Exhibit 10.2
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AND SALE AGREEMENT
D ATED AS OF J ULY 28, 2008
AMONG
MOHAWK CARPET DISTRIBUTION, L.P.,
DAL-TILE CORPORATION, DAL-TILE
SSC WEST, INC. AND DAL-TILE SSC
EAST, INC.
AS O RIGINATORS ,
AND
MOHAWK FACTORING,
INC.,
AS THE B UYER
TABLE OF
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ARTICLE I AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE
PURCHASE
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Section 1.1
Purchase of Receivables
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Section 1.2
Payment for the Purchases
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Section 1.3
Purchase Price Credit Adjustments
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Section 1.4
Payments and Computations, Etc.
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Section 1.5
Transfer of Collection Records; License of Software; Access to
Contracts
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Section 1.6
Characterization
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ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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Section 2.1
Representations and Warranties of Originators
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ARTICLE III CONDITIONS OF
PURCHASE
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Section 3.1
Conditions Precedent to Purchase
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Section 3.2
Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Payments
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ARTICLE IV COVENANTS
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Section 4.1
Affirmative Covenants of Originators
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Section 4.2
Negative Covenants of Originators
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ARTICLE V TERMINATION EVENTS
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Section 5.1
Termination Events
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Section 5.2
Remedies
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ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 6.1
Indemnities by Originators
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Section 6.2
Other Costs and Expenses
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ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 7.1
Waivers and Amendments
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Section 7.2
Notices
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Section 7.3
Protection of Ownership Interests of the Buyer
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Section 7.4
Confidentiality
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Section 7.5
Bankruptcy Petition
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Section 7.6
CHOICE OF LAW
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Section 7.7
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
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Section 7.8
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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Section 7.9
Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Terms
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Section 7.10
Counterparts; Severability; Section References
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XHIBITS
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CHEDULES
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Exhibit I
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Definitions
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Exhibit II
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Principal Place
of Business; Location(s) of Collection Records; Federal Employer
Identification Number; Organizational Identification Number; Other
Names
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Exhibit III
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Lock-Boxes and
Collection Accounts
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Exhibit IV
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Form of
Compliance Certificate
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Exhibit V
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Copy of Credit
and Collection Policy
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Exhibit VI
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Form of
Purchase Report
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Schedule A
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List of
Documents to Be Delivered to the Buyer Prior to Effectiveness of
the Second Amendment and Restatement
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND
RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT,
dated as of July 28, 2008, is
by and among Mohawk Carpet Distribution, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ( “Mohawk Distribution” ),
Dal-Tile Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (
“Dal-Tile” ), Dal-Tile SSC West, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ( “Dal-Tile West” ),
and Dal-Tile SSC East, Inc., a Delaware corporation (
“Dal-Tile East” ); each of Mohawk
Distribution, Dal-Tile, Dal-Tile East, Dal-Tile West and any other
Person that becomes an “Originator” hereunder pursuant
to Section 7.9(b) hereof, an
“Originator” and collectively the
“Originators” ), and Mohawk Factoring,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ( “Buyer”
).
Unless defined elsewhere
herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in Exhibit I
hereto.
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS
Pursuant to the terms of that
certain Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase and Sale
Agreement dated as of August 4, 2003 (as amended, the
“ Existing Agreement ” ) by and among the
Originators, as sellers, and Buyer, as buyer, the Originators sold
Receivables to Buyer.
Each of the Originators party to
this Agreement on the date hereof and the Buyer intended that the
past transfers of Receivables under the Existing Agreement be true
sales to the Buyer thereunder, and each of the Originators and the
Buyer intend that all transfers of Receivables hereunder, be true
sales to the Buyer by such Originator of the Receivables originated
by it, providing the Buyer with the full benefits of ownership of
such Receivables, and none of the Originators nor the Buyer intends
these transactions to be, or for any purpose to be characterized
as, loans from the Buyer to such Originator. Each of the
Originators acknowledges that from and after the date hereof, the
Buyer intends to finance purchases of Receivables from the
Originators, in part, from the proceeds of loans made pursuant to a
Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement of even
date herewith (as the same may from time to time hereafter be
amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, the
“Credit and Security Agreement” ) among
the Buyer, as the borrower, Mohawk Servicing, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, as the initial Servicer, Victory Receivables
Corporation ( “Victory” ), Three Pillars
Funding LLC ( “TPF” ; together with
Victory and the other issuers of Commercial Paper from time to time
party thereto as “Conduits,” each a
“Conduit” and collectively, the
“Conduits” ) and certain other lenders
from time to time party thereto (the
“Lenders” ), SunTrust Robinson Humphrey,
Inc., as administrator of TPF (the “TPF
Agent” ), and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
New York Branch ( “BTMU” ) as
administrator of Victory (the “Victory
Agent” ) and any other entity acting as administrator
of a Conduit (together with the TPF Agent and the Victory Agent,
individually a “Co-Agent”
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and collectively, the
“Co-Agents” ) and STRH as administrative
agent for the Co-Agents, the Lenders and the Conduits (in such
capacity, together with its successors, the
“Administrative Agent” ).
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing
premises and the mutual agreements herein contained and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Existing
Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
ARTICLE I
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE
PURCHASE
Section 1.1 Purchase of
Receivables .
(a) Pursuant to the terms of the
Existing Agreement, each of the Originators has sold, transferred,
set-over and otherwise conveyed to the Buyer, without recourse
(except to the extent expressly provided therein), and the Buyer
purchased from each such Originator, all of such Originator’s
right, title and interest in and to all Receivables originated by
such Originator and existing as of the close of business on the
applicable Initial Cutoff Date. In consideration for the Purchase
Price paid to each Originator upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, each Originator does hereby sell,
assign, transfer, set-over and otherwise convey to the Buyer,
without recourse (except to the extent expressly provided herein),
and the Buyer does hereby purchase from such Originator all
Receivables originated on the date hereof and thereafter by such
Originator through and including the Termination Date, together, in
each case, with all Related Security relating thereto. In
accordance with the preceding sentence, the Buyer shall acquire all
of each Originator’s right, title and interest in and to all
Receivables arising on and after the date hereof through and
including the Termination Date, together with all of such
Originator’s rights in and to all Related Security relating
thereto. The Buyer shall be obligated to pay the Purchase Price for
the Receivables purchased hereunder from each Originator in
accordance with Section 1.2 . From and after the
Termination Date, the Buyer shall not be obligated to purchase
Receivables from any Originator.
(b) On each Monthly Reporting Date,
each Originator shall (or shall require the Servicer to) deliver to
the Buyer a report in substantially the form of Exhibit VI hereto
(each such report being herein called a “Purchase
Report” ) with respect to the Receivables sold by
such Originator to the Buyer during the fiscal month then most
recently ended. In addition to, and not in limitation of, the
foregoing, in connection with the payment of the Purchase Price for
any Receivables purchased hereunder, the Buyer may request that the
applicable Originator deliver, and such Originator shall deliver,
such approvals, opinions, information or documents as the Buyer may
reasonably request.
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(c) It is the intention of the
parties hereto that each Purchase of Receivables from an Originator
made hereunder shall constitute a sale, which sale is absolute and
irrevocable and provides the Buyer with the full benefits of
ownership of the Receivables originated by such Originator. Except
for the Purchase Price Credits owed to such Originator pursuant to
Section 1.3 , the sale of Receivables hereunder by each
Originator is made without recourse to such Originator;
provided, however, that (i) such Originator
shall be liable to the Buyer for all representations, warranties,
covenants and indemnities made by such Originator pursuant to the
terms of the Transaction Documents to which such Originator is a
party, and (ii) such sale does not constitute and is not
intended to result in an assumption by the Buyer or any assignee
thereof of any obligation of such Originator or any other Person
arising in connection with the Receivables, the related Contracts
and/or other Related Security or any other obligations of such
Originator. In view of the intention of the parties hereto that
each Purchase of Receivables made hereunder shall constitute a sale
of such Receivables rather than loans secured thereby, each
Originator agrees that it will, on or prior to the date hereof and
in accordance with Section 4.1(e)(ii) , make
appropriate notation in its computer files relating to the
Receivables originated by it with a legend properly evidencing that
the Buyer has purchased such Receivables as provided in this
Agreement and to note in its financial statements that its
Receivables have been sold to the Buyer. Upon the request of the
Buyer or the Administrative Agent (as the Buyer’s assignee),
each Originator will execute and file such financing or
continuation statements, 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 the
Buyer’s ownership interest in the Receivables originated by
such Originator and the Related Security with respect thereto, or
as the Buyer may reasonably request.
Section 1.2 Payment for the
Purchases .
(a) The Purchase Price for the
Purchase from each Originator of its Receivables in existence as of
the close of business on the applicable Initial Cutoff Date and not
previously assigned or transferred to the Buyer, if any, shall be
payable in full by the Buyer to such Originator on the Business Day
following such Initial Cutoff Date in immediately available
funds.
(b) The Purchase Price for each
Receivable coming into existence after the applicable Initial
Cutoff Date shall be due and owing in full by the Buyer to the
applicable Originator or its designee in immediately available
funds on the date each such Receivable came into existence except
that the Buyer may, with respect to any such Purchase
Price:
(i) offset against such Purchase
Price any amounts owed by such Originator to the Buyer hereunder
and which have become due but remain unpaid; and/or
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(ii) elect to defer payment of all
or any portion of the Purchase Price for Receivables originated by
such Originator during the same Calculation Period (based on the
information contained in the Purchase Report delivered by such
Originator for the Calculation Period then most recently ended)
until the next succeeding Settlement Date.
Section 1.3 Purchase Price
Credit Adjustments . If on any day:
(a) the Outstanding Balance of a
Receivable purchased from any Originator is:
(i) reduced as a result of any
defective or rejected or returned goods or services, any discount
or any adjustment or otherwise by such Originator (other than
(A) as a result of (1) such Receivable becoming a
Charged-Off Receivable or (2) cash and volume discounts of up
to 3% of the original Outstanding Balance of such Receivable or
(B) to reflect cash Collections on account of such
Receivable),
(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
(b) any of the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 2.1(i), (l), (p), (q), (r),
(s) or (t) hereof is not true when made or
deemed made with respect to any Receivable,
then, in such event, the Buyer shall
be entitled to a credit (each, a “Purchase Price
Credit” ) against the Purchase Price otherwise
payable to the applicable Originator hereunder equal to the
Purchase Price paid by the Buyer with respect to such Receivable
(less any Collections received on or after the date of purchase to
and including the date that the Purchase Price Credit is
determined). Each Purchase Price Credit shall be deemed to be a
collection of the related Receivable. If such Purchase Price Credit
exceeds the Original Balance of the Receivables originated by the
applicable Originator on any day, such Originator shall pay the
remaining amount of such Purchase Price Credit in cash on or prior
to the earlier of (i) the next Settlement Date or
(ii) the Termination Date.
Section 1.4 Payments and
Computations, Etc. All amounts to be paid or deposited by the
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 the applicable Originator designated from time to
time by such Originator or as otherwise directed by such
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 360 days for the actual
number of days elapsed.
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Section 1.5 Transfer of
Collection Records; License of Software; Access to Contracts .
In connection with, and in consideration of, the Purchase from each
Originator of Receivables originated by it, each Originator will
deliver to the Buyer or to the Servicer, on behalf of the Buyer,
originals or copies (in written, photostatic, electronic or other
mutually acceptable form) of such Originator’s Collection
Records relating to all Receivables sold by it hereunder. Each
Originator shall permit the Servicer and the Buyer during such
Originator’s normal business hours and without undue
disruption to the Originator’s operations, at the expense of
the Buyer or the Servicer, as applicable (but in no event at the
expense of the Administrative Agent), to inspect and copy all such
Collection Records and other books and records regarding the
Receivables and the Contracts solely for purposes of administering
and collecting the Receivables hereunder and under the Collection
Services Agreement. In order to facilitate such administration,
collection and servicing of such Receivables, each Originator
hereby grants to each of the Buyer, Servicer, and, for so long as
the Credit and Security Agreement remains in effect, the
Administrative Agent, an irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use,
without royalty or payment of any kind, all software used by such
Originator to account for such Receivables, to the extent necessary
to administer such Receivables, whether such software is owned by
such Originator or is owned by others and used by such Originator
under license agreements with respect thereto, provided
that should the consent of any licensor of such software be
required for the grant of the license described herein, to be
effective, such Originator hereby agrees that upon the request of
the Servicer or the Buyer, such Originator will use its reasonable
efforts to obtain the consent of such third-party licensor. The
license granted hereby shall be irrevocable until the later to
occur of (i) the indefeasible payment in full of the Aggregate
Unpaids under the Credit and Security Agreement, and (ii) the
date on which this Agreement terminates in accordance with its
terms.
Section 1.6
Characterization . If, notwithstanding the intention of the
parties expressed in Section 1.1(c) , any sale by an
Originator to the Buyer of Receivables hereunder shall be
characterized as a secured loan and not a sale or such sale shall
for any reason be ineffective or unenforceable, then this Agreement
shall be deemed to constitute a security agreement under the UCC
and other applicable law. For this purpose and without being in
derogation of the parties’ intention that the sale of
Receivables by each Originator hereunder shall constitute a true
sale thereof, such Originator hereby grants to the Buyer a duly
perfected security interest in all of such Originator’s
right, title and interest in and to all Receivables of such
Originator which exist on the date hereof or arise thereafter
through and including the Termination Date, together with all
Related Security with respect thereto, all other rights and
payments relating to such Receivables and all proceeds of the
foregoing, to secure the prompt and complete payment of a loan
deemed to have been made in an amount equal to the Purchase Price
of the Receivables purchased from such Originator together with any
Purchase Interest applicable thereto and all other obligations of
such Originator hereunder, which security interest shall be prior
to all other Adverse Claims thereto. Upon the occurrence of a
Termination Event, the Buyer shall have, in addition to the rights
and remedies which it may have under this Agreement, all other
rights and remedies provided to a secured creditor upon default
under the UCC and other applicable law, which rights and remedies
shall be cumulative.
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations
and Warranties of Originators . Each Originator hereby
represents and warrants to the Buyer on the date of the Purchase
from such Originator hereunder and, except for representations and
warranties that are limited to a certain date, on each date that
any Receivable is originated by such Originator on or after the
date of such Purchase through and including the Termination Date,
that:
(a) Existence and Power .
Such Originator is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state set forth after its name in
the preamble to this Agreement, and is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing as a foreign entity, and has and
holds all organizational power, and all governmental licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its
business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted
except where the failure to so qualify or so hold is not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Power and Authority; Due
Authorization, Execution and Delivery . The execution and
delivery by such 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 such
Originator’s use of the proceeds of the Purchase made from it
hereunder, are within its powers and authority and have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on its part. This Agreement and
each other Transaction Document to which such Originator is a party
has been duly executed and delivered by such Originator.
(c) No Conflict . The
execution and delivery by such 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 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 applicable to it, and do not result in the
creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim on assets of such
Originator or its Subsidiaries (except as created hereunder)
except, in any case, where such contravention or violation is not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and no
transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance with any bulk
sales act or similar law.
(d) Governmental
Authorization . Other than the filing of the financing
statements required hereunder, no authorization or approval or
other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental
authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution and
delivery by such Originator of this Agreement and each other
Transaction Document to which it is a party and the performance of
its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(e) Actions, Suits . There
are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to the best of
such Originator’s knowledge, threatened, before any court,
arbitrator or other body, that could reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect, except as previously disclosed or for
which reserves in reasonable amounts have been established. Such
Originator is not in default with respect to any order of any
court, arbitrator or governmental body.
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(f) Binding Effect . This
Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which such
Originator is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of such Originator enforceable against such 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).
(g) Accuracy of Information .
All written information heretofore furnished by such Originator or
any of its Affiliates to the Buyer 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 such Originator or any of its
Affiliates to the Buyer, as of the date thereof, does not and will
not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(h) Use of Proceeds . No
payment made to any Originator hereunder will be used for a purpose
that violates Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
(i) Good Title . Each
Receivable which is sold to the Buyer hereunder shall be owned by
the respective Originator, free and clear of any Adverse Claim,
except as provided herein or except as may be granted by the Buyer.
Whenever the Buyer makes a purchase hereunder, it shall have
acquired and shall continue to have maintained a valid ownership
interest (free and clear of any Adverse Claim) in the respective
Originator’s entire right, title and interest in and to each
Receivable and the Related Security with respect thereto. There
have been duly filed all financing statements or other similar
instruments or documents necessary under the UCC of all appropriate
jurisdictions to perfect the Buyer’s ownership interest in
such Receivables and the Related Security to the extent such
interest can be perfected by filing a financing statement under the
UCC.
(j) [Reserved] .
(k) Places of Business and
Locations of Collection Records . The principal places of
business and chief executive office of such Originator and the
offices where it keeps its Collection Records are located at the
address(es) listed on Exhibit II or such other locations of
which the 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. Such Originator’s Federal Employer Identification
Number and Organization Identification Number are correctly set
forth on Exhibit II .
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(l) Collections . Such
Originator has directed all Obligors on the Receivables originated
by it existing on or after the applicable Initial Cutoff Date to
make payments thereon directly to a Collection Account or Lock-Box
of the Buyer which is listed on Exhibit III hereto as the
same may be amended from time to time. If any new Lock-Boxes or
Collection Accounts are established by an Originator after the date
of this Agreement, such Originator will promptly provide the Buyer
with a copy of an updated Exhibit III to this Agreement (and upon
such delivery such Exhibit shall be deemed to be amended
accordingly notwithstanding anything in Section 7.1 hereof to
the contrary).
(m) Material Adverse Effect .
Since December 31, 2002, no event has occurred that would have
a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Names . In the 5 years
ending on the date of this Agreement, such Originator has not used
any name in which a financing statement naming such Originator (or
any entity which has merged with and into such Originator) as a
debtor may be properly recorded and effective to grant a security
interest under the UCC as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction
other than (i) the name in which it has executed this
Agreement, and (ii) as listed on Exhibit II
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(o) Not an Investment Company
. Such Originator is not an “investment company”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, or any successor statute.
(p) Compliance with Law .
Each Receivable reflected in any Purchase Report as an Eligible
Receivable, together with the Invoice related thereto, does not
violate any laws, rules or regulations applicable thereto (
including , without limitation , laws,
rules and regulations relating to truth in lending, fair credit
billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt
collection practices and privacy), except where such violation is
not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q) Compliance with Credit and
Collection Policy . Such Originator has complied in all
material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard
to each Receivable originated by it and the related Contract, and
has not made any change since the applicable Initial Cut-Off Date
to such Credit and Collection Policy, except such material change
as to which the Buyer has been notified and has consented, as
required, in accordance with Section 4.1(a)(vi)
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(r) Payments to such
Originator . With respect to each Receivable originated by such
Originator and sold to the Buyer hereunder, the Purchase Price
(and, if applicable, Purchase Interest) received by such Originator
constitutes fair and reasonably equivalent value in consideration
therefor.
(s) Enforceability of
Receivables . Each Receivable sold by such Originator to the
Buyer hereunder is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
related Obligor to pay the Outstanding Balance of the Receivable
created thereunder and accrued Finance Charges (if any) 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) Eligible Receivables .
Each Receivable reflected in any Purchase Report as an Eligible
Receivable was an Eligible Receivable on the date of its
acquisition by the Buyer hereunder.
(u) Accounting . The manner
in which such Originator accounts for the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement does not jeopardize the characterization of the
transactions contemplated herein as being true sales.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF
PURCHASE
Section 3.1 Conditions
Precedent to Effectiveness . Effectiveness of this Agreement is
subject to the conditions precedent that the Buyer shall have
received on or before the date thereof the documents listed on
Schedule A .
Section 3.2 Conditions
Precedent to Subsequent Payments . The Buyer’s obligation
to pay for Receivables coming into existence after the applicable
Initial Cutoff Date shall be subject to the further conditions
precedent that: (a) the Facility Termination Date shall not
have occurred under the Credit and Security Agreement; (b) the
Buyer (or, at any time the Credit and Security Agreement remains in
effect, the Administrative Agent as the Buyer’s assignee)
shall have received such other approvals, opinions or documents as
it may reasonably request; and (c) on the date such Receivable
came into existence, the following statements shall be true (and
acceptance of the proceeds of any payment for such Receivable shall
be deemed a representation and warranty by such Originator that
such statements are then true):
(i) the representations and
warranties set forth in Article II are true and correct on
and as of the date such Receivable came into existence as though
made on and as of such date; and
(ii) no event has occurred and is
continuing that will constitute a Termination Event.
Notwithstanding the foregoing
conditions precedent, and subject to the applicable
Originator’s receipt of payment of the Purchase Price for any
Receivable, all of such Originator’s right, title and
interest in and under such Receivable and the Related Security with
respect thereto shall vest in the Buyer, whether or not the
conditions precedent to the Buyer’s obligation to pay for
such Receivable were in fact satisfied. The failure of such
Originator to satisfy any of the foregoing conditions precedent
may, however, give rise to a claim for indemnity under Article
VI of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Section 4.1 Affirmative
Covenants of Originators . Until the date on which this
Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, each Originator
hereby covenants as set forth below:
(a) Financial Reporting .
Such Originator will maintain, for itself and each of its
Subsidiaries, a system of accounting established and administered
in accordance with GAAP, and furnish to the Buyer (or, at any time
the Credit and Security Agreement remains in effect, the Agent as
the Buyer’s assignee):
(i) Annual Reporting .
Promptly upon the filing thereof with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, if applicable, and, in any event, within 90 days after
the close of each of Parent’s fiscal years, audited,
unqualified consolidated financial statements (which shall include
balance sheets, statements of earnings and stockholders’
equity and cash flows) for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries
(which include such Originator) for such fiscal year, accompanied
by an opinion of independent public accountants of recognized
national standing.
(ii) Quarterly Reporting .
Promptly upon the filing thereof with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, if applicable, and, in any event, within 45 days after
the close of the first three (3) quarterly periods of each of
Parent’s fiscal years, consolidated balance sheets of Parent
and its consolidated Subsidiaries (including such Originator) as at
the close of each such period and consolidated statements of
earnings and stockholders’ equity and cash flows for Parent
and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the period from the beginning
of such fiscal year to the end of such quarter, all certified by a
Responsible Financial Officer of Parent.
(iii) Compliance Certificate
. Together with the financial statements required hereunder, a
compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit
IV signed by an Authorized Officer of Parent and dated the date
of such annual financial statement or such quarterly financial
statement, as the case may be.
(iv) Shareholders’
Statements and Reports . Promptly upon the furnishing thereof
generally to the shareholders of Parent, copies of all financial
statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished.
(v) S.E.C. Filings . Promptly
upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements
(other than registration statements on Forms S-8 or S-3 covering
benefit or compensation plans, stock purchase or dividend
repurchase plans, or for purposes of resales of securities by
holders) and annual, quarterly or other periodic reports which
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries files with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
(vi) Change in Credit and
Collection Policy . At least thirty (30) days prior to the
effectiveness of any material change in or material amendment to
the Credit and Collection Policy, a copy of the Credit and
Collection Policy then in effect and a notice indicating such
proposed change or amendment and, if such proposed change is
reasonably likely to adversely affect the collectibility of the
Receivables generally or materially decrease the credit quality of
newly created Receivables generally, requesting the Buyer’s
consent thereto.
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(vii) Other Information .
Promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents,
records or reports relating to the Receivables originated by such
Originator or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise,
of such Originator as the Buyer may from time to time reasonably
request in order to protect the interests of the Buyer under or as
contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however ,
that the Buyer shall keep all such information which is not
otherwise in the public domain confidential and require a
confidentiality agreement from any third party that may properly
request such information.
(b) Notices . Such Originator
will notify the Buyer in writing of any of the following promptly
upon learning of the occurrence thereof, describing the same and,
if applicable, the steps being taken with respect
thereto:
(i) Termination Events or
Unmatured Termination Events . The occurrence of each
Termination Event and each Unmatured Termination Event, by a
statement of an Authorized Officer of such Originator.
(ii) Material Adverse Effect
. The occurrence of any event or condition that has had, or is
reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) ERISA Events . The
occurrence of any ERISA Event.
(c) Compliance with Laws and
Preservation of Existence . Such 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 where the failure to so comply is not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Originator will
preserve and maintain its legal existence, rights, franchises and
privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization, and qualify and
remain qualified in good standing as a foreign entity in each
jurisdiction where its business is conducted, except where the
failure to so qualify or remain in good standing is not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Audits . Such Originator
will furnish to the Buyer from time to time such information with
respect to it and the Receivables sold by it as the Buyer may
reasonably request. Such Originator will, from time to time during
regular business hours as requested by the Buyer (or, at any time
the Credit and Security Agreement remains in effect, the
Administrative Agent as the Buyer’s assignee), upon not less
than two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice unless
a Termination Event has occurred, permit the Buyer or their
respective agents or representatives: (i) to examine and make
copies of and abstracts from all Other Records in the possession or
under the control of such Originator relating to the Receivables
and the Related Security, including, without limitation, the
related Contracts to the extent permitted by Section 1.5, and
(ii) to visit the offices and properties of such Originator
for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause
(i) above, and to discuss, on a confidential basis, matters
relating to such Originator’s financial condition or the
Receivables and the Related Security or such Originator’s
performance under any of the Transaction Documents or such
Originator’s performance under the Contracts and, in each
case, with any of the officers or employees of such Originator
having knowledge of such matters.
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(e) Keeping and Marking of
Records and Books .
(i) Such Originator will maintain or
will cause the Servicer to maintain 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 immediate identification of each new
Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing
Receivable). Such Originator will give, or will direct the Servicer
to give, the Buyer notice of any material change in the
administrative and operating procedures referred to in the previous
sentence.
(ii) Such Originator will
(A) on or prior to the date on which it becomes a party to
this Agreement, make appropriate notation in its computer files and
other books and records relating to the Receivables describing the
Buyer’s ownership interests in the Receivables and
(B) upon the request of the Buyer following the occurrence of
a Termination Event, mark each Invoice applicable to any Receivable
sold by such Originator to the Buyer hereunder with a legend or
code describing the Buyer’s ownership thereof.
(f) Compliance with Contracts and
Credit and Collection Policy . Such Originator will timely
(i) perform and comply in all material respects with all
provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by
it under the Contracts related to the Receivables originated by it,
and (ii) comply in all material respects with the Credit and
Collection Policy in regard to each such Receivable and the related
Contract.
(g) Ownership . Such
Originator will take all necessary action to establish and
maintain, irrevocably, the Buyer’s right, title and interest
in and to the Receivables originated or acquired by such Originator
and sold to the Buyer hereunder, and to keep the Receivables and
associated Related Security, in each case, free and clear of any
Adverse Claims other than Adverse Claims in favor of the Buyer (
including , without limitation , the
filing of all financing statements, continuation statements and/or
financing statement amendments necessary under the UCC of all
appropriate jurisdictions to perfect the Buyer’s interest in
such Receivables and Related Security to the extent such interest
can be perfected by filing any of the foregoing under the UCC and
such other action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the
interest of the Buyer as the Buyer may reasonably
request).
(h) Agents’ and
Lenders’ Reliance . Such Originator acknowledges that the
Agents and the Lenders are relying upon the Buyer’s identity
as a legal entity that is separate from such Originator and its
other Affiliates and agrees to take all reasonable steps
to
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maintain the Buyer’s identity as a
separate legal entity and to make it manifest to third parties that
the Buyer is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from
those of such Originator and its other Affiliates and not just a
division thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
and in addition to the other covenants set forth herei