Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
U.S. $25,000,000
REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
by and among
SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES,
INC.,
as the Originator and the
Servicer
SPARTA FUNDING
LLC,
as the Borrower
AUTOBAHN FUNDING COMPANY
LLC,
as a Lender
DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE
ZENTRAL-GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK, FRANKFURT
AM MAIN, NEW YORK
BRANCH,
as the Administrative Agent and
as the Liquidity Agent
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as the Collateral Custodian and
as the Collection Account Bank
and
LYON FINANCIAL SERVICES,
INC.,
(d/b/a U.S. Bank Portfolio
Services),
as the Backup
Servicer
Dated as of December 19,
2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITION
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Section
1.1.
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Certain Defined
Terms
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8
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Section
1.2.
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Other
Terms
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39
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Section
1.3.
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Computation of
Time Periods
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40
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Section
1.4.
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Interpretation
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40
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ARTICLE
II THE
FACILITY
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40
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Section
2.1.
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Borrowings
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40
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Section
2.2.
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Procedures for
Advances by Lenders
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41
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Section
2.3.
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Reduction of
the Maximum Facility Amount; Optional Repayments
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42
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Section
2.4.
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Determination
and Payment of Interest
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43
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Section
2.5.
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Notations
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43
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Section
2.6.
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Principal
Repayments
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43
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Section
2.7.
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Settlement
Procedures During the Revolving Period
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43
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Section
2.8.
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Settlement
Procedures During the Amortization Period
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45
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Section
2.9.
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Collections and
Allocations
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46
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Section
2.10.
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Payments,
Computations, Etc
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47
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Section2.11.
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Fees
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47
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Section
2.12.
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Increased
Costs; Capital Adequacy; Illegality
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48
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Section
2.13.
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Taxes
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49
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Section 2.14.
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Assignment of
the Sale Agreement
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51
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Section
2.15.
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Repurchase of
Receivables
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51
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ARTICLE
III CONDITIONS TO CLOSING AND
ADVANCES
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51
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Section
3.1.
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Conditions to
Closing and Initial Advance
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51
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Section
3.2.
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Conditions
Precedent to All Advances
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53
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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54
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Section
4.1.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Borrower
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54
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Section
4.2.
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Reserved
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62
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Section
4.3.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer and the Originator
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62
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Section
4.4.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Backup Servicer
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66
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(continued)
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Section
4.5.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Collateral Custodian
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66
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ARTICLE
V GENERAL
COVENANTS
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67
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Section
5.1.
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Affirmative
Covenants of the Borrower
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67
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Section
5.2.
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Negative
Covenants of the Borrower
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72
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Section
5.3.
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[Reserved.]
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74
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Section
5.4.
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Affirmative
Covenants of the Servicer and the Originator
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74
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Section
5.5.
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Negative
Covenants of the Servicer and the Originator
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78
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Section
5.6.
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Affirmative
Covenants of the Backup Servicer
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79
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Section
5.7.
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Negative
Covenants of the Backup Servicer
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79
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Section
5.8.
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Affirmative
Covenants of the Collateral Custodian
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79
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Section
5.9.
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Negative
Covenants of the Collateral Custodian
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80
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ARTICLE
VI ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICING OF RECEIVABLES
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Section
6.1.
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Designation of
the Servicer
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80
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Section
6.2.
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Duties of the
Servicer
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82
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Section
6.3.
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Authorization
of the Servicer
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83
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Section
6.4.
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Collection of
Payments; Accounts
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84
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Section
6.5.
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[Reserved.]
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86
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Section
6.6.
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Realization
Upon Defaulted Receivables
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86
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Section
6.7.
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Servicing
Compensation
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87
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Section
6.8.
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Payment of
Certain Expenses by Servicer
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87
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Section
6.9.
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Reports
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87
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Section
6.10.
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Annual
Statement as to Compliance
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88
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Section
6.11.
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Annual
Independent Public Accountant’s/Consultant’s Servicing
Reports
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89
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Section
6.12.
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The Servicer
Not to Resign
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89
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Section
6.13.
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Servicer
Defaults
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89
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Section
6.14.
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Appointment of
Successor Servicer
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90
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ARTICLE
VII THE BACKUP SERVICER
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93
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Section
7.1.
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Designation of
the Backup Servicer
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93
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Section
7.2.
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Duties of the
Backup Servicer
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94
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(continued)
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Section
7.3.
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Merger or
Consolidation
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Section
7.4.
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Backup
Servicing Compensation
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Section
7.5.
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Backup Servicer
Removal
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96
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Section
7.6.
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Limitation on
Liability
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96
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Section
7.7.
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Resignation by
the Backup Servicer
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97
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ARTICLE
VIII THE COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN
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Section
8.1.
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Designation of
Collateral Custodian
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97
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Section
8.2.
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Duties of
Collateral Custodian
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98
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Section
8.3.
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Merger or
Consolidation
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99
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Section
8.4.
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Collateral
Custodian Compensation
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Section
8.5.
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Collateral
Custodian Removal
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100
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Section
8.6.
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Limitation on
Liability
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100
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Section
8.7.
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The Collateral
Custodian Not to Resign
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101
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Section
8.8.
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Release of
Documents
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102
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Section
8.9.
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Return of
Required Loan Files and Servicing Files
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102
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Section
8.10.
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Access to
Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral;
Audits
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103
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ARTICLE
IX SECURITY INTEREST
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Section
9.1.
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Grant of
Security Interest
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103
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Section
9.2.
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Release of Lien
on Collateral
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104
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Section
9.3.
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Further
Assurances
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104
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Section
9.4.
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Remedies
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104
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Section
9.5.
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Waiver of
Certain Laws
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104
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Section
9.6.
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Power of
Attorney
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105
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ARTICLE
X TERMINATION
EVENTS
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Section
10.1.
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Termination
Events
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105
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Section
10.2.
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Remedies
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108
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ARTICLE
XI INDEMNIFICATION
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109
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Section 11.1.
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Indemnities by
the Borrower
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109
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Section
11.2.
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Indemnities by
the Servicer
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112
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(continued)
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ARTICLE
XII THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
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Section
12.1.
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The
Administrative Agent
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ARTICLE
XIII MISCELLANEOUS
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115
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Section
13.1.
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Amendments and
Waivers
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116
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Section
13.2.
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Notices,
Etc
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116
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Section
13.3.
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Ratable
Payments
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116
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Section
13.4.
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No Waiver;
Remedies
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116
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Section
13.5.
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Binding Effect;
Benefit of Agreement
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116
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Section
13.6.
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Term of this
Agreement
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116
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Section
13.7.
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Governing Law;
Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Objection to Venue
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117
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Section
13.8.
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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117
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Section 13.9.
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Costs, Expenses
and Taxes
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117
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Section
13.10.
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No
Proceedings
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118
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Section
13.11.
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Recourse
Against Certain Parties
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118
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Section
13.12.
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Protection of
Right, Title and Interest in the Collateral; Further Action
Evidencing Advances
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119
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Section
13.13.
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Confidentiality
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120
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Section
13.14.
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Execution in
Counterparts; Severability; Integration
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121
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Section
13.15.
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Waiver of
Setoff
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121
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Section
13.16.
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Assignments by
the Lenders
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122
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Section
13.17.
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Heading and
Exhibits
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122
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Section
13.18.
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No Proceedings
Against Lenders; Limitations on Payments
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122
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Section
13.19.
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Exclusivity
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123
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Section
13.20.
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Qualified
Purchaser
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123
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Section 13.21.
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Force
Majeure
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124
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
A-1
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Form of
Borrowing Notice
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EXHIBIT
A-2
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Form of
Borrowing Base Certificate
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EXHIBIT
B
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Reserved
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EXHIBIT
C
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Form of
Servicing Report
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EXHIBIT
D-1
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Form of
Officer’s Certificate as to Solvency (Borrower)
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EXHIBIT
D-2
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Form of
Officer’s Certificate as to Solvency
(Servicer/Originator)
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EXHIBIT
E-1
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Form of
Officer’s Closing Certificate (Borrower)
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EXHIBIT
E-2
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Form of
Officer’s Closing Certificate
(Servicer/Originator)
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EXHIBIT
F-1
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Form of Power
of Attorney (Borrower)
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EXHIBIT
F-2
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Form of Power
of Attorney (Servicer/Originator)
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EXHIBIT
G
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Form of Release
of Required Loan File
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EXHIBIT
H
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Form of
Servicer’s Certificate
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EXHIBIT
I
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Form of Joinder
Supplement
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EXHIBIT
J
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Reserved
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EXHIBIT
K
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Form of Backup
Servicer Monthly Certification
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EXHIBIT
L
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Form of
Collateral Receipt
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EXHIBIT
M
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Form of
Approved Lease
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EXHIBIT
N
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Form of
Approved Loan
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SCHEDULES
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SCHEDULE
I
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Condition
Precedent Documents
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SCHEDULE
II
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Lockbox Account
Information
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SCHEDULE
III
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Location of
Required Loan Files
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SCHEDULE
IV
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Loan
List
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SCHEDULE
V
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Credit and
Collection Policy
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SCHEDULE VI
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Approved
Financing Arrangements
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ANNEXES
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ANNEX
A
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Addresses for
Notices
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ANNEX
B
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Commitments
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REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
THIS REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
(as amended, modified, waived,
supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time, this
“Agreement”) is made as of this December 19,
2008, by and among:
SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC.,
a Nevada corporation, as the
originator (together with its successors and assigns in such
capacity, the “Originator”) and as the servicer
(together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the
“Servicer”);
SPARTA FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the
borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such
capacity, the “Borrower”);
AUTOBAHN FUNDING COMPANY LLC
(“Autobahn”),
as a lender (together with its
successors and assigns in such capacity, a
“Lender”, and together with such other lenders
from time to time party hereto, the
“Lenders”);
DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL-GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK,
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, NEW YORK BRANCH (“DZ Bank”), as the administrative agent (together with its
successors and assigns in such capacity, the
“Administrative Agent”) and as liquidity agent
for the Liquidity Banks (in such capacity, the “Liquidity
Agent”);
LYON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (d/b/a U.S. Bank
Portfolio Services), a
Minnesota corporation (“Lyon”), not in its
individual capacity but as the backup servicer (together with its
successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Backup
Servicer”); and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
a national banking association
(“U.S. Bank”), not in its individual capacity
but as the collateral custodian (together with its successors and
assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral
Custodian”) and as collection account bank (together with
its successors and assigns in such capacity, the
“Collection Account Bank”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower has acquired, and may from time to
time in the future acquire, certain Eligible Receivables from the
Originator pursuant to a separate Sale Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested the Lenders, and the
Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions contained
in this Agreement, to extend financing to the Borrower on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement to be secured by the
Collateral from time to time during the term of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the foregoing Recitals, the mutual
premises and agreements contained herein, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITION
Section
1.1. Certain
Defined Terms.
(a) Certain capitalized terms used throughout
this Agreement are defined in this Section 1.1. As used in
this Agreement and its schedules, exhibits and other attachments,
unless the context requires a different meaning, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
“1940 Act”: The Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“Accounts”: The Collection Account, the Lockbox Account, the
Spread Account and any sub-accounts thereof deemed appropriate or
necessary by the Administrative Agent for convenience in
administering the Collection Account, the Lockbox Account or the
Spread Account.
“Accrual Period”:
(a) With respect to the first
Payment Date, the period from and including the initial Funding
Date to and including the last day of the calendar month
immediately preceding the first Payment Date and (b) with respect
to any subsequent Payment Date, the immediately preceding calendar
month; provided that on the date of any repayment in full of
the Advances Outstanding, the final Accrual Period shall extend to
the date of repayment.
“Additional Amount”:
Defined in Section
2.13(a).
“Administrative Agent”:
Defined in the
Preamble.
“Advance”: Defined in Section 2.1(a).
“Advances Outstanding”:
On any day, the aggregate principal
amount of all Advances of all Lenders outstanding on such day,
after giving effect to all repayments of Advances and the making of
new Advances on such day.
“Affiliate”: With respect to a Person, means any other Person
that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is
under common control with such Person. For purposes of this
definition, “control,” when used with respect to any
specified Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to vote 10% or more of the voting securities of such
Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Outstanding Receivable
Balance”: On any
date of determination, the sum of the Outstanding Receivable
Balances of all Eligible Receivables on such date.
“Alternative Rate”:
A per annum interest rate
equal to (i) the LIBOR Rate; or (ii) if a Eurodollar Disruption
Event has occurred, the Base Rate (until the applicable Liquidity
Bank or Lender shall have notified the Borrower that such
Eurodollar Disruption Event has ceased, at which time the
Alternative Rate shall again be equal to the LIBOR
Rate).
“Amortization Period”:
The period beginning on the day on
which the Termination Date is declared or automatically occurs and
ending on the Collection Date.
“Applicable Law”:
For any Person or property of such
Person, all then-existing (as of any date of determination) laws,
rules, regulations (including income tax regulations), statutes,
treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, orders and
licenses of and interpretations by any Governmental Authority which
are applicable to such Person or property (including, without
limitation, predatory lending laws, usury laws, the Federal Truth
in Lending Act, and Regulation Z and Regulation B of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and applicable judgments,
decrees, injunctions, writs, awards or orders of any court,
arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial
tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction.
“Application for Certificate of
Title”: With regard
to each Powersports Vehicle that is subject to any certificate of
title laws for which a Certificate of Title has not been issued, a
true and complete copy of the application for a Certificate of
Title (satisfying the requirements set forth in the definition of
such term), as evidence that such application has been submitted
with the appropriate authority.
“Approved Lease”:
A non-cancelable, unconditional,
fixed rate, level payment “operating lease” (as such
term is defined under the Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 13 as published by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board) in one of the forms attached hereto as Exhibit M (as
such Exhibit M may be updated from time to time with the
consent of the Administrative Agent secured by interests in
Powersports Vehicles.
“Approved Loan”:
A fixed rate retail installment
contract in one of the forms attached hereto as Exhibit N
(as such Exhibit N may be updated from time to time with the
consent of the Administrative Agent) secured by an interest in a
Powersports Vehicle, which require the related Obligor to repay
principal monthly over the term of such contract.
“APR”: With respect to any Approved
Lease, the annual percentage interest rate listed on the books of
the Servicer or the Borrower, as applicable, as established on the
date of origination of such Approved Lease.
“Availability”:
At any time, an amount equal to the
excess, if any, of (i) the Maximum Availability over (ii) the
Advances Outstanding at such time plus aggregate accrued but unpaid
Interest and fees payable to the Lenders or the Administrative
Agent at such time; provided that at all times during the
Amortization Period, the Availability shall be zero.
“Available Funds”:
With respect to any Payment Date,
all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (including,
without limitation, any Collections).
“Backup Servicer”:
Defined in the
Preamble.
“Backup Servicer Fee
Letter”: The Backup
Servicer Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof, by and between
the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Backup
Servicer.
“Backup Servicer Monthly
Certification”: Defined in Section 7.2.
“Backup Servicer Termination
Notice”: Defined in
Section 7.5.
“Backup Servicing Fee”:
The fee set forth as such in the
Backup Servicer Fee Letter.
“Bailee”: Defined in Section 8.2(b).
“Bankruptcy Code”:
The United States Bankruptcy Reform
Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.), as amended from
time to time.
“Base Rate”: On any date, the rate set forth in The Wall
Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” for such day. If
the “Prime Rate” is not published in the Wall Street
Journal, then the Base Rate will be determined by calculating the
arithmetic mean of the rates of interest publicly announced by
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and Citibank N.A. as such bank’s
U.S. dollar prime rate or base lending rate as in effect on such
day at 3:30 p.m.
“Benefit Plan”:
Any “employee benefit
plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA in respect of which
the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower is, or at any
time during the preceding six years was, an “employer”
as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Borrower”: Defined in the Preamble.
“Borrowing Base”:
As of any Measurement Date, an
amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (A) the Maximum
Advance Rate and (B) the Net Aggregate Outstanding Receivable
Balance and (ii) all Available Funds in excess of accrued interest,
fees and expenses due under the Transaction Documents.
“Borrowing Base
Certificate”: Each
certificate, in the form of Exhibit A-2, required to be
delivered by the Borrower on each Measurement Date.
“Borrowing Notice”:
Each notice required to be delivered
by the Borrower in respect of each Advance pursuant to Section
3.2, in the form of Exhibit A-1.
“Breakage Costs”:
With respect to any Lender, any
amount or amounts as shall compensate such Lender for any loss,
cost or expense incurred by such Lender (as determined by the
applicable Lender or its Liquidity Agent, on behalf of such Lender)
as a result of a prepayment by the Borrower of Advances Outstanding
on any day other than the maturity date of the related Commercial
Paper Notes or other funding source used by the applicable Lender
to fund such Advances Outstanding. All Breakage Costs shall be due
and payable hereunder on the date of prepayment and as a condition
precedent to any optional prepayment hereunder. The determination
by the applicable Lender or its Liquidity Agent of the amount of
any such loss, cost or expense shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
“Business Day”:
Any day (other than a Saturday or a
Sunday) on which banks are not required or authorized to be closed
in New York, New York or St. Paul, Minnesota.
“Carrying Costs”:
As of any date of determination, for
the most recently ended Collection Period, the sum of the following
to the extent then accrued and unpaid (i) Interest, (ii) the Unused
Fee, (iii) the Servicing Fee, (iv) the Backup Servicer Fee, (v) the
Collateral Custodian Fee, (vi) the Lockbox Bank Fees and (vii) the
Collection Account Bank Fee.
“Certificate of Title”:
With regard to each Powersports
Vehicle that is subject to any certificate of title laws, the
original certificate of title relating thereto, which shall name
(i) with respect to Powersports Vehicles related to Approved Loans,
the related Obligor as the owner of such Powersports Vehicle and
Sparta or the Borrower, as named lienholder or (ii) with respect to
Powersports Vehicles related to Approved Leases, the Borrower as
the owner of such Powersports Vehicle and the Lienholder Agent, as
named lienholder, acting under the related Lienholder Nominee
Agreement on behalf of the Secured Parties.
“Certificated Security”:
The meaning specified in Section
8-102(a)(4) of the UCC.
“Change of Control”:
Any of the following:
(a) the
failure of Sparta to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the
equity interests in the Borrower free and clear of any
Lien;
(b) any
change in the management of Sparta (including by resignation,
termination, disability or death) the result of which is that any
of Anthony W. Adler, Anthony L. Havens or Richard Trotter is no
longer under the employ of Sparta or is unable to participate in
the day to day activities of Sparta for a period of four
consecutive calendar months, and in such event, reputable,
experienced personnel, reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, has not been appointed to fulfill the duties
of the above named individual within 120 days after the end of such
four-month period; provided that such consent by the
Administrative Agent shall be based on the Administrative
Agent’s reasonable efforts to conduct background checks of
such new personnel, and the Administrative Agent shall have 30 days
to confirm whether such individual is reasonably satisfactory after
the Administrative Agent has received all necessary release forms
required by it in order to conduct appropriate background checks on
such individual; or
(c) except for Anthony L. Havens, Glenn Little
and Kristian Srb, any Person or group of Persons (within the
meaning of Section 13 or 14 of the Exchange Act) shall have
acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 1 3d-3
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Exchange Act) of 10% or more of the total outstanding shares of
common stock of Sparta.
“Clearing Agency”:
An organization registered as a
“clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the
Exchange Act.
“Clearing Corporation”:
The meaning specified in Section
8-102(a)(5) of the UCC.
“Closing Date”:
December 19, 2008.
“Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral”:
All right, title, and interest
(whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever
located) of the Borrower in the property identified in clauses
(i) - (iii) below and all accounts, cash and currency, chattel
paper, tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper,
copyrights, copyright licenses, equipment, fixtures, contract
rights, general intangibles, instruments, certificates of deposit,
certificated securities, uncertificated securities, financial
assets, securities entitlements, commercial tort claims, deposit
accounts, inventory, investment property, letter-of-credit rights,
software, supporting obligations, accessions, and other property
consisting of, arising out of, or related to any of the
following:
(i) the
Receivables (regardless of whether any such Receivable has been
identified on any Loan List and regardless of whether any Required
Loan File with respect thereto has been delivered to the Collateral
Custodian), and all monies due or to become due in payment under
such Receivables, including, but not limited to, all
Collections;
(ii) all
Eligible Receivables and other Related Security with respect to the
Receivables referred to in clause (i); and
(iii) all
income and Proceeds of the foregoing.
“Collateral Custodian”:
Defined in the
Preamble.
“Collateral Custodian
Fee”: The fee set
forth as such in the Collateral Custodian Fee Letter.
“Collateral Custodian Fee
Letter”: The
Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof, by
and among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and
the Collateral Custodian.
“Collateral Custodian Termination
Notice”: Defined in
Section 8.5.
“Collateral Receipt”:
Defined in Section
8.2(b).
“Collection Account”:
Defined in Section
6.4(h).
“Collection Account
Bank”: Defined in
the Preamble.
“Collection Account Bank
Fee”: The fees for
administration of the Collection Account as set forth in the
Collateral Custodian Fee Letter.
“Collection Date”:
The date following the Termination
Date on which the Facility Amount has been reduced to zero and
indefeasibly paid in full.
“Collection Period”:
With respect to the first Payment
Date, the period from and including the initial Funding Date to and
including the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding
the calendar month in which the first Payment Date occurs; and
thereafter, the calendar month immediately preceding the then
current Payment Date.
“Collections”:
(a) All cash collections and other
cash proceeds of any Receivable, including, without limitation or
duplication, any (i) Interest Collections, (ii) Principal
Collections, (iii) amendment fees, late fees, prepayment fees,
waiver fees and all other fees payable with respect to such
Receivable in accordance with the Underlying Instruments of such
Receivable, (iv) Recoveries or (v) other amounts received in
respect thereof (but excluding any Excluded Amounts), (b) interest
earnings on Permitted Investments or otherwise in any Account, (c)
any cash proceeds or other funds received by the Borrower or the
Servicer with respect to any Related Security (including from any
guarantors) and (d) any cash proceeds or other funds received by
the Borrower under any Hedging Agreement.
“Commercial Fleet Leasing
Program”: A program
in which the related Obligor is a commercial business and the
related leased Powersports Vehicle is used for short term
rental.
“Commercial Paper Notes”:
Any short-term promissory notes
issued or to be issued directly or indirectly by a Lender in the
U.S. commercial paper market to fund investments in financial
assets.
“Commitment”:
With respect to each Lender, the
commitment of such Lender to make Advances in accordance herewith
in an amount not to exceed the dollar amount set forth opposite
such Lender’s name on Annex B hereto or the amount set
forth as such Lender’s “Commitment” on Schedule I
to the Joinder Supplement relating to such Lender, as applicable,
as such Commitment may be adjusted in connection with any
assignment under Section 13.16.
“Commitment Fee”:
The fee set forth as such in the
Lender Fee Letter.
“Concentration Limits”:
As of any Measurement Date, for
purposes of determining the Excess Concentration Amount, the
following concentration limitations shall apply to the Aggregate
Outstanding Receivable Balance (without duplication):
(a) No
more than 20% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Approved Leases (excluding Commercial Fleet Leasing
Programs);
(b) No
more than 10% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables the related Obligors (or the
related co-borrower, if such co-borrower’s FICO score is
higher than the related Obligor’s FICO score) of which have a
FICO score less than 660;
(c) No
more than 10% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables having an initial Outstanding
Receivable Balance in excess of $20,000;
(d) No
more than 15% of the greater of (i) 20% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables having an original term greater
than 60 months;
(e) No
more than 40% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables with respect to which the related
Powersports Vehicle was not a new Powersports Vehicle at
origination;
(f) No
more than 15% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables with respect to which the related
Powersports Vehicle are all-terrain vehicles;
(g) No
more than 10% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables with respect to which the related
Powersports Vehicle are Scooters;
(h) No
more than 5% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables originated by a single dealership
(excluding municipalities or agencies of any State of the United
States and dealerships participating in Commercial Fleet Leasing
Programs);
(i) No
more than 3% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables originated by a single independent
dealership (i.e., that is not affiliated with the manufacturer of
the related Powersports Vehicle) (excluding municipalities or
agencies of any State of the United States and dealerships
participating in Commercial Fleet Leasing Programs);
(j) No
more than 45% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables originated by the top ten
dealerships (calculated based on the aggregate Outstanding
Receivable Balance of Eligible Receivables originated by such
dealerships);
(k) No
more than 2% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables the related Obligor of which is a
single municipality or agency of any State of the United
States;
(l) No
more than 20% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables originated pursuant to a Commercial
Fleet Leasing Program;
(m) No
more than 10% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables the related Obligors of which have
a current mailing address in any single state in the United States
of America (other than California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio
and Texas);
(n) No more than 20% of the greater of (i) 50%
of the Maximum Facility Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding
Receivable Balance is related to Eligible Receivables the related
Obligors of which have a current mailing address in California,
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Texas; and
(o) No
more than 2% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance is
related to Eligible Receivables the Scheduled Payments with respect
to which the related Obligor has requested adjustment pursuant to
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 (or other similar law);
and
(p) No
more than 10% of the greater of (i) 50% of the Maximum Facility
Amount and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance
relates to the Residual Value (calculated as of the related date of
origination of each applicable Receivable) of the related
Powersports Vehicles.
“Continued Errors”:
Defined in Section
6.14(g).
“Contractual Obligation”:
With respect to any Person, any
material provision of any securities issued by such Person or any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking,
agreement, instrument or other document to which such Person is a
party or by which it or any of its property is bound or to which
either is subject.
“CP Rate”: With respect to any Fixed Period and any Lender,
the per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the
per annum rates paid or payable by such Lender from time to
time as interest on (or resulting from converting discount rates)
or otherwise (by means of interest rate hedges or otherwise) in
respect of the Commercial Paper Notes (or other borrowings to fund
small or odd commercial paper amounts) that is allocated, in whole
or in part, by such Lender to fund or maintain its Advances during
such period, as determined by such Lender or its administrator or
agent on its behalf; provided, the “CP Rate”
shall be calculated in a manner which includes the costs and
expenses of such Lender of issuing the related Commercial Paper
Notes, including all dealer commissions thereon and note issuance
costs in connection therewith.
“Credit and Collection
Policy”: With
respect to the initial Servicer, the written credit policies and
procedures manual of Sparta set forth on Schedule V, as such
credit and collection policy may be as amended or supplemented from
time to time in accordance with Section 5.4(f), or, with
respect to any Successor Servicer, the customary written collection
policies and procedures of such Successor Servicer.
“Default Rate”:
A per annum interest rate
equal to the sum of the applicable Base Rate plus the applicable
Program Fee.
“Default Ratio”:
As of the last calendar day of each
Collection Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the
numerator of which is equal to the product of (a) the sum of (1)
the aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balances of all Receivables
that became Defaulted Receivables during such Collection Period and
(2) the aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balances of all
Receivables that were repurchased by the Originator and
subsequently became Defaulted Receivables during such Collection
Period and (b) 12, and (ii) the denominator of which is equal to
the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance at the beginning of
such Collection Period.
“Defaulted Receivable”:
A Receivable as to which any of the
following has occurred: (i) the Obligor related to such Receivable
fails to make the first Scheduled Payment with respect to such
Receivable when due under the applicable Underlying Instruments
(exclusive of any advance payments or security deposits), (ii) 10%
or more of any Scheduled Payment under such Receivable is two (2)
calendar months past due, (iii) the payment terms related to such
Receivable have been restructured, extended, waived or modified in
any way due to credit reasons or for the purpose of preventing such
Receivable from becoming a Delinquent Receivable or Defaulted
Receivable after its acquisition by the Borrower, (iv) the related
Obligor is subject to an Insolvency Event (without giving effect to
any cure period specified in the definition thereof), (v) the
related Powersports Vehicle has been repossessed, or (vi) the
Servicer has determined (or should have determined) in accordance
with the Credit and Collection Policy or the Servicing Standard
that such Receivable is not collectible.
“Deficiency”:
Defined in Section
8.2(b).
“Delinquency Ratio”:
As of the last calendar day of each
Collection Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the
numerator of which is equal to the sum of the Outstanding
Receivable Balances of the Receivables that were Delinquent
Receivables as of such day (including any Delinquent Receivables
that are repurchased by the Originator during such Collection
Period), and (ii) the denominator of which is equal to the
Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance as of such day.
“Delinquent Receivable”:
A Receivable with respect to which
10% or more of a Scheduled Payment thereunder is delinquent more
than one (1) calendar month from the payment due date and is not a
Defaulted Receivable.
“Dollars”: The lawful currency of the United States, as
also signified by the conventional “$”.
“Due
Diligence Fee”: The
fee set forth as such in the Lender Fee Letter.
“Early Termination Fee”:
With respect to any reduction or
termination of the Maximum Facility Amount by the Borrower pursuant
to Section 2.3, the fee set forth in the Lender Fee Letter.
For the avoidance of doubt, no Early Termination Fee shall be
applicable with respect to distributions of Collections pursuant to
Sections 2.7 or 2.8.
“Eligible Receivable”:
As of any date of determination
(except as otherwise noted), each Receivable that satisfies each of
the following eligibility requirements (unless otherwise approved
by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion):
(a) such
Receivable was acquired by the Borrower from the Originator
pursuant to the Sale Agreement;
(b) such
Receivable, together with the Underlying Instruments related
thereto, (i) is in full force and effect and constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor enforceable
against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by Insolvency Laws and by principles
of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity), (ii)
contains provisions substantially to the effect that the
Obligor’s payment obligations thereunder are absolute and
unconditional without any right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim
or defense for any reason against the originator or any assignee,
and (iii) does not provide for the substitution, exchange or
addition of any other Powersports Vehicles related to such
Receivable;
(c) such
Receivable (i) was originated and underwritten by the Originator in
the ordinary course of its business through the Originator’s
approved dealership network or referred to the Originator by the
Originator’s Capital One or netLoan programs; including,
without limitation, the completion of customary due diligence and
collateral assessment and in compliance with the Credit and
Collection Policy and its underwriting guidelines, (ii) is properly
documented by the Underlying Instruments, and (iii) has been
serviced by the Servicer at all times (since the origination or
acquisition of such Receivable by the Originator) in accordance
with the Credit and Collection Policy and the Servicing
Standard;
(d) such
Receivable is secured by a first priority perfected security
interest in the related Powersports Vehicle (except, as to
priority, for liens which by operation of law take priority over a
previously perfected security interest);
(e) such
Receivable was not a Delinquent Receivable as of the date it was
acquired by the Borrower and is not and has not been a Defaulted
Receivable at any time;
(f) such
Receivable is denominated and payable only in Dollars (and not in
another currency or in kind) in the United States and does not
permit the currency or country in which such Receivable is payable
to be changed;
(g) such
Receivable (i) has an original term to maturity that does not
exceed 72 months, (ii) does not permit the related Obligor to apply
any part of any security deposit paid under such Receivable to the
Scheduled Payments due under such Receivable and (iii) prohibits
any assignment of the Receivable by the related Obligor or any
lease or sublease of the related Powersports Vehicle by the related
Obligor;
(h) such
Receivable (including the creation or origination thereof) and the
related Underlying Instruments comply in all material respects with
all Applicable Laws;
(i) such
Receivable is eligible under its Underlying Instruments (giving
effect to the provisions of Sections 9-406 and 9-408 of the UCC) to
be acquired by the Borrower as contemplated by the Sale Agreement
and to have a security interest therein granted to the
Administrative Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, and the
Receivable does not contain any restrictions that would prohibit
the further assignment or transfer of such Receivable by the
Borrower;
(j) such
Receivable does not contain a confidentiality provision that
restricts or purports to restrict the ability of any Secured Party
to exercise its rights under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, its rights to review the related Servicing File and
Underlying Instruments;
(k) all consents, licenses, approvals or
authorizations of, or registrations or declarations with, any
Governmental Authority or any other Person required to be obtained,
effected or given in connection with the making, acquisition,
transfer or performance of such Receivable have been duly obtained,
effected or given and are in full force and effect;
(l) (i)
the Borrower has good and marketable title to, and is the sole
owner of, such Receivable free and clear of all Liens (other than
Permitted Liens), (ii) the Borrower has granted to the
Administrative Agent a valid first priority, perfected security
interest, free and clear of all other Liens (other than Permitted
Liens) in the Receivable and Related Property, for the benefit of
the Secured Parties, and (iii) the Required Loan File with respect
to such Receivable has been or will be delivered to the Collateral
Custodian on or prior to the related Funding Date;
(m) the
Obligor with respect to such Receivable is a resident of the United
States or a municipality or agency of any State of the United
States;
(n) all
information, representations and warranties provided in writing by
the Borrower, the Originator and the Servicer with respect to such
Receivable are true, correct and complete in all material
respects;
(o) the
acquisition of such Receivable will not cause the Borrower or the
pool of Collateral to be required to register as an investment
company under the 1940 Act;
(p) the
Obligor with respect to such Receivable has been directed in
writing to remit payments to the Lockbox Account or other account
approved in writing by the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion;
(q) at
the origination of such Receivable, the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such
Receivable does not exceed 115%;
(r) immediately
following the addition of such Receivable to the Collateral, the
weighted average Loan-to-Value Ratio of all Receivables in the
Collateral (calculated at the origination of each such Receivable)
does not exceed 110%;
(s) neither
such Receivable nor the terms of the related Underlying Instruments
(except as noted in the Required Loan File) have been amended,
waived, modified, deferred, altered, satisfied, impaired, canceled,
subordinated or rescinded and such Receivable has not been
restructured at any time as a result of an actual or pending
delinquency or other default;
(t) the
Obligor (or the co-borrower, if the co-borrower’s FICO score
is higher than the Obligor’s FICO score) with respect to such
Receivable had a FICO score greater than or equal to 640 at the
time such Receivable was originated;
(u) immediately
following the addition of each Receivable to the Collateral, the
weighted average FICO score (at the time of origination of each
such Receivable) of all Obligors (or the co-borrower, if the
co-borrower’s FICO score is higher than the Obligor’s
FICO score) is greater than or equal to 680;
(v) such Receivable is not subject to, nor has
there been asserted, any litigation or any right of rescission,
set-off, offset counterclaim or other defense of the Obligor
related to such Receivable;
(w) such
Receivable had an original Outstanding Receivable Balance of less
than or equal to $40,000;
(x) the
Obligor related to such Receivable is not a Governmental Authority
(other than a municipality or agency of any State of the United
States);
(y) to
the extent the related Powersports Vehicle is subject to any
certificate of title laws, the Originator (i) has received a
Certificate of Title to the related Powersports Vehicle or (ii) has
filed an Application for Certificate of Title and receives such
Certificate of Title within 60 days (or, in the case of Receivables
originated in Colorado or Georgia, 90 days; or in the case of
Receivables originated in Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, New York and
Tennessee, 12 weeks) after the origination of such
Receivable;
(z) the
Underlying Instrument related to such Receivable constitutes
“chattel paper” within the meaning of the applicable
UCC and there exists only one (1) original copy of the Approved
Loan or Approved Lease, as applicable, and such sole original copy
is in the possession of the Collateral Custodian;
(aa) the related Underlying Instruments
evidencing such Receivable require the related Obligor to maintain
collision, fire and theft insurance covering the related
Powersports Vehicle;
(bb) no
Receivable has been adversely selected by the
Originator;
(cc) the related Obligor with respect to such
Receivable (and any guarantor of the Obligor’s obligations
thereunder) had full legal capacity to execute and deliver the
related Underlying Instruments evidencing such Receivable and any
other documents related thereto;
(dd) such Receivable was originated or acquired
by the Originator without any fraud or material misrepresentation
on the part of the Originator or, to the Originator’s
knowledge, the related Obligor and was sold or contributed by the
Originator to the Borrower without any fraud or material
misrepresentation on the part of the Originator;
(ee) such Receivable, together with the
Underlying Instruments related thereto, (i) contains “triple
net” provisions in the case of any Approved Lease, (ii)
requires the related Obligor to assume all risk of loss or
malfunction of the related Powersports Vehicle, (iii) requires the
related Obligor to pay all maintenance, repair, insurance and
taxes, together with all other ancillary costs and expenses, with
respect to the related Powersports Vehicle and (iv) requires the
related Obligor to pay, in full, when due, all Scheduled Payments
notwithstanding any casualty, loss or other damage to the related
Powersports Vehicle;
(ff) in the case of any Approved Lease, the
related Obligor of such Receivable is required to maintain the
Powersports Vehicle leased thereunder in good and workable order
and obtain and maintain physical damage insurance and general
liability insurance covering the related Powersports
Vehicle;
(gg) the origination, acquisition and collection
practices used by the Originator with respect to each such
Receivable have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and
customary in the equipment financing and servicing
business;
(hh) the Powersports Vehicle related to such
Receivable was properly delivered to the Obligor in good repair,
without defects and in proper working order and the Obligor
accepted the related Powersports Vehicle and, after reasonable
opportunity to inspect and test such Powersports Vehicle, has not
notified the Borrower, the Servicer or the Originator of any
material defects therein;
(ii) the Obligor with respect to such Receivable
is not a merchant offering the related Powersports Vehicle for sale
and is not a partner, member or Affiliate of the Borrower,
Originator or Servicer;
(jj) the Borrower and Originator have each duly
fulfilled all obligations on its respective part to be fulfilled
under or in connection with the origination, acquisition and
assignment of the Receivable, including, giving any notices or
consents necessary to effect the acquisition of the Receivable by
the Borrower, and have done nothing to impair the rights of the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent in the Receivable or payments
with respect thereto;
(kk) the transfer, assignment and conveyance of
the Receivable and the Related Security from the Originator to the
Borrower pursuant to the Sale Agreement are not subject to and will
not result in any tax, fee or governmental charge payable by the
Borrower or any other Person to any federal, state or local
government;
(ll) no Person (including any dealer, vendor or
broker) other than, if applicable, the related Obligor or guarantor
has provided any funds to the Originator or the Borrower as a
deposit, cash collateral or reserve to secure the obligations of
the Obligor under such Receivable;
(mm) such Receivable was payable to the
Originator immediately prior to its sale and assignment under the
Sale Agreement and has not been endorsed by the Originator to any
Person other than the Borrower;
(nn) none of the Originator, the Servicer, the
Borrower or any Affiliate thereof (i) is a guarantor of such
Receivable and (ii) has established any specific credit reserve
with respect to the related Obligor of such Receivable;
(oo) the
vendor of the Powersports Vehicle related to such Receivable has
received full payment from the Originator or the related Obligor
for such Powersports Vehicle;
(pp) in the case of any Approved Lease
(excluding Approved Leases where the related Obligor is a
municipality or agency of any State of the United States), as of
the date of origination thereof, no more than 70% of the original
Outstanding Receivable Balance of such Receivable is related to the
Residual Value;
(qq) the
Required Loan File related to such Receivable has been delivered to
the Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
and
(rr) with respect to any Receivable acquired by
the Borrower from the Originator on a date when the Advances
Outstanding are less than 50% of the Maximum Facility Amount, if
the FICO score of the Obligor related to such Receivable is less
than 660, such Obligor paid a down payment in an amount not less
than 15% of the sales price of the related Powersports
Vehicle.
“Eligible Repurchase
Obligations”: Repurchase obligations with respect to any
security that is a direct obligation of, or fully guaranteed by,
the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof the
obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States, in either case entered into with a depositary
institution or trust company (acting as principal).
“Entitlement Holder”:
The meaning specified in Section
8-102(a)(7) of the UCC.
“ERISA”: The United States Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the
regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate”:
(a) Any corporation that is a member
of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of
Section 4 14(b) of the Code) as the Borrower, (b) a trade or
business (whether or not incorporated) under common control (within
the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with the Borrower, or
(c) a member of the same affiliated service group (within the
meaning of Section 4 14(m) of the Code) as the Borrower, any
corporation described in clause (a) above or any trade or
business described in clause (b) above.
“Errors”: Defined in Section 6.14(g).
“Eurocurrency
Liabilities”: Defined in Regulation D of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to
time.
“Eurodollar Disruption
Event”: The
occurrence of any of the following: (a) any Liquidity Bank or
Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent of a
determination by such Liquidity Bank or Lender that it would be
contrary to law or to the directive of any central bank or other
Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) to
obtain United States dollars in the London interbank market to fund
any Advance, (b) any Liquidity Bank or Lender shall have notified
the Administrative Agent of the inability, for any reason, of such
Liquidity Bank or Lender, as applicable, to determine the LIBOR
Rate, (c) any Liquidity Bank or Lender shall have notified the
Administrative Agent of a determination by such Liquidity Bank or
Lender, as applicable, that the rate at which deposits of Dollars
are being offered to such Liquidity Bank or Lender in the London
interbank market does not accurately reflect the cost to such
Liquidity Bank or Lender of making, funding or maintaining any
Advance, or (d) any Liquidity Bank or Lender shall have notified
the Administrative Agent of the inability of such Liquidity Bank or
Lender, as applicable, to obtain United States dollars in the
London interbank market to make, fund or maintain any
Advance.
“Excepted Persons”:
Defined in Section
13.13(a).
“Excess Concentration
Amount”: With
respect to all Eligible Receivables included in the Collateral, the
amount by which the sum of the Outstanding Receivable Balances of
such Eligible Receivables exceeds any applicable Concentration
Limits; provided that any such excess amounts shall be
calculated in such order and attributed to the particular
Outstanding Receivable Balances necessary to ensure that (i) there
is no duplication of amounts disallowed due to separate
Concentration Limits and (ii) the minimum aggregate amount which
could be disallowed while still complying with the Concentration
Limits is so determined.
“Excess Spread”:
With respect to the last day of each
Collection Period, a per annum percentage equal to (i) the
Interest Collections for such Collection Period divided by the
daily average Aggregate Outstanding Receivables Balance for such
Collection Period minus (ii) the sum of (a) the weighted
average of the Interest Rate (weighted by the outstanding principal
amount of the applicable Advances) (or, to the extent the Eligible
Receivables have been hedged pursuant to one or more Hedging
Agreements, the applicable weighted average per annum rate
associated with the applicable hedging transaction(s)) for such
Collection Period, and (b) the sum of the per annum rates at
which the following fees accrue: (A) the Servicing Fee, (B) the
Backup Servicing Fee and (C) the Collateral Custodian
Fee.
“Exchange Act”:
The United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Amounts”:
(a) Any amount received in the
Lockbox Account with respect to any Receivable, which amount is
attributable to the payment of any tax, fee or other charge imposed
by any Governmental Authority on such Receivable or on any Related
Property and (b) any amount received in the Lockbox Account or
other Account representing (i) a reimbursement or payment of
insurance premiums or other amounts paid or payable to third
parties, (ii) any escrows relating to taxes, insurance and other
amounts in connection with Receivables which are held in an escrow
account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party
pursuant to escrow arrangements under the Underlying Instruments
and (iii) any amount received in the Collection Account with
respect to any Receivable retransferred or substituted for upon the
occurrence of a Warranty Event, to the extent such amount is
attributable to a time after the effective date of such retransfer,
substitution, replacement or sale.
“Exit
Fee”: The meaning
provided in the Lender Fee Letter.
“Facility Amount”:
As of any date, an amount equal to
(i) the Advances Outstanding, plus (ii) all due and unpaid
Interest, Unused Fees, Make-Whole Fees, Early Termination Fees and
Breakage Costs (including, without limitation, all Indemnified
Amounts, other amounts payable under Article XI and amounts
required to be paid under Section 2.7, Section 2.8, Section
2.12 and Section 2.13 to any Indemnified Party).
“Facility Termination
Date”: December 18,
2009, or such later date as the Administrative Agent and each
Lender shall notify the Borrower of in writing in accordance with
Section 2.1(b); provided, if the Advances Outstanding
equal or exceed $15,000,000 on the ninetieth (90
th ) day prior to the first anniversary date of the
Closing Date and no Termination Event has occurred, the Facility
Termination Date shall automatically be extended to December 17,
2010.
“FDIC”: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and
any successor thereto.
“Federal Funds Rate”:
For any period, a fluctuating per
annum interest rate equal, for each day during such period, to
the weighted average of the overnight federal funds rates as in
H.15 or, if H.15 is not published, any successor or substitute
publication selected by the Administrative Agent (or, if such day
is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day), or, if
for any reason such rate is not available on any day, the rate
determined, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, to
be the rate at which overnight federal funds are being offered in
the national federal funds market at 9:00 a.m. on such
day.
“Financial Asset”:
The meaning specified in Section 8-1
02(a)(9) of the UCC.
“Fitch”: Fitch, Inc. or any successor thereto.
“Fixed Period”:
With respect to any Advance (or
portion thereof) made by a Lender that is funded via the issuance
of Commercial Paper Notes, a period of up to but not exceeding 270
days, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion, commencing on the date of issuance of the Commercial
Paper Notes and ending on the date of maturity of such Commercial
Paper Notes; provided that any Fixed Period which would
otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day. For the avoidance of
doubt, with respect to any Advance (or portion thereof) made by a
Lender that is not funded via the issuance of Commercial Paper
Notes, the “Fixed Period” shall be a period of one (1)
Business Day, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower.
“Funding Date”:
With respect to any Advance, the
Business Day on which the related Advance has been made.
“GAAP”: Generally accepted accounting principles as in
effect from time to time in the United States.
“Governmental Authority”:
Any nation or government, any state
or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or
similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any body or
entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.
“Hedge Counterparty”:
(1) The Administrative Agent, (2)
any other entity, if such other entity (a) on the date of entering
into a Hedging Agreement (i) is an interest rate swap dealer that
has been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent, (ii) has
a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “A2”
by Moody’s (if such entity is rated by Moody’s), not
less than “A” by Fitch (if such entity is rated by
Fitch) and not less than “A” by S&P (if such entity
is rated by S&P) (the “Long-term Rating
Requirement”) and a short-term unsecured debt rating of
not less than “P-1” by Moody’s (if such entity is
rated by Moody’s), not less than “F-1” by Fitch
(if such entity is rated by Fitch) and not less than
“A-1” by S&P (if such entity is rated by S&P)
(the “Short-term Rating Requirement”), and (iii)
has at least $500,000,000 in stockholders’ equity, and (b) in
a Hedging Agreement (i) consents to the assignment of the
Borrower’s rights under the Hedging Agreement to the
Administrative Agent and (ii) agrees that in the event that
Moody’s, Fitch or S&P reduces its long-term unsecured
debt rating below the Long-term Rating Requirement, or reduces its
short-term unsecured debt rating below the Short-term Rating
Requirement, it shall either collateralize its obligations in a
manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or transfer its
rights and obligations under each hedge transaction thereunder to
an entity that meets the requirements of clause (a) and (b)
hereof and which has entered into a Hedging Agreement with the
Borrower on or prior to the date of such transfer or (3) any other
entity acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Hedging Agreement”:
Any interest rate swap agreement,
interest rate cap agreement, interest rate floor agreement,
interest rate collar agreement or other interest rate hedging
instrument or agreement entered into by the Borrower with the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent, which agreement shall
consist of a “Master Agreement” in a form published by
the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., together
with a “Schedule” thereto and each
“Confirmation” thereunder confirming the specific terms
of each hedge transaction thereunder, which such Hedging Agreement
will be entered into at the Borrower’s sole
expense.
“Highest Required Investment
Category”: (i) With
respect to ratings assigned by Moody’s, “Aa3”,
(ii) with respect to ratings assigned by S&P,
“AA-”, and (iii) with respect to ratings assigned by
Fitch, “AA-”.
“Increased Costs”:
Any amounts required to be paid by
the Borrower to a Lender pursuant to Section
2.12.
“Indebtedness”:
With respect to any Person at any
date, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for
the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than
current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and
payable in accordance with customary trade practices) or that is
evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument or other
evidence of indebtedness customary for indebtedness of that type,
(b) all obligations of such Person under leases that have been or
should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (c)
all obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances issued or
created for the account of such Person and all letters of credit
for which such Person is the account party, (d) all liabilities
secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person even
though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for
the payment thereof, (e) all net obligations or liabilities of that
Person in respect of derivatives, and (f) all obligations under
direct or indirect guaranties in respect of obligations (contingent
or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or to otherwise
assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or
obligations of others of the kind referred to in clauses (a)
through (e) above.
“Indemnified Amounts”:
Defined in Section
11.1.
“Indemnified Parties”:
Defined in Section
11.1.
“Indorsement”:
The meaning specified in Section
8-102(a)(1 1) of the UCC, and “Indorsed” has a
corresponding meaning.
“Insolvency Event”:
With respect to a specified Person,
(a) the filing of a decree or order (i) for relief by a court
having jurisdiction over such Person or any substantial part of its
property in an involuntary case under any applicable Insolvency Law
now or hereafter in effect, or (ii) appointing a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar
official for such Person or for any substantial part of its
property, or (iii) ordering the winding-up or liquidation of such
Person’s affairs, provided that such decree or order shall
remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days,
(b) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under any
applicable Insolvency Law now or hereafter in effect, or the
consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an
involuntary case under any such law, (c) the consent by such Person
to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar
official for such Person or for any substantial part of its
property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment
for the benefit of creditors, (d) the failure by such Person
generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or (e) the
taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the
foregoing.
“Insolvency Laws”:
The Bankruptcy Code and all other
applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium,
rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, suspension
of payments, or similar debtor relief laws from time to time in
effect affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Insolvency Proceeding”:
Any case, action or proceeding
before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to any
Insolvency Event.
“Instrument”:
The meaning specified in Section
9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.
“Insurance Policy”:
With respect to any Receivable, each
of (i) an insurance policy covering liability and physical damage
to, or loss of, the related Powersports Vehicle, (ii) a
lender’s single interest insurance policy covering any lapse
or cancellation of the related Obligor’s liability and
physical damage insurance policy and (iii) a financial gap
protection covering the full amount of (x) the value of the related
Powersports Vehicle minus (y) the amount payable under the related
Approved Loan or Approved Lease, as the case may be.
“Insurance Proceeds”:
Any amounts received on or with
respect to a Receivable under any Insurance Policy which is neither
required to be used to restore, improve or repair the related
Powersports Vehicle nor required to be paid to the Obligor under
the Underlying Instruments.
“Interest”: For each Accrual Period and each Advance
outstanding, the sum of (A) the sum of the products (for each day
or Fixed Period during such Accrual Period) of:
IR =
the CP Rate or the Alternative
Rate applicable on such day;
P = the
principal amount of such Advance on such day; and
and (B) the sum
of the products (for such Accrual Period) of:
IRxPxM
IR = the
Program Fee Rate applicable during such Accrual Period;
P = the
weighted average principal amount of such Advance during such
Accrual Period; and
M =
the actual number of days in such Accrual Period divided by
360;
provided that (i) no provision of this Agreement shall
require the payment or permit the collection of Interest in excess
of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law, (ii) Interest shall not
be considered paid by any distribution if at any time such
distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any
reason and (iii) if a Termination Event has occurred, Interest
shall be calculated at the Default Rate, compounded daily on any
accrued but unpaid Base Rate component thereof. For the avoidance
of doubt, the intent of the above calculation is to capitalize
accrued interest on a daily basis on each day of such Accrual
Period but not to capitalize the Program Fee (although it is
applied to the Advances, which includes the capitalized interest
component).
“Interest Collections”:
Any and all amounts received with
respect to the Collateral other than Principal Collections, taxes
or indemnity payments that are deposited into the Collection
Account, or received by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Servicer
or the Originator in respect of a Receivable, including, without
limitation, whether in the form of cash, checks, wire transfers,
electronic transfers or any other form of cash payment.
“Interest Rate”:
For any Accrual Period and for each
portion of an Advance outstanding made by a Lender:
(i) to
the extent the Lender has funded the applicable Advance through the
issuance of Commercial Paper Notes, a rate equal to the sum of (i)
the weighted average applicable CP Rate for each Fixed Period,
compounded daily on any unpaid accrued Interest and (ii) the
Program Fee Rate, compounded monthly on any unpaid accrued Program
Fee; or
(ii) to
the extent the Lender did not fund the applicable Advance through
the issuance of Commercial Paper, a rate equal to the sum of (i)
the weighted average Alternative Rate, compounded daily on any
unpaid accrued Interest and (ii) the Program Fee Rate, compounded
monthly on any unpaid accrued Program Fee;
provided that if a Termination Event has occurred, the
Interest Rate shall be equal to the Default Rate, compounded daily
on any accrued but unpaid Base Rate component thereof and
compounded monthly on any unpaid accrued Program Fee Rate component
thereof.
“Investment”:
With respect to any Person, any
direct or indirect loan, advance or investment by such Person in
any other Person, whether by means of share purchase, capital
contribution, loan or otherwise, excluding the acquisition of
Receivables pursuant to a Sale Agreement.
“Joinder Supplement”:
An agreement among the Borrower, a
Lender and the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit I
to this Agreement (appropriately completed) delivered in connection
with a Person becoming a Lender hereunder after the Closing Date,
as contemplated by Section 2.1(c).
“Lender”: Defined in the Preamble.
“Lender Fee Letter”:
Each fee letter agreement that shall
be entered into by and among the Borrower, the Originator and the
applicable Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
“Leverage Ratio”:
As of the last calendar day of each
Collection Period as calculated for the Originator and its
consolidated subsidiaries, the percentage equivalent of a fraction,
equal to the Tangible Net Worth divided by the aggregate
Indebtedness.
“LIBOR Rate”:
For any day during any Accrual
Period and any Advance, or portion thereof, a per annum
interest rate equal to:
(i) the
posted rate for one-month deposits in United States Dollars
appearing on the Bloomberg money rates section screen, or any
successor screen thereto, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such
day, or if such rate is not published for such date, then the most
recently published rate; or
(ii) if
no such rate appears on the Bloomberg money rates section screen,
or any successor screen thereto, at such time and day, then the
LIBOR Rate shall be the arithmetic mean of the offered rates for
one-month deposits in United States Dollars appearing on the
Reuters Screen LIBO Page as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such
day, or if such rate is not published for such date, then the most
recently published rate.
“Lien”: Any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, right, claim, security interest or encumbrance of any kind
of or on any Person’s assets or properties in favor of any
other Person (including any UCC financing statement or any similar
instrument filed against such Person’s assets or
properties).
“Lienholder Agent”
Defined in Section 5.1
(k)(viii).
“Lienholder Nominee
Agreement”: That
certain vehicle lienholder nominee agreement, dated on or after the
Closing Date, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
Lienholder Agent, as amended from time to time.
“Liquidation Expenses”:
With respect to any Receivable, the
aggregate amount of all out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred
by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicer’s customary
procedures in connection with the repossession, refurbishing and
disposition of any Powersports Vehicle securing such Receivable,
upon or after the expiration or earlier termination of such
Receivable (including without limitation any brokerage or legal
fees), and other out-of-pocket costs related to the liquidation of
any such assets, including the attempted collection of any amount
owing under such Receivable, as documented by the Servicer upon the
request of the Administrative Agent, in writing providing a
breakdown of the Liquidation Expenses for such Receivable, along
with any supporting documentation therefor.
“Liquidity Agent”:
Defined in the
Preamble.
“Liquidity Agreement”:
Any agreement entered into in
connection with this Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Bank
agrees to make purchases from or advances to, or purchase assets
from, any Lender in order to provide liquidity support for such
Lender’s Advances hereunder.
“Liquidity Bank”:
The Person or Persons, including DZ
Bank, who provide liquidity support to any Lender pursuant to a
Liquidity Agreement in connection with the issuance by such Lender
of Commercial Paper Notes.
“Liquidity Ratio”:
As of the last calendar day of each
Collection Period as calculated for the Originator (and its
consolidated subsidiaries), the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, (a) the sum of (i) unrestricted cash, (ii) amounts
available under all lines of credit (without having to pledge
additional collateral), (iii) the Originator’s expected net
proceeds from the sale of Receivables (net of any debt secured by
such Receivables), which are less than 30 days past due in any
Scheduled Payment and which are subject to a sale agreement with a
third party purchaser, and (iv) 80% of the net investment in all
unencumbered Receivables, which have not been pledged to any
lender, which are less than 30 days delinquent, and which are not
otherwise deemed uncollectible by the Servicer in accordance with
its standard collection procedures at the date of determination
divided by (b) the current accrued liabilities (excluding any
current accrued liabilities classified as non-cash liabilities in
accordance with GAAP) and accounts payable calculated in accordance
with GAAP.
“Loan List”: The list of Receivables provided by the Borrower
to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Custodian, in the
form of Schedule IV hereto, as such list may be amended,
supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement.
“Loan-to-Value Ratio”:
With respect to any Receivable, a
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is
equal to the original Outstanding Receivable Balance of such
Receivable, and the denominator of which is equal to (A) the lesser
of (i) the manufacturer’s suggested retail price and (ii) the
actual sales price of the related Powersports Vehicle (for new
vehicles) or (B) the lesser of (i) the NADA average retail value of
the related Powersports Vehicle and (ii) the actual sales price of
the related Powersports Vehicle (for used vehicles) (inclusive, in
each case, of any “hard add-ons” that are permanently
attached to the vehicle, but exclusive of any “soft
add-ons”, such as warranty premiums, licensing and
registration fees and any other expenses for items that are not
permanently attached to the vehicle).
“Lockbox”: Defined in the Lockbox Agreement.
“Lockbox Account”:
The lockbox account or blocked
account maintained at the Lockbox Account Bank, subject to the
Lockbox Agreement, for the purpose of receiving Collections, the
details of which are set forth on Schedule II.
“Lockbox Account Bank”:
U.S. Bank and such other financial
institution that may from time to time become the Lockbox Account
Bank hereunder with the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent.
“Lockbox Agreement”:
The lockbox account agreement or
account control agreement, among the Borrower, the Lockbox Account
Bank and the Administrative Agent and pertaining to the Lockbox
Account.
“Lockbox Bank Fees”:
Fees payable to the Lockbox Bank for
providing the Lockbox Account as set forth in the Lockbox
Agreement.
“Lockbox Collection
Percentage”: For
any Collection Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage and
rounded up to the next 0.00 1%), (i) the numerator of which is the
sum of payments made by Obligors with respect to the Receivables
directly into the Lockbox Account during such Collection Period,
and (ii) the denominator of which is all payments made by Obligors
during such Collection Period.
“Make-Whole Fee”:
The fee set forth as such in the
Lender Fee Letter.
“Margin Stock”:
“Margin Stock” as
defined under Regulation U.
“Material Adverse
Effect”: With
respect to any event or circumstance, means a material adverse
effect on (a) the business, condition (financial or otherwise),
operations, performance or properties of the Originator, the
Servicer or the Borrower, (b) the validity or enforceability of
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which such
entity is a party against the Originator, the Servicer or the
Borrower or the validity, enforceability or collectibility of the
Collateral taken as a whole or any material portion of the
Collateral, (c) the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties with
respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document, (d) the ability of the Borrower, the
Originator or the Servicer to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or any Transaction Document, or (e) the status,
existence, perfection, priority (except for Permitted Liens) or
enforceability of the Administrative Agent’s Lien on the
Collateral.
“Maximum Advance Rate”:
80%.
“Maximum Availability”:
At any time, an amount equal to the
lesser of (i) the Maximum Facility Amount and (ii) the Borrowing
Base.
“Maximum Facility
Amount”: $25,000,000, as such amounts may be amended from
time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof;
provided that on or after the Termination Date, the Maximum
Facility Amount shall mean zero.
“Measurement Date”:
Each of the following: (i) the
Closing Date; (ii) each Reporting Date; (iii) the date of any
Borrowing Notice and (iv) the date of any notice that the Borrower
intends to reduce the Advances Outstanding or the Maximum Facility
Amount.
“Minimum Excess Spread
Requirement”: As of
any date of determination, 3.50%.
“Moody’s”:
Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan”:
A “multiemployer plan”
as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA that is or was at any
time during the current year or the preceding five years
contributed to by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate thereof on
behalf of its respective employees.
“Net Aggregate Outstanding Receivable
Balance”: As of any
determination date, an amount equal to the Aggregate Outstanding
Receivable Balance less the Excess Concentration Amount.
“Net Loss Ratio”:
As of the last calendar day of each
Collection Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the
numerator of which is equal to the product of (a) the difference
between (1) the aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance for all
Receivables that became Defaulted Receivables during such
Collection Period plus the aggregate Outstanding Receivable
Balances for all repurchased Receivables which were Delinquent
Receivables at the time of repurchase and subsequently became
Defaulted Receivables during such Collection Period and (2) the
aggregate Recoveries received during such Collection Period on any
Receivables previously or currently pledged as Collateral and (b)
12, divided by (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance at
the beginning of such Collection Period. For the avoidance of
doubt, if the Net Loss Ratio, as calculated pursuant to this
definition, is a negative percentage for any Collection Period,
such negative percentage (rather than zero) shall be used in
calculating the three-month rolling average Net Loss
Ratio.
“Obligor”: With respect to any Receivable, any Person or
Persons obligated to make payments pursuant to or with respect to
such Receivable, including any guarantor thereof.
“Officer’s
Certificate”: A
certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Person providing
the applicable certification.
“Opinion of Counsel”:
A written opinion of counsel, which
opinion and counsel are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent.
“Originator”:
Defined in the
Preamble.
“Outstanding Receivable
Balance”: As of any
date of determination, (i) with respect to any Approved Loan, the
outstanding principal balance of such Approved Loan and (ii) with
respect to any Approved Lease, the book value of such Approved
Lease (which shall equal the sum of (a) present value of the
remaining Scheduled Payments under such Approved Lease discounted
at the applicable APR for such Approved Lease and (b) the present
value of the Residual Value of the related Powersports Vehicle
discounted at the applicable APR for such Approved Lease). The
Outstanding Receivable Balance of (i) any Prepaid Receivable which
has been prepaid in full and (ii) any Defaulted Receivable (other
than for the purpose of any repurchase obligation of the Borrower,
the Servicer or the Originator or for the purpose of calculating
the Net Loss Ratio) shall equal $0.
“Payment Date”:
Monthly on the 20th day of each
calendar month, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day, commencing January 20, 2009.
“Permitted Investments”:
Negotiable instruments or securities
or other investments that (i) except in the case of demand or time
deposits, investments in money market funds and Eligible Repurchase
Obligations, are represented by instruments in bearer or registered
form or ownership of which is represented by book entries by a
Clearing Agency or by a Federal Reserve Bank in favor of depository
institutions eligible to have an account with such Clearing Agency
or such Federal Reserve Bank who hold such investments on behalf of
their customers, (ii) as of any date of determination, mature by
their terms on or prior to the Business Day preceding the next
Payment Date, and (iii) evidence:
(a) direct
obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to full and
timely payment by, the United States (or by any agency thereof to
the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of the United States);
(b) demand
deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit of depository
institutions or trust companies incorporated under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof and subject to supervision and
examination by federal or state banking or depository institution
authorities; provided that at the time of the
Borrower’s investment therein, the commercial paper, if any,
and short-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such
obligation whose rating is based on the credit of a Person other
than such institution or trust company) of such depository
institution or trust company shall have a credit rating from each
Rating Agency in the Highest Required Investment Category granted
by each such Rating Agency;
(c) commercial
paper, or other short term obligations, having, at the time of the
Borrower’s investment or contractual commitment to invest
therein, a rating in the Highest Required Investment Category
granted by each Rating Agency;
(d) demand
deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit that are fully
insured by the FDIC and either have a rating on their certificates
of deposit or short-term deposits from Moody’s
of“P-1”, S&P of“A-1”, and Fitch
of“F-1+”;
(e) notes
that are payable on demand or bankers’ acceptances issued by
any depository institution or trust company referred to in
clause (b) above;
(f)
investments in taxable money market funds or other regulated
investment companies having, at the time of the Borrower’s
investment therein, a rating of the Highest Required Investment
Category from each Rating Agency; any such fund may be managed by
the Collateral Custodian or its Affiliates;
(g) time deposits (having maturities of not more
than 90 days) with an entity the commercial paper of which has, at
the time of the Borrower’s investment therein, a rating of
the Highest Required Investment Category granted by each Rating
Agency (including Fitch if rated by Fitch);
(h) Eligible
Repurchase Obligations with a rating from Moody’s of
“P-1”, S&P of“A-1”, and Fitch
of“F-1+”; or
(i) each
Permitted Investment that may be purchased by or through the
Collateral Custodian or its Affiliates.
“Permitted Liens”:
Any of the following as to which no
execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced
(a) with respect to any Related Property, Liens for state,
municipal or other local taxes if such taxes shall not at the time
be due and payable or if a Person shall currently be contesting the
validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with
respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been
provided on the books of such Person, (b) with respect to any
Related Property, Liens imposed by law, such as
materialmen’s, warehousemen’s, mechanics’,
carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens and
other similar Liens, arising by operation of law in the ordinary
course of business for sums that are not overdue or are being
contested in good faith, and (c) Liens granted pursuant to or by
the Transaction Documents.
“Person”: An individual, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company, joint stock company, trust (including a
statutory or business trust), unincorporated association, sole
proprietorship, joint venture, government (or any agency or
political subdivision thereof) or other entity.
“Powersports Vehicles”:
(i) Motorcycles having an engine
size/displacement equal to or in excess of 5 50cc, (ii) all-terrain
vehicles having a four-stroke engine, and (iii) select
Scooters.
“Predecessor Servicer Work
Product”: Defined
in Section 6.14(g).
“Prepaid Receivable”:
Any Receivable (other than a
Defaulted Receivable) that has been terminated or has been prepaid
in full or in part prior to its scheduled expiration
date.
“Prepayment Amount”:
Defined in Section
6.4(b).
“Prepayments”:
Any and all partial or full
prepayments on or with respect to a Receivable (including, with
respect to any Receivable and any Collection Period, any Scheduled
Payment or portion thereof that is due in a subsequent Collection
Period that the Servicer has received, and pursuant to the terms of
Section 6.4(b) expressly permitted the related Obligor to
make, in advance of its scheduled due date, and that will satisfy
such Scheduled Payment on such due date).
“Principal Collections”:
Any and all amounts of Collections
received in respect of any principal due and payable under the
Receivables or any portion of a rent payment allocable to
principal, from or on behalf of Obligors that are deposited into
the Collection Account (including, without limitation, Insurance
Proceeds and the principal portion of any Scheduled Payment or of
any repurchase amount paid by the Originator to repurchase a
Receivable pursuant to the Sale Agreement or other sale of a
Receivable in accordance with Section 5.2(m)), or received
by or on behalf of the Borrower by the Servicer or the Originator
in respect of a Receivable and all Recoveries, whether in the form
of cash, checks, wire transfers, electronic transfers or any other
form of cash payment.
“Proceeds”: With respect to any Collateral, all property
that is receivable or received when such Collateral is collected,
sold, liquidated, foreclosed, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of,
whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes
all rights to payment with respect to any insurance relating to
such Collateral.
“Program Fee”:
The meaning provided in the Lender
Fee Letter.
“Program Fee Rate”:
The meaning provided in the Lender
Fee Letter.
“Pro Rata Share”:
With respect to a Lender, the
percentage obtained by dividing the Commitment of such Lender by
the aggregate Commitments of all the Lenders or, following the
termination of all Commitments, the percentage obtained by dividing
the outstanding principal amount of the Advances of such Lender by
the aggregate Advances Outstanding.
“Qualified Institution”:
A depository institution or trust
company reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, that is
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one
of the States thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic
branch of a foreign bank), (i) that has a debt rating equivalent to
at least the Highest Required Investment Category or is otherwise
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the deposits of
which are insured by the FDIC.
“Rating Agency”:
Each of S&P, Moody’s and
Fitch.
“Receivable”:
The Borrower’s right to all
payments under (i) an Approved Loan or (ii) an Approved Lease, as
applicable, including, without limitation, the right to receive
Scheduled Payments, Prepayments, Recoveries and other Collections
with respect thereto.
“Receivable Checklist”:
The list delivered by or on behalf
of the Borrower to the Collateral Custodian that identifies the
following with respect to each Receivable: (i) name, mailing
address and FICO score of the related Obligor, (ii) original
Outstanding Receivable Balance, (iii) loan/lease number, (iv)
Receivable Rate, (v) maturity date, (vi) the underlying type of
Powersports Vehicle, (vii) each of the items contained in the
related Required Loan File, (viii) whether the Receivable is an
Approved Loan or an Approved Lease, (ix) the actual sales price of
the underlying Powersports Vehicle, (x) if different than the
actual sales price thereof, the manufacturer’s suggested
retail price (for new vehicles) or NADA Average Retail value (for
used vehicles) of the underlying Powersports Vehicle and (xi)
whether the related Powersports Vehicle is subject to any
certificate of title laws.
“Receivable Rate”:
For any Collection Period, (i) with
respect to each Approved Loan, the current cash pay interest rate
of such Receivable in such period, as specified in the related
Underlying Instruments and (ii) with respect to each Approved
Lease, the applicable APR.
“Records”: All documents relating to the Receivables,
including books, records and other information executed in
connection with the origination or acquisition of the Receivables
and Related Security or maintained with respect to the Receivables
and Related Security and the related Obligors that the Borrower,
the Originator or the Servicer have generated, in which the
Borrower has acquired an interest pursuant to the Sale Agreement or
in which the Borrower or the Servicer have otherwise obtained an
interest.
“Recoveries”:
With respect to any Defaulted
Receivable, the positive difference between (i) any proceeds from
the sale or other disposition of the related Powersports Vehicle,
the proceeds of any related Insurance Policy (other than proceeds
due to the Originator or the Borrower relating to liability
coverage in excess of amounts necessary to make Scheduled Payments
with respect to the related Receivable), any amounts received from
the related Obligor or a personal guarantor after the Receivable
becomes a Defaulted Receivable (including any recoveries from the
related Obligor as a result of litigation), any other recoveries
with respect to such Defaulted Receivable, the Related Property,
and amounts representing late fees and penalties, and (ii) any
Liquidation Expenses and amounts, if any, received that are
required under such Defaulted Receivable to be refunded to the
related Obligor.
“Register”: Defined in Section 13.16.
“Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. §22 1, or any
successor regulation.
“Related Property”:
With respect to a Receivable, any
property or other assets designated and pledged as collateral to
secure repayment of such Receivable including, without limitation,
the related Powersports Vehicle (whether subject to an Approved
Lease or an Approved Loan) and all Proceeds from any sale or other
disposition of such property or other assets.
“Related Security”:
As used (1) in the Sale Agreement,
all right, title and interest of the Originator in and to the items
set forth in clauses (a) through (d) and (h) hereof, and (2)
herein, all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in
and to:
(a) all
Related Property securing the Receivables and all Recoveries
related thereto, all payments paid in respect thereof and all
monies due, to become due and paid in respect thereof and all
liquidation proceeds;
(b) the
Required Loan Files and Servicing Files related to the Receivables
and all Records;
(c) all
Insurance Policies with respect to any Receivable;
(d) the
Accounts, together with all cash and investments
therein;
(e) the
Sale Agreement (including, without limitation, rights of recovery
of the Borrower against the Originator);
(f) the
assignment to the Administrative Agent, as agent for the Secured
Parties, of all UCC financing statements filed by the Borrower
against the Originator under or in connection with Sale
Agreement;
(g) all
records (including computer records) with respect to the foregoing;
and
(h) all
collections, income, payments, proceeds and other benefits of each
of the foregoing.
“Reporting Date”:
The date that is five (5) Business
Days prior to each Payment Date, or, if such day is not a Business
Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Request for Release”:
Defined in Section
8.8(a).
“Required Lenders”:
The Lenders representing an
aggregate of more than 66.67% of the aggregate Commitments of the
Lenders then in effect or, following termination of the
Commitments, of the aggregate Advances Outstanding.
“Required Loan File”:
For each Receivable, the following
documents or instruments:
(a) the
Underlying Instruments evidencing such Receivable (including any
amendments thereto);
(b) a
true and complete copy of each related guaranty or security
agreement;
(c) if
the related Powersports Vehicle is not subject to any certificate
of title laws, the file stamped or acknowledged UCC financing
statement(s) or, if the Originator has not received the file
stamped or acknowledged UCC financing statement(s), a true and
complete copy of the UCC financing statement(s) delivered to the
related filing office with respect to the related Powersports
Vehicle; provided that if a true and complete copy of the
applicable UCC financing statement(s) is provided pursuant to this
clause (c), a file stamped or acknowledged UCC financing
statement(s) shall be provided within sixty (60) days of the date
of origination of the related Receivable;
(d) if
the related Powersports Vehicle is subject to any certificate of
title laws, the Certificate of Title related to such Powersports
Vehicle or, if the Originator has not received the Certificate of
Title related to such Powersports Vehicle, an Application for
Certificate of Title;
(e) a
true and complete copy of the Insurance Policy or insurance
certificate evidencing that an Insurance Policy is in place, in
each case to the extent applicable for the related Receivable, as
set forth on the Receivable Checklist;
(f) the
credit file relating to such Receivable and the related Obligor
(including the FICO score of the related Obligor); and
(g) such other documents as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably require in response to changes in the Approved
Loan or Approved Lease origination or documentation process of the
Originator after the Closing Date (as indicated to the Collateral
Custodian in writing).
“Required Reports”:
Collectively, the Servicing Report,
the Servicer’s Certificate required pursuant to Section
6.9(c), the annual statements as to compliance required
pursuant to Section 6.10, and the annual independent public
accountant’s report required pursuant to Section
6.11.
“Residual Value”:
For each Approved Lease, the
residual value of the applicable Powersports Vehicle stated on the
Underlying Instruments related to such Approved Lease, subject to
the Originator’s underwriting guidelines.
“Responsible Officer”:
With respect to any Person, any
president, vice president, corporate secretary or treasurer of such
Person and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other
duly authorized officer of such Person to whom such matter is
referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject.
“Review Criteria”:
Defined in Section
8.2(b)(i).
“Revolving Period”:
The period commencing on the Closing
Date and ending on the day preceding the Termination
Date.
“S&P”: Standard &
Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and
any successor thereto.
“Sale Agreement”:
The Purchase and Contribution
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Originator and
the Borrower.
“Scheduled Payment”:
With respect to a Receivable, each
monthly scheduled payment of principal and/or interest or rent
required to be made by the related Obligor thereunder, which fully
redeem the repayment obligations of the related Obligor by the
stated maturity date of such Receivable.
“Scooter”: A two-wheeled gasoline or electric powered
vehicle having (i) a platform for the operator’s feet or
integrated footrests, (ii) a step-through architecture, (iii)
engine size/displacement greater than 50cc or the equivalent and
(iv) a classification as a “motorcycle” by the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
“Secured Party”:
(i) Each Lender, (ii) the
Administrative Agent and (iii) each Liquidity Bank.
“Securities Account”:
The meaning specified in Section
8-50 1 of the UCC.
“Securities Account Control
Agreement”: The
Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and U.S.
Bank, as the Securities Intermediary.
“Securities Act”:
The U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“Securities and Exchange
Commission”: The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities
Intermediary”: (i)
A Clearing Corporation; or (ii) a Person, including a bank or
broker, that in the ordinary course of its business maintains
Securities Accounts for others and is acting in that
capacity.
“Security”: The meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(15) of
the UCC.
“Security Certificate”:
The meaning specified in Section
8-102(a)(16) of the UCC.
“Security Entitlement”:
The meaning specified in Section
8-102(a)(17) of the UCC.
“Servicer”: Sparta and each successor thereto appointed as
Successor Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the
Backup Servicer upon its appointment as successor Servicer)
pursuant to Section 6.14(a).
“Servicer Default”:
Defined in Section
6.13.
“Servicer Termination
Notice”: Defined in
Section 6.13.
“Servicer’s
Certificate”: Defined in Section 6.9(c).
“Servicing Fee”:
The servicing fee payable to the
Servicer on each Payment Date in arrears in respect of the
immediately preceding Collection Period, which fee shall be equal
to the product of (i) 1.00%, (ii) the average daily Aggregate
Outstanding Receivable Balance during the related Collection Period
and (iii) the actual number of days in such Collection Period
divided by 360; provided that, if Lyon becomes the Successor
Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Servicing Fee
shall equal the “Successor Servicer Administration Fee”
set forth in the Backup Servicer Fee Letter.
“Servicing File”:
For each Receivable, copies of each
of the documents included in the Required Loan File
definition.
“Servicing Report”:
Defined in Section
6.9(b).
“Servicing Standard”:
With respect to any Receivables, to
service and administer such Receivables in accordance with the
Underlying Instruments and all customary and usual servicing
practices (a) which are consistent with the higher of: (i) the
customary and usual servicing practices that a prudent lender would
use in servicing loans and leases like the Receivables for its own
account, and (ii) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with
which the Servicer services and administers loans and leases for
its own account or for the account of others; and (b) with a view
to maximize the value of the Receivables; provided that,
with respect to any Successor Servicer, the “Servicing
Standard” shall be the same care, skill and diligence with
which such Successor Servicer services and administers loans for
its own account or for the account of others.
“Servicing Term”:
Defined in Section
6.1(e).
“Servicing Term Renewal
Notice”: Defined in
Section 6.1(e).
“Solvent”: As to any Person at any time, having a state of
affairs such that all of the following conditions are met: (a) the
fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the
amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed,
contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is
established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 10
1(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the present fair saleable value
of the property of such Person in an orderly liquidation of such
Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the
probable liability of such Person on its debts and other
liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is
able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other
liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated
liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d)
such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will,
incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to
pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is
not engaged in a business or a transaction, and does not propose to
engage in a business or a transaction, for which such
Person’s property assets would constitute unreasonably small
capital.
“Sparta”: Sparta Commercial Services, Inc., a Nevada
corporation.
“Spread Account”:
The trust account created pursuant
to Section 6.4(j).
“Subsidiary”:
As to any Person, a corporation,
partnership or other entity of which shares of stock or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock
or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason
of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board
of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or
other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is
otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, or both, by such Person.
“Successor Servicer”:
Defined in Section
6.14(a).
“Tangible Net Worth”:
With respect to any Person, as of
any date of determination, the total equity of such Person as of
such date (including all subordinated debt maturing after the
Facility Termination Date) less the goodwill and other intangibles,
if any, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.
“Tangible Net Worth
Floor”: Defined in
Section 5.4(q).
“Tape”: Defined in Section 7.2(b)(ii).
“Taxes”: Any present or future taxes, levies, imposts,
duties, charges, deductions, withholdings, assessments or fees of
any nature (including interest, penalties, and additions thereto)
that are imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Termination Date”:
The earliest of (a) the date of the
termination by the Borrower in whole of the Maximum Facility Amount
pursuant to Section 2.3(a), (b) the Business Day designated
by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as the Termination Date
at any time following two (2) Business Days’ prior written
notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, (c) the Facility
Termination Date or such other date to which such date is extended
in accordance with Section 2.1(b), and (d) the date of the
declaration of the Termination Date or the date of the automatic
occurrence of the Termination Date pursuant to Section
10.2(a) as a result of the occurrence of a Termination
Event.
“Termination Event”:
Defined in Section
10.1.
“Transaction”:
Defined in Section
3.2.
“Transaction Documents”:
This Agreement, the Sale Agreement,
the Securities Account Control Agreement, any Joinder Supplement,
the Lockbox Agreement, the Lender Fee Letter, the Backup Servicer
Fee Letter, the Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, the Collection
Account Bank Fee Letter, each Hedging Agreement, each Lienholder
Nominee Agreement and any additional document the execution of
which is necessary or incidental to carrying out the terms of the
foregoing documents.
“Transition Expenses”:
The reasonable costs (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees) and engagement fees of the Backup
Servicer incurred in connection with transferring the servicing
obligations under this Agreement and amending this Agreement to
reflect such transfer, in an amount not to exceed
$50,000.
“UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code
as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction or
jurisdictions.
“Uncertificated
Security”: The
meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(l8) of the UCC.
“Underlying Instruments”:
The retail installment contract,
motor vehicle lease agreement or other agreement pursuant to which
a Receivable has been issued or created and each other agreement
that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by
such Receivable or of which the holders of such Receivable are the
beneficiaries.
“United States”:
The United States of
America.
“Unmatured Termination
Event”: Any event
that, which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or
both, would become a Termination Event.
“Unused Fee”:
The fee set forth as such in the
Lender Fee Letter.
“Upfront Fee”:
The fee set forth as such in the
Lender Fee Letter.
“U.S.
Bank”: Defined in
the Preamble.
“Warranty Event”:
As to any Receivable, the discovery
that, as of the Funding Date for such Receivable, such Receivable
did not constitute an Eligible Receivable and the failure of the
Borrower to cure such breach, or cause the same to be cured, within
thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of the Borrower’s
receipt of notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or the
Borrower becoming aware thereof.
“Warranty Receivable”:
Any Receivable that fails to satisfy
any criteria of the definition of Eligible Receivable as of the
applicable Funding Date of such Receivable or any Receivable with
respect to which a Warranty Event has occurred.
Section
1.2. Other
Terms.
All accounting terms used but not specifically
defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. All
terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York, and
used but not specifically defined herein, are used herein as
defined in such Article 9.
Section
1.3. Computation of Time
Periods.
Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in
the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a
later specified date, the word “from” means “from
and including” and the words “to” and
“until” each mean “to but
excluding.”
Section
1.4.
Interpretation.
In each
Transaction Document, unless a contrary intention
appears:
(a) the
singular number includes the plural number and vice
versa;
(b) reference
to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns
but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are
permitted by the Transaction Documents;
(c) reference
to any gender includes each other gender;
(d) reference
to day or days without further qualification means calendar
days;
(e) reference
to any time means New York City time;
(f) reference
to any agreement (including any Transaction Document), document or
instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended,
modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced and in effect
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if
applicable, the terms of the other Transaction Documents, and
reference to any promissory note includes any promissory note that
is an extension or renewal thereof or a substitute or replacement
therefor; and
(g) reference to any Applicable Law means such
Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or
reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time,
including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and
reference to any Section or other provision of any Applicable Law
means that provision of such Applicable Law from time to time in
effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification,
codification, replacement or reenactment of such Section or other
provision.
ARTICLE II
THE FACILITY
(a) During the Revolving Period, the Borrower
may, at its option, request the Lenders to make advances of funds
(each, an “Advance”) pursuant to a Borrowing
Notice delivered to the Administrative Agent. Following the receipt
of a Borrowing Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify the Lenders of receipt thereof, and subject to the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, the Lenders shall fund such
Advance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Lender
shall be obligated to provide the Borrower with aggregate funds in
connection with an Advance that would exceed the Lender’s
unused Commitment then in effect.
(b) The
Borrower may, within 90 days but not less than 60 days prior to the
Facility Termination Date, by written notice to the Administrative
Agent, make a request for each Lender to extend the Facility
Termination Date for an additional period of 364 days. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of receipt
of such notice. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall make
a determination, in their sole discretion, within 30 days of the
date of the Borrower’s request for such extension, as to
whether or not it will agree to the applicable extension requested,
and shall notify the Borrower if they have agreed to the applicable
extension requested. The failure of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender to provide timely notice of its decision to the Borrower
shall be deemed to constitute a refusal by the Administrative Agent
or such Lender, as applicable, to extend the applicable date. The
Borrower confirms that the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in
their sole and absolute discretion, without regard to the value or
performance of the Collateral or any other factor, may elect not to
extend the Facility Termination Date. The Administrative Agent
shall give prompt notice to the Backup Servicer and the Collateral
Custodian as to whether or not the Facility Termination Date has
been extended.
(c) The
Borrower may, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent
and the applicable Lender, add additional Persons as Lenders or
cause an existing Lender to increase its Commitment in connection
with a corresponding increase in the Maximum Facility Amount. Each
additional Lender shall become a party hereto by executing and
delivering to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a Joinder
Supplement.
(d) Upon request of the Administrative Agent,
the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent, on
behalf of the Lenders, a duly executed variable funding note in
form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its
sole discretion.
Section
2.2. Procedures for Advances
by Lenders.
(a) No
later than 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days prior to the related
Funding Date, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall
deliver:
(i) to
the Administrative Agent, the Backup Servicer and the Collateral
Custodian, written notice of such proposed Funding Date (including
a duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate updated to the date
such Advance is requested and giving pro forma effect to the
Advance requested and the use of the proceeds thereof);
(ii) to
the Administrative Agent, a wire disbursement and authorization
form, to the extent not previously delivered; and
(iii) to the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Custodian, a duly completed Borrowing Notice which shall
(a) specify the desired amount of such Advance (which amount must
be at least equal to $250,000), to be allocated to each Lender in
accordance with its Pro Rata Share, (b) specify the proposed
Funding Date of such Advance, (c) specify the Receivables to be
financed on such Funding Date (including the appropriate Receivable
number and Outstanding Receivable Balance for each Receivable) and
(d) include a representation that all conditions precedent for an
Advance described in Article III hereof have been met.
(b) Each
Borrowing Notice shall be irrevocable. If any Borrowing Notice is
received by the Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. two (2)
Business Days prior to the related Funding Date or on a day that is
not a Business Day, such Borrowing Notice shall be deemed to be
received by the Administrative Agent at 9:00 a.m. on the next
Business Day.
(c) On
the proposed Funding Date, subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 2.1(a) and upon satisfaction of the applicable
conditions set forth in Article III, each Lender shall make
available to the Borrower in immediately available funds, at such
bank or other location reasonably designated by the Borrower in the
Borrowing Notice given pursuant to this Section 2.2, an
amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the least of
(i) the amount requested by the Borrower for such Advance, and (ii)
an amount equal to the Availability on such Funding
Date. Each Lender may fund an Advance hereunder through the
issuance of Commercial Paper Notes or pursuant to a draw under a
Liquidity Agreement, as determined in such Lender’s sole and
absolute discretion. The Lender acknowledges that, as of the
Closing Date, it intends to fund the Advances through the issuance
of Commercial Paper Notes.
(d) On each Funding Date, the obligation of each
Lender to remit its Pro Rata Share of any such Advance shall be
several from that of each other Lender and the failure of any
Lender to so make such amount available to the Borrower shall not
relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder.
Section
2.3. Reduction of the
Maximum Facility Amount; Optional Repayments.
(a) The
Borrower shall be entitled at its option, at any time, to terminate
in whole or reduce in part the portion of the Maximum Facility
Amount that exceeds the Advances Outstanding and accrued and unpaid
Carrying Costs; provided that (i) the Borrower shall give 10
Business Days’ prior written notice of such termination or
reduction to the Administrative Agent, (ii) any partial reduction
of the Maximum Facility Amount shall be in an amount equal to
$5,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof, and (iii) the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, any applicable Early
Termination Fee and any applicable Exit Fee with respect thereto.
Any request for a reduction or termination pursuant to this
Section 2.3(a) shall be irrevocable. The Commitment of each
Lender shall be reduced by an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of
the aggregate amount of any reduction under this Section
2.3(a).
(b) The
Borrower shall be entitled at its option, at any time, to reduce
the Advances Outstanding; provided that (i) the Borrower
shall give two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice of
such reduction to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Custodian
and (ii) any reduction of the Advances Outstanding shall be in a
minimum amount of $250,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof; provided that the Advances Outstanding shall
not be less than $250,000 at any time (unless the Advances
Outstanding are being reduced to $0). In connection with any such
reduction of Advances Outstanding, the Borrower shall deliver to
the Administrative Agent (i) instructions to reduce such Advances
Outstanding and (ii) funds sufficient to repay such Advances
Outstanding and all due and unpaid Interest, Unused Fees,
Make-Whole Fees, Early Termination Fees and Breakage Costs (if any)
related to such reduced Advances Outstanding. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of receipt of such
instructions and shall apply amounts received from the Borrower
pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) to the payment of the
Facility Amount related to the Advances Outstanding being repaid
pursuant to this Section 2.3(b). Any such written notice of
a reduction relating to any repayment pursuant to this Section
2.3(b) shall be irrevocable.
Section
2.4. Determination and
Payment of Interest.
The Administrative Agent shall determine, in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Interest Rate and
the Interest to be paid by the Borrower with respect to each
Advance on each Payment Date for the related Accrual Period and
shall advise the Servicer, the Borrower and each Lender thereof not
later than 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day following the end of each
Collection Period.
The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to
enter on a schedule attached to any note delivered by the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.1 a notation (which may be computer
generated) or to otherwise record in its internal books and records
or computer system with respect to each Advance made by each Lender
of (a) the date and principal amount thereof and (b) each payment
and repayment of principal thereof. Any such recordation shall,
absent manifest error, constitute prima facie evidence of the
Advances Outstanding. The failure of the Administrative Agent to
make any such recordation shall not limit or otherwise affect the
obligation of the Borrower to repay the Advances in accordance with
the terms set forth herein.
Section
2.6. Principal
Repayments.
(a) Unless
sooner prepaid pursuant to Section 2.3(b), Section 2.7, Section
2.8 or Section 10.2, the Advances
Outstanding shall be due and payable in full on the Termination
Date.
(b) If
at any time the Advances Outstanding exceed the Maximum
Availability (including as a result of an Eligible Receivable
becoming a Defaulted Receivable), the Borrower shall within two (2)
Business Days of its knowledge of such occurrence deposit such
amount into the Collection Account required to reduce the Advances
Outstanding to an amount less than or equal to the Maximum
Availability.
Section
2.7. Settlement Procedures
During the Revolving Period.
On each Payment Date during the Revolving
Period, the Servicer shall direct the Collection Account Bank,
subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent, to pay pursuant
to the Servicing Report (and the Collection Account Bank shall make
payment from the Collection Account to the extent of Available
Funds in reliance on the information set forth in such Servicing
Report) to the following Persons, the following amounts in the
following order of priority:
(1) to
any Hedge Counterparty, if applicable, amounts due under any
outstanding Hedging Agreement (other than breakage costs) except
for any unpaid fees, expenses or amounts owed as a consequence of
an event of default or termination event under an outstanding
Hedging Agreement or otherwise due upon termination of such Hedging
Agreement;
(2)
pro rata in accordance with the amounts due under this
clause, to the Backup Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, the
Lockbox Bank and the Collection Account Bank, in an amount equal to
(a) any accrued and unpaid Backup Servicing Fees, Collateral
Custodian Fees, Collection Account Bank Fees, Lockbox Bank Fees and
Transition Expenses, and (b) up to an amount not to exceed $100,000
in the aggregate since the Closing Date, incurred but unreimbursed
reasonable third-party, out-of-pocket expenses relating to their
respective duties as Backup Servicer, Collateral Custodian, the
Lockbox Bank or Collection Account Bank hereunder, in respect of
which the Backup Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, the Lockbox
Bank or the Collection Account Bank, as applicable, has provided
prior written notice to each of the Servicer and the Administrative
Agent, for the payment thereof;
(3)
pro rata in accordance with the amounts due under this
clause, to the Servicer, in an amount equal to any accrued and
unpaid Servicing Fees and, if Lyon becomes the Successor Servicer,
with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, any
unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses of such Successor
Servicer;
(4) to
the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, in an amount
equal to any accrued and unpaid Interest, the Unused Fee, the
Make-Whole Fee and any other fees, expenses or other amounts due
and payable to the Administrative Agent;
(5) to
each applicable Hedge Counterparty, any unpaid fees, expenses or
amounts owed as a consequence of an event of default or termination
event under an outstanding Hedging Agreement or otherwise due upon
termination of such Hedging Agreement;
(6) to
the Lenders, in an amount equal to (if any) the positive difference
between the Advances Outstanding on such Payment Date over the
Borrowing Base;
(7) to
the extent not paid in clause (2) above, pro rata in
accordance with the amounts due under this clause to the
Administrative Agent, any applicable Lender, the Backup Servicer,
the Collateral Custodian, the Lockbox Bank, the Collection Account
Bank, the Successor Servicer, the Indemnified Parties or the
Secured Parties, all other amounts, including any Increased Costs,
Taxes or Indemnified Amounts, but other than the principal of
Advances Outstanding, then due under this Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents;
(8) to
the Spread Account, the amount, if any, equal to the cost of
entering into one or more Hedging Agreement(s) with respect to that
portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Receivable Balance either (i)
that is not subject to one or more Hedging Agreement(s) on such
Payment Date or (ii) with respect to which sufficient proceeds to
enter into one or more Hedging Agreement(s) are not in the Spread
Account on such Payment Date, in each case pursuant to the terms of
Section 5.1(n);
(9)
pro rata in accordance with the amounts due under this
clause, to any Successor Servicer, any reimburseable expenses of
such Successor Servicer and to the Servicer (and any Successor
Servicer), any outstanding, unreimbursed Liquidation Expenses;
and
(10) after
giving effect to the acquisition of any Receivables to be made on
such date, to the extent that, after giving effect to such release,
the Availability would exceed $0, any remaining amounts shall be
distributed (i) to the Borrower to fund the acquisition of any
Receivables pledged as Collateral or (ii) as directed by the
Borrower, to the reduction of the Advances Outstanding or
otherwise.
Section
2.8. Settlement Procedures
During the Amortization Period.
On each Payment Date during the Amortization
Period, the Servicer shall direct the Collection Account Bank,
subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent, to pay pursuant
to the Servicing Report (and the Collection Account Bank shall make
payment from the Collection Account to the extent of Available
Funds in reliance on the information set forth in such Servicing
Report) to the following Persons, the following amounts in the
following order of priority:
(1) to
any Hedge Counterparty, if applicable, amounts due under any
outstanding Hedging Agreement (other than breakage
costs);
(2)
pro rata in accordance with the amounts due under this
clause, to the Backup Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, the
Lockbox Bank and the Collection Account Bank in an amount equal to
(a) any accrued and unpaid Backup Servicing Fees, Collateral
Custodian Fees, Collection Account Bank Fees, Lockbox Bank Fees and
Transition Expenses, and (b) up to an amount not to exceed $100,000
in the aggregate since the Closing Date, incurred but unreimbursed
reasonable third-party, out-of-pocket expenses relating to their
respective duties as Backup Servicer, Collateral Custodian, the
Lockbox Bank or Collection Account Bank hereunder, in respect of
which the Backup Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, the Lockbox
Bank and the Collection Account Bank, as applicable, has provided
prior written notice to the Servicer and the Administrative Agent,
for the payment thereof;
(3)
pro rata in accordance with the amounts due under this
clause, to the Servicer, in an amount equal to any accrued and
unpaid Servicing Fees and, if Lyon becomes the Successor Servicer,
with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, any
unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses of such Successor
Servicer;
(4) to
the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, in an amount
equal to any accrued and unpaid Interest, the Unused Fee, the
Make-Whole Fee and any other fees, expenses or other amounts due
and payable to the Administrative Agent;
(5) to
each applicable Hedge Counterparty, any unpaid fees, expenses or
amounts owed as a consequence of an event of default or termination
event under an outstanding Hedging Agreement or otherwise due upon
termination of such Hedging Agreement;
(6) to
the Administrative Agent, for the account of each applicable
Lender, in an amount necessary to reduce the Advances Outstanding
to zero;
(7) to
the extent not paid in clause (2) above, pro rata in
accordance with the amounts due under this clause to the
Administrative Agent, any applicable Lender, the Backup Servicer,
the Collateral Custodian, the Lockbox Bank, the Collection Account
Bank, the Successor Servicer, the Indemnified Parties or the
Secured Parties, all other amounts, including any Increased Costs,
Taxes or Indemnified Amounts, then due under this Agreement or the
other Transaction Documents;
(8)
pro rata in accordance with the amounts due under this
clause, to any Successor Servicer, any reimburseable expenses of
such Successor Servicer and to the Servicer (and any Successor
Servicer), any outstanding, unreimbursed Liquidation Expenses;
and
(9) any
remaining amounts shall be distributed to the Borrower.
Section
2.9. Collections and
Allocations.
(a)
Collections. The Servicer shall direct each Obligor on any
Receivables owned by the Borrower to make payments only to the
Lockbox or the Lockbox Account listed on Schedule II. The
Lockbox Account shall be subject to the Lockbox Agreement. The
Borrower and the Servicer shall transfer, or cause to be
transferred, all Collections received in the Lockbox Account or
received directly by it to the Collection Account by the close of
business on the Business Day after such Collections are received
(or, in the case of Lyon as the Successor Servicer, on the second
Business Day after receipt). The Servicer shall further include a
statement as to the amount of Collections received into the Lockbox
Account and on deposit in the Collection Account on each Reporting
Date in the Servicing Report delivered pursuant to Section
6.9(b).
(b)
Excluded Amounts. With the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld), the Servicer may withdraw from the Collection Account
any deposits thereto constituting Excluded Amounts if the Servicer
has, prior to such withdrawal and consent, delivered to the
Administrative Agent a report (a copy of which (together with the
written consent of the Administrative Agent) will be provided by
the Servicer to the Backup Servicer and Collateral Custodian)
setting forth the calculation of such Excluded Amounts in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(c)
Initial Deposits. On the Funding Date with respect to any
Receivable, the Servicer will direct the Collection Account Bank in
writing to deposit into the Collection Account all Collections
received in respect of such Receivable after the applicable cut-off
date established in connection with the acquisition thereof (if
other than the Funding Date) and delivered to the Collection
Account Bank.
(d)
Investment of Funds. Until the occurrence of a Termination
Event, to the extent there are uninvested amounts deposited in the
Collection Account and the Spread Account, all such amounts may be
invested in Permitted Investments selected by the initial Servicer
in written instructions delivered to the Collection Account Bank
(which may be in the form of standing instructions); from and after
the occurrence of a Termination Event, to the extent there are
uninvested amounts in the Collection Account or the Spread Account,
all such amounts may be invested in Permitted Investments selected
by the Administrative Agent. All earnings (net of losses and
investment expenses) thereon shall be retained or deposited into
the Collection Account or the Spread Account, as applicable, and
shall be applied on each Payment Date pursuant to the provisions of
Section 2.7 and Section 2.8, as applicable. All
investments shall be subject to availability. Absent receipt of
instructions as contemplated herein, the Collection Account Bank
shall have no obligation to invest any funds. The Collection
Account Bank shall have no responsibility for the performance of
any Permitted Investment.
Section
2.10. Payments,
Computations, Etc.
(a) Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, all amounts to be paid or
deposited by the Borrower or the initial Servicer hereunder shall
be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later
than 2:00 p.m. on the day when due in lawful money of the United
States in immediately available funds and any amount not received
before such time shall be deemed received on the next Business Day.
The Borrower or the initial Servicer, as applicable, shall, to the
extent permitted by law, pay to the Secured Parties interest on all
amounts not paid or deposited when due hereunder at the Default
Rate upon written notice of same, as applicable, payable on demand;
provided that such interest rate shall not at any time
exceed the maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law. Such interest
shall be for the account of the applicable Secured Party. All
computations of interest and other fees hereunder shall be made on
the basis of a year consisting of 360 days for the actual number of
days elapsed.
(b) Whenever
any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than
a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding
Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be
included in the computation of the payment of Interest or any fee
payable hereunder, as the case may be.
(c) If any Advance requested by the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.2 is not effectuated as a result of
the Borrower’s actions or failure to fulfill any condition
under Section 3.2, as the case may be, on the date specified
therefor, the Borrower shall indemnify the applicable Lenders
against any reasonable direct loss, cost or expense actually
incurred by such Lenders (or their related Liquidity Banks),
including, without limitation, any loss, cost or expense incurred
by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other
funds acquired by the applicable Lender to fund or maintain such
Advance.
(a) The
Originator or the Borrower, as applicable, agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent the Upfront Fee, the Commitment Fee, the Due
Diligence Fee and such other and further fees as set forth in the
Lender Fee Letter at the dates and times set forth therein,
including but not limited to the Unused Fee, the Make-Whole Fee,
the Exit Fee, the Increase Fee and the Early Termination
Fee.
(b) The
Borrower shall pay to Mayer Brown LLP as counsel to the
Administrative Agent on the Closing Date, its reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses (which are estimated in good faith to be
between $125,000 and $150,000)). The Borrower shall pay, on the
Closing Date, the acceptance fees and reasonable legal fees of the
Collateral Custodian, the Lockbox Bank and the Backup
Servicer.
Section
2.12. Increased Costs
Capital Adequacy Illegality.
(a) If
either (i) the introduction of or any change (including, without
limitation, any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve
requirements) in or in the interpretation of any Applicable Law
after the date of this Agreement or (ii) the compliance by a Lender
with any guideline or request from any central bank or other
Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law)
issued after the date of this Agreement, shall (a) impose, modify
or deem applicable any reserve requirement (including, without
limitation, any reserve requirement imposed by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, but excluding any reserve
requirement, if any, included in the determination of Interest),
special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits
with or for the amount of, or credit extended by, any Lender under
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (b) impose any
other condition affecting the ownership or security interest in the
Collateral conveyed to the Lenders hereunder or any Lender’s
rights hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, the
result of which is to increase the cost to any Lender or to reduce
the amount of any sum received or receivable by a Lender under this
Agreement or under any other Transaction Document, then on the
Payment Date following demand by such Lender (which demand shall be
accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for such
demand), the Borrower shall pay directly to such Lender such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for
such additional or increased cost incurred or such reduction
suffered.
(b) If
either (i) after the date of this Agreement the introduction of or
any change in or in the interpretation of any law, guideline, rule,
regulation, directive or request or (ii) compliance by any Lender
with any law, guideline, rule, regulation, directive or request
from any central bank or other governmental authority or agency
(whether or not having the force of law) arising from a change
after the date of this Agreement, including, without limitation,
compliance by a Lender with any request or directive regarding
capital adequacy, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate
of return on the capital of any Lender as a consequence of its
obligations hereunder or arising in connection herewith to a level
below that which any such Lender could have achieved but for such
introduction, change or compliance (taking into consideration the
policies of such Lender with respect to capital adequacy) by a
material amount, then on the Payment Date following demand by such
Lender (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting
forth the basis for such demand), the Borrower shall pay directly
to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate
such Lender for such reduction. For the avoidance of doubt, if the
issuance after the date of this Agreement of any amendment or
supplement to Interpretation No. 46 or to Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 140 by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board or any other change in accounting standards or the issuance
of any other pronouncement, release or interpretation, causes or
requires the consolidation of all or a portion of the assets and
liabilities of the Originator or the Borrower with the assets and
liabilities of any Lender, or shall otherwise impose on any Lender
any loss, cost, expense, reduction of return on capital or other
loss, such event shall constitute a circumstance on which such
Lender may base a claim for reimbursement under this Section
2.12.
(c) If as a result of any event or circumstance
such as those described in clause (a) or (b) of this
Section 2.12, any Lender is required to compensate a bank or
other financial institution providing liquidity support, credit
enhancement or other similar support to such Lender in connection
with this Agreement or the funding or maintenance of Advances
hereunder, then on the Payment Date at least ten (10) days after
demand by such Lender, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such
additional amount or amounts as may be necessary to reimburse such
Lender for any amounts payable or paid by it.
(d) In
determining any amount provided for in this Section 2.12,
the Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution
methods. Any Lender making a claim under this Section 2.12
shall submit to the Servicer a written description in reasonable
detail as to such additional or increased cost or reduction and the
calculation thereof, which written description shall be conclusive
absent manifest error.
(e) Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant
to this Section 2.12 shall not constitute a waiver of such
Lender’s right to demand or receive such compensation. The
Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Person for any
loss, cost or expense under this Section unless a claim therefor
has been made within 180 days of knowledge (or, the date on which
such Person reasonably should have known) thereof by such
Person.
(a) All
payments made by the Borrower or the Servicer (on behalf of the
Borrower) under this Agreement will be made free and clear of and
without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes. If
any Taxes are required by law to be withheld from any amounts
payable hereunder, then the amount payable to such Person will be
increased (the amount of such increase, the “Additional
Amount”) such that every net payment made under this
Agreement after withholding for or on account of any Taxes
(including, without limitation, any Taxes on such increase) is not
less than the amount that would have been paid had no such
deduction or withholding been made; provided that no
Additional Amount shall be payable hereunder to any Person to the
extent such amount is payable as a result of the failure of such
Person to comply with Sections 2.13(d) or (e). The Borrower
shall withhold the full amount of such Taxes from such payment (as
increased by the Additional Amounts) and shall pay such amount to
the Governmental Authority imposing such Taxes in accordance with
Applicable Law. The foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts
with respect to payments required to be made by the Borrower under
this Agreement will not, however, apply with respect to net income
taxes, franchise taxes or branch profits taxes imposed on the
Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(b) The
initial Servicer will indemnify (and to the extent the
indemnification provided by the Servicer is insufficient, the
Borrower will indemnify) each Lender for the full amount of Taxes
payable by such Persons in respect of Additional Amounts and any
liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising
therefrom or with respect thereto; provided that no
indemnification shall be payable hereunder to any Person to the
extent such amount is payable as a result of the failure of such
Person to comply with Sections 2.13(d) or (e). All payments
in respect of this indemnification shall be made on the Payment
Date following the date a written invoice therefor is delivered to
the Borrower.
(c) Within
30 days after the date of any payment by the Borrower of any Taxes,
the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent appropriate
evidence of payment thereof.
(d) If
any Lender is not a “United States person” within the
meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, such Lender shall
deliver to the Borrower, with a copy to the Administrative Agent,
the Collateral Custodian and the Servicer, (i) on or before the
date such Lender becomes party to the applicable Transaction
Documents and thereafter upon the reasonable request of the
Borrower or Administrative Agent, two (2) (or such other number as
may from time to time be prescribed by Applicable Law) duly
completed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI (or any
successor forms or other certificates or statements that may be
required from time to time by the relevant United States taxing
authorities or Applicable Law), as appropriate, to permit the
Borrower to make payments hereunder for the account of such Lender
without deduction or withholding of United States federal income or
similar Taxes and (ii) upon the obsolescence of, or within 15 days
after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in, any form
or certificate previously delivered pursuant to this Section
2.13(d), originals (in such numbers as may from time to time be
prescribed by Applicable Law or regulations) of such additional,
amended or successor forms, certificates or statements as may be
required under Applicable Law to permit the Borrower to make
payments hereunder for the account of such Lender without deduction
or withholding of United States federal income or similar Taxes
(and, in either case, the Borrower shall be permitted to withhold,
without penalty or liability, amounts it deems reasonably necessary
if such documentation is not delivered hereunder).
(e) If
any Lender is a “United States person” within the
meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, such Lender shall
deliver to the Borrower, with a copy to the Administrative Agent,
the Collateral Custodian and the Servicer, (i) on or before the
date such Lender becomes party to the applicable Transaction
Documents and thereafter upon the reasonable request of the
Borrower or Administrative Agent, two (or such other number as may
from time to time be prescribed by Applicable Law) duly completed
originals of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor forms or other
certificates or statements that may be required from time to time
by the relevant United States taxing authorities or Applicable
Law), as appropriate, to permit the Borrower to make payments
hereunder for the account of such Lender without deduction for
backup withholding of United States federal income or similar Taxes
and (ii) upon the obsolescence of, or within 15 days after the
occurrence of any event requiring a change in, any form or
certificate previously delivered pursuant to this Section
2.13(e), originals (in such numbers as may from time to time be
prescribed by Applicable Law or regulations) of such additional,
amended or successor forms, certificates or statements as may be
required under Applicable Law to permit the Borrower to make
payments hereunder for the account of such Lender without deduction
for backup withholding of United States federal income or similar
Taxes (and, in either case, the Borrower shall be permitted to
withhold, without penalty or liability, amounts it deems reasonably
necessary if such documentation is not delivered
hereunder).
(f) If,
in connection with an agreement or other document providing
liquidity support, credit enhancement or other similar support to
the Lenders in connection with this Agreement or the funding or
maintenance of Advances hereunder, the Lenders are required to
compensate a bank or other financial institution in respect of
Taxes under circumstances similar to those described in this
Section 2.13, then, on the Payment Date following any
written demand by each applicable Lender, the Borrower shall pay to
each applicable Lender such additional amount or amounts as may be
necessary to reimburse each such Lender for any amounts paid by
them to such bank or financial institution.
(g) Without prejudice to the survival of any
other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and
obligations of the Borrower and the Servicer contained in this
Section 2.13 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
Section
2.14. Assignment of the Sale
Agreement.
The Borrower hereby collaterally assigns to the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured
Parties hereunder, all of the Borrower’s right, title and
interest in and to, but none of its obligations under, the Sale
Agreement and any UCC financing statements filed under or in
connection therewith. In furtherance and not in limitation of the
foregoing, the Borrower hereby collaterally assigns to the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties its
right to indemnification under the Sale Agreement. The Borrower
confirms that at any time on or after the occurrence of a
Termination Event, the Administrative Agent on behalf of the
Secured Parties, shall have the sole right to enforce the
Borrower’s rights and remedies under the Sale Agreement and
any UCC financing statements filed thereunder or for the benefit of
the Secured Parties in connection therewith.
Section
2.15. Repurchase of
Receivables.
Within two (2) Business Days of the earlier to
occur of (i) the date on which written notice that a Receivable has
become subject to a Warranty Event shall have been received by the
Servicer from any Person or (ii) the date on which a Responsible
Officer of the Servicer, the Borrower or the Originator acquires
actual knowledge thereof, the Originator (or the Borrower on its
behalf) shall make a deposit to the Collection Account (for
allocation pursuant to Section 2.7 or Section 2.8, as
applicable) in immediately available funds in an amount equal to
the Outstanding Receivable Balance of such Receivable on the date
of such payment, and any accrued and unpaid interest and fees
thereon.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING AND
ADVANCES
Section
3.1. Conditions to
Closing and Initial Advance.
No Lender shall be obligated to make the initial
Advance hereunder nor shall any Lender, the Administrative Agent,
the Backup Servicer, the Collateral Custodian or the Collection
Account Bank be obligated to take, fulfill or perform any other
action hereunder, until the following conditions have been
satisfied, in the sole discretion of, or waived in writing by the
Administrative Agent:
(a) Each Transaction Document shall have been
duly executed by, and delivered to, the parties thereto, and the
Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents,
instruments, agreements and legal opinions as the Administrative
Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, all
those specified in the schedule of condition precedent documents
attached hereto as Schedule I, each in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(b) The
Administrative Agent shall have received (i) reasonably
satisfactory evidence that the Borrower, the Originator and the
Servicer have obtained all required consents and approvals of all
Persons, including all requisite Governmental Authorities, to the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents to which each is a party and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (ii) an
Officer’s Certificate from each of the Borrower, the
Originator and the Servicer in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent affirming that no such
consents or approvals are required;
(c) The
Borrower, the Servicer and the Originator shall each be in
compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws and
shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as
to this and other closing matters a certification in the form of
Exhibits E-1 and E-2, as applicable;
(d) The
Borrower and the Servicer shall have delivered to the
Administrative Agent duly executed Powers of Attorney in the form
of Exhibits F-1 and F-2, as applicable;
(e) The
Borrower, the Servicer and the Originator shall each have delivered
to the Administrative Agent a certificate as to Solvency in the
form of Exhibits D-1 and D-2, as applicable;
(f) The
Collection Account and the Lockbox Account shall be opened and the
Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
fully-executed copies of the Securities Account Control Agreement
and the Lockbox Agreement;
(g) The
Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the
Backup Servicer its current Credit and Collection Policy, and the
Administrative Agent shall have received acceptable results from
its due diligence examinations and background checks (including
without limitation, legal, regulatory and accounting
reviews);
(h) All
fees and expenses due and payable by the Borrower, the Servicer and
the Originator as of the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.
11 and the Lender Fee Letter shall have been received by the
applicable party;
(i) The
Servicer shall have delivered a sample Servicing File to the
Administrative Agent which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent;
(j) A
confirmation letter shall have been received by the Administrative
Agent from S&P confirming that its rating of Autobahn Funding
Company LLC’s Commercial Paper Notes will remain “A-1
”; and
(k) The
Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent executed
copies of (i) the Lienholder Nominee Agreement prior to the initial
Funding Date and (ii) an ISDA master agreement (and related
schedule) with a Hedge Counterparty to be used to govern any
confirmations to be entered into on the initial Funding
Date.
Section
3.2. Conditions
Precedent to All Advances.
Each Advance under this Agreement (each, a
“Transaction”) shall be subject to the further
conditions precedent that:
(a) The Servicer shall have delivered to the
Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Custodian and
the Backup Servicer) no later than 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days
prior to the related Funding Date:
(i) a
Borrowing Notice, a Borrowing Base Certificate and a Loan
List;
(ii) all
Required Reports when due; and
(iii) a Certificate of Assignment in the form of
Exhibit A to the Sale Agreement including Schedule I thereto and
containing such additional information as may be reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent.
(b) On the date of such Transaction, the
following shall be true and correct (both before and immediately
after giving effect to such Transaction) and the Borrower and the
Servicer shall have certified in the related Borrowing Notice that
all conditions precedent to the requested Transaction have been
satisfied and shall thereby be deemed to have certified
that:
(i) The
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.1 and
Section 4.3 are true and correct in all material respects on
and as of such day as though made on and as of such day and shall
be deemed to have been made on such day;
(ii) No
event has occurred, or would result from such Transaction, that
constitutes a Termination Event (unless such Termination Event has
been waived in writing by the Administrative Agent) or
Unmatured Termination Event (unless such Unmatured Termination
Event is no longer continuing);
(iii) On
and as of such day, after giving effect to such Transaction, the
Availability shall be greater than or equal to $0;
(iv) No
Applicable Law shall prohibit or enjoin such Transaction;
and
(v) The
Originator is in compliance with each of the financial covenants
set forth in Sections 5.4(q), (u), (v), (w) and
(x).
(c) The Borrower shall have delivered to the
Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), no
later than 11:00 a.m. three (3) Business Days prior to the related
Funding Date, the Required Loan Files, the Collateral Custodian
shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Collateral
Receipt with no exceptions or with exceptions acceptable to the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion by 6:30 p.m. one
Business Day prior to the Funding Date;
(d) The
Amortization Period shall not have commenced;
(e) The
Internal Revenue Service shall not have filed notice of a lien
pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any assets of
the Borrower, the Servicer or the Originator, and the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not have filed notice of a lien
pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any of the assets
of the Borrower, the Servicer or the Originator, or, in either
case, if such a lien has been filed, it has been
released;
(f) On
the date of such Transaction, the Administrative Agent shall have
received such other opinions or documents as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably require;
(g) The
Borrower shall have entered into one or more Hedging Agreements or
amendments to existing Hedging Agreements or deposited such amounts
into the Spread Account such that, after giving effect thereto and
such proposed Advance, the covenant set forth in Section
5.1(n) is satisfied;
(h) The
Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent executed
copies of the documents required pursuant to the Lienholder Nominee
Agreement in order for the Lienholder Agent to be acting as secured
party on behalf of the Administrative Agent with respect to all
Powersports Vehicles subject to the Approved Leases to be acquired
on such Funding Date and to release any existing lenders’
interests in such Powersports Vehicles; and
(i) Prior to the initial Funding Date, the
Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a comfort
letter acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion from RBSM LLP, certified public accountants, stating
that, based on the Servicer’s recent improvements in
liquidity and equity financing, RBSM LLP’s qualified opinion
in the Servicer’s ability to continue as a going concern
would be changed to an unqualified opinion on the Servicer’s
financial statements and its ability to continue as a going
concern.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Section
4.1.
Representations and Warranties of the
Borrower.
The Borrower represents and warrants as to
itself and the Collateral as follows as of the Closing Date, each
Funding Date, and each Reporting Date and as of each other date
provided under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents on
which such representations and warranties are required to be (or
deemed to be) made:
(a)
Organization and Good Standing. The Borrower has been duly
organized, and is validly existing as a limited liability company
in good standing, under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all
requisite power and authority to own or lease its properties and
conduct its business as such business is presently conducted, and
had at all relevant times, and now has all necessary power,
authority and legal right to acquire, own, sell and pledge the
Collateral.
(b)
Due Qualification. The Borrower is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing as a limited liability company,
and has obtained all necessary qualifications, licenses and
approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of
property or the conduct of its business requires such
qualifications, licenses or approvals,
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