EXHIBIT 99.2
Waiver
Agreement
This Waiver Agreement (herein, the
“Agreement” ) is made as of this 31st day of
May, 2008, by and among Tronox Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Seller” ), Tronox
Worldwide LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Collection Agent” ), ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as
agent (the “Agent” ) for the Purchasers, the
committed purchasers (the “Committed Purchasers”
) and Amsterdam Funding Corporation (the
“Conduit” ).
Recitals
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A. The Committed Purchasers,
Conduit, Collection Agent and the Seller have executed and
delivered that certain Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of
September 26, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified through the date hereof (the “Receivables Sale
Agreement” ).
B. We have become aware that
“Defaults” and “Events of Default” have
occurred under the Parent Credit Agreement as of May 31, 2008
(the “Credit Agreement Defaults” ) as a result
of failure by the borrower thereunder to comply with covenants
contained in Section 7.2(b)(iv) and Section 6.7(a) of the
Parent Credit Agreement. As a consequence of such Defaults and
Events of Default, (i) a Termination Event has occurred under
clause (h)(ii) of the definition of Termination Event in the
Receivables Sale Agreement, and (ii) the failure to notify the
Agent of the Credit Agreement Defaults pursuant to
Section 5.1(b)(i) of the Receivables Sale Agreement
constitutes a Termination Event as described in clause (c) of
the definition of Termination Event in the Receivables Sale
Agreement (collectively, together with the Potential Termination
Events and Termination Events resulting directly therefrom
including, without limitation, the circumstances described in the
next sentence, the “Existing Termination Events”
). In addition, as a result of the occurrence of the Existing
Termination Events, the Seller is not and has not been since
May 31, 2008 permitted to accept any additional Purchases
under Section 7.2 of the Receivables Sale Agreement (including
the Incremental Purchase in the amount of $3,000,000 made on
June 20, 2008) and the Collection Agent is required to set
aside and hold in trust all Collections for application pursuant to
Section 2.3(b) of the Receivables Sale Agreement. Failure to
comply with such obligations would also result in Potential
Termination Events under the Receivables Sale Agreement.
C. The Seller has requested that
the Waiving Parties waive the Existing Termination Events under the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
D. The Agent and Purchasers
constituting the Instructing Group (collectively, the
“Waiving Parties” ) are willing to waive the
Existing Termination Events subject to the terms hereof.
E. In order to accommodate the
Seller’s request, during and only during the period (the
“Waiver Period” ) beginning on the Effective
Date (as defined below) of this Agreement, but with effect as of
the date hereof, and ending on July 31, 2008 (the
“Scheduled Waiver Expiration Date” ), the
Waiving Parties are willing to waive the Existing Termination
Events on the terms, conditions, and provisions contained in this
Agreement.
Now, Therefore , for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Incorporation of
Recitals; Defined Terms. Each of the Seller and the Collection
Agent acknowledges that the Recitals A, B and C set forth above are
true and correct in all material respects. The defined terms in the
Recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated into this
Agreement by reference. All other capitalized terms used herein
without definition shall have the same meanings herein as such
terms have in the Receivables Sale Agreement.
2. Acknowledgment of
Default(s) . The Existing Termination Events constituted a
Termination Event under the Receivables Sale Agreement. Each of the
Seller and Collection Agent represents to the Agent and Purchasers
that there are no Potential Termination Events other than the
Existing Termination Events.
3. Incremental
Purchases. During the Waiver Period, the Seller shall not have
the right to request Incremental Purchases under the Receivables
Sale Agreement and the Purchasers shall not be obligated to honor
any such request for Incremental Purchases under the Receivables
Sale Agreement.
4. Forbearance . Unless
and until a Waiver Termination occurs, the Purchasers will permit
Reinvestment Purchases to continue and will not exercise any other
rights or remedies it may have as a result of the occurrence of the
Existing Termination Events.
5. Additional
Agreements. The Seller further agrees that on or prior to
July 15, 2008, it will execute and deliver to the Agent the
following documents, and shall cause, in the cases of the documents
referenced in clauses (c) and (d) below, Wachovia Bank,
National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as applicable,
to execute such documents:
(a) Notices of Change of Deposit
Account Holder to Wachovia Bank, National Association substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 and A-2;
(b) Notice of Change of Deposit
Account Holder to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B;
(c) Deposit Account Control
Agreements with respect to accounts at Wachovia Bank, National
Association substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C;-1 and C-2 (with such changes as may be required by
Wachovia Bank, National Association); and
(d) Blocked Account Control Agreement
with respect to account at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (with such changes as
may be required by Wachovia Bank, National Association).
6. Waiver Termination .
As used in this Agreement, “Waiver Termination”
shall mean the occurrence of the Scheduled Waiver Expiration Date,
or, if earlier, the occurrence of any one or more of the following
events: (a) any Potential Termination Event or Termination
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the
Receivables Sale Agreement, in each case other than the Existing
Termination Events; (b) any failure by the Seller for any
reason to comply with any term, condition, or provision contained
in this Agreement; (c) any representation made by the Seller
in this Agreement proves to be incorrect or misleading in any
material respect when made; or (d) any Material Adverse Effect
shall occur and be continuing as determined in good faith by the
Waiving Parties. The occurrence of any Waiver Termination shall be
deemed a Termination Event under the Receivables Sale Agreement.
Upon the occurrence of a Waiver Termination, the Waiver Period is
automatically terminated all Purchases shall cease and the
Purchasers shall be entitled to exercise all rights and remedies
available to them upon the occurrence of a Termination Event under
the Receivables Sale Agreement.
7. Reservation of Rights
. The Seller acknowledges and agrees that immediately upon
expiration of the Waiver Period, the Agent and the Purchasers have
all of their rights and remedies with respect to the Existing
Termination Events to the same extent, and with the same force and
effect, as if the waiver had not occurred. The Seller will not
assert and hereby forever waives any right to assert that the Agent
or the Purchasers are obligated in any way to continue beyond the
Waiver Period to extend any waiver period or otherwise to forbear
from enforcing their rights or remedies or that the Agent and the
Purchasers are not entitled to act on the Existing Termination
Events after the occurrence of a Waiver Termination as if such
default had just occurred and the Waiver Period had never existed.
The Seller acknowledges that the Agent and the Purchasers have made
no representations as to what actions, if any, the Agent and the
Purchasers will take after the Waiver Period or upon the occurrence
of any Waiver Termination, a Potential Termination Event or
Termination Event (other than an Existing Termination Event during
the Waiver Period), and the Purchasers and the Agent must and do
hereby specifically reserve any and all rights, remedies, and
claims they have (after giving effect hereto) with respect to the
Existing Termination Events and each other Potential Termination
Event or Termination Event that may occur.
8. Transaction Documents
Remain Effective . Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, the Transaction Documents and all of the obligations of
the Seller thereunder, the rights and benefits of the Agent and
Purchasers thereunder, and the security interests and other
property rights created thereby remain in full force and effect.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Seller agrees to comply with
all of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Transaction
Documents except to the extent such compliance is inconsistent with
the express provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement and the
Transaction Documents are intended by the Purchasers as a final
expression of their agreement and are intended as a complete and
exclusive statement of the terms and conditions of that
agreement.
9. Fees and Expenses.
The Seller hereby agrees to pay to the Agent a waiver fee (the
“Waiver Fee” ) in an amount equal to 0.075% of
the Aggregate Commitment. The Waiver Fee shall be due and payable
on the Effective Date. The Seller shall also pay within one
Business Day following receipt of an invoice therefor all fees and
expenses (including invoiced attorneys’ fees) incurred by the
Agent and its counsel in connection with this Agreement and the
other instruments and documents being executed and delivered in
connection herewith, and all invoiced fees and expenses of counsel
to the Agent with respect to the facilities subject to the
Receivables Sale Agreement.
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10. Conditions
Precedent. The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to
the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (with the
date on which such conditions shall have been satisfied or waived
shall be referred to as the “Effective Date” ):
(a) the Seller and the Waiving Parties shall have executed and
delivered this Agreement, and the Initial Collection Agent shall
have executed and delivered their reaffirmation, acknowledgment,
and consent in the space provided for that purpose below, on or
before the close of business on June 30, 2008, and
(b) the Seller shall have made payment of the Waiver
Fee.
11. Miscellaneous. By
its acceptance hereof, each of the Seller and the Collection Agent
hereby represents that it has the necessary power and authority to
execute, deliver, and perform the undertakings contained herein,
and that this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of such Persons enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity,
illegality, or unenforceability without affecting the validity,
legality, and enforceability of the remaining provision hereof; and
the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular
jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that
this Agreement shall constitute a Transaction Document for all
purposes of the Receivables Sale Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents. Unless otherwise expressly stated herein,
the provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination of
the Waiver Period. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts
and by different parties on separate counterpart signature pages,
each of which constitutes an original and all of which taken
together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of
executed counterparts of this Agreement by telecopy shall be
effective as an original. This Agreement shall be governed by New
York law and shall be governed and interpreted on the same basis as
the Receivables Sale Agreement.
[Signature Pages to
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This Waiver Agreement is entered into
as of the date and year first above written.
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“Seller”
Tronox Funding,
LLC
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Name Melody A. Walke |
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Title President |
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“Collection
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Accepted and agreed to.
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ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as Agent and
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/s/ Thomas J. Educate |
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Name Thomas J. Educate |
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Title Managing Director |
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/s/ David J. Donofrio |
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Name David J. Donofrio |
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Title Director |
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Amsterdam Funding
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/s/ Frank B. Bilotta |
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Name Frank B. Bilotta |
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Reaffirmation,
Acknowledgement, and Consent of Guarantors
The undersigned, Tronox Incorporated,
has heretofore executed and delivered that certain Limited
Performance Guaranty (the “Guaranty” ) dated as
of September 26, 2007 and hereby consents to the Agreement set
forth above and confirms that the Guaranty and of the
undersigned’s obligations thereunder remain in full force and
effect taking into account the provisions of this Waiver
Agreement.
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Tronox Incorporated |
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/s/ Mary Mikkelson |
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Name Mary Mikkelson |
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Title Senior Vice President &
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Exhibit A-1
[To
be Issued on Letterhead]
June
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Wachovia
Bank, National Association
Mail Code NC 0817
301 South Tryon Street – Floor M7
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: TS Legal Risk Mgmt, Designated Officer
Notice of Change of
Deposit Account Holder
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We hereby notify you of the transfer
by Tronox LLC of account number 2000147704416 and lockbox account
number 101377 to Tronox Funding LLC. You are hereby instructed to
update your records to reflect the foregoing.
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Very truly yours, |
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Tronox LLC |
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Exhibit A-2
[To
be Issued on Letterhead]
June
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Wachovia
Bank, National Association
Mail Code NC 0817
301 South Tryon Street – Floor M7
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: TS Legal Risk Mgmt, Designated Officer
Notice of Change of
Deposit Account Holder
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We hereby notify you of the transfer
by Tronox Pigments Savannah, Inc. of account number 2000148488058
and lockbox account number 101377 to Tronox Funding LLC. You are
hereby instructed to update your records to reflect the
foregoing.
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Very truly yours, |
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Tronox Pigments Savannah,
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Exhibit B
[To
be Issued on Letterhead]
June
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
Jeannie Ng
1 Chase Manhattan
7th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Notice of Change of
Deposit Account Holder
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We hereby notify you of the transfer
by Tronox LLC of demand deposit account no. 5907632 and lock-box
no. 93012 to Tronox Funding LLC. You are hereby instructed to
update your records to reflect the foregoing.
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Tronox LLC |
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Exhibit C-1
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT CONTROL AGREEMENT
(
With Future Notification )
This
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT CONTROL
AGREEMENT ( “ Agreement
” ) is made and entered into as of this
day
of June, 2008 by and among WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION as depositary bank (the “
Bank ” ), the Bank’s depositor
customer, TRONOX FUNDING
LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the
“ SPV ” ), TRONOX WORLDWIDE LLC , a Delaware
limited liability company (the “ Collection
Agent ”), and ABN AMRO BANK N.V. , a bank
organized under the laws of the Netherlands (the “
Secured Party ” ).
Statement of Facts
The Bank
acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, it maintains in the name
of the SPV the deposit account(s) identified on
Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (each
an “Account” and, collectively, the
“ Accounts ” ). One or more
of the Accounts may be served by one or more lockboxes operated by
the Bank, which lockboxes (if any) also are listed on
Exhibit A (each a “Lockbox” and,
collectively, the “ Lockboxes
” ). The Account(s) and any Lockbox(es) are governed
by the terms and conditions of the SPV’s commercial deposit
account agreement published by the Bank from time to time and, with
respect to any Lockbox, also may be governed by a lockbox service
description between the Bank and the SPV (collectively, with all
applicable services descriptions and/or agreements, the
“Deposit Agreement” ).
The SPV
hereby confirms to the Bank that the SPV has granted to the Secured
Party a security interest in the following (collectively, the
“ Account Collateral ” ):
(a) the Account(s), (b) the Lockbox(es) and (c) the
Items Collateral. The term “ Items
Collateral ” means, collectively, all checks,
drafts, instruments, cash and other items at any time received in
any Lockbox or for deposit in any Account (subject to specific
Lockbox instructions in effect for processing items), wire
transfers of funds, automated clearing house (
“ACH” ) entries, credits from merchant card
transactions and other electronic funds transfers or other funds
deposited in, credited to, or held for deposit in or credit to, any
Account.
The
parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set forth
their relative rights and duties with respect to the Account
Collateral. In consideration of the mutual covenants herein as well
as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Control of the Accounts
(a) The Statement of Facts is
incorporated herein by reference. The Bank represents that it is a
“ bank ” . The SPV and the Bank
acknowledge that each Account is a “ deposit account
” . Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that
this Agreement is an “ authenticated ”
record and that the arrangements established under this Agreement
constitute “ control ” of each Account.
Each of these terms is used in this Agreement as defined in
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted by the
State of Georgia (the “ Georgia UCC
” ).
(b) The SPV represents and
warrants to the SPV and the Secured Party that
Exhibit A contains a complete and accurate list of all
Accounts and Lockboxes maintained by the SPV with the Bank and
subject to this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall impose
upon the Bank any duty to monitor or assure the SPV’s
compliance with this Section 1(b).
(c) The Bank confirms that, as
of the date of this Agreement, the SPV and the Bank have not
entered into any agreement (other than the Deposit Agreement) with
any person pursuant to which the Bank is obligated to comply with
instructions from such person as to the disposition of funds in any
Account or of Items Collateral. During the term of this Agreement
the Bank will not enter into any agreement with any person other
than the Secured Party pursuant to which the Bank will be obligated
to comply with instructions from such person as to the disposition
of funds in any Account or of Items Collateral.
(d) The SPV authorizes and
directs the Bank to, and the Bank agrees that it shall, comply with
all instructions given by the Secured Party in accordance with this
Agreement and permissible under the Deposit Agreement, including
directing the disposition of funds in any Account or as to any
other matter relating to any Account or other Account Collateral,
without further consent by the SPV.
(e) The Secured Party authorizes
and instructs the Bank to (i) permit the SPV and/or the
Collection Agent to have access to and disposition over the
Account(s) and Account Collateral and to otherwise deal with same
as provided in the Deposit Agreement and (ii) act upon the
instructions that the Bank shall receive from the SPV and/or the
Collection Agent concerning the Lockbox and the Account Collateral
until the implementation by the Bank of the written instruction
from the Secured Party to the Bank substantially in the form of
Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof (the
“ Notice ” ) in accordance
with the provisions of Section 7 of this Agreement. The
Secured Party’s right to give instructions to the Bank
regarding any Account Collateral also shall include (but is not
limited to) the right to give “ stop payment orders
” to the Bank for any item presented to the Bank
against any Account even if it results in dishonor of the item
presented against the Account.
(f) Until delivery of the Notice
by the Secured Party in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7, the Secured Party shall not give any instruction to
the Bank or otherwise exercise control over the Account(s) and the
Account Collateral and, until the Bank shall receive and implement
the Notice as provided in Section 7, the Bank shall not (and
shall not be required by the provisions of this Agreement to) honor
and follow any instruction the Bank may receive from the Secured
Party with regard to the Account(s) and the Account Collateral.
Upon the implementation of the Notice by the Bank, the Bank shall
not permit any officer, agent or other representative of the SPV,
the Collection Agent or its affiliates to direct the disposition of
funds in any Account, withdraw any amount from any Account or
otherwise exercise any authority or power with respect to any
Lockbox, Account or Account Collateral. Upon implementation of the
Notice by the Bank, all collected and available funds in any
Account shall only be withdrawn or transferred based on
instructions given by the Secured Party in accordance with this
Agreement.
(g) Federal Reserve Regulations
and Operating Circulars, ACH or other clearing house rules and
other applicable law (including, without limitation, the Uniform
Commercial Code as adopted by the State in which the respective
Account identified on Exhibit A is located
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(hereinafter, the “ Applicable UCC
” )) and the Deposit Agreement shall also apply to the
Secured Party’s exercise of control over the Account(s) and
the Account Collateral and to the performance of services hereunder
by the Bank. Each of the SPV and the Secured Party authorizes and
instructs the Bank to supply the SPV’s or the Secured
Party’s endorsement, as appropriate, to any Items Collateral
that the Bank shall receive for deposit to any Account.
2. Statements and Other Information If so
requested of the Bank by the Secured Party in writing, the Bank
will send to the Secured Party (in a manner consistent with the
Bank’s standard practices) at the Secured Party’s
address specified in Section 7, copies of all Account
statements and communications (but not canceled checks) that the
Bank is required to send to the SPV under the Deposit Agreement.
The Bank also shall provide to each of the SPV, the Collection
Agent, and the Secured Party when requested (as a service under
this Agreement and/or the Deposit Agreement) copies of Account
statements and other deposit account information, including Account
balances, by telephone and by computer communication, to the extent
practicable when requested by the SPV, the Collection Agent, or by
the Secured Party. The SPV consents to the Bank’s release of
such Account information to the Secured Party and the Collection
Agent. The Bank’s liability for its failure to comply with
this Section 2 shall not exceed its cost of providing such
information.
3. Setoff; Returned Items and Charges
(a) The Bank will not exercise
any security interest (except for the security interest provided in
Section 4-210, “Security Interest of Collecting Bank
in Items, Accompanying Documents and Proceeds” , of the
Applicable UCC), lien, right of setoff, deduction, recoupment or
banker’s lien or any other interest in or against any Account
or any other Account Collateral, and the Bank hereby subordinates
to the Secured Party any such security interest (except for such
security interest provided in such Section 4-210 of the
Applicable UCC), lien or right which the Bank may have against any
Account or other Account Collateral. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, the Secured Party and the SPV agree that the Bank at all
times (including following commencement of any bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding by or against the SPV) may set off and charge
against any Account (regardless of any agreement by the SPV to
compensate the Bank by means of balances in the Account) all of the
following as permitted by the Deposit Agreement (collectively, the
“ Permitted Debits ” ):
(i) the face amount of each Returned Item (hereinafter
defined), (ii) usual and customary service charges and fees,
(iii) account maintenance fees, (iv) transfer fees,
(v) out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including
attorneys’ reasonable fees) incurred by the Bank (including
those in connection with the negotiation, administration or
enforcement of this Agreement), and (vi) adjustments or corrections
of posting or encoding errors; whether any Permitted Debit shall
have accrued or been incurred before or after the date of this
Agreement. “ Returned Item
” means any (i) Items Collateral deposited into
or credited to an Account before or after the date of this
Agreement and returned unpaid or otherwise uncollected or subject
to an adjustment entry, whether for insufficient funds or any other
reason, and without regard to the timeliness of such return or
adjustment or the occurrence or timeliness of any other
party’s notice of nonpayment or adjustment; (ii) Items
Collateral subject to a claim against the Bank for breach of
transfer, presentment, encoding, retention or other warranty under
Federal Reserve Regulations or Operating Circulars, ACH or other
clearing house rules, or applicable law (including, without
limitation, Articles 3, 4 and 4A of the
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Applicable UCC); and (iii) demand for chargeback in connection
with a merchant card transaction.
(b) If (i) the Bank were
unable to set off or charge any Permitted Debit against any Account
because of insufficient funds in the Account, or (ii) the Bank
in good faith were to believe that any legal process or applicable
law prohibited such setoff or charge against any Account, or (iii)
the Account were closed, then: (A) the Bank may charge such
Permitted Debits to and set off same against any other Account; and
(B) if there were insufficient funds in the Account(s) against
which to charge or set off such Permitted Debits, then the Bank
shall demand (unless the Bank shall believe in good faith that any
legal process or applicable law prohibits such demand) that the SPV
pay, and the SPV shall pay, to the Bank promptly upon the
SPV’s receipt of the Bank’s written demand therefor,
the full amount of all unpaid Permitted Debits.
(c) If (i) there were
insufficient funds in the Account(s) against which the Bank could
charge or set off Permitted Debits and the SPV shall have failed to
pay the Bank the full amount of unpaid Permitted Debits as
described in paragraph (b) of this Section 3, and
(ii) the Bank shall have received and implemented the Notice
as provided herein, then the Bank may demand that the Secured Party
pay, and the Secured Party shall pay, to the Bank within five
(5) business days of the Secured Party’s receipt of the
Bank’s written demand therefor, the full amount of unpaid
Permitted Debits; provided, however, as to unpaid Permitted
Debits that are service charges, fees or expenses, the Secured
Party shall be required to pay to the Bank only those service
charges, fees or expenses attributable to any Account that shall
have been incurred in connection with any Account on or after the
date of this Agreement and on or before the date of termination of
this Agreement.
4. Exculpation of Bank
(a) At all times the Bank shall
be entitled to rely upon any communication it receives from the
Secured Party, the Collection Agent, or the SPV in connection with
this Agreement or that the Bank shall believe in good faith to be a
communication received from the Secured Party, the Collection
Agent, or the SPV in connection with this Agreement, and the Bank
shall have no obligation to investigate or verify the authenticity
or correctness of any such communication. The Bank shall have no
liability to the SPV or the Secured Party for (i) honoring or
following any instruction the Bank shall receive from (or shall
believe in good faith to be from) the Secured Party in accordance
with this Agreement, and (ii) honoring or following any
instruction the Bank shall receive from (or shall believe in good
faith to be from) the SPV or the Collection Agent in accordance
with this Agreement and the Deposit Agreement prior to the
implementation of the Notice by the Bank. The Bank shall not be
responsible for the validity, priority or enforceability of the
Secured Party’s security interest in any Account Collateral,
nor shall the Bank be responsible for enforcement of any agreement
between the SPV and the Secured Party.
(b) The Bank shall be
responsible only for the actual loss that a court having
jurisdiction over the Account(s) shall have determined had been
incurred by the SPV or the Secured Party and had been caused by the
Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in its
performance of its obligations under this Agreement. The Bank shall
have no liability to any party for failure of, or delay in, its
performance under this Agreement resulting from any “act
of
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God” , war or terrorism, fire, other catastrophe or
force majeure , electrical or computer or telecommunications
failure, any event beyond the control of the Bank, or fraud
committed by any third party. Nothing in this Agreement shall
create any agency, fiduciary, joint venture or partnership
relationship between the Bank and the SPV or between the Bank and
the Secured Party. Except as shall be specifically required under
this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement or applicable law, the Bank
shall have no duty whatsoever to the SPV in connection with the
subject matter of this Agreement. Except as shall be specifically
required under this Agreement or applicable law, the Bank shall
have no duty whatsoever to the Secured Party in connection with the
subject matter of this Agreement.
5. Indemnification
(a) The SPV hereby indemnifies
the Bank and holds it harmless against, and shall reimburse the
Bank for, any loss, damage or expense (including attorneys’
reasonable fees and expenses, court costs and other expenses)
including, but not limited to, (i) unpaid charges, fees, and
Returned Items for which the SPV and/or the Secured Party
originally received credit or remittance by the Bank, and
(ii) any loss, damage or expense the Bank shall incur as a
result of (A) entering into or acting pursuant to this
Agreement, (B) honoring and following any instruction the Bank
may receive from (or shall believe in good faith to be from) the
Secured Party or the SPV or the Collection Agent under this
Agreement, and (C) upon implementation of the Notice, not
honoring or following any instruction it shall receive from (or
shall believe in good faith to be from) the SPV or the Collection
Agent in accordance with this Agreement. The SPV shall not be
responsible for any loss, damage, or expense that a court having
jurisdiction shall have determined had been caused by the
Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in its
performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting in any way
the Secured Party’s obligation to pay or reimburse the Bank
as otherwise specified in this Agreement, the Secured Party hereby
indemnifies the Bank and holds it harmless against any loss, damage
or expense (including attorneys’ reasonable fees and
expenses, court costs and other expenses) which the Bank shall
incur as a result of honoring or following any instruction
(including the Notice) it shall receive from (or shall believe in
good faith to be from) the Secured Party under this Agreement. The
Secured Party shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, or
expense that a court having jurisdiction shall have determined had
been caused by the Bank’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct in its performance of its obligations under this
Agreement.
(c) No party hereto shall be
liable to any other party under this Agreement for lost profits or
special, indirect, exemplary, consequential or punitive damages,
even if such party shall have been advised of the possibility of
such damages.
6. Third Party Claims; Insolvency of SPV
(a) In the event that the Bank
shall receive notice that any third party shall have asserted an
adverse claim by legal process against any Account or any sums on
deposit therein, any Lockbox or other Account Collateral, whether
such claim shall have arisen by tax lien, execution of judgment,
statutory attachment, garnishment, levy, claim of a trustee in
bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, post-bankruptcy petition lender,
court appointed receiver, or other judicial
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or
regulatory order or process (each, a “
Claim ” ), the Bank may, in addition to
other remedies it possesses under the Deposit Agreement, this
Agreement or at law or in equity: (i) suspend disbursements
from such Account without any liability until the Bank shall have
received an appropriate court order or other assurances reasonably
acceptable to the Bank in its sole discretion establishing that
funds may continue to be disbursed according to instructions then
applicable to such Account, and/or (ii) interplead such funds
in such Account as permitted by applicable law. The Bank’s
costs, expenses and attorneys’ reasonable fees incurred in
connection with any such Claim are Permitted Debits and shall be
reimbursed to the Bank in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3 above.
(b) If a bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding were commenced by or against the SPV, the
Bank shall be entitled, without any liability, to refuse to
(i) permit withdrawals or transfers from the Account(s) or
(ii) accept or comply with the Notice thereafter received by
the Bank, until the Bank shall have received an appropriate court
order or other assurances reasonably acceptable to the Bank in its
sole discretion establishing that (A) continued withdrawals or
transfers from the Account(s) or honoring or following any
instruction from either the SPV or the Secured Party are authorized
and shall not violate any law, regulation, or order of any court
and (B) the Bank shall have received adequate protection for
its right to set off against or charge the Account(s) or otherwise
be reimbursed for all Permitted Debits.
7. Notice and Communications
(a) All communications given by
any party to another as required or provided under this Agreement
must be in writing, directed to the respective designated officer (
“ Designated Officer ” )
set forth under paragraph (c) of this Section 7, and
delivered to each recipient party at its address (or at such other
address and to such other Designated Officer as such party may
designate in writing to the other parties in accordance with this
Section 7) either by U.S. Mail, receipted delivery service or
via telecopier facsimile transmission. All communications given by
the Secured Party to the Bank must be addressed and delivered
contemporaneously to both the Bank’s Designated Officer and
the Bank’s “ with copy to
” addressee at their respective addresses set forth
below.
(b) Any communication (including
the Notice) made by (or believed in good faith by the Bank to be
made by) the SPV, the Collection Agent, or the Secured Party to the
Bank under this Agreement shall be deemed delivered to the Bank if
delivered by: (i) U.S. Mail, on the date that such
communication shall have been delivered to the Bank’s
Designated Officer; (ii) receipted delivery service, on the
date and time that such communication shall have been delivered to
the Bank’s Designated Officer and receipted by the delivery
service; or (iii) telecopier facsimile transmission, on the
date and at the time that such communication shall have been
delivered to the Bank’s Designated Officer and receipt of
such delivery shall have been acknowledged by the recipient
telecopier equipment. Notwithstanding the provisions of the
preceding sentence, any communication hereunder to the Bank that is
an instruction (including the Notice) delivered to the Bank and
made by (or believed by the Bank in good faith to be made by) the
SPV or the Secured Party shall be deemed received by the Bank when
actually delivered to the Bank’s Designated Officer if
delivered before 2:00 PM Eastern time on a banking day or, if such
communication were delivered after 2:00 PM Eastern time on a
banking day or delivered on a day that is not a banking day, then
such communication shall be deemed delivered to the
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Bank’s Designated Officer at the Bank’s opening of its
business on the next succeeding banking day. A “
banking day ” means any day other than
any Saturday or Sunday or other day on which the Bank is authorized
or required b
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