidencing
Purchases.
(a) The Seller will, and will require that each of
the Originators will, from time to time, at its own expense,
promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents
and take all further actions that may be reasonably necessary or
desirable, or that the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent
may reasonably request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence
the Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables purchased
hereunder, or to enable the Investors, the Banks or the
Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce their respective
rights and remedies hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Seller or the Originators will, upon the request of the
Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent
(i) execute and file such financing or continuation
statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments and
documents, that may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or that
the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may reasonably
request, to perfect, protect or evidence such Receivable Interests
in the Pool Receivables; and
(ii) mark conspicuously (which marking may be done
electronically) each invoice evidencing each Pool Receivable with a
legend, acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser
Agents, evidencing that Receivable Interests therein have been
sold.
; provided that
nothing in this Section 4.05(a) shall require the Seller to take
any action with respect to the Identifiable Combined
Assets.
(b) The Seller authorizes the Administrative Agent
to file financing or continuation statements, and amendments
thereto and assignments thereof, relating to the Pool Receivables,
the Related Security and the Collections with respect thereto. A
photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be
sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by
law.
(c) The Seller authorizes the Administrative Agent
to take any and all steps in the Seller’s name and on behalf
of the Seller that are necessary or desirable, in the determination
of the Administrative Agent, to collect amounts due under the Pool
Receivables, including, without limitation, endorsing the
Seller’s name on checks and other instruments representing
Collections of Pool Receivables and enforcing the Pool Receivables
and the Related Security.
SECTION 4.06.
Covenants of the Collection Agent
and the Seller.
(a)
Audits . The Collection Agent and the Seller will, and
will require that each of the Originators will, from time to time
during regular business hours as requested by the Administrative
Agent, permit the Administrative Agent
(i) to conduct periodic audits of the Receivables,
the Related Security and the related books and records and
collections systems of the Collection Agent, the Seller and the
Originators,
(ii) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from
all books, records and documents (including, without limitation,
computer tapes and disks) in the possession or under the control of
the Collection Agent, the Seller or the Originators relating to
Pool Receivables and the Related Security, including, without
limitation, the Contracts, and
(iii) upon reasonable prior notice, to visit the
offices and properties of the Collection Agent, the Seller or the
Originators for the purpose of examining such materials described
in clause (ii) above, and to discuss matters relating to Pool
Receivables and the Related Security or the Collection
Agent’s performance hereunder with any of the officers or
employees of the Collection Agent, the Seller or the Originators
having knowledge of such matters; provided , that, unless an
Event of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination have
occurred and be continuing, neither the Seller nor the Collection
Agent shall be required to permit the Administrative Agent to
conduct any of the actions contained in this Section 4.06
(a) more often than once every twelve months.
Upon the
Administrative Agent’s or any Purchaser Agent’s
request, (which, at any time prior to the occurrence of an Event of
Termination or any Incipient Event of Termination shall be no more
frequent than once every twelve months, excluding the report to be
initiated in July 2005), the Seller will, at its expense, appoint
independent public accountants (which may, with the consent of the
Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents, be United
Rentals’ regular independent public accountants), or utilize
the Administrative Agent’s representatives or auditors, to
prepare and deliver to the Administrative Agent a written report
with respect to the Receivables and the Credit and Collection
Policy (including, in each case, the systems, procedures and
records relating thereto) on a scope and in a form reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent.
(b)
Change in Credit and Collection
Policy . The Collection
Agent will not make any change in the character of its business or
Credit and Collection Policy or any Contract that would impair the
collectibility of any Pool Receivable or the enforceability of any
related Contract or the ability of United Rentals (if it is acting
as Collection Agent) to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
(c)
Payment of Sales Taxes
. The Collection Agent will, and
will require in its agreement with the Originators that each
Originator will, pay all sales, excise or other taxes with respect
to the Receivables to the applicable taxing authority when due, and
will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser
Agent, provide the Administrative Agent or such Purchaser Agent
with evidence of such payment.
(d)
Termination of Credit
Agreement . The
Collection Agent shall notify the Administrative Agent and each
Purchaser Agent (i) of the scheduled maturity of the Credit
Agreement on or before the 60th day prior to such scheduled
maturity, (ii) of the termination of the Credit Agreement by the
Collection Agent or any Originator as soon as reasonably
practicable but no later than 15 calendar days prior to such
termination and (iii) of the termination of the Credit Agreement by
the lenders thereunder as soon as reasonably practicable, but in
any event within one (1) Business Day of the earlier of receipt by
the Collection Agent or any Originator of notice of such
termination and the effectiveness of such termination.
SECTION 4.07.
Indemnities by the Collection
Agent.
Without limiting any other rights that the
Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent, any Investor, any Bank
or any of their respective Affiliates or agents (each, a “
Special Indemnified Party ”) may have hereunder or
under applicable law, and in consideration of its appointment as
Collection Agent, the Collection Agent hereby agrees to indemnify
each Special Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims,
damages, costs, expenses, losses and liabilities (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees) (all of the foregoing being
collectively referred to as “ Special Indemnified
Amounts ”) arising out of or resulting from any of the
following (excluding, however, (a) Special Indemnified Amounts
to the extent resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct
on the part of a Special Indemnified Party, (b) recourse for
uncollectible Receivables or (c) any income taxes or any other
tax or fee measured by income incurred by such Special Indemnified
Party arising out of or as a result of this Agreement or the
ownership of Receivable Interests or in respect of any Receivable
or any Contract):
(i) any representation or warranty or statement made
by the Collection Agent under or in connection with this Agreement
or the Transaction Documents that shall have been incorrect in any
material respect when made or deemed made;
(ii) the failure by the Collection Agent or the
Originators to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation
with respect to any Pool Receivable or Contract, including payment
of all unpaid sales, excise or other taxes when due;
(iii) any failure of the Collection Agent to perform
its duties or obligations in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement;
(iv) the commingling of Collections of Pool
Receivables at any time by the Collection Agent with other
funds;
(v) any action or omission by the Collection Agent
not in compliance with its Credit and Collection Policy that has
the effect of reducing or impairing the rights of the Investors or
the Banks with respect to any Pool Receivable or the value of any
Pool Receivable;
(vi) any claim brought by any Person other than a
Special Indemnified Party arising from any activity by the
Collection Agent or its Affiliates in servicing, administering or
collecting any Pool Receivable; or
(vii) any dispute, claim, offset or defense of the
Obligor to the payment of any Receivable in, or purporting to be
in, the Receivables Pool as a result of the collection activities
with respect to such Receivable by the Collection Agent.
SECTION 4.08.
Representations and Warranties of
the Collection Agent.
The Collection Agent represents and warrants as
follows:
(a) The Collection Agent is a corporation duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and is duly qualified to do
business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction where the
nature of its business requires it to be so qualified, except where
the failure to so qualify would not be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the Collection Agent’s ability to perform
its duties or obligations with respect to the Receivables Pool or
on the Receivables Pool.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the
Collection Agent of this Agreement and any other Transaction
Document to be delivered by it (i) are within the Collection
Agent’s corporate powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action and (iii) do not contravene (1) the
Collection Agent’s charter or by-laws, (2) any law, rule or
regulation applicable to the Collection Agent or (3) any
contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Collection
Agent or its property, the violation of which could reasonably be
expected to have Material Adverse Effect on the collectibility of
any Pool Receivable or on the performance of the Collection Agent
hereunder. This agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
the Collection Agent.
(c) No authorization or approval or other action by,
and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or
regulatory body is required for the due execution, delivery and
performance by the Collection Agent of this Agreement or any other
document to be delivered by it hereunder other than those obtained
by the Collection Agent.
(d) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Collection Agent enforceable against the
Collection Agent in accordance with its terms subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
(e) If the Collection Agent is United Rentals or one
of its Affiliates, each Monthly Report, Weekly Report, Daily
Report, information, exhibit, financial statement, document, book,
record or report furnished or to be furnished at any time by or on
behalf of United Rentals to the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser
Agents, the Investors or the Banks in connection with this
Agreement is correct in all material respects as of its date or
(except as otherwise disclosed to the Administrative Agent, the
Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the Banks, as the case may be,
at such time) as of the date so furnished, and, as of such date, no
such document contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(f) All sales, excise or other taxes with respect to
the goods, insurance or services that are the subject of any
Contract for a Receivable have been paid when due.
ARTICLE V
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION 5.01.
Authorization and
Action.
Each Investor and each Bank hereby appoints and
authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on
its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are
delegated to the Purchaser Agent by the terms hereof, together with
such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Upon receipt of
any report, notice, information or other document, certificate or
instrument delivered by the Collection Agent or any Affiliate
pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly forward a copy to each
Purchaser Agent.
SECTION 5.02.
Administrative Agent’s
Reliance, Etc.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its
directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by them as Administrative Agent
under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without
limitation, the Administrative Agent’s servicing,
administering or collecting Pool Receivables as Collection Agent),
except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Administrative Agent:
(a) may consult with legal counsel (including
counsel for the Seller, the Originators or the Collection Agent),
independent certified public accountants and other experts selected
by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be
taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such
counsel, accountants or experts;
(b) makes no warranty or representation to any
Investor or Bank (whether written or oral) and shall not be
responsible to any Investor or Bank for any statements, warranties
or representations (whether written or oral) made in or in
connection with this Agreement;
(c) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to
inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms,
covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of the
Seller, the Originators or the Collection Agent or to inspect the
property (including the books and records) of the Seller or the
Collection Agent;
(d) shall not be responsible to any Investor or Bank
for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and
(e) shall incur no liability under or in respect of
this Agreement by acting upon any notice (including notice by
telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing
(which may be by telecopier or telex) believed by it to be genuine
and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION 5.03.
Indemnification of Administrative
Agent.
Each Bank agrees to indemnify the Administrative
Agent, solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent (to the
extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Seller), ratably
according to its respective Bank Commitment, from and against any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any
kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or
arising out of this Agreement or the other transactions related
hereto or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent
under this Agreement or the other transaction related hereto,
provided that no Bank shall be liable for any portion of
such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from
the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
SECTION 5.04.
Calyon and
Affiliates.
With respect to any Receivable Interest or
interest therein owned by it, Calyon shall have the same rights and
powers under this Agreement as any Bank and may exercise the same
as though it were not Administrative Agent. Calyon and any of its
Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the
Seller, the Collection Agent, the Originators or any Obligor, any
of their respective Affiliates and any Person who may do business
with or own securities of the Seller, the Collection Agent, the
Originators or any Obligor or any of their respective Affiliates,
all as if Calyon were not the Administrative Agent and without any
duty to account therefor to the Investors or the Banks.
SECTION 5.05.
Bank’s Purchase
Decision.
Each Bank acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent,
any of its Affiliates or any other Bank and based on such documents
and information as they have deemed appropriate, made their own
evaluation and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank
also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance
upon the Administrative Agent, any of their Affiliates or any other
Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in
taking or not taking action under this Agreement.
SECTION 5.07.
Notice of Event of
Termination .
Neither any Purchaser Agent nor the
Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of
the occurrence of an Event of Termination unless such Person has
received notice from another Purchaser Agent, a Purchaser, the
Seller or the Collection Agent referring to this Agreement, stating
that an Event of Termination has occurred hereunder and describing
such Event of Termination. If the Administrative Agent receives
such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to each
Purchaser Agent whereupon each such Purchaser Agent shall promptly
give notice thereof to its Purchasers. In the event that either
Purchaser Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give
notice thereof to the Purchasers and the other Purchaser Agent. The
Purchaser Agent shall take such action concerning an Event of
Termination as may be directed by the Purchaser Agents unless such
action otherwise requires the consent of all Purchasers), but until
the Administrative Agent receives such directions, the
Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such
action, or refrain from taking such action, as the Administrative
Agent deems advisable and in the best interests of the Purchasers
and Purchaser Agents.
ARTICLE VI
THE PURCHASER AGENTS
SECTION 6.01.
Authorization.
Atlantic, Calyon, and each Bank or other Person
that has entered into an Assignment and Acceptance with Atlantic or
Calyon and each assignee (directly or indirectly) of any such
Purchaser, Bank or other Person, which assignee has entered into an
Assignment and Acceptance has appointed Calyon as its Purchaser
Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise
such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to such Purchaser
Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. Liberty, Scotia Capital, and each
Bank or other Person that has entered into an Assignment and
Acceptance with Liberty or Scotia Capital and each assignee
(directly or indirectly) of any such Purchaser, Bank or other
Person, which assignee has entered into an Assignment and
Acceptance has appointed Scotia Capital as its Purchaser Agent to
take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers
under this Agreement as are delegated to such Purchaser Agent by
the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto.
As to any matters not expressly provided for by
this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement of this
Agreement), a Purchaser Agent shall not be required to exercise any
discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to
refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or
refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the majority of
its related Banks, and such instructions shall be binding upon all
of its related Investors and Banks; provided ,
however , that such Purchaser Agent shall not be required to
take any action which exposes such Purchaser Agent to personal
liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or applicable
law.
SECTION 6.02.
Reliance by Purchaser
Agent.
No Purchaser Agent or any of its respective
directors, officers, agents, representatives, employees,
attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be liable for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it or them (in their capacity as or
on behalf of such Purchaser Agent) under or in connection with this
Agreement, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing,
a Purchaser Agent:
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may consult
with legal counsel, independent certified public accountants and
other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action
taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with
the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts;
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makes no
warranty or representation to the Administrative Agent, any other
Purchaser Agent, any Investor or Bank (whether written or oral) and
shall not be responsible to the Administrative Agent, any other
Purchaser Agent, any Investor or Bank for any statements,
warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or
in connection with this Agreement;
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shall not have
any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or
observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document on the part of the
Seller, any Originator, the Banks or the Collection Agent or to
inspect the property (including the books and records) of the
Seller, any Originator, the Banks or the Collection
Agent;
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shall not be
responsible to the Administrative Agent, any other Purchaser Agent,
any Investor or Bank for the due execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement
or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto;
and
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shall incur no
liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any
notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or
other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopier or telex)
believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party
or parties.
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SECTION 6.03.
Agent and Affiliates
.
With respect to any Receivables Interest or
interest therein owned by a Purchaser Agent, such Purchaser Agent
shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as would
any Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not a
Purchaser Agent. A Purchaser Agent and its respective Affiliates
may generally engage in any kind of business with the Seller, the
Collection Agent, the Banks, any Originator or any Obligor, any of
their respective Affiliates and any Person who may do business with
or own securities of the Seller, the Collection Agent, the Banks,
any Originator or any Obligor or any of their respective
Affiliates, all as if no such Purchaser Agent were a Purchaser
Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Investors or
the Banks. If any Purchaser Agent is removed as a Purchaser Agent,
such removal will not affect the rights and interests of such
Purchaser Agent as a Bank.
A Purchaser Agent shall give each of its related
Investors and Banks prompt notice of each written notice received
by it from the Seller or the Administrative Agent pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 6.05.
Bank’s Purchase
Decision.
Each Bank acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance upon any Purchaser Agent, any of
its Affiliates or any other Bank and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own evaluation
and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon
any Purchaser Agent, any of its Affiliates or any other Bank and
based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in
taking or not taking action under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.01.
Amendments, Etc.
No amendment or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement and no consent to any departure by the Seller or the
Collection Agent therefrom shall be effective unless in a writing
signed by the Administrative Agent, the Banks, and each of the
Purchaser Agents, as agent for the related purchaser, and, in the
case of any amendment, also signed by the Seller; provided ,
however , that no amendment shall, unless signed by the
Collection Agent in addition to the Administrative Agent and the
Purchaser Agents, affect the rights or duties of the Collection
Agent under this Agreement and provided further that any such
amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;
provided , however , that, if required by the
securitization program documents governing any Purchaser’s
commercial paper program, no such amendment shall be effective
until each rating agency rating the Commercial Paper has received
written notice of such amendment and, in the case of material
amendments, notified the related Purchaser Agent in writing that
such action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the
rating of any Commercial Paper. No failure on the part of the
Investors, the Banks, the Administrative Agent or the Purchaser
Agents to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
SECTION 7.02.
Notices, Etc.
All notices, demands, consents, requests and
other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise
stated herein, be in writing (which shall include electronic
transmission), shall be personally delivered, express couriered,
electronically transmitted (in which case receipt shall be
confirmed by telephone and a hard copy shall also be sent by
regular mail) or mailed by registered or certified mail and shall,
unless otherwise expressly provided herein, be effective when
received at the address specified below for the listed parties or
at such other address as shall be specified in a written notice
furnished to the other parties hereunder.
If to the Seller:
UNITED RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II
Five Greenwich Office Park
Greenwich, CT 06830
Attention: Elliott Mayer
Tel. No.: (203) 618-7202
Facsimile No.: (203) 622-4325
If to the Collection Agent:
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
5 Greenwich Office Park
Greenwich, CT 06830
Attention: Elliott Mayer
Tel. No.: (203) 618-7202
Facsimile No.: (203) 622-4325
If to the Atlantic Purchaser Agent or the
Administrative Agent:
1301 Avenue of
the Americas
Attention:
Matthew Croghan,
Anthony Brown
and Tina Kourmpetis
Tel. No.: (212)
261-7819, (212) 261- 7858, (212) 261- 7814
Facsimile No.:
(212) 459-3258
matthew.croghan@us.calyon.com
anthony.brown@us.calyon.com
tina.kourmpetis@us.calyon.com
If to the Liberty Purchaser Agent:
1 Liberty
Plaza, 26th Floor
Attention:
Richard Garritt
Facsimile No.:
(212) 225-5274
Richard_garritt@scotiacapital.com
Natalie_karaskevicus@scotiacapital.com
If to a Purchaser