Exhibit 10.18
Execution
Version
RECEIVABLES SALE
AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 10,
2008
BETWEEN
JOHNSONDIVERSEY CANADA,
INC.,
as Originator
AND
JWPR CORPORATION,
as Buyer
RECEIVABLES SALE
AGREEMENT
THIS RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT,
dated as of December 10, 2008 is by and between
JohnsonDiversey Canada, Inc., an Ontario corporation (“
Originator ”), and JWPR Corporation, a Nevada
corporation (“ Buyer ”). Unless defined
elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in Exhibit I
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PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS
Originator now owns, and from time
to time hereafter will own, Receivables. Originator wishes to sell
and assign to Buyer, and Buyer wishes to purchase from Originator,
all of Originator’s right, title and interest in and to such
Receivables, together with the Related Security and Collections
with respect thereto.
Following the purchase of
Receivables from Originator, Buyer will sell undivided interests
therein and in the associated Related Security and Collections
pursuant to that certain Third Amended and Restated Receivables
Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as the same may
from time to time hereafter be amended, supplemented, restated or
otherwise modified, the “ Purchase Agreement ”)
among Buyer, the commercial paper conduits from time to time party
thereto as “Conduits”, the financial institutions from
time to time party thereto as “Financial Institutions”,
and The Bank of Nova Scotia (“ BNS ”) or any
successor agent appointed pursuant to the terms of the Purchase
Agreement, as agent for the Conduits and such Financial
Institutions (in such capacity, the “ Agent
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ARTICLE I
AMOUNTS AND TERMS
Section 1.1 Purchase of
Receivables .
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(a)
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Effective on the date hereof, in
consideration for the Purchase Price and upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein, Originator does hereby sell,
assign, transfer, set-over and otherwise convey to Buyer on a
non-serviced basis, without recourse (except to the extent
expressly provided herein) and without regard to collectibility,
and Buyer does hereby purchase
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from Originator, all of
Originator’s right, title and interest in and to (i) all
Receivables which are existing as of the close of business on the
Business Day immediately prior to the date hereof and (ii) all
Receivables thereafter arising through and including
December 9, 2010, together, in each case, with all Related
Security relating thereto and all Collections thereof;
provided , that, Buyer shall be obligated to pay the
Purchase Price therefor in accordance with Section 1.2
. In connection with the payment of the Purchase Price for any
Receivables purchased hereunder, Buyer may request that Originator
deliver, and Originator shall deliver, such approvals, opinions,
information, reports or documents as Buyer may reasonably
request.
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(b)
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It is the
express intent of the parties hereto that the Purchase of the
Receivables made hereunder shall constitute an absolute sale of the
Receivables sold under this Agreement by Originator to Buyer and
the beneficial interest in and title to the Receivables and the
Related Security shall not be part of Originator’s estate in
the event of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding by or against
Originator under any bankruptcy or insolvency law. Except for the
Purchase Price Credits owed pursuant to Section 1.3 ,
the sale of Receivables hereunder is made without recourse to
Originator; provided , however , that
(i) Originator shall be liable to Buyer for all
representations, warranties and covenants made by Originator
pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents to which
Originator is a party, and (ii) such sale does not constitute
and is not intended to result in an assumption by Buyer or any
assignee thereof of any obligation of Originator or any other
Person arising in connection with the Receivables and/or the
Related Security or any other obligations of Originator. Originator
agrees that it will, on or prior to the date hereof and in
accordance with Section 4.1(e)(ii) , mark its master
data processing records relating to the Receivables with a legend
acceptable to Buyer and to the Agent (as Buyer’s assignee),
evidencing that Buyer has purchased such Receivables as provided in
this Agreement and to note in its financial statements that its
Receivables have been sold to Buyer. Upon the request of Buyer or
the Agent (as Buyer’s assignee), Originator will execute and
file such financing or financing change statements, certificates of
registration or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, and such
other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate to
perfect and maintain the perfection of Buyer’s ownership
interest in the Receivables and the Related Security and
Collections with respect thereto, or as Buyer or the Agent (as
Buyer’s assignee) may reasonably request.
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Section 1.2 Payment for the
Purchase .
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(a)
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The Purchase
Price for the Purchase of Receivables which are in existence on the
close of business on the Business Day immediate preceding the date
hereof (the “Initial Cutoff Date”) shall be payable in
full by Buyer to Originator on the date hereof, and shall be paid
to Originator by delivery of immediately available
funds.
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(b)
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The Purchase
Price for each Receivable coming into existence after the Initial
Cutoff Date shall be due and owing in full by Buyer to Originator
or its designee on the date each such Receivable came into
existence and shall be paid to Originator in the manner provided in
the following paragraph (c).
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(c)
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Although the
Purchase Price for each Receivable coming into existence after the
date hereof shall be due and payable in full by Buyer to Originator
on the date such Receivable came into existence, and although Buyer
intends in the ordinary course to remit to Originator on a daily
basis amounts (to the extent available therefor under the Purchase
Agreement) from collections on the Receivables for application to
the Purchase Price obligation then outstanding, settlement of the
Purchase Price between Buyer and Originator shall be effected on a
monthly basis on each Settlement Date with respect to all
Receivables coming into existence during the same Calculation
Period as reported by Originator to Buyer, and Buyer shall pay to
Originator in immediately available funds the aggregate Purchase
Price owing with respect to such Receivables which remains
outstanding on such Settlement Date.
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Section 1.3 Purchase Price
Adjustments . If on any day:
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(a)
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the Outstanding
Balance of a Receivable is:
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(i) reduced as a result of any
defective or rejected goods or services, any discount or any
adjustment or otherwise by Originator (other than cash Collections
on account of the Receivables),
(ii) reduced or canceled as a result
of a setoff in respect of any claim by any Person (whether such
claim arises out of the same or a related transaction or an
unrelated transaction), or
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(b)
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any of the representations and
warranties set forth in Article II are no longer true with
respect to any Receivable, then, in such
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event, (i) in the case of
clause (a), Buyer shall be entitled to a credit against the
Purchase Price otherwise payable hereunder in an amount equal to
the amount of such reduction or cancellation, and (ii) in the
case of clause (b), Buyer shall be entitled to a credit against the
Purchase Price otherwise payable hereunder in an amount equal to
the full amount of the Outstanding Balance of such Receivable and,
on the following Settlement Date after application of any payment
required to be made by the Originator on such Settlement Date
pursuant to the next sentence, such Receivable, its Related
Security, and any future Collections, any Records, Contracts and
other rights and documents relating thereto (the “Reconveyed
Assets”), shall hereby be conveyed by Buyer to Originator,
free and clear of any Adverse Claim on the part of the Buyer or any
assignee of the Buyer. If the aggregate amount of all Purchase
Price Credits during any Calculation Period shall exceed the
aggregate amount of Purchase Price payable in respect of
Receivables coming into existence during such Calculation Period,
the Originator shall pay an amount in cash equal to such excess to
Buyer on the Settlement Date following the end of such Calculation
Period or on such earlier date as the Agent may direct. Buyer
hereby grants to Originator a power of attorney, coupled with an
interest, to act as its attorney for the purpose of doing anything
which Buyer may lawfully do by attorney solely for the purpose of
effecting any reconveyance of Reconveyed Assets to be effected in
accordance with this Section 1.3.
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Section 1.4 Payments and
Computations, Etc . All amounts to be paid or deposited by
Buyer hereunder shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the
terms hereof on the day when due in immediately available funds to
the account of Originator designated from time to time by
Originator or as otherwise directed by Originator. In the event
that any payment owed by any Person hereunder becomes due on a day
that is not a Business Day, then such payment shall be made on the
next succeeding Business Day. If any Person fails to pay any amount
hereunder when due, such Person agrees to pay, on demand, the
Default Fee in respect thereof until paid in full; provided
, however , that such Default Fee shall not at any time
exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. All
computations of interest payable hereunder shall be made on the
basis of a year of 365 days for the actual number of days
(including the first but excluding the last day)
elapsed.
Section 1.5 Transfer of
Records .
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(a)
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In connection with the Purchase
of Receivables hereunder, Originator hereby sells, transfers,
assigns and otherwise conveys to Buyer all of Originator’s
right and title to and interest in the Records relating to all
Receivables sold hereunder, without the need
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for any further documentation in
connection with the Purchase. In connection with such transfer,
Originator hereby grants to the Buyer (and authorizes the Buyer to
grant to the Agent) and the Servicer an irrevocable, non-exclusive
license to use, without royalty or payment of any kind, all
software used by Originator to account for the Receivables, to the
extent necessary to administer the Receivables, whether such
software is owned by Originator or is owned by others and used by
Originator under license agreements with respect thereto,
provided that should the consent of any licensor of
Originator to such grant of the license described herein be
required, Originator hereby agrees that upon the request of Buyer
(or the Agent as Buyer’s assignee), such consent shall be a
condition to the grant of the foregoing license with respect to the
applicable software and Originator will use its reasonable efforts
to obtain the consent of such third-party licensor. The license
granted hereby shall be irrevocable, and shall terminate on the
date this Agreement terminates in accordance with its
terms.
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(b)
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Originator
(i) shall take such action requested by Buyer and/or the Agent
(as Buyer’s assignee), from time to time hereafter, that may
be necessary or appropriate to ensure that Buyer and its assigns
under the Purchase Agreement have an enforceable ownership interest
in the Records relating to the Receivables purchased from
Originator hereunder, and (ii) shall use its reasonable
efforts to ensure that Buyer, the Agent and the Servicer each has
an enforceable right (whether by license or sublicense or
otherwise) to use all of the computer software used to account for
the Receivables and/or to recreate such Records.
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Section 1.6 Reconveyance of
Receivables on Termination Date . On the Termination Date,
Buyer hereby reassigns to Originator for $1.00, free and clear of
any Adverse Claim on the part of Buyer or any assignee of Buyer,
all of Buyer’s right, title and interest in and to the
Receivables, Related Security, any Collections, any Records,
Contracts and other rights and documents relating thereto that are
originated on or after the Termination Date, which for greater
certainty shall be deemed to be Reconveyed Assets, and Buyer and
Originator shall promptly execute and deliver all instruments and
documents and take all actions necessary, including without
limitation any recording, filing or registration, to evidence and
give effect to such reassignment. Buyer grants to Originator a
power of attorney, coupled with an interest, to act as its attorney
for the purpose of doing anything which Buyer may lawfully do by
attorney solely for the purpose of effecting any reassignment of
Receivables, Related Security, any Collections, any Records,
Contracts and other rights and documents relating thereto to be
effected in accordance with this Section 1.6.
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Section 1.7
Re-characterization . If the sale of Receivables hereunder
is re-characterized as a secured loan and not a sale or if such
sale shall for any reason be ineffective or unenforceable, each of
the Originator and the Buyer represents and warrants as to itself
that each remittance of Collections by the Originator to the Buyer
hereunder will have been (i) in payment of a debt incurred by
the Originator in the ordinary course of business or financial
affairs of the Originator and the Buyer and (ii) made in the
ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the Originator
and the Buyer.
Section 1.8 Reconveyed
Assets . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement,
following the reconveyance of any Reconveyed Assets, the relevant
Reconveyed Assets shall be deemed not to form part of the
Receivables, Related Security, Collections, Records, Contracts or
other rights and documents relating to such Reconveyed Assets sold,
transferred assigned to the Buyer or in respect of which other
rights were assigned to the Buyer under this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations
and Warranties of Originator . Originator hereby represents and
warrants to Buyer that:
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(a)
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Corporate
Existence and Powe r.
Originator is (1) a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation, and (2) is duly qualified to do business and is
in good standing as a foreign corporation (other than in its
jurisdiction of incorporation) and has and holds all corporate
power and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and
approvals required to carry on its business in each jurisdiction in
which its business is conducted, except in the case of (2) to
the extent that any failure to do so could not be reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
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Power and
Authority; Due Authorization Execution and Delivery
. The execution and delivery by
Originator of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to
which it is a party, and the performance of its obligations
hereunder and thereunder, and Originator’s use of the
proceeds of the Purchase made hereunder, are within its corporate
powers and authority and have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on its part. This Agreement and each other
Transaction Document to which Originator is a party has been duly
executed and delivered by Originator.
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(c)
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No
Conflict . The execution
and delivery by Originator of this Agreement and each other
Transaction Document to which it is a party, and the performance of
its obligations hereunder and thereunder do not contravene or
violate (i) its certificate or articles of incorporation or
by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents), (ii) any
law, rule or regulation applicable to it, (iii) any
restrictions under any agreement, contract or instrument to which
it is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, or
(iv) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree
binding on or affecting it or its property, and do not result in
the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim on assets of
Originator (except as created by the Transaction Documents); and no
transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance with any bulk
sales act or similar law.
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(d)
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Governmental
Authorization . Other
than the filing of the financing statements required hereunder, no
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or
filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is
required for the due execution and delivery by Originator of this
Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a
party and the performance of its obligations hereunder and
thereunder.
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(e)
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Actions,
Suits . There are no
actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to the best of
Originator’s knowledge, threatened, against or affecting
Originator, or any of its properties, in or before any court,
arbitrator or other body, that could reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect. Originator is not in default with
respect to any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental
body.
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Binding
Effect . This Agreement
and each other Transaction Document to which Originator is a party
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Originator
enforceable against Originator in accordance with their respective
terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws
relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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Accuracy of
Information . All
information heretofore furnished by Originator or any of its
Affiliates to Buyer (or its assigns) for purposes of or in
connection with this Agreement, any of the other Transaction
Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is, and
all such information hereafter furnished by Originator or any of
its Affiliates to Buyer (or its assigns)
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will be, true and accurate in every
material respect on the date such information is stated or
certified and does not and will not contain any material
misstatement of fact or omit to state a material fact or any fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading.
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(h)
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Use of
Proceeds . No proceeds of
the Purchase hereunder will be used (i) for a purpose that
violates, or would be inconsistent with, Regulation T, U or X
promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
from time to time or (ii) to acquire any security in any
transaction which is subject to Section 13 or 14
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(i)
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Good
Title . Immediately prior
to the transfer hereunder of any Receivable, Originator shall be
the legal and beneficial owner of each such Receivables and Related
Security with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claim,
except as created by the Transaction Documents. There have been
duly filed all financing statements or other similar instruments or
documents, if any, necessary under the PPSA (or any comparable law)
of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect Originator’s
ownership interest in each Receivable, its Collections and the
Related Security.
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(j)
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Perfection . This Agreement, together with the filing by
Originator of the financing statements contemplated in
Section 4.1(g) , is effective to transfer to Buyer (and
Buyer shall acquire from Originator) on the date hereof legal and
beneficial ownership to, with the right to sell and encumber each
Receivable existing and hereafter arising, together with the
Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, free and
clear of any Adverse Claim, except as created by the Transactions
Documents. There have been duly filed all financing statements or
other similar instruments or documents necessary under the PPSA (or
any comparable law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect
Buyer’s ownership interest in the Receivables, the Related
Security and the Collections.
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(k)
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Places of
Business . The principal
places of business and chief executive office of Originator and the
offices where it keeps all of its Records are located at the
address(es) listed on Exhibit II or such other locations of
which Buyer has been notified in accordance with
Section 4.2(a) in jurisdictions where all action
required by Section 4.2(a) has been taken and
completed.
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Collections . The names and addresses of all Collection
Banks, together with the account numbers of the Collection Accounts
of Originator at each Collection Bank and the post office box
number of each Lock-Box, are listed on Exhibit III
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(m)
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Material
Adverse Effect . Since
September 30, 2008, no event has occurred that would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(n)
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Names . In the past five (5) years, Originator
has not used any corporate names, trade names or assumed names
other than as listed on Exhibit II .
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(o)
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Not an
Investment Company .
Originator is not an “ investment company ”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, or any successor statute.
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Compliance
with Law . Originator has
complied in all respects with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or
awards to which it may be subject. Each Receivable, together with
the Contract related thereto, does not contravene any laws, rules
or regulations applicable thereto ( including , without
limitation , laws, rules and regulations relating to consumer
protection, truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit
reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices
and privacy), and no part of such Contract is in violation of any
such law, rule or regulation, except to the extent that any
contravention or violation could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
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Compliance
with Credit and Collection Policy . Originator has complied in all material
respects with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each
Receivable and the related Contract, and has not made any material
change to such Credit and Collection Policy.
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(r)
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Payments to
Originator . With respect
to each Receivable transferred to Buyer hereunder, the Purchase
Price to be paid to Originator by Buyer constitutes approximately
the fair market value in consideration therefor and the terms of
this Agreement are consistent with the terms that would be obtained
in an arm’s length sale, and such transfer was not made for
or on account of an antecedent debt.
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Enforceability of Contracts
. Each Contract with respect to each
Receivable is effective to create, and has created, a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the related Obligor to pay the
Outstanding Balance of the Receivable created thereunder and any
accrued interest thereon, enforceable against the Obligor in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
other similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
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(t)
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Eligible
Receivables . Each
Receivable included in the Net Receivables Balance as an Eligible
Receivable on the date it came into existence was an Eligible
Receivable on such date.
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(u)
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Accounting . The manner in which Originator will account
for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not
inconsistent with the characterization or treatment of each
transfer hereunder as having the effect of a true sale.
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(v)
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Compliance
with Representations . On
and as of the date of the Purchase and on and as of each subsequent
date each Receivable comes into existence, Originator hereby
represents and warrants that all of the other representations and
warranties set forth in this Article II are true and correct
on and as of each such date (and after giving effect to all
Receivables in existence on each such date) as though made on and
as of each such date, provided however that any changes to such
representations and warranties that have been communicated to Buyer
by Originator in accordance with the covenants set forth in
Section 4.2 shall be deemed to have been made for the
foregoing purposes. For greater certainty and notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, Originator makes no representation
or warranty with respect to the collectibility of any Receivable
following the date of purchase thereof.
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ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE
Section 3.1 Conditions
Precedent to Purchase . The Purchase under this Agreement is
subject to the conditions precedent that (a) Buyer shall have
received on or before the date of the Purchase those documents
listed on Schedule A and (b) all of the conditions to
the initial purchase under the Purchase Agreement shall have been
satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms
thereof.
Section 3.2 Conditions
Precedent to Subsequent Transfers and Payments .
Originator’s obligation to transfer and Buyer’s
obligation to pay for Receivables coming into existence after the
date hereof shall be subject to the further conditions precedent
that (a) the Termination Date shall not have occurred; and
(b) Buyer (or its assigns) shall have received such other
approvals, opinions or documents as it may reasonably
request.
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Section 4.1 Affirmative
Covenants of Originator . Until the date on which this
Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, Originator
hereby covenants as set forth below:
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Financial
Reporting . Originator
will maintain, for itself and each of its Subsidiaries, a system of
accounting established and administered in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and furnish to Buyer (or
its assigns):
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(i) Annual Reportin g. Within
90 days after the close of each of its respective fiscal years,
audited and consolidated financial statements (which shall include
balance sheets, statements of income and retained earnings and a
statement of cash flows) for Originator for such fiscal year
certified in a manner acceptable to Buyer (or its assigns) by
independent public accountants acceptable to Buyer (or its
assigns), which certification shall state that such consolidated
financial statements present fairly the financial position for the
periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis
consistent with prior years.
(ii) Quarterly Reporting .
Within 50 days after the close of the first three
(3) quarterly periods of each of its respective fiscal years,
balance sheets of Originator as at the close of each such period
and statements of income and retained earnings and a statement of
cash flows for Originator for the period from the beginning of such
fiscal year to the end of such quarter, all certified by an
Authorized Officer.
(iii) Compliance Certificate
. Together with the financial statements required hereunder, a
compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit
IV signed by Originator’s Authorized Officer and dated
the date of such annual financial statement or such quarterly
financial statement, as the case may be.
(iv) Copies of Notices .
Promptly upon its receipt of any notice, request for consent,
financial statements, certification, report or other communication
under or in connection with any Transaction Document from any
Person other than Buyer, the Managing Agents, the Purchaser or the
Agent, copies of the same.
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(v) Change in Credit and
Collection Policy . At least thirty (30) days prior to the
effectiveness of any material change in or amendment to the Credit
and Collection Policy, a copy of the Credit and Collection Policy
then in effect and a notice indicating such change or
amendment.
(vi) Other Information .
Promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents,
records or reports relating to the Receivables or the condition or
operations, financial or otherwise, of Originator as Buyer (or its
assigns) may from time to time reasonably request in order to
protect the interests of Buyer (and its assigns) under or as
contemplated by this Agreement.
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Notices . Originator will notify the Buyer (or its
assigns) in writing of any of the following promptly upon learning
of the occurrence thereof, describing the same and, if applicable,
the steps being taken with respect thereto:
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(i) Termination Events or
Potential Termination Events . The occurrence of each
Termination Event and each Potential Termination Event, by a
statement of an Authorized Officer of Originator.
(ii) Judgment and Proceedings
. (1) The entry of any judgment or decree against Originator
or any of its Subsidiaries which is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect; or (2) the institution of any
material litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental
proceeding against Originator.
(iii) Material Adverse Effect
. The occurrence of any event or condition that has, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
(iv) Defaults Under Other
Agreements . The occurrence of a default or an event of default
under any other material financing arrangement pursuant to which
Originator is a debtor or an obligor.
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(c)
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Compliance with Laws and
Preservation of Corporate Existence . Originator will comply in all respects with
all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments,
injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject except to
the extent that
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any failure to do so could not be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Originator
will preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights,
franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation,
and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction (other than its jurisdiction of
incorporation) where its business is conducted except to the extent
that any failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
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Audits . Originator will furnish to Buyer, the Servicer
and the Agent from time to time such information with respect to it
and the Receivables as Buyer, the Servicer or the Agent may
reasonably request. Originator will, from time to time during
regular business hours as requested by Buyer, the Servicer or the
Agent or the Agent, upon reasonable notice and at the sole cost of
Originator, permit Buyer, the Servicer and the Agent or their
respective agents or representatives, (i) to examine and make
copies of and abstracts from all Records in the possession or under
the control of Originator relating to the Receivables and the
Related Security, including, without limitation, the related
Contracts, and (ii) to visit the offices and properties of
Originator for the purpose of examining such materials described in
clause (i) above, and to discuss matters relating to
Originator’s financial condition or the Receivables and the
Related Security or Originator’s performance under any of the
Transaction Documents or Originator’s performance under the
Contracts and, in each case, with any of the officers or employees
of Originator having knowledge of such matters. The extent to which
Originator shall be liable in respect of costs and expenses
incurred by the Agent in connection with the activities
contemplated in this Section 4.1(d) shall be as set
forth in the Ancillary Costs Agreement.
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Keeping and
Marking of Records and Books .
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(i) Originator will maintain and
implement administrative and operating procedures (including,
without limitation, an ability to recreate records evidencing
Receivables in the event of the destruction of the originals
thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and
other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the
collection of all Receivables (including, without limitation,
records adequate to permit the timely identification of each new
Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing
Receivable). Originator will give Buyer (or its assigns) notice of
any material change in the administrative and operating procedures
referred to in the previous sentence.
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(ii) Originator will (A) on or
prior to the date hereof, mark its master data processing records
and other books and records relating to the Receivables with a
legend, acceptable to Buyer (or its assigns), describing
Buyer’s ownership interests in the Receivables and further
describing the Purchaser Interests of the Agent (on behalf of the
Purchasers) under the Purchase Agreement and (B) upon the
request of Buyer or the Agent, (x) at any time, following the
occurrence of a Termination Event, at which the Agent is
considering the termination of JDI as Servicer for purposes of the
Purchase Agreement, mark each Contract with a legend describing
Buyer’s ownership interests in the Receivables and further
describing the Purchaser Interests of the Agent (on behalf of the
Purchasers) and (y) after the termination of JDI as Servicer,
deliver to Buyer or, if so directed by Buyer, the Agent all
Contracts (including, without limitation, all multiple originals of
any such Contract) relating to the Receivables.
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(f)
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Compliance
with Contracts and Credit and Collection Policy
. Originator will timely and fully
(i) perform and comply with all provisions, covenants and
other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts
related to the Receivables, except to the extent that any failure
to do so could not be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (ii) comply in all material respects with
the Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Receivable and
the related Contract. Originator will pay when due any taxes
payable in connection with the Receivables, exclusive of taxes on
or measured by income or gross receipts of Buyer and its
assigns.
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Ownership . Originator will take all necessary action to
establish and maintain, irrevocably in Buyer, legal and equitable
title to the Receivables, the Related Security and the Collections,
free and clear of any Adverse Claims other than Adverse Claims in
favor of Buyer (and its assigns) (including, without limitation,
the filing of all financing statements or other similar instruments
or documents necessary under the PPSA (or any comparable law) of
all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect Buyer’s interest in
such Receivables, Related Security and Collections and such other
action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of
Buyer as Buyer or the Agent may reasonably request).
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(h)
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Purchasers’
Reliance . Originator
acknowledges that the Agent and the Purchasers are entering into
the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement in reliance
upon Buyer’s identity as a legal entity that is separate from
Originator and any Affiliates thereof. Therefore, from and after
the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, Originator
will take all reasonable steps
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including, without limitation, all
steps that Buyer or any assignee of Buyer may from time to time
reasonably request to maintain Buyer’s identity as a separate
legal entity and to make it manifest to third parties that Buyer is
an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of
Originator and any Affiliates thereof and not just a division of
Originator. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in
addition to the other covenants set forth herein, Originator
(i) will not hold itself out to third parties as liable for
the debts of Buyer nor purport to own the Receivables and other
assets acquired by Buyer, (ii) will take all other actions
necessary on its part to maintain itself as a separate legal entity
distinct from Buyer, including by giving consideration to the
obligations of Buyer to comply with the covenants set forth in
Section 7.1(i) of the Purchase Agreement and
(iii) will cause all tax liabilities arising in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein or otherwise to be
allocated between Originator and Buyer on an arm’s-length
basis.
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(i)
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Collections . For so long as any Lock-Box Account or
Collection Account is in the name of or under the control of
Originator, Originator will cause (1) all proceeds from all
Lock-Boxes to be directly deposited by a Collection Bank into a
Collection Account and (2) each Lock-Box and Collection
Account to be subject at all times to a Collection Account
Agreement that is in full force and effect. In the event any
payments relating to Receivables are remitted directly to
Originator or any Affiliate of Originator, Originator will remit
(or will cause all such payments to be remitted) directly to a
Collection Bank for deposit into a Collection Account within two
(2) Business Days following receipt thereof and, at all times
prior to such remittance, Originator will itself hold or, if
app
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