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Exhibit
4.172
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE
LEASE
AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (GROUP III)
dated as of February 14, 2007
among
RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.
as Lessor,
DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,
as Lessee and Servicer,
and those Subsidiaries of
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
from time to time
becoming Lessees and Servicers hereunder
and
DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
as Guarantor and Master Servicer
AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 21 HEREOF, LESSOR HAS ASSIGNED TO THE
TRUSTEE (AS DEFINED HEREIN) ALL OF LESSOR’S RIGHT, TITLE AND
INTEREST IN AND TO THIS LEASE. TO THE EXTENT, IF ANY, THAT THIS
LEASE CONSTITUTES CHATTEL PAPER (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AS IN EFFECT IN ANY APPLICABLE
JURISDICTION), NO SECURITY INTEREST IN THIS LEASE MAY BE CREATED
THROUGH THE TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF ANY COUNTERPART OTHER THAN
THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1, WHICH SHALL BE IDENTIFIED
AS THE COUNTERPART CONTAINING THE RECEIPT THEREFOR EXECUTED BY THE
TRUSTEE ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE THEREOF.
[THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART
NO. 1]
[THIS IS THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO.
1
(IF BEARING ORIGINAL SIGNATURES)]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1.
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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.1.
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Certain Definitions
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1.2.
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Accounting and Financial Determinations
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2
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1.3.
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Cross References; Headings
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SECTION 2.
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GENERAL AGREEMENT
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2.1.
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Leasing of Vehicles
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2.2.
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Right of Lessees to Act as Lessor’s Agent
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2.3.
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Payment of Purchase Price by Lessor
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2.4.
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Non-liability of Lessor
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3.1.
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Vehicle Lease Commencement Date
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3.2.
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Lease Commencement Date; Lease Expiration Date
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SECTION 4.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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4.1.
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Conditions to Each Lease of Vehicles
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4.2.
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Additional Conditions to Leases of Refinanced Vehicles
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SECTION 5.
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RENT AND CHARGES
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5.2.
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Payment of Availability Payment
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5.3.
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Payment of Monthly Supplemental Payments
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5.4.
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Payment of Termination Payments, Casualty Payments, and Late
Return
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5.6.
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Allocation of Rent and Charges
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SECTION 7.
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CASUALTY OBLIGATION
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SECTION 9.
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REGISTRATION; LICENSE; TRAFFIC SUMMONSES; PENALTIES
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SECTION 10.
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MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
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10
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SECTION 11.
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VEHICLE WARRANTIES
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11
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SECTION 12.
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VEHICLE USAGE REQUIREMENTS AND DISPOSITION
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11
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12.2.
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Disposition Procedure
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12.3.
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Termination Payments
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SECTION 13.
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LATE RETURN PAYMENTS
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SECTION 14.
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REDESIGNATION OF VEHICLES
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SECTION 15.
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GENERAL INDEMNITY
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15.1.
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Indemnity of the Lessor
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15.2.
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Indemnification of the Trustee
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15.3.
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Reimbursement Obligation by the Lessees
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15.4.
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Notice to Lessee of Claims
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15.5.
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Defense of Claims
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SECTION 16.
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ASSIGNMENT
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SECTION 17.
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DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR
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16
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17.1.
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Lease Events of Default
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17.2.
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Effect of Lease Event of Default
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17.3.
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Rights of Lessor Upon Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event
of
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Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default
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17.4.
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Rights of Trustee Upon Liquidation Event of Default, Limited
Liquidation
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Event of Default, Manufacturer Event of Default and
Non-Performance of
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17.5.
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Measure of Damages
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17.6.
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Application of Proceeds
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SECTION 18.
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MANUFACTURER EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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SECTION 19.
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CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE
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SECTION 21.
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RIGHTS OF LESSOR PLEDGED TO MASTER COLLATERAL
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SECTION 22.
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MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY
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SECTION 23.
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CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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24
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23.1.
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Due Incorporation, Authorization, No Conflicts Etc.
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23.2.
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Financial Information; Financial Condition
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23.5.
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Necessary Actions
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23.6.
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Employee Benefit Plans
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23.7.
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Investment Company Act
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23.8.
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Regulations T, U and X
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23.9.
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Business Locations; Trade Names; Principal Places of Business
Locations
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23.11.
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Governmental Authorization
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23.12.
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Compliance with Laws
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23.13.
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Eligible Vehicles; Eligible Franchisees
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23.14.
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Supplemental Documents True and Correct
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23.15.
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Accuracy of Information
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SECTION 24.
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CERTAIN AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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28
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24.1.
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Corporate Existence; Foreign Qualification
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24.2.
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Books, Records and Inspections
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24.3.
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Vehicle Disposition Program
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24.4.
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Reporting Requirements
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24.5.
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Taxes and Liabilities
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24.6.
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Compliance with Laws
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24.7.
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Maintenance of Separate Existence
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24.8.
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Master Collateral Agent as Lienholder
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24.9.
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Maintenance of Property
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24.10.
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Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding
the
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24.11.
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Maintenance of Credit Enhancement
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24.12.
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Certain Additional Actions
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24.13.
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Maximum Depreciation Rate
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SECTION 25.
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CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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25.1.
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Mergers, Consolidations
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25.2.
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Other Agreements
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25.5.
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No Financed Vehicles
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SECTION 26.
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SERVICING COMPENSATION
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27.2.
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Scope of Guarantor’s Liability
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27.3.
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Lessor’s Right to Amend this Lease
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27.4.
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Waiver of Certain Rights by Guarantor
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27.5.
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Lessees’ Obligations to Guarantor and Guarantor’s
Obligations to Lessees
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27.6.
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Guarantor to Pay Lessor’s Expenses
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27.8.
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Pari Passu Indebtedness
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27.10.
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Third-Party Beneficiaries
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SECTION 28.
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ADDITIONAL LESSEES
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28.1.
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Additional Lessees
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SECTION 29.
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BANKRUPTCY PETITION AGAINST LESSOR
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SECTION 30.
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SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION
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SECTION 31.
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GOVERNING LAW
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SECTION 32.
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JURY TRIAL
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SECTION 35.
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EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS
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SECTION 36.
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EFFECTIVENESS
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SCHEDULES AND ATTACHMENTS
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Schedule 1
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Litigation Claims
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Schedule 3
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Business Locations
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ATTACHMENT A-1
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Refinancing Schedule
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ATTACHMENT A-2
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Vehicle Acquisition Schedule
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ATTACHMENT B
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Form of Power of Attorney
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ATTACHMENT C
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Form of Certification of Trade or Business
Use
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ATTACHMENT D
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Form of Affiliate Joinder in Lease
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ATTACHMENT E
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Form of Annual Certificate
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AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE
LEASE
AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and
Servicing Agreement (the " Base Lease " and, as supplemented
by the Lease Annexes, this " Agreement " or " Lease
"), dated as of February 14, 2007, is by and among RENTAL CAR
FINANCE CORP., a special purpose Oklahoma corporation (the "
Lessor " or " RCFC "), DTG OPERATIONS, INC., an
Oklahoma corporation (" DTG Operations "), as lessee and
servicer, and those Subsidiaries of DTAG (as defined below) from
time to time becoming Lessees hereunder pursuant to Section 28
hereof (each, an " Additional Lessee "), as lessee and
servicer (DTG Operations and the Additional Lessees, in their
respective capacities as lessees, each a " Lessee " and,
collectively, the " Lessees ", and, in their respective
capacities as servicers, each a " Servicer " and,
collectively, the " Servicers "), and DOLLAR THRIFTY
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (" DTAG "),
as Master Servicer (in such capacity, the " Master Servicer
") and as Guarantor (in such capacity, the " Guarantor ").
This Base Lease amends and restates the Master Motor Vehicle Lease
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2001, among RCFC,
Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc., Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc.
and DTAG, as amended by (i) Amendment No. 1 to Master Motor Vehicle
Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2002, and
(ii) Amendment No. 2 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2003.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Lessor (such capitalized term, together with all
other capitalized terms used herein, shall have the meaning
assigned thereto in Section 1) intends to purchase, finance and
refinance the purchase of, Eligible Vehicles from one or more
Manufacturers with the proceeds obtained from the issuance by the
Lessor of its Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Series 2001-1,
pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Series Supplement for such
Series of Notes and any additional Series of Notes identified in
its related Series Supplement as a Group III Series of Notes;
and
WHEREAS, the Lessor desires to lease to the Lessees, and the
Lessees desire to lease from the Lessor, Eligible Vehicles for use
in the Lessees’ respective businesses, including subleasing
Vehicles to Eligible Franchisees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
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SECTION 1.
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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
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1.1
Certain Definitions. As used in
this Lease and unless otherwise defined herein or the context
requires a different meaning, capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in
(a) the Series 2003-1 Supplement, dated as of March 25, 2003,
between RCFC, as issuer, and Bankers Trust Company (now known as
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas), a New York banking
corporation, as trustee (in such capacity, the " Trustee ")
(as such Series 2003-1 Supplement may be amended, amended
and
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restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
in accordance with the terms thereof, the " Series 2003-1
Supplement "), to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture,
dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and the Trustee (as may
be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof,
the " Base Indenture ") and any additional Series Supplement
to the Base Indenture relating to a Series of Notes identified in
such Series Supplement as a Group III Series of Notes (any such
Series Supplement, along with the Series 2003-1 Supplement, a "
Group III Series Supplement ") and (b) the Definitions List
attached as Schedule 1 to the Base Indenture as in effect as of the
date hereof (as such Definitions List may be amended, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof, the " Definitions List
"), provided, that any capitalized term used but not defined herein
and defined in a Group III Series Supplement and the Definitions
List shall have the meaning set forth in the Group III Series
Supplement.
1.2
Accounting and Financial
Determinations. Where the character or amount of any asset or
liability or item of income or expense is required to be
determined, or any accounting computation is required to be made,
for the purpose of this Lease, such determination or calculation
shall be made, to the extent applicable and except as otherwise
specified in this Lease, in accordance with GAAP. When used herein,
the term "financial statement" shall include the notes and
schedules thereto.
1.3
Cross References; Headings. The
words "hereof", "herein" and "hereunder" and words of a similar
import when used in this Lease shall refer to this Lease as a whole
and not to any particular provision of this Lease. Annex, Section,
Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Lease are
references to Annexes, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to
this Lease unless otherwise specified. Any reference in any Section
or definition to any clause is, unless otherwise specified, to such
clause of such Section or definition. The various headings in this
Lease are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Lease or any provision
hereof.
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1.4
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Interpretation. In this Lease, unless the context
otherwise requires:
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(a) the singular
includes the plural and vice versa;
(b) reference to any Person
includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if
applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by
this Lease, and reference to any Person in a particular capacity
refers only to such Person in such capacity;
(c) reference to any gender
includes the other gender;
(d) reference to any Requirement
of Law means such Requirement of Law as amended, modified, codified
or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to
time;
(e) "including" (and, with
correlative meaning, "include") means including without limiting
the generality of any description preceding such term;
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(f) "or" is not exclusive;
(g) provisions apply to successive
events and transactions; and
(h) with respect to the
determination of any period of time, "from" means "from and
including" and "to" and "through" mean "to but excluding".
SECTION 2.
GENERAL
AGREEMENT. (a) As specified in the Lease Annexes, the Lessees and
the Lessor intend that this Lease be (i) an operating lease with
respect to the Acquired Vehicles and (ii) a financing arrangement
with respect to the Financed Vehicles.
(b) If,
notwithstanding the intent of the parties to this Lease, this Lease
is deemed by any court, tribunal, arbitrator or other adjudicative
authority in any proceeding (each, a " Court ") to
constitute a financing arrangement or otherwise not to constitute a
"true lease" with respect to the Acquired Vehicles, then it is the
intention of the parties that this Lease together with the Master
Collateral Agency Agreement, as such agreements apply to the
Acquired Vehicles, shall constitute a security agreement under
applicable law, and it is the intention of the parties that this
Lease together with the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, as such
agreements apply to the Financed Vehicles, shall in all events
constitute a security agreement under applicable law. Each Lessee
hereby acknowledges that it has granted to the Master Collateral
Agent, pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, for the
benefit of the Trustee, a first priority security interest in all
of such Lessee’s right, title and interest in and to the
Lessee Grantor Master Collateral (as defined therein) as collateral
security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when
due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of
all of the obligations and liabilities of such Lessee to the Lessor
and the Trustee, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter
incurred (including interest accruing after the Lease Expiration
Date and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in
bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization
or like proceeding), which may arise under, out of, or in
connection with, this Lease and any other document made, delivered
or given in connection herewith, whether on account of rent,
principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities,
costs, or expenses (including all fees and disbursements of counsel
to the Lessor or the Trustee that are required to be paid by such
Lessee pursuant to the terms hereof).
2.1
Leasing of Vehicles. Subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, the Lessor agrees to lease to each
Lessee and each Lessee agrees to lease from the Lessor each
additional Acquired Vehicle or Financed Vehicle identified in
Vehicle order summaries (each, a " Vehicle Order ") produced
from time to time by such Lessee, listing Eligible Vehicles ordered
by the Lessee for itself or as agent for the Lessor, pursuant to
the terms of any applicable Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs
or otherwise. The Lessor shall, subject to Section 4 and to
compliance with the terms of the Indenture, make available to the
Lessees under this Lease financing for Financed Vehicles in an
aggregate amount, and Acquired Vehicles for lease to the Lessees
hereunder in an aggregate Net Book Value, which collectively shall
not exceed the Maximum Lease Commitment. The applicable Lessee
shall make available to the Lessor (a) in the case of (i) the
refinancing of any other Eligible Vehicle pursuant to Section 2.3
of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement (collectively,
(including, without limitation, any Vehicles previously subject to
any other Master Lease and refinanced pursuant to such Master
Lease), the
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" Refinanced Vehicles "), and/or (ii) the refinancing of
Eligible Receivables, a schedule as set forth in Attachment
A-1 hereto containing information concerning the Refinanced
Vehicles and the Eligible Receivables of a scope agreed upon by the
Lessor and such Lessee (a " Refinancing Schedule ") , and
(b) in the case of all other Vehicles, a schedule containing the
information with respect to the Vehicles included within the
Vehicle Order for such Vehicle as is set forth in Attachment
A-2 hereto, or in such form as is otherwise requested by the
Lessor (each, a " Vehicle Acquisition Schedule "). In
addition, each Lessee shall provide such other information
regarding such Vehicles as the Lessor may reasonably require from
time to time. The Lessor shall lease to the Lessees, and the
Lessees shall lease from the Lessor, only Vehicles that are
Eligible Vehicles. This Lease, together with the Vehicle
Disposition Programs and other incentive programs relating to the
Vehicles and any other related documents attached to this Lease or
submitted with a Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule
(collectively, the " Supplemental Documents "), will
constitute the entire agreement regarding the leasing of Vehicles
by the Lessor to the Lessees.
2.2
Right of Lessees to Act as
Lessor’s Agent. The Lessor agrees that each Lessee may act as
the Lessor’s agent in placing Vehicle Orders on behalf of the
Lessor, as well as filing claims on behalf of the Lessor for damage
in transit, and other delivery related claims with respect to the
Vehicles leased hereunder; provided, however, that the Lessor may
hold the applicable Lessee liable for such Lessee’s actions
in performing as the Lessor’s agent hereunder. In addition,
the Lessor agrees that each Lessee may make arrangements for
delivery of Vehicles to a location selected by such Lessee at such
Lessee’s expense. Each Lessee or any related Sublessee, as
applicable, may accept or reject Eligible Vehicles upon delivery in
accordance with such Lessee’s customary business practices,
and any Eligible Vehicle, if rejected, will be deemed a Casualty
hereunder. The applicable Lessee, acting as agent for the Lessor,
shall be responsible for pursuing any rights of the Lessor with
respect to the return of any Eligible Vehicle to the Manufacturer
thereof, or the applicable auction or dealer, as applicable,
pursuant to the preceding sentence. Each Lessee agrees that all
vehicles ordered as provided herein shall be Eligible Vehicles and
shall be ordered utilizing the procedures consistent with the
applicable Vehicle Disposition Program or any guidelines of the
Manufacturer, auction or dealer, as applicable, for the ordering or
purchasing of Non-Program Vehicles, in each case as and to the
extent applicable.
2.3
Payment of Purchase Price by
Lessor. Upon receipt of the Manufacturer’s invoice and
certificate of origin in respect of any new Vehicle, or such other
customary documentation in respect of any used Vehicle, the Lessor
or its agent shall pay or cause to be paid to the auction, the
dealer or the related Manufacturer, as applicable, the costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of such
Vehicle under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program (in the
case of a Program Vehicle) or otherwise (in the case of a
Non-Program Vehicle) as established by the invoice of the auction,
the dealer or the Manufacturer, as the case may be (the "
Initial Acquisition Cost "), for such Vehicle and the
applicable Lessee shall pay all applicable costs and expenses of
freight, packing, handling, storage, shipment and delivery of such
Vehicle to the extent that the same have not been included within
the Initial Acquisition Cost; provided that solely in the case of
any Refinanced Vehicle and any Eligible Receivable, the Lessor
shall pay to the Master Collateral Agent (x) the aggregate Net Book
Value as of the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date of the Refinanced
Vehicles, and (y) the face amount of the Eligible Receivables being
refinanced on the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date.
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2.4 Non-liability of Lessor.
The Lessor shall not be liable to a Lessee for any failure or delay
in obtaining Vehicles or making delivery thereof. AS BETWEEN THE
LESSOR AND THE LESSEES, ACCEPTANCE FOR LEASE OF THE VEHICLES SHALL
CONSTITUTE THE APPLICABLE LESSEE’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND
AGREEMENT THAT THE APPLICABLE LESSEE HAS FULLY INSPECTED SUCH
VEHICLES, THAT THE VEHICLES ARE IN GOOD ORDER AND CONDITION AND ARE
OF THE MANUFACTURE, DESIGN, SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITY SELECTED BY
SUCH LESSEE, THAT SUCH LESSEE IS SATISFIED THAT THE SAME ARE
SUITABLE FOR ITS USE AND THAT THE LESSOR IS NOT A MANUFACTURER, AN
AGENT OF THE MANUFACTURER OR OTHERWISE ENGAGED IN THE SALE OR
DISTRIBUTION OF VEHICLES, AND HAS NOT MADE AND DOES NOT HEREBY MAKE
ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH
RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION, QUALITY, CAPABILITY,
WORKMANSHIP, DURABILITY OR SUITABILITY OF SUCH VEHICLES IN ANY
RESPECT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR FOR THE PURPOSES OR USES OF SUCH
LESSEE, OR ANY WARRANTY THAT THE LEASED VEHICLES WILL SATISFY THE
REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW OR ANY CONTRACT SPECIFICATION, OR ANY OTHER
REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT THERETO, AND AS BETWEEN THE LESSOR
AND SUCH LESSEE, SUCH LESSEE AGREES TO BEAR ALL SUCH RISKS AT ITS
SOLE COST AND EXPENSE. EACH LESSEE SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS
TO MAKE CLAIMS AGAINST THE LESSOR AND ANY LEASED VEHICLE FOR BREACH
OF ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER AND, AS TO THE LESSOR, AND
EACH LESSEE LEASES THE LEASED VEHICLES "AS IS." The Lessor shall
not be liable for any failure or delay in delivering any Vehicle
ordered for lease pursuant to this Lease, or for any failure to
perform any provision hereof, resulting from fire or other
casualty, natural disaster, riot, strike or other labor difficulty,
governmental regulation or restriction, or any cause beyond the
Lessor’s direct control. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LESSOR BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHATSOEVER OR
HOWSOEVER CAUSED, WHETHER RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN OR ANY
THEFT, DAMAGE, LOSS OR FAILURE OF ANY VEHICLE, OR OTHERWISE, AND
THERE SHALL BE NO ABATEMENT OF RENT BECAUSE OF THE SAME.
3.1
Vehicle Lease Commencement
Date. The " Vehicle Lease Commencement Date " shall mean,
for each Vehicle, the earlier of (a) the date referenced in the
Vehicle Acquisition Schedule or Refinancing Schedule with respect
to such Vehicle, and (b) the date that funds are expended by the
Lessor to acquire or finance the acquisition of such Vehicle (with
respect to such Vehicle, the " Vehicle Funding Date "). A
vehicle shall be deemed hereunder to be a Vehicle leased under this
Lease on each day during the period (the " Vehicle Term ")
from and including the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date to but
excluding the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date.
3.2
Lease Commencement Date; Lease
Expiration Date. The " Lease Commencement Date " shall mean
the Closing Date for the Series 2001-1 Notes as the first Group III
Series of
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Notes issued under the Indenture. The " Lease Expiration
Date " shall mean the later of (i) the date of the payment in
full of all Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of
Notes and all outstanding Carrying Charges related thereto, and
(ii) the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date for the last Vehicle subject
to lease by a Lessee hereunder. The " Term " of this Lease
shall mean the period commencing on the Lease Commencement Date and
ending on the Lease Expiration Date.
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SECTION 4.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
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4.1
Conditions to Each Lease of
Vehicles. The agreement of the Lessor to make available (a) any
Acquired Vehicle for lease to the applicable Lessee, and (b)
financing for the acquisition of or refinancing of any other
Vehicle for lease to such Lessee upon such Lessee’s placement
of a Vehicle Order, for itself or as agent of the Lessor, or its
delivery of a Refinancing Schedule, as applicable, is subject to
the terms and conditions of the Indenture and subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent as of the
Vehicle Lease Commencement Date for such Vehicle:
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4.1.1 No Default. No
Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event shall have occurred
and be continuing on such date or would result from the leasing of
such Vehicle or Vehicles.
4.1.2 Limitations of
the Acquisition of Certain Vehicles. After giving effect to the
inclusion of such Vehicle under this Lease, there shall not be a
failure or violation of any of the conditions, requirements, or
restrictions specified in any related Supplement with respect to
the leasing of Eligible Vehicles under this Lease.
4.1.3 Vehicle Order.
The applicable Lessee shall have complied with the applicable
provisions of Section 2.1 of this Lease.
4.1.4 Funding. The
aggregate amount of funds to be expended by the Lessor on any one
date to acquire or finance the acquisition of any Vehicles shall
not exceed the sum of (a) the aggregate Net Book Value of all such
Vehicles plus (b) the aggregate face amount of any related Eligible
Receivables being refinanced on such date.
4.1.5 Maximum
Non-Program Percentage. The leasing of such Vehicles will not cause
the aggregate Net Book Value of Non-Program Vehicles then being
leased under this Lease to exceed the Maximum Non-Program
Percentage and will not cause any of the Lease commitments
expressed in Section 3 of each of Annex A and B to be exceeded.
4.1.6 Eligible
Vehicle. Each Vehicle to be leased hereunder on such date shall be
an Eligible Vehicle.
4.2
Additional Conditions to Leases
of Refinanced Vehicles. In addition to the conditions set forth in
Section 4.1 above, in connection with the leasing of Refinanced
Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables, to evidence the
refinancing of such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible
Receivables on the applicable Vehicle Lease Commencement Date and
the conveyance on such date of a security interest in such
Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible
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Receivables to the Master Collateral Agent, the applicable
Lessees shall have made available to the Lessor on or prior to the
applicable Vehicle Lease Commencement Date the following:
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(a) a Refinancing Schedule
concerning such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible
Receivables being refinanced on such Vehicle Lease Commencement
Date;
(b) if not previously liened to
the Master Collateral Agent, a report of the results of a search of
the appropriate records of the principal place in which each Lessee
of such Refinanced Vehicles does business and the county and state
in which each Lessee’s principal office is located, which
shall show no liens or other security interests (other than
Permitted Liens) with respect to such Vehicles and the related
Vehicle Disposition Programs (to the extent not already liened and
assigned to the Master Collateral Agent) or, in the event that such
search reveals any such non-permitted Lien or security interest,
there shall be delivered to the Trustee a termination of such Lien
or security interest together with appropriate UCC termination
statements or UCC partial releases thereof;
(c) if not previously liened to
the Master Collateral Agent, confirmation from each lender or its
agent holding a security interest in any Refinanced Vehicle and
Eligible Receivable stating unconditionally (A) that, if any sums
are to be paid to such lender in connection with the lease of such
Refinanced Vehicle and the refinancing of the related Eligible
Receivables, such lender has been paid the full amount due to it in
connection with such refinancing and (B) that any lien or security
interest of such lender or its agent in such Refinanced Vehicle and
related Eligible Receivable has been released;
(d) to the extent not already
granted and assigned to the Master Collateral Agent, a fully
executed assignment agreement granting and assigning to the Master
Collateral Agent a first priority security interest in each such
Refinanced Vehicle and any Eligible Receivables, the related
Vehicle Disposition Programs, if any, and any other Master Lease
Collateral relating to such Refinanced Vehicles and Eligible
Receivables;
(e) if the lien of the Master
Collateral Agent has not been perfected, delivery to the Lessor for
filing in the appropriate filing office fully executed UCC-1
Financing Statements necessary to perfect the interests of the
Master Collateral Agent in the Eligible Receivables; and
(f) at the time a
Refinancing Schedule is made available, the applicable Lessee will
be deemed to have represented that all the conditions precedent
under this Lease to the leasing of such Refinanced Vehicles and
financing of the Eligible Receivables under this Lease have been
satisfied, including a representation that each such receivable is
an Eligible Receivable.
SECTION 5.
RENT
AND CHARGES. Each Lessee will pay Rent and certain other charges on
a monthly basis as set forth in this Section 5:
5.1
Payment of Rent. On each Due
Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the aggregate of all Rent
that has accrued during the Related Month with respect to the
Vehicles leased by such Lessee, as provided in the related Lease
Annexes.
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5.2 Payment of Availability
Payment. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor its
allocable share of the Availability Payment in respect of the
unutilized portion of the Maximum Lease Commitment. "
Availability Payment " with respect to each Due Date shall
equal the excess, if any, of (I) the sum of (without double
counting) (a) the aggregate interest due on all Outstanding Notes
included in the Group III Series of Notes as of the Payment Date
next succeeding such Due Date, plus (b) all other amounts
payable by RCFC during the Related Month under the Group III Series
Supplements and the other Related Documents with respect to a Group
III Series of Notes (other than principal on a Group III Series of
Notes), over (II) the sum of (a) any Monthly Variable Rent due on
such Due Date plus (b) any Monthly Finance Rent due on such
Due Date, plus (c) any earnings on Permitted Investments
allocated to any Group III Series of Notes (less any portion
thereof allocated to the Retained Interestholder) accruing through
the Determination Date occurring prior to such Due Date and not
included in the calculation of Availability Payments with respect
to any prior Due Date.
5.3
Payment of Monthly Supplemental
Payments. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the
Monthly Supplemental Payments that have accrued during the Related
Month with respect to the Financed Vehicles leased hereunder by
such Lessee, as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of Annex B.
5.4
Payment of Termination
Payments, Casualty Payments, and Late Return Payments. On each Due
Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor all Termination Payments,
Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments that have accrued with
respect to the Acquired Vehicles leased hereunder by such Lessee,
as provided in Sections 7, 12.3 and 13, respectively.
5.5
Late Payment. In the event a
Lessee fails to remit payment of any amount due under this Lease on
or before the Due Date, the amount not paid will be considered
delinquent and such Lessee will pay a late charge equal to the
product of (a) the VFR plus 1%, times (b) the delinquent amount for
the period from the Due Date to the date on which such delinquent
amount is received by the Trustee, times (c) the actual number of
days elapsed during such period divided by 360.
5.6
Allocation of Rent and Charges.
Rent and other charges paid in respect of any Vehicles and any Due
Date shall first be allocated to the payment of Monthly Variable
Rent or Monthly Finance Rent, due for such Vehicles, as applicable,
then to the Availability Payment due for such Vehicles and then to
the payment of the remaining Rent obligations and other charges due
for such Vehicles.
6.1
Fleet Insurance. Each Lessee
shall at all times maintain or cause to be maintained, with
financially sound and reputable insurers, (a) personal injury and
damage insurance with respect to the Vehicles leased by such Lessee
hereunder, and (b) insurance with respect to properties and
business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured
against by corporations of established reputation engaged in the
same or similar businesses and similarly situated, of such types
and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar
circumstances by such other corporations. Each Lessee may, in lieu
of maintaining such insurance with insurers,
self-insure.
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6.2 Information. Each Lessee
shall, from time to time upon the Lessor’s or the
Trustee’s reasonable request, deliver to the Lessor and the
Trustee copies of certificates describing all insurance required by
Section 6.1 which is then in effect.
SECTION 7.
CASUALTY
OBLIGATION. If a Vehicle becomes a Casualty, then the applicable
Lessee shall (a) promptly notify the Lessor of such occurrence, and
(b) in the case of an Acquired Vehicle, on the Due Date next
succeeding the last day of the Related Month in which the Lessee
obtains actual knowledge that such Vehicle has become a Casualty,
pay to the Lessor an amount (a " Casualty Payment ") equal
to the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the earlier
of the last day of such Related Month and the date such vehicle is
disposed of or becomes a Casualty, as applicable. Upon payment by
the applicable Lessee to the Lessor in accordance herewith of the
Casualty Payment for any Acquired Vehicle that has become a
Casualty, (i) the Lessor shall cause title to such Vehicle to be
transferred to such Lessee to facilitate liquidation of such
Vehicle by such Lessee, (ii) such Lessee shall be entitled to any
physical damage insurance proceeds applicable to such Acquired
Vehicle (if at such time such Lessee carries such insurance
coverage), and (iii) the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent on
such Vehicle shall be released thereby.
SECTION 8.
VEHICLE
USE. So long as no Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of
Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any similar
event under any Group III Series Supplement) has occurred, the
Lessees may use Vehicles leased hereunder in the regular course of
their respective businesses, including subleasing such Vehicles to
Eligible Franchisees pursuant to Lessee Agreements, including
Subleases, used in the ordinary course of Lessees’
businesses. Notwithstanding any such Lessee Agreement, the
applicable Lessee shall remain fully liable for its obligations
under this Lease and the other Related Documents (including any
obligation hereunder or thereunder that it may cause any Franchisee
to perform or fulfill). Each Lessee shall cause all payments under
the Lessee Agreements, to the extent such payments relate to
vehicles comprising the Master Collateral, to be deposited directly
into the Master Collateral Account, and upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation
Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any
similar event under any Group III Series Supplement), the Master
Servicer shall promptly specify to the Master Collateral Agent the
allocation of such payments among Financing Sources. Vehicle use
shall be confined primarily to the United States, with limited use
outside the United States; provided, however, that the principal
place of business or rental office of the Eligible Franchisee with
respect to any Vehicles used outside the United States shall be
located in the United States. Each Lessee shall promptly and duly
execute, deliver, file and record all such documents, statements,
filings and registrations, and take such further actions as the
Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent, the Master Servicer or the
Trustee shall from time to time reasonably request in order to
establish, perfect and maintain the Lessor’s title to and
interest in the Acquired Vehicles and the related Certificates of
Title as against such Lessee or any third party in any applicable
jurisdiction and to establish, perfect and maintain the Master
Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Vehicles and the related
Certificates of Title as a perfected lien in any applicable
jurisdiction. Each Lessee may, at such Lessee’s sole expense,
change the place of principal location of any Vehicles. After any
such change of location, the applicable Lessee shall take all
actions necessary (i) to maintain the Lien of the Master Collateral
Agent on such Vehicles and the Certificates of Title with respect
to such Vehicles, and (ii) to meet or obtain all material legal
requirements applicable to such Vehicles. Following a Lease Event
of Default or
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Manufacturer Event of Default, and upon the Lessor’s
request, each Lessee shall advise the Lessor in writing where all
Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder as of such date are
principally located. The Lessees shall not knowingly use any
Vehicles, or knowingly permit the same to be used, for any unlawful
purpose. The Lessees shall and shall require the related
Franchisees to use reasonable precautions to prevent loss or damage
to Vehicles. The Lessees shall or shall cause the related
Franchisees to comply with all applicable statutes, decrees,
ordinances and regulations regarding acquiring, titling,
registering, leasing, insuring and disposing of Vehicles and shall
or shall require such related Franchisees to take reasonable steps
to ensure that operators are licensed. The Lessees shall or shall
cause the related Franchisees to perform, at its or their own
expense, such vehicle preparation and conditioning services with
respect to Vehicles as are customary. The Lessor, the Master
Collateral Agent or the Trustee or any authorized representative of
the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee may during
reasonable business hours from time to time, without disruption of
the applicable Lessee’s or the related Franchisee’s
business, subject to applicable law, inspect Vehicles and
registration certificates, Certificates of Title and related
documents covering Vehicles wherever the same be located.
SECTION 9.
REGISTRATION;
LICENSE; TRAFFIC SUMMONSES; PENALTIES AND FINES. Each Lessee, at
its expense, shall be responsible for proper registration and
licensing of the Vehicles leased by it hereunder, and the titling
of such Vehicles in the name of the Lessor (in the case of Acquired
Vehicles) or the Lessor or such Lessee, as applicable (in the case
of Financed Vehicles), in each case with the Lien of the Master
Collateral Agent noted thereon, and where required, each Lessee
shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to have Vehicles
inspected by any appropriate governmental authority; provided,
however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, unless a Liquidation
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, possession
of all Certificates of Title shall remain with each Servicer of the
related Vehicles or the Master Servicer with such Certificates of
Title to be held in trust, as agent of and custodian for the Master
Collateral Agent; provided further that, if a
Liquidation Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the Master Collateral Agent shall have the right to take possession
of all such Certificates of Title immediately from each Servicer
and the Master Servicer, as applicable. Each Lessee shall pay or
cause to be paid all registration fees, title fees, license fees,
traffic summonses, penalties, judgments and fines incurred with
respect to any Vehicle leased hereunder by such Lessee during the
Vehicle Term for such Vehicle or imposed during the Vehicle Term
for such Vehicle by any governmental authority or any court of law
or equity with respect to Vehicles in connection with the
Lessee’s operation of Vehicles, and any such amounts paid by
the Lessor, in its discretion, on such Lessee’s behalf will
be reimbursed within thirty (30) days of the Lessor notifying the
Lessee of such payment. The Lessor agrees to execute a power of
attorney substantially in the form of Attachment B hereto (a
" Power of Attorney "), and such other documents as may be
necessary in order to allow each Lessee to title, register and
dispose of the Acquired Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder;
and each Lessee acknowledges and agrees that with respect to the
Acquired Vehicles, it has no right, title or interest in or with
respect to any Certificate of Title. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the Lessor may terminate such Power of
Attorney as provided in Section 17.3.
SECTION 10.
MAINTENANCE
AND REPAIRS. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related
Franchisees, as applicable, to pay for all maintenance and repairs
to keep the Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder in good
working order and condition, and shall or
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shall cause such Franchisees to maintain such Vehicles as
required in order to keep the Manufacturer’s warranty in
force. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to
return each Vehicle to an authorized Manufacturer facility or the
applicable Manufacturer’s authorized warranty station for
warranty work. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related
Franchisees to comply with any Manufacturer’s recall of any
Vehicle. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees
to pay, or cause to be paid, all usual and routine expenses
incurred in the use and operation of Vehicles including, but not
limited to, fuel, lubricants, and coolants. The Lessor, upon thirty
(30) days’ prior written notice to the applicable Lessee, may
pay any such expenses that have not otherwise been paid by, or on
behalf of, such Lessee (including any failure by a related
Franchisee to pay any such expenses), and any expenses incurred by
the Lessor on such Lessee’s behalf for maintenance, repair,
operation or use of Vehicles by such Lessee will be promptly
reimbursed (in any event no later than the next monthly Due Date
following such payment) by such Lessee to the Lessor in the amount
paid by the Lessor. Each Lessee shall not make any material
alterations to any Vehicles without the prior consent of the
Lessor. Any improvements or additions to any Acquired Vehicle shall
become and remain the property of the Lessor, except that any
addition or improvement to such a Vehicle made by a Lessee shall
remain the property of such Lessee if it can be disconnected or
removed from the Vehicle without impairing the functioning of or
resale value thereof, other than any function or value provided by
such addition or improvement.
SECTION 11.
VEHICLE
WARRANTIES. If a Vehicle is covered by a Manufacturer’s
warranty, the applicable Lessee and each related Franchisee, during
the Vehicle Term, shall have the right to make any claims under
such warranty which the Lessor could make. As provided in Section
2.4, the Lessor makes no warranty or representation whatsoever,
express or implied, with respect to any Vehicle.
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SECTION 12.
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VEHICLE USAGE REQUIREMENTS AND
DISPOSITION.
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12.1
Usage. As used herein, the term "
vehicle turn-in condition " with respect to each Program
Vehicle leased hereunder by a Lessee means a set of criteria for
evaluating Program Vehicles upon their delivery at the end of the
applicable Vehicle Terms, which criteria will be determined in
accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program. Each
Program Vehicle leased hereunder by a Lessee not meeting the
applicable Vehicle Disposition Program’s vehicle turn-in
condition requirements will, unless redesignated as a Non-Program
Vehicle in accordance with Section 14, be purchased by such Lessee
in accordance with the Casualty procedure set forth in Section 7 or
otherwise disposed of in accordance with the late delivery
procedure set forth in Section 13, as applicable.
12.2 Disposition
Procedure. Prior to the end of the Vehicle Term, each Lessee will
or will cause the related Franchisee to deliver each Program
Vehicle leased hereunder by such Lessee (other than a Casualty) to
the nearest related Manufacturer official auction or other facility
designated by such Manufacturer at such Lessee’s sole expense
and in accordance with the terms of the applicable Vehicle
Disposition Program. Any transportation allowance (for delivery
costs) and any rebates or credits applicable to the unexpired term
of any license plates for a Vehicle shall inure to the benefit of
and, upon receipt thereof by the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master
Collateral Agent, shall promptly be paid over to the applicable
Lessee. Each Lessee will comply with the requirements of law and
the requirements of the Vehicle Disposition
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Programs in connection with, among other things, the delivery of
Certificates of Title, documents of transfer signed as necessary,
signed Condition Reports, and signed odometer statements for the
Program Vehicles.
12.3 Termination
Payments. On the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (a) the
last day of the Related Month in which the Repurchase Payment or
the Guaranteed Payment, as the case may be, from a Manufacturer
pursuant to its Vehicle Disposition Program with respect to any
Acquired Vehicle that is a Program Vehicle, is received by the
Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by
deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral
Account), and (b) the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of
the Maximum Term for such Vehicle, the Lessee that leases such
Vehicle hereunder shall pay to the Lessor in respect of such
Vehicle any Excess Damage Charges, Excess Mileage Charges, early
turnback surcharges and any other similar charges and penalties
(collectively, a " Program Vehicle Termination Payment ") as
determined by the Manufacturer or its agent in accordance with the
applicable Vehicle Disposition Program; and on the Due Date next
succeeding the earlier of (i) the last day of the Related Month in
which Disposition Proceeds from the sale or other disposition of an
Acquired Vehicle that is a Non-Program Vehicle, but is not a
Casualty, are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent
or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or
the Master Collateral Account), and (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day
after the expiration of the Maximum Vehicle Lease Term for such
Vehicle, the applicable Lessee shall pay to the Lessor in respect
of such Vehicle an amount (a " Non-Program Vehicle Termination
Payment ") equal to the quotient of (x) the sum of all Program
Vehicle Termination Payments for the Related Month in respect of
Vehicles leased by such Lessee, divided by (y) the number of
Acquired Vehicles leased by such Lessee in respect of which such
Program Vehicle Termination Payments are payable (Program Vehicle
Termination Payments and Non-Program Vehicle Termination Payments
being, collectively, " Termination Payments "). The
provisions of this Section 12.3 will survive the expiration or
earlier termination of the Term.
SECTION 13.
LATE
RETURN PAYMENTS. If an Acquired Vehicle which is a Program Vehicle
is not returned to the Manufacturer or accepted by the Manufacturer
in accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program prior to
the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle in accordance
with Section 12.2, the Lessee of such Vehicle hereunder shall,
unless such Vehicle has been redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle
in accordance with Section 14, (a) promptly notify the Lessor of
its failure to return such Vehicle to the Manufacturer or to sell
such Vehicle in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures
during the Vehicle Term, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to
sell or otherwise dispose of such Vehicle in a manner reasonably
likely to maximize proceeds from such disposition and consistent
with industry practice, (c) cause the Disposition Proceeds, if any,
from any such sale or disposition to be paid to the Master
Collateral Agent, in accordance with paragraph 10(d) of Annex A,
and (d) on the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (i) the last
day of the Related Month in which such Disposition Proceeds are
received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee
(including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master
Collateral Account), and (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after the
expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle, pay to the Lessor
an amount (a " Late Return Payment ") equal to the excess of
(x) the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the first
day of the calendar month in which such Maximum Term expired
reduced by the Depreciation Charges accrued with respect to such
Vehicle through the date such Maximum Term expired, over (y) the
dollar amount of such
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Disposition Proceeds (which Late Return Payment amount may be
equal to, but not less than, zero dollars). The foregoing shall not
affect the applicable Lessee’s obligation to pay on the
related Due Date all Monthly Base Rent accrued with respect to each
such Vehicle through the date on which the Maximum Term for such
Vehicle expires.
SECTION 14.
REDESIGNATION
OF VEHICLES. (a) Upon a Program Vehicle’s becoming
ineligible for repurchase by its Manufacturer or for sale in
accordance with applicable Auction Procedures, due to physical
damage, repair charges or accrued mileage, in each case in excess
of that permitted under the related Vehicle Disposition Program, or
due to any failure or inability to return such Vehicle to the
Manufacturer or the designated auction site prior to the expiration
of the Maximum Term, or due to any other event or circumstance, the
applicable Servicer may designate such Vehicle as a Non-Program
Vehicle if such Vehicle, as a Non-Program Vehicle, will be an
Eligible Vehicle and if either (a) such designation meets the
conditions of Section 4.2 or (b) the Noteholders holding the
requisite Invested Amount of each applicable Series of Notes
included in the Group III Series of Notes waive, in each case as
and to the extent permitted under the related Series Supplement,
the requirements of Section 4.2 as applied to this Section 14 and
all such other conditions, requirements or restrictions with
respect to which a failure or violation has occurred; provided, in
each case, that (x) any additional Monthly Base Rent due with
respect to each such Vehicle, relating to the decrease, if any, of
the Net Book Value of such Vehicle under the newly applicable
Depreciation Schedule, shall be paid by the applicable Lessee on
the next succeeding Due Date, and (y) the minimum level of
Enhancement required under the applicable Supplement, after giving
effect to such designation, shall be satisfied on the date of
designation.
(b) The applicable Servicer may
designate a Non-Program Vehicle as a Program Vehicle; provided,
however, that (i) upon such redesignation and through and including
the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date, such Vehicle shall be
an Eligible Vehicle, (ii) such Vehicle qualifies as an Eligible
Vehicle under the applicable Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program,
(iii) the Capitalized Cost, Net Book Value and Depreciation Charges
with respect to such Vehicle shall be recalculated as of the date
of such redesignation as if such Vehicle was a Program Vehicle at
the time of the initial related Vehicle Lease Commencement Date,
and (iv) the related Manufacturer has acknowledged such
designation. Upon any redesignation of a Vehicle pursuant to this
Section 14(b), (x) the Lessor shall advance to the applicable
Manufacturer the difference (if any) between the original
Capitalized Cost of such Vehicle and the Capitalized Cost of such
Vehicle upon redesignation, which amount shall be deemed to be part
of the Initial Acquisition Cost of such Vehicle and (y) the
applicable Lessee shall be entitled to a credit against the Monthly
Base Rent due on the next succeeding Due Date in an amount equal to
the excess (if any) of the Net Book Value of such Vehicle upon such
redesignation over the original Net Book Value of such Vehicle
immediately prior to such redesignation.
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SECTION 15.
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GENERAL INDEMNITY.
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15.1
Indemnity of the Lessor. Each Lessee agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Lessor and the Lessor’s
directors, officers, agents and employees (collectively, together
with the Persons subject to indemnity under Section 15.2, the "
Indemnified Persons ") against any and all claims, demands
and liabilities of whatsoever nature, and all costs and expenses,
relating to or in any way arising out of:
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15.1.1 the ordering, delivery,
acquisition, title on acquisition, rejection, installation,
possession, titling, retitling, registration, re-registration,
custody by such Lessee of title and registration documents, use,
non-use, misuse, operation, deficiency, defect, transportation,
repair, control or disposition of any Vehicle leased hereunder or
to be leased hereunder by such Lessee, including, without
limitation, any such Vehicle subleased to a Franchisee of such
Lessee and any of the foregoing actions, events or circumstances
occurring or arising in connection with such subleasing, any
related Lessee Agreement, any related Franchisee or any customer of
any such related Franchisee. The foregoing shall include, without
limitation, any claim by any third party against the Lessee for
personal injury, property or other damages arising out of any of
the foregoing with respect to any such Vehicles;
15.1.2 all (i) federal, state,
county, municipal, foreign or other fees and taxes of any nature,
including but not limited to license, qualification, registration,
franchise, sales, use, gross receipts, ad valorem, business,
property (real or personal), excise, motor vehicle, and occupation
fees and taxes, and all federal, state, local and foreign income
taxes (including any taxes payable by the Lessor as a result of its
being a member of any group of corporations, including such Lessee,
that file any tax returns on a consolidated or combined basis), and
penalties and interest thereon, whether assessed, levied against or
payable by the Lessor or otherwise, with respect to any Vehicle
leased by such Lessee hereunder or the acquisition, purchase, sale,
lease, sublease, rental, use, operation, control, ownership or
disposition of any such Vehicle by any Person or measured in any
way by the value thereof or by the business of, investment by, or
ownership by the Lessor or such Lessee with respect thereto, and
(ii) documentary, stamp, filing, recording, mortgage or other
taxes, if any, which may be payable by the Lessor or such Lessee in
connection with this Lease or the other Related Documents or the
related Lessee Agreements and any penalties or interest with
respect thereto;
15.1.3 any violation by such
Lessee of this Lease or of any Related Documents or Lessee
Agreements to which such Lessee is a party or by which it is bound
or any laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions,
decrees, consents, approvals, exemptions, authorizations, licenses
and withholdings of objecting of any governmental or public body or
authority and all other requirements having the force of law
applicable at any time to any Vehicle Leased by such Lessee
hereunder or any action or transaction by such Lessee with respect
thereto or pursuant to this Lease;
15.1.4 such Lessee’s Pro
Rata Share of all out-of-pocket costs of the Lessor (including the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the
Lessor) in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
of this Lease and the other Related Documents, including, without
limitation, overhead expenses and any and all fees of the Trustee,
Paying Agent, Clearing Agencies, Qualified Intermediary and Master
Collateral Agent, all fees payable in connection with any
Enhancement, any and all fees of the Master Servicer or any
Servicer under the Indenture, fees and costs of the Qualified
Intermediary and in connection with the Escrow Account, and any
underwriting or placement agency fees incurred in connection with
the sale of any Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes, in
each case to the extent allocable to this Lease; and
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15.1.5 such Lessee’s Pro
Rata Share of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) incurred by
the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Qualified
Intermediary or the Group III Noteholders in connection with the
administration, enforcement, waiver or amendment of this Lease and
any other Related Documents, and all indemnification obligations of
the Lessor under the Related Documents.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lessee shall have any duty to
indemnify any Indemnified Person for any consequential or punitive
damages or claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses to the
extent such claim, demand, liability, cost or expense arises out of
or is due to such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
15.2
Indemnification of the Trustee. Each Lessee
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and the
Trustee’s officers, directors, agents and employees against
any and all or, in the case of clause (ii) below, such
Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all claims, demands and
liabilities of whatsoever nature, and all or, in the case of clause
(ii) below, such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all costs and
expenses, relating to or in any way arising out of: (i) any acts or
omissions of such Lessee pursuant to this Lease and (ii) the
Trustee’s appointment under the Base Indenture and the
Trustee’s performance of its obligations thereunder, or any
document pertaining to any of the foregoing to which the Trustee is
a signatory, including, but not limited to any judgment, award,
settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or
expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or
threatened action, proceeding or claim; provided, however, the
Lessees shall have no duty to indemnify the Trustee, or any other
Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 15.2, to the extent
such claim, demand, liability, cost or expense arises out of or is
due to the Trustee’s or such Indemnified Person’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Any such indemnification shall
not be payable from the assets of the Lessor. The provisions of
this indemnity shall run directly to and be enforceable by the
Trustee or any other Indemnified Person subject to the limitations
hereof. The indemnification provided for in this Section 15.2 shall
be in addition to any other indemnities available to the Trustee
and shall survive the termination of the duties of the Lessees
hereunder and the termination of this Lease or a document to which
the Trustee is a signatory or the resignation or removal of the
Trustee.
15.3 Reimbursement
Obligation by the Lessees. The applicable Lessee shall forthwith
upon demand reimburse the Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may
be, for any sum or sums expended with respect to any of the
foregoing, or shall pay such amounts directly upon request from the
Lessor or the Trustee; provided, however, that, if so requested by
such Lessee, the Lessor or the Trustee shall submit to such Lessee
a statement documenting any such demand for reimbursement or
prepayment. To the extent that such Lessee in fact indemnifies the
Lessor or the Trustee under the indemnity provisions of this Lease,
such Lessee shall be subrogated to the rights of the Lessor or the
Trustee, as the case may be, in the affected transaction and shall
have a right to determine the settlement of claims therein. The
foregoing indemnity as contained in this Section 15 shall survive
the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease or any lease of
any Vehicle hereunder; provided, however, that the factual or legal
circumstances giving rise to the Lessor’s exposure to
liability occur during the period that the Lease is in effect as to
the Vehicle for which such exposure to liability arose.
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15.4 Notice to Lessee of Claims. The
Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall notify the
applicable Lessee in writing (a " Notice of Claim ") of the
pendency of any such claim, action or facts referred to in this
Section 15 for which indemnity may be required.
15.5 Defense of
Claims. Defense of any claim referred to in this Section 15 for
which indemnity may be required shall, at the option and request of
the applicable Lessee, be conducted by such Lessee. Following
receipt of any Notice of Claim, such applicable Lessee will inform
the Indemnified Person of its election to defend such claim. Such
Indemnified Person may participate in any such defense at its own
expense, provided such participation does not interfere with such
Lessee’s defense. Each Lessee agrees that no Indemnified
Person will be liable to such Lessee for any claim caused directly
or indirectly by the inadequacy of any Vehicle for any purpose or
any deficiency or defect therein or the use or maintenance thereof
or any repairs, servicing or adjustments thereto or any delay in
providing or failure to provide such or any interruption or loss of
service or use thereof or any loss of business, all of which shall
be the risk and responsibility of such Lessee, except to the extent
that any of the foregoing is caused by the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. The rights and
indemnities of each Indemnified Person hereunder are expressly made
for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, each Indemnified
Person notwithstanding the fact that such Indemnified Person is not
or is no longer a party to (or entitled to receive the benefits of)
this Lease. This general indemnity shall not affect any claims of
the type discussed above which a Lessee may have against the
Manufacturer.
SECTION 16.
ASSIGNMENT.
No Lessee shall, except as provided in the Base Indenture, without
prior written consent of the Lessor and the Trustee, assign this
Lease or any of its rights hereunder to any other party; provided,
however, a Lessee may sublease or rent Vehicles leased by it under
the terms of such Lessee’s normal Sublease agreements to
Eligible Franchisees, and such Lessee and such Eligible Franchisees
may rent such Vehicles to consumers in the ordinary course of their
daily rental business. Any purported assignment in violation of
this Section 16 shall be void and of no force or effect. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to restrict the right of a Lessee
to acquire or dispose of, by purchase, lease, financing, or
otherwise, motor vehicles that are not subject to the provisions of
this Lease.
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SECTION 17.
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DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR.
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17.1
Lease Events of Default. Any one or more of
the following will constitute an event of default (a " Lease
Event of Default ") as that term is used herein:
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17.1.1 there occurs a default in
the payment of (i) any Monthly Base Rent, Monthly Variable Rent,
Monthly Finance Rent, Termination Payment, Casualty Payment, Late
Return Payment, Monthly Supplemental Payment, Availability Payment
or (ii) any other amount payable under this Lease, and, any such
case, the continuance thereof for five (5) Business Days with
respect to any payment of Monthly Base Rent or five (5) Business
Days after notice thereof by the Lessor, the Master Collateral
Agent or the Trustee to the applicable Lessee and the
Guarantor;
17.1.2 any unauthorized assignment
or transfer of this Lease by a Lessee or the Guarantor occurs;
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17.1.3 the failure of a Lessee or
the Guarantor to observe or perform any other covenant, condition,
agreement or provision hereof, which failure has a Material Adverse
Effect on the Lessor, and such default continues for more than
sixty (60) days after the earlier to occur of (a) the date a
Responsible Officer of such Lessee obtains knowledge of such
default or (b) the date written notice thereof is delivered by the
Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee to such Lessee;
provided, however, that if such failure cannot reasonably be cured
within such sixty (60) day period, no Lease Event of Default shall
result therefrom so long as, within such sixty (60) day period,
such Lessee (i) commences to cure same, (ii) delivers written
notice to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee
notifying the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee
of such default and setting forth the steps such Lessee intends to
take in order to cure such default and (iii) thereafter diligently
prosecutes such cure to completion and completely cures such
default on or before the ninetieth (90th) day after the earlier of
the dates set forth in clause (a) and clause (b) above;
17.1.4 if any representation or
warranty made by a Lessee or the Guarantor proves untrue in any
respect as of the date of the issuance or making thereof, which
inaccuracy or falsehood has a Material Adverse Effect on the
Lessor, and such inaccuracy or falsehood is not cured within sixty
(60) days after notice thereof from the Lessor, the Master
Collateral Agent or the Trustee to such Lessee; or
17.1.5 an Event of Bankruptcy
occurs with respect to a Lessee or the Guarantor.
17.2 Effect of
Lease Event of Default. If (i) a Lease Event of Default described
in Section 17.1.1(i), 17.1.2 or 17.1.5 of this Lease shall occur,
then the Monthly Base Rent, the Monthly Supplemental Payment and
Casualty Payments (in each case calculated, with respect to
Financed Vehicles, as if all such Financed Vehicles had become a
Casualty for the Related Month), the Monthly Variable Rent, the
Availability Payment and the Monthly Finance Rent (in each case
calculated as if the full amount of interest, principal and other
charges under all Outstanding Series of Notes included in the Group
III Series of Notes were then due and payable in full), Termination
Payments and Late Return Payments shall, automatically, without
further action by the Lessor or the Trustee, become immediately due
and payable or (ii) any other Lease Event of Default or any other
Liquidation Event of Default applicable to this Lease or any Series
of Notes for which this Lease serves as Collateral shall occur, the
Lessor or the Trustee may declare the Rent and all other
charges and payments (calculated as described in clause (i) above)
to be due and payable, whereupon such Rent and such other charges
and payments (as so calculated) shall, subject to Section 17.5,
become immediately due and payable.
17.3 Rights of
Lessor Upon Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or
Limited Liquidation Event of Default. If a Lease Event of Default,
Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of
Default with respect to this Lease or any Series of Notes for which
this Lease serves as Collateral shall occur, then the Lessor at its
option may:
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Lease or to recover damages for the breach hereof calculated in
accordance with Section 17.5; or
(ii) By
notice in writing to each Lessee, terminate this Lease in its
entirety and/or the right of possession hereunder of the Lessees as
to the Vehicles, and the Lessor may direct delivery by the Lessees
of documents of title to the Vehicles, whereupon all rights and
interests of the Lessees to the Vehicles will cease and terminate
(but the Lessees will remain liable hereunder as herein provided,
calculated in accordance with Section 17.5); and thereupon, the
Lessor or its agents may, subject in each case to the rights of the
Franchisees under the applicable Subleases, peaceably enter upon
the premises of the Lessees or other premises where the Vehicles
may be located and take possession of them and thenceforth hold,
possess and enjoy the same free from any right of the Lessees, or
their successors or assigns (other than the Franchisees), to employ
the Vehicles for any purpose whatsoever consistent with the
mitigation of losses and damages, and the Lessor will,
nevertheless, have a right to recover from the Lessees any and all
amounts which under the terms of Section 17.2 (as limited by
Section 17.5) of this Lease may be then due. The Lessor will
provide the applicable Lessee with written notice of the place and
time of any sale of Financed Vehicles pursuant to this Section 17.3
at least five (5) days prior to the proposed sale, which shall be
deemed commercially reasonable, and such Lessee or the Lessor may
purchase the Vehicle(s) at the sale. Each and every power and
remedy hereby specifically given to the Lessor will be in addition
to every other power and remedy hereby specifically given or now or
hereafter existing at law, in equity or in bankruptcy and each and
every power and remedy may be exercised from time to time and
simultaneously and as often and in such order as may be deemed
expedient by the Lessor; provided, however, that the measure of
damages recoverable against a Lessee will in any case be calculated
in accordance with Section 17.5. All such powers and remedies will
be cumulative, and the exercise of one will not be deemed a waiver
of the right to exercise any other or others. No delay or omission
of the Lessor in the exercise of any such power or remedy and no
renewal or extension of any payments due hereunder will impair any
such power or remedy or will be construed to be a waiver of any
default or any acquiescence therein. Any extension of time for
payment hereunder or other indulgence duly granted to a Lessee will
not otherwise alter or affect the Lessor’s rights or the
obligations hereunder of such Lessee. The Lessor’s acceptance
of any payment after it will have become due hereunder will not be
deemed to alter or affect the Lessor’s rights hereunder with
respect to any subsequent payments or defaults therein; or
(iii) By notice
in writing to a Lessee, terminate the Power of Attorney of such
Lessee.
17.4 Rights of
Trustee Upon Liquidation Event of Default, Limited Liquidation
Event of Default, Manufacturer Event of Default and Non-Performance
of Certain Covenants.
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(i) If
a Liquidation Event of Default or a Limited Liquidation Event of
Default or, with respect to Program Vehicles, a Manufacturer Event
of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lessor and
the Trustee, to the extent provided in the Indenture, shall have
the rights against the Guarantor, each Lessee, each Manufacturer in
connection with any Manufacturer Event of Default and the Master
Lease Collateral
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provided in the Indenture (including, without limitation, in
connection with a Manufacturer Event of Default, the rights granted
under Section 8.2 of the Indenture) upon a Liquidation Event of
Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, including the
right to take possession of all Group III Vehicles immediately from
the Lessees.
(ii) With
respect to Program Vehicles, if the Guarantor or any Lessee shall
default in the due performance and observance of any of its
obligations under Section 6.1, 23.4, 24.3, 24.4(f), 24.7 or 25.4
hereof, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of
30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to the Guarantor
or the applicable Lessee, as the case may be, by the Lessor, the
Lessor or the Trustee, as assignee of the Lessor’s rights
hereunder, shall have the ability to exercise all rights, remedies,
powers, privileges and claims of the Guarantor or any Lessee
against the Manufacturers under or in connection with the Eligible
Vehicle Disposition Programs with respect to (i) Group III Vehicles
that are Program Vehicles which the Guarantor or any Lessee has
determined to turn back to the Manufacturers under such Eligible
Vehicle Disposition Programs and (ii) whether or not the Guarantor
or any Lessee shall then have determined to turn back such Group
III Vehicles that are Program Vehicles, any such Program Vehicles
for which the applicable Maximum Term will expire within one week
or less.
(iii) Upon a
default in the performance (after giving effect to any grace
periods provided herein) by the Guarantor or any Lessee of its
obligations hereunder to keep the Group III Vehicles free of Liens
and to maintain the Trustee’s Lien perfected on the Master
Lease Collateral, the Trustee shall have the right to take actions
reasonably necessary to correct such default with respect to the
subject Vehicles including executing and filing UCC financing
statements with respect to Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program and
other general intangibles and amending any Certificates of Title
that fail to note the correct titleholder or lienholder in
accordance with the Base Indenture, this Lease and the Master
Collateral Agency Agreement.
(iv) Upon
the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited
Liquidation Event of Default, the Guarantor and each Lessee will
return any Group III Vehicles that are Program Vehicles to the
related Manufacturer in accordance with the instructions of the
Lessor.
(v) Upon
the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited
Liquidation Event of Default, the Lessor shall have the right to
dispose of (x) those Group III Vehicles that are Program Vehicles
either not accepted by the related Manufacturer under the
applicable Eligible Program pursuant to clause (iv) above or with
respect to which a Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred, and
(y) the Group III Vehicles that are Non-Program Vehicles and to
direct the Guarantor or the applicable Lessee to dispose of such
Vehicles in accordance with its instructions. In addition, the
Lessor shall have all of the rights, remedies, powers, privileges
and claims vis-a-vis the Guarantor or any Lessee, necessary or
desirable to allow the Trustee to exercise the rights, remedies,
powers, privileges and claims given to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 8.1 and, with respect to Program Vehicles, Section 8.2 of
the Base Indenture and the Guarantor and each Lessee acknowledges
that it has hereby granted to the Lessor all of
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the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims granted to
the Trustee pursuant to Article 8 of the Base Indenture and that,
under certain circumstances set forth in the Base Indenture, the
Trustee may act in lieu of the Lessor in the exercise of such
rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims.
17.5 Measure of
Damages. If a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default
or Limited Liquidation Event of Default occurs and the Lessor, the
Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee exercises the remedies
granted to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee
under this Section 17 or under Section 8.2 of the Base Indenture,
the amount that the Lessor shall be permitted to recover shall be
equal to:
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(i) all
Rent and payments under this Lease (calculated as provided in
Section 17.2); plus
(ii) any
damages and expenses (other than punitive and consequential
damages), which the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the
Trustee will have sustained by reason of the Lease Event of
Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event
of Default, together with reasonable sums for such attorneys’
fees and such expenses as will be expended or incurred in the
seizure, storage, rental or sale of the Vehicles or in the
enforcement of any right or privilege hereunder or in any
consultation or action in such connection; plus
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all other amounts due and payable under this
Lease; plus
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(iv) interest
from time to time on amounts due and unpaid under this Lease at the
VFR plus 1%, computed from the date of the Lease Event of Default,
Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of
Default or the date payments were originally due the Lessor under
this Lease or from the date of each expenditure by the Lessor which
is recoverable from a Lessee pursuant to this Section 17, as
applicable, to and including the date payments are made by the
Lessee; minus
(v) an
amount equal to all sums realized by the Lessor, the Master
Collateral Agent and the Trustee from the liquidation of the
Financed Vehicles leased hereunder (either by receipt of payment
from the Manufacturers under Vehicle Disposition Programs, from
sales of Vehicles to third parties, or otherwise), provided,
however, that if a Financed Vehicle is delivered to the
Manufacturer or the designated auction site for repurchase by the
Manufacturer under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program or
for sale in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures,
respectively, and such Vehicle is accepted for repurchase or sale
by such Manufacturer (as evidenced by a Condition Report indicating
that such Vehicle conforms to the requirements for repurchase or
sale under such Vehicle Disposition Program), the Lessor and the
Trustee shall be deemed to have received thirty (30) days after the
date of such acceptance or sale on account of this clause (v) an
amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as
of its Disposition Date (less any Termination Payments payable in
respect of such Vehicle).
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17.6 Application of Proceeds. The
proceeds of any sale or other disposition of any Financed Vehicles
pursuant to Section 17.3 shall be applied in the following order:
(i) to the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Lessor in
connection with such sale or disposition, including any reasonable
costs associated with repairing such Vehicles, and reasonable
attorneys’ fees in connection with the enforcement of this
Lease, (ii) to the payment of outstanding Rent owing from the
applicable Lessee and payments under the Lease owing from such
Lessee (such proceeds to be applied first, to outstanding Monthly
Variable Rent and Monthly Finance Rent pro rata, second, to
outstanding Availability Payments, third, to outstanding Base Rent
and Monthly Supplemental Payments pro rata, fourth, to outstanding
Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments
pro rata and fifth, to outstanding late charges pursuant to
Sections 5.5 and 17.5(iv)), (iii) to the payment of all other
amounts due hereunder from such Lessee, (iv) to the payment of any
amounts to the Lessor, or such Person(s) as may be lawfully
entitled thereto, and (v) any remaining proceeds to such
Lessee.
SECTION 18.
MANUFACTURER
EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Upon the occurrence of any of the following
events (each, a " Manufacturer Event of Default ") with
respect to a Manufacturer, the Lessees on behalf of the Lessor
shall (a) no longer place Vehicle Orders for additional Program
Vehicles from such Manufacturer (each, a " Defaulting
Manufacturer "), (b) no longer turn back Program Vehicles for
repurchase under any Vehicle Disposition Program that is a
repurchase program of a Defaulting Manufacturer, and (c) cancel any
Vehicle Order with such Defaulting Manufacturer to which a vehicle
identification number (a " VIN ") has not been assigned as
of the date such Manufacturer Event of Default occurs:
Section 18.1. The failure of such Manufacturer to pay Guaranteed
Payments, Repurchase Payments and/or Incentive Payments due under,
respectively, such Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition
Programs and its incentive programs, in an aggregate amount in
excess of $40,000,000 (net of amounts that are the subject of a
good faith dispute, as evidenced in writing by either the
applicable Lessee or the Manufacturer questioning the accuracy of
the amounts paid or payable in respect of any such Vehicle
Disposition Programs or incentive programs), which failure, in the
case of each such Guaranteed Payment, Repurchase Payment and/or
Incentive Payment included in such amount in excess of $40,000,000
continues for more than ninety (90) days following the Disposition
Date for the related Vehicle.
Section 18.2. The occurrence and continuance for a period of
thirty (30) days of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to such
Manufacturer, and the Confirmation Condition is not satisfied;
provided , that for the purposes of clauses (a) through (c)
of Section 18, the Lessees and the Lessor agree to take (or refrain
from taking) the actions specified in such clauses during the
thirty (30) day period following such Event of Bankruptcy.
For purposes hereof, " Confirmation Condition " shall
mean, with respect to a Manufacturer that is the subject of an
Event of Bankruptcy that is a proceeding under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code to reorganize (the " Proceeding "), a
condition that is satisfied upon entry and during the effectiveness
of an order by the bankruptcy court having jurisdiction over the
Proceeding approving (i) (A) assumption under Section 365 of the
Bankruptcy Code by the Manufacturer, or trustee in bankruptcy on
its behalf, of its Vehicle Disposition Program (and all related
Assignment Agreements), (B) payment of all amounts due and payable
by the
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Manufacturer to RCFC or its Affiliates under its Vehicle
Disposition Program, and (C) all actions and payments necessary to
cure all existing defaults by the Manufacturer with respect to RCFC
or its Affiliates under the Vehicle Disposition Program to the date
of effectiveness of such order, or (ii) (A) execution, delivery and
performance by the Manufacturer of (x) a new post-petition Vehicle
Disposition Program under which RCFC is an eligible fleet purchaser
and having substantially the same terms and covering Vehicles with
substantially the same characteristics as the Vehicle Disposition
Program in effect on the date the Proceeding was commenced, and (y)
new Assignment Agreements effecting the assignment of benefits of
such new Vehicle Disposition Program from RCFC to the Master
Collateral Agent and acknowledged by the Manufacturer, (B) payment
of all amounts due and payable by such Manufacturer to RCFC or its
Affiliates under the previous Vehicle Disposition Program at the
time of the execution and delivery of the new post-petition Vehicle
Disposition Program, and (C) all actions and payments necessary to
cure all existing defaults by the Manufacturer with respect to RCFC
or its Affiliates under the previous Vehicle Disposition Program to
the date of effectiveness of such order, and in each case in (i) or
(ii) above the actions and payments in clause (C) have been taken
or made.
SECTION 19.
CERTIFICATION
OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE. Pursuant to Section 7701 of the Code and
as set forth in Attachment C hereto, each Lessee will
warrant and certify that (1) such Lessee intends to use the
Acquired Vehicles in a trade or business of such Lessee, and (2)
such Lessee has been advised that it will not be treated as the
owner of the Acquired Vehicles for federal income tax purposes.
SECTION 20.
SURVIVAL.
In the event that, during the term of this Lease, a Lessee becomes
liable for the payment or reimbursement of any obligations, claims
or taxes pursuant to any provision hereof, such liability will
continue, notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this
Lease, until all such amounts are paid or reimbursed by such
Lessee.
SECTION 21.
RIGHTS
OF LESSOR PLEDGED TO MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT AND TRUSTEE.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease,
each Lessee and the Guarantor acknowledges that each of the Lessees
and the Lessor, pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement,
has granted a security interest to the Master Collateral Agent, for
the benefit of the Beneficiaries specified therein, in all of its
right, title and interest in, to and under the Vehicles, the
related Vehicle Disposition Programs, the Master Collateral Account
and all other Master Collateral specified in the Master Collateral
Agency Agreement as being pledged by DTG Operations and RCFC, and
each Lessee and the Guarantor further acknowledges that the Lessor,
pursuant to the Indenture, has granted a security interest to the
Trustee in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under
the RCFC Agreements, the Collection Account and the other
Collateral described in the Indenture. Accordingly, each Lessee and
the Guarantor agrees that:
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(i) Subject
to the terms of the Indenture, the Trustee shall have all the
rights, powers, privileges and remedies of the Lessor hereunder.
Specifically, each Lessee and the Guarantor agrees that, upon the
occurrence of an Amortization Event, the Trustee or, with respect
to any Master Collateral, the Master Collateral Agent (for and on
behalf of the Trustee) may exercise any right or remedy against
each Lessee or the Guarantor provided for herein or in the
Indenture or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and
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none of the Lessees or the Guarantor will interpose as a defense
that such claim should have been asserted by the Lessor;
(ii) Upon
the delivery by the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee of any
notice to a Lessee or the Guarantor stating that a Lease Event of
Default or an Amortization Event with respect to such Lessee has
occurred, then such Lessee or the Guarantor will, if so requested
by the Master Collateral Agent (with respect to the Master
Collateral) or the Trustee (with respect to the Collateral), treat
the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee or the Master Collateral
Agent’s or the Trustee’s designee, as the case may be,
for all purposes as the Lessor hereunder and in all respects comply
with all obligations under this Lease that are asserted by the
Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee as the successor to the
Lessor hereunder, irrespective of whether such Lessee or the
Guarantor has received any such notice from the Lessor;
(iii) Pursuant
to the Indenture, the Lessor hereby irrevocably authorizes and
directs each Lessee to, and each Lessee shall, make payments of
Rent hereunder directly to the Trustee for deposit in the Group III
Collection Account established by the Trustee for receipt of such
payments pursuant to the Indenture, and such payments shall
discharge the obligation of such Lessee to the Lessor hereunder
with respect to Rent to the extent of such payments. Each Lessee
further acknowledges that pursuant to the Master Collateral Age
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