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REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

Revolving Credit Agreement

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. | AUTOBAHN FUNDING COMPANY LLC | LYON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC | SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC | SPARTA FUNDING LLC | US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | US Bank Portfolio Services You are currently viewing:
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Title: REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 3/23/2009
Industry: Conglomerates     Law Firm: Mayer Brown;Thacher Proffitt     Sector: Conglomerates

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: sparta commercial services  inc. , autobahn funding company llc , lyon financial services  inc , sparta commercial services  inc , sparta funding llc , us bank national association , us bank portfolio services
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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

 


 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I         DEFINITION

8

 

Section 1.1.

Certain Defined Terms

8

 

Section 1.2.

Other Terms

39

 

Section 1.3.

Computation of Time Periods

40

 

Section 1.4.

Interpretation

40

ARTICLE II        THE FACILITY

40

 

Section 2.1.

Borrowings

40

 

Section 2.2.

Procedures for Advances by Lenders

41

 

Section 2.3.

Reduction of the Maximum Facility Amount; Optional Repayments

42

 

Section 2.4.

Determination and Payment of Interest

43

 

Section 2.5.

Notations

43

 

Section 2.6.

Principal Repayments

43

 

Section 2.7.

Settlement Procedures During the Revolving Period

43

 

Section 2.8.

Settlement Procedures During the Amortization Period

45

 

Section 2.9.

Collections and Allocations

46

 

Section 2.10.

Payments, Computations, Etc

47

 

Section2.11.

Fees

47

 

Section 2.12.

Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Illegality

48

 

Section 2.13.

Taxes

49

 

Section 2.14.

Assignment of the Sale Agreement

51

 

Section 2.15.

Repurchase of Receivables

51

ARTICLE III       CONDITIONS TO CLOSING AND ADVANCES

51

 

Section 3.1.

Conditions to Closing and Initial Advance

51

 

Section 3.2.

Conditions Precedent to All Advances

53

ARTICLE IV       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

54

 

Section 4.1.

Representations and Warranties of the Borrower

54

 

Section 4.2.

Reserved

62

 

Section 4.3.

Representations and Warranties of the Servicer and the Originator

62

 

Section 4.4.

Representations and Warranties of the Backup Servicer

66

 

 

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Section 4.5.

Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Custodian

66

ARTICLE V        GENERAL COVENANTS

67

 

Section 5.1.

Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower

67

 

Section 5.2.

Negative Covenants of the Borrower

72

 

Section 5.3.

[Reserved.]

74

 

Section 5.4.

Affirmative Covenants of the Servicer and the Originator

74

 

Section 5.5.

Negative Covenants of the Servicer and the Originator

78

 

Section 5.6.

Affirmative Covenants of the Backup Servicer

79

 

Section 5.7.

Negative Covenants of the Backup Servicer

79

 

Section 5.8.

Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Custodian

79

 

Section 5.9.

Negative Covenants of the Collateral Custodian

80

ARTICLE VI       ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF RECEIVABLES

80

 

Section 6.1.

Designation of the Servicer

80

 

Section 6.2.

Duties of the Servicer

82

 

Section 6.3.

Authorization of the Servicer

83

 

Section 6.4.

Collection of Payments; Accounts

84

 

Section 6.5.

[Reserved.]

86

 

Section 6.6.

Realization Upon Defaulted Receivables

86

 

Section 6.7.

Servicing Compensation

87

 

Section 6.8.

Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer

87

 

Section 6.9.

Reports

87

 

Section 6.10.

Annual Statement as to Compliance

88

 

Section 6.11.

Annual Independent Public Accountant’s/Consultant’s Servicing Reports

89

 

Section 6.12.

The Servicer Not to Resign

89

 

Section 6.13.

Servicer Defaults

89

 

Section 6.14.

Appointment of Successor Servicer

90

ARTICLE VII     THE BACKUP SERVICER

93

 

Section 7.1.

Designation of the Backup Servicer

93

 

Section 7.2.

Duties of the Backup Servicer

94

 

 

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Section 7.3.

Merger or Consolidation

95

 

Section 7.4.

Backup Servicing Compensation

95

 

Section 7.5.

Backup Servicer Removal

96

 

Section 7.6.

Limitation on Liability

 96

 

Section 7.7.

Resignation by the Backup Servicer

97

ARTICLE VIII    THE COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN

97

 

Section 8.1.

Designation of Collateral Custodian

97

 

Section 8.2.

Duties of Collateral Custodian

98

 

Section 8.3.

Merger or Consolidation

99

 

Section 8.4.

Collateral Custodian Compensation

99

 

Section 8.5.

Collateral Custodian Removal

100

 

Section 8.6.

Limitation on Liability

100

 

Section 8.7.

The Collateral Custodian Not to Resign

101

 

Section 8.8.

Release of Documents

102

 

Section 8.9.

Return of Required Loan Files and Servicing Files

102

 

Section 8.10.

Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral; Audits

103

ARTICLE IX      SECURITY INTEREST

103

 

Section 9.1.

Grant of Security Interest

103

 

Section 9.2.

Release of Lien on Collateral

104

 

Section 9.3.

Further Assurances

104

 

Section 9.4.

Remedies

104

 

Section 9.5.

Waiver of Certain Laws

104

 

Section 9.6.

Power of Attorney

105

ARTICLE X        TERMINATION EVENTS

105

 

Section 10.1.

Termination Events

105

 

Section 10.2.

Remedies

 108

ARTICLE XI      INDEMNIFICATION

109

 

Section 11.1.

Indemnities by the Borrower

109

 

Section 11.2.

Indemnities by the Servicer

 112

 

 

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ARTICLE XII     THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

113

 

Section 12.1.

The Administrative Agent

113

ARTICLE XIII    MISCELLANEOUS

115

 

Section 13.1.

Amendments and Waivers

 116

 

Section 13.2.

Notices, Etc

 116

 

Section 13.3.

Ratable Payments

116

 

Section 13.4.

No Waiver; Remedies

116

 

Section 13.5.

Binding Effect; Benefit of Agreement

 116

 

Section 13.6.

Term of this Agreement

 116

 

Section 13.7.

Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Objection to Venue

117

 

Section 13.8.

Waiver of Jury Trial

 117

 

Section 13.9.

Costs, Expenses and Taxes

 117

 

Section 13.10.

No Proceedings

 118

 

Section 13.11.

Recourse Against Certain Parties

 118

 

Section 13.12.

Protection of Right, Title and Interest in the Collateral; Further Action Evidencing Advances

 119

 

Section 13.13.

Confidentiality

 120

 

Section 13.14.

Execution in Counterparts; Severability; Integration

 121

 

Section 13.15.

Waiver of Setoff

 121

 

Section 13.16.

Assignments by the Lenders

 122

 

Section 13.17.

Heading and Exhibits

 122

 

Section 13.18.

No Proceedings Against Lenders; Limitations on Payments

122

 

Section 13.19.

Exclusivity

 123

 

Section 13.20.

Qualified Purchaser

 123

 

Section 13.21.

Force Majeure

 124

 

 

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EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A-1

Form of Borrowing Notice

EXHIBIT A-2

Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

EXHIBIT B

Reserved

EXHIBIT C

Form of Servicing Report

EXHIBIT D-1

Form of Officer’s Certificate as to Solvency (Borrower)

EXHIBIT D-2

Form of Officer’s Certificate as to Solvency (Servicer/Originator)

EXHIBIT E-1

Form of Officer’s Closing Certificate (Borrower)

EXHIBIT E-2

Form of Officer’s Closing Certificate (Servicer/Originator)

EXHIBIT F-1

Form of Power of Attorney (Borrower)

EXHIBIT F-2

Form of Power of Attorney (Servicer/Originator)

EXHIBIT G

Form of Release of Required Loan File

EXHIBIT H

Form of Servicer’s Certificate

EXHIBIT I

Form of Joinder Supplement

EXHIBIT J

Reserved

EXHIBIT K

Form of Backup Servicer Monthly Certification

EXHIBIT L

Form of Collateral Receipt

EXHIBIT M

Form of Approved Lease

EXHIBIT N

Form of Approved Loan

 

SCHEDULES

 

 

SCHEDULE I

Condition Precedent Documents

SCHEDULE II

Lockbox Account Information

SCHEDULE III

Location of Required Loan Files

SCHEDULE IV

Loan List

SCHEDULE V

Credit and Collection Policy

SCHEDULE VI

Approved Financing Arrangements

 

 

ANNEXES

 

 

ANNEX A

Addresses for Notices

ANNEX B

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:

 

 

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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).

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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;

 

 

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(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

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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“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;

 

 

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(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;

 

 

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(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;

 

 

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(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;

 

 

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(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

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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:

 

IRxPx 1

 D

 

where:

 

IR          =           the CP Rate or the Alternative Rate applicable on such day;

 

P            =           the principal amount of such Advance on such day; and

 

D           =           360;

 

and (B) the sum of the products (for such Accrual Period) of:

 

 

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IRxPxM

 

where:

 

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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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 “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);

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

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“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.

 

 

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“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.

 

 

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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

Section 2.1.       Borrowings.

 

(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.

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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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.

 

Section 2.5.       Notations.

 

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:

 

 

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(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);

 

 

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(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;

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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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.

 

Section 2.11.       Fees.

 

(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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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(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.

 

Section 2.13.       Taxes.

 

(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.

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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(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;

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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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;

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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(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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