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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

Receivables Purchase Transfer Agreement

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT | Document Parties: MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC | DAL-TILE SSC EAST, INC | Dal-Tile SSC West, Inc | Mohawk Carpet Distribution, LP | Mohawk Factoring, Inc You are currently viewing:
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Title: SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Date: 8/1/2008
Industry: Textiles - Non Apparel     Sector: Consumer Cyclical

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, Parties: mohawk industries inc , dal-tile ssc east  inc , dal-tile ssc west  inc , mohawk carpet distribution  lp , mohawk factoring  inc
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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 CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

  

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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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E XHIBITS AND S CHEDULES

 

 

 

 

Exhibit I

 

Definitions

 

 

Exhibit II

 

Principal Place of Business; Location(s) of Collection Records; Federal Employer Identification Number; Organizational Identification Number; Other Names

 

 

Exhibit III

 

Lock-Boxes and Collection Accounts

 

 

Exhibit IV

 

Form of Compliance Certificate

 

 

Exhibit V

 

Copy of Credit and Collection Policy

 

 

Exhibit VI

 

Form of Purchase Report

 

 

Schedule A

 

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 .

(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) .

(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


 
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