LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
LEAF Equipment Finance Fund 4,
L.P.,
LEAF Financial
Corporation,
THE LENDERS THAT ARE SIGNATORIES
HERETO,
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL,
LLC,
as the Arranger and Administrative
Agent
Dated as of February 9,
2009
LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), is
entered into as of February 9, 2009 by and among, on the one
hand, the lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such
lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted
assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “
Lender ” and collectively as the “
Lenders ”) and WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC,, a
Delaware limited liability company, as the arranger and
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together
with its successors and assigns in such capacity, “
Agent ”), and, on the other hand, LEAF 4A SPE,
LLC, , a Delaware limited liability company (“
Borrower ”), LEAF FUNDING, INC. , a Delaware
corporation (“Originator”), LEAF EQUIPMENT FINANCE
FUND 4, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (“
Parent ”), and LEAF FINANCIAL CORPORATION , a
Delaware corporation (“ Servicer ”).
The parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.1
Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following definitions:
“
Account ” means an “account” (as that term
is defined in the Code), and any and all supporting obligations in
respect thereof.
“ Account
Debtor ” means any Person who is or may become obligated
under, with respect to, or on account of, an Account, Chattel
Paper, Lease, Note Receivable, or a General Intangible.
“ ACH
Transactions ” means any cash management or related
services (including the Automated Clearing House processing of
electronic funds transfers through the direct Federal Reserve
Fedline system) provided by a Bank Product Provider for the account
of Borrower or its Affiliates.
“
Additional Documents ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.6(c) .
“
Advances ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a) .
“
Affiliate ” means, as applied to any Person, any other
Person who, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition,
“control” means the possession, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, of the power to direct the
management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership
of Stock, by contract, or otherwise; provided ,
however , that, for purposes of the definition of Eligible
Leases, Eligible Notes Receivable, and Section 7.13
hereof:
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(a) any
Person that owns directly or indirectly 20% or more of the Stock
having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other
members of the governing body of a Person or 20% or more of the
membership, partnership or other ownership interests of a Person
shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person;
(b) each
general partner, manager or director of a Person shall be deemed to
be an Affiliate of such Person; and
(c) each
limited liability company, partnership or other joint venture in
which a Person is a member, partner or joint venturer shall be
deemed an Affiliate of such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any limited partnership managed by Manager or other Affiliate of
Servicer shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Originator, the
Servicer, the Parent and the Borrower for all purposes of this
Agreement.
“
Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement.
“ Agent
Advances ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(e)(i) .
“
Agent-Related Persons ” means Agent, together with its
Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and
agents.
“
Agent’s Account ” means an account at a bank
designated by Agent from time to time as the account into which
Borrower shall make all payments to Agent for the benefit of the
Lender Group and into which the Lender Group shall make all
payments to Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents; unless and until Agent notifies Borrower and the Lender
Group to the contrary, Agent’s Account shall be that certain
deposit account bearing ABA #121-000-248; account number
4121345110, credit to: Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC (Lender Finance)
and maintained by Agent with Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco,
California.
“
Agent’s Liens ” means the Liens granted by
Borrower or its Subsidiaries to Agent for the benefit of the Lender
Group under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
“
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
“
Applicable Laws ” means all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, including,
without limitation, Credit Protection Laws.
“
Applicable Margin ” means (a) with respect to
Advances, the aggregate amount of which is not greater than the
Borrowing Base as determined in accordance with the definition of
Borrowing Base, the percentage set forth in the grid below, and
(b) with respect to that portion of the Advances that
constitute an Overadvance, four percent (4%) above the then
applicable rate provide for in clause (a).
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Condition
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Margin
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Delinquency
Ratio £ 3.75% and Default Ratio £ 2.75%
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2.625% plus (1.50% minus the LIBOR
Rate), if the LIBOR Rate < 1.50% or 2.625% if the LIBOR
Rate ³ 1.50%
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Delinquency
Ratio > 3.75% or Default Ratio > 2.75%
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3.00% plus (1.50% minus the LIBOR
Rate), if the LIBOR Rate < 1.50% or 3.00% if the LIBOR
Rate ³ 1.50%
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Applicable Prepayment Premium ” means, subject to
Section 3.6(c) , as of any date of determination, an
amount equal to the Maximum Revolver Amount then in effect on such
date times (a) two percent (2.0%), during the period
from Closing Date, to and including February 9, 2010,
(b) one percent (1.0%) from February 9, 2010, to and
including February 9, 2011, and (c) one half of one
percent (0.5%) thereafter.
“
Approved Forms ” means (a) those forms of lease
agreement, master lease agreement, loan agreement, master loan
agreement, conditional sale, installment sale or other equipment
finance agreement, promissory note, application for lease or loan,
security agreement, pledge agreement, or other lien instrument,
guaranty, landlord/mortgage waiver and consent and related
documents used by Originator and Borrower and attached as an
exhibit to the Closing Certificate and (b) any other form used
by Originator and Borrower that is substantially similar to one of
the forms attached as an exhibit to the Closing Certificate except
for such modifications or deviations (1) as will not cause the
related Lease or Note Receivable to fail to meet the other
requirements specified in this Agreement and do not have a material
adverse effect on the interests of Borrower or any Lender or
(2) for which Agent has given its prior written
consent.
“
Assignee ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 14.1(a) .
“
Assignment and Acceptance ” means an Assignment and
Acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit A
.
“
Authorized Person ” means in the case of actions taken
or documents executed by Servicer, Originator, Parent, Borrower or
Manager, any Executive Officer.
“
Availability ” means, as of any date of determination,
the amount that Borrower is entitled to borrow as Advances
hereunder (after giving effect to all then outstanding Obligations
(other than Bank Product Obligations) and all sub-limits and
reserves then applicable hereunder).
“ Backup
Servicer ” means Lyon Financial Services, Inc. (d/b/a
U.S. Bank Portfolio Services), or such other replacement servicer
of commercial equipment finance leases and loans as is approved by
Agent.
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“ Backup
Servicing Agreement ” means the backup servicing
agreement among Backup Servicer, Borrower, and Agent, in form and
substance satisfactory to Agent.
“ Backup
Servicing Fees ” has the meaning set forth in the Backup
Servicing Agreement.
“ Bank
Product ” means any financial accommodation extended to
Borrower or its Subsidiaries by a Bank Product Provider (other than
pursuant to this Agreement) including: (a) credit cards,
(b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards,
(d) purchase cards, (e) ACH Transactions, (f) cash
management, including controlled disbursement, accounts or
services, or (g) transactions under Hedge Agreements.
“ Bank
Product Agreements ” means those agreements entered into
from time to time by Borrower or its Subsidiaries with a Bank
Product Provider in connection with the obtaining of any of the
Bank Products.
“ Bank
Product Obligations ” means all obligations, liabilities,
contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by
Borrower or its Subsidiaries to any Bank Product Provider pursuant
to or evidenced by the Bank Product Agreements and irrespective of
whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or
hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that Borrower or
its Subsidiaries are obligated to reimburse to Agent or any member
of the Lender Group as a result of Agent or such member of the
Lender Group purchasing participations from, or executing
indemnities or reimbursement obligations to, a Bank Product
Provider with respect to the Bank Products provided by such Bank
Product Provider to Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
“ Bank
Product Provider ” means Wells Fargo or any of its
Affiliates.
“ Bank
Product Reserve ” means, as of any date of determination,
the amount of reserves that Agent has established (based upon the
Bank Product Providers’ reasonable determination of the
credit exposure of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of Bank
Products) in respect of Bank Products then provided or
outstanding.
“
Bankruptcy Code ” means the United States Bankruptcy
Code, as in effect from time to time.
“ Base
Rate ” means the rate of interest announced, from time to
time, within Wells Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco
as its “prime rate”, with the understanding that the
“prime rate” is one of Wells Fargo’s base rates
(not necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the basis
upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those
loans making reference thereto and is evidenced by the recording
thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or
publications as Wells Fargo may designate.
“ Base
Rate Loan ” means each portion of an Advance that bears
interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base
Rate.
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“ Benefit
Plan ” means a “defined benefit plan” (as
defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) for which Borrower or any
Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate of Borrower has been an
“employer” (as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA)
within the past six years.
“ Board
of Directors ” means, with respect to any Person, the
board of directors or board of managers or other comparable
governing body of such Person, or any committee thereof duly
authorized to act on behalf of such board or governing body of such
Person.
“
Books ” means all of a Person’s and its
Subsidiaries now owned or hereafter acquired books and records
(including all of their Records indicating, summarizing, or
evidencing their assets (including the Collateral) or liabilities,
all of such Person’s or its Subsidiaries’ Records
relating to their business operations or financial condition, and
all of their goods or General Intangibles related to such
information).
“
Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble
to this Agreement.
“
Borrower’s Portfolio Balance ” means the
aggregate book value of all Eligible Leases plus the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Eligible Notes
Receivable.
“
Borrower’s Static Pool ” means, with respect to
any calendar quarter, all Leases and Notes Receivable originated
during such calendar quarter and included in the Borrower’s
Portfolio Balance as of the applicable date of
determination.
“
Borrowing ” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of
Advances made on the same day by the Lenders (or Agent on behalf
thereof), or by Swing Lender in the case of a Swing Loan, or by
Agent in the case of an Agent Advance.
“
Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of
determination, the result of:
(i) the sum
of (A) eighty seven percent (87%) of the aggregate Net
Investment in Eligible Notes Receivable, plus
(B) eighty seven percent (87%) of the aggregate Net Investment
in Eligible Leases;
(ii) the sum
of (A) the Bank Product Reserve, if any, (B) any amounts
required to maintain compliance with the covenants set forth in
Section 7.18 , and (C) the aggregate amount of
reserves, if any, established by Agent under
Section 2.1(b) .
“
Borrowing Base Certificate ” means a certificate
executed by an Authorized Person of each of the Borrower and the
Servicer in the form of Exhibit B .
“
Borrowing Request ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(a)
“
Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday,
Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to
close in the state of New York.
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“
Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means that portion of
the obligations under a Capital Lease that is required to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
“ Capital
Lease ” means a lease that is required to be capitalized
for financial reporting purposes in accordance with
GAAP.
“ Cash
Equivalents ” means (a) marketable direct
obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United
States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within
1 year from the date of acquisition thereof,
(b) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the
United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any
public instrumentality thereof maturing within 1 year from the date
of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one
of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard &
Poor’s Rating Group (“ S&P ”) or
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“ Moody’s
”), (c) commercial paper maturing no more than
270 days from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of
acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at
least P-1 from Moody’s, (d) certificates of deposit or
bankers’ acceptances maturing within 1 year from the
date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the
laws of the United States or any state thereof having at the date
of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less
than $1,000,000,000, (e) demand Deposit Accounts maintained
with (i) any bank that satisfies the criteria described in
clause (d) above, or (ii) any other bank organized
under the laws of the United States or any state thereof so long as
the amount maintained with any such other bank is less than or
equal to $100,000 and is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, and (f) Investments in money market funds
substantially all of whose assets are invested in the types of
assets described in clauses (a) through
(e) above.
“ Change
of Control ” means that (a) Parent fails to own 100%
of the Stock of Borrower, (b) Resource America, Inc. fails to
own and control, directly or indirectly, 67%, of the Stock of
Manager, Servicer or Originator or Manager ceases acting as the
sole general partner of Parent, (c) any “person” or
“group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the Exchange Act), other than Permitted Holders, becomes the
beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of 25%, or more, of the Stock of
Servicer, Originator or Manager, having the right to vote for the
election of members of the Board of Directors of Servicer,
Originator or Manager (as the case may be), (d) a majority of
the members of the Board of Directors of Servicer, Originator or
Manager do not constitute Continuing Directors, or
(e) Borrower ceases to own, directly or indirectly, and
control 100% of the outstanding Stock of each of its
Subsidiaries.
“ Chattel
Paper ” means “chattel paper,” as that term
is defined in the Code, and in the case of Borrower specifically
includes, without limitation, all of Borrower’s right, title
and interest in, to and under a Lease.
“ Closing
Certificate ” means the certificate(s) delivered to Agent
on or before the Closing Date executed by the applicable Authorized
Persons and substantially in the form provided by Agent.
“ Closing
Date ” means the date of this Agreement.
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“ Closing
Date Business Plan ” means the set of Projections for
each of the Servicer Group and for Parent and its Subsidiaries for
the 3-year period commencing on the Closing Date, prepared on a
month by month basis for 2009 and on an annual basis for 2010 and
2011, and otherwise in form and substance (including as to scope
and underlying assumptions) satisfactory to Agent in its Permitted
Discretion.
“
Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect
from time to time, of the State of New York; provided ,
however , that in the event that, by reason of mandatory
provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection,
priority, or remedies with respect to Agent’s Lien on any
Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted
and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York,
the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code
as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for
purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment,
perfection, priority, or remedies.
“
Collateral ” means all now owned or hereafter acquired
right, title, and interest of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in and
to all property, including without limitation, each of the
following:
(c) Commercial
Tort Claims, if any, described on Schedule 5.7(d)
,
(h) Investment
Property (including all of its securities and Securities
Accounts),
(i) Chattel
Paper (including, without limitation, Leases) and Negotiable
Collateral (including, without limitation, all Notes
Receivable),
(j) Supporting
Obligations,
(k) Borrower’s
rights under, including the right to enforce, the Purchase and
Contribution Agreement, the Hedge Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement, the Backup Servicing Agreement, the Intercreditor
Agreement, any Vehicle Lienholder Nominee Agreement, and any
Originator’s Assignment.
(l) money or
other assets of Borrower that now or hereafter come into the
possession, custody, or control of any member of the Lender Group,
and
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(m) the
proceeds and products, whether tangible or intangible, of any of
the foregoing, including proceeds of insurance covering any or all
of the foregoing, and any and all Accounts, Books, Chattel Paper,
Deposit Accounts, Equipment, General Intangibles, Inventory,
Investment Property, Negotiable Collateral, Real Property,
Supporting Obligations, money, or other tangible or intangible
property resulting from the sale, exchange, collection, or other
disposition of any of the foregoing, or any portion thereof or
interest therein, and the proceeds thereof.
“
Collateral Access Agreement ” means a landlord waiver
or acknowledgement agreement of any lessor or other Person in
possession of, having a Lien upon, or having rights or interests in
any Collateral or real property interest of Originator, Servicer,
Borrower or Parent, in each case, in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent and providing, without limitation, that such
lessor or other Person in possession recognizes the rights of Agent
in the Collateral located at such premises, agrees to notify Agent
of a default or termination of the respective lease and to allow
Agent to enter the premises upon such default or termination or
upon notice of a Default or Event of Default.
“
Collection Account ” means the account established by
and in the name of Borrower at the Collection Account Bank bearing
account number 130039000, the terms and conditions of which are
satisfactory to Agent, and subject to the Collection Account
Control Agreement.
“
Collection Account Bank ” means U.S. Bank National
Association or such other bank as is approved in advance by Agent
and that enters into a Control Agreement in favor of
Agent.
“
Collection Account Control Agreement ” means the
Control Agreement among Borrower, Agent and the Collection Account
Bank that governs the Collection Account.
“
Collection Costs ” means, with respect to any
Defaulted Contract and subject to the Servicer’s standards of
care set forth in the Servicing Agreement, reasonable out-of-pocket
costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer (including reasonable
attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) and payable to
Persons other than Affiliates in connection with the realization,
attempted realization or enforcement of rights and remedies upon
such Defaulted Contract.
“
Collection Period ” means the period commencing on the
first day of a calendar month and ending on the last day of such
calendar month. The “related Collection Period” for any
Interest Payment Date or Payment Date shall mean the Collection
Period ending immediately prior to such Interest Payment Date or
Payment Date, respectively.
“
Collections ” means all cash, checks, notes,
instruments, and other items of payment (including insurance
proceeds, proceeds of cash sales, rental proceeds, and tax refunds)
paid or received with respect to Borrower’s Contract
Assets.
“
Commercial Lease ” means a Lease that is not for the
agricultural, personal, family or household purposes of the Account
Debtor thereon.
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“
Commercial Note Receivable ” means a Note Receivable
the proceeds of which were not to be used for the agricultural,
personal, family or household purposes of the Account Debtor
thereon.
“
Commercial Tort Claim Assignment ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.6(b) .
“
Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, its
Revolver Commitment, and, with respect to all Lenders, their
Revolver Commitments, in each case as such Dollar amounts are set
forth beside such Lender’s name under the applicable heading
on Schedule C-1 or in the Assignment and Acceptance
pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender hereunder, as such
amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to
assignments made in accordance with the provisions of
Section 14.1 .
“
Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit C executed by the chief
financial officer of Borrower and an Authorized Person of Servicer
and delivered to Agent.
“
Confirmation of Release ” means a Confirmation of
Release, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E , executed by National City Bank (or PNC Bank
as its successor by acquisition), as agent under the Credit
Agreement dated July 31, 2006, releasing all of its interest
in the Collateral.
“
Continuing Director ” means (a) any member of the
Board of Directors who was a director (or comparable manager) of
the applicable Person on the effective date of this Agreement or
(b) any individual who becomes a member of the Board of
Directors after the effective date of this Agreement, if such
individual was either (i) elected solely on account of the
voting Stock held by the Permitted Holders or (ii) appointed
or nominated for election to the Board of Directors by a majority
of the Continuing Directors, but excluding any such individual
originally proposed for election in opposition to the Board of
Directors in office on the effective date of this Agreement in an
actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of
the directors (or comparable managers) of Borrower and whose
initial assumption of office resulted from such contest or the
settlement thereof.
“
Contract ” means, as of any date of determination, a
Lease or Note Receivable originated or acquired by Originator, sold
to Borrower and pledged to the Agent in accordance with the Loan
Documents, provided that from and after the date that such
Contract is repurchased or released from the lien of this Agreement
in accordance with the requirements hereof, such Contract shall no
longer constitute a “Contract”.
“
Contract Assets ” means collectively, as of any date
of determination, (a) each Contract that is listed on a
Contract Schedule, (b) Borrower’s interest in the
Equipment related thereto and any other assets provided as security
therefore, (c) all scheduled payments due under the Contract
after the Cutoff Date and all insurance, recovery and residual
proceeds realized with respect to a Contract and the related
Equipment, (d) all other agreements or documents required to
be included in the related Contract File, and (e) any and all
income and proceeds of any of the foregoing.
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“
Contract Data Tape ” means an electronic file
containing data regarding each of the Contract Assets, including
but not limited to (i) the information with respect to each
Contract set forth in the Contract Schedule along with a detailed
list of the Account Debtors and their contact information,
(ii) any other information necessary to compute compliance
with the eligibility criteria herein, (iii) information
regarding Collections with respect to such Contract Assets in the
most recent Collection Period, (iv) such other information as
is required by the Backup Servicer under the Backup Servicing
Agreement and (v) such other information as is requested by
the Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
“
Contract File ” has the meaning set forth in the
Custodian Agreement.
“
Contract Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in the
Custodian Agreement.
“ Control
Agreement ” means a blocked account agreement or other
control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent,
executed and delivered by Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries,
Agent, and the applicable securities intermediary (with respect to
a Securities Account) or bank (with respect to a Deposit
Account).
“ Credit
Protection Laws ” means all federal, state and local laws
in respect of the business of extending credit to borrowers,
including without limitation, the Truth in Lending Act (and
Regulation Z promulgated thereunder), Equal Credit Opportunity
Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Privacy Act, Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Fair Housing Act,
anti-discrimination and fair lending laws, laws relating to
servicing procedures or maximum charges and rates of interest, and
other similar laws, each to the extent applicable, and all
applicable regulations in respect of any of the
foregoing.
“
Custodial Receipt and Report ” has the meaning set
forth in the Custodian Agreement.
“
Custodian ” means U.S. Bank National Association, or
such other custodian for the tangible Collateral as is approved by
Agent.
“
Custodian Agreement ” means the custodian agreement
among Borrower, Custodian and Agent, in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent.
“
Custodian Fees ” has the meaning set forth in the
Custodian Agreement.
“ Cutoff
Date ” means, as to each Contract, the day before the
Funding Date for such Contract.
“ Daily
Balance ” means, as of any date of determination and with
respect to any Obligation, the amount of such Obligation owed at
the end of such day.
“ Data
Fields ” has the meaning set forth in the Servicing
Agreement.
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“
Default ” means an event, condition, or default that,
with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would be
an Event of Default.
“
Defaulted Contract ” means any Contract that is more
than 91 days past due or that has otherwise been charged off
or the related Equipment repossessed.
“
Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that fails to
make any Advance (or other extension of credit) that it is required
to make hereunder on the date that it is required to do so
hereunder.
“
Defaulting Lender Rate ” means (a) for the first
3 days from and after the date the relevant payment is due,
the Base Rate, and thereafter (b) the interest rate then
applicable to Advances.
“ Default
Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the
percentage arrived at by dividing (a) the sum of (i) the
book value of all Leases that are Defaulted Contracts as of the
close of the most recent Collection Period, plus
(ii) the unpaid principal amount of all Notes Receivable that
are Defaulted Contracts as of the close of the most recent
Collection Period by (b) the Borrower’s Portfolio Balance as
of the close of the most recent Collection Period.
“
Delinquent Contract ” means any Contract that is more
than 61 days past due.
“
Delinquency Ratio ” means, as of any date of
determination, the percentage arrived at by dividing (a) the
sum of (i) the book value of all Leases that are Delinquent
Contracts as of the close of the most recent Collection Period,
plus (ii) the unpaid principal amount of all Notes
Receivable that are Delinquent Contracts as of the close of the
most recent Collection Period by (b) the Borrower’s
Portfolio Balance as of the close of the most recent Collection
Period.
“ Deposit
Account ” means any deposit account (as that term is
defined in the Code).
“
Designated Account ” means the Deposit Account of
Borrower identified on Schedule D-1 .
“
Designated Account Bank ” has the meaning ascribed
thereto on Schedule D-1 .
“
Designated Account Control Agreement ” means the
Control Agreement among Borrower, Agent and the Designated Account
Bank that governs the Designated Account.
“ Direct
Acquisition Costs ” with respect to a Note Receivable
means “direct loan origination costs of a completed
loan” as that term is defined in Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“ FASB ”) No. 91,
dated December 1986, issued by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board, as amended from time to time.
“
Disbursement Letter ” means an instructional letter
executed and delivered by Borrower to Agent regarding the
extensions of credit to be made on the Closing Date, the form and
substance of which is satisfactory to Agent.
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“
Dollars ” or “ $ ” means United
States dollars.
“
EBITDA ” means with respect to the Servicer Group and
any measurement period, Net Income minus non-cash
extraordinary gains, plus non-cash extraordinary losses,
minus non-cash interest income on Investments other than
loans, leases and conditional sale contracts entered into or
acquired in the ordinary course of business, plus Interest
Expense (computed without deduction for any paid-in-kind interest
expense for such period), plus federal, state and local
income taxes, plus depreciation and amortization for such
period, plus non-cash compensation expense, minus
cash paid with respect to non-cash compensation expensed in a prior
period, minus non-cash income from derivatives to the extent
included in Net Income, plus non-cash charges from
derivatives to the extent included in Net Income, in each case as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“
Eligible Lease ” means a Commercial Lease providing
for the lease of Equipment and evidencing the legally enforceable
obligation of the Account Debtor thereon to make payments to
Borrower pursuant to the terms thereof, that complies with each of
the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Leases made
in the Loan Documents, and that is not excluded as ineligible by
virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth in the
definition of Eligible Notes Receivable; provided ,
however , that such criteria may be revised from time to
time by Agent in Agent’s Permitted Discretion.
“
Eligible Notes Receivable ” means those Commercial
Notes Receivable that comply with each of the representations and
warranties respecting Eligible Notes Receivable made in the Loan
Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one
or more of the excluding criteria set forth below; provided
, however , that such criteria may be modified from time to
time by Agent in Agent’s Permitted Discretion.
“
Eligible Leases ” and “ Eligible Notes
Receivable ” shall not include:
(a) any Lease
or Note Receivable that is not a Commercial Lease or a Commercial
Note Receivable originated or acquired by Originator and acquired
by Parent and then Borrower in the ordinary course of their
respective businesses, and each Note Receivable that does not
evidence a loan made by Originator and acquired by Parent and
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of their respective
businesses;
(b) any Lease
or Note Receivable that does not represent a valid and binding
obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms for the amounts
due therein without defense (whether actual or alleged);
(c) any Lease
or Note Receivable that is not documented on an Approved Form, that
was not originated in conformance with the Required Procedures or
that was not serviced in accordance with Required Procedures prior
to the date of its acquisition by Borrower;
(d) any Lease
or Note Receivable payable other than in U.S. Dollars or with
respect to which the property subject to the Lease or securing the
Note Receivable is not located in the United States;
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(e) any Lease
or Note Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor
(i) does not maintain a material presence and office in the
United States or Puerto Rico, or (ii) is not organized under
the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or
(iii) is the government of any foreign country or sovereign
state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political
subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public
corporation, or other instrumentality thereof;
(f) any Lease
or Note Receivable that does not constitute freely transferable
Chattel Paper or a negotiable instrument;
(g) any Lease
that is not accounted for as a direct finance lease or does not
evidence a triple-net, full payout, non-cancelable obligation of
the Account Debtor with respect thereto, with no contingencies,
except that any such non-Eligible Leases up to 15% of
Borrower’s Portfolio Balance as of any date of determination
shall be Eligible Leases for purposes of this clause (g) if
such Leases are comprised of Leases on generic equipment (such as
copiers and other office equipment) providing for fair market value
purchase options at the end of the term of the Lease;
(h) any Lease
or Note Receivable that is extended, modified, restated or amended
at any time except that up to 7.5% of Borrower’s Portfolio
Balance as of any date of determination may be comprised of Leases
and Notes Receivable that have been extended, modified, restated or
amended and, provided further , no Lease or Note Receivable
that has been extended, modified, restated or amended in a manner
that is not in compliance with the Required Procedures may be
included;
(i) any Lease
or Note Receivable that does not comply in all respects with all
applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, including
usury, equipment rental, personal property broker and/or credit
disclosure laws and regulations;
(j) any Lease
or Note Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is
located in a state or jurisdiction (e.g., Alabama, New Jersey, and
West Virginia) that requires, as a condition to access to the
courts of such jurisdiction, that a creditor qualify to transact
business, file a business activities report or other report or
form, or take one or more other actions, unless Borrower or
Servicer has so qualified, filed such reports or forms, or taken
such actions (and, in each case, paid any required fees or other
charges), except to the extent that Borrower or Servicer may
qualify subsequently as a foreign entity authorized to transact
business in such state or jurisdiction and gain access to such
courts, without incurring any material cost or penalty viewed by
Agent to be significant in amount, and such later qualification by
Borrower or Servicer cures any access to such courts to enforce
payment of such Account;
(k) any Lease
or Note Receivable that covers property located in a jurisdiction
where Borrower is required to hold a valid permit or license to
conduct its business, unless Agent has received satisfactory
evidence of (i) the issuance of such permit or license, or
(ii) the application for such permit or license;
provided , that if such permit or license is not issued
within thirty (30) days after application therefore, each such
Lease and each such Note Receivable shall not be eligible hereunder
until such permit or license is issued;
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(l) any Lease
or Note Receivable with respect to which any contractually required
payment is past due by more than ninety (90) days;
(m) any Lease
or Note Receivable with respect to which the first contractually
required payment is not made by the first due date under such Lease
or Note Receivable;
(n) any Lease
or Note Receivable that (i) does not provide for regularly
scheduled payments payable at least monthly (commending within
ninety (90) days of lease or loan inception) or (ii) does not
provide for regularly schedule payments payable at least quarterly
(but not monthly) (commencing within ninety (90) days of lease
or loan inception) provided , that not more than seven and a
half percent (7.5%) of Borrower’s Portfolio Balance as of any
date of determination may be comprised of Leases and Notes
Receivable that provide regularly scheduled payments payable at
least quarterly;
(o) any Lease
or Note Receivable that has (i) an original term greater than
seventy two months (72) months and (ii) an original term
greater than sixty three (63) months and that when added to
all other Leases and Notes Receivable in Borrower’s Portfolio
Balance with an original term greater than 63 months as of any
date of determination would cause Leases and Notes Receivable with
an original term greater than 63 months to exceed five percent
(5%) of Borrower’s Portfolio Balance;
(p) any Lease
or Note Receivable that when added to all other Leases and Notes
Receivable in Borrower’s Portfolio Balance would cause the
remaining average term of all Leases and Notes Receivable in
Borrower’s Portfolio Balance to exceed (i) fifty four
(54) months on the Closing Date and at any time during the
first six (6) months after the Closing Date, (ii) fifty
two (52) months at any time during the seventh (7th) through
twelfth (12th) months after the Closing Date, or (iii) fifty
(50) months any time after the first anniversary of the
Closing Date;
(q) any Lease
or Note Receivable that when added to Borrower’s Portfolio
Balance would cause the sum of the Net Investment in all Leases
plus the outstanding principal balance of all Notes
Receivable that are permitted to be included in Borrower’s
Portfolio Balance as of any date of determination, when divided by
the number of all Leases and Notes Receivable in Borrower’s
Portfolio Balance as of such date of determination to exceed
$50,000;
(r) any Lease
or Note Receivable of any single Account Debtor to the extent that
the Net Investment therein or the outstanding principal balance
thereof, as applicable, when added to the sum of (i) the Net
Investment in all other Leases of such Account Debtor and its
Affiliates that are permitted to be included in Borrower’s
Portfolio Balance plus (ii) the then-outstanding
principal balance of all other Notes Receivable of such Account
Debtor and its Affiliates that are permitted to be included in
Borrower’s Portfolio Balance, exceeds two and a half percent
(2.5%) of Borrower’s Portfolio Balance as of any date of
determination;
(s) the
smallest Lease(s) or Notes Receivable of the top ten
(10) Account Debtors to the extent that the Net Investment
therein or the outstanding principal balance thereof, as
applicable, when added to the sum of the Net Investment in all
other Leases and outstanding
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principal
balance of all other Notes Receivable of such top 10 Account
Debtors and their Affiliates that are permitted to be included in
Borrower’s Portfolio Balance exceeds fifteen percent (15)% of
Borrower’s Portfolio Balance as of any date of
determination;
(t) the
smallest Lease(s) or Notes Receivable of an Account Debtor located
in a particular state to the extent that the Net Investment therein
or the outstanding principal balance thereof, as applicable, when
added to the sum of the Net Investment in all other Leases and the
then-outstanding principal balance of all other Notes Receivable of
Account Debtors located in such state that are permitted to be
included in Borrower’s Portfolio Balance exceeds ten percent
(10)% of Borrower’s Portfolio Balance as of any date of
determination, except that in the case of Account Debtors located
in California, the Net Investment in Leases and the outstanding
principal balance of Notes Receivable for such Account Debtors may
not exceed 17.5% of Borrower’s Portfolio Balance as of any
date of determination;
(u) any Lease
or Note Receivable related to a particular franchise to the extent
that the Net Investment therein or the outstanding principal
balance thereof, as applicable, when added to the sum of the Net
Investment in all other Leases and the then-outstanding principal
balance of all other Notes Receivable related to such franchise
that are permitted to be included in Borrower’s Portfolio
Balance, exceeds five percent (5)% of Borrower’s Portfolio
Balance as of any date of determination;
(v) any Lease
or Note Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is an
Affiliate of Borrower or an employee or agent of Borrower or an
employee or agent of any Affiliate of Borrower, or a member of the
family of any of the foregoing;
(w) any Lease
or Note Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is
either (i) the United States or any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States, or (ii) any state of the
United States;
(x) any Lease
or Note Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is a
creditor of Borrower, has a right of setoff or counterclaim, or has
asserted a right of setoff or counterclaim, or has disputed its
obligation to pay all or any portion of the Lease or Note
Receivable, to the extent of such claim, right of setoff, or
dispute;
(y) any Lease
or Note Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is
subject to an existing Insolvency Proceeding or the collection of
which Borrower knows to be doubtful by reason of the Account
Debtor’s financial or other condition and for which Borrower
has or expects to take reserves or to classify the Lease or Note
Receivable as charged off in accordance with its Required
Procedures;
(z) any Lease
or Note Receivable originally underwritten with respect to used
Equipment or Inventory except that up to seven and a half percent
(7.5%) of Borrower’s Portfolio Balance as of any date of
determination may be comprised of Leases and Notes Receivable
originally underwritten with respect to used Equipment or
Inventory;
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(aa) any
Lease or Note Receivable that covers or is secured by a particular
type of Equipment or Inventory, to the extent that the Net
Investment in such Lease or the outstanding principal amount of
such Note Receivable, as applicable, when added to the Net
Investment in all other Leases and the then-outstanding principal
amount of all other Notes Receivable included in Borrower’s
Portfolio Balance on the date of determination that cover or are
secured by the same type of Equipment or Inventory, exceeds twenty
percent (20%) of Borrower’s Portfolio Balance on such date of
determination;
(bb) any
Lease or Note Receivable that covers or is secured by Equipment or
Inventory from a particular Vendor, to the extent that the Net
Investment in such Lease or the outstanding principal amount of
such Note Receivable, as applicable, when added to the Net
Investment in all other Leases and the then-outstanding principal
amount of all other Notes Receivable included in Borrower’s
Portfolio Balance on the date of determination that cover or are
secured by Equipment or Inventory from the same Vendor, exceeds
twenty percent (20%) of the Borrower’s Portfolio Balance on
such date of determination;
(cc) (i) all
Leases of Equipment or Inventory consisting of a motorized vehicle
and (ii) any Note Receivable secured by a motorized vehicle
unless the certificate of title and related lien notation document
(or similar documentation required by the applicable governmental
authority) relating to such Note Receivable is held by either the
Custodian for the benefit of Agent, or the nominee specified in an
applicable Vehicle Lienholder Nominee Agreement for the benefit of
Agent (in each case, subject to such delivery periods as are
permitted under the Custodian Agreement);
(dd) any
Lease or Note Receivable that is not subject to a valid and
perfected first priority Agent’s Lien;
(ee) any
Lease or Note Receivable in which a participating interest therein
has been transferred or assigned to any Person, other than Agent;
and
(ff) any
Lease or Note Receivable for which the unpaid balance thereof or
any other material information relating thereto as reported to
Agent is not true and correct.
Without limiting
the foregoing, Agent retains the right at any time and from time to
time to modify any standards of eligibility set forth in this
definition of “Eligible Lease” and “Eligible Note
Receivable” and to establish reserves against valuation
hereunder. Notwithstanding the eligibility requirements defined
herein, Agent, at Borrower’s request, will review specific
Leases and Notes Receivable that may not meet the eligibility
criteria for inclusion in the Borrowing Base.
“
Eligible Transferee ” means (a) a commercial bank
organized under the laws of the United States, or any state
thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000,
(b) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other
country which is a member of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of any such
country and which has total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000,
provided , that such bank is acting through a branch or
agency located in the United States, (c) a finance company,
insurance
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company, or
other financial institution or fund that is engaged in making,
purchasing, or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the
ordinary course of its business and having (together with its
Affiliates) total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, (d) any
Affiliate (other than individuals) of a Lender, (e) so long as
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other
Person approved by Agent and Borrower (which approval of Borrower
shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned), and
(f) during the continuation of an Event of Default, any other
Person approved solely by Agent.
“
Environmental Actions ” means any complaint, summons,
citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation,
investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment,
letter, or other communication from any Governmental Authority, or
any third party involving violations of Environmental Laws or
releases of Hazardous Materials from (a) any assets,
properties, or businesses of Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or any of
their predecessors in interest, (b) from adjoining properties
or businesses, or (c) from or onto any facilities which
received Hazardous Materials generated by Borrower, its
Subsidiaries, or any of their predecessors in interest.
“
Environmental Law ” means any applicable federal,
state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation,
ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and
enforceable written policy, or rule of common law now or hereafter
in effect and in each case as amended, or any judicial or
administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or
administrative order, consent decree or judgment, in each case, to
the extent binding on Borrower or its Subsidiaries, relating to the
environment, the effect of the environment on employee health or
safety, or Hazardous Materials, including the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 USC
§9601 et seq. ; the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, 42 USC §6901 et seq. ; the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, 33 USC §1251 et seq. ; the Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 USC §2601 et seq. ; the
Clean Air Act, 42 USC §7401 et seq. ; the Safe Drinking
Water Act, 42 USC §3803 et seq. ; the Oil Pollution Act
of 1990, 33 USC §2701 et seq. ; the Emergency Planning
and the Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 USC §11001
et seq. ; the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 USC
§1801 et seq. ; and the Occupational Safety and Health
Act, 29 USC §651 et seq. (to the extent it regulates
occupational exposure to Hazardous Materials); any state and local
or foreign counterparts or equivalents, in each case as amended
from time to time.
“
Environmental Liabilities and Costs ” means all
liabilities, monetary obligations, losses, damages, punitive
damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses
(including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of
counsel, experts, or consultants, and costs of investigation and
feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest
incurred as a result of any claim or demand, or Remedial Action
required, by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and
which relate to any Environmental Action.
“
Environmental Lien ” means any Lien in favor of any
Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities and
Costs.
“
Equipment ” means equipment (as that term is defined
in the Code) and includes machinery, machine tools, motors,
furniture, furnishings, fixtures, vehicles (including motor
vehicles), computer hardware, tools, parts, and goods (other than
consumer goods, farm
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products, or
Inventory), wherever located, including all attachments,
accessories, accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions,
and improvements to any of the foregoing.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute
thereto.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” means (a) any Person subject to ERISA
whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the
employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(b),
(b) any trade or business subject to ERISA whose employees are
treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of
Borrower or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(c),
(c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and
Section 412 of the IRC, any organization subject to ERISA that
is a member of an affiliated service group of which Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries is a member under IRC Section 414(m), or
(d) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and
Section 412 of the IRC, any Person subject to ERISA that is a
party to an arrangement with Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
and whose employees are aggregated with the employees of Borrower
or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(o).
“ Event
of Default ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8 .
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as in effect from time to time.
“
Executive Officer ” means each of the following
individuals: Crit DeMent, Miles Herman, Robert K. Moskovitz and
David H. English, and any replacement Executive Officer approved in
accordance with the terms herein.
“ Filing
Authorization Letter ” means a letter duly executed by
each of Borrower, Parent and Originator authorizing Agent to file
appropriate financing statements in such office or offices as may
be necessary or, in the opinion of Agent, desirable to perfect the
security interests to be created by the Loan Documents.
“ Finance
Lease ” means a finance lease (as that term is defined in
the Code).
“
Foothill Fee Letter ” means that certain fee letter,
dated as of February 9, 2009, among Borrower, Parent and
Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
“ Funding
Date ” means the date on which a Borrowing
occurs.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently
applied.
“ General
Intangibles ” means general intangibles (as that term is
defined in the Code), including payment intangibles, contract
rights, rights to payment, rights arising under common law,
statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill,
patents, trade names, trade secrets, trademarks, servicemarks,
copyrights, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders, customer lists,
monies due or recoverable from pension funds, route lists, rights
to payment and other
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rights under
any royalty or licensing agreements, infringement claims, computer
programs, information contained on computer disks or tapes,
software, literature, reports, catalogs, insurance premium rebates,
tax refunds, and tax refund claims, and any other personal property
other than Accounts, commercial tort claims, Deposit Accounts,
goods, Investment Property, and Negotiable Collateral.
“
Governing Documents ” means, with respect to any
Person, the certificate organization, articles of incorporation or
similar formation document and the by-laws or other organizational
agreements of such Person.
“
Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state,
local, or other governmental or administrative body,
instrumentality, board, department, or agency or any court,
tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel,
commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or
body.
“
Hazardous Materials ” means (a) substances that
are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any
Applicable Laws or regulations as “hazardous
substances,” “hazardous materials,”
“hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” or
any other formulation intended to define, list, or classify
substances by reason of deleterious properties such as
ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity,
reproductive toxicity, or “EP toxicity”, (b) oil,
petroleum, or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural
gas liquids, synthetic gas, drilling fluids, produced waters, and
other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or
production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources,
(c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive
materials, and (d) asbestos in any form or electrical
equipment that contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing
levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per
million.
“ Hedge
Agreement ” means any and all agreements or documents now
existing or hereafter entered into by Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, on forms and with terms satisfactory to Agent in its
Permitted Discretion, that provide for interest rate swaps, caps,
floors, or collars, or any combination of, or option with respect
to, these or similar transactions, for the purpose of hedging
Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ exposure to
fluctuations in interest rates.
“ Hedge
Provider ” means Wells Fargo or its Affiliates or any
replacement hedge provider(s) selected by the Borrower and
reasonably acceptable to the Agent, provided that (a) unless
Agent agrees otherwise, on the date of entering into any Hedge
Agreement in connection with funding any pool of Contracts
hereunder, such replacement provider is Independent of the Borrower
and has a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least A- by S &
P and at least A3 by Moody’s and (b) in the Hedge
Agreement, the replacement provider agrees to the pledge of the
rights of the Borrower thereunder to the Agent.
“ Holdout
Lender ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 15.2(a) .
“
Indebtedness ” means as to any Person the sum as of
any date of determination of (i) all obligations for borrowed
money, (ii) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other
obligations in respect of letters of
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credit, bankers
acceptances, interest rate swaps, or other financial products,
(iii) all obligations as a lessee under Capital Leases,
(iv) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a
Lien on any asset of a Person or its Subsidiaries, irrespective of
whether such obligation or liability is assumed, (v) all
obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of assets (other
than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and
repayable in accordance with customary trade practices),
(vi) all obligations owing under Hedge Agreements, and
(vii) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee
(whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made,
discounted, or sold with recourse) any obligation of any other
Person that constitutes Indebtedness under any of clauses
(i) through (vi) above.
“
Indemnified Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.3 .
“
Indemnified Person ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.3 .
“
Independent ” means, when used with respect to any
specified Person means such a Person, who (a) is in fact
independent of the Borrower, Parent, and all members of the
Servicer Group, (b) does not have a direct or any known
indirect financial interest in the Borrower, Parent or any member
of the Servicer Group, (c) is not connected with the Borrower,
Parent or members of the Servicer Group as an officer, employee,
promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director, customer,
supplier or person performing similar functions, (d) is not a
person controlling or under common control with any such
stockholder, customer, supplier or other person, and (e) is
not a member of the immediate family of any such stockholder,
director, officer, employee, customer, supplier or other
person.
“ Initial
Direct Costs ” with respect to a Lease means
“initial direct costs” as that term is defined in
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“FASB”)
No. 91, dated December 1986, issued by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board, as amended by FASB 98, dated
May 1988.
“
Insolvency Proceeding ” means any proceeding commenced
by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code
or under any other state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law,
assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal
moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or
proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar
relief.
“
Intangible Assets ” means, with respect to any Person,
that portion of the book value of all of such Person’s assets
that would be treated as intangibles under GAAP.
“
Intercreditor Agreement ” means the Amended and
Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2005,
among the Servicer, the Originator, other LEAF entities named
therein or added by joinder thereto (including Parent and
Borrower), Secured Party and other lenders named therein or joined
as parties (including Agent), and U.S. Bank National
Association.
“
Interest Expense ” means for any measurement period of
the Servicer Group (i) the aggregate of the interest expense
and fees for such period including the portion of
capitalized
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leases
allocable to interest expense, plus (ii) any payments
made in respect of hedging liabilities for such period,
minus (iii) the sum of any paid-in-kind interest
expenses for such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP and without duplication.
“
Interest Payment Date ” means, (i) absent an
Event of Default, the second (2nd) day of each month or, if such
day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day and
(ii) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
any date or dates specified by the Agent for the application and
disbursement of Collections and other proceeds of the Collateral to
the payment of interest and fees accrued under this Agreement,
provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be
March 2, 2009.
“
Interest Period ” means an accrual period commencing
on the first day of a month and ending on the last day of such
month.
“
Inventory ” means inventory (as that term is defined
in the Code), including any property subject to a Lease and any
property obtained by Borrower by repossession, foreclosure or
otherwise realizing upon a Lease.
“
Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, any
investment by such Person in any other Person (including
Affiliates) in the form of loans, guarantees, advances, or capital
contributions (excluding (a) commissions, travel, and similar
advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the
ordinary course of business, and (b) bona fide Accounts
arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice), purchases or other acquisitions of Indebtedness, Stock,
or all or substantially all of the assets of such other Person (or
of any division or business line of such other Person), and any
other items that are or would be classified as investments on a
balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“
Investment Property ” means investment property (as
that term is defined in the Code).
“ IRC
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from
time to time.
“ Joinder
Agreement ” means the Counterpart to Amended and Restated
Intercreditor Agreement of even date herewith, by Agent and
acknowledged by Borrower and Parent.
“
Lease ” means a lease agreement evidencing a lease of
personal property by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as
lessor.
“
Lender ” and “ Lenders ” have the
respective meanings set forth in the preamble to this Agreement,
and shall include any other Person made a party to this Agreement
in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.1
.
“ Lender
Group ” means, individually and collectively, each of the
Lenders and Agent.
“ Lender
Group Expenses ” means all reasonable invoiced
(a) costs or expenses (including taxes, and insurance
premiums) required to be paid by Servicer, Originator, Parent,
Borrower or their Affiliates under any of the Loan Documents that
are paid, advanced, or incurred by the
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Lender Group,
(b) fees or charges paid or incurred by Agent in connection
with the Lender Group’s transactions with Servicer,
Originator, Parent, Borrower or their Affiliates, including, fees
or charges for photocopying, notarization, couriers and messengers,
telecommunication, public record searches (including tax lien,
litigation, and UCC searches and including searches with the patent
and trademark office, the copyright office, or the department of
motor vehicles), filing, recording, publication, appraisal
(including, after an Event of Default, collateral appraisals or
business valuations), real estate surveys, real estate title
policies and endorsements, and environmental audits, (c) costs
and expenses incurred by Agent in the disbursement of funds to
Borrower or other members of the Lender Group (by wire transfer or
otherwise), (d) charges paid or incurred by Agent resulting
from the dishonor of checks from Borrower, its Affiliates or any
Account Debtor, (e) reasonable costs and expenses paid or
incurred by the Lender Group to correct any default or enforce any
provision of the Loan Documents, or in gaining possession of,
maintaining, handling, preserving, storing, shipping, selling,
preparing for sale, or advertising to sell the Collateral, or any
portion thereof, irrespective of whether a sale is consummated, (f)
audit fees and expenses of Agent related to audit examinations of
the Books to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the
amount of any limitation) contained in this Agreement, (g)
reasonable costs and expenses of third party claims or any other
suit paid or incurred by the Lender Group in enforcing or defending
the Loan Documents or in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents or the Lender Group’s
relationship with Servicer, Originator, Parent, Borrower or their
Affiliates, other than claims or suits arising from gross
negligence of a member of the Lender Group, (h) Agent’s
and each Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses (including
attorneys’ fees) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting,
reviewing, administering, syndicating, or amending the Loan
Documents, and (i) Agent’s and each Lender’s
reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys, accountants,
consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses) incurred in
terminating, enforcing (including attorneys, accountants,
consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses incurred in
connection with a “workout,” a
“restructuring,” or an Insolvency Proceeding concerning
Servicer, Originator, Parent, Borrower or their Affiliates or in
exercising rights or remedies under the Loan Documents), or
defending the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether suit is
brought, or in taking any Remedial Action concerning the
Collateral.
“
Lender-Related Person ” means, with respect to any
Lender, such Lender, together with such Lender’s Affiliates,
officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.
“
Leverage Ratio ” means, as to Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as of any date of determination, a ratio of
(a) the outstanding amount of all debt of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (as it appears in Borrower’s financial
statements) as of such date less all of their Unrestricted
Cash as of such date to (b) the Tangible Net Worth of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date.
“ LIBOR
Rate ” means, for an Interest Period the rate for
deposits in U.S. Dollars for a period of 90 days in the amount
of $1,000,000 which appears on the Telerate Page 3750 or similar
Bloomberg terminal page as of 11:00 am, New York time, on the day
that is two (2) Business Days preceding the related Interest
Period; provided, however, that if such rate cannot be derived
using those methods, it will be determined by Agent in accordance
with its customary procedures, and utilizing such electronics or
other quotation sources as it considers appropriate.
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“ LIBOR
Rate Loan ” means each portion of an Advance that bears
interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR
Rate.
“
Lien ” means any interest in an asset securing an
obligation owed to, or a claim by, any Person other than the owner
of the asset, irrespective of whether (a) such interest is
based on the common law, statute, or contract, (b) such
interest is recorded or perfected, and (c) such interest is
contingent upon the occurrence of some future event or events or
the existence of some future circumstance or circumstances. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term
“Lien” includes the lien or security interest arising
from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional
sale or trust receipt, or from a lease, consignment, or bailment
for security purposes and also includes reservations, exceptions,
encroachments, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions,
restrictions, leases, and other title exceptions and encumbrances
affecting Real Property.
“ Loan
Account ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.9 .
“ Loan
Documents ” means this Agreement, the Purchase and
Contribution Agreement, the Originator Assignment(s), the Servicing
Agreement, the Backup Servicing Agreement, the Vehicle Lienholder
Nominee Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Lockbox Control
Agreement, the Collection Account Control Agreement, any other
Control Agreement, the Closing Certificates, all Confirmations of
Release, the Opinion Certificates, the Disbursement Letter, the
Foothill Fee Letter, the U.S. Bank Fee Letter, any Bank Product
Agreements, any note or notes executed by Borrower in connection
with this Agreement and payable to a member of the Lender Group,
and any other agreement entered into, now or in the future, by
Originator, Servicer, Parent, Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries
and the Lender Group in connection with this Agreement.
“ Lockbox
Account ” means the cash management account established
by and in the name of Servicer at the Lockbox Bank bearing account
number 153910088597, the terms and conditions of which are
satisfactory to Agent.
“ Lockbox
Bank ” means U.S. Bank National Association.
“ Lockbox
Control Agreement ” means that certain the Lockbox Agency
and Control Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2006, among the
Servicer, the Originator, U.S. Bank National Association, as
Lockbox Bank and Lockbox Agent, and National City Bank (or PNC Bank
as its successor by acquisition), as Secured Party along with the
Treasury Management Services Terms and Conditions in effect with
respect thereto.
“ Managed
Portfolio ” means the sum of (a) the aggregate book
value of all equipment leases and (b) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all notes receivable and similar equipment
finance contracts that are serviced by the Servicer or any
Affiliate of the Servicer that services equipment finance contracts
similar to the Leases and Notes Receivable.
“
Manager ” means LEAF Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company and wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of
Resource America, Inc.
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“
Material Adverse Change ” means (a) a material
adverse change in the business, prospects, operations, results of
operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Servicer Group, the Parent, or the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment
of the ability of any of the Originator, Servicer, Parent, or
Borrower and its Subsidiaries to perform their respective
obligations under the Loan Documents to which any is a party or of
the Lender Group’s ability to enforce the Obligations or
realize upon the Collateral, or (c) any impairment of the
enforceability or priority of the Agent’s Liens with respect
to the Collateral.
“
Maturity Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4 .
“ Maximum
Revolver Amount ” means the lesser of (a) Seventy
Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000) and (b) the applicable
amount set forth in the chart below:
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As of:
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Amount:
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$
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30,500,000
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$
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36,000,000
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$
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42,000,000
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$
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48,000,000
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$
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54,000,000
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$
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60,000,000
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$
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66,000,000
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$
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72,000,000
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September 30, 2009 and
thereafter
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$
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75,000,000
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“ Minimum
Funding Amount ” means (i) $15,000,000 on the initial
Funding Date and the next 90 days thereafter, (ii) $25,000,000
on the 91st day after the Closing Date through the 180th day after
the Closing Date, and (iii) $35,000,000 at all times
thereafter.
“ Monthly
Servicing Report ” has the meaning set forth in the
Servicing Agreement.
“
Mortgages ” means, individually and collectively, one
or more mortgages, deeds of trust, or deeds to secure debt,
executed and delivered by Borrower or its Subsidiaries in favor of
Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent, that encumber the Real Property Collateral,
if any.
“
Negotiable Collateral ” means letters of credit,
letter of credit rights, instruments, promissory notes, drafts,
documents, and Chattel Paper (including electronic chattel paper
and tangible chattel paper) and any and all supporting obligations
in respect thereof.
“ Net
Income ” means, for any period, the consolidated net
earnings (or loss), as determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“ Net
Investment ” means, as of any date of
determination
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(a) in or
with respect to a Lease (i) the unpaid amount of the total
minimum lease payments owing on such Lease, plus
(ii) the Initial Direct Costs for such Lease, not in excess of
the lesser of (A) three percent (3.0%) of the original
equipment cost relating to such Lease, as amortized in accordance
with GAAP and (B) the percentage such that the total Initial
Direct Cost for all Leases does not exceed 2.5% of the total
original equipment cost for all Leases, minus
(iii) unearned income included in such lease payments,
minus (iv) taxes (other than those included or
includible in Initial Direct Costs or original equipment cost),
insurance and maintenance payments included in such lease payments
and any profit thereon, minus (v) booked residual value
or other residual payments payable at the end of the lease term for
such Lease, and minus (vi) any and all security
deposits and advance payments made in connection with such Lease to
the extent otherwise included in Net Investment for such Lease;
and
(b) in or
with respect to a Note Receivable, (i) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of such Eligible Note Receivable on such date,
minus (ii) all capitalized points and fees included in
such principal amount, plus (iii) Direct Acquisition
Costs for each such Eligible Note Receivable, not in excess of the
lesser of (A) three percent (3.0%) of the original principal
balance of such Eligible Note Receivable, as amortized in
accordance with GAAP and (B) the percentage such that the
average Direct Acquisition Cost for all Eligible Notes Receivable
does not exceed 2.5% of the original principal amount of all
Eligible Notes Receivable, minus (iii) any and all
advance payments made in connection with such Eligible Notes
Receivable to the extent otherwise included in Net Investment for
such Note Receivable.
“ Note
Receivable ” means a promissory note evidencing a
commercial loan made by Borrower or a conditional sale contract
evidencing an obligation to pay the Borrower the contract price set
forth therein, in each case secured by a first-priority lien on
personal property owned by the maker of such note or buyer of such
property, the proceeds of such loan or contract used or to be used
for commercial purposes only.
“
Obligations ” means (a) all loans, Advances,
debts, principal, interest (including any interest that, but for
the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, would have accrued),
premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to
Borrower’s Loan Account pursuant hereto), obligations
(including indemnification obligations), fees (including the fees
provided for in the Foothill Fee Letter), charges, costs, Lender
Group Expenses (including any fees or expenses that, but for the
commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, would have accrued),
lease payments, guaranties, covenants, and duties of any kind and
description owing by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the
Lender Group pursuant to or evidenced by the Loan Documents and
irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising, and including all interest not paid
when due and all Lender Group Expenses that Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is required to pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents,
by law, or otherwise, and (b) all Bank Product Obligations.
Any reference in this Agreement or in the Loan Documents to the
Obligations shall include all extensions, modifications, renewals,
supplements, restatements or alterations thereof, both prior and
subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding.
“
OFAC ” means the United States Department of Treasury,
Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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“
One-Time Successor Fee ” has the meaning set forth in
the Backup Servicing Agreement.
“
Original Contract ” has the meaning set forth in the
Custodian Agreement.
“
Originating Lender ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 14.1(e) .
“
Originator ” means LEAF Funding, Inc., a Delaware
corporation that is a wholly owned subsidiary of LEAF Financial
Corporation.
“
Originator Assignments ” means each agreement by which
Originator sells, assigns, transfers and conveys absolutely to
Parent various Leases, Notes Receivable and related assets and
rights, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D .
“
Overadvance ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4 .
“
Participant ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 14.1(e) .
“ Payment
Date ” means (i) absent an Event of Default, the
eighteenth (18th) day of each month or, if such day is not a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day and (ii) if an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any date or dates
specified by the Agent for the application and disbursement of
Collections or other proceeds of the Collateral in accordance with
this Agreement; provided that the first Payment Date will be
March 18, 2009.
“ Patriot
Act ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 17.9 .
“
Permitted Discretion ” means a determination made in
the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured
asset-based lender under similar circumstances) business
judgment.
“
Permitted Dispositions ” means:
(a) sales or
other dispositions of Equipment that is substantially worn,
damaged, or obsolete in the ordinary course of business;
(b) the use
or transfer of money or Cash Equivalents in a manner that is not
prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents;
(c) sales or
exchanges of Contracts and related Contract Assets to Parent or to
Servicer in connection with a repurchase or substitution
transaction that is otherwise required or permitted under
Section 4.9 hereof, the Purchase and Contribution Agreement or
the Servicing Agreement so long as (i) Parent or Servicer, as
applicable, has deposited the Repurchase Price in the Collection
Account or assigned substitute Contract Assets to Borrower having a
Net Investment amount that is at least equivalent to such
Repurchase Price to Borrower and (ii) Servicer and Borrower
have provided a Borrowing Base Certificate that reports on the
status of the Borrowing Base both before and after giving effect to
such repurchase or substitution;
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(d) sales of
Leases and related Contract Assets by Borrower to a Person that is
not an Affiliate of Borrower so long as (i) such Leases have
been originated and underwritten in accordance with the Required
Procedures, (ii) no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result therefrom, and (iii) either (A)
(I) Borrower receives not less than 100% of the total Net
Investment of the subject Leases, (II) the percentage of
Borrower’s Leases represented by Leases with payments more
than 30 days past due immediately after giving effect to the
proposed sale is not more than the percentage of Borrower’s
Leases represented by Leases with payments more than 30 days
past due immediately prior to the sale, and (III) the proceeds
of the sale are paid to the Agent and applied to the outstanding
Obligations in accordance with the provisions hereof, or
(B) Borrower has submitted a written request to Agent relative
to the Leases that it proposes to sell and Agent, in its Permitted
Discretion, has approved in writing the sale of the subject Leases
free and clear of the Liens of Agent; and
(e) sales of
Notes Receivable and related Contract Assets by Borrower to a
Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower so long as
(i) such Notes Receivable have been originated and
underwritten in accordance with the Required Procedures,
(ii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would result therefrom, and (iii) either (A) (I) Borrower
receives not less than 100% of the total unpaid principal balance
of the subject Notes Receivable, (II) the percentage of
Borrower’s Notes Receivable represented by Notes Receivable
with payments more than 30 days past due immediately after
giving effect to the proposed sale is not more than the percentage
of Borrower’s Notes Receivable represented by Notes
Receivable with payments more than 30 days past due
immediately prior to the sale, and (III) the proceeds of the
sale are paid to the Agent and applied to the outstanding
Obligations in accordance with the provisions hereof, or
(B) Borrower has submitted a written request to Agent relative
to the Notes Receivable that it proposes to sell and Agent, in its
Permitted Discretion, has approved in writing the sale of the
subject Notes Receivable free and clear of the Liens of
Agent.
“
Permitted Holder ” means Resource America, Inc., any
of its majority owned and controlled direct or indirect
Subsidiaries, each Executive Officer and any other executive
officer of Resource America, Inc. as of the Closing
Date.
“
Permitted Investments ” means (a) Investments in
cash and Cash Equivalents, (b) Investments in negotiable
instruments for collection, (c) advances made in connection
with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of
business, (d) Investments received in settlement of amounts
due to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries effected in the ordinary
course of business or owing to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
as a result of Insolvency Proceedings involving an Account Debtor
or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of
Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
“
Permitted Liens ” means (a) Liens held by Agent,
for the benefit of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider,
(b) Liens for unpaid taxes, assessments, levies, fees and
other similar governmental charges that either (i) are not yet
delinquent, or (ii) do not constitute an Event of Default
hereunder and are the subject of Permitted Protests, (c) Liens
set forth on Schedule P-1 , (d) the interests of
lessors under operating leases, (e) purchase money Liens or
the interests of lessors under Capital Leases to the extent that
such Liens or interests secure Permitted Purchase Money
Indebtedness and so long as such Lien attaches only to the
asset
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purchased or
acquired and the proceeds thereof, (f) Liens arising by
operation of law in favor of landlords, carriers, mechanics or
materialmen incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in
connection with the borrowing of money, and which Liens either
(i) are for sums not yet delinquent, or (ii) are the
subject of Permitted Protests, (g) Liens on amounts deposited
in connection with obtaining worker’s compensation or other
unemployment insurance, (h) Liens or deposits to secure leases
incurred in the ordinary course of business of Borrower and not in
connection with the borrowing of money, (i) Liens on amounts
deposited as security for surety or appeal bonds in connection with
obtaining such bonds in the ordinary course of business,
(j) Liens resulting from any judgment or award that is not an
Event of Default hereunder, (k) with respect to any Real
Property, easements, rights of way, and zoning restrictions that do
not materially interfere with or impair the use or operation
thereof, and (l) the rights of an Account Debtor under its
Lease or Note Receivable.
“
Permitted Protest ” means the right of Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries to protest any Lien (other than any Lien that
secures the Obligations), taxes (other than payroll taxes or taxes
that are the subject of a United States federal tax lien), or
rental payment, provided , that (a) a reserve with
respect to such obligation is established on the Books in such
amount as is required under GAAP, (b) any such protest is
instituted promptly and prosecuted diligently by Borrower or its
Subsidiary, as applicable, in good faith, and (c) Agent is
satisfied that, while any such protest is pending, there will be no
impairment of the enforceability, validity, or priority of any of
the Agent’s Liens.
“
Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness ” means, as of
any date of determination, Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred
after the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount outstanding
at any one time not in excess of $10,000.
“
Person ” means natural persons, corporations, limited
liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships,
limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, land
trusts, business trusts, or other organizations, irrespective of
whether they are legal entities, and governments and agencies and
political subdivisions thereof.
“
Projections ” means a Person’s forecasted
(a) balance sheets, (b) profit and loss statements, and
(c) cash flow statements, all prepared on a basis consistent
with such Person’s historical financial statements, together
with appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying
assumptions.
“ Pro
Rata Share ” means, as of any date of
determination:
(a) with
respect to a Lender’s obligation to make Advances and receive
payments of principal, interest, fees, costs, and expenses with
respect thereto, (i) prior to the Revolver Commitments being
terminated or reduced to zero, the percentage obtained by dividing
(y) such Lender’s Revolver Commitment, by (z) the
aggregate Revolver Commitments of all Lenders, and (ii) from
and after the time that the Revolver Commitments have been
terminated or reduced to zero, the percentage obtained by dividing
(y) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such
Lender’s Advances by (z) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of all Advances,
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(b) with
respect to all other matters as to a particular Lender (including
the indemnification obligations arising under
Section 16.7 ), the percentage obtained by dividing
(i) such Lender’s Revolver Commitment, by (ii) the
aggregate amount of Revolver Commitments of all Lenders;
provided , however , that in the event the Revolver
Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Pro Rata Share
under this clause shall be the percentage obtained by dividing
(A) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s
Advances, by (B) the outstanding principal amount of all
Advances.
“
Purchase Date Notice ” means a Purchase Date Notice,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Purchase
and Contribution Agreement.
“
Purchase and Contribution Agreement ” means the
Purchase and Contribution Agreement, dated the date of this
Agreement, between Parent and Borrower.
“
Purchase Money Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness
(other than the Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease
Obligations), incurred at the time of, or within 20 days
after, the acquisition of any fixed assets for the purpose of
financing all or any part of the acquisition cost
thereof.
“ Real
Property ” means any estates or interests in real
property now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or its
Subsidiaries and the improvements thereto.
“ Real
Property Collateral ” means the Real Property identified
on Schedule R-1 and any Real Property hereafter
acquired by Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
“ Real
Property Collateral Pledge ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.6(c) .
“
Record ” means information that is inscribed on a
tangible medium or which is stored in an electronic or other medium
and is retrievable in perceivable form.
“
Recoveries ” means, for any Collection Period
occurring after the date on which any Lease or Note Receivable
becomes a Defaulted Contract and with respect to such Defaulted
Contract, all payments that the Servicer received from or on behalf
of an Account Debtor during such Collection Period in respect of
such Defaulted Contract, a related security deposit, if any,
deposited in the Collection Account, or from liquidation or
re-leasing of the related Equipment, including scheduled
payments.
“
Remedial Action ” means all actions taken to
(a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor,
assess, evaluate, or in any way address Hazardous Materials in the
indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent or minimize a
release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials so they do not
migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or
welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (c) restore or
reclaim natural resources or the environment, (d) perform any
pre-remedial studies, investigations, or post-remedial operation
and maintenance activities, or (e) conduct any other actions
with respect to Hazardous Materials authorized by Environmental
Laws.
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“
Replacement Lender ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 15.2(a) .
“
Report ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 16.17(a) .
“
Reporting Date ” means the thirteenth (13th) day of
each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day.
“
Repurchase Price ” means, as of any Repurchase Date,
100% of the following amount (a) with respect to a Lease
(i) the Net Investment in such Lease, plus
(ii) taxes (other than those included or includible in Initial
Direct Costs or original equipment cost), insurance and maintenance
payments included in the book value for such Lease and any profit
thereon, plus (iii) booked residual value or other residual
payments payable at the end of the lease term for such Lease,
plus (iv) any and all security deposits and advance
payments made in connection with such Lease; and (b) in or
with respect to a Note Receivable (i) the Net Investment in
such Note Receivable, plus (ii) all capitalized points
and fees included in the principal amount for such Note Receivable
plus (iii) any and all advance payments made in
connection with such Note Receivable.
“ Request
for Release ” means a request for release of Contract
Assets substantially in the form attached as an exhibit to the
Custodian Agreement.
“
Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders whose
aggregate Pro Rata Shares (calculated under clause (b) of
the definition of Pro Rata Shares) equal or exceed 50.1%, but not
fewer than two Lenders at any time that two or more Lenders have
Commitments hereunder.
“
Required Procedures ” means, (a) with respect to
the Originator or initial Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, the
underwriting and credit policies and the procedures governing use
of the Approved Forms, used by such Persons with respect to the
origination, funding and servicing of Leases and Notes Receivable,
as attached to the Closing Certificate, together with such changes
and modifications made thereto from time to time with advance
written notice to Agent, provided , that no material changes
or modifications shall be implemented or become effective unless
and until approved by Agent in advance in its Permitted Discretion,
and (b) with respect to any Successor Servicer, the policies
and procedures that such servicer uses with respect to servicing
receivables similar to the Leases and the Notes Receivable that it
holds for its own or an Affiliate’s account.
“ Reserve
Percentage ” means, on any day, the maximum percentage
prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(or any successor Governmental Authority) for determining the
reserve requirements (including any basic, supplemental, marginal,
or emergency reserves) that are in effect on such date with respect
to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as
“eurocurrency liabilities”) of Agent, but so long as
Agent is not required or directed under applicable regulations to
maintain such reserves, the Reserve Percentage shall be
zero.
“
Residual Realization Report ” shall mean a report in
form, substance and detail acceptable to Agent, setting forth the
following information together with such other and
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additional
information as may be requested by Agent, in each instance as of
and for the applicable period ending on the date of such report:
(a) the booked residual value of all Leases as of the date of
such report; (b) a schedule of Leases terminated during the
applicable period and setting forth (i) those Leases for which
residual options were exercised during the applicable period
together with a statement of the dollar amount received, or
contemplated to be received, by Borrower due to such exercise and
any variation from Borrower’s booked residual value as
reported to Agent during prior periods and (ii) those Leases
for which residual options were not exercised and identifying the
booked residual value associated with such Leases; (c) a
schedule detailing off-lease residual value recovered by Borrower
during the applicable period; and (d) a schedule of inventory
held by, or for the benefit of, Borrower off lease due to the
termination of Leases without exercise of residual options,
together with an aging of such inventory.
“
Restricted Payments ” means (a) any dividend or
other distribution, in cash or other property, direct or indirect,
on account of any class of Stock issued by Borrower, now or
hereafter outstanding, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking
fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value,
direct or indirect, of any class of Stock issued by Borrower, now
or hereafter outstanding, (c) any payment made to retire, or
obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other
rights to acquire shares of any class of Stock issued by Borrower,
now or hereafter outstanding, or (d) any payment or prepayment
of principal, or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance,
sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Subordinated
Debt or any Indebtedness owing to a holder of Stock issued by
Borrower or an Affiliate of a holder of Stock issued by Borrower,
to the extent such action would cause a net reduction in the
principal amount of Subordinated Debt or other Indebtedness
outstanding on the first day of the calendar quarter in which such
action is taken; provided , that, any conversion or exchange
of Subordinated Debt for any Stock issued by Borrower or exchange
of any Stock for any other Stock shall not be considered a
“Restricted Payment” hereunder.
“
Restricted Person ” means any Person listed on the
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other
similar lists maintained by OFAC and/or the United States
Department of the Treasury, or identified in any related executive
orders issued by the President of the United States.
“
Revolver Commitment ” means, with respect to each
Lender, its Revolver Commitment, and, with respect to all Lenders,
their Revolver Commitments, in each case as such Dollar amounts are
set forth beside such Lender’s name under the applicable
heading on Schedule C-1 or in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender hereunder,
as such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time
pursuant to assignments made in accordance with the provisions of
Section 14.1 .
“
Revolver Usage ” means, as of any date of
determination, the aggregate amount of outstanding
Advances.
“
Sanctioned Entity ” means any organization subject to
sanctions issued by OFAC.
“
Sanctioned Person ” means any Person subject to
sanctions issued by OFAC.
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“ SEC
” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any successor thereto.
“
Securities Account ” means a securities account (as
that term is defined in the Code).
“
Security Deposit Holding Account ” means the account
established in the name of the Borrower at the Security Deposit
Holding Account Bank bearing account number 130039003, the terms
and conditions of which are satisfactory to Agent, and which
account is subject to the Security Deposit Holding Account
Agreement.
“
Security Deposit Holding Account Bank ” means U.S.
Bank National Association or such other bank as is approved in
advance by Agent and that enters into a Control Agreement in favor
of Agent.
“
Security Deposit Holding Account Control Agreement ”
means the Control Agreement among Borrower, Agent and the Security
Deposit Holding Account Bank that governs the Security Deposit
Holding Account.
“
Servicer ” means LEAF Financial Corporation, a
Delaware corporation and indirect majority owned subsidiary of
Resource America, Inc.
“
Servicer Default ” has the meaning set forth in the
Servicing Agreement.
“
Servicer Group ” means Servicer, its consolidated
Subsidiaries and Manager.
“
Servicer Termination Event ” has the meaning set forth
in the Servicing Agreement.
“
Servicer’s Static Pool ” means with respect to
any calendar quarter all equipment leases, notes receivable and
similar equipment finance contracts originated during such calendar
quarter and included in the Managed Portfolio as of the applicable
date of determination.
“
Servicing Agreement ” means the Servicing Agreement
between Borrower and Servicer, relating to the servicing of the
Leases and Notes Receivable.
“
Servicing Fee ” means, if LEAF Financial Corporation
is the Servicer, one percent (1%) per annum of the monthly average
of Borrower’s Portfolio Balance and if any other Person
becomes the Successor Servicer, the amount specified in the Backup
Servicing Agreement or other instrument of appointment.
“
Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(f)(i) .
“
Settlement Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(f)(i) .
“
Solvent ” means, with respect to any Person on a
particular date, that, such Person is not insolvent (as such term
is defined in the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act).
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“
Stock ” means all shares, options, warrants,
membership interests, partnership interests, ownership interests,
participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how designated)
of or in a Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including common
stock, preferred stock, or any other “equity security”
(as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules
and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange
Act).
“
Subordinated Debt ” means (i) in the case of
Parent, Borrower and their Subsidiaries, any Indebtedness that is
expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of the
Obligations pursuant to a subordination agreement in form and
substance acceptable to Agent, having a maturity no earlier than
six months after the Maturity Date and which shall be unsecured and
otherwise be on terms and conditions acceptable to Agent,
(ii) in the case of Parent, shall also include amounts due to
Manager or its Affiliates for its fees to the extent subordinate to
the interest of Parent’s equity investors, and (iii) in
the case of the Servicer Group, any debt that is subject to a
subordination agreement, is described in the financial statements
of the Servicer Group prepared in accordance with GAAP and where
payments under such subordination agreement are either not due
before the Maturity Date or if due and paid prior to such date,
would not cause the Servicer Group to violate any of its financial
covenants set forth in Section 7.19.
“
Subsidiary ” of a Person means a corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, or other entity in which
that Person directly or indirectly owns or controls the shares of
Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board
of directors (or appoint other comparable managers) of such
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other
entity.
“
Successor Servicer ” means any Person appointed by
Borrower, with the prior approval of Agent, or appointed by Agent,
in accordance with the Loan Documents, to succeed LEAF Financial
Corporation as Servicer.
“
Supporting Obligation ” means a letter-of-credit right
or secondary obligation that supports the payment or performance of
an Account, Chattel Paper, document, General Intangible, Note
Receivable, instrument, or Investment Property.
“ Swing
Lender ” means WFF or any other Lender that, at the
request of Borrower and with the consent of Agent agrees, in such
Lender’s sole discretion, to become the Swing Lender under
Section 2.2(d) .
“ Swing
Loan ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(d)(i) .
“ Takeout
Transaction ” means any securitization of the Contract
Assets outside of the facility described in this Agreement or other
sale or refinancing of substantially all the Contract Assets, the
proceeds of which are used to make a prepayment on the
Obligations.
“
Tangible Net Worth ” means, as to any Person as of any
date of determination, Total Capital minus all Intangible
Assets of such Person.
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“
Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 16.11(a) .
“ Total
Capital ” means, as to any Person as of any date of
determination, the equity (whether referred to as partners’
capital, paid in capital, retained earnings, or similar entry)
shown on such Person’s balance sheet, plus any
Subordinated Debt, all as determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP without any duplication and adjusted to back
out any additions or subtractions based on mark-to-market gain or
loss under SFAS No. 133.
“
Transition Costs ” means the documented out-of-pocket
expenses and fees reasonably incurred by a successor Servicer, the
Backup Servicer or the Agent in connection with a transfer of
servicing under the Servicing Agreement (including, but not limited
to, reasonable travel, lodging, postage, counsel fees and expenses
of Backup Servicer’s agents).
“ U.S.
Bank Fee Letter ” means that certain letter agreement
dated February 9, 2009, between U.S. Bank National Association
and the Servicer regarding the fees of the Backup Servicer and the
Custodian.
“ United
States ” means the United States of America.
“
Unrestricted Cash ” means as of any date of
determination the amount of a Person’s available balances on
deposit in one or more controlled accounts, to the extent such
amounts do not represent accrued interest and related fees and
expenses designated or necessary for satisfaction of obligations of
such Person or any other Person.
“ Vehicle
Lienholder Nominee Agreement ” means the Vehicle
Lienholder Nominee Agreement, dated even date herewith among
Originator, Borrower and Agent, in form and substance satisfactory
to Agent.
“
Vendor ” means any distributor, broker or other
referral source to Originator with respect to Equipment that is
financed under Leases and Notes Receivables.
“
Voidable Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 17.6 .
“ Wells
Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a
national banking association.
“ WFF
” means WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC,, a Delaware limited
liability company.
1.2 Accounting
Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined herein
shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. When used herein, the
term “financial statements” shall include the notes and
schedules thereto. Whenever the term “Borrower” or
“Parent” or “Servicer” is used in respect
of a financial covenant or a related definition, it shall be
understood to mean such Person and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis unless the context clearly requires
otherwise.
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1.3 Code .
Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall
be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise
defined herein; provided , however , that to the
extent that the Code is used to define any term herein and such
term is defined differently in different Articles of the Code, the
definition of such term contained in Article 9 shall
govern.
1.4
Construction . Unless the context of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the
plural include the singular, references to the singular include the
plural, the terms “includes” and
“including” are not limiting, and the term
“or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the
inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.”
The words “hereof,” “herein,”
“hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in
this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement
or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not
to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan
Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection, clause,
schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement
unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in
the other Loan Documents to any agreement, instrument, or document
shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions,
modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and
supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any
restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions,
modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and
supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein to the
satisfaction or repayment in full of the Obligations shall mean the
repayment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in accordance
with the terms hereof) of all Obligations other than contingent
indemnification Obligations and other than any Bank Product
Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Bank
Product Provider to remain outstanding and are not required to be
repaid or cash collateralized pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to
include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement
of a writing contained herein or in the other Loan Documents shall
be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record
transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to
the accuracy and completeness of the information contained
therein.
1.5 Schedules
and Exhibits . All of the schedules and exhibits attached to
this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by
reference.
2. LOAN AND
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and during the term
of this Agreement, each Lender with a Revolver Commitment agrees
(severally, not jointly or jointly and severally) to make advances
(“ Advances ”) to Borrower in an amount at any
one time outstanding not to exceed such Lender’s Pro Rata
Share of an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum
Revolver Amount and (ii) the Borrowing Base.
(b) Anything
to the contrary in this Section 2.1 notwithstanding,
Agent shall have the right to establish reserves in such amounts,
and with respect to such matters, as Agent in its Permitted
Discretion shall deem commercially necessary or appropriate,
against the Borrowing
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Base, including
reserves with respect to (i) sums that Borrower is required to
pay (such as taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the
case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such
leases) to comply with any provision of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, (ii) amounts owing by Borrower or its
Subsidiaries to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or
trust over, any of the Collateral (other than any existing
Permitted Lien set forth on Schedule P-1 which is
specifically identified thereon as entitled to have priority over
the Agent’s Liens), which Lien or trust, in the Permitted
Discretion of Agent likely would have a priority superior to the
Agent’s Liens (such as Liens or trusts in favor of landlords,
warehousemen, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or
suppliers, or Liens or trusts for ad valorem , excise,
sales, or other taxes where given priority under Applicable Laws)
in and to such item of the Collateral, (iii) valuation of any
Lease or Note Receivable, and (iv) in order to assure
Availability sufficient to fund Lease or Note Receivable
originations in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business as
described by Borrower to Agent and to facilitate the orderly
wind-down of Borrower’s business following the occurrence of
an Event of Default.
(c) Any
reserve established in accordance with Section 2.1(b)
and any other adjustment in the Borrowing Base, whether resulting
from a revision of the definition of Eligible Lease or Eligible
Note Receivable or otherwise, shall become effective immediately
upon notice to Borrower of such establishment or
adjustment.
(d) Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, the Lenders with Revolver Commitments
shall have no obligation to make additional Advances hereunder to
the extent such additional Advances would cause the Revolver Usage
to exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount.
(e) Amounts
borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.1 may be repaid
and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
reborrowed at any time during the term of this Agreement. No
prepayment premium shall be applicable to any repayments of
Advances, except in connection with the termination of this
Agreement as set forth in Section 3.6
hereof.
2.2 Borrowing
Procedures and Settlements .
(a)
Procedure for Borrowing . Each Borrowing shall be made by an
irrevocable written request signed by an Authorized Person for
Borrower delivered to Agent (a “ Borrowing Request
”). Such Borrowing Request must be received by Agent no later
than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day prior to
the date that is the requested Funding Date, must (i) specify
the amount of such Borrowing and the requested Funding Date, which
shall be a Business Day and (ii) certify that all conditions
to such Borrowing have been satisfied; provided ,
however , that in the case of a request for a Swing Loan,
such Borrowing Request will be timely received if it is received by
Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day
that is the requested Funding Date. At Agent’s election, in
lieu of delivering a Borrowing Request, so long as no additional
Contracts are being added to the Borrowing Base, any Authorized
Person may give Agent telephonic notice of such request by the
required time. In such circumstances, Borrower agrees that any such
telephonic notice will be confirmed in writing by delivery of an
executed Borrowing Request within 24 hours of the giving of such
telephonic notice, but the failure to provide such written
confirmation shall not affect the validity
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of the request.
Submission of a request for an Advance hereunder shall obligate
Borrower to pay interest on such Advance in accordance with this
Agreement from the date the proceeds of such Advance are made
available to Borrower.
(b)
Agent’s Election . Promptly after receipt of a request
for Borrowing, Agent shall elect, in its Permitted Discretion,
(i) to have the terms of Section 2.2(c) apply to
such requested Borrowing, or (ii) to request Swing Lender to
make a Swing Loan pursuant to the terms of
Section 2.2(d) in the amount of the requested
Borrowing; provided , however , that if Swing Lender
declines in its sole discretion to make a Swing Loan pursuant to
Section 2.2(d) , Agent shall elect to have the terms of
Section 2.2(c) apply to such requested
Borrowing.
(i) In the event
that Agent shall elect to have the terms of this Section
2.2(c) apply to a requested Borrowing, then promptly after
Agent’s receipt of a request for Borrowing, Agent shall
notify the Lenders, not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the
Business Day immediately preceding the Funding Date applicable
thereto, by telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of
transmission, of the requested Borrowing. Each Lender shall make
the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the requested
Borrowing available to Agent in immediately available funds, to
Agent’s Account, not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York
time) on the Funding Date applicable thereto. After Agent’s
receipt of the proceeds of such Advances, Agent shall make the
proceeds thereof available to Borrower on the applicable Funding
Date by transferring immediately available funds equal to such
proceeds received by Agent to Borrower’s Designated Account;
provided , however , that, subject to the provisions
of Section 2.2(i) , Agent shall not request any Lender
to make, and no Lender shall have the obligation to make, any
Advance if Agent shall have actual knowledge that (1) one or
more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in
Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested
Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing unless such condition has
been waived, or (2) the requested Borrowing would exceed the
Availability on such Funding Date.
(ii) Unless Agent
receives notice from a Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or,
with respect to any Borrowing after the Closing Date, prior to 9:00
a.m. (New York time) on the date of such Borrowing, that such
Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to
Agent for the account of Borrower the amount of that Lender’s
Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing, Agent may assume that each Lender
has made or will make such amount available to Agent in immediately
available funds on the Funding Date and Agent may (but shall not be
so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to
Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent
any Lender shall not have made its full amount available to Agent
in immediately available funds and Agent in such circumstances has
made available to Borrower such amount, that Lender shall on the
Business Day following such Funding Date make such amount available
to Agent, together with interest at the Defaulting Lender Rate for
each day during such period. A notice submitted by Agent to any
Lender with respect to amounts owing under this subsection shall be
conclusive, absent manifest error. If such amount is so made
available, such payment to Agent shall constitute such
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Lender’s
Advance on the date of Borrowing for all purposes of this
Agreement. If such amount is not made available to Agent on the
Business Day following the Funding Date, Agent will notify Borrower
of such failure to fund and, upon demand by Agent, Borrower shall
pay such amount to Agent for Agent’s account, together with
interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such
Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate
applicable at the time to the Advances composing such Borrowing.
The failure of any Lender to make any Advance on any Funding Date
shall not relieve any other Lender of any obligation hereunder to
make an Advance on such Funding Date, but no Lender shall be
responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Advance
to be made by such other Lender on any Funding Date.
(iii) Agent shall
not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments
made by Borrower to Agent for the Defaulting Lender’s
benefit, and, in the absence of such transfer to the Defaulting
Lender, Agent shall transfer any such payments to each other
non-Defaulting Lender member of the Lender Group ratably in
accordance with their Commitments (but only to the extent that such
Defaulting Lender’s Advance was funded by the other members
of the Lender Group) or, if so directed by Borrower and if no
Default or Event of Default had occurred and is continuing (and to
the extent such Defaulting Lender’s Advance was not funded by
the Lender Group), retain same to be re-advanced to Borrower as if
such Defaulting Lender had made Advances to Borrower. Subject to
the foregoing, Agent may hold and, in its Permitted Discretion,
re-lend to Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender the
amount of all such payments received and retained by Agent for the
account of such Defaulting Lender. Solely for the purposes of
voting or consenting to matters with respect to the Loan Documents,
such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a
“Lender” and such Lender’s Commitment shall be
deemed to be zero. This Section shall remain effective with respect
to such Lender until (x) the Obligations under this Agreement
shall have been declared or shall have become immediately due and
payable, (y) the non-Defaulting Lenders, Agent, and Borrower
shall have waived such Defaulting Lender’s default in
writing, or (z) the Defaulting Lender makes its Pro Rata Share
of the applicable Advance and pays to Agent all amounts owing by
Defaulting Lender in respect thereof. The operation of this Section
shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the
Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by
such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and
obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by
Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to Agent or to the
Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender. Any such failure to fund
by any Defaulting Lender shall constitute a material breach by such
Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle Borrower at
its option, upon written notice to Agent, to arrange for a
substitute Lender to assume the Commitment of such Defaulting
Lender, such substitute Lender to be acceptable to Agent. In
connection with the arrangement of such a substitute Lender, the
Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced
hereunder, and agrees to execute and deliver a completed form of
Assignment and Acceptance in favor of the substitute Lender (and
agrees that it shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such
document if it fails to do so) subject only to being repaid its
share of the outstanding Obligations (other than Bank Product
Obligations) without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever;
provided , however , that any such
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assumption of
the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall not be deemed to
constitute a waiver of any of the Lender Groups’ or
Borrower’s rights or remedies against any such Defaulting
Lender arising out of or in relation to such failure to
fund.
(d)
Making of Swing Loans .
(i) In the event
Agent shall elect, with the consent of Swing Lender, as a Lender,
to have the terms of this Section 2.2(d) apply to a
requested Borrowing as described in Section 2.2(b) ,
Swing Lender as a Lender shall make such Advance in the amount of
such Borrowing (any such Advance made solely by Swing Lender as a
Lender pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) being referred
to as a “ Swing Loan ” and such Advances being
referred to collectively as “ Swing Loans ”)
available to Borrower on the Funding Date applicable thereto by
transferring immediately available funds to Borrower’s
Designated Account. Subject to the provisions of
Section 2.2(i) , Agent shall not request Swing Lender
as a Lender to make, and Swing Lender as a Lender shall not make,
any Swing Loan if Agent has actual knowledge that (i) one or
more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in
Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested
Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing unless such condition has
been waived, or (ii) the requested Borrowing would exceed the
Availability on such Funding Date. Swing Lender as a Lender shall
not otherwise be required to determine whether the applicable
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 have been
satisfied on the Funding Date applicable thereto prior to making,
in its sole discretion, any Swing Loan.
(ii) The Swing
Loans shall be secured by the Agent’s Liens, constitute
Advances and Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate
applicable from time to time to Advances.
(iii) Each Swing
Loan shall be deemed to be an Advance hereunder for all purposes
and shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to
other Advances, except that all payments on any Swing Loan shall be
payable to Swing Lender as a Lender solely for its own account (and
for the account of the holder of any participation interest with
respect to such Swing Loan).
(i) Agent hereby
is authorized by Borrower and the Lenders, from time to time in
Agent’s sole Permitted Discretion, (1) after the
occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of
Default, or (2) at any time that any of the other applicable
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 have not
been satisfied, to make Advances to Borrower on behalf of the
Lenders that Agent, in its Permitted Discretion deems necessary or
desirable (A) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any
portion thereof, (B) to enhance the likelihood of repayment of
the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations), or
(C) to pay any other amount chargeable to Borrower pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement, including Lender Group Expenses and
the costs, fees, and expenses described in Section 10
(any of the Advances described in this Section 2.2(e)
shall be referred to as “ Agent Advances ”).
Each Agent Advance shall be deemed
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to be an
Advance hereunder, except that all payments thereon shall be
payable to Agent solely for its own account.
(ii) The Agent
Advances shall be repayable on demand, secured by the Agent’s
Liens granted to Agent under the Loan Documents, constitute
Advances and Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate
applicable from time to time to Advances.
(f)
Settlement . It is agreed that each Lender’s funded
portion of the Advances is intended by the Lenders to equal, at all
times, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding
Advances. Such agreement notwithstanding, Agent, Swing Lender, and
the other Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the
benefit of or enforceable by Borrower) that in order to facilitate
the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
settlement among them as to the Advances, the Swing Loans, and the
Agent Advances shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance
with the following provisions:
(i) Agent shall
request settlement (“ Settlement ”) with the
Lenders on a weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis if so
determined by Agent, (1) on behalf of Swing Lender, with
respect to each outstanding Swing Loan, (2) for itself, with
respect to each Agent Advance, and (3) with respect to
Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ Collections received,
as to each by notifying the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, or
other similar form of transmission, of such requested Settlement,
no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day
immediately prior to the date of such requested Settlement (the
date of such requested Settlement being the “ Settlement
Date ”). Such notice of a Settlement Date shall include a
summary statement of the amount of outstanding Advances, Swing
Loans, and Agent Advances for the period since the prior Settlement
Date. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein
(including Section 2.2(c)(iii) ): (y) if a
Lender’s balance of the Advances (including Swing Loans and
Agent Advances) exceeds such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the
Advances (including Swing Loans and Agent Advances) as of a
Settlement Date, then Agent shall, by no later than 2:00 p.m. (New
York time) on the Settlement Date, transfer in immediately
available funds to a Deposit Account of such Lender (as such Lender
may designate), an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon
receipt of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro
Rata Share of the Advances (including Swing Loans and Agent
Advances), and (z) if a Lender’s balance of the Advances
(including Swing Loans and Agent Advances) is less than such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Advances (including Swing
Loans and Agent Advances) as of a Settlement Date, such Lender
shall no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Settlement
Date transfer in immediately available funds to the Agent’s
Account, an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon transfer
of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share
of the Advances (including Swing Loans and Agent Advances). Such
amounts made available to Agent under clause (z) of the
immediately preceding sentence shall be applied against the amounts
of the applicable Swing Loans or Agent Advances and, together with
the portion of such Swing Loans or Agent Advances representing
Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, shall constitute
Advances of such Lenders. If any such amount is not made available
to Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto to
the extent required by the
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terms hereof,
Agent shall be entitled to recover for its account such amount on
demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the
Defaulting Lender Rate.
(ii) In
determining whether a Lender’s balance of the Advances, Swing
Loans, and Agent Advances is less than, equal to, or greater than
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Advances, Swing Loans,
and Agent Advances as of a Settlement Date, Agent shall, as part of
the relevant Settlement, apply to such balance the portion of
payments actually received in good funds by Agent with respect to
principal, interest, fees payable by Borrower and allocable to the
Lenders hereunder, and proceeds of Collateral. To the extent that a
net amount is owed to any such Lender after such application, such
net amount shall be distributed by Agent to that Lender as part of
such next Settlement.
(iii) Between
Settlement Dates, Agent, to the extent no Agent Advances or Swing
Loans are outstanding, may pay over to Swing Lender any payments
received by Agent, that in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the Advances, for
application to Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Advances.
If, as of any Settlement Date, Collections of Borrower or its
Subsidiaries received since the then immediately preceding
Settlement Date have been applied to Swing Lender’s Pro Rata
Share of the Advances other than to Swing Loans, as provided for in
the previous sentence, Swing Lender shall pay to Agent for the
accounts of the Lenders, and Agent shall pay to the Lenders, to be
applied to the outstanding Advances of such Lenders, an amount such
that each Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of
such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Advances. During
the period between Settlement Dates, Swing Lender with respect to
Swing Loans, Agent with respect to Agent Advances, and each Lender
(subject to the effect of agreements between Agent and individual
Lenders) with respect to the Advances other than Swing Loans and
Agent Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the applicable
rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the daily amount of
funds employed by Swing Lender, Agent, or the Lenders, as
applicable.
(g)
Notation . Agent shall record on its books the principal
amount of the Advances owing to each Lender, including the Swing
Loans owing to Swing Lender, and Agent Advances owing to Agent, and
the interests therein of each Lender, from time to time and such
records shall, absent manifest error, conclusively be presumed to
be correct and accurate. In addition, each Lender is authorized, at
such Lender’s option, to note the date and amount of each
payment or prepayment of principal of such Lender’s Advances
in its books and records, including computer records.
(h)
Lenders’ Failure to Perform . All Advances (other than
Swing Loans and Agent Advances) shall be made by the Lenders
contemporaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. It
is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any
failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any
Advance (or other extension of credit) hereunder, nor shall any
Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of
any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligations
hereunder, and (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its
obligations hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its
obligations hereunder.
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(i)
Optional Overadvances . Any contrary provision of this
Agreement notwithstanding, the Lenders hereby authorize Agent or
Swing Lender, as applicable, and Agent or Swing Lender, as
applicable, may, but is not obligated to, knowingly and
intentionally, continue to make Advances (including Swing Loans) to
Borrower notwithstanding that an Overadvance exists or thereby
would be created, so long as (i) after giving effect to such
Advances, the outstanding Revolver Usage does not exceed the
Borrowing Base by more than ten percent (10%), (ii) after
giving effect to such Advances, the outstanding Revolver Usage
(except for and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account for
interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses) does not exceed the
Maximum Revolver Amount, and (iii) at the time of the making
of any such Advance, Agent does not believe, in good faith, that
the Overadvance created by such Advance will be outstanding for
more than sixty (60) days. The foregoing provisions are for
the exclusive benefit of Agent, Swing Lender, and the Lenders and
are not intended to benefit Borrower in any way. The Advances and
Swing Loans, as applicable, that are made pursuant to this
Section 2.2(i) shall be subject to the same terms and
conditions as any other Advance or Swing Loan, as applicable,
except that, at the option of Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable,
the rate of interest applicable thereto shall be the rate
applicable to Advances under Section 2.5(b) hereof
without regard to the presence or absence of a Default or Event of
Default.
(i) In the event
Agent obtains actual knowledge that the Revolver Usage exceeds the
amounts permitted by the preceding paragraph, regardless of the
amount of, or reason for, such excess, Agent shall notify the
Lenders as soon as practicable (and prior to making any (or any
additional) intentional Overadvances (except for and excluding
amounts charged to the Loan Account for interest, fees, or Lender
Group Expenses) unless Agent determines that prior notice would
result in imminent harm to the Collateral or its value), and the
Lenders with Revolver Commitments thereupon shall, together with
Agent, jointly determine the terms of arrangements that shall be
implemented with Borrower intended to reduce, within a reasonable
time, the outstanding principal amount of the Advances to Borrower
to an amount permitted by the preceding paragraph. In the event
Agent or any Lender disagrees over the terms of reduction or
repayment of any Overadvance, the terms of reduction or repayment
thereof shall be implemented according to the determination of the
Required Lenders.
(ii) Each Lender
with a Revolver Commitment shall be obligated to settle with Agent
as provided in Section 2.2(f) for the amount of such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any unintentional Overadvances by
Agent reported to such Lender, any intentional Overadvances made as
permitted under this Section 2.2(i) , and any
Overadvances resulting from the charging to the Loan Account of
interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses.
(a)
Payments by Borrower .
(i) Payment
Date . On each Reporting Date, beginning with the
March 2009 Reporting Date, Borrower will provide, or cause
Servicer to provide, to Agent an updated
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Borrowing Base
Certificate and a Monthly Servicing Report for the Collection
Period just ended, which will include computations reflecting the
Collections and other amounts received by or on behalf of Borrower
with respect such Collection Period (including as proceeds of
Permitted Dispositions and net payments received under Hedge
Agreements), the amounts, if any, already paid by Borrower on the
Interest Payment Date, and the amounts to be paid by Borrower on
the next Payment Date and the apportionment and application of such
payments. Agent shall review such Borrowing Base Certificate and
Monthly Servicing Report and advise Borrower and Servicer within
four (4) Business Days of receipt whether the Borrowing Base
Certificate and Monthly Servicing Report are acceptable. Subject to
approval by the Agent, the Collection Account Bank shall be
instructed to make the disbursements specified in the Monthly
Servicing Report for such Payment Date.
(ii) Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments of amounts due
Agent and the Lenders shall be made to Agent’s Account for
the account of the Lender Group and shall be made in immediately
available funds, no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on
the date specified herein. Any payment received by Agent later than
11:00 a.m. (New York time) shall be deemed to have been
received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest
or fee shall continue to accrue until such following Business
Day.
(iii) Unless Agent
receives notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any
payment is due to the Lenders that Borrower will not make such
payment in full as and when required, Agent may assume that
Borrower has made (or will make) such payment in full to Agent on
such date in immediately available funds and Agent may (but shall
not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute
to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then
due such Lender. If and to the extent Borrower does not make such
payment in full to Agent on the date when due, each Lender
severally shall repay to Agent on demand such amount distributed to
such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Defaulting
Lender Rate for each day from the date of demand by Agent until the
date repaid.
(b)
Application of Amounts in Collection Account and Apportionment
of Payments to Lenders .
(i) All
amounts on deposit in the Collection Account shall be disbursed by
the Collection Account Bank on the Payment Date in accordance with
the instructions set forth in the Monthly Servicing Report (that
have been approved by Agent in accordance with the Collection
Account Control Agreement), such instructions to be in accordance
with this Section 2.3(b)(i) and any other proceeds of
Collateral received by Agent shall be applied as follows (in each
instance, taking into account any payments made on any Interest
Payment Date occurring since the last Payment Date):
(A) first ,
to reimburse Servicer, Parent or other third party agent for any
sales, use or property taxes (and additions to tax for interest and
late fees)
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paid or payable
with respect to Borrower’s Equipment to the extent such
amounts have been collected from the related Account
Debtor;
(B) second
, to pay to Lenders amounts necessary to eliminate any existing
Overadvance;
(C) third ,
to the Parent (as agent for the Servicer), or if LEAF Financial is
no longer the Servicer, then to the Successor Servicer, as
applicable, the Servicing Fee then due, including any amounts
previously accrued but remaining unpaid, and also to the Successor
Servicer amounts to reimburse expenses incurred by such Successor
Servicer that are reimbursable by Borrower under the Loan
Documents, Transition Costs, to the extent not paid by the outgoing
Servicer, and the One-Time Successor Fee;
(D) fourth
, to the Backup Servicer the Backup Servicing Fees then due,
including any amounts previously accrued but remaining
unpaid;
(E) fifth ,
pro rata (1) to the Custodian any Custodian Fees then due,
including any amounts previously accrued but remaining unpaid, and
(2) to the Collection Account Bank, any fees or other amounts
then due, including any amounts previously accrued but remaining
unpaid;
(F) sixth ,
to pay Lender Group Expenses then due to the Agent under the Loan
Documents, until paid in full;
(G) seventh
, to pay Lender Group Expenses then due to the Lenders under the
Loan Documents, until paid in full;
(H) eighth
, to pay Servicer or Successor Servicer, as applicable, to the
extent of Recoveries on the related Defaulted Contract (and not to
exceed such Recoveries), reimbursement for related Collection Costs
(to the extent not already netted out of such
Recoveries);
(I) ninth ,
to Agent any fees then due to it as Agent (for its separate
account, after giving effect to any agreements between Agent and
individual Lenders) under the Loan Documents, until paid in full
(without duplication for amounts already paid with respect to such
Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.5(c));
(J) tenth ,
to pay any fees then due to any or all of the Lenders (after giving
effect to any agreements between Agent and individual Lenders)
under the Loan Documents, on a ratable basis, until paid in full
(without duplication for amounts already paid with respect to such
Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.5(c));
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(K)
eleventh , to each applicable Hedge Provider, any net
periodic payments due it from the Borrower under the related Hedge
Agreement (without duplication for amounts already paid with
respect to such Interest Period pursuant to
Section 2.5(c));
(L) twelfth
, to pay interest due in respect of all Agent Advances, until paid
in full (without duplication for amounts already paid with respect
to such Interest Period pursuant to
Section 2.5(c));
(M)
thirteenth , ratably to pay interest due in respect of the
Advances (other than Agent Advances) and the Swing Loans, until
paid in full (without duplication for amounts already paid with
respect to such Interest Period pursuant to
Section 2.5(c));
(N)
fourteenth , to pay the principal of all Agent Advances then
due and owing;
(O)
fifteenth , to pay the principal of all Swing Loans then due
and owing;
(P)
sixteenth , so long as no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, and at Agent’s election (which election Agent
agrees will not be made if an Overadvance would be created
thereby), to pay amounts then due and owing by Borrower or its
Subsidiaries in respect of Bank Products (and not paid in
accordance with the documents governing such Bank
Products);
(Q)
seventeenth , so long as no Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, to pay the principal of all Advances then due
and owing;
(R)
eighteenth , if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, ratably (i) to pay the principal of all Advances,
until paid in full, and (ii) to Agent, to be held by Agent,
for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral
in an amount up to the amount of the Bank Product Reserve
established prior to the occurrence of, and not in contemplation
of, the subject Event of Default, until Borrower’s and its
Subsidiaries’ obligations in respect of Bank Products have
been paid in full or the cash collateral amount has been
exhausted;
(S)
nineteenth , to pay to the applicable Hedge Provider any
other amounts payable to it under the applicable Hedge Agreement
and not otherwise paid above;
(T)
twentieth , if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, to pay any other Obligations (including the provision
of amounts to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the benefit of the
Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral in amounts up to the
amount determined by Agent in its Permitted Discretion as
the
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amount
necessary to secure Borrower and its Subsidiaries’
obligations in respect of Bank Product Providers);
(U) twenty
first , to pay Servicer any late fees, documentation fees or
other similar charges collected in respect of any Contract;
and
(V) twenty
second , to Borrower (to be wired to the Designated Account) or
such other Person entitled thereto under Applicable
Laws.
(ii) Agent shall
direct that amounts due to Agent or Lenders be wired to the
Agent’s Account. Except as otherwise provided with respect to
Defaulting Lenders and except as otherwise provided in the Loan
Documents (including agreements between Agent and individual
Lenders), aggregate principal and interest payments received in
Agent’s Account shall be apportioned ratably among the
Lenders (according to the unpaid principal balance of the
Obligations to which such payments relate held by each Lender) and
payments of fees and expenses (other than fees or expenses that are
for Agent’s separate account, after giving effect to any
agreements between Agent and individual Lenders) shall be
apportioned ratably among the Lenders having a Pro Rata Share of
the type of Commitment or Obligation to which a particular fee
relates. Agent promptly shall distribute to each Lender, pursuant
to the applicable wire instructions received from each Lender in
writing, such funds as it may be entitled to receive, subject to a
Settlement delay as provided in Section 2.2(f)
.
(iii) In each
instance, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, this Section 2.3(b) shall not apply
to any payment made by Borrower to Agent and specified by Borrower
to be for the payment of specific Obligations then due and payable
(or prepayable) under any provision of this Agreement.
(iv) For purposes
of the foregoing, “paid in full” means payment of all
amounts owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms
thereof, including loan fees, service fees, professional fees,
interest (and specifically including interest accrued after the
commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest,
interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, whether or not
any of the foregoing would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole
or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding.
(v) In the event
of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this
Section 2.3 and other provisions contained in any other
Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such
priority provisions in such documents shall be read together and
construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with
each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict
that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of
this Section 2.3 shall control and govern.
2.4
Overadvances . If, at any time or for any reason, the amount
of Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) owed by
Borrower to the Lender Group pursuant to Section 2.1 is
greater than any of the limitations set forth in
Section 2.1 (an “ Overadvance ”),
Borrower immediately shall pay to Agent, in cash, the amount of
such excess, which amount shall be used
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by Agent to
reduce the Obligations in accordance with the priorities set forth
in Section 2.3(b) . In addition, Borrower hereby promises to
pay the Obligations (including principal, interest, fees, costs,
and expenses) in Dollars in full as and when due and payable under
the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as Borrower and its
Affiliates are in compliance with each of Sections
7.18 , 7.19 and 7.20 hereof, Overadvances may
be paid on the earlier of the next Payment Date or the date of the
next Advance but in no event later than the fourth (4th) Business
Day after the date that such Overadvance occurs.
2.5 Interest
and Fees: Rates, Payments, and Calculations .
(a)
Interest Rates . All Obligations (except for Bank Product
Obligations) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to
the terms hereof shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof
during each calendar month at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR
Rate on the first day of such month plus the Applicable Margin,
provided, however, that if at any time after the date of
this Agreement,
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