LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
MARLIN LEASING
CORPORATION
as Originator, Servicer and
Guarantor,
MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES
CORP.
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL,
LLC
Dated as of October 9,
2009
LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), is entered into as of October 9,
2009, by and between WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“ Lender ”),
MARLIN RECEIVABLES CORP. , a Nevada corporation (“
Borrower ”), MARLIN LEASING CORPORATION , a
Delaware corporation (“ Originator ” or “
Servicer ”), and MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
, a Pennsylvania corporation (“ Parent
”).
The
parties 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, payment intangible 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.
“
Additional Documents ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.5(c) .
“
Advance ” and “ Advances ” have the
respective meanings set forth in Section 2.1(a) .
“
Advance Request ” means a written request for an
Advance substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1
attached hereto.
“
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 and Section 7.13 hereof: (a) any Person
which 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
partnership, membership or other ownership interests of a Person
(other than as a limited partner of such Person) shall be deemed an
Affiliate of such Person, (b) each director (or comparable
manager) of a Person shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of such
Person, and (c) each partnership or joint venture in which a
Person is a partner or joint venturer shall be deemed an Affiliate
of such Person.
“
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 four percent (4.00%) per
annum.
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“
Applicable Prepayment Premium ” has the meaning set
forth in the Fee Letter.
“
Approved Forms ” means the forms of lease application,
lease agreements, guaranties, landlord/mortgage waiver and consent
and related documents used by Borrower or Originator (in the case
of Lease Documents to be transferred to Borrower) in the conduct of
its business with lessees and substantially similar in scope and
content and otherwise no less restrictive than the forms attached
as an exhibit to the Closing Certificate, which forms shall be in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender, together with such
changes and modifications or additions thereto from time to time as
are made, with the prior written consent of Lender, in the case of
material changes, modifications or additions that adversely affect
the rights of Borrower or Servicer or Borrower’s or
Servicer’s ability to realize on Borrower Leases and related
Collateral.
“
Asset-Backed Facility ” means any or all of the
Series 2002-A Facility, the Series 2005-1 Facility, the
Series 2006-1 Facility, the Series 2007-1 Facility, or
any other asset-backed financing or securitization facility entered
into by Parent, Originator or any of their Subsidiaries (other than
Borrower) with respect to the sale or financing of
Leases.
“
Asset-Backed Facility Documents ” means, collectively,
the material operative documents evidencing, governing or executed
in connection with an Asset-Backed Facility.
“
Assignee ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 14.1(a) .
“
Authorized Person ” means any Executive Officer or
other officer or employee of a Loan Party identified in
Schedule 1.1 attached hereto, as amended, from time to
time, in a written notice from an Executive Officer to
Lender.
“
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 sublimits and
reserves then applicable hereunder).
“
Backup Servicer ” means Wells Fargo, its successors
and permitted assigns, in the capacity of servicer under a Backup
Servicing Agreement.
“
Backup Servicing Agreement ” means a backup servicing
agreement between Backup Servicer and Borrower, in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender.
“
Backup Servicing Fees ” means, so long as any
replacement servicing agreement, including the Backup Servicing
Agreement, is in effect, the monthly fee payable to the back-up
servicer named therein.
“
Bank Product ” means any financial accommodation
extended to Borrower 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 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 to any Bank Product Provider pursuant to
or evidenced by the Bank Product Agreements and irrespective of
whether for the payment of money,
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whether direct
or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that
Borrower is obligated to reimburse to Lender as a result of
Lender’s 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.
“
Bank Product Provider ” means Wells Fargo or any of
its Affiliates.
“
Bank Product Reserve ” means, as of any date of
determination, the lesser of (a) $3,000,000 and (b) the amount
of reserves, if any, that Lender has established (based upon the
Bank Product Providers’ reasonable determination of the
credit exposure of Borrower 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 LIBOR Rate ” means, for a calendar month, the
greater of (a) the rate per annum, determined by Lender in
accordance with its customary procedures, and utilizing such
electronic or other quotation sources as it considers appropriate
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100%), to be the rate
at which Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such
calendar month or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the
preceding Business Day) in the amount of $1,000,000 are offered to
major banks in the London interbank market on or about
11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to
the first day of such calendar month, for a term of three (3)
months, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of
manifest error, and (b) one and one-half percent (1.50%) per
annum.
“
Base Rate ” means the greatest of (a) 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, (b) the sum of (i) the Federal Funds Rate, as
in effect from time to time, plus (ii) one-half of one percent
(0.50%) and (c) one and one-half percent (1.50%) per
annum.
“
Benefit Plan ” means a “defined benefit
plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) for which
any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate of any Loan
Party has been an “employer” (as defined in
Section 3(5) of ERISA) within the past six years.
“
Board of Directors ” means the board of directors (or
comparable managers or managing members) of a Person or any
committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board of
directors (or comparable managers or managing members).
“
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 Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any
date of determination and for the applicable period, the ratio of
(a) EBITDA to (b) Interest Expense, in each case as
determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
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“
Borrower Lease ” means, as of any date of
determination, each Lease with respect to which Borrower is the
lessor as of such date.
“
Borrower Portfolio ” means (i) for purposes of
Section 7.17(d) , as of any date of determination, all
Leases that were Borrower Leases at such date of determination,
(ii) for purposes of Section 7.17(e) , for any
twelve-month period of determination, all Leases that were Borrower
Leases at any time during such period, and (iii) for purposes
of Section 7.17(f) , for any origination period, all
Borrower Leases originated or acquired by Borrower during such
origination period, whether or not constituting Borrower Leases or
otherwise owned by Borrower as of the applicable date of the
calculation of the Static Loss Pool Ratio.
“
Borrower Senior Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date
of determination, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) the
outstanding amount of all Indebtedness, minus (ii) all
Subordinated Debt, to (b) Tangible Net Worth (as calculated to
exclude any non-cash gains and losses, with respect to any asset or
liability arising out of Hedge Agreements, otherwise included in
the calculation thereof) as of such date, in each case as
determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
“
Borrowing ” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of
Advances.
“
Borrowing Base ” means, as of any date of
determination, the result of:
(a)
80% times the Net Investment in Eligible Leases,
minus
(b)
the sum of (i) the Bank Product Reserve, if any, and
(ii) the aggregate amount of reserves, if any, established by
Lender under Section 2.1(b) .
“
Borrowing Base Certificate ” means a certificate
executed by an Authorized Person used to determine the Borrowing
Base substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 or as
otherwise modified from time to time by agreement of Lender and
Borrower. Solely for purposes of calculating Availability under any
Borrowing Base Certificate delivered as of the date of any
requested Advance in accordance with Section 6.2(b)
(other than any Advance to be made on a Payment Date after the
application of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account in
accordance with Section 2.3(b) ), Borrower shall be
permitted to subtract from the outstanding balance of Advances
reflected in such Borrowing Base Certificate the amount, as
determined by Borrower consistent with the “waterfall”
set forth in Section 2.3(b)(i) but subject to
confirmation by Lender, of funds on deposit in the Collection
Account that will be applied to outstanding Advances in accordance
with Section 2.3(b)(i)(L) on the next occurring Payment
Date.
“
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 California, except that, if a determination
of a Business Day shall relate to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the term
“Business Day” also shall exclude any day on which
banks are closed for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London
interbank market.
“
Capitalization Event ” means any event whereby the De
Novo Period has expired or MBB is otherwise permitted by all
applicable Governmental Authorities to increase its capitalization,
in either case so as to allow MBB to increase its assets in excess
of the limits currently applicable to MBB.
“
Capitalization Event Distributions ” means one or more
distributions or dividends by Servicer to Parent, following the
occurrence of a Capitalization Event.
“
Capital Lease ” means a lease that is required to be
capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with
GAAP.
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“
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 $250,000,000, (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 or
mutual funds substantially all of whose assets are invested in the
types of assets described in clauses (a) through (e)
above.
“
Cash Management Bank ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.6(a) .
“
Certificate of Title ” means, with respect to any
Leased Equipment subject to a certificate of title act or statute,
the certificate of title or equivalent document issued by the
jurisdiction in which such Leased Equipment is located, evidencing
ownership thereof and the holder(s) of a Lien therein.
“
Change of Control ” means that (a) Parent ceases
to own and control 100% of the outstanding Stock of Originator,
(b) Originator ceases to own and control 100% of the
outstanding Stock of Borrower, (c) any “person” or
“group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the Exchange Act), 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 Parent having the right to vote for
the election of members of its Board of Directors, (d) a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors of any Loan Party
do not constitute Continuing Directors.
“
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 delivered
by an Executive Officer to Lender on or before the Closing Date,
substantially in the form provided by Lender.
“
Closing Date ” means the date of this
Agreement.
“
Closing Date Business Plan ” means the set of
Projections of Borrower (on a consolidating basis) and Originator
(on a consolidated basis) for the period commencing on
June 30, 2009 and ending on December 31, 2011 (on a
month-by-month basis through December 31, 2010, and an annual
basis thereafter), in form and substance (including as to scope and
underlying assumptions) satisfactory to Lender and attached as an
exhibit to the Closing Certificate, which Projections shall include
forecasted balance sheets and profit and loss statements, together
with appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying
assumptions.
“
Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect
in the State of New York from time to time; provided ,
however , that in the event that, by reason of mandatory
provisions of law, any or
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all of the
attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies with respect to
Lender’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 in and to all property and
assets, including without limitation, each of the
following:
(c) commercial
tort claims described on Schedule 5.7(d) ,
(d) Deposit
Accounts (including the Lockbox Account),
(h) Investment
Property (including all of its securities and Securities
Accounts),
(i) Chattel
Paper (including, without limitation, Borrower Leases) and
Negotiable Collateral (including, without limitation,
Notes),
(j) Supporting
Obligations,
(k) Borrower’s
rights under, including the right to enforce, the Purchase and
Contribution Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Backup
Servicing 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 Lender, and
(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
agreement from the applicable lessor of any leased location that is
or will be Borrower’s chief executive office or at which
Borrower’s primary records with respect to the Borrower
Leases are or will be maintained, in each case in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender.
“
Collection Account ” means the account established by
and in the name of Borrower at the Collection Account Bank bearing
account number 23731400, the terms and conditions of which are
satisfactory to Lender, and subject to the Collection Account
Control Agreement.
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“
Collection Account Bank ” means Wells Fargo or such
other bank as is approved in advance by Lender and that enters into
a Collection Account Control Agreement in favor of
Lender.
“
Collection Account Control Agreement ” means the
Control Agreement among Borrower, Lender and the Collection Account
Bank that governs the Collection Account.
“
Collection Costs ” means, with respect to any
Defaulted Lease 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 Lease.
“
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, tax refunds,
payments and prepayments of principal, interest, fees, penalties,
payments under policies of title, hazard or other insurance,
payments under supporting obligations and other payments paid with
respect to or in connection with a Lease) paid or payable with
respect to Borrower Leases and other Collateral, including all
payments received by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to any Hedge
Agreement.
“
Commercial Lease ” means a Lease providing for the
lease of Equipment (including any computer programs and related
General Intangibles) that is not for the personal, family or
household purposes of the Account Debtor thereon.
“
Commercial Tort Claim Assignment ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.5(b) .
“
Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 executed and
delivered by an Executive Officer of Borrower and Servicer to
Lender.
“
Continuing Director ” means, in the case of any Loan
Party, (a) any member of the Board of Directors who was a
director (or comparable manager) of such Loan Party on the Closing
Date, and (b) any individual who becomes a member of the Board
of Directors of such Loan Party after the Closing Date if such
individual was appointed or nominated for election to such Board of
Directors by a majority of the Continuing Directors of such Loan
Party, but excluding any such individual originally proposed for
election in opposition to such Board of Directors in office at the
Closing Date in an actual or threatened election contest relating
to the election of the directors (or comparable managers) of such
Loan Party and whose initial assumption of office resulted from
such contest or the settlement thereof.
“
Contract Balance Remaining ” means, in the case of any
Lease and as of any date of determination, the undiscounted unpaid
amount of the total minimum lease payments owing on such
Lease.
“
Contract Data Tape ” means an electronic file
containing data regarding each of the Borrower Leases, including
but not limited to (i) the information with respect to each
Borrower Lease 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 in the most recent Collection Period,
(iv) such other
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information as
is required by the Backup Servicer under the Backup Servicing
Agreement, and (v) such other information as is requested by
Lender in its Permitted Discretion.
“
Contract File ” has the meaning set forth in the
Custodial Agreement.
“
Contract Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in the
Custodial Agreement.
“
Control Agreement ” means a control agreement, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, executed and
delivered by Borrower, Lender, 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 Agreement ” means that certain Custodial
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Borrower,
Custodian, and Lender, as amended from time to time, whereby
Custodian agrees to act as custodian and bailee for the Lender and
hold the Originals of the Borrower Leases, Notes, Lease Documents
and related Chattel Paper.
“
Custodial Receipt and Report ” has the meaning set
forth in the Custodial Agreement.
“
Custodian ” means Wells Fargo, in its capacity as a
custodian under a Custodial Agreement, and its successors and
permitted assigns.
“
Custodian Fees ” has the meaning set forth in the
Custodial Agreement.
“
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.
“
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 Lease ” means, on any date of determination,
a Lease with respect to which (a) one or more scheduled
payments is more than 10% unpaid for more than 120 days
(measured as of the 20 th calendar day of the month) past the date such
payment became due and payable according to the original terms of
such Lease or, if applicable, as amended in accordance with the
Required Procedures, (b) such Lease or any scheduled payment
on such Lease shall have been charged or written off at any time
during the twelve-month period ended on such date of determination,
or (c) any proceeding has been commenced to repossess,
foreclose or otherwise realize upon any of the Leased Equipment
covered by such Lease as of such date of determination.
“
Delinquent Lease ” means a Lease, other than a
Defaulted Lease, with respect to which one or more scheduled
payments is more than 10% unpaid for more than 60 days past
the date such payment became due and payable according to the
original terms of such Lease or, if applicable, as amended in
accordance with the Required Procedures.
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De Novo Period ” means the period during which MBB is
authorized to operate with certain asset growth restrictions, which
period is currently scheduled to end on March 11,
2011
“
Deposit Account ” means any deposit account (as that
term is defined in the Code).
“
Designated Account ” means the Deposit Account of
Servicer identified on Schedule D-1 .
“
Designated Account Bank ” has the meaning ascribed
thereto on Schedule D-1 .
“
Disbursement Letter ” means an instructional letter
executed and delivered by Borrower to Lender regarding the
disbursements of the proceeds of an Advance on a Funding Date, the
form and substance of which is satisfactory to Lender.
“
Dollars ” or “ $ ” means United
States dollars.
“
EBITDA ” means, with respect to any fiscal period for
any Person, such Person’s Net Income, plus Interest
Expense, income taxes, non-cash compensation, and depreciation and
amortization, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP.
“
Eligible Lease ” means a Commercial Lease (that is
also a Borrower 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 below; provided ,
however , that such criteria may be revised from time to
time by Lender in Lender’s Permitted Discretion. Eligible
Leases shall not include the following:
(a) each
Lease that is not a Commercial Lease originated by Originator in
the ordinary course of its leasing business and acquired by
Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and
Contribution Agreement,
(b) each
Lease that fails to conform to the Required Procedures in effect on
the date of origination thereof or that is not evidenced by
authenticated (as such term is defined in the Code) Approved
Forms,
(c) each
Lease with respect to which Borrower does not have a first priority
security interest in the Equipment subject to such Lease and all
books and records relating thereto that has been duly perfected
through the filing of an appropriate financing statement against
the applicable Account Debtor if Borrower’s original net
investment (inclusive of residual value) in such Lease is greater
than $25,000,
(d) each
Lease that is not payable in Dollars, or with respect to which the
Equipment subject to the Lease is not located in the United
States,
(e) (i) each
Lease with respect to which the Account Debtor does not maintain
its chief executive office in the United States, (ii) each
Lease with respect to which the Account Debtor is not organized
under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and
(iii) each Lease with respect to which the Account Debtor is
the government of any foreign country or sovereign state, or of any
state, province, municipality, or other political subdivision of
such a foreign country or sovereign state, or of
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any department,
agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality of such a
foreign country or sovereign state,
(e) each
Lease that does not constitute freely transferable Chattel
Paper,
(f) each
Lease that is not a “finance lease,” as such term is
defined in the Code,
(g) each
Lease that is not accounted for as a direct finance lease or that
does not evidence a triple-net, full pay-out (meaning that the cost
of the leased Equipment is fully covered by scheduled lease
payments without inclusion of any end-of-term purchase option
payment), non-cancelable obligation of the Account Debtor with
respect thereto, with no contingencies,
(h) each
Lease that is extended, modified, restated or amended at any time
other than in accordance with the Required Procedures,
(i) each
Lease that does not comply in all respects with all Applicable
Laws, including, without limitation, federal, state and local laws
and regulations, including usury, securities laws, equipment
leasing and credit disclosure laws and regulations,
(j) each
Lease with respect to which any contractually required payment is
past due more than 60 days at the time such Lease becomes part
of the Collateral pool or 90 days at any time
thereafter,
(k) each
Lease that has an original term greater than
72 months,
(l) at
any time that the weighted average term (at origination) of all
Leases not excluded by other items in this definition exceeds
48 months, each Lease with a initial term of more than
48 months selected by Lender, in its Permitted Discretion,
until the weighted average term (at origination) of all Leases not
excluded by other items in this definition equals or is less than
48 months,
(m) each
Lease with respect to which the first contractually required
payment is not made within 60 days of the due date
thereof,
(n) each
Lease with respect to which Lender has not received the
acknowledgment of the Custodian in writing that the Custodian is
holding for the benefit of Lender, as collateral for the
Obligations, (i) the Original of the completed agreement and
all modifications thereof, evidencing such Lease, executed by the
Account Debtor thereof providing for payment of lease payments to
Borrower, (ii) an assignment of such Lease executed by
Borrower in favor of Lender, (iii) if the property that is the
subject of such Lease is subject to any Certificate of Title Act,
the original Certificate of Title for the Equipment subject to such
Lease, or, if a new or replacement title document is being sought,
evidence of the filing of the application therefor, or certificate
of lien or other notification issued by the applicable Governmental
Authority, which shows Borrower as the holder of a first priority
security interest in such Equipment and Borrower or the applicable
Account Debtor as the owner of such Equipment, (iv) the
appropriate executed assignment documents for endorsing such first
priority security interest to Lender or in blank, and (v) the
Original guaranty, if any, executed in connection with such
Lease,
(o) each
Irregular Lease, except to the extent not excluded by item
(ff) below,
(p) each
Lease to the extent the Net Investment therein exceeds $150,000,
unless specifically determined to be an Eligible Lease by Lender
following a review thereof, on a case-by-case basis,
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(q) at
any time that the average Net Investment of all Leases not excluded
by other items in this definition exceeds $12,000, each Lease with
a Net Investment in excess of $12,000 selected by Lender, in its
Permitted Discretion, until the average Net Investment of all
Leases not excluded by other items in this definition is equal to
or less than $12,000,
(r) each
Lease with respect to which the Account Debtor or a guarantor of
such Lease is an Affiliate of Borrower or controlled by 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,
(s) each
Lease 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, or any municipality or other political subdivision
thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation or other
instrumentality thereof, except for Leases with respect to which
the Account Debtor is a municipality that are not excluded by
item (mm) below,
(t) each
Lease with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of any
Loan Party, has a right of setoff or counterclaim, or has asserted
a right of setoff or counterclaim, or has disputed in writing its
obligation to pay all or any portion of the Lease, to the extent of
such claim, right of setoff, or dispute,
(u) each
Lease with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an
Insolvency Proceeding, is not Solvent, has gone out of business, or
as to which Borrower has received notice of an imminent Insolvency
Proceeding or a material impairment of the financial condition of
such Account Debtor,
(v) each
Lease with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in a
state or jurisdiction (e.g., New Jersey, Minnesota, 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
cost or penalty viewed by Lender to be significant in amount, and
such later qualification cures any access to such courts to enforce
payment of such Account,
(w) each
Lease, the collection of which, Borrower or Lender, in its
Permitted Discretion, believes to be doubtful by reason of the
Account Debtor’s financial condition,
(x) each
Lease that is not subject to a valid and perfected first-priority
Lender’s Lien,
(y) each
Lease with respect to which a participating interest therein is
held by or has been transferred or assigned to any
Person,
(z) each
Lease to the extent that it covers property located in a
jurisdiction where Borrower or Originator is required to hold a
valid permit or license to conduct its leasing business, unless
Lender has received satisfactory evidence of the issuance of such
permit or license,
(aa) each
Lease of Equipment that was previously repossessed by Borrower or
Originator, unless this item (aa) is waived with the consent
of the Lender following a review of such Lease and related credit
analysis of its Account Debtor,
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(bb) each
Lease to the extent, and only to the extent, that the Net
Investment therein and any other material information relating
thereto as reported by Borrower to Lender is not true and
correct,
(cc) any
Repurchased Lease (other than those approved by Lender for
inclusion as Eligible Leases in the Borrowing Base Certificate
delivered on the Closing Date), except to the extent not excluded
by item (nn) below.
On
each date of determination of the Net Investment of Eligible
Leases, after determining a preliminary aggregate Net Investment of
Eligible Leases by applying the foregoing exclusions (the “
Preliminary Total Eligible Leases ”), each of the
following clauses shall be applied, using the Preliminary Total
Eligible Leases to determine ineligible portions, if any, and thus
determine the final aggregate Net Investment of Eligible Leases on
the date of determination. Eligible Leases shall not include the
following (unless specifically determined to be an Eligible Lease
by Lender following a review thereof on a case-by-case basis, to
the extent of such eligibility):
(dd) that
portion of the Net Investment in each Lease that is extended,
modified, restated or amended at any time which, when added to the
Net Investment in all other Leases that have been extended,
modified, restated or amended at any time and that are not excluded
by other items of this definition and not excluded by this item
(dd) , exceeds three percent (3%) of the Preliminary Total
Eligible Leases,
(ee) that
portion of the Net Investment in each Lease that has an original
term greater than 60 months, but not greater than
72 months, which, when added to the Net Investment in all
other such Leases that are not excluded by other items of this
definition and not excluded by this item (ee) , exceeds
three percent (3%) of the Preliminary Total Eligible
Leases,
(ff) all
Irregular Leases, other than that portion of the Net Investment in
each Irregular Lease that provides for quarterly lease payments
which, when added to the Net Investment in all other such Irregular
Leases not excluded by other items of this definition and not
excluded by this item (ff) , does not exceed three percent
(3%) of the Preliminary Total Eligible Leases,
(gg) that
portion of the Net Investment in each Lease with a Net Investment
in excess of (i) $35,000 which, when added to the Net Investment in
all other such Leases not excluded by other items of this
definition and not excluded by this clause (i) , exceeds
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Preliminary Total Eligible Leases,
(ii) $50,000 which, when added to the Net Investment in all other
such Leases not excluded by other items of this definition and not
excluded by this clause (ii) , exceeds ten percent (10%) of
the Preliminary Total Eligible Leases, or (iii) $100,000, but not
in excess of $150,000 which, when added to the Net Investment in
all other such Leases not excluded by other items of this
definition and not excluded by this clause (iii) , exceeds
two percent (2%) of the Preliminary Total Eligible
Leases,
(hh) that
portion of the Net Investment in each Lease of an Account Debtor to
the extent that the Net Investment therein, when added to the Net
Investment in all other Leases of such Account Debtor and its
Affiliates that are not excluded by other items of this definition
and not excluded by this item (hh) , exceeds three-quarters
of one percent (0.75%) of the Preliminary Total Eligible
Leases,
(ii) after
ranking each Account Debtor by the aggregate Net Investment in all
Leases of such Account Debtor and its Affiliates, that portion of
the aggregate Net Investment in all such Leases with respect to an
Account Debtor which is one of the fifteen (15) highest
ranking Account Debtors, which, when added to the aggregate Net
Investment in all Leases of such fifteen (15) Account
Debtors
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and their
Affiliates that are not excluded by other items of this definition
and not excluded by this item (jj) , exceeds five percent
(5%) of the Preliminary Total Eligible Leases,
(jj) (i) that
portion of the aggregate Net Investment in all Leases covering
property located in California not excluded by other items of this
definition which exceeds thirteen percent (13%) of the Preliminary
Total Eligible Leases, (ii) that portion of the aggregate Net
Investment in all Leases covering property located in Florida, New
Jersey, New York or Texas not excluded by other items of this
definition which exceeds, in the case of property located in any
such state, ten percent (10%) of the Preliminary Total Eligible
Leases, and (iii) that portion of the aggregate Net Investment
in all Leases covering property located in any other state or the
District of Columbia not excluded by other items of this definition
which exceeds, in the case of property located in any such state or
District, six percent (6%) of the Preliminary Total Eligible
Leases,
(kk) that
portion of the aggregate Net Investment in all Leases covering
property sold by the same vendor or its Affiliates not excluded by
other items of this definition which exceeds five percent (5%) of
the Preliminary Total Eligible Leases,
(ll) (i) that
portion of the aggregate Net Investment in all Leases covering
property that is included in an Equipment Type other than copiers,
not excluded by other items of this definition, which exceeds ten
percent (10%) of the Preliminary Total Eligible Leases, and
(ii) that portion of the aggregate Net Investment in all
Leases covering property that is included in the Equipment Type of
copiers, not excluded by other items of this definition, which
exceeds thirty percent (30%) of the Preliminary Total Eligible
Leases,
(mm) that
portion of the aggregate Net Investment in all Leases with respect
to which the Account Debtor is a municipality not excluded by other
items of this definition which exceeds five percent (5%) of the
Preliminary Total Eligible Leases,
(nn) all
Repurchased Leases (other than those approved by Lender for
inclusion as Eligible Leases in the Borrowing Base Certificate
delivered on the Closing Date), other than that portion of the Net
Investment in such Repurchased Leases which, when added to the Net
Investment in all such other Repurchased Leases not excluded by
other items of this definition and not excluded by this item
(nn) , does not exceed five percent (5%) of the Preliminary
Total Eligible Leases, and
(oo) that
portion of the aggregate Net Investment in all Leases with respect
to which the first contractually required payment is made during
the period from the 31 st through the 60 th day after the due date thereof, not excluded by
other items of this definition, which exceeds ten percent (10%) of
the Preliminary Total Eligible Leases.
Without
limiting the foregoing, Lender 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 to establish
reserves against valuation hereunder.
“
Eligible Transferee ” means, (a) so long as no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Person that is
not engaged in the regular course of its business in direct
competition with Originator’s principal business and which is
(i) 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, (ii) 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, (iii) a finance
company, insurance company, or other financial institution or fund
that is
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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, (iv) any
Affiliate (other than individuals) of Lender, or (v) another
Person approved by Borrower (which approval of Borrower shall not
be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned), and
(b) during the continuation of an Event of Default, any Person
approved by Lender.
“
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 any Loan Party, 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 any Loan Party, 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 any Loan Party 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 inventory held for lease or subject to any Lease,
and includes machinery, machine tools, motors, furniture,
furnishings, fixtures, vehicles (including motor vehicles),
computer hardware, tools, parts, and goods (other than consumer
goods, farm products, or Inventory), wherever located, including
all attachments, accessories, accessions, replacements,
substitutions, additions, and improvements to any of the
foregoing.
“
Equipment Type ” means, with respect to any Leased
Equipment, any category of equipment financed by Borrower or
Originator in the ordinary course of business.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute
thereto.
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“
ERISA Affiliate ” means (a) any Person subject to
ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer
as the employees of any Loan Party 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 any Loan Party 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 any
Loan Party 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 any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and whose employees are
aggregated with the employees of any Loan Party 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: Daniel P. Dyer, George D. Pelose, and Lynne
Wilson.
“
Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a
fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to, for each day during
such period, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal
funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next
succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such
transactions received by Wells Fargo from three Federal Funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by Wells Fargo.
“
Fee Letter ” means that certain fee letter, dated as
of even date herewith, between Borrower and Lender, in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender.
“
FEIN ” means a Federal Employer Identification
Number.
“
Filing Authorization Letter ” means one or more
letters duly executed by Borrower and each Seller authorizing
Lender to file appropriate financing statements in such office or
offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of Lender, desirable
to perfect the security interests to be created by the Loan
Documents.
“
Fixtures ” means fixtures, as such term is defined in
the Code.
“
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 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
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claims, and any
other personal property other than Accounts, Chattel Paper,
commercial tort claims, Deposit Accounts, goods, Investment
Property, and Negotiable Collateral.
“
Governing Documents ” means, with respect to any
Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation, formation or
organization, bylaws, operating or limited liability company
agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents
of such Person, as applicable.
“
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.
“
Guarantors ” means, collectively, (a) Parent,
(b) Originator, and (c) each other Person that executes a
Guaranty after the Closing Date, and “ Guarantor
” means Parent or any such Person, individually.
“
Guaranty ” means any guaranty executed and delivered
by Parent, Originator or any other Guarantor to Lender in
connection with this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory
to Lender.
“
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 any Person that
provide for an interest rate, credit, commodity or equity swap,
cap, floor, collar, forward foreign exchange transaction, currency
swap, cross currency rate swap, currency option, or any combination
of, or option with respect to, these or similar transactions, for
the purpose of hedging such Person’s exposure to fluctuations
in interest rates.
“
Indebtedness ” of a Person means (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all
obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes,
or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other
obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances,
interest rate swaps, or other financial products, (c) all
obligations of such Person as a lessee under Capital Leases,
(d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien
on any asset of such Person, irrespective of whether such
obligation or liability is assumed, (e) all obligations of
such Person 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),
(f) all mark to market exposure and other net monetary
obligations of such Person owing under Hedge Agreements, and
(g) 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
(a) through (f) above.
“
Indemnified Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.3 .
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“
Indemnified Person ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.3 .
“
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.
“
Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any fiscal
period, gross interest expense of a Person and its Subsidiaries for
such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Interest Payment Date ” means, (i) absent an
Event of Default, the first (1 st )
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 Lender
for the application and disbursement of Collections and other
proceeds of the Collateral to the payment of interest and fees
accrued under this Agreement.
“
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) (a) in the form of loans, guarantees, advances, or
capital contributions (excluding (i) commission, travel, and
similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in
the ordinary course of business, and (ii) bona fide Accounts
arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice), (b) in the form of 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 (c) 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.
“
Irregular Lease ” shall mean a Lease that does not
provide for regularly scheduled equal monthly payments in cash or
that has other irregular payment terms, such as deferral of any
payments or reduced payments for any period.
“
Lease ” means a lease agreement evidencing a lease of
personal property by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, as
lessor.
“
Lease Documents ” means all (i) leases or other
agreements between an Account Debtor and Servicer or Borrower,
providing for or otherwise governing a Borrower Lease and
evidencing, or otherwise providing for, such Account Debtor’s
obligation to repay same, together with each renewal, extension,
modification or amendment thereof, and (ii) all security
agreements, pledge agreements,
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assignments and
other agreements executed by an Account Debtor or other third party
providing for or evidencing any Lien in any property securing a
Borrower Lease, and any agreements, instruments and documents
executed by any Person in respect of a supporting obligation in
connection with any Collateral, and any warranty of validity or
other agreement providing for or evidencing assurance with respect
to the existence, authenticity or genuineness of any property
subject to or securing a Borrower Lease.
“
Leased Equipment ” means any property securing payment
of, or any property that is subject to, a Borrower
Lease.
“
Lender ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement.
“
Lender Expenses ” means all reasonable (a) costs
or expenses (including taxes, and insurance premiums) required to
be paid by any Loan Party under any of the Loan Documents that are
paid, advanced, or incurred by Lender, (b) out-of-pocket fees
or charges paid or incurred by Lender in connection with
Lender’s transactions under or in connection with the Loan
Documents with any Loan Party, Backup Servicer, Custodian, and any
replacement servicer or any custodian, 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, or publication, (c) fees
and charges paid or incurred by Lender in connection with
appraisals and collateral valuations (including initial and
subsequent periodic collateral appraisals or valuations or business
valuations to the extent of the fees and charges therefor (and up
to the amount of any limitation contained in this Agreement or the
Fee Letter)), (d) costs and expenses incurred by Lender in the
disbursement of funds to or for the account of Borrower (by wire
transfer or otherwise) and charges paid or incurred by Lender
resulting from the dishonor of checks, (e) costs and expenses
paid or incurred by Lender 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, or
of traveling to any Loan Party’s offices to inspect or
otherwise monitor Borrower’s operations and any Collateral,
(f) audit fees and expenses of Lender 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 or the Fee Letter, (g) costs and expenses of third-party
claims or any other suit paid or incurred by Lender in enforcing or
defending the Loan Documents or in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents or Lender’s relationship
with any Loan Party, Backup Servicer, Custodian, any replacement
servicer or any custodian, (h) Lender’s costs and
expenses incurred on or prior to the Closing Date in connection
with the proposed credit facility to be evidenced by this
Agreement, including, without limitation, costs and expenses
incurred by auditors’ verification of Borrower’s and
Servicer’s records, background investigations of principals
and key management, UCC searches and filings and preparation of
documents, (i) Lender’s documented third-party
out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting,
reviewing, administering, syndicating or amending the Loan
Documents, (j) Lender’s 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
any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any Guarantor, Backup
Servicer, Custodian, replacement servicer or custodian 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
and (k) any fees or expenses reasonably incurred by Lender in
connection with any replacement servicing agreement or custodial
agreement, any other agreement that Lender enters into with Backup
Servicer, Custodian, any
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replacement
servicer or custodian, or otherwise in connection with servicing or
holding any of the Collateral.
“
Lender-Related Person ” means Lender, together with
its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and
agents.
“
Lender’s Account ” means the deposit account
identified on Schedule L-1 .
“
Lender’s Liens ” means the Liens granted by
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other Person to Lender under
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
“
LIBOR Rate ” means, for each calendar month, for each
LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by Lender (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100%) by dividing
(i) the Base LIBOR Rate for such calendar month, by
(ii) 100% minus the Reserve Percentage. The LIBOR Rate
shall be adjusted on and as of the effective day of any change in
the Reserve Percentage.
“
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, deed to secure debt, encumbrance,
notice of lien, levy or assessment, 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 Backup
Servicing Agreement, the Bank Product Agreements, the Closing
Certificate, the Collection Account Control Agreement, the Lockbox
Control Agreement, any other Control Agreement, the Custodial
Agreement, each Disbursement Letter, the Fee Letter, the
Officers’ Certificate, the Purchase and Contribution
Agreement, each Purchase Date Notice, the Servicing Agreement, any
Subordination Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, each Guaranty, any
note or notes executed by Borrower in connection with this
Agreement and payable to Lender, and any other agreement entered
into, now or in the future, by, on the one hand, the Lender, and,
on the other hand, any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, and/or
any custodian in connection with this Agreement.
“
Loan Parties ” means, collectively, Borrower and each
Guarantor (in the capacity of guarantor as well as in the capacity
of Originator and Servicer, as applicable), and “ Loan
Party ” means each such Person individually.
“
Lockbox ” means the post office box to which all
Collections are remitted for retrieval by the Lockbox Bank for
deposit into the Lockbox Account.
“
Lockbox Account ” means the deposit account (account
number 4121966675 at the Lockbox Bank) in the name of Borrower and
under the sole dominion and control of Lender.
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“
Lockbox Bank ” means Wells Fargo, in its role as the
bank maintaining the Lockbox, and its successors in
interest.
“
Lockbox Control Agreement ” means the Control
Agreement among Borrower, Lender and the Lockbox Bank that governs
the Lockbox and the Lockbox Account.
“
Managed Portfolio ” means (i) for purposes of
Section 7.19(a) , as of any date of determination, all
Leases owned by any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries on such
date and that are serviced by Servicer or any Affiliate of
Servicer, (ii) for purposes of Section 7.19(b) , for
any twelve- month period of determination, all Leases owned by any
Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries at any time during such
period and that are serviced by Servicer or any Affiliate of
Servicer, and (iii) for purposes of
Section 7.19(c) , for any origination period, all
Leases originated or acquired by any Loan Party or any of their
Subsidiaries during such origination period and that are serviced
by Servicer or any Affiliate of Servicer, whether or not
constituting Leases or otherwise owned by any Loan Party or any of
their Subsidiaries as of the applicable date of the calculation of
the Static Loss Pool Ratio.
“
Material Adverse Change ” means (a) a material
adverse change in the business, prospects, operations, results of
operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of Borrower
or any other Loan Party, (b) a material adverse change in the
business, prospects, operations, results of operations, assets,
liabilities or financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, (c) a material impairment of the ability of
any Loan Party to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents
to which it is a party or of Lender’s ability to enforce the
Obligations or realize upon the Collateral, or (d) a material
impairment of the enforceability or priority of the Lender’s
Liens with respect to the Collateral.
“
Maturity Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4 .
“
Maximum Revolver Amount ” means
$75,000,000.
“
MBB ” means Marlin Business Bank, a commercial bank
chartered in the State of Utah.
“
MLR II ” means Marlin Leasing Receivables II LLC, a
Nevada limited liability company.
“
Monthly Servicing Report ” has the meaning set forth
in the Servicing Agreement.
“
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, in the case of any Person, the net
income of such Person determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP; provided , however, that Net Income
for any period shall not include: (a) the write-up of any
asset; (b) with respect to Hedge Agreements entered into by
Originator prior to the Closing Date to hedge the 2008 and 2009
term securitization facilities that were contemplated but did not
occur, (i) the write-up or write-down of any asset or
liability arising out of such Hedge Agreements, (ii) the
reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income with
respect to any asset or liability arising out of such Hedge
Agreements, or (iii) the accounting gain (or loss) on
termination with respect to any asset or liability arising out of
such Hedge Agreements, to the extent such Person has cash available
that is adequate to pay when due any such accrued liability
described in clauses (i) through (iii) above; or
(c) with respect to Hedge Agreements entered into by Borrower
after the Closing Date to hedge its exposure to fluctuations in
interest rates, the write-up or write-down of any asset or
liability arising out of such Hedge Agreements.
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“
Net Investment ” in or with respect to a Lease means
(i) the undiscounted 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 2.0% of the original
equipment cost of the Equipment subject to such Lease, as amortized
in accordance with GAAP, minus (iii) unearned income
included in such lease payments, minus (iv) taxes,
insurance and maintenance payments included in such lease payments
and any profit thereon, minus (v) booked residual value
or residual payments payable at the end of the lease term of such
Lease, to the extent included in such Net Investment calculation,
and minus (vi) any and all security deposits and
advance payments made in connection with such Lease.
“
Note ” means a promissory note which evidences any
indebtedness of an Account Debtor to Borrower (whether as assignee
of Originator or otherwise).
“
Obligations ” means (a) all loans, Advances,
debts, principal, interest (including any interest that, but for
the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, would have accrued,
regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a
claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), 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 Fee
Letter), charges, costs, Lender Expenses (including any fees or
expenses that, but for the commencement of an Insolvency
Proceeding, would have accrued, regardless of whether allowed or
allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency
Proceeding), lease payments, guaranties, covenants, and duties of
any kind and description owing by Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to Lender 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 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.
“
Obligors ” means, collectively, Loan Parties and any
other Person that may now or hereafter be obligated to Lender with
respect to any of the Obligations, and “ Obligor
” means each such Person individually.
“
OFAC ” means The Office of Foreign Assets Control of
the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
“
Officers’ Certificate ” means the form of
certificate of representations and warranties of officers,
submitted by Lender to Originator, together with Originator’s
completed responses to the inquiries set forth therein, the form
and substance of such responses to be satisfactory to
Lender.
“
Original ” means, in the case of any Borrower Lease,
Note, Lease Document or Chattel Paper, the executed original
counterpart of such Borrower Lease, Note, Lease Document or Chattel
Paper bearing the original signature of Originator and the original
signature of the applicable Account Debtor (or, if no original
signature of the Account Debtor is received by Borrower, a pdf or
facsimile copy of the signature of the Account Debtor).
“
Original Contract ” has the meaning set forth in the
Custodial Agreement.
“
Originator ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble
to this Agreement.
“
Overadvance ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4 .
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“
Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement.
“
Payment Date ” means (i) absent an Event of
Default, the fifteenth (15 th )
day of each calendar 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 Lender 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
November 15, 2009.
“
Participant ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 14.1(d) .
“
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 Disposition ” means (a) a sale or other
disposition of Equipment that is substantially worn, damaged, or
obsolete in the ordinary course of business, (b) a sale of
Inventory (including repossessed Leased Equipment) to a buyer in
the ordinary course of business, (c) 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, (d) sales
or exchanges of Leases to Originator or to Servicer in connection
with a repurchase or substitution transaction that is otherwise
required or permitted under Section 4.11 , the Purchase
and Contribution Agreement or the Servicing Agreement so long as
(i) Originator or Servicer, as applicable, has deposited the
Repurchase Price in the Lockbox Account or assigned substitute
Leases 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, or (e) the
sale of a Lease to any Person so long as (i) such sale is
without recourse to Borrower, and (ii) in the case of any sale
by Borrower, such sale is for a cash purchase price of not less
than the Net Investment in such Lease and the proceeds of such sale
are paid to the Lender for application to the outstanding
Obligations in accordance with the provisions hereof.
“
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, and (e) Investments in Borrower
Leases in the ordinary course of business.
“
Permitted Liens ” means (a) Liens held by Lender,
(b) Liens for unpaid taxes, assessments, levies and other
similar 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) Liens resulting from any
judgment or award that is not an Event of Default hereunder, and
(e) the rights of an Account Debtor under its
Lease.
“
Permitted Protest ” means the right of any Loan Party
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 the applicable Loan Party or
Subsidiary, as applicable, in good faith, and (c) Lender is
satisfied that, while any such protest is pending, there will be no
impairment of the enforceability, validity, or priority of any of
the Lender’s Liens.
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“
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.
“
Pledge Agreement ” means the pledge agreement whereby
Originator pledges to Lender all of the Stock in Borrower, in form
and substance satisfactory to Lender.
“
Projections ” means a Person’s forecasted
balance sheets and profit and loss 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.
“
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 Sellers and Borrower.
“
Real Property ” means any estates or interests in real
property now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries and the improvements thereto.
“
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 becomes a Defaulted
Lease and with respect to such Defaulted Lease, all payments that
the Servicer received from or on behalf of an Account Debtor during
such Collection Period in respect of such Defaulted Lease, 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.
“
Reporting Date ” means the tenth (10
th ) day of each month or, if such day is not a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
“
Repurchase Price ” means, in the case of any Lease as
of any Repurchase Date (as defined in the Purchase and Contribution
Agreement), 100% of (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, to the extent included in the Net
Investment calculation, plus (iv) any and all security
deposits and advance payments made in connection with such
Lease.
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“
Repurchased Lease ” means a lease and related assets
that have been acquired by Borrower from a Securitization
Subsidiary, whether such repurchase or other acquisition shall
result from payment of the applicable repurchase price, a
substitution or a combination thereof.
“
Request for Release ” means a request for release of
any Borrower Lease substantially in the form attached as an exhibit
to the Custodial Agreement.
“
Required Procedures ” means the written policies,
procedures and guidelines of Originator, specifically including
underwriting, servicing policies and procedures, and renewal,
extension, modification, non-accrual and charge-off policies and
the use of the Approved Forms with respect to the origination,
funding and servicing of Leases, as attached to the Closing
Certificate, together with such changes and modifications thereto
from time to time; provided , that Lender shall have
approved, in writing, in its Permitted Discretion, any material
changes and modifications that make the underwriting standards less
restrictive, reduce the required creditworthiness of prospective
Account Debtors, reduce any collateral requirements or otherwise
adversely affect the rights of Borrower or Servicer or
Borrower’s or Servicer’s ability to realize on Borrower
Leases and related Collateral.
“
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 Lender,
but so long as Lender is not required or directed under applicable
regulations to maintain such reserves, the Reserve Percentage shall
be zero.
“
Restricted Payment ” 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, (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 such 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, or (e) any payment to a holder of
Stock issued by Borrower or to an Affiliate of Borrower or an
Affiliate of any holder of Stock issued by Borrower not expressly
authorized herein.
“
Revolver Usage ” means, as of any date of
determination, the aggregate amount of outstanding
Advances.
“
Sanctioned Entity ” means (a) a country or a
government of a country, (b) an agency of the government of a
country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled
by a country or its government, (d) a Person resident in or
determined to be resident in a country, in each case, that is
subject to a country sanctions program administered and enforced by
OFAC.
“
Sanctioned Person ” means a person named on the list
of Specially Designated Nationals maintained 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).
“
Securitization Subsidiary ” means a special purpose
Subsidiary of Originator created for the purpose of acquiring
Leases from Originator in connection with an Asset-Backed
Facility.
“
Sellers ” means, collectively, Originator and MLR
II.
“
Series 2002-A Facility ” means the asset-backed
financing facility evidenced by that certain (a) Master Lease
Receivables Asset-Backed Financing Facility Agreement dated as of
April 1, 2002 among Borrower, as servicer, Marlin Leasing
Receivables Corp II, as obligors’ agent, and Wells Fargo, as
trustee, and (b) Amended & Restated Series 2002-A
Supplement dated as of March 15, 2006 among Originator, as
servicer, Marlin Leasing Receivables Corp II, as obligors’
agent, MLR II, as obligor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent, and
Wells Fargo, as trustee, in each case as amended prior to the
Closing Date and as further amended from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof.
“
Series 2005-1 Facility ” means the asset-backed
financing facility evidenced by that certain (a) Master Lease
Receivables Asset-Backed Financing Facility Agreement dated as of
August 1, 2005 among Originator, as servicer, Marlin Leasing
Receivables Corp IX, as obligors’ agent, and Wells Fargo, as
trustee and backup servicer, and (b) Series 2005-1
Supplement dated as of August 1, 2005 among Originator, as
servicer, Marlin Leasing Receivables Corp IX, as obligors’
agent, Marlin Leasing Receivables IX LLC, as obligor, and Wells
Fargo, as trustee and backup servicer, in each case as amended
prior to the Closing Date and as further amended from time to time
in accordance with the terms hereof.
“
Series 2006-1 Facility ” means the asset-backed
financing facility evidenced by that certain (a) Master Lease
Receivables Asset-Backed Financing Facility Agreement dated as of
September 1, 2006 among Originator, as servicer, Marlin
Leasing Receivables Corp X, as obligors’ agent, and Wells
Fargo, as trustee and backup servicer, and
(b) Series 2006-1 Supplement dated as of
September 1, 2006 among Originator, as servicer, Marlin
Leasing Receivables Corp X, as obligors’ agent, Marlin
Leasing Receivables X LLC, as obligor, and Wells Fargo, as trustee
and backup servicer, in each case as amended prior to the Closing
Date and as further amended from time to time in accordance with
the terms hereof.
“
Series 2007-1 Facility ” means the asset-backed
financing facility evidenced by that certain (a) Master Lease
Receivables Asset-Backed Financing Facility Agreement dated as of
October 1, 2007 among Originator, as servicer, Marlin Leasing
Receivables Corp XI, as obligors’ agent, and Wells Fargo, as
trustee and backup servicer, and (b) Series 2007-1
Supplement dated as of October 1, 2007 among Originator, as
servicer, Marlin Leasing Receivables Corp XI, as obligors’
agent, Marlin Leasing Receivables XI LLC, as obligor, and Wells
Fargo, as trustee and backup servicer, in each case as amended
prior to the Closing Date and as further amended from time to time
in accordance with the terms hereof.
“
Servicer ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble
to this Agreement.
“
Servicer Default ” has the meaning set forth in the
Servicing Agreement.
“
Servicer Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any
date of determination and for the applicable period, the ratio of
(a) EBITDA to (b) Interest Expense, in each case as
determined on a consolidated basis for Servicer and its
Subsidiaries.
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“
Servicer Report ” means each report, notice and other
certification required to be delivered by Originator or any of its
Subsidiaries, in its capacity as servicer, under any Asset-Backed
Facility Document.
“
Servicer Senior Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date
of determination, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) the
outstanding amount of all Indebtedness, minus (ii) all
Subordinated Debt, to (b) Tangible Net Worth as of such date,
in each case as determined on a consolidated basis for Servicer and
its Subsidiaries.
“
Servicer Termination Event ” has the meaning set forth
in the Servicing Agreement.
“
Servicing Agreement ” means the Servicing Agreement
executed and delivered by Servicer, Borrower and Lender, relating
to the servicing of the Borrower Leases, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender.
“
Servicing Fee ” means if Originator is the Servicer,
one percent (1%) per annum of the Net Investment of all Eligible
Leases and if any other Person becomes the Successor Servicer, the
amount specified in the Backup Servicing Agreement or other
instrument of appointment.
“
Solvent ” means, with respect to any Person on a
particular date, that, at fair valuations, the sum of such
Person’s assets is greater than all of such Person’s
debts.
“
Static Pool Loss Ratio ” means, in the case of any
Leases originated or acquired during a particular origination
period, (i) for the Borrower, a ratio expressed as a
percentage that is equal to (A) the aggregate gross
charge-offs with respect to all Borrower Leases originated or
acquired during such origination period, over (B) the
aggregate original equipment cost of all Equipment subject to
Borrower Leases originated or acquired during such origination
period, and (ii) for the Managed Portfolio, a ratio expressed
as a percentage that is equal to (A) the aggregate gross
charge-offs with respect to all Leases in the Managed Portfolio
originated or acquired during such origination period, over
(B) the aggregate original equipment cost of all Equipment
subject to Leases in the Managed Portfolio originated or acquired
during such origination period.
“
Stock ” means all shares, options, warrants,
membership interests, units of membership interests, partnership
interests, other ownership interests, participations, or other
equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a Person,
whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred
stock, membership interest, partnership interest, 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 any unsecured Indebtedness
specifically subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of
the Obligations in accordance with a Subordination Agreement, and
which shall otherwise be on terms and conditions satisfactory to
Lender.
“
Subordination Agreement ” means each subordination
agreement by and between a holder of Subordinated Debt and Lender,
and acknowledged by Borrower or other applicable Loan Party, the
form and substance of which is satisfactory to Lender.
“
Successor Servicer ” means any Person appointed by
Borrower, with the prior approval of Lender, or appointed by Lender
or the Backup Servicer, in accordance with the Loan Documents, to
succeed Originator as Servicer.
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“
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 of such corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, or other entity.
“
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,
instrument, or Investment Property.
“
Tangible Net Worth ” of a Person means, as of any date
of determination, the result of (a) such Person’s total
equity, minus (b) the sum of (i) all Intangible
Assets of such Person, (ii) all of such Person’s prepaid
expenses, and (iii) all amounts due to such Person from its
Affiliates, in each case as determined on a consolidated basis for
such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 16.5 .
“
Total Assets ” means, as of any date of determination,
Borrower’s total assets, as determined in accordance with
GAAP without regard to any investment in, equity of, or assets and
liabilities of, its Subsidiaries.
“ Transition Costs ” means the reasonable
documented out-of-pocket expenses and fees reasonably incurred by a
successor Servicer, the Backup Servicer or Lender 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).
“
United States ” means the United States of
America.
“
Voidable Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 16.7 .
“
Wells Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, a national banking association.
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”, “Originator” or
“Parent” 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.
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
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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, Lender agrees to make advances (each an “
Advance ,” and collectively, the “
Advances ”) to Borrower in an amount at any one time
outstanding not to exceed an amount equal to the lesser of
(i) the Maximum Revolver Amount, or (ii) the Borrowing
Base.
(b) Anything
to the contrary in this Section 2.1 notwithstanding,
Lender shall have the right to establish reserves in such amounts,
and with respect to such matters, as Lender in its Permitted
Discretion shall deem necessary or appropriate, against the
Borrowing 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 that either
(A) have not been paid by the applicable due date or (B) if
not yet due and payable, Lender reasonably believes will not be
paid by the applicable due date, and (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 Lender’s Liens), which Lien or trust, as determined
in the Permitted Discretion of Lender, likely would have a priority
superior to the Lender’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.
(c) Lender
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. At no time shall the
Revolver Usage exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount.
(d) Lender
shall have no obligation to make an Advance hereunder prior to the
satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent to such Advance,
including without limitation the conditions set forth in
Section 3.3 hereof. 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.
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2.2
Borrowing Procedures and Settlements .
(a)
Procedure for Borrowing. Each request for an Advance shall
be made by an irrevocable written request in the form of an Advance
Request or otherwise in form acceptable to Lender (including by
electronic mail) by an Authorized Person delivered to Lender. Such
notice must be received by Lender no later than 10:00 a.m.
(California time) on the requested Funding Date specifying
(i) the amount of such Borrowing, and (ii) the requested
Funding Date, which shall be a Business Day. At Lender’s
election, in lieu of delivering the above-described written
request, any Authorized Person may give Lender telephonic notice of
such request by the required time. In such circumstances, Borrower
agrees that any such telephonic notice will be confirmed in writing
within 24 hours of the giving of such telephonic notice, but the
failure to provide such written confirmation shall not affect the
validity 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 by Lender under
Section 2.2(b ) hereof.
(b)
Making of Advances. If Lender has received a timely request
for a Borrowing in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
subject to the satisfaction of the applicable terms and conditions
set forth herein, Lender shall make the proceeds of such Advance
available to Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m. (California time) on
the applicable Funding Date by transferring available funds equal
to such proceeds in accordance with the directions set forth in the
applicable Advance Request or other notice given in accordance with
Section 2.2(a) , which directions shall provide for the
remittance of such Advance (i) to Originator in accordance
with the applicable Purchase Date Notice, in the case of an Advance
made in connection with the purchase of Borrower Leases in
accordance with the Purchase and Contribution Agreement, or
(ii) to the Designated Account or otherwise in accordance with
instructions acceptable to Lender, in the case of any other
Advance.
(i) On
each Reporting Date, beginning with the November 2009
Reporting Date, Borrower will provide, or cause Servicer to
provide, to Lender and Backup Servicer an updated 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 to such Collection Period (including as proceeds of
Permitted Dispositions and net payments received under Hedge
Agreements to which Borrower is a party), the amounts, if any,
already paid by Borrower on the Interest Payment Date for the
Collection Period just ended, and the amounts to be paid by
Borrower on the next Payment Date and the apportionment and
application of such payments. Lender shall review such Borrowing
Base Certificate and Monthly Servicing Report and confirm to
Borrower and Backup Servicer within four (4) Business Days of
receipt whether the Borrowing Base Certificate and Monthly
Servicing Report are accurate in all material respects. Provided
that Lender confirms that the Borrowing Base Certificate and
Monthly Servicing Report are accurate in all material respects, the
Collection Account Bank shall be instructed to make the
disbursements specified in the Monthly Servicing Report on such
Payment Date.
(ii) Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by or on
behalf of Borrower (including payments from the Collection Account)
shall be made to Lender’s Account for the account of the
Lender and shall be made in immediately available funds, no later
than 11:00 a.m. (California time) on the date specified
herein. Any payment received by Lender later than 11:00 a.m.
(California 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.
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(b)
Application of Payments .
(i) All
amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the
Collection Period just ended 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 confirmed by Lender in accordance with
Section 2.3(a)(i) and 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 Lender 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 Servicer in the amount of any payment that does
not constitute a payment on or proceeds of Borrower Leases or other
Collateral,
(B)
second , to reimburse Servicer for any sales, use or
property taxes (and additions to tax for interest and late fees)
paid or payable with respect to Equipment to the extent such
amounts have been collected from the related Account
Debtor,
(C)
third , to pay to Lender amounts necessary to eliminate any
existing Overadvance,
(D)
fourth , to the Servicer, or if Originator is no longer the
Servicer, to the Successor Servicer, 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, and Transition Costs, to the
extent not paid by the outgoing Servicer,
(E)
fifth , to the Backup Servicer, the Backup Servicing Fees
then due, including any amounts previously accrued but remaining
unpaid,
(F)
sixth , 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 with respect to the Collection
Account, including any amounts previously accrued but remaining
unpaid,
(G)
seventh , to pay any Lender Expenses then due to Lender
under the Loan Documents, until paid in full,
(H)
eighth , to pay any fees then due to Lender under the Loan
Documents until paid in full,
(I)
ninth , to pay interest due in respect of Advances 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 Servicer or Successor Servicer, as
applicable, to the extent of Recoveries on the related Defaulted
Lease (and not to exceed such Recoveries), reimbursement for
related Collection Costs (to the extent not already netted out of
such Recoveries),
(K)
eleventh , so long as no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, and at Lender’s election (which election
Lender agrees will not be made if an
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Overadvance
would be created thereby), to pay amounts then due and owing by
Borrower in respect of Bank Products, until paid in
full,
(L)
twelfth , so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, to pay the principal of all Advances until paid in
full,
(M)
thirteenth , 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 Lender, to be held by Lender,
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 obligations
in respect of Bank Products have been paid in full or the cash
collateral amount has been exhausted,
(N)
fourteenth , to pay any other Obligations (including the
provision of amounts to Lender, to be held by Lender, for the
benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral in an
amount up to the amount determined by Lender in its Permitted
Discretion as the amount necessary to secure Borrower’s
obligations in respect of Bank Products), and
(O)
fifteenth , to Borrower (to be wired to the Designated
Account or otherwise in accordance with written instructions from
Borrower) or such other Person entitled thereto under Applicable
Laws.
(ii) In
each instance, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, this Section 2.3(b) shall not apply to any
payment made by Borrower to Lender and specified by Borrower to be
for the payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or
prepayable) under any provision of this Agreement.
(iii) For
purposes of the foregoing, “paid in full” means the
indefeasible payment in full in cash 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.
(iv) 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 Lender 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 Lender, in cash, the amount of such excess, which amount
shall be used by Lender to reduce the Obligations in accordance
with the priorities set forth in Section 2.3(b) ;
provided, that, to the extent such Overadvance results from
Lender’s establishing a reserve in accordance with
Section 2.1 or changing eligibility criteria for the
determination of Eligible Leases, Borrower shall pay such excess
within five (5) days after Lender sends notice to Borrower
that such Overadvance has occurred. 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.
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2.5 Interest
Rates: Rates, Payments, and Calculations .
(a)
Interest Rates . Except as provided in clause (b)
below and Section 2.11(b) hereof, all Obligations (except
for Bank Product Obligations not charged to the Loan Account) that
have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof
shall bear interest on the Daily Balance
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