form8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2011 (May 3, 2011)
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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1-10308
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06-0918165
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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6 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ
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07054
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(973) 496-4700
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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Amendment to Credit Facilities
On May 3, 2011, the Company announced that its subsidiary, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC (“ABCR”) has entered into an amendment and restatement, dated as of May 3, 2011, of the Credit Agreement dated as of April 19, 2006, as amended, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the other lenders parties thereto (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the maturity date of ABCR’s revolving credit facility has been extended to 2016 and the available capacity under the revolving credit facility has been expanded to $1.2 billion. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains revised pricing terms for the revolving credit facility, revised affirmative covenants and revised financial and other negative covenants. In connection with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, ABCR also entered into an Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
A copy of each of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.
Asset-Backed Note Offering
On May 3, 2011, our Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC subsidiary (the “Issuer”) issued $700 million of asset-backed securities, comprised of $174.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2011-1 1.85% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A and $26.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2011-1 2.98% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B (together, the “Series 2011-1 Notes”), $261.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2011-2 2.37% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A and $39.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2011-2 3.65% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B (together, the “Series 2011-2 Notes”), and $174.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2011-3 3.41% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A and $26.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2011-3 4.74% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B (together, the “Series 2011-3 Notes”, and, together with the Series 2011-1 Notes and the Series 2011-2 Notes, the “Notes”). The Issuer issued the Series 2011-1 Notes under the Series 2011-1 Supplement (the “Series 2011-1 Supplement”) dated May 3, 2011, between the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (“BNYMellon”), as trustee and as Series 2011-1 Agent, to the Second Amended and Restated Base Indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of June 3, 2004, as amended, between the Issuer and BNYMellon, as trustee. The Issuer issued the Series 2011-2 Notes under the Series 2011-2 Supplement (the “Series 2011-2 Supplement”) dated May 3, 2011, between the Issuer and BNYMellon, as trustee and as Series 2011-2 Agent, to the Base Indenture. The Issuer issued the Series 2011-3 Notes under the Series 2011-3 Supplement (the “Series 2011-3 Supplement”) dated May 3, 2011, between the Issuer and BNYMellon, as trustee and as Series 2011-2 Agent, to the Base Indenture.
The Notes are secured under the Base Indenture primarily by vehicles in our domestic fleet and other related assets. A copy of each of the 2011-1 Supplement, the 2011-2 Supplement and the 2011-3 Supplement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3, Exhibit 10.4, and Exhibit 10.5, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.
Certain of the lenders party to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the purchasers of the Notes, and the trustee, and their respective affiliates, have performed and may in the future perform, various commercial banking, investment banking and other financial advisory services for us and our subsidiaries for which they have received, and will receive, customary fees and expenses.
Item 2.03
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
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The information described above under “Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” is incorporated herein by reference.
A press release announcing the completion of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this exhibit shall not be treated as filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2011, among Avis Budget Holdings, LLC, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, the subsidiary borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as syndication agent, Citicorp USA, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as co-documentation agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
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10.2
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Amended and Restated Guarantee & Collateral Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2011, among made by each of the signatories thereto in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
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10.3
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Series 2011-1 Supplement, dated as of May 3, 2011, between Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and as Series 2011-1 Agent.
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10.4
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Series 2011-2 Supplement, dated as of May 3, 2011, between Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and Series 2011-2 Agent.
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10.5
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Series 2011-3 Supplement, dated as of May 3, 2011, between Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and Series 2011-3 Agent.
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99.1
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Press Release dated May 3, 2011.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.
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AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Jean M. Sera
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Name:
Title:
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Jean M. Sera
Senior Vice President and Secretary
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Date: May 6, 2011
AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Report Dated May 6, 2011 (May 3, 2011)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2011, among Avis Budget Holdings, LLC, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, the subsidiary borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as syndication agent, Citicorp USA, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as co-documentation agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
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10.2
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Amended and Restated Guarantee & Collateral Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2011, among made by each of the signatories thereto in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
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10.3
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Series 2011-1 Supplement, dated as of May 3, 2011, between Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and as Series 2011-1 Agent.
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10.4
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Series 2011-2 Supplement, dated as of May 3, 2011, between Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and Series 2011-2 Agent.
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10.5
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Series 2011-3 Supplement, dated as of May 3, 2011, between Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and Series 2011-3 Agent.
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99.1
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Press Release dated May 3, 2011.
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creditagreement.htm
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
AVIS BUDGET HOLDINGS, LLC,
AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC,
as Borrower,
The Subsidiary Borrowers from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as Syndication Agent,
CITICORP USA, INC,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK
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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC,
as Co - Documentation Agents,
Dated as of May 3, 2011
JPMORGAN SECURITIES LLC
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.1 Defined Terms
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1.2 Other Definitional Provisions
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SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
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30
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2.1 Term Commitments
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30
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2.2 Procedure for Term Loan Borrowing
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2.3 Repayment of Term Loans
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2.4 Revolving Commitments
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2.5 Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing
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2.6 Swingline Commitment
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2.7 Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans
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2.8 Commitment Fees, etc.
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2.9 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments
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2.10 Optional Prepayments
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2.11 Mandatory Prepayments
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2.12 Conversion and Continuation Options
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2.13 Limitations on Eurocurrency Tranches
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2.14 Interest Rates and Payment Dates
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2.15 Computation of Interest and Fees
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2.16 Inability to Determine Interest Rate
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2.17 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments
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2.18 Requirements of Law
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2.19 Taxes
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2.20 Indemnity
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2.21 Change of Lending Office
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2.22 Replacement of Lenders
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2.23 Incremental Facilities
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2.24 Prepayments Required Due to Currency Fluctuation
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2.25 Defaulting Lenders
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2.26 Extension of the Revolving Facility
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SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT
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3.1 L/C Commitment
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3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit
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3.3 Fees and Other Charges
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3.4 L/C Participations
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3.5 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower
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3.6 Obligations Absolute
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3.7 Letter of Credit Payments
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3.8 Applications
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3.9 Existing Letters of Credit
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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4.1 Financial Condition
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4.2 No Change
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4.3 Existence; Compliance with Law
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4.4 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
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4.5 No Legal Bar
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4.6 Litigation
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4.7 No Default
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4.8 Ownership of Property; Liens
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4.9 Intellectual Property
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4.10 Taxes
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4.11 Federal Regulations
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4.12 ERISA
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4.13 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations
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4.14 Subsidiaries
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4.15 Use of Proceeds
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4.16 Accuracy of Information, etc
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4.17 Security Documents
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SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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5.1 Amendment and Restatement Effective Date
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5.2 Conditions to Each Extension of Credit
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SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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6.1 Financial Statements
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6.2 Certificates; Other Information
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6.3 Payment of Obligations
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6.4 Maintenance of Existence; Compliance
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6.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance
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6.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussionw
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6.7 Notices
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6.8 Environmental Laws
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6.9 Additional Collateral etc.
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6.10 DTA Acquisition etc
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6.11 Post-Closing Obligations
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SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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7.1 Financial Condition Covenants.
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7.2 Indebtedness
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7.3 Liens
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7.4 Fundamental Changes
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7.5 Disposition of Property
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7.6 Restricted Payments
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7.7 Investments
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7.8 Optional Payments and Modifications of Certain Agreements
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7.9 Transactions with Affiliates
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7.10 Sales and Leasebacks
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7.11 Changes in Fiscal Periods
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7.12 Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions
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7.13 Lines of Business
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7.14 Business Activities of Holdings
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SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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SECTION 9. THE AGENTS
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9.1 Appointment
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9.2 Delegation of Duties
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9.3 Exculpatory Provisions
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9.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent
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9.5 Notice of Default
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9.6 Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders
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9.7 Indemnification
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9.8 Agent in Its Individual Capacity
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9.9 Successor Administrative Agent
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9.10 Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent
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SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1 Amendments and Waivers
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10.2 Notices
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10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedie
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10.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties
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10.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes
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10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments
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10.7 Adjustments; Set-off
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10.8 Counterparts
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10.9 Severability
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10.10 Integration
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10.11 GOVERNING LAW
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10.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers
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10.13 Judgment
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10.14 Acknowledgements
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10.15 Releases of Guarantees and Liens
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10.16 Confidentiality
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10.17 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL
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10.18 USA Patriot Act
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10.19 Effect of Amendment and Restatement
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SCHEDULES
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1.1A Commitments
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1.1B Excluded Subsidiaries
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1.1C Mandatory Costs
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1.1D Separation Agreement
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1.1E Tax Sharing Agreement
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1.1F Mortgaged Properties
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3.9 Existing Letters of Credit
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4.4 Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices
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4.9 Intellectual Property Matters
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4.14 Subsidiaries
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4.17 UCC Filing Jurisdictions
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7.2(f) Existing Indebtedness
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7.3(g) Existing Liens
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7.5(h) Dispositions
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7.7(k) Investments
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7.9 Permitted Transactions
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7.12 Certain Agreements
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EXHIBITS:
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A Form of Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
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B Form of Compliance Certificate
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C Form of Closing Certificate
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D Form of Assignment and Assumption
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E Form of Legal Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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F Form of Exemption Certificate
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G Form of Joinder
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ANNEXES:
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A Form of Fleet Financing Forecast
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 3, 2011, among AVIS BUDGET HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined herein) from time to time parties hereto, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties hereto (the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), CITICORP USA, INC., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, BARCLAYS BANK PLC and THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, as co-documentation agents (in such capacity, the “Co-Documentation Agents”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent.
The Borrower and Holding are parties to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 19, 2006 (the “Original Credit Agreement”, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of December 23, 2008, the Second Amendment dated as of March 10, 2010, the Third Amendment dated as of July 21, 2010, the Fourth Amendment dated as of October 6, 2010 and in effect immediately prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) with several banks and other financial institutions or entities parties as lenders and agents thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The parties to the Existing Credit Agreement have agreed to amend the Existing Credit Agreement in certain respects and to restate the Existing Credit Agreement as so amended as provided in this Agreement (and, in that connection, certain lenders not currently party to the Existing Credit Agreement shall become a party as lenders hereunder), effective upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that on the Restatement Effective Date (as defined below) the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
“ABG”: Avis Budget Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“ABG Convertible Notes”: 3.50% convertible senior notes due in 2014 issued by ABG or any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund such convertible senior notes.
“ABR”: for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b)(i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus (ii) ½ of 1% and (c)(i) the Eurocurrency Rate for a one month interest period in effect on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus (ii) 1%. For purposes hereof: (1) “Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Prime Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by JPMorgan Chase Bank in connection with extensions of credit to debtors) and (2) the Eurocurrency Rate for any day shall be based on the rate for deposits in Dollars appearing on the Reuters BBA LIBOR Rates Page 3750 (or on any successor or substitute page of such page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate, respectively.
“ABR Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
“AESOP Base Indenture”: the Second Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of June 3, 2004, between the AESOP Issuer and the AESOP Trustee, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“AESOP Financing Program”: the transactions contemplated by the AESOP Base Indenture, as it may be from time to time further amended, supplemented or modified, and the instruments and agreements referenced therein and otherwise executed in connection therewith, and any successor program.
“AESOP Indebtedness”: any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the AESOP Financing Program.
“AESOP Issuer”: Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC.
“AESOP Trustee”: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in its capacity as Trustee under the AESOP Base Indenture.
“Administrative Agent”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, together with its affiliates, as the arranger of the Commitments and as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with any of its successors.
“Affiliate”: as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed to be “controlled by” another if such latter Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power either to (i) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such controlled Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such controlled Person whether by contract or otherwise.
“Agents”: the collective reference to the Syndication Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents and the Administrative Agent.
“Aggregate Exposure”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans and (ii) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Aggregate Exposure Percentage”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
“Agreement”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Applicable Margin”: (a) with respect to Term Loans, (i) 3.25% in the case of ABR Loans and (ii) 4.25% in the case of Eurocurrency Loans and (b) with respect to Revolving Loans, a rate determined in accordance with the Pricing Grid.
“Application”: an application, in such form as the Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting the Issuing Lender to open a Letter of Credit.
“Approved Fund”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Asset Sale”: any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property (excluding any such Disposition permitted by clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (j), (k), (l), (m) or (o) of Section 7.5) that yields gross proceeds to any Loan Party (valued at the initial principal amount thereof in the case of non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt securities and valued at fair market value in the case of other non-cash proceeds) in excess of $25,000,000.
“Assignee”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Assignment and Assumption”: an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Australian Dollars” and “A$”: the lawful money of Australia.
“Available Amount”: on any date of determination:
(a) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income determined on a cumulative basis since the fiscal quarter commencing on or about April 1, 2010 for each fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1; plus
(b) the aggregate amount of the Net Cash Proceeds of any issuance or sale of Capital Stock by the Borrower after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the date of determination; plus
(c) the net cash proceeds received by any of the Loan Parties as a return (whether by dividend, interest, distributions, returns of capital, repayments or otherwise) on any Investment after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the date of determination, minus
(d) the sum of the amount of Available Amounts used to (x) make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.6(h), (y) fund Investments pursuant to Section 7.7(t), (z) make voluntary or optional payments, prepayments, repurchases or redemptions of or optionally or voluntarily defease or segregate funds with respect to certain Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.8(a)(v), in each case, after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the date of determination;
provided, that, for purposes of this definition, the following shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income: (i) (x) the amount of separation, integration, restructuring and severance cash items incurred within twelve months of the date of the consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 2 in connection with the DTA Acquisition in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,000,000 and (y) any non-cash impairment charges associated with, or any other write-offs of, intangibles (including goodwill) and (ii) the income of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of the income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter, or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary.
“Available Revolving Commitment”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding; provided, that in calculating any Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit for the purpose of determining such Lender’s Available Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.8(a), the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding shall be deemed to be zero.
“Avis Budget Finance”: Avis Budget Finance, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Benefitted Lender”: as defined in Section 10.7(a).
“Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
“Borrower”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Borrowing Date”: any Business Day specified by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower as a date on which the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
“Budget”: as defined in Section 6.2(c).
“Budget Truck Division”: the truck rental business of Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.
“Business Day”: any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in the State of New York are permitted to close; provided, however, that when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits or deposits in any Optional Currency, as applicable, in the London Interbank market.
“Canadian Dollars” and “C$”: the lawful money of Canada.
“Canadian Securitization Entity”: WTH Funding Limited Partnership, WTH Car Rental Limited Partnership, each an Ontario limited partnership, and any other special purpose entity formed for the purpose of engaging in vehicle financing in Canada including, without limitation, any other partnerships formed from time to time and each of the special purpose entities that may be partners in WTH Funding Limited Partnership, WTH Car Rental Limited Partnership or in any other such partnerships.
“Capital Lease Obligations”: as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Capital Stock”: any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
“Cash Equivalents”: any of the following, to the extent acquired for investment and not with a view to achieving trading profits: (a) obligations fully backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government of the United States or any Member State or any agency or instrumentality thereof maturing not in excess of twelve months from the date of acquisition, (b) commercial paper maturing not in excess of twelve months from the date of acquisition and rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or “A-1” by S&P on the date of such acquisition, (c) the following obligations of any Lender or any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000, which has, or the holding company of which has, a commercial paper rating meeting the requirements specified in clause (b) above: (i) time deposits,
certificates of deposit and acceptances maturing not in excess of twelve months from the date of acquisition, or (ii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty days for underlying securities of the type referred to in clause (a) above, (d) money market funds that invest exclusively in interest bearing, short-term money market instruments and adhere to the minimum credit standards established by Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (e) municipal securities: (i) for which the pricing period in effect is not more than twelve months long and (ii) rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or “A-1” by S&P and (f) foreign investments substantially comparable to the investments described in clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) above in connection with managing cash of any Subsidiary having operations in a foreign country.
“Cash Items Cap”: as defined in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.
“Change in Control”: (a) the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date), directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of ownership or control of in excess of 50% of the voting common stock of ABG on a fully diluted basis at any time or (b) if at any time, individuals who at the Restatement Effective Date constituted the board of directors of ABG (together with any new directors whose election by such board of directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of ABG, as the case may be, was approved by a vote of the majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the Restatement Effective Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of directors of ABG, (c) ABG shall cease to own, directly or through one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, all of the capital stock of Holdings, free and clear of any direct or indirect Liens (other than statutory Liens) or (d) Holdings shall cease to directly own all of the capital stock of the Borrower, free and clear of any direct or indirect Liens (other than statutory Liens or Liens created by the Loan Documents).
“Closing Date”: April 19, 2006.
“Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Co-Documentation Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Collateral”: all property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Document, provided, however, that Collateral shall not include the assets of any Foreign Subsidiary or more than 65% of the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary.
“Commitment”: as to any Lender, the sum of the Term Commitment and the Revolving Commitment of such Lender.
“Commitment Fee Rate”: 0.50% per annum.
“Commonly Controlled Entity”: an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes the Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Collateralized”: secured by cash collateral arrangements and/or backstop letters of credit entered into on terms and in amounts reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender.
“Conduit Lender”: any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided, that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.18, 2.19, 2.20 or 10.5 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have any Commitment.
“Confidential Information Memorandum”: the Confidential Information Memorandum dated April 2011 with respect to the syndication of the Revolving Facility provided herein.
“Consolidated EBITDA”: without duplication, for any period, Consolidated Net Income plus
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provision for taxes based on income;
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(b)
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depreciation expense (excluding any such expense attributable to depreciation of Eligible Assets);
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(c)
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Consolidated Total Interest Expense;
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amortization expense (excluding any such expense attributable to amortization of Eligible Assets);
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non-cash stock option and restricted stock grant expense;
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(i) separation, integration, restructuring and severance cash items and (ii) other extraordinary, unusual, exceptional or non-recurring cash items, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000,000 in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (the “Cash Items Cap”); provided that, upon consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 1, to the extent paid or incurred in connection with the DTA Acquisition, the Cash Items Cap shall be increased as follows until the end of the period ending on the last day of the eighth full fiscal quarter immediately following the date of the consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 1: (x) $150,000,000 for any period ended after the date of the consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 1 through the sixth full fiscal quarter immediately following such date, (y) $120,000,000 for the period ended on the last day of the seventh full fiscal quarter immediately following the date of the consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 1 and (z) $90,000,000 for the period ended on the last day of the eighth full fiscal quarter immediately following the date of the consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 1;
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other unusual or non-recurring non-cash expenses or losses, including fees, expenses and charges associated with the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement;
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unrealized losses from interest rate, foreign exchange and gasoline Swap Agreements;
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(i)
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any other non-cash charges and expenses (including amortization of deferred financing fees), in the case of each of (a)-(h) above, to the extent such items are reflected as a charge in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period;
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fees, expenses and transaction costs paid or incurred in connection with the DTA Acquisition and the financing thereof, whether or not successful;
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(k)
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the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized not later than the end of the sixth full fiscal quarter immediately following the date of DTA Acquisition Step 1 in connection with the DTA Acquisition as a result of specified actions taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken by the Borrower (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent together with the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b), certifying that such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies are reasonably expected and factually supportable in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, (B) the aggregate amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and projected synergies added pursuant to this clause (k) shall not exceed $180,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, (C) no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (k) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, and (D) projected amounts (and amounts not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (k) to the extent occurring more than four full fiscal quarters after the specified action taken in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies;
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(l)
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the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized not later than the end of the fourth full fiscal quarter immediately following the closing of a Permitted Acquisition in connection with such Permitted Acquisition as a result of specified actions taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken by the Borrower (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent together with the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b), certifying that such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies are reasonably expected and factually supportable in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, (B) the aggregate amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and projected synergies added pursuant to this clause (l) shall not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, (C) no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (l) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges
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otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, and (D) projected amounts (and amounts not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (l) to the extent occurring more than four full fiscal quarters after the specified action taken in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies; and
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fees and expenses paid or incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, Material Disposition, issuance or amendment of Indebtedness or Capital Stock, whether or not successful.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period, pro forma effect shall be given to (i)(A) any non-recurring gains (losses) on business unit dispositions outside the ordinary course of business and (B) any unusual or non-recurring non-cash income, in the case of each of (A) and (B) above, to the extent such items are reflected as income (losses) in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period and (ii) any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clause (g) and (h) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or non-cash or unrealized losses were reflected as a charge in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “Reference Period”) pursuant to any determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, (i) if at any time during or following such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period and (ii) if during or following such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period. As used in this definition, “Material Acquisition” means the DTA Acquisition Step 1 and any acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of property that (a) constitutes assets comprising all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and (b) involves the payment of consideration by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000,000; and “Material Disposition” means any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property under Section 7.5(f), (g) or (h) that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000,000.
“Consolidated Financial Statements”: as defined in Section 4.1(b).
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio”: for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.
“Consolidated Interest Expense”: for any period, (a) total interest expense paid or payable in cash (including that properly attributable to Capital Leases Obligations, but excluding in any event (w) all capitalized interest and amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs, (x) upfront fees in connection with any debt issuance and fees and expenses in connection with any amendment of debt, and (y) debt extinguishment costs) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing paid or payable in cash and net cash costs (or minus net profits) under interest rate Swap Agreements minus, (b) without duplication, any interest income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP during such period (other than interest income earned on any Related Eligible Assets). Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest
expense in respect of any (i) Securitization Indebtedness, (ii) AESOP Indebtedness or (iii) Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness, in an amount, for this clause (iii), of up to $750,000,000, shall not be included in Consolidated Interest Expense; provided that for any period when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 3.25 to 1.00, interest expense on Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness in an amount up to $850,000,000 shall not be included in Consolidated Interest Expense. For purposes of calculating Consolidated Interest Expense related to Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness for any period, such amount shall be equal to the product of the following formula on the date of determination to the extent that the amount of Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness exceeds $750,000,000 or $850,000,000, as applicable, at any time during such period:
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Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness – $750,000,000 (or $850,000,000, as applicable)
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total cash interest expense on Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness
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Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness
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“Consolidated Leverage Ratio”: as at the last day of any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.
“Consolidated Net Income”: for any period for which such amount is being determined, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (i) income (loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has any equity investment or comparable interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (ii) any extraordinary after-tax gains, (iii) any extraordinary pretax losses and expenses, (iv) any unusual pretax non-cash losses and expenses and (v) any income (loss) for such period from discontinued operations in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Secured Debt”: at any date, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Consolidated Total Debt that is secured by a Lien on any asset of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio”: as at the last day of any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.
“Consolidated Total Debt”: at any date, the aggregate principal amount of (a) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP plus (b) the aggregate principal amount of the ABG Convertible Notes outstanding at such date; provided that, for purposes of this definition, Indebtedness shall not include (i)(x) Securitization Indebtedness, (y) AESOP Indebtedness or (z) Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness up to $750,000,000; provided further that, for any period when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 3.25 to 1.00, Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness up to $850,000,000 shall be excluded from Consolidated Total Debt, (ii) the aggregate undrawn amount of outstanding Letters of Credit or any other letters of credit, or (iii) obligations under Swap Agreements. In addition, for purposes of this definition, the amount of (A) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at any date shall be reduced (but not to less than zero) by the amount of Excess Cash and (B) the ABG Convertible Notes at any date shall be reduced (but not to less than zero) by the amount of (1) cash and Cash Equivalents of the ABG at such date and (2) the amount of any Indebtedness owed to ABG by the Borrower and its subsidiaries at such date.
“Consolidated Total Interest Expense”: for any period, without duplications (a) total interest expense paid or payable in cash (including that properly attributable to Capital Leases Obligations) plus, (b)(x) all capitalized interest and amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs and (y) debt extinguishment costs, in each case, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs (or minus net profits) under interest rate Swap Agreements minus, (c) without duplication, any interest income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP during such period (other than interest income earned on any Related Eligible Assets). Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest expense in respect of any (i) Securitization Indebtedness, (ii) AESOP Indebtedness or (iii) Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness, in an amount, for this clause (iii), up to $750,000,000, shall not be included in Consolidated Total Interest Expense; provided that for any period when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 3.25 to 1.00, interest expense on Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness in an amount up to $850,000,000 shall not be included in Consolidated Total Interest Expense. For purposes of calculating Consolidated Total Interest Expense related to Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness for any period, such amount shall be equal to the product of the following formula on the date of determination to the extent that the amount of Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness exceeds $750,000,000 or $850,000,000, as applicable, at any time during such period:
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Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness – $750,000,000 (or $850,000,000, as applicable)
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x
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total interest expense on Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness
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Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness
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“Contractual Obligation”: as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Currency”: Dollars or any Optional Currency.
“Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, that has (a) failed to fund any portion of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such requirement to fund such Loan or participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans is based on such Lender's good faith determination that the conditions precedent to funding such Loan or participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans under this Agreement have not been satisfied and such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent in writing to that effect, (b) notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations generally under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations generally under this Agreement or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender under this clause (c) upon receipt of such confirmation by the Administrative Agent, or (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any ownership interest in such Lender or a parent company thereof or the exercise of control over a Lender or parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof.
“Disposition”: with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment (other than a collateral assignment), conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
“Disqualified Stock”: with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable) or upon the happening of any event (other than following the occurrence of a Change in Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change in control,” or an Asset Sale) (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or (iii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than following the occurrence of a Change in Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change in control,” or an Asset Sale), in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the Final Revolving Termination Date.
“Dollar Equivalent”: on any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to an amount denominated in any Optional Currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with normal banking industry practice using the Exchange Rate on the date of determination of such equivalent. In making any determination of the Dollar Equivalent (for purposes of calculating the amount of Loans to be borrowed from the respective Lenders on any date or for any other purpose), the Administrative Agent shall use the relevant Exchange Rate in effect on the date on which the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower delivers a request for Revolving Loans or on such other date upon which a Dollar Equivalent is required to be determined pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. As appropriate, amounts specified herein as amounts in Dollars shall be or include any relevant Dollar Equivalent amount.
“Dollars” and “$”: the lawful money of the United States.
“Dollar Target”: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
“Dollar Target Credit Agreement”: the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2007, among Dollar Target as the borrower, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as the administrative agent and the lenders and financial institutions party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Domestic Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States, but excluding any Subsidiary substantially all the assets of which consists of stock of a Foreign Subsidiary.
“Domestic Subsidiary Borrower”: any Subsidiary Borrower which is a Domestic Subsidiary.
“DTA Acquisition Step 1”: the acquisition by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor of at least a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock of Dollar Target.
“DTA Acquisition Step 2”: the acquisition by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor of 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of Dollar Target.
“DTA Acquisition”: collectively, DTA Acquisition Step 1 and DTA Acquisition Step 2.
“Eligible Assets”: any of the following and any proceeds thereof: (a) assets (and interests in assets) that are of the type described as “assets under vehicle programs” in the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, dated December 31, 2010, which shall include, without limitation, vehicles, vehicle leases, fleet maintenance contracts, fleet management contracts, other service contracts, receivables generated by any of the foregoing and other asset servicing rights, and (b) equity interests or other securities issued by any Subsidiary or other Person issuing securities or incurring
Indebtedness secured by, payable from or representing beneficial interests in, or holding title or ownership interests in, assets of the type described in clause (a) above or interests in such assets.
“Environmental Laws”: all laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or requirements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Materials of Environmental Concern or to health and safety matters, including without limitation, the Clean Water Act also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (“FWPCA”) 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”), 7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq., the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (“SMCRA”), 30 U.S.C. §§ 1201 etseq., the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (“SARA”), Public Law 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613, the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (“ECPCRKA”), 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 6901 etseq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act as amended (“OSHA”), 29 U.S.C. § 655 and § 657, together, in each case, with any amendment thereto, and the regulations adopted and binding publications promulgated thereunder and all substitutions thereof.
“ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“Euro” and “€”: the official currency of the European Union.
“Eurocurrency Base Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Loan, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars or the applicable Optional Currency for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on the applicable page of the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on such page of the Reuters screen (or otherwise on such screen), the “Eurocurrency Base Rate” shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying eurocurrency rates for the applicable Currency as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which the Administrative Agent is offered Dollar deposits or deposits in the applicable Optional Currency at or about 11:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the London interbank eurocurrency for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein.
“Eurocurrency Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurocurrency Rate.
“Eurocurrency Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):
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Eurocurrency Base Rate
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1.00 - Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements
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; provided that with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Euro or Pounds Sterling, the Eurocurrency Rate shall the mean the Eurocurrency Base Rate plus if applicable, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Schedule 1.1C, the Mandatory Costs; and provided further
that the Eurocurrency Rate applicable to any Term Loan shall, in any event, be at all times no less than 1.50%.
“Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements”: a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board and any other banking authority to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender is subject, for Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed under Regulation D. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities and as such shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exceptions or offsets which may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D. Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
“Eurocurrency Tranche”: the collective reference to Eurocurrency Loans under a particular Facility the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
“Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Excess Cash”: all cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such time determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP in excess of $25,000,000.
“Exchange Rate”: for any day with respect to any Optional Currency, the rate at which such Optional Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at 11:00 A.M., London time, on such day on the applicable Reuters currency page with respect to such Optional Currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on the applicable Reuters currency page, the Exchange Rate with respect to such Optional Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the spot rate of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the London Interbank market or other market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such Optional Currency are then being conducted, at or about 11:00 A.M., London time, on such day for the purchase of Dollars with such Optional Currency, for delivery two Business Days later; provided, however, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“Excluded Person”: as defined in the definition of “Subsidiary”.
“Excluded Subsidiary”: each Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.1B, the Regulated Subsidiary, any Immaterial Subsidiary, any Insurance Subsidiary, and any other Subsidiary so long as the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower does not have the controlling authority under the organizational documents of such Excluded Subsidiary to incur Indebtedness on its behalf or grant Liens on its assets (other than purchase money security interests).
“Excluded Taxes”: as defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Existing Credit Agreement”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Existing Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.9.
“Extended Revolving Commitment”: as defined in Section 2.26(a).
“Extended Revolving Loan”: as defined in Section 2.26(a).
“Extension”: as defined in Section 2.26(a).
“Extension Offer”: as defined in Section 2.26(a).
“Extension Offer Date”: as defined in Section 2.26(a).
“Facility”: each of (a) the Term Commitments and the Term Loans made thereunder (the “Term Facility”) and (b) the Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder (the “Revolving Facility”).
“FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations or official interpretations thereof.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by JPMorgan Chase Bank from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Fee Payment Date”: (a) the third Business Day following the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b) the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period.
“Final Revolving Termination Date”: at any date of determination, the latest termination or expiration date applicable to any Revolving Loan or Revolving Commitment hereunder at such time, including the final termination or expiration date of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and any Extended Revolving Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, in each case, extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“Final Term Loan Maturity Date”: at any date of determination, the latest maturity date applicable to any Term Loan hereunder at such time, including the final maturity date of any Incremental Term Loans and any Replacement Term Loans, in each case, extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“Fleet Financing Forecast”: the Borrower’s annual forecast of financing needs for its domestic rental car rental fleet (including detailed sources and uses), substantially in the form set forth in Annex A.
“Foreign Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Funding Office”: the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2 or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“GAAP”: generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time.
“Governmental Authority”: any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, or any federal, state or municipal court, in each case whether of the United States or foreign.
“Group Members”: the collective reference to Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries.
“Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”: the Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Restatement Effective Date, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Guarantee Obligation”: any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness (including reasonable fees and expenses related thereto) or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided, however, that the amount of any Guarantee Obligation shall be limited to the extent necessary so that such amount does not exceed the value of the assets of such Person (as reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP) to which any creditor or beneficiary of such Guarantee Obligation would have recourse.
Notwithstanding the foregoing definition, the term “Guarantee Obligation” shall not include any direct or indirect obligation of a Person as a general partner of a general partnership or a joint venturer of a joint venture in respect of Indebtedness of such general partnership or joint venture, to the extent such Indebtedness is contractually non-recourse to the assets of such Person as a general partner or joint venturer (other than assets comprising the capital of such general partnership or joint venture). The term “Guarantee Obligation” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
“Guarantors”: the collective reference to Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Holdings”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Immaterial Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary or a group of Subsidiaries of the Borrower which, as of any date of determination, when taken together, does not have assets with a value in excess of 1.0% of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Increased Amount Date”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Commitments”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Commitment Agreement”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Loan Commitments”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Revolving Commitments”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Revolving Lender”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Revolving Loan”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Synthetic Deposit”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Synthetic L/C Commitments”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Synthetic L/C Facility”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Synthetic L/C Lender”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Term Loan”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Term Loan Commitments”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Incremental Term Loan Lender”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Indebtedness”: of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements, (g) the liquidation value of all preferred Capital Stock of such Person (i) that is required to be redeemed prior to the date which is 91 days after the Final Term Loan Maturity Date (or which allows the holders of such preferred Capital Stock to require such preferred Capital Stock to be redeemed prior to the date which is 91 days after the Final Term Loan Maturity Date) (other than following the occurrence of a Change in Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change in control” or an Asset Sale) or (ii) which is subject to other payment obligations (including any sinking fund obligations) or obligations to pay dividends or cash interest in respect of such preferred Capital Stock prior to the date which is 91 days after the Final Term Loan Maturity Date (other than following the occurrence of a Change in Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change in control” or an Asset Sale), (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation, and (j) for the purposes of Section 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Agreements; provided, that Indebtedness shall not include any earn-out obligations or contingent obligations consisting of purchase price adjustments. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Insolvency”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Insolvent”: pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
“Insurance Subsidiary”: a Subsidiary established for the purpose of (a) insuring the businesses, facilities, employees or joint ventures of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (b) providing insurance products.
“Intellectual Property”: the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges with respect to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and processes, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
“Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any ABR Loan (other than any Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period, (d) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving Loan that is an ABR Loan and any Swingline Loan), the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof and (e) as to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
“Interest Period”: as to any Eurocurrency Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurocurrency Loan and ending one, two, three or six (or, if agreed to by all Lenders under the relevant Facility, nine or twelve) months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Loan and ending one, two, three or six (or, if agreed to by all Lenders under the relevant Facility, nine or twelve) months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the date that is three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
(i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(ii) the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower may not select an Interest Period under a particular Facility that would extend beyond the Revolving Termination Date or beyond the date final payment is due on the Term Loans;
(iii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and
(iv) the Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Loan during an Interest Period for such Loan.
“Investments”: as defined in Section 7.7.
“Issuing Lender”: JPMorgan Chase Bank or any affiliate thereof and such other Lenders or affiliates thereof as may be designated in writing by the Borrower which agree in writing to act as such in accordance with the terms hereof and are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (including the issuer of any Existing Letters of Credit), in the capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit.
“Joinder Agreement”: is defined in Section 10.1.
“Joint Lead Arrangers”: JPMorgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
“JPMorgan Chase Bank”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“judgment currency”: as defined in Section 10.13.
“L/C Obligations”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
“L/C Participants”: the collective reference to all the Revolving Lenders other than the Issuing Lender.
“Lenders”: as defined in the preamble hereto; provided, that unless the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to the Lenders shall be deemed to include any Conduit Lender.
“Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.1(a).
“Lien”: with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
“Loan”: any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
“Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Notes and any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.
“Loan Parties”: each Group Member that is a party to a Loan Document.
“Majority Facility Lenders”: with respect to any Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans or the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit, as the case may be, outstanding under such Facility (or, in the case of the Revolving Facility, prior to any termination of the Revolving Commitments, the holders of more than 50% of the Total Revolving Commitments).
“Material Acquisition”: as defined in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.
“Material Adverse Effect”: any event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (it being understood that a bankruptcy filing by, or change in the actual or perceived credit quality of, or work stoppage affecting any “big three” auto manufacturer shall not constitute a Material Adverse Effect so long as such “big three”
auto manufacturer has not failed to perform its material performance obligations owed to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or (ii) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
“Material Disposition”: as defined in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.
“Materials of Environmental Concern”: all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount”: as defined in Section 2.23.
“Member State”: a country which is a current member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Minimum Extension Condition”: as defined in Section 2.26(b).
“Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgage Amendments”: as defined in Section 6.11(a).
“Mortgaged Properties”: the real properties listed on Schedule 1.1F, as to which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders shall be granted a Lien pursuant to the Mortgages.
“Mortgages”: each of the mortgages and deeds of trust made by any Loan Party in favor of, or for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to the requirements of the Existing Credit Agreement and this Agreement (and with respect to mortgages and deeds of trust made in accordance with Section 6.9(d), in form and substance substantially the same as the mortgages and deeds of trust covering the Mortgaged Property under the Existing Credit Agreement as amended pursuant to this Agreement (with such changes thereto as the Administrative Agent may approve or as shall be advisable under the law of the jurisdiction in which such mortgage or deed of trust is to be recorded)) under which a Lien is granted on such real property and fixtures described therein, in each case as amended in accordance with Section 6.11 (as to the Mortgaged Properties on the date hereof) and as further amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Multiemployer Plan”: a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds”: (a) in connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received), net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event (other than any Lien pursuant to a Security Document) and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, to the extent such tax credits or deductions or tax sharing arrangements are utilized) and (ii) amounts applied to the repayment of Securitization Indebtedness in connection with any Disposition of fleet vehicles
of Dollar Target and its Subsidiaries permitted by clause (g) of Section 7.5, minus, in the case of an Asset Sale, any reserve established, in accordance with GAAP, in respect of (x) any potential adjustment in the sale price of such asset or assets and (y) any liabilities associated with such assets or asset and retained by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or with respect to any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale (provided that, upon the reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any such reserve, the amount of such reserve shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds), and (b) in connection with any issuance or sale of Capital Stock or any incurrence of Indebtedness, the cash proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith.
“New Zealand Dollars” and “NZ$”: the lawful money of New Zealand.
“Non-Excluded Taxes”: as defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Non-U.S. Lender”: as defined in Section 2.19(e).
“Notes”: the collective reference to any promissory note evidencing Loans.
“Obligations”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower to any Agent or Lender (or, in the case of Specified Swap Agreements and Specified Cash Management Agreements, any affiliate of any Agent or Lender, in each case, at the time such agreement was entered into), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, any Specified Swap Agreement, any Specified Cash Management Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, swap coupon or termination payments, fees or indemnities, or reasonable out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
“OID”: is defined in Section 2.23.
“Optional Currency”: at any time, Australian Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euro, New Zealand Dollars, Pounds Sterling and such other currencies which are convertible into Dollars and are freely traded and available in the London interbank eurocurrency market.
“Original Credit Agreement”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“original currency”: as defined in Section 10.13.
“Other Taxes”: any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Taxes.
“Parent”: each of ABG, Cendant Finance Holding Company LLC and any other direct or indirect parent of Holdings and the Borrower.
“Parent Expenses”: (i) costs (including all professional fees and expenses) incurred by any Parent in connection with its reporting obligations under, or in connection with compliance with, applicable laws or applicable rules of any applicable laws or applicable rules of any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory body or stock exchange, the Senior Unsecured Note Indenture, or any other agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, including in respect of any reports filed with respect to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii) an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal year to permit any Parent to pay its corporate overhead expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, and to pay salaries or other compensation of employees who perform services for any Parent or for such Parent and the Borrower, provided that ABG allocates such overhead among its Subsidiaries in conformity with clause (vi) of this paragraph, (iii) expenses incurred by any Parent in connection with the acquisition, development, maintenance, ownership, prosecution, protection and defense of its Intellectual Property and associated rights to the extent such Intellectual Property and associated rights relate to the business or businesses of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iv) indemnification obligations of any Parent owing to directors, officers, employees or other Persons under its charter or by-laws or pursuant to written agreements with any such Person, (v) other operational and tax expenses of any Parent attributable to or incurred on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, including reimbursement obligations under the Letter of Credit Facilities and including obligations in respect of director and officer insurance (including premiums therfor); provided, that all operational and tax expenses of any Parent are deemed to be attributable to or incurred on behalf of the Borrower if the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ activities represent substantially all of the operating activities of such Parent and all of its Subsidiaries and (vi) fees and expenses incurred by any Parent in connection with any offering of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, (x) where the net proceeds of such offering are intended to be received by or contributed or loaned to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or (y) in a prorated amount of such expenses in proportion to the amount of such net proceeds intended to be so received, contributed or loaned, or (z) otherwise on an interim basis prior to completion of such offering so long as any Parent shall cause the amount of such expenses to be repaid to the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor out of the proceeds of such offering promptly if completed.
“Participant”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).
“Participant Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(c)(i).
“PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“Permitted Acquisition”: an acquisition or any series of related acquisitions of (a) all or substantially all of the assets or a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock of any Person or (b) any division, line of business or other business unit of any Person (such Person or such division, line of business or other business unit of such Person shall be referred to herein as the “Target”), in each case that is a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 7.13, so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto, (ii) the Borrower shall demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent (which calculations and information provided to the Administrative Agent shall be made available to the Lenders) that, after giving effect to the acquisition on a pro forma basis, the Borrower
is in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.1 as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered hereunder, (iii) the Borrower shall have taken such actions as are required of it under the terms of Section 6.9 with respect to such acquisition and the Target, if it has not merged with any Loan Party, shall have taken such actions as are required of it under the terms of Section 6.9 and (iv) to the extent that such acquisition is, in whole or in part, funded by the proceeds of any Revolving Loans, such acquisition shall not be a “hostile” acquisition and shall have been approved by the board of directors and/or shareholders of the applicable Loan Party and the Target.
“Permitted Lien”: any Lien permitted by Section 7.3.
“Permitted Refinancing”: any Indebtedness or Capital Stock issued in exchange for, or for the purpose of applying the net proceeds thereof to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness; provided that:
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the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued interest thereon and the amount of all fees, expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith);
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(b)
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such Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a weighted average life to maturity equal to or greater than the weighted average life to maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and
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(c)
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such Indebtedness is incurred by the obligor (or obligors) on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded.
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“Person”: an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Plan”: at a particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Pounds Sterling” and “£: the lawful money of the United Kingdom.
“Pricing Grid”: the table set forth below:
Level
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Specified
Rating
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Applicable Margin
Eurocurrency Loans
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Applicable Margin
ABR Loans
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Level I
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> B1 from Moody’s and
> B+ from S&P
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2.75%
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1.75%
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Level II
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B1 from Moodys’s and
B+ from S&P
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3.00%
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2.00%
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Level III
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<B1 from Moody’s and
<B+ from S&P
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3.25%
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2.25%
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In the event the Specified Rating assigned by Moody’s is not equivalent to the Specified Rating assigned by S&P, the lower of the two Specified Ratings will determine the Applicable Margin, unless the Specified Ratings are two or more levels apart, in which case the Applicable Margin shall be based on the Level applicable to the rating immediately above the lower of the two Specified Ratings. In the event either Moody’s or S&P shall cease to assign a Specified Rating, then the Applicable Margin shall be based on Level III. Any change in the Applicable Margin determined in accordance with the foregoing table shall become effective on the date of announcement or publication by the Borrower or either rating agency of any change in the Specified Ratings or, in the absence of such announcement or publication, on the effective date of such change in the Specified Ratings.
“Pro Forma Balance Sheet”: as defined in Section 4.1(a).
“Properties”: the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by any Group Member.
“Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness”: Indebtedness (i) secured by, payable from or representing beneficial interests in Eligible Assets or (ii) that is unsecured, the proceeds of which are used, directly or indirectly, to purchase Eligible Assets, which provides for recourse to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity); provided that Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness shall not include any Indebtedness of the Borrower and Avis Budget Finance in respect of the Senior Unsecured Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof.
“Recovery Event”: any settlement of or payment in a principal amount greater than $25,000,000 in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of any Loan Party.
“Reference Period”: as defined in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.
“Refunded Swingline Loans”: as defined in Section 2.7.
“Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Regulated Subsidiary”: AmeriGuard Retention Group, Inc. or any similar insurance subsidiary (if it becomes a Subsidiary through the Dollar Thrifty Acquisition).
“Regulation S-X”: Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as such Regulation is in effect on the date hereof.
“Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
“Reimbursement Obligation”: the obligation of the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.
“Reinvestment Deferred Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the
Term Loans or reduce the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.11(b) as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Event”: any Asset Sale or Recovery Event in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Notice”: a written notice executed by a Responsible Officer stating that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that the Borrower (directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends and expects to use all or a specified portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Recovery Event to (a) acquire or repair assets useful in its business or (b) make acquisitions permitted under Section 7.7.
“Reinvestment Prepayment Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any amount expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to acquire or repair assets useful in the Borrower’s business or to make acquisitions permitted under Section 7.7.
“Reinvestment Prepayment Date”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (a) the date occurring twelve months after such Reinvestment Event and (b) the date on which the Borrower shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, acquire or repair assets useful in the Borrower’s business with all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
“Related Eligible Assets”: Eligible Assets that secure or are the direct or indirect source of payment for AESOP Indebtedness, Securitization Indebtedness or Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness.
“Related Taxes”: any and all Taxes required to be paid by the Borrower or any Parent other than Taxes directly attributable to (i) the income of any entity other than any Parent, Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) owning the Capital Stock of any corporation or other entity other than any Parent, Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) withholding taxes on payments actually made by any Parent other than to any other Parent, Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Reorganization”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
“Replaced Term Loan”: as defined in Section 10.1(b).
“Replacement Term Loan”: as defined in Section 10.1(b).
“Reportable Event”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. § 4043.
“Required Lenders”: at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding and (ii) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Requirements of Law”: as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority, in each
case applicable to and binding upon such Person and any of its property, and to which such Person and any of its property is subject.
“Responsible Officer”: the chief executive officer, president, chief accounting officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.
“Restatement Effective Date”: the date on which the conditions specified in Section 5.1 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.1).
“Restricted Payments”: as defined in Section 7.6.
“Revolving Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Revolving Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Revolving Commitment Period”: the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to the Revolving Termination Date.
“Revolving Extensions of Credit”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding, (b) the Dollar Equivalent of such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.
“Revolving Facility”: as defined in the definition of “Facility”.
“Revolving Lender”: each Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or that holds Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Loans”: as defined in Section 2.4(a).
“Revolving Percentage”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then constitutes of the Total Revolving Commitments or, at any time after the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans then outstanding, provided, that, in the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full prior to the reduction to zero of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit, the Revolving Percentages shall be determined in a manner designed to ensure that the other outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit shall be held by the Revolving Lenders on a comparable basis.
“Revolving Termination Date”: the earlier of (a) May 3, 2016 or (b) 91 calendar days prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date unless on such date, the principal amount of the Term Loans that remain outstanding does not exceed $100,000,000.
“S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group.
“SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
“Securitization Entity”: any Subsidiary or other Person (a) engaged solely in the business of effecting asset securitization transactions and related activities or (b) whose primary purpose is to hold title or ownership interests in Eligible Assets, it being understood that each Canadian Securitization entity, shall be deemed to be a Securitization Entity.
“Securitization Indebtedness”: Indebtedness incurred by or attributable to a Securitization Entity that does not permit or provide for recourse (other than Standard Securitization Undertakings) to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Securitization Entity or a Foreign Subsidiary organized under the laws of Canada) or any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than the property or assets of, or any equity interests or other securities issued by, a Securitization Entity or a Foreign Subsidiary organized under the laws of Canada).
“Security Documents”: the collective reference to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages and all other security documents hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent granting a Lien on any property of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
“Senior Unsecured Note Indenture”: the Indenture entered into by the Borrower and Avis Budget Finance in connection with the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes, together with all instruments and other agreements entered into by the Borrower, Avis Budget Finance and any other Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection therewith.
“Senior Unsecured Notes”: (i) the 7.625% senior notes of the Borrower and Avis Budget Finance due 2014, (ii) the 7.75% senior notes of the Borrower and Avis Budget Finance due 2016 and (iii) the floating rate senior notes of the Borrower and Avis Budget Finance due 2014 issued pursuant to the Senior Unsecured Note Indenture.
“Separation Agreement”: as described on Schedule 1.1D.
“Significant Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.
“Single Employer Plan”: any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer Plan.
“Specified Cash Management Agreement”: any agreement providing for treasury, depositary or cash management services, including in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds or any similar transactions between the Borrower or any Guarantor and any Lender or affiliate thereof or any Agent or affiliate thereof, which has been designated by such Lender and the Borrower, by notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 90 days after the execution and delivery by the Borrower or such Guarantor, as a “Specified Cash Management Agreement”.
“Specified Ratings”: the corporate credit rating assigned by Moody’s and the corporate issuer rating assigned by S&P, in each case, with respect to the Borrower. In the event that either Moody’s or S&P places the Borrower’s corporate credit rating on “Watchlist” for a possible downgrade in the case of Moody’s or the Borrowers’ corporate issuer rating on “CreditWatch” with negative implications in the case of S&P (or, in each case, any successor, replacement or analogous list) the Specified Rating from such rating agency shall be the next lower rating below the then corporate credit rating or the corporate issuer rating, as the case may be, of the Borrower assigned by such rating agency.
“Specified Swap Agreement”: any Swap Agreement entered into by the Borrower or any Guarantor and any counterparty that at the time such Swap Agreement was entered into was an Agent, Lender or affiliate thereof, to hedge or mitigate its risk with respect to interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices, including, without limitation, Swap Agreements entered into by such parties with respect to AESOP Indebtedness, Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness or Securitization Indebtedness.
“Standard Securitization Undertakings”: representations, warranties (and any related repurchase obligations), servicer obligations, guaranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower of a type that are reasonably customary in securitizations.
“Subsidiary”: (a) with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity (whether now existing or hereafter organized) of which at least a majority of the voting stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or the equivalent) is, at the time as of which any determination is being made, owned or controlled by such Person or one or more subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more subsidiaries of such Person or (b) any partnership where more than 50% of the general partners of such partnership are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person and/or (ii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower; provided, that, at Borrower’s election, any Person in which an investment is made pursuant to Section 7.7(p) shall, so long as such investment is maintained in reliance on such Section, not be a “Subsidiary” of the Borrower for any purpose of this Agreement (other than Section 6.1) (each such Person referred to in this proviso being an “Excluded Person”); provided, further, that Borrower may elect to designate any Excluded Person as a “Subsidiary” at any time, upon which such Excluded Person shall be a “Subsidiary” for all purposes of this Agreement and be required to comply with all requirements applicable to such Subsidiary herein.
“Subsidiary Borrower”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.1(c)(i) until such time as such Subsidiary Borrower is removed as a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.1(c)(ii).
“Subsidiary Guarantor”: each Subsidiary of the Borrower other than any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity.
“Swap Agreement”: any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.
“Swingline Commitment”: the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.6 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $50,000,000.
“Swingline Lender”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans.
“Swingline Loans”: as defined in Section 2.6.
“Swingline Participation Amount”: as defined in Section 2.7.
“Syndication Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Target”: as defined in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”.
“Tax Sharing Agreement”: as described on Schedule 1.1E.
“Taxes” means any taxes, charges or assessments, including but not limited to income, sales, use, transfer, rental, ad valorem, value-added, stamp, property consumption, franchise, license, capital, net worth, gross receipts, excise, occupancy, intangibles or similar tax, charges or assessments, and including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Commitment”: as to any Term Lender, the obligation of such Term Lender, if any, to make a Term Loan to the Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth on its signature page to the Second Amendment dated as of March 10, 2010 to the Original Credit Agreement).
“Term Facility”: as defined in the definition of “Facility”.
“Term Lender”: each Extending Term Loan Lender (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement).
“Term Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1.
“Term Loan Maturity Date”: earlier of (a) April 19, 2014 or (b) 91 calendar days prior to the maturity of the Senior Unsecured Notes due May 15, 2014, if such Senior Unsecured Notes have not been repaid or refinanced by such date.
“Term Percentage”: as to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding.
“Total Revolving Commitments”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect.
“Total Revolving Extensions of Credit”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Transferee”: any Assignee or Participant.
“Type”: as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan.
“United States”: the United States of America.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary”: as to any Person, any other Person all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares required by law) is owned by such Person directly and/or through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
“Withholding Agent”: any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.
“WTH Funding LP”: WTH Funding Limited Partnership, an Ontario limited partnership, and any successor special purpose entity formed for the purpose of engaging in vehicle financings in Canada.
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions
(a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b) As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, all terms of an accounting or financial nature relating to any Group Member not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all accounting or financial terms used herein shall be construed, and all financial computations pursuant hereto shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Group Member at “fair value”, as defined therein; provided, further, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after the change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any obligations of a Person under a lease (whether existing now or entered into in the future) that is not (or would not be) required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date shall not be treated as capital lease solely as a result (x) the adoption of changes in or (y) changes in the application of GAAP after the Restatement Effective Date.
(c) As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (ii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iii) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, and (iv) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
(d) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(e) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
2.1 Term Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Term Lender severally agrees to make a term loan (a “Term Loan”) in Dollars to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed the amount of the Term Commitment of such Lender. The Term Loans may from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.12.
2.2 Procedure for Term Loan Borrowing. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to (a) 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, or (b) 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the day of the anticipated Closing Date, in the case of ABR Loans) requesting that the Term Lenders make the Term Loans on the Closing Date and specifying the amount to be borrowed. Upon receipt of such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Term Lender thereof. Not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Closing Date each Term Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the Term Loan or Term Loans to be made by such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall credit the account of the Borrower on the books of such office of the Administrative Agent with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Term Lenders in immediately available funds.
2.3 Repayment of Term Loans.The Term Loans shall be repayable on each date set forth below in an amount equal to such Term Loan Lender’s Term Percentage multiplied by the amount set forth below opposite such date, subject to reduction pursuant to Section 2.17(b):
Installment
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Principal Amount
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April 30, 2010
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$769,012.15
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July 30, 2010
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$769,012.15
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October 29, 2010
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$769,012.15
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January 31, 2011
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$769,012.15
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April 29, 2011
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$769,012.15
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July 29, 2011
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$769,012.15
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October 31, 2011
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$769,012.15
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January 31, 2012
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$769,012.15
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April 30, 2012
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$769,012.15
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July 31, 2012
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$769,012.15
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October 31, 2012
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$769,012.15
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January 31, 2013
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$769,012.15
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April 30, 2013
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$769,012.15
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July 31, 2013
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$769,012.15
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October 31, 2013
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$769,012.15
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January 31, 2014
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$769,012.15
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Term Loan Maturity Date
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$260,475,400.97
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2.4 Revolving Commitments.(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans (“Revolving Loans”) in Dollars and in any Optional Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period
the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.5 and 2.12. ABR Loans shall be denominated only in Dollars.
(b) The Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Revolving Termination Date.
2.5 Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing. The Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower may borrow under the Revolving Commitments during the Revolving Commitment Period on any Business Day, provided that the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to (a) 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, or (b) 12:00 Noon, New York City Time, on the date of the proposed borrowing, in the case of ABR Loans) (provided that any such notice of a borrowing of ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility to finance payments required by Section 3.5 may be given not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the date of the proposed borrowing), specifying (i) the amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan, the Currency with respect thereto and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Period therefor. If no election as to the Type of a Revolving Loan is specified in any such notice, then the requested borrowing shall be an ABR Loan. If no Currency with respect to any Eurocurrency Loans is specified in any such notice, then the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a borrowing in Dollars. If no Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan is specified in any such notice, then the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Each borrowing under the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Revolving Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount) and (y) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; provided, that the Swingline Lender may request, on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, borrowings under the Revolving Commitments that are ABR Loans in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.7. Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender thereof. Each Revolving Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower on the books of such office or such other account as the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower may specify to the Administrative Agent in writing with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Revolving Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
2.6 Swingline Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make a portion of the credit otherwise available to the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower under the Revolving Commitments from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period by making swing line loans (“Swingline Loans”) in Dollars to the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the Swingline Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the Swingline Lender’s other outstanding Revolving Loans, may exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect) and (ii) the Borrower or the relevant
Subsidiary Borrower shall not request, and the Swingline Lender shall not make, any Swingline Loan if, after giving effect to the making of such Swingline Loan, the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero. During the Revolving Commitment Period, the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower may use the Swingline Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Swingline Loans shall be ABR Loans only.
(b) The Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall repay to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Revolving Termination Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Loan is borrowed, the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
2.7 Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans. (a) Whenever the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower desires that the Swingline Lender make Swingline Loans it shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swingline Lender not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date (which shall be a Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period). Each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment shall be in an amount equal to $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Not later than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in a notice in respect of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be made by the Swingline Lender. The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower on such Borrowing Date by depositing such proceeds in the account of the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower with the Administrative Agent or such other account as the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower may specify to the Administrative Agent in writing on such Borrowing Date in immediately available funds.
(b) The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower (each of which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice given by the Swingline Lender no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, request each Revolving Lender to make, and each Revolving Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Loan, in an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans (the “Refunded Swingline Loans”) outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender. Each Revolving Lender shall make the amount of such Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office in immediately available funds, not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, one Business Day after the date of such notice. The proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be immediately made available by the Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender for application by the Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swingline Loans. The Borrower and relevant Subsidiary Borrower irrevocably authorize the Swingline Lender to charge the Borrower’s and relevant Subsidiary Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the amount of such Refunded Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Revolving Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full such Refunded Swingline Loans.
(c) If prior to the time a Revolving Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section 2.7(b), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower or if for any other reason, as determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole discretion, Revolving Loans may not be made as contemplated by Section 2.7(b), each Revolving Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.7(b), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then
outstanding Swingline Loans by paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “Swingline Participation Amount”) equal to (i) such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage times (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans.
(d) Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Revolving Lender such Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swingline Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Revolving Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.
(e) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.7(b) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.7(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Revolving Lender or the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Revolving Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
2.8 Commitment Fees, etc.
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee for the period from and including the date hereof to the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates as set forth in any fee agreements with the Administrative Agent and to perform any other obligations contained therein.
2.9 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments. The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Commitments. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be irrevocable; provided, that a notice to terminate the Revolving Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or a Change in Control, in either case, which such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date)
if such condition is not satisfied. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the revocation of a termination notice shall not affect the Borrower’s obligation to indemnify any Lender in accordance with Section 2.20 for any loss or expense sustained or incurred as a consequence thereof.
2.10 Optional Prepayments. The Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice (except as otherwise provided below) delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, and no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the day of such prepayment, in the case of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans; provided, that if a Eurocurrency Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.20; provided, further, that such notice to prepay the Loans delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or a Change in Control, in either case, which such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by further notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the revocation of a termination notice shall not affect the Borrower’s obligation to indemnify any Lender in accordance with Section 2.20 for any loss or expense sustained or incurred as a consequence thereof. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans and Swingline Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Term Loans and Revolving Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof. Partial prepayments of Swingline Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof.
2.11 Mandatory Prepayments(a) If any Indebtedness shall be issued or incurred by any Group Member (excluding any Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 7.2), an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied on the date of such issuance or incurrence, or in the event such Net Cash Proceeds are received after 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the next Business Day, toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.11(c).
(b) If on any date any Loan Party shall receive Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Recovery Event then, unless a Reinvestment Notice shall be delivered in respect thereof, 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds or, in the case of any Disposition permitted by Section 7.5(f), 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds, shall be applied within three Business Days toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.11(c); provided that on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date, an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event shall be applied toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.11(c).
(c) Amounts to be applied in connection with prepayments of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall be applied, first, to ABR Loans and, second, to Eurocurrency Loans and, in each case, in accordance with Section 2.17(b). Each prepayment of the Term Loans under this Section 2.11 shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid. If no Term Loans are outstanding, such remaining amounts shall be retained by the relevant Group Member.
2.12 Conversion and Continuation Options. (a) The Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurocurrency Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date, provided that any such conversion of Eurocurrency Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. The
Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurocurrency Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided that no ABR Loan under a particular Facility may be converted into a Eurocurrency Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversions. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
(b) Any Eurocurrency Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans, provided that no Eurocurrency Loan under a particular Facility may be continued as such when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuations (and the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower within a reasonable amount of time of any such determination), and provided, further, that if the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph such Loans shall be automatically continued as Eurocurrency Loans having an Interest Period of one month in duration or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
2.13 Limitations on Eurocurrency Tranches. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations of Eurocurrency Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurocurrency Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Tranche shall be equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than ten Eurocurrency Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
2.14 Interest Rates and Payment Dates. (a) Each Eurocurrency Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% or (y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility plus 2%, and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the relevant Facility plus 2% (or, in the case of any such other amounts that do not relate to a particular Facility, the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility plus 2%), in each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment).
(d) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand.
2.15 Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurocurrency Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.
(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, deliver to the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.14(a).
2.16 Inability to Determine Interest Rate. If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period, or
(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of the relevant Facility that the Eurocurrency Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period,
the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (w) any Eurocurrency Loans under the relevant Facility requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (x) any Loans under the relevant Facility that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurocurrency Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (y) any outstanding Eurocurrency Loans under the relevant Facility shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurocurrency Loans under the relevant Facility shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower nor any Subsidiary Borrower have the right to convert Loans under the relevant Facility to Eurocurrency Loans.
2.17 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Each borrowing of Revolving Loans by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be made pro rata according to the respective Revolving Percentages of the relevant Lenders.
(b) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Term Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans then held by the Term Lenders; provided that at the option of the Borrower, all
or a portion of any optional prepayments of the Term Loans made in accordance with Section 2.10 may be applied to repay the Term Loans. The amount of each principal prepayment of the Term Loans shall be applied to reduce the then remaining installments of the Term Loans as directed by the Borrower. Amounts prepaid on account of the Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(c) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Revolving Lenders.
(d) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, at the Funding Office, in Dollars or in any other applicable currency and in immediately available funds. The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurocurrency Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurocurrency Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. Any obligation under this Agreement denominated in currency other than Dollars should be payable in such currency unless the obligor, the obligee and the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree.
(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower a corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon, at a rate up to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans under the relevant Facility, on demand, from the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower.
(f) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower hereunder that the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower within three Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available
pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower.
2.18 Requirements of Law. (a) If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:
(i) shall subject any Lender to any additional tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any Application or any Eurocurrency Loan made by it (except for taxes addressed by Section 2.19 (including any Excluded Taxes) and changes in the rate of tax on the overall net or gross income of such Lender);
(ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurocurrency Rate; or
(iii) shall impose on such Lender any other condition not described in (or excepted from) the foregoing (i) and (ii);
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender by an amount that such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurocurrency Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly notify the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.
(b) If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.
(c) A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such
six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect. The obligations of the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, in each case, be deemed to be a change in a Requirement of Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
2.19 Taxes. (a) All payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding (a) net income taxes and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on the Administrative Agent or any Lender by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein) under the laws of which the Administrative Agent or such Lender is organized or incorporated or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, and any taxes imposed on the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document) and (b) any branch profit taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other Governmental Authority; provided that, if any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded Taxes”) or Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder, as determined in good faith by the applicable Withholding Agent, (x) such amounts shall be paid to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and (y) the amounts so payable by the Borrower or applicable Subsidiary Borrower to the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement as if such withholding or deduction had not been made, provided further, however, that neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary Borrower shall be required to increase any such amounts payable to any Lender with respect to any Taxes (i) that are attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (e) or (f) of this Section, (ii) that are United States withholding taxes resulting from any Requirement of Law (including FATCA) in effect on (and, in the case of FATCA, including any regulations or official interpretations thereof issued after) the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office or offices) except, in the case of an assignment or designation of a new lending office, to the extent that the Lender making such assignment or designation was entitled, at the time of such assignment or designation, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower with respect to Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this section or (iii) that are imposed as a result of a Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (amounts described in the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (i), (ii) and (iii), “Excluded Taxes”).
(b) In addition, the Borrower or any relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of the relevant Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower showing payment thereof. If (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority, (ii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower fails to remit to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence or (iii) any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are imposed directly upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for such amounts and any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure, in the case of (i) and (ii), or any such direct imposition, in the case of (iii).
(d) Each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent for the full amount of any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings or similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority that are attributable to such Lender and that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent, together with all interest, penalties, reasonable costs and expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, as determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e) Each Lender (or Transferee) (i) that is not a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) (x) two copies of either U.S. IRS Form W-8BEN, Form W-8ECI or Form W-8IMY (together with any applicable underlying IRS forms) (y) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit F and the applicable Form W-8, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on payments under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or (z) any other form prescribed by applicable requirements of U.S. federal income tax law (including FATCA) as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable requirements of law to permit the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made and (ii) that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax. Such forms shall be delivered by each Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation) and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Lender at any other time prescribed by applicable law or as reasonably requested by the Borrower. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (and any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a Non -U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section that such Non -U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(f) A Lender or Transferee that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate; provided that such Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation.
(g) If the Administrative Agent, any Transferee or any Lender determines, in its sole good faith discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.18 or this Section 2.19, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower under Section 2.18 or this Section 2.19 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Transferee or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent , such Transferee or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Transferee or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent, such Transferee or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Transferee or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person.
(h) Each Assignee shall be bound by this Section 2.19.
(i) The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.20 Indemnity. The Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any actual loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurocurrency Loans after the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurocurrency Loans after the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount up to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin and any minimum Eurocurrency Rate to the extent in effect, included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank eurocurrency market. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower by
any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.21 Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.18 or 2.19(a) with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided, that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided, further, that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.18 or 2.19(a).
2.22 Replacement of Lenders. The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.18 or 2.19(a), (b) becomes a Defaulting Lender or (c) fails to give its consent for any issue requiring the consent of 100% of the Lenders or all affected Lenders (and such Lender is an affected Lender) and for which Lenders holding 51% of the Loans and/or Commitments required for such vote have consented, with a replacement financial institution; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, (iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action under Section 2.21 so as to eliminate the continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.18 or 2.19(a), (iv) the replacement financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.20 if any Eurocurrency Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial institution shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein), (viii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.18 or 2.19(a), as the case may be, and (ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
2.23 Incremental Facilities.
(a) (i) After the Restatement Effective Date and before the Term Loan Maturity Date (with respect to Term Loans) and the Revolving Termination Date (with respect to Revolving Loans), as applicable, the Borrower, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, may request (x) the establishment of one or more additional tranches of term loans (the commitments thereto, the “Incremental Term Loan Commitments”) and/or (y) increases in the Revolving Commitments (the “Incremental Revolving Commitments” and, together with the Incremental Term Loan Commitments, the “Incremental Loan Commitments”); provided that (x) each such request shall be for not less than $25,000,000 (or such lesser amount up to the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount) and (y) after giving effect to each such request, the aggregate principal amount (the “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount”) of the Incremental Loan Commitments shall not exceed $400,000,000; provided further, that the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount shall be increased by an additional $200,000,000 upon consummation of the DTA Acquisition Step 1 in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, and (ii) after the Restatement Effective Date and before the Term Loan Maturity Date, the Borrower, by written notice to Administrative Agent, may also request the establishment of a synthetic letter of credit facility (the “Incremental Synthetic L/C Facility”; the commitments thereto, the “Incremental Synthetic L/C Commitments”; and, together with the Incremental Loan Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”); provided that (x) each such request
shall be for not less than $25,000,000 (or such lesser amount up to the Maximum Incremental Synthetic Facility Amount) and (y) after giving effect to each such request, the aggregate principal amount (the “Maximum Incremental Synthetic Facility Amount”) of the Incremental Synthetic L/C Commitments shall not exceed $200,000,000. Each such notice shall specify the date (each, an “Increased Amount Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that the Incremental Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower may approach any Lender or any Person to provide or arrange all or a portion of the Incremental Commitments; provided that (i) no Lender will be required to provide such Incremental Commitment and (ii) any entity providing all or a portion of the Incremental Commitments other than a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (with such acceptance by the Administrative Agent to not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(b) In each case, such Incremental Commitments shall become effective as of the applicable Increased Amount Date, provided that (i) except for any Incremental Loan Commitment in connection with the DTA Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such Increased Amount Date before or after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments, (ii) except for any Incremental Loan Commitment in connection with the DTA Acquisition, the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 7.1 as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments (provided, in the case of the Incremental Synthetic Facility, not giving effect to any deemed usage thereof), (iii) the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Term Loan shall be greater than or equal to the then-remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Term Loans, (iv) the maturity date of the Incremental Synthetic L/C Facility shall be no earlier than the Final Term Loan Maturity Date, (v) the interest rate margin in respect of any Incremental Revolving Loans that is in effect on the Increased Amount Date (after giving effect to original issue discount (“OID”) or upfront fees, (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID, with OID being equated to interest rates in a manner determined by the Administrative Agent based on a four-year life to maturity) paid to all of the Incremental Revolving Lenders in connection therewith but excluding any customary arrangement, commitment or other similar fees payable to one or more arrangers (or their affiliates) in connection therewith) shall not exceed the sum of (x) the Applicable Margin for the Revolving Loans made pursuant to the Revolving Commitments that is in effect on the Increased Amount Date, and (y) the OID or the upfront fees paid to all of the Lenders in respect of their Revolving Commitments, which shall be equated to interest rate based on a four-year life to maturity, or if it does so exceed the sum of such Applicable Margin and such fees, such Applicable Margin for the Revolving Loans made pursuant to the Revolving Commitments shall be increased so that the interest rate margin in respect of such Incremental Revolving Loans that is in effect on the Increased Amount Date (giving effect to any OID issued or such upfront fees paid to all of the Incremental Lenders in connection therewith as set forth above) is no greater than the sum of (x) the Applicable Margin for the Revolving Loans made pursuant to the Revolving Commitments that is in effect on the Increased Amount Date and (y) the upfront fees paid to all of the Lenders in respect of their Revolving Commitments, (vi) if the final maturity date of such Incremental Term Loans is not at least one year later than the Final Term Loan Maturity Date, the interest rate margin in respect of such Incremental Term Loans (after giving effect to OID or upfront fees paid to all of the Incremental Term Lenders in connection therewith but excluding any customary arrangement, commitment or other similar fees payable to one or more arrangers (or their affiliates) in connection therewith) (with fees and OID being equated to interest rate in the manner set forth above)) shall not exceed by more than 50 basis points the sum of (x) the Applicable Margin for the Term Loans, and (y) the upfront fees paid to all of the Lenders in respect of their Term Loans, which shall be equated to interest rate based on a four-year life to maturity, or if it does so exceed by more than 50 basis points the sum of such Applicable Margin and such fees, such Applicable Margin for the Term Loans shall be increased so that the interest rate margin in respect of such Incremental Term Loan (giving effect to any OID issued or such upfront fees paid to all of the Incremental Term Lenders in connection therewith as set forth above) is no greater than the sum of (x) the Applicable Margin for the Term Loans, (y) the upfront fees paid to all of the Lenders in respect of their Term Loans and (z) 50 basis points, (vii) if the final maturity date of such Incremental Synthetic L/C Facility is not at least one year later than the Final Term Loan Maturity Date, the interest rate margin in respect of such Incremental Synthetic L/C Facility (after giving effect to OID or upfront fees paid to all of the Lenders participating in such Incremental Synthetic L/C Facility in connection therewith but excluding any customary arrangement, commitment or other similar fees payable to one or more arrangers (or their affiliates) in connection therewith)(with fees and OID being equated to interest rate in the manner set forth above)) shall not exceed by more than 50 basis points the sum of (x) the Applicable Margin for the Term Loans, and (y) the upfront fees paid to all of the Lenders in respect of their Term Loans, which shall be equated to interest rate based on a four-year life to maturity, or if it does so exceed by more than 50 basis points the sum of such Applicable Margin and such fees, such Applicable Margin for the Term Loans shall be increased so that the interest rate margin in respect of such Incremental Synthetic L/C Facility (giving effect to any OID issued or such upfront fees paid to all of the Incremental Synthetic L/C Lenders in connection therewith as set forth above) is no greater than the sum of (x) the Applicable Margin for the Term Loans, (y) the upfront fees paid to all of the Lenders in respect of their Term Loans and (z) 50
basis points; provided, further, that the interest margin in respect of such Incremental Synthetic L/C Facility may be increased by an additional 200 basis points in the form of an additional OID or upfront fees if reasonably necessary after increasing the Applicable Margin for the Term Loans as set forth in this clause (vii), and (viii) the Incremental Term Loan Commitments or the Incremental Synthetic L/C Commitments shall be effected, in each case, pursuant to one or more incremental commitment agreements in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (each, a “Incremental Commitment Agreement”) executed and delivered by the Borrower, the applicable Incremental Term Loan Lender or the Incremental Synthetic L/C Lender and the Administrative Agent pursuant to which the applicable Incremental Term Loan Lender or Incremental Synthetic L/C Lender agrees to be bound to the terms of this Agreement as a Lender. Any Incremental Term Loans made on an Increased Amount Date shall be designated a separate tranche of Incremental Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
(c) On any Increased Amount Date on which Incremental Revolving Commitments are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (a) each of the Lenders with Revolving Commitments shall assign to each Person with an Incremental Revolving Commitment (each, an “Incremental Revolving Lender”) and each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each of the Lenders with Revolving Commitments, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Increased Amount Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, the Revolving Loans will be held by existing Revolving Lenders and Incremental Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Revolving Commitments to the Revolving Commitments, (b) each Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Commitment and each Loan made thereunder (an “Incremental Revolving Loan”) shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Loan and (c) each Incremental Revolving Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Incremental Revolving Commitment and all matters relating thereto. The terms and provisions of the Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be identical to the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Commitments.
(d) On any Increased Amount Date on which any Incremental Term Loan Commitments are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each Person with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment (each, an “Incremental Term Loan Lender”) shall make a Loan to the Borrower (an “Incremental Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Loan Commitment, and (ii) each Incremental Term Loan Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Term Loan Commitment and the Incremental Term Loans made pursuant thereto.
(e) On any Increased Amount Date on which any Incremental Synthetic L/C Commitments are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each Person
with an Incremental Synthetic L/C Commitment (each, an “Incremental Synthetic L/C Lender”) shall make a deposit in a credit linked deposit account in respect of such Incremental Synthetic L/C Facility (an “Incremental Synthetic Deposit”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Synthetic L/C Commitment, and (ii) each Incremental Synthetic L/C Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Synthetic L/C Commitment and the Incremental Synthetic Deposits made pursuant thereto.
(f) Each Incremental Commitment Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.23.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the references to the Term Loans in this Section 2.23 shall be deemed to include the Replacement Term Loans and (ii) the references to the Revolving Commitments or the Revolving Loans in this Section 2.23 shall be deemed to include the Extended Revolving Commitments or the Extended Revolving Loans, as applicable.
2.24 Prepayments Required Due to Currency Fluctuation. On the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter, or at such other time as is reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall determine the Dollar Equivalent of aggregate outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit. If, at the time of such determination the aggregate outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect by 5% or more, then within five Business Days of notice to the Borrower, the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall prepay Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans or cash collateralize the outstanding Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal amount at least equal to such excess; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent to determine the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit as provided in this Section 2.24 shall not subject the Administrative Agent to any liability hereunder.
2.25 Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) fees shall cease to accrue on the Revolving Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.8;
(b) the Commitment and Revolving Extensions of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 10.1); provided, that this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender affected thereby;
(c) if any L/C Obligations exist at the time a Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender then:
(i) subject to the satisfaction of the condition precedent in Section 5.2(b) of the Credit Agreement and following notice by the Administrative Agent, all or any part of the Defaulting Lender’s ratable participating interest in the L/C Obligations shall be reallocated among the Revolving Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Percentages but, in any case, only to the extent the sum of the outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit of all Revolving Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders before giving effect to such reallocation plus such Defaulting Lender’s ratable participating interest in the L/C Obligations does not exceed the total of the Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders; provided that if such condition precedent is not satisfied on the date of
such notice by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall within five Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent, either (x) cash collateralize such Defaulting Lender’s ratable participating interest in the L/C Obligations or (y) backstop such Defaulting Lender’s participating interest in the L/C Obligations with a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender;
(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected as a result of the limitations set forth therein, the Borrower shall within five Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent, either (x) cash collateralize such Defaulting Lender’s participating interest in the L/C Obligations (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) or (y) backstop such Defaulting Lender’s participating interest in the L/C Obligations (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) with a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, in each case, for so long as such L/C Obligations are outstanding;
(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes or backstops any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations pursuant to this paragraph (a), the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.3 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations during the period such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations are cash collateralized or backstopped;
(iv) if the L/C Obligations attributable to the Defaulting Lenders that are Revolving Lenders is reallocated pursuant to this paragraph (a), then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.8 and 3.3 shall be adjusted in accordance with the non-Defaulting Lenders’ respective Revolving Percentages;
(v) if any Defaulting Lender’s participating interest in L/C Obligations is neither cash collateralized, backstopped nor reallocated pursuant to this paragraph (a), then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Lenders or any Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 3.3 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participating interest in all L/C Obligations shall be payable to the applicable Issuing Lenders until such participating interest in all L/C Obligations is backstopped, cash collateralized and/or reallocated;
(vii) any subsequent request for issuance, amendment or increase of any Letter of Credit shall be subject to reallocating or cash collateralizing the relating L/C Obligations attributable to any Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender in the manner described above; and
(viii) in the event a Revolving Lender ceases to be a Defaulting Lender, all outstanding L/C Obligations shall be immediately reallocated ratably to the Revolving Lenders who are not Defaulting Lenders and any cash collateral posted in respect of such Lender’s participating interest shall be returned to the Borrower and any letter of credit issued to backstop such Lender’s participating interest shall be terminated, cancelled or returned to the Borrower for cancellation, in each case, within three Business Days.
(d) if any Swingline Loans are outstanding at the time a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower shall within five Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent prepay such Swingline Loans or, if agreed by the Swingline Lender, cash collateralize the participating interests in the Swingline Loans of the Defaulting Lender on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Swingline Lender; and
(e) following the notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the
Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is reasonably satisfied that the reallocation and cash collateral requirements described in clauses (a) and (b) above shall be provided for.
2.26 Extension of the Revolving Facility
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “Extension Offer”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders holding Revolving Commitments with a like maturity date, on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate Revolving Commitments with a like maturity date) and on the same terms to each such Lender, the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate from time to time transactions with individual Lenders that accept the terms contained in such Extension Offers to extend the maturity date of each such Lender’s Revolving Commitments and otherwise modify the terms of such Revolving Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant Extension Offer (including, without limitation, by increasing or decreasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings)) (each, an “Extension”, and each group of Revolving Commitments, as so extended, as well as the original Revolving Commitments not so extended, being a “tranche”; any Extended Revolving Commitments shall constitute a separate tranche of Revolving Commitments from the tranche of Revolving Commitments from which they were converted), so long as the following terms are satisfied: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the offering document in respect of an Extension Offer is delivered to the Lenders (the “Extension Offer Date”), (ii) except as to interest rates, fees and final maturity (which shall be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer), the Revolving Commitment of any Revolving Lender that agrees to an Extension with respect to such Revolving Commitment extended pursuant to an Extension (an “Extended Revolving Commitment”), and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with the same terms as the original Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings); provided that (1) in the event that the interest rate margins for the Revolving Loans made pursuant to any Extended Revolving Commitment (each, an “Extended Revolving Loan”) and having a maturity within twelve months of the Final Revolving Termination Date is higher than the interest rate margins for the Revolving Loans that are being extended, then the interest rate margining for the Revolving Loans that are being extended shall be increased to the extent necessary so that such interest rate margins are equal to the interest rate margins of such Extended Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to such Extension (provided that, in determining the interest rate margins applicable to the Extended Revolving Loans or the Revolving Loans, (x) OID or upfront fees (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID, with OID being equated to interest rates in a manner determined by the Administrative Agent based on a four-year maturity) paid to all Lenders in respect of the Extended Revolving Loans or the Revolving Loans, as applicable, shall be included, and (y) customary arrangement or commitment fees payable to one or more arrangers (or their affiliates) in connection with such Extension shall be excluded), (2) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of Loans with respect to Extended Revolving Commitments after the applicable Extension date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, (3) the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and termination of, Extended Revolving Commitments after the applicable Extension date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such tranche on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other tranche with a later maturity date than such tranche and (4) assignments and participations of Extended Revolving Commitments and extended Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans and (5) at no time shall there be Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Commitments and any original Revolving Commitments) which have more than three different maturity dates, (iii) if the aggregate
principal amount of Revolving Commitments in respect of which Revolving Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Revolving Loans of such Revolving Lenders shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Revolving Lenders have accepted such Extension Offer, (iv) if the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments in respect of which Revolving Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall be less than the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Borrower may require each Revolving Lender that does not accept such Extension Offer to assign pursuant to Section 10.6 no later than forty-five (45) days after the Extension Offer Date its pro rata share of the outstanding Revolving Commitments, Revolving Loans and/or participations in Letters of Credit (as applicable) offered to be extended pursuant to such Extension Offer to one or more assignees which have agreed to such assignment and to extend the applicable Revolving Termination Date; provided that (1) each Revolving Lender that does not respond affirmatively within thirty (30) days of the Extension Offer Date shall be deemed not to have accepted such Extension Offer, (2) each assigning Revolving Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Revolving Loans and funded participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (3) the processing and recordation fee specified in Section 10.6(b) shall be paid by the Borrower or such assignee and (4) the assigning Revolving Lender shall continue to be entitled to the rights under Section 10.5 for any period prior to the effectiveness of such assignment, (v) all documentation in respect of such Extension shall be consistent with the foregoing and (vi) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied unless waived by the Borrower.
(b) With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, (i) such Extensions shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.10 or Section 2.11 and (ii) each Extension Offer shall specify the minimum amount of Revolving Commitments to be tendered, which shall be a minimum amount approved by the Administrative Agent (a “Minimum Extension Condition”). The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by this Section (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Revolving Commitments on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.17 and 10.7) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section.
(c) The consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required to effectuate any Extension, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. No consent of any Lender shall be required to effectuate any Extension, other than (A) the consent of each Lender agreeing to such Extension with respect to one or more of its Revolving Commitments (or a portion thereof) (or, in the case of an Extension pursuant to clause (iv) of Section 2.26(a), the consent of the assignee agreeing to the assignment of one or more Revolving Commitments, Revolving Loans and/or participations in Letters of Credit) and (B) the consent of each Issuing Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. All Extended Revolving Commitments and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other applicable Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in respect of Revolving Commitments so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub-tranches, in each case on terms consistent with this Section. In
addition, if so provided in such amendment and with the consent of the Issuing Lenders, participations in Letters of Credit expiring on or after the Revolving Termination Date with respect to Revolving Commitments not so extended shall be re-allocated from Lenders holding Revolving Commitments to Lenders holding Extended Revolving Commitments in accordance with the terms of such amendment; provided, however, that such participation interests shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Lenders holding Revolving Commitments, be deemed to be participation interests in respect of such Revolving Commitments and the terms of such participation interests (including, without limitation, the commission applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly.
(d) In connection with any Extension, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and shall agree to such procedures (including, without limitation, regarding timing, rounding and other adjustments and to ensure reasonable administrative management of the credit facilities hereunder after such Extension), if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section.
SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT
3.1 L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue letters of credit (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall not issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or an Optional Currency and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the automatic renewal or renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit. The Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower may from time to time request that the Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to the Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of the Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the Issuing Lender may request. Upon receipt of any Application, the Issuing Lender will process such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall the Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower. The Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower promptly following the issuance thereof. The Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Lenders, notice of the issuance of each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof).
3.3 Fees and Other Charges. (a) The Borrower will pay a fee on all outstanding Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurocurrency Loans under the Revolving Facility, shared ratably among the Revolving Lenders and payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date. In addition, the Borrower shall pay a fronting fee in an amount to be agreed with the Issuing Lender (but, in any event, not greater than of 0.125% per annum) on the undrawn and unexpired amount of each Letter of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any relevant Subsidiary Borrower, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
(b) In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by the Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
3.4 L/C Participations. (a) The Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from the Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions set forth below, for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Percentage in the Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under and in respect of each Letter of Credit and the amount of each draft paid by the Issuing Lender thereunder. Each L/C Participant agrees with the Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit for which the Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Issuing Lender upon demand at the Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed. Each L/C Participant’s obligation to pay such amount shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such L/C Participant may have against the Issuing Lender, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing
(b) If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to the Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Issuing Lender on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any such amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to the Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, the Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility. A certificate of the Issuing Lender submitted to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(c) Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any L/C Participant its pro rata share of such payment in accordance with
Section 3.4(a), the Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by the Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, the Issuing Lender will distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share thereof; provided, however, that in the event that any such payment received by the Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by the Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to the Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by the Issuing Lender to it.
3.5 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower. If any draft is paid under any Letter of Credit, the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Lender for the amount of (a) the draft so paid and (b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with such payment, not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower receives notice of such draft, if such notice is received on such day prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, or (ii) if clause (i) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower receives such notice. Each such payment shall be made to the Issuing Lender at its address for notices referred to herein in Dollars or in any other applicable currency and in immediately available funds. Interest shall be payable on any such amounts from the date on which the relevant draft is paid until payment in full at the rate set forth in (x) until the Business Day next succeeding the date of the relevant notice, Section 2.14(b) and (y) thereafter, Section 2.14(c).
3.6 Obligations Absolute. The obligations of the Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be, may have or have had against the Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Borrower and each relevant Subsidiary Borrower also agrees with the Issuing Lender that the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 of the Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be, and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. The Issuing Lender shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender. The Borrower and each relevant Subsidiary Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall be binding on the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower and shall not result in any liability of the Issuing Lender to the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower.
3.7 Letter of Credit Payments. If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower of the date and amount thereof. The responsibility of the Issuing Lender to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are substantially in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
3.8 Applications. To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply.
3.9 Existing Letters of Credit. On and as of the Restatement Effective Date the letters of credit set forth on Schedule 3.9 (the “Existing Letters of Credit”) will constitute Letters of Credit under this Agreement and for the purposes hereof will be deemed to have been issued for the account of the Borrower on the Restatement Effective Date.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, Holdings and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
4.1 Financial Condition. (a) The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2010 (including the notes thereto) (the “Pro Forma Balance Sheet”), copies of which have heretofore been furnished to each Lender, has been prepared giving effect (as if such events had occurred on such date) to (i) the Loans to be made on the Restatement Effective Date and the use of proceeds thereof and (ii) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing. The Pro Forma Balance Sheet has been prepared based on the best information available to the Borrower as of the date of delivery thereof, and presents fairly on a pro forma basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2010, assuming that the events specified in the preceding sentence had actually occurred at such date.
(b) The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower as at December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such dates (the “Consolidated Financial Statements”), reported on by and accompanied by an unqualified report from Deloitte & Touche LLP, present fairly the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years then ended. All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved (except as approved by the aforementioned firm of accountants and disclosed therein). No Group Member has any material Guarantee Obligations, or any unusual forward or long-term commitments, including any interest rate or foreign currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect of derivatives, that are not reflected in the most recent financial statements referred to in this paragraph. During the period from December 31, 2010 to and including the date hereof there has been no Disposition by any Group Member of any material part of the business or property of the Group Members taken as a whole.
4.2 No Change. Since December 31, 2010, there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.3 Existence; Compliance with Law. Each Group Member (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, except where (other than the Borrower) the failure to be so organized, existing or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) has the power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, except where failure to have such power, authority and legal right could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization and in good standing or has applied for authority to operate as a foreign corporation under the
laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and where a failure to be in good standing as a foreign corporation would have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. Each Loan Party has the power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to obtain extensions of credit hereunder. Each Loan Party has taken all necessary organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to authorize the extensions of credit on the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the extensions of credit hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, except (i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices described in Schedule 4.4, which consents, authorizations, filings and notices have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) the filings referred to in Section 4.17. Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
4.5 No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate any material Requirement of Law or any material Contractual Obligation of any Group Member and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents). No Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.6 Litigation. Except as disclosed by the Borrower to the Lenders in writing at least three Business Days prior to the Restatement Effective Date, there shall not exist any action, investigation, litigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that would have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.7 No Default. No Group Member is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.8 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Group Member has title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its real property (except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) and none of such property is subject to any Lien except a Permitted Lien.
4.9 Intellectual Property. Each Group Member owns, or is licensed to use, to its knowledge, all material Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9, to each Group Member’s knowledge, no claim has been asserted and is pending against such Group Member by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property, nor does Holdings or
the Borrower know of any valid basis for any such claim that if adversely determined could have a material adverse effect on the value of any material Intellectual Property owned by such Group Member. Subject to the foregoing sentence, the use of Intellectual Property by each Group Member does not infringe, to its knowledge, on the rights of any Person in any material respect.
4.10 Taxes. Each Group Member has filed or caused to be filed all federal, state and local income and other material tax returns that are required to be filed by it and has paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the relevant Group Member or to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect) or with respect to which the failure to have filed such tax returns or have paid such taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.11 Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used (a) for “buying” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board or (b) for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board. If requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1, as applicable, referred to in Regulation U.
4.12 ERISA. Neither a Reportable Event nor a failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standards” (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to each Plan (whether or not waived) has occurred during the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; (b) no termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen and no determination has been made that a Plan is, or is expected to be, “at risk” (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA), during such five-year period; (c) the present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits by a material amount; (d) neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a liability under ERISA, and neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become subject to any material liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any such Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding the date on which this representation is made or deemed made; and (e) no such Multiemployer Plan is in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA) or in Reorganization or Insolvent, except where, in each of clauses (a) through (e), such event or condition, together with all other events or conditions, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.13 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations. No Loan Party is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.14 Subsidiaries. As of the Restatement Effective Date, (a) Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of organization of each Subsidiary and, (i) as to each such Subsidiary (other than
WTH Funding LP), the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by any Loan Party and (ii) in the case of WTH Funding LP, the names of the partners of such partnership and to the extent that the partners of such partnership are Subsidiaries, the percentage of Capital Stock of such Subsidiaries owned by any Loan Party and (b) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than WTH Funding LP), except as created by the Loan Documents.
4.15 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Term Loans shall be used (i) to repay AESOP Indebtedness, (ii) to pay costs and expenses in connection with the entering into of the Loan Documents and the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes and (iii) to finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including Investments, Restricted Payments and capital expenditures permitted under this Agreement. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans, and the Letters of Credit, shall be used to finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including Investments, Restricted Payments and capital expenditures permitted under this Agreement (other than, in the case of (i) Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans (other than to the extent borrowed to facilitate the replacement of the letters of credit of Dollar Target and its Subsidiaries upon consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 1) and (ii) prior to the consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 1, Letters of Credit, the DTA Acquisition).
4.16 Accuracy of Information, etc. No statement or information (other than the projections and pro forma financial information) contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Confidential Information Memorandum or any other document, certificate or statement furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or any of them, for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents taken as a whole, contained as of the date such statement, information, document or certificate was so furnished (or, in the case of the Confidential Information Memorandum, as of the date of this Agreement), any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading. The projections and pro forma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount. As of the Restatement Effective Date there is no fact known to any Loan Party that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been expressly disclosed herein, in the other Loan Documents, in the Confidential Information Memorandum or in any other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents.
4.17 Security Documents. (a) The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. In the case of the Pledged Stock as defined and described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, when stock certificates representing such Pledged Stock are delivered to the Administrative Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as of the Restatement Effective Date, when financing statements and other filings specified on Schedule 4.17 in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 4.17 to the extent such filings are effective to perfect a security interest in such Collateral, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) under the laws of the United States, in each case prior and
superior in right to any other Person (except (i) in the case of Collateral other than Pledged Stock, Permitted Liens and (ii) in the case of Pledged Stock, statutory Liens or nonconsensual Liens); and (b) when executed, each of the Mortgage Amendments will be effective to continue in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Properties described therein and proceeds thereof, and when the Mortgage Amendments are accepted for recording in the applicable recording offices, each such Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the relevant Mortgage), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except for any Permitted Lien other than Liens securing Indebtedness). Schedule 1.1F lists, as of the Restatement Effective Date, each parcel of owned real property and each leasehold interest in real property located in the United States and held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that has a value, in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower, in excess of $5,000,000.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1 Amendment and Restatement Effective Date. The amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement provided for hereby and the agreement of each Revolving Lender to make the initial extension of credit requested to be made by it is subject to the satisfaction, prior to or concurrently with the making of such extension of credit on the Restatement Effective Date, of each of the following conditions precedent (unless such condition precedent shall have been waived in accordance with Section 10.1):
(a) Credit Agreement; Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, Holdings, the Borrower and each Person listed on Schedule 1.1A and (ii) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
(b) Pro Forma Balance Sheet; Financial Statements. The Lenders shall have received (i) the Pro Forma Balance Sheet, (ii) the Consolidated Financial Statements and (iii) unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for each fiscal quarter ended more than 55 days before the Restatement Effective Date and after the date of the latest applicable financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph as to which such financial statements are available, and such financial statements shall not, in the reasonable judgment of the Lenders, reflect any material inconsistency with the financial statements or projections contained in the Confidential Information Memorandum, except as a result of changes thereto required by GAAP.
(c) Projections. The Lenders shall have received satisfactory projections through 2016.
(d) Approvals. All material governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with the continuing operations of the Group Members, the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes and the financing contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority that would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes or the financing contemplated hereby.
(e) Lien Searches. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent lien search in each jurisdiction where the Loan Parties have their chief executive office or are organized, and such search shall reveal no Liens on any of the assets of the Loan Parties except for Liens permitted by Section 7.3, Liens discharged on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date or
Liens for which termination arrangements have been made pursuant to documentation and on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Payments as of the Restatement Effective Date.
(i) The Borrower shall have prepaid all Revolving Loans outstanding under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement (and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon) and all accrued and unpaid commitment fees and letter of credit fees under the Existing Credit Agreement, accrued to (but not including) the Restatement Effective Date.
(ii) The Lenders, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Restatement Effective Date. All such amounts will be paid with proceeds of Loans made on the Restatement Effective Date and will be reflected in the funding instructions given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or before the Restatement Effective Date.
(g) Closing Certificate; Certified Certificate of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Restatement Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, with appropriate insertions and attachments, including the certificate of incorporation of each Loan Party that is a corporation certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party, and (ii) a long form good standing certificate for each Loan Party from its jurisdiction of organization.
(h) Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received the executed legal opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
(i) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a satisfactory solvency certificate from a Responsible Officer that shall document the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the financing contemplated hereby.
(j) Officer’s Certificate. The Lenders shall have received a certificate from a Responsible Officer documenting the Borrower’s compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 5.2 on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the financing contemplated hereby.
(k) Flood Determinations. The Administrative Agent shall have received (a) a “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each of the Mortgaged Properties (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and each Loan Party relating thereto in the event any such Mortgaged Properties are located within a special flood hazard area) and (b) a copy of or a certificate as to coverage under the insurance policies required by Section 6.5, including without limitation, flood insurance policies and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents, each of which shall be endorsed or otherwise amended as provided in Section 6.5.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement provided for hereby and the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Lender to issue or continue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 10.1) on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 3, 2011.
5.2 Conditions to Each Extension of Credit. The agreement of each Lender to make any extension of credit requested to be made by it on any date (including its initial extension of credit) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date).
(b) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on such date.
(c) Extensions of Credit to a Subsidiary Borrower. The representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 as to any Subsidiary Borrower to which an extension of credit is to be made shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date).
Each borrowing by and issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower, or such Subsidiary Borrower, as applicable, as of the date of such extension of credit that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied. Any funding or effectiveness of an Incremental Commitment (including any deemed issuance of Letters of Credit) in connection with the DTA Acquisition shall not be subject to the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 5.2, nor shall it constitute a representation and warranty hereunder.
SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Holdings and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, each of Holdings and the Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
6.1 Financial Statements. Furnish to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall furnish to each Lender):
(a) as soon as available, but in any event within 100 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing; and
(b) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 55 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
figures for the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
All such financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed in reasonable detail therein) consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods and shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which the Borrower provides notice to the Administrative Agent that such information has been posted on the Borrower’s website at the website address listed on the signature pages of such notice, at www.sec.gov or at such other website identified in such notice and accessible by the Lenders without charge; provided that the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such financial statements to the Administrative Agent or any Lender who requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until written notice to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender. The Borrower will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this Section 6.1 if any parent files with the SEC and provides reports, documents and information of the types otherwise so required, in each case within the applicable time periods specified by the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and the Borrower is not required to file such reports, documents and information separately under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC (after giving effect to any exemptive relief) because of the filings by such parent.
6.2 Certificates; Other Information. Furnish to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall furnish to each Lender) (or, in the case of clause (d), to the relevant Lender):
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a), a letter, written and signed by the independent certified public accountants reporting on such financial statements describing the scope of such financial statements and certifying that such financial statements are presented in an accurate manner and in accordance with GAAP;
(b) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that, to the best of each such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, each Loan Party during such period has observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every condition contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) in the case of quarterly or annual financial statements, (x) a Compliance Certificate containing all information and calculations necessary for determining compliance by each Group Member with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower, as the case may be, and (y) to the extent not previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent, (1) a description of any change in the jurisdiction of organization of any Loan Party and the name and jurisdiction of organization of any new Subsidiary and the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by any Loan Party and (2) a list of any Intellectual Property registrations and applications applied for, acquired by or exclusively licensed to any Loan Party since the date of the most recent report delivered pursuant to this clause (y) (or, in the case of the first such report so delivered, since the Closing Date);
(c) as soon as available, and in any event no later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (which shall include the Fleet Financing Forecast for such fiscal year) and, as soon as available, significant revisions, if any, of such budget with respect to such fiscal year (the “Budget”), which Budget shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Budget is based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions and that such Responsible Officer has no reason to believe that such Budget is incorrect or misleading in any material respect, it being understood
that such Budget is based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, and it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from Budget by a material amount;
(d) promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
6.3 Payment of Obligations. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, its obligations and liabilities in respect of taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the relevant Group Member or except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4 Maintenance of Existence; Compliance. (a)(i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence (provided that Holdings and any of its Subsidiaries may change its organizational form so long as such change shall not adversely affect the interests of the Lenders) and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.4 and except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance. (a) Keep all property material to its business in good working order and condition consistent with industry practices, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its material property in amounts and against such risks (but including in any event, to the extent available on commercially reasonable terms, public liability, product liability and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business.
6.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. (a) Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) permit the Administrative Agent, and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, representatives of any Lender (in coordination with the Administrative Agent), to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable time and upon reasonable advance notice, and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Group Members with officers and employees of the Group Members and with their independent certified public accountants; provided that a representative of the Loan Parties shall be permitted to be present for any discussion with independent certified accountants referred to above. Notwithstanding Section 10.5, unless any such visit or inspection is conducted after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any costs or expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Lender’s representative in connection with such visit or inspection.
6.7 Notices. Promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof, give notice to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall give notice to each Lender) of:
(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) any (i) default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of any Group Member or (ii) litigation, investigation or proceeding that may exist at any time between any Group Member and any Governmental Authority, that in either case, if not cured or if adversely determined, as the case may be, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any litigation or proceeding affecting any Group Member (i) in which the amount involved is $50,000,000 or more and not covered by insurance, (ii) in which injunctive or similar relief is sought or (iii) which relates to any Loan Document;
(d) the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof: (i) the occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, a failure to make any required contribution to, or satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) with respect to, a Plan, a determination that any Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, “at risk” (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA), the creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan (or any Multiemployer Plan is in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA)) or (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan ; and
(e) any development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the relevant Group Member proposes to take with respect thereto.
6.8 Environmental Laws. (a) Comply with, and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure compliance by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws, and obtain and comply with and maintain, and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain and comply with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, binding notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws and promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.9 Additional Collateral etc.. (a) With respect to any property constituting Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement acquired after the Restatement Effective Date by any Loan Party as to which the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, does not have a perfected Lien, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in such property under the laws of the United States and (ii) take all actions necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in such
property, including filing documents in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office and filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative Agent subject to the terms of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; provided that the Loan Parties shall not be required to take any such action with respect to any Intellectual Property acquired after the Restatement Effective Date until the list describing such Intellectual Property is required to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Lender pursuant to Section 6.2(b).
(b) With respect to any new Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary, an Excluded Subsidiary, an Excluded Person, a Securitization Entity or any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity) created or acquired after the Restatement Effective Date by any Loan Party, subject to Section 6.10(b), promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is owned by any Loan Party, (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the relevant Loan Party, (iii) cause such new Subsidiary (A) to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, (B) to take such actions necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement under the laws of the United States with respect to such new Subsidiary, including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative Agent and (C) to deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of such Subsidiary, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, with appropriate insertions and attachments, and (iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) With respect to any new Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired after the Restatement Effective Date by any Loan Party (other than by any Foreign Subsidiary, an Excluded Subsidiary, an Excluded Person or a Securitization Entity), subject to Section 6.10(b), promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in a portion of the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is owned by any such Loan Party (provided that in no event shall more than 65% of the total outstanding Capital Stock of any such new Subsidiary be required to be so pledged), (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the relevant Group Member, and take such other action as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest therein, and (iii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) With respect to any fee interest in any real property having a value (together with improvements thereof) of at least $5,000,000 acquired after the Restatement Effective Date by any Loan Party (other than any such real property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(h) or 7.3(o)), promptly (i) execute and deliver a first priority Mortgage, in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, covering such real property and (ii) in the case of any fee owned real property with a value of $5,000,000 or more, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (x) provide the Lenders with title and extended coverage insurance covering such real property in an amount at least equal to the
purchase price of such real property (or such other amount as shall be reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent) and (y) deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
6.10 DTA Acquisition etc. On and after the consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 1, each of Holdings and the Borrower shall:
(a) use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the termination of all revolving commitments outstanding under the Dollar Target Credit Agreement and the prepayment of all loans outstanding thereunder (and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon), in each case, as soon as reasonably practicable after the consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 1; and
(b) cause each of Dollar Target and its Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to (i) become a Loan Party under the Loan Documents, and (ii) satisfy the guarantee and collateral requirements set forth above in Section 6.9, in each case, on or before the one-year anniversary of the date of the consummation of DTA Acquisition Step 1.
6.11 Post-Closing Obligations.
Within 180 days after the Restatement Effective Date (or such later dates from time to time as consented to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), the Administrative Agent shall have received amendments to each Mortgage (giving effect to the entering into of this Agreement) with respect to each of the Mortgaged Properties, duly executed and delivered by the applicable Loan Party, together with:
(a) evidence of the completion (or reasonably satisfactory arrangements for the completion) of all recordings and filings of an amendment to each existing Mortgage covering any of the Mortgaged Properties (each a “Mortgage Amendment”) as necessary to continue a valid, perfected first priority (subject to Permitted Liens) Lien against the properties purported to be covered thereby and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(b) date down or modification endorsements to each mortgagee’s title insurance policy covering the existing Mortgages on the Mortgaged Properties in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and revealing no Liens or other encumbrances other than Permitted Liens.
SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Holdings and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, each of Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
7.1 Financial Condition Covenants. (a) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as at the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending with any fiscal quarter set forth below (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2011) to exceed the ratio set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:
Fiscal Quarter
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Consolidated
Leverage Ratio
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March 31, 2011
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5.25 to 1.00
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June 30, 2011
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5.25 to 1.00
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September 30, 2011
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5.00 to 1.00
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December 31, 2011
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5.00 to 1.00
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March 31, 2012
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4.75 to 1.00
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June 30, 2012
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4.75 to 1.00
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September 30, 2012
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4.75 to 1.00
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December 31, 2012
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4.75 to 1.00
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March 31, 2013
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4.75 to 1.00
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June 30, 2013
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4.75 to 1.00
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September 30, 2013
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4.50 to 1.00
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December 31, 2013
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4.50 to 1.00
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March 31, 2014
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4.25 to 1.00
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June 30, 2014
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4.25 to 1.00
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September 30, 2014
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4.00 to 1.00
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December 31, 2014
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4.00 to 1.00
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March 31, 2015
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3.75 to 1.00
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June 30, 2015
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3.75 to 1.00
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September 30, 2015
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3.75 to 1.00
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December 31, 2015 and thereafter
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3.75 to 1.00
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(b) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending with any fiscal quarter set forth below (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2011) to be less than the ratio set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:
Fiscal Quarter
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Consolidated
Interest Coverage Ratio
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March 31, 2011
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1.50 to 1.00
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June 30, 2011
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1.50 to 1.00
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September 30, 2011
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1.50 to 1.00
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December 31, 2011
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1.55 to 1.00
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March 31, 2012
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1.55 to 1.00
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June 30, 2012
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1.60 to 1.00
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September 30, 2012
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1.70 to 1.00
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December 31, 2012
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1.70 to 1.00
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March 31, 2013
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1.70 to 1.00
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June 30, 2013
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1.70 to 1.00
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September 30, 2013
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1.70 to 1.00
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December 31, 2013
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1.70 to 1.00
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March 31, 2014
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1.70 to 1.00
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June 30, 2014
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1.70 to 1.00
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September 30, 2014
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1.70 to 1.00
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December 31, 2014
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1.70 to 1.00
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March 31, 2015
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1.75 to 1.00
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June 30, 2015
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1.75 to 1.00
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September 30, 2015
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1.75 to 1.00
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December 31, 2015 and thereafter
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1.75 to 1.00
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7.2 Indebtedness. Create, issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(c) Guarantee Obligations of the Borrower, Holdings and any Subsidiary of the Borrower in respect of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;
(d) Guarantee Obligations incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower;
(e) obligations in respect of surety bonds and similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(f) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof or required to be incurred pursuant to a Contractual Obligation in existence on the date hereof (other than AESOP Indebtedness and Securitization Indebtedness) and listed on Schedule 7.2(f) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(g) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations) secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.3(h) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(h) Indebtedness of the Borrower and Avis Budget Finance in respect of the Senior Unsecured Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(i) unsecured Guarantee Obligations of Holdings and any Subsidiary of the Borrower in respect of the Senior Unsecured Notes; provided that each guarantor under the Senior Unsecured Notes or any Permitted Refinancing thereof shall be a guarantor of the Obligations pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other agreement as the Administrative Agent may approve in its reasonable discretion;
(j) AESOP Indebtedness;
(k) Securitization Indebtedness;
(l) Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness;
(m) Indebtedness incurred in connection with any acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of vehicles directly from a manufacturer pursuant to such manufacturer’s repurchase program; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is not greater than the net book value of such vehicles and (ii) such vehicles could not be financed under the AESOP Financing Program;
(n) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to terminal rental adjustment clause lease financings of trucks to be used in the truck rental operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(o) Indebtedness under any Swap Agreement;
(p) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor incurred in the ordinary course of business or to satisfy the general financing needs of such Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity;
(q) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(r) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity to any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity;
(s) Guarantee Obligations incurred by any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity in respect of Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity;
(t) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(u) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or that is otherwise assumed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition which is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(v) unsecured or subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower, Holdings or any Subsidiary Guarantor of the Borrower having no scheduled principal payments or prepayments (other than (i) as a result of change of control, asset sale, or issuance of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, (ii) payments required to prevent any such Indebtedness from being treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code, or (iii) pursuant to other mandatory prepayment requirements customary for similar Indebtedness after taking into account then prevailing market conditions) prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date incurred in connection with Permitted Acquisitions and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(w) additional Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(x) Indebtedness incurred in connection with the financing of any insurance premiums;
(y) additional unsecured or subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower, Holdings or any Subsidiary Guarantor having no scheduled principal payments or prepayments (other than (i) as a result of change of control, asset sale, or issuance of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, (ii) payments required to prevent any such Indebtedness from being treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code, or (iii) pursuant to other mandatory prepayment requirements customary for similar Indebtedness after taking into account then prevailing market conditions, in each case, not otherwise in conflict with the mandatory
prepayment requirements contained in Section 2.11) prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; and
(z) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including any Guarantee Obligations in respect thereof) incurred (i) to finance a portion of the DTA Acquisition or (ii) to refinance any Term Loans (including any Incremental Term Loans), and any Permitted Refinancing thereof.
provided, that if the Group Member’s action or event meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in the clauses above, the Borrower in its sole discretion may classify (and reclassify) such action or event in one or more clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause).
7.3 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(a) Liens for taxes, assessments, governmental charges or other similar obligations not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlord’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(c) Liens incidental to the conduct of the Borrower’s business or the ownership of its assets which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money, and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business;
(d) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;
(e) pledges or deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(f) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, covenants and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business or of record that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(g) Liens in existence on the date hereof listed on Schedule 7.3(g), securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(f), provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property after the Restatement Effective Date and that the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
(h) Liens securing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(g) to finance the acquisition, repair or construction
of fixed or capital assets, provided that (i) such Liens shall be created within 90 days of the acquisition, repair or construction of such fixed or capital assets and (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness;
(i) Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents;
(j) Liens on any Related Eligible Assets or arising out of the transfer of Related Eligible Assets to Securitization Entities; provided that such transfer is otherwise permitted by the Agreement;
(k) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2(j), (k), (l), (m) and (n);
(l) Liens securing judgments which do not constitute an Event of Default;
(m) statutory rights of tenants under leases with respect to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is the lessor;
(n) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased;
(o) Liens existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by any Group Member or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or that merges with or into the Borrower or a Subsidiary or transfers such property or asset to the Borrower or a Subsidiary) after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or merges into the Borrower or a Subsidiary or transfers such property or asset); provided that such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date on which such Person becomes a Subsidiary or merges into the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and any Permitted Refinancing of such obligations; provided, further, that no such Liens shall be permitted to exist on the Capital Stock of any Person that is required to be a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder from and after the time by which such Person is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor; and
(p) Liens attaching solely to cash earnest money deposits in connection with any permitted Investment or Permitted Acquisition;
(q) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the insurance premiums with respect thereto;
(r) Encumbrances permitted under Section 7.12 or otherwise imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with a Disposition of assets;
(s) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section so long as neither (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby nor (ii) the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred) of the assets subject thereto exceeds (as to the Borrower and all Subsidiaries) $50,000,000 at any one time;
(t) Liens on the proceeds of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by Section 7.2 in favor of escrow agents, account custodians or similar third party intermediaries during the period which any such proceeds are held under escrow or similar contingent release arrangements; and
(u) Liens on the assets and the Capital Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary that secures Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary outstanding pursuant to Section 7.2(t) (including guaranties by any Foreign Subsidiary of such Indebtedness).
provided, that if the Group Member’s action or event meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Liens described in the clauses above, the Borrower in its sole discretion may classify (and reclassify) such action or event in one or more clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause).
7.4 Fundamental Changes. Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, except that:
(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or with or into any Wholly Owned Subsidiary (provided that the Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation); provided that any such merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary Guarantor shall only be with or into the Borrower or another Subsidiary Guarantor;
(b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may Dispose of any or all of its assets (i) to the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise); provided that any such Disposition by a Subsidiary Guarantor shall only be to the Borrower or another Subsidiary Guarantor or (ii) pursuant to a Disposition permitted by Section 7.5;
(c) any Investment expressly permitted by Section 7.7 may be structured as a merger, consolidation or amalgamation; and
(d) any Subsidiary may dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs at any time if at the time of such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, the value of the assets of such Subsidiary is less than $100,000 or such Subsidiary is dormant.
7.5 Disposition of Property. Dispose of any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person, except:
(a) the Disposition of (i) obsolete or worn out property or (ii) any property that is no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(b) the Disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions permitted by clause (i) of Section 7.4(b), Investments permitted under Section 7.7 (other than Section 7.7 (m)) and Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.6;
(d) the sale or issuance of any Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary; provided that any sale or issuance of any Subsidiary Guarantor’s Capital Stock shall only be to the Borrower or another Subsidiary Borrower;
(e) Dispositions of any Related Eligible Assets (i) in connection with the AESOP Financing Program, (ii) to any Securitization Entity or (iii) in connection with the incurrence of any Securitization Indebtedness;
(f) the sale of the Budget Truck Division for fair market value as determined by the board of directors of the Borrower;
(g) (i) the Disposition of other property having a fair market value not to exceed $200,000,000 in the aggregate for any fiscal year of the Borrower, (ii) any Disposition of fleet vehicles of Dollar Target and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) other divestitures required by a Governmental Authority in connection with, resulting from or related to the DTA Acquisition upon consummation of the DTA Acquisition Step 1;
(h) the Dispositions listed on Schedule 7.5(h);
(i) Dispositions of properties subject to condemnation, eminent domain or taking;
(j) leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses of real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;
(k) dispositions or use of cash and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business;
(l) the abandonment, termination or other disposition of Intellectual Property or leasehold properties in the ordinary course of business; and
(m) dispositions, discounts or forgiveness of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;
(n) Dispositions of non-core assets acquired in connection with an Investment permitted under Section 7.7, including a Permitted Acquisition;
(o) Dispositions by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Foreign Subsidiary to any other Foreign Subsidiary so long as at least 65% of the Capital Stock of such other Foreign Subsidiary (or any parent company of such other Foreign Subsidiary) is pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.9; and
(p) Dispositions of minority interests in joint ventures.
provided that all Dispositions permitted under paragraphs (f) and (g)(i) and (g)(ii) of this Section 7.5 shall be made for fair value and in the case of any such Disposition (or series of related Dispositions) that yields gross proceeds to any Loan Party in excess of $25,000,000, for at least 75% cash consideration (excluding, in the case of an Asset Sale (or series of related Asset Sales), any consideration by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, that are not Indebtedness) (it being understood that for the purposes of the foregoing proviso, the following shall be deemed to be cash consideration: (1) Cash Equivalents, (2) the assumption of Indebtedness of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock of the Borrower) or any Subsidiary and the release of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from all liability with respect to payment of such Indebtedness, (3) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is no longer a Subsidiary as a result of such Disposition, to the extent that the Borrower and each other Subsidiary are released from any Guarantee Obligations or any other obligations to provide credit support in respect of such Indebtedness and (4) securities received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Subsidiary into cash within 180 days); provided, further, that if the Group Member’s action or event meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Dispositions described in the clauses above, the Borrower in its sole discretion may classify (and reclassify) such action or event in one or more clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause).
7.6 Restricted Payments. Declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of the Person making such dividend) on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of any Group Member, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of any Group Member (collectively, “Restricted Payments”), except that:
(a) any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; provided, that any non-Subsidiary Guarantor may make Restricted Payments to any Group Member;
(b) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower may pay dividends to Holdings and Holdings may pay dividends to ABG to purchase ABG common stock or common stock options from present or former officers or employees of any Group Member upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such officer or employee;
(c) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings to permit Holdings to (i) pay corporate overhead expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) pay any taxes that are due and payable by Holdings or the Borrower;
(d) (i) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings to permit Holdings to pay dividends to any higher tier entity to provide for the payment of (A) Parent Expenses, (B) Related Taxes and (C) any Taxes that are due and payable by any Group Member as part of a consolidated group or which have been paid for the account of any Group Member pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement and (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings to permit Holdings to make Restricted Payments to any Parent in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40,000,000, less the amount of Investments made pursuant to Section 7.7(u) and payments made under Section 7.8(a)(vi);
(e) Investments permitted by Section 7.7;
(f) any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments (including in respect of management fees) to the holders of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary ratably based on the respective ownership interests of such holders;
(g) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings to permit Holdings to repay the ABG Convertible Notes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000 (less the amount of payments made pursuant to Section 7.8(a)(iv); and
(h) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount on the date such Restricted Payments are made.
provided, that if the Group Member’s action or event meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payments described in the clauses above, the Borrower in its sole discretion may classify (and reclassify) such action or event in one or more clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause).
7.7 Investments. Make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guarantee or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any other Person
(all of the foregoing, “Investments”; it being understood that the amount, as of any date of determination, any Investment in the form of a guarantee shall be equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer) except:
(a) Investments consisting of extensions of trade credit and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(b) Investments in Cash Equivalents;
(c) Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section 7.2;
(d) loans and advances to employees of any Group Member in the ordinary course of business (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 in any fiscal year;
(e) Investments in assets useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount;
(f) intercompany Investments by any Group Member in the Borrower or any Person that, prior to such investment, is a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(g) intercompany Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any Securitization Entity, Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary made in the ordinary course of business or to satisfy the general financing needs of such Securitization Entity, Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary;
(h) intercompany Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any Securitization Entity, Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding; provided that any Investments made by a Loan Party in a Foreign Subsidiary to fund all or a portion of an Investment made by such Foreign Subsidiary in reliance on this Section 7.7(h) shall be permitted and shall not reduce the Investment capacity available under any other Section;
(i) intercompany Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity in any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity;
(j) Restricted Payments to ABG permitted by Section 7.6 in the form of loans and advances;
(k) Investments listed on Schedule 7.7(k);
(l) Permitted Acquisitions, provided that the aggregate amount (or, in the case of consideration consisting of assets, fair market value) of the consideration paid by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors (net of acquired cash and Cash Equivalents and excluding consideration in respect of acquired vehicles as long as (i) the purchase price for such vehicles does not exceed their fair market value and (ii) such vehicles will be financed in the Borrower’s normal operation of its business through the AESOP Financing Program or any other similar financing program, or will
be replaced with vehicles financed through the AESOP Financing Program or any other similar financing program) for Permitted Acquisitions of Persons that shall not become Loan Parties (including any merger where such Loan Party (or a Subsidiary that becomes a Loan Party) is the surviving entity) or of assets that shall not become Collateral, in each case pursuant to Section 6.9, shall not exceed (i) $50,000,000 or (ii) $200,000,000 in the event that after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered hereunder, in each case, on a cumulative basis for all such acquisitions;
(m) Investments consisting of Liens, Indebtedness, fundamental changes, Dispositions, Restricted Payments permitted under Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 or 7.6 respectively;
(n) any seller-financing or other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.5;
(o) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may make Investments to purchase from a minority shareholder the Capital Stock of such shareholder in a joint venture entity in which any Group Member owns a majority equity interest (regardless of whether such a joint venture entity is a Subsidiary);
(p) in addition to Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section, Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount (valued at cost) not to exceed $200,000,000 after the Restatement Effective Date during the term of this Agreement; provided that in the case of any Investments consisting of any guarantees provided by the Borrower in connection with the divestures permitted under Section 7.5(g)(iii), the Borrower shall deliver a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer setting forth the amount of such guarantees, together with a reasonably detailed description of the related primary obligations upon consummation of the DTA Acquisition); provided further that any Investments made by a Loan Party in a Foreign Subsidiary to fund all or a portion of an Investment made by such Foreign Subsidiary in reliance on this Section 7.7(p) shall be permitted and shall not reduce the Investment capacity available under any other Section;
(q) the DTA Acquisition so long as, immediately after giving pro forma effect to DTA Acquisition Step 1, the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with both of the Financial Condition Covenants under Section 7.1 as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter;
(r) Investments of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or consolidates or merges with the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or the DTA Acquisition) so long as such Investments were not made in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary or of such consolidated or merger, and any modification, replacement renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof;
(s) Investments consisting of intercompany notes issued in respect of transfers of Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 7.5(o);
(t) Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount on the date such Investments are made; and
(u) Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40,000,000, less the amount of Restricted Payments made under Section 7.6(d)(ii) and payments made under Section 7.8(a)(vii).
provided, that (i) if the Group Member’s action or event meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Investments described in the clauses above, the Borrower in its sole discretion may classify (and reclassify) such action or event in one or more clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause) and (ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may not make any Investment in an Excluded Person except to the extent permitted by Section 7.7(p).
7.8 Optional Payments and Modifications of Certain Agreements. (a) Make or offer to make any optional or voluntary prepayment, repurchase or redemption of or otherwise optionally or voluntarily defease or segregate funds with respect to the Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(h), (t), (v) or (y) (other than any prepayments, repurchases or redemptions of scheduled payments of such Indebtedness within 120 days of the scheduled date when due so long as (i) after giving pro forma effect to such prepayment, repurchase or redemption, the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such time determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP exceeds $100,000,000 and (ii) no Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans are outstanding on the date of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption); provided that:
(i) any such Indebtedness may be repaid, prepaid, repurchased or redeemed in connection with a Permitted Refinancing;
(ii) any senior unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (other than any Foreign Subsidiary) may be repaid, prepaid, repurchased or redeemed with the proceeds of any Incremental Term Loans for consideration (including any premium paid in connection therewith) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000,000 so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (y) after giving pro forma effect to such prepayment, repayment, repurchase or redemption, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 1.75 to 1.00 and (z) no Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans are outstanding on the date of such prepayment, repayment, repurchase or redemption;
(iii) any senior unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (other than any Foreign Subsidiary) may be repaid, prepaid, repurchased or redeemed for consideration (including any premium paid in connection therewith) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000,000 so long as (w) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (x) after giving pro forma effect to such prepayment, repayment, repurchase or redemption, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 1.75 to 1.00, (y) no Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans are outstanding on the date of such prepayment, repayment, repurchase or redemption and (z) such prepayment, repayment, repurchase or redemption shall not be made with the proceeds of any borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility;
(iv) any such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250,000,000 (less the amount of any Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.6(g)) may be repaid, prepaid, repurchased or redeemed;
(v) any such Indebtedness may be repaid, prepaid, repurchased or redeemed in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount on the date such payments are made; and
(vi) any such Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40,000,000, less the amount of Restricted Payments made under Section 7.6(d)(ii) and Investments made under Section 7.7(u) may be repaid, prepaid, repurchased or redeemed;
provided, that if the Group Member’s action or event meets the criteria of more than one of the types of payments described in the clauses above, the Borrower in its sole discretion may classify (and reclassify)
such action or event in one or more clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause), and
(b) amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, any of the terms of the Senior Unsecured Notes in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders or (c) amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, any of the terms of the Separation Agreement or the Tax Sharing Agreement in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders, it being understood that an increase of the obligations or potential liability of ABG resulting from any such amendment, modification or other change to the Separation Agreement or Tax Sharing Agreement shall not, in and of itself, be regarded as materially adverse to the Lenders.
7.9 Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction (other than (i) transactions listed on Schedule 7.9, (ii) transactions permitted by Section 7.6, (iii) Investments permitted by Section 7.7(d) and (o), (iv) Investments in joint ventures permitted by Section 7.7 and (v) issuances of Equity Interests, including any servicing agreement, purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary) unless such transaction is (a) otherwise permitted under this Agreement and (b) upon fair and reasonable terms taken as a whole no less favorable to the relevant Group Member than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.
7.10 Sales and Leasebacks. Enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by any Group Member of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Group Member to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of such Group Member except sale-lease back transactions relating to Eligible Assets not in excess of $50,000,000 and without duplication of any such transactions permitted by Section 7.2.
7.11 Changes in Fiscal Periods. Permit the fiscal year of the Borrower to end on a day other than December 31 or change the Borrower’s method of determining fiscal quarters.
7.12 Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Securitization Entity) to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, (b) make loans or advances to, or other Investments in, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents, (ii) any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary or assets imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary or such assets other than the Senior Unsecured Note Indenture and such other agreements listed on Schedule 7.12 , (iii) restrictions which are not more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement contained in any documents governing any Indebtedness incurred in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (iv) any documents relating to joint ventures to the extent that such joint ventures are not prohibited hereunder, (v) any agreement in effect at the time a Person became a Subsidiary or assets are first acquired pursuant to an Investment permitted under Section 7.7, so long as (x) such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Investment and (y) such encumbrance or restriction applies only to such Person and assets, and (vi)with respect to the restrictions in clause (c), (x) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured debt permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such debt, and (y) customary provisions in leases, licenses or contracts restricting assignability or subleasing prohibit the
granting of Liens on the rights contained therein; provided that loans made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any other Subsidiary that is a Securitization Entity or a partner or direct equity owner of a Securitization Entity may be subject to customary repayment restrictions required by the lenders to such Securitization Entity.
7.13 Lines of Business. Enter into any business, either directly or through any Subsidiary, except for those businesses in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the date of this Agreement or that are reasonably related thereto.
7.14 Business Activities of Holdings. In the case of Holdings, (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, or commit to conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, any business or operations other than those incidental to its ownership of the Capital Stock of the Borrower, (ii) incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness or other liabilities or financial obligations, except (w) Guarantee Obligations permitted pursuant to Section 7.2(c) and 7.2(i), (x) nonconsensual obligations imposed by operation of law, (y) obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (z) obligations with respect to its Capital Stock, or (iii) own, lease, manage or otherwise operate any properties or assets (including cash (other than cash received in connection with dividends made by the Borrower in accordance with Section 7.6 pending application in the manner contemplated by said Section) and cash equivalents (other than cash received from capital contributions to, or the issuance of Capital Stock by Holdings) other than the ownership of shares of Capital Stock of the Borrower.
SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect on or as of the date made or delivered; or
(c) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.4(a) (with respect to Holdings and the Borrower only), Section 6.7(a), Section 6.10(b) or Section 7 of this Agreement or Sections 6.4 or 6.6(b) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; or
(d) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or
(e) any Group Member shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Loans) on the scheduled or original due date with respect thereto; or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement
under which such Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided, that a default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness (x) the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $50,000,000, (y) in the case of such Indebtedness which is Securitization Indebtedness (including AESOP Indebtedness), (1) an amortization or termination event pursuant to a securitization program prior to the end of the scheduled term or revolving period thereunder shall have occurred, (2) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall become unable to finance the purchase of vehicles and (3) the Borrower shall have failed, by the 45th day after the occurrence of an event referred to in clause (y)(1) and the expiration of all grace periods applicable thereto, to either (A) replace such securitization program with an alternative source of financing having terms not materially adverse to the Lenders from the program being replaced or having terms acceptable to the Required Lenders, or (B) obtain a waiver with respect to the occurrence of such event from the applicable required noteholders or lenders under such securitization program, and provided that until and unless the event described in clause (y)(3) shall have occurred, no Event of Default shall exist as a result of the occurrence of an event referred to in clause (y)(1) or (z) in the case of a default under the Dollar Target Credit Agreement arising solely as a result of a “change in control” of Dollar Target unless (1) such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 60 days after the occurrence thereof or (2) prior to the end of such 60 day period, the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness shall have declared such Indebtedness due and payable by the Borrower. Upon the entering into of any replacement facility referred to in clause (y)(1)(A), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a written officer’s certificate providing that the Borrower has sufficient vehicle financing arrangements available to it to carry-on its business activities consistent, in all material respects, with its past practices; or
(f) (i) any Group Member (other than any Subsidiary which is not a Significant Subsidiary) shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or any Group Member (other than any Subsidiary which is not a Significant Subsidiary) shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed or undischarged for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) any Group Member shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth
in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) any Group Member shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or
(g) (g) (i) any Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) any failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan or any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of any Group Member or any Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee is, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, likely to result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA or be determined to be, or expected to be, “at risk” (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA), (v) any Group Member or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall, or in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders is likely to, incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or Reorganization of, a Multiemployer Plan (or any Multiemployer Plan is in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA)) or (vi) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions in this clause (g), if any, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(h) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against any Group Member involving in the aggregate a liability (to the extent not paid or fully covered by insurance provided by a carrier not disputing coverage) of $50,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof; or
(i) any material provision of any Security Documents shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect, or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert, or any Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall cease to be enforceable and of the same effect and priority purported to be created thereby with respect to any Collateral, other than Collateral having a de minimus value (unless due to action or inaction by the Administrative Agent); or
(j) the guarantees contained in Section 2 and Section 3 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert; or
(k) the occurrence of a Change in Control;
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Revolving Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with
the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit. Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto). Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower.
SECTION 9. THE AGENTS
9.1 Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
9.2 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
9.3 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither any Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agents under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party a party thereto to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Agents shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to
inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party.
9.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, e-mail, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to Holdings or the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.
9.5 Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender, Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
9.6 Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any
Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.
9.7 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Aggregate Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
9.8 Agent in Its Individual Capacity. Each Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such Agent were not an Agent. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.
9.9 Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(a) or Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 10 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized or licensed under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
9.10 Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent. Neither of the Co-Documentation Agents nor the Syndication Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Amendments and Waivers(a) . (a) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document, or any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1. The Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (i) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (ii) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (A) forgive any principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation or extend the scheduled date of any amortization payment in respect of any Term Loan (for the purpose of clarity each of the foregoing not to include any waiver of a prepayment), reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder (except (1) in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Majority Facility Lenders of each adversely affected Facility) and (2) that any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the financial covenants in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (A)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (B) eliminate or reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section 10.1 without the written consent of such Lender; (C) reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from their obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement except as otherwise provided in the Loan Documents, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders; (D) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.11 or 2.17 without the written consent of the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of each Facility adversely affected thereby; (E) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Majority Facility Lenders with respect to any Facility without the written consent of all Lenders under such Facility; (F) after the Restatement Effective Date, amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 5.2 without the written consent of the Majority Facility Lenders with respect of the Revolving Facility, (G) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 without the written consent of the Administrative Agent; (H) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.6 or 2.7 without the written consent of the Swingline Lender; or (I) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 without the written consent of the Issuing Lender. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each of the Lenders (or Persons that, following the effectiveness of such amendment, will become Lenders) providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing, replacement or modification of all outstanding Term Loans (“Replaced Term Loans”) with a replacement term loan tranche hereunder (“Replacement Term Loans”), provided that (1) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Replaced Term Loans, (2) if the final maturity date of such Replacement Term Loans is not at least one year later than the final maturity date of the Replaced Term Loans, the interest rate margin for such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than the interest rate margin for such Replaced Term Loans by more than 50 basis points, or if the interest rate margin of such Replacement Term Loans does so exceed by more than 50 basis points, the interest rate margin for the Replaced Term Loans shall be increased so that the interest rate margin for such Replacement Term Loans is no greater than the interest rate margin for the Replaced Term Loans plus 50 basis points; provided that, the interest rate margins applicable to the Replacement Term Loans or the Replaced Term Loans shall be determined in the manner set forth in Section 2.23(b) in respect of the Incremental Term Loans) and (3) the weighted average life to maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of such Replaced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing.
(c) In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended without consent of the Lenders, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, as follows:
(i) to designate any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower as a Domestic Subsidiary Borrower under the Revolving Facility upon (A) ten Business Days prior notice to the Lenders (such notice to contain the name, primary business address and taxpayer identification number of such Subsidiary), (B) the execution and delivery by the Borrower, such Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent of a Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G (a “Joinder Agreement”), providing for such Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Borrower, (C) the agreement and acknowledgment by the Borrower and each other Subsidiary Borrower that the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement covers the Obligations of such Subsidiary and (D) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of (1) corporate or other applicable resolutions, other corporate or other applicable documents, certificates and legal opinions in respect of such Subsidiary reasonably equivalent to comparable documents delivered on the Closing Date and (2) such other documents with respect thereto as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request; and
(ii) to remove any Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower upon execution and delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a written notification to such effect and repayment in full of all Loans made to such Subsidiary Borrower, cash collateralization of all L/C Obligations in respect of any Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Subsidiary Borrower and repayment in full of all other amounts owing by such Subsidiary Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (it being agreed that any such repayment shall be in accordance with the other terms of this Agreement).
(d) Upon consummation of the DTA Acquisition, the Borrower may request that the parties to this Agreement consider in good faith amendments to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in connection with the DTA Acquisition to accommodate the operations of Dollar Target.
10.2 Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy or electronic transmission), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three
Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice or electronic transmission, when received, addressed as follows in the case of Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:
Holdings:
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Avis Budget Holdings, LLC
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6 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
Attention: David B. Wyshner
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Telecopy: (973) 496-5080
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Telephone: (973) 496-7938
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Borrower:
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Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC
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6 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
Attention: David B. Wyshner
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Telecopy: (973) 496-5080
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Telephone: (973) 496-7938
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Administrative Agent:
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
1111 Fannin Street
10th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
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Attn: Omar E. Jones
Telecopy: (713) 750-2938
Telephone: (713) 750-7912
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with a copy to:
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
383 Madison Avenue
Floor 24
New York, NY 10179
Attention: Robert Kellas
Telecopy: 212-270-5100
Telephone: 212-270-3560
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provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall not be effective until received.
Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
10.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.
10.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and filing and recording fees and expenses, with statements with respect to the foregoing to be submitted to the Borrower prior to the Restatement Effective Date (in the case of amounts to be paid on the Restatement Effective Date) and from time to time thereafter on a quarterly basis or such other periodic basis as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lenders and of counsel to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the Borrower shall not be liable for the fees and disbursements of more than one separate firm for the Lenders (unless there shall exist an actual conflict of interest among the Lenders) in connection with any one action or any separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction, nor shall the Borrower be liable for any settlement or extra-judicial resolution of claims without the Borrower’s written consent, (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender and the Administrative Agent harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and similar taxes, if any, that may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and (d) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnitee”) harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (other than with respect to taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by Section 2.19) with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of any Group Member or any of the Properties and the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel in connection with claims, actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against any Loan Party under any Loan Document (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), provided, that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee; provided further, that that the Borrower shall not be liable for the fees and disbursements of more than one separate firm for any Indemnitees (unless there shall exist an actual conflict of interest among such Indemnitees) in connection with any one action or any separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction, nor shall the Borrower be liable for any settlement or extra-judicial resolution of such Indemnitees’ claims
without the Borrower’s written consent. Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Subsidiaries not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries to waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee. All amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable not later than 10 days after written demand therefor. Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be submitted to David B. Wyshner (Telephone No. 973-496-7938) (Telecopy No. 973-496-5080), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent. The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section.
(b)(i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent of:
(A) the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund (as defined below) or, if an Event of Default under Section 8(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing, any other Person; and provided, further, that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless the Borrower shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received written notice thereof; and
(B) the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
(C) the Issuing Lender, provided that no consent of the Issuing Lender shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan or Term Commitment.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments or Loans under any Facility, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than, in the case of the Revolving Facility, $5,000,000 or, in the case of the Term Facility, $1,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 8(a) or (f) has occurred and is
continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;
(B) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and
(C) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire.
For the purposes of this Section 10.6, “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18, 2.19, 2.20 and 10.5). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of and interest on the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c)(i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall
continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 10.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of, and shall be subject to the limitations of, Sections 2.18, 2.19 and 2.20 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, and subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.7(b) as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant shall be subject to Section 10.7(a) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, and such Lender, each Loan Party and the Administrative Agent shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.18 or 2.19 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any funds directly from the Borrower in respect of Sections 2.18, 2.19, 2.20 or 10.7 unless such Participant shall have provided to Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, such information as is required to be recorded in the Register pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) above as if such Participant were a Lender. No Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.19 unless such Participant complies with Section 2.19(e) and (f) as though it were a Lender.
(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(e) The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (d) above.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 10.6(b). Each of Holdings, the Borrower, each Subsidiary Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other Person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided, however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.
10.7 Adjustments; Set-off. (a) Except to the extent that this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender or to the Lenders under a particular Facility, if any Lender (a “Benefitted Lender”) shall, at any time after the Loans and other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable pursuant to Section 8, receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
(b) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
10.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
10.9 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
10.10 Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
10.11 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each of the Agents, Lenders, Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to Holdings, the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be, at its address set forth in Section 10.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 10.12(e) shall limit or otherwise impair the obligations of the Borrower under Section 10.5.
10.13 Judgment. The obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents due to any party hereto shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “judgment currency”) other than the currency in which the sum originally due to such party is denominated (the “original currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such party of any sum adjudged to be so due in the judgment currency such party may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the original currency with the judgment currency; if the amount of the original currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due under such judgment to such party in the original currency, the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be, agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such party against such loss, and if the amount of the original currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to any party to this Agreement, such party agrees to remit to the Borrower such excess. The provisions of this Section 10.13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and payment of the obligations of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
10.14 Acknowledgements. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower and the Lenders.
10.15 Releases of Guarantees and Liens. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender except as expressly required by Section 10.1) to take any action requested by the Borrower having the effect of releasing any Collateral or guarantee obligations (i) to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction not prohibited by any Loan Document or that has been consented to in accordance with Section 10.1 or (ii) under the circumstances described in paragraph (b) below. The security interests granted under any Loan Documents on any Collateral that is transferred pursuant to a transaction permitted by Section 7.5 shall be released automatically upon consummation of such Disposition.
(b) At such time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other obligations under the Loan Documents (other than any unasserted contingent indemnification obligations and obligations under or in respect of Specified Swap Agreements and Specified Cash Management Agreements) shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (or such Letters of Credit are Collateralized), the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created by the Security Documents, and the Security Documents and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party under the Security Documents shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person.
10.16 Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential all non-public information provided to it by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement that is designated by the provider thereof as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any affiliate thereof, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section, to any actual or prospective Transferee or any direct or indirect counterparty to any Swap Agreement (or any professional advisor to such counterparty), (c) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its affiliates for performing the purposes of a Loan Document, (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, after notice to the Borrower if reasonably feasible, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, after notice to the Borrower if reasonably feasible and not otherwise prohibited, (g) that has been publicly disclosed, (h) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any other self-regulatory body or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, or (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan
Document.
10.17 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO, INCLUDING HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
10.18 USA Patriot Act. Each Lender hereby notifies Holdings and the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “USA Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Holdings and the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of Holdings and the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify Holdings and the Borrower in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.
10.19 Effect of Amendment and Restatement. Upon the Restatement Effective Date, this Agreement shall amend, and restate as amended, the Existing Credit Agreement (including any contingent amendments thereto), but shall not constitute a novation thereof or in any way impair or otherwise affect the rights or obligations of the parties thereunder (including with respect to Loans and representations and warranties made thereunder) except as such rights or obligations are amended or modified hereby. The Existing Credit Agreement as amended and restated hereby shall be deemed to be a continuing agreement among the parties, and all documents, instruments and agreements delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement not amended and restated in connection with the entry of the parties into this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, each in accordance with its terms, as of the date of delivery or such other date as contemplated by such document, instrument or agreement to the same extent as if the modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement contained herein were set forth in an amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement in a customary form, unless such document, instrument or agreement has otherwise been terminated or has expired in accordance with or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement or such document, instrument or agreement or as otherwise agreed by the required parties hereto or thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
AVIS BUDGET HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Rochelle Tarlowe
Name: Rochelle Tarlowe
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC
By: /s/ Rochelle Tarlowe
Name: Rochelle Tarlowe
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Administrative Agent and as a Lender
By: /s/ Robert P. Kellas
Name: ROBERT P. KELLAS
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as Syndication Agent
By: /s/David Lynch
Name: David Lynch
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/Scott Sartorius
Name: Scott Sartorius
Title: Managing Director
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Omayra Laucella
Name: Omayra Laucella
By: /s/ Carin Keegan
Name: Carin Keegan
Citibank, N.A.
as a Lender
By: /s/ Sarah Terner
Name: Sarah Terner
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Title:
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Senior Vice President
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Bank of America, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ L. Dustin Vincent
Name: L. Dustin Vincent
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Michael Madnick
Name: Michael Madnick
By: /s/ Yuri Muzichenko
Name: Yuri Muzichenko
Barclays Bank PLC
as a Lender
By: /s/ Diane Rolfe
Name: Diane Rolfe
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
as a Lender
By: /s/ Sherrese Clarke
Name: Sherrese Clarke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
as a Lender
By: /s/ Sherrese Clarke
Name: Sherrese Clarke
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC,
as a Lender
By: /s/ James Welch
Name: James Welch
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
as a Lender
By: /s/ David Mahmood
Name: David Mahmood
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, NEW YORK BRANCH
as a Lender
By: /s/ Wilham Ginn
Name: Wilham Ginn
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
as a Lender
By: /s/ Meredith Majesty
Name: Meredith Majesty
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: /s/ David Noda
Name: David Noda
BANK OF MONTREAL
as a Lender
By: /s/ Karen Louie
Name: Karen Louie
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
as a Lender
By: /s/ Richard Yarnold
Name: Richard Yarnold
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Title:
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Senior Relationship Manager
Corporate & Institutional Banking
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RAYMOND JAMES BANK, FSB
as a Lender
By: /s/ Alexander L. Rody
Name: Alexander L. Rody
Title: Senior Vice President
guaranteeandcollateral.htm
Exhibit 10.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
made by
AVIS BUDGET HOLDINGS, LLC,
AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC
and certain of its Subsidiaries
in favor of
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of May 3, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS
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1.1 Definitions
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1.2 Other Definitional Provisions
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SECTION 2. BORROWER GUARANTEE
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2.1 Borrower Guarantee
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2.2 No Subrogation
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2.3 Amendments, etc. with respect to the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations
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2.4 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional
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2.5 Reinstatement
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2.6 Payments
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SECTION 3. HOLDINGS AND SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
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3.1 Holdings and Subsidiary Guarantee
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3.2 Right of Contribution
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3.4 Amendments, etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations and Subsidiary Borrower Obligations
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3.5 Guarantees Absolute and Unconditional
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SECTION 4. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
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SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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5.1 Title; No Other Liens
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5.2 Perfected Liens
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5.3 Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Office
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5.4 Investment Property
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5.5 Intellectual Property
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SECTION 6. COVENANTS
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6.1 Delivery of Instruments, Certificated Securities and Chattel Paper
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6.2 Payment of Obligations
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6.3 Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation
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6.4 Changes in Name, etc
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6.5 Notices
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6.6 Investment Property
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6.7 Receivables
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SECTION 7. REMEDIAL PROVISIONS
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7.1 Certain Matters Relating to Receivables
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7.2 Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable
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7.3 Pledged Stock
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7.4 Proceeds to be Turned Over To Administrative Agent
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7.5 Application of Proceeds
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7.6 Code and Other Remedies
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7.8 Deficiency
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7.9 Grant of Intellectual Property License
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SECTION 8. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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8.1 Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc
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SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS
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9.2 Notices
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9.3 No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies
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9.4 Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification
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9.5 Successors and Assigns
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9.6 Set-Off
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9.7 Counterparts
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9.8 Severability
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9.9 Section Headings
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9.10 Integration
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9.11 GOVERNING LAW
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9.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers
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9.13 Acknowledgements
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9.14 Additional Grantors
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9.15 Releases
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9.16 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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9.17 Continuation of Security Interests
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule 1 Notice Addresses
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Schedule 2 Pledged Stock and Pledged Notes
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Schedule 3 Domestic Perfection Matters
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Schedule 4 [Reserved]
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Schedule 5 Jurisdictions of Organization and Chief Executive Offices
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Schedule 6 Intellectual Property
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Schedule 7 Specified Vehicles
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Annex I Form of Assumption Agreement
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AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of May 3, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), made by each of the signatories hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as provided herein, the “Grantors”), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “Lenders”) from time to time parties to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among AVIS BUDGET HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) from time to time parties hereto, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties hereto (the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as Syndication Agent, CITICORP USA, INC., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANK, BARCLAYS BANK PLC and THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, as Co-Documentation Agents, and the Administrative Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain credit agreement, dated as of April 19, 2006 (as heretofore amended, modified and supplemented and as in effect immediately prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the first amendment dated as of December 23, 2008 to the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower and certain other Grantors entered into a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of December 23, 2008 (as heretofore amended, modified and supplemented and as in effect immediately prior to the date hereof , the “Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the lenders party to the Existing Credit Agreement and certain other parties in order to guarantee and secure the extensions of credit made to the Borrower thereunder and certain other extensions of credit;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent are entering into the Credit Agreement in order to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each other Grantor;
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Grantors in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, each Subsidiary Borrower and the other Grantors will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement, the parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement in its entirety as provided herein below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement, and to continue to make their respective extensions of credit thereunder and certain other extensions of credit, each Grantor hereby agrees that the Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is hereby amended and restated as of the Effective Date to read in its entirety as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS
1.1 Definitions. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and the following terms are used herein as defined in Article 9 of the New York UCC: Account, Certificated Security, Chattel Paper, Deposit Account, Documents, Equipment, General Intangibles, Instruments, Inventory, Letter of Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations.
(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Agreement”: this Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Borrower Obligations”: the collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or, in the case of any Specified Swap Agreement and Specified Cash Management Agreements, any Affiliate of any Agent or Lender, in each case, at the time such agreement was entered into), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement, this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Borrower Guarantor Obligations), the other Loan Documents, any Letter of Credit, any Specified Swap Agreement, any Specified Cash Management Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, swap coupon or termination payments, fees or indemnities or reasonable out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including, without limitation, all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).
“Borrower Guarantor Obligations”: without duplicating any Borrower Obligations, all obligations and liabilities of the Borrower described in Section 2 of this Agreement.
“Borrower Termination Event”: as defined in Section 3.1(d).
“Collateralized”: secured by cash collateral arrangements and/or backstop letters of credit entered into on terms and in amounts reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender.
“Collateral”: as defined in Section 4.
“Collateral Account”: any collateral account established by the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 7.1 or 7.4.
“Copyright Licenses”: any written or oral agreement naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee (including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule 6), granting any right under any Copyright, including, without limitation, the grant of rights to manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell Copyrighted materials.
“Copyrights”: (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations, applications and recordings thereof in the United States Copyright Office and any other copyright registry office (including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule 6), and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
“Excluded Property”: as defined in Section 4.
“Foreign Subsidiary Stock”: the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary.
“Grantor”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Guarantor Obligations”: with respect to any Guarantor, without duplicating any Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, all obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor which may arise under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 3) or any other Loan Document, any Specified Swap Agreement or any Specified Cash Management Agreement to which such Guarantor is a party, in each case whether on account of guarantee obligations, repayment obligations, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities or reasonable out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including, without limitation, all reasonable, out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document).
“Guarantors”: the collective reference to each Grantor other than the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the parties hereto expressly agree that no Excluded Subsidiary, Foreign Subsidiary or Securitization Entity shall be a Guarantor.
“Intellectual Property”: the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges with respect to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, the Copyrights, the Copyright Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks, the Trademark Licenses, trade secrets, know-how, and other confidential or proprietary information, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
“Intercompany Note”: any promissory note evidencing loans or advances made by any Loan Party to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Investment Property”: the collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the New York UCC (other than any Foreign Subsidiary Stock excluded from the definition of “Pledged Stock”) and (ii) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Notes and all Pledged Stock.
“Issuers”: the collective reference to each issuer of any Pledged Stock.
“New York UCC”: the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.
“Obligations”: (i) in the case of the Borrower, the Borrower Obligations and the Borrower Guarantor Obligations, (ii) in the case of each Guarantor which is also a Subsidiary Borrower, its Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, and (iii) in the case of each Guarantor (whether or not a Subsidiary Borrower), its Guarantor Obligations.
“Patents”: (i) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof and all goodwill associated therewith, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 6, (ii) all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 6, and (iii) all rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of the foregoing.
“Patent License”: all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing listed on Schedule 6.
“Pledged Notes”: all promissory notes listed on Schedule 2, all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to or held by any Grantor and all other promissory notes issued to or held by any Grantor.
“Pledged Stock”: the shares of Capital Stock listed on Schedule 2, together with any other shares, stock certificates, options, interests or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of any Grantor (other than any Excluded Subsidiary or any Securitization Entity) that may be issued or granted to, or held by, any Grantor while this Agreement is in effect; provided that in no event shall Pledged Stock or Collateral include more than 65% of the total outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a first-tier Foreign Subsidiary.
“Proceeds”: all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the New York UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Investment Property, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.
“Receivable”: any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, whether or not such right is evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper and whether or not it has been earned by performance (including, without limitation, such right if it constitutes an Account).
“Secured Parties”: the collective reference to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and in the case, of any Specified Swap Agreement and Specified Cash Management Agreements, any affiliate of any Agent or Lender, in each case, at the time such agreement was entered into, to which Borrower Obligations, Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Obligations, as applicable, are owed.
“Securities Account”: as defined in Article 8 of the New York UCC.
“Securities Act”: the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Specified Vehicles”: the vehicles described on Schedule 7, provided that Specified Vehicles shall not include any such vehicles that are initially specified on Schedule 7 but are disposed from time to time by the applicable Grantor in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
“Subsidiary Borrower Obligations”: with respect to each Subsidiary Borrower, without duplicating any Guarantor Obligations, the collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of such Subsidiary Borrower (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to such Subsidiary Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or, in the case of any Specified Swap Agreement and Specified Cash Management Agreements, any Affiliate of any Agent or Lender, in each case, at the time such agreement was entered into), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Letter of Credit, any Specified Swap Agreement, any Specified Cash Management Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, swap coupon or termination payments, fees or indemnities or reasonable out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including, without limitation, all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by such Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).
“Subsidiary Borrower Termination Event”: as defined in Section 2.1(d).
“Subsidiary Guarantor”: each Guarantor other than Holdings and the Borrower.
“Trademarks”: (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, domain names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other indicators of the source of goods or services, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common-law rights therein, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing listed on Schedule 6, and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
“Trademark License”: any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any Trademark, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 6.
“Vehicles”: all cars, trucks, trailers and other vehicles covered by a certificate of title law of any state other than any car, truck, trailer or other vehicle securing indebtedness permitted under the Credit Agreement and, in any event including, without limitation, the Specified Vehicles and all tires and other appurtenances to any of the foregoing.
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) The words “hereof,” “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(b) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(c) Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof.
SECTION 2. BORROWER GUARANTEE
2.1 Borrower Guarantee. (a) The Borrower hereby, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by each Subsidiary Borrower when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of its Subsidiary Borrower Obligations.
(b) Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in respect of its guarantee obligations shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by the Borrower under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.2).
(c) The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until all the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations (other than any unasserted contingent indemnification obligations and Obligations in respect of Specified Swap Agreements and Specified Cash Management Agreements) shall have been satisfied by payment in full, each Letter of Credit shall have terminated, expired or been Collateralized and the Commitments shall have been terminated (all of the foregoing conditions together, the “Subsidiary Borrower Termination Event”), notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the Credit Agreement each Subsidiary Borrower may be free from any Subsidiary Borrower Obligations.
(d) No payment made by any Subsidiary Borrower, any of the other Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any Lender from any Subsidiary Borrower, any of the other Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of the Borrower hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by the Borrower in respect of the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or any payment received or collected from the Borrower in respect of the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations), remain liable for the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations up to the maximum liability of the Borrower hereunder until the occurrence of the Subsidiary Borrower Termination Event.
2.2 No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by the Borrower hereunder, or any set-off or application of funds of the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Borrower shall not be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Subsidiary Borrowers or against any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, nor shall the Borrower seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Subsidiary Borrowers in respect of payments made by the Borrower hereunder, until the Subsidiary Borrower Termination Event. If any amount shall be paid to the Borrower on account of such subrogation rights at any time before the Subsidiary Borrower Termination Event, such amount shall be held by the Borrower in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of the Borrower, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by the Borrower, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by the Borrower (duly indorsed by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent, if required), to be applied against the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine.
2.3 Amendments, etc. with respect to the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations. The Borrower shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against the Borrower and without notice to or further assent by the Borrower, any demand for payment of any of the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and any of the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations continued, and the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto.
2.4 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. The Borrower waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. The Borrower waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower with respect to the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations. The Borrower understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment (to the extent permitted by applicable law) without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person against the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Subsidiary Borrowers for the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, or of the Borrower under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Subsidiary Borrowers or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the
Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower, or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve the Borrower of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower. For the purposes hereof, “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
2.5 Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
2.6 Payments. The Borrower hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars at the Funding Office.
SECTION 3. HOLDINGS AND SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
3.1 Holdings and Subsidiary Guarantee. (a) Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Borrower Obligations and the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations.
(b) Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor (other than Holdings) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 3.2).
(c) Each Guarantor agrees that the Borrower Obligations and the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, either solely or collectively, may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 3 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder.
(d) The guarantee contained in this Section 3 shall remain in full force and effect until all the Borrower Obligations (other than any unasserted contingent indemnification obligations and Obligations in respect of Specified Swap Agreements and Specified Cash Management Agreements) and Subsidiary Borrower Obligations (other than any unasserted contingent indemnification obligations and Obligations in respect of Specified Swap Agreements and Specified Cash Management Agreements) shall have been satisfied by payment in full, each Letter of Credit shall have terminated, expired or been Collateralized, and the Commitments shall have been terminated (all of the foregoing conditions together, the “Borrower Termination Event”), notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the Credit Agreement the Borrower may be free from any Borrower Obligations and Subsidiary Borrower Obligations.
(e) No payment made by the Borrower, any of the Subsidiary Borrowers, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any Lender from the Borrower, any of the Subsidiary Borrowers, any of the Guarantors, any other
guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Borrower Obligations or the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations or the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations or the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations), remain liable for the Borrower Obligations and the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the occurrence of the Borrower Termination Event.
3.2 Right of Contribution. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 3.3. The provisions of this Section 3.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.
3.3 No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Borrower Obligations or the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until the occurrence of the Borrower Termination Event. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time before the occurrence of the Borrower Termination Event, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be applied against the Borrower Obligations and the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine.
3.4 Amendments, etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations and Subsidiary Borrower Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Borrower Obligations or Subsidiary Borrower Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and any of the Borrower Obligations and the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations continued, and the Borrower Obligations and the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Borrower Obligations or the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Borrower Obligations or the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 3 or any property subject thereto.
3.5 Guarantees Absolute and Unconditional. Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Borrower Obligations and Subsidiary Borrower Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the guarantee contained in this Section 3 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 3; the Borrower Obligations and Subsidiary Borrower Obligations shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 3; and all dealings between the Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 3. Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Borrower Obligations and the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 3 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment (to the extent permitted by applicable law) without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Borrower Obligations or the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person against the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for the Borrower Obligations, of any Subsidiary Borrower for the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 3, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Borrower Obligations or the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
3.6 Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 3 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Borrower Obligations or the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
3.7 Payments. Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars at the Funding Office.
SECTION 4. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Administrative Agent, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest, in each case, excluding any Excluded Property (such property excluding any and all Excluded Property being collectively referred to as, the “Collateral”), as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Obligations:
(a) all Accounts;
(b) all Chattel Paper;
(c) all Equipment;
(d) all Fixtures;
(e) all General Intangibles;
(f) all Instruments;
(g) all Documents;
(h) all Intellectual Property;
(i) all Inventory;
(j) all Investment Property;
(k) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(l) all Pledged Notes;
(m) all Pledged Stock;
(n) all Receivables;
(o) all Vehicles and title documents with respect to Vehicles;
(p) all other property not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section, and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(q) all books and records pertaining to the Collateral; and
(r) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
provided, however, that notwithstanding any of the other provisions set forth in this Section 4, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of and the Collateral shall not include a security interest in any of the following (collectively, the “Excluded Property”): (a) any property to the extent that such grant of a security interest is prohibited by any Requirements of Law of a Governmental Authority, requires a consent not obtained of any Governmental Authority pursuant to such Requirement of Law or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or requires any consent not obtained under, any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or giving rise to such property or, in the case of any Investment Property, Pledged Stock or Pledged Note, any applicable shareholder or similar agreement, except to the extent that such Requirement of Law or the term in such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document or shareholder or similar agreement providing for such prohibition, breach, default or termination or requiring such consent is ineffective under applicable law, (b) any trademark applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the basis of such Grantor's “intent-to-use” such trademark, unless and until acceptable evidence of use of the Trademark has been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to Section 1(c) or Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1051, et seq.), to the extent that granting a Lien in such Trademark application prior to such filing would adversely affect the enforceability or validity of such Trademark application; provided, that upon the filing of acceptable evidence of use of the Trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office such application shall be automatically subject to the security interest granted herein and deemed to be included in the Collateral, (c) Receivables classified as receivables that are “assets under vehicle programs” in the financial statements of the Borrower and (d) any interests in Vehicles leased by a Grantor pursuant to the AESOP Financing Program, all certificates of title with respect to such Vehicles, any other rights and agreements associated with such Vehicles, including, but not limited to, subleases, manufacturer programs and insurance policies with respect to such Vehicles, and any Proceeds of any of the foregoing; provided, further, that in no event shall General Intangibles include more than 65% of the total outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary.
SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
5.1 Title; No Other Liens. Except for the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Liens permitted to exist on the Collateral by the Credit Agreement, such Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens or claims of others. No effective financing statement or other public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any public office, except such as have been filed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement or as are permitted by the Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any Grantor may, as part of its business, grant licenses to third parties to use Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to a Grantor. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, such licensing activity shall not constitute a “Lien” on or “Disposition” of such Intellectual Property. Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender understands that any such licenses may be exclusive to the applicable licensees, and such exclusivity
provisions may limit the ability of the Administrative Agent to utilize, sell, lease or transfer the related Intellectual Property or otherwise realize value from such Intellectual Property pursuant hereto.
5.2 Perfected Liens. The security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement (a) upon completion of the filings and other actions specified on Schedule 3 (which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to on said Schedule, have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in completed and duly executed form) and will, to the extent perfection may be achieved by such filings and actions, constitute valid perfected security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as collateral security for such Grantor’s Obligations under the laws of the United States, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against all creditors of such Grantor and any Persons purporting to purchase any Collateral from such Grantor and (b) are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof except for (i) unrecorded Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement which have priority over the Liens on the Collateral by operation of law and (ii) in the case of Collateral other than Pledged Stock, Permitted Liens; provided, however, that additional filings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office may be necessary with respect to the perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien in United States registrations and applications for Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights which are filed by, issued to, exclusively licensed to or acquired by any Grantor after the date hereof and, provided, further, no Grantor shall be required to perfect the security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement (i) by means of delivery of agreement granting “control” (as defined in Article 8 of the New York UCC) over any Deposit Account or Securities Account (other than with respect to any Collateral Account), (ii) in any Vehicles (other than maintaining any perfection of the security interests granted in the Specified Vehicles owned by the Grantors existing on the date hereof) or (iii) in any Intellectual Property under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States.
5.3 Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Office. On the date hereof, such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization and the location of such Grantor’s chief executive office or sole place of business or principal residence, as the case may be, are specified on Schedule 5. Such Grantor has furnished to the Administrative Agent a certified charter, certificate of incorporation or other organizational document and long-form good standing certificate as of a date which is recent to the date hereof.
5.4 Investment Property. (a) The shares of the Pledged Stock pledged by such Grantor hereunder constitute all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of each Issuer owned by such Grantor or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiary Stock, if less, 65% of the outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Stock of each relevant Issuer or, if less, such amount as has been previously agreed with the Administrative Agent.
(b) All the shares of the Pledged Stock have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(c) Such Grantor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Investment Property pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens or options in favor of, or claims of, any other Person, except the security interest created by this Agreement and any statutory Liens permitted under Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement.
5.5 Intellectual Property. (a) Schedule 6 lists all registrations and applications recorded in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office included in Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor in its own name on the date hereof and all licenses under which such Grantor holds or has the right to an exclusive license in registered Intellectual Property on the date hereof, including the registration or application number for such licensed Intellectual Property. With
respect to any unpublished patent applications (whether disclosed on Schedule 6 or hereafter disclosed by such Grantor), such Grantor will disclose on Schedule 6 and in any subsequent report or disclosure, the application number for such patent application but not the title or subject matter. In the event that the Administrative Agent or any agent thereof discovers the title or subject matter of any such patent application prior to its publication, through any filing receipt or otherwise, the Administrative Agent will not knowingly disclose or use such information for any purpose.
(b) On the date hereof, all material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor is, to its knowledge, valid, subsisting, unexpired and enforceable, has not been abandoned and, to its knowledge, does not infringe upon the Intellectual Property rights of any other Person in any material respect except for the alleged infringements and enforcement activity as disclosed on Schedule 6.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 6, on the date hereof, no Grantor has granted an exclusive license in the territory of the United Stated in or to (i) any of the following Trademarks: AVIS, BUDGET, and WE TRY HARDER or (ii) any Patents that cover the Wizard System.
(d) No holding, decision or judgment has been rendered by any Governmental Authority against such Grantor which would limit, cancel or question the validity of, or such Grantor’s rights in, any Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor in any respect that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Except for the alleged infringements and enforcement activity disclosed on Schedule 6, to such Grantor’s knowledge, no action or proceeding is pending or threatened on the date hereof seeking to limit, cancel or assert the invalidity of any Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor or such Grantor’s ownership interest therein, which, if adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect on the value of any material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor.
5.6 Receivables. No amount payable to such Grantor under or in connection with any Receivable included in the Collateral for $500,000 or more is evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper which has not been delivered to the Administrative Agent.
5.7 Vehicles. Schedule 7 is a complete and correct list of all Specified Vehicles owned by such Grantor as of March 31, 2011.
SECTION 6. COVENANTS
Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Obligations (other than any unasserted contingent indemnification obligations and Obligations in respect of Specified Swap Agreements and Specified Cash Management Agreements) shall have been paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments shall have terminated:
6.1 Delivery of Instruments, Certificated Securities and Chattel Paper. If any amount in excess of $500,000 payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper, such Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper shall be promptly delivered to the Administrative Agent, duly indorsed (including by delivery of related instruments of transfer or assignment) in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement. .
6.2 Payment of Obligations. Such Grantor (other than Holdings and the Borrower) will pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be,
all obligations and liabilities in respect of taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Collateral or in respect of income or profits therefrom except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of such Grantor or except to the extent that such failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
6.3 Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation. (a) Such Grantor shall not take any action or fail to take any action which would result in the security interest created by this Agreement as a perfected security interest having a priority which is less than that described and required in Section 5.2 and shall make commercially reasonable efforts to defend such security interest against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever, subject to the rights of such Grantor under the Loan Documents to dispose of the Collateral.
(b) Such Grantor shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the assets and property of such Grantor in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
(c) At any time and from time to time, subject to Section 5.2 and any limitations set forth in this Agreement, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, (i) filing any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction in the United States with respect to the security interests created hereby and (ii) in the case of Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights and any other relevant Collateral, taking any actions necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to obtain “control” (within the meaning of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code) with respect thereto.
6.4 Changes in Name, etc. Such Grantor will not, except upon 15 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, (i) change its jurisdiction of organization from that referred to in Section 5.3 or (ii) change its name. Such Grantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent all additional executed financing statements and other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests provided for herein.
6.5 Notices. Such Grantor will advise the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders) promptly, in reasonable detail, of:
(a) any Lien (other than security interests created hereby or Liens permitted under the Credit Agreement) on any of the Collateral which would adversely affect the ability of the Administrative Agent to exercise any of its remedies hereunder; and
(b) of the occurrence of any other event which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the security interests created hereby.
6.6 Investment Property. (a) If such Grantor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any certificate (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), option or rights in respect of the Capital Stock of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares of the Pledged Stock, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Grantor shall accept the same as the agent of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, hold the same in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and deliver the same forthwith to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received, duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent, if required, together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Grantor and with, if the Administrative Agent so requests, signature guaranteed, to be held by the Administrative Agent, subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for such Grantor’s Obligations. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any sums paid upon or in respect of the Investment Property upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the applicable Grantor’s Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of the Investment Property or any property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Investment Property pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall, unless otherwise subject to a perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, be delivered to the Administrative Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for such Obligations. If any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Investment Property shall be received by such Grantor, such Grantor shall, until such money or property is paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent, hold such money or property in trust for the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, as additional collateral security for the Obligations.
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), such Grantor will not (i) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof (except pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement), (ii) create, incur or permit to exist any Lien or option in favor of, or any claim of any Person with respect to, any of the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof, or any interest therein, except for the security interests created by this Agreement or statutory Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement or nonconsensual Permitted Liens or in the case of Investment Property other than Pledged Stock, Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement, or (iii) enter into any agreement or undertaking restricting the right or ability of such Grantor or the Administrative Agent to sell, assign or transfer any of the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof, except as permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(c) The Administrative Agent will execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to each Grantor all such proxies and other instruments as such Grantor may request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and other rights that it is entitled to exercise and to receive the dividends or interest payments that it is authorized to receive and retain in respect of any Pledged Stock under the Credit Agreement.
(d) In the case of each Grantor which is an Issuer, such Issuer agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Investment Property issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, (ii) it will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 6.6(a) with respect to the Investment Property issued by it and (iii) the terms of Sections 7.3(c) and 7.7 shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis, with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 7.3(c) or 7.7 with respect to the Investment Property issued by it.
6.7 Receivables. Such Grantor will deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of each material demand, notice or document received by it that questions or calls into doubt the validity or enforceability of more than 10% of the aggregate amount of the then outstanding Receivables included in the Collateral.
6.8 Intellectual Property. (a) Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will (i) to the extent consistent with reasonable commercial judgment, continue to use each material Trademark owned by such Grantor on each and every trademark class of goods applicable to its current line as reflected in its current catalogs, brochures and price lists in order to maintain such Trademark in full force free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, (ii) to the extent consistent with reasonable commercial judgment, maintain the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark at a level substantially consistent with the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark as of the date hereof, (iii) use such Trademark with the appropriate notice of registration and all other notices and legends required by applicable Requirements of Law, and (iv) not (and not authorize any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby such Trademark may become unenforceable or impaired in any way except to the extent consistent with reasonable commercial judgment. Without limitation of other provisions of this Agreement, every Trademark adopted or acquired by a Grantor that is confusingly similar to or a colorable imitation of any Trademark owned by such Grantor will automatically be included in the Collateral for all purposes of this Agreement, and, if a Grantor applies to register or registers any such Trademark, the applicable Grantor shall notify the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.8(f) in order for the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, to obtain a perfected security interest in such Trademark pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Such Grantor, to the extent consistent with reasonable commercial judgment, will not (and will not authorize its licensees to) do any act, or omit to do any act, whereby any material Patent is likely to become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public.
(c) Such Grantor, to the extent consistent with reasonable commercial judgment, will not (and will not authorize any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) (i) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any material portion of the Copyrights will be materially impaired or (ii) do any act whereby any material portion of the Copyrights may fall into the public domain.
(d) Such Grantor will not (and will not authorize its licensees to) do any act that knowingly uses any Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor to infringe upon the Intellectual Property rights of any other Person in any material respect.
(e) Such Grantor will notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders promptly if it knows, or has reason to know, that any application or registration relating to any material Intellectual Property is likely to become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public, or of any material adverse determination or development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any court or tribunal in any country) regarding such Grantor’s ownership of, or the validity of, any material Intellectual Property or such Grantor’s right to register the same or to own and maintain the same.
(f) Whenever such Grantor, either by itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, shall file an application for the registration of any Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or shall acquire or exclusively license any registered Intellectual Property from a third party, such Grantor shall report such filing, acquisition or exclusive license to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 6 of the Credit Agreement, provided that all such disclosure is subject to the last sentence of Section 5.5 of this Agreement, and except that such report shall include all such application and recordation filings by such Grantor through the date five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which such report required by Section 6 of the Credit Agreement is sent to the Administrative Agent. Upon request of the Administrative
Agent, such Grantor shall execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all reasonably necessary agreements, instruments, documents, and papers, in a form to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent may request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest (provided that such Grantor will not have an affirmative obligation to seek an application or registration for Intellectual Property which Borrower reasonably elects not to seek) in any (i) Copyright, Patent and Trademark; and (ii) any material, exclusive license grant to such Grantor with respect to any Trademark, Copyright or Patent (provided that (1) the Trademark, Copyright or Patent registration or application with respect to which such exclusive license is granted is identified in the applicable exclusive license agreement or is otherwise already known to such Grantor; and (2) such Grantor shall not be obligated to obtain the consent of any third party licensor that may be necessary to grant such security interest in such exclusive license), and the general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby and, with respect to Trademarks, the goodwill of the business connected with the use of or symbolized by such Trademarks.
(g) To the extent consistent with reasonable commercial judgment, such Grantor will take all necessary steps, including, without limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue each application (and to obtain the relevant registration) and to maintain each registration of the material Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability.
(h) In the event that any material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, or any licensee of such Intellectual Property breaches the terms and conditions of the applicable license, such Grantor shall (i) take such actions as such Grantor shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property and (ii) if such Intellectual Property is of material economic value, promptly notify the Administrative Agent after it learns thereof if such infringement, misappropriation, dilution or breach is material, and, if appropriate in such Grantor’s reasonable commercial judgment, sue for infringement, misappropriation, dilution or breach of contract, seek injunctive relief and recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation, dilution or breach of contract.
SECTION 7. REMEDIAL PROVISIONS
7.1 Certain Matters Relating to Receivables.
(a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Grantor of the Administrative Agent’s intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to this Section 7.1(a), each Grantor shall be permitted to collect such Grantor’s Receivables. If required by the Administrative Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any payments of Receivables included in the Collateral, when collected by any Grantor, (i) shall be forthwith (and, in any event, within five Business Days) deposited by such Grantor in the exact form received, duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent if required, in a Collateral Account maintained under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, subject to withdrawal by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders only as provided in Section 7.5, and (ii) until so turned over, shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Grantor. Each such deposit of Proceeds of Receivables shall be accompanied by a report identifying in reasonable detail the nature and source of the payments included in the deposit.
(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the Administrative Agent’s request, each Grantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent all original and
other documents evidencing, and relating to, the agreements and transactions which gave rise to the Receivables included in the Collateral, including, without limitation, all original orders, invoices and shipping receipts.
7.2 Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable. (a) The Administrative Agent in its own name or in the name of others may at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default communicate with obligors under the Receivables included in the Collateral to verify with them to the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Receivables included in the Collateral.
(b) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor shall notify obligors on the Receivables included in the Collateral that the Receivables included in the Collateral have been assigned to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Grantor shall remain liable under each of the Receivables included in the Collateral to observe and perform all the material conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise thereto. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation or liability under any Receivable included in the Collateral (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any payment relating thereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent or any Lender be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Grantor under or pursuant to any Receivable included in the Collateral (or any agreement giving rise thereto), to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party thereunder, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.
7.3 Pledged Stock. (a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Grantor of the Administrative Agent’s intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Section 7.3(b), each Grantor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends paid in respect of the Pledged Stock and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes, in each case paid in the normal course of business of the relevant Issuer to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement, to pay and declare dividends to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement and to exercise all voting and corporate or other organizational rights with respect to the Investment Property; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or corporate or other organizational right exercised or other action taken which, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, would impair the Collateral or which would be inconsistent with or result in any violation of any provision of the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(b) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall give notice of its intent to exercise such rights to the relevant Grantor or Grantors, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Investment Property and make application thereof to the Obligations in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine, and (ii) any or all of the Investment Property shall be registered in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, and the Administrative Agent or its nominee may thereafter exercise (x) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Investment Property at any meeting of shareholders of the relevant Issuer or Issuers or otherwise and (y) any and all rights of conversion, exchange and subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such
Investment Property as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Investment Property upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate or other organizational structure of any Issuer, or upon the exercise by any Grantor or the Administrative Agent of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Investment Property, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Investment Property with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may determine), all without liability except to account for property actually received by it, but the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to any Grantor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing.
(c) Each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer of any Investment Property pledged by such Grantor hereunder to (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Administrative Agent in writing that (x) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Investment Property directly to the Administrative Agent.
7.4 Proceeds to be Turned Over To Administrative Agent. In addition to the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders specified in Section 7.1 with respect to payments of Receivables included in the Collateral, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, all Proceeds received by any Grantor consisting of cash, checks and other near-cash items shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent, if required). All Proceeds received by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a Collateral Account maintained under its sole dominion and control. All Proceeds while held by the Administrative Agent in a Collateral Account (or by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) shall continue to be held as collateral security for all the Obligations and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as provided in Section 7.5.
7.5 Application of Proceeds. At such intervals as may be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time at the Administrative Agent’s election, the Administrative Agent may apply all or any part of Proceeds constituting Collateral, whether or not held in any Collateral Account, and any proceeds of the guarantees set forth in Section 2 or 3, as applicable, in payment of the Obligations in the following order (and, to the extent applicable, in a manner consistent with the Credit Agreement):
First, to pay incurred and unpaid fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents;
Second, to the Administrative Agent, for application by it towards payment of amounts then due and owing and remaining unpaid in respect of the Obligations, pro rata among the Secured Parties according to the amounts of the Obligations then due and owing and remaining unpaid to the Secured Parties;
Third, to the Administrative Agent, for application by it towards prepayment of the Obligations, pro rata among the Secured Parties according to the amounts of the Obligations then held by the Secured Parties; and
Fourth, any balance remaining after the Obligations shall have been paid in full, no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (other than those Letters of Credit that have been Collateralized) and the Commitments shall have terminated shall be paid over to the Borrower or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same.
7.6 Code and Other Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, may exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the New York UCC or any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, license, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. Each Grantor further agrees, at the Administrative Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at places which the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. The Administrative Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 7.6, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations, in such order as the Administrative Agent may elect, and only after such application and after the payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including, without limitation, Section 9-615(a)(3) of the New York UCC, need the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Administrative Agent or any Lender arising out of the exercise by them of any rights hereunder.
7.7 Registration Rights. (a) If the Administrative Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Pledged Stock pursuant to Section 7.6, and if in the opinion of the Administrative Agent it is necessary or advisable to have the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold or registered under the provisions of the Securities Act, the relevant Grantor will cause the Issuer thereof to (i) execute and deliver, and cause the directors and officers of such Issuer to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, necessary or advisable to register the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act, (ii) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and (iii) make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto. Each Grantor agrees to cause such Issuer to comply with the provisions of the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any and all jurisdictions which the Administrative Agent shall designate and to make available to its security holders, as soon as
practicable, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.
(b) Each Grantor recognizes that the Administrative Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all the Pledged Stock, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Stock for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Issuer would agree to do so.
(c) Each Grantor agrees to use its best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of the Pledged Stock pursuant to this Section 7.7 valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law.
7.8 Deficiency. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to collect such deficiency.
7.9 Grant of Intellectual Property License. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, and for so long as such Event of Default in continuing, each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide license or (for third party rights) sublicense, to use, license or sublicense any of the Intellectual Property now or hereafter owned, licensed in (to the fullest extent permitted by such license), held for use or acquired by such Grantor (and subject to the applicable terms and conditions governing such Grantor’s rights in and to such Intellectual Property at the time of the Event of Default), for the purpose of enabling the Administrative Agent to exercise rights and remedies under Section 7 hereof at such time as it shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, and for no other purpose; subject to (i) the maintenance of quality control standards with respect to all goods and services sold under any licensed Trademarks substantially consistent with those in effect immediately prior to the Event of Default in order to maintain the validity and enforceability of such Trademarks and (ii) exclusive licenses granted by such Grantor prior to the Event of Default to the extent such licenses conflict at the time of the Event of Default with the granting of other licenses in and to the same Intellectual Property. Such license or sublicense to the Administrative Agent shall include access to all media in which any of the applicable intellectual property may be recorded, processed or stored and all computer programs related thereto.
SECTION 8. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
8.1 Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc. (a) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives the
Administrative Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:
(i) in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Receivable included in the Collateral or with respect to any other Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Receivable included in the Collateral or with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable;
(ii) in the case of any Intellectual Property, execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Administrative Agent may request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in such Intellectual Property and the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by any Trademarks and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;
(iii) pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof;
(iv) execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 7.6 or 7.7, any indorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral; and
(v) (1) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; (2) ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (3) sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (4) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (5) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (6) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate; (7) license or assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark owned by or licensed to (to the fullest extent permitted by such license and subject to the terms and conditions of such license) such Grantor (along with the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by any Trademarks), throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Administrative Agent shall in its reasonable discretion determine; and (8) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Administrative Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Administrative Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.
Anything in this Section 8.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 8.1(a) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its material agreements contained herein, the Administrative Agent, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement.
(c) The reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Section 8.1 shall be payable by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement.
(d) Each Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated and the security interests created hereby are released.
8.2 Duty of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the New York UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Administrative Agent deals with similar property for its own account. Neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder are solely to protect the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise any such powers. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
8.3 Execution of Financing Statements. Pursuant to any applicable law, each Grantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to file or record financing statements, continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as the Administrative Agent may determine are necessary or advisable to perfect the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent in connection herewith with respect to the Collateral without the signature of such Grantor, to the extent permitted by law, in such form as the Administrative Agent determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. Such financing statements may describe the Collateral in the same manner as described in this Agreement or may contain an indication or description of Collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Administrative Agent may determine, in its sole discretion, is necessary, advisable or prudent to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement, including, without limitation, describing such property as “all assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired” or “all personal property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.” Each Grantor hereby ratifies and authorizes the filing by the Administrative Agent of any financing statement with respect to the Collateral made prior to the date hereof.
8.4 Authority of Administrative Agent. Each Grantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Security Document with respect to any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or under any other Security Document or resulting or arising out of this Agreement or any other Security Document shall, as between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time
among them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and the Grantors, the Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Lenders with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.
SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.
9.2 Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Administrative Agent or any Grantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1.
9.3 No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 8.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Security Document or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Security Document shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.
9.4 Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification. (a) Each Guarantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Guarantor under the guarantees contained in Section 2 or 3, as applicable, or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, in each case, in accordance with Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement.
(b) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Lenders harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Security Document and, to the extent applicable, in a manner consistent with Section 2.19 of the Credit Agreement.
(c) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Lenders harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement or any other Security Document to the extent the Borrower would be required to do so pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement.
(d) The agreements in this Section 9.4 shall survive repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
9.5 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Grantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their successors and permitted assigns; provided that no Grantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
9.6 Set-Off. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and each Lender at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, without notice to such Grantor or any other Grantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Grantor, to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower under any Loan Document (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to set-off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent or such Lender to or for the credit or the account of such Grantor. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall notify such Grantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by the Administrative Agent or such Lender of the proceeds thereof, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under this Section 9.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Administrative Agent or such Lender may have.
9.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
9.8 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
9.9 Section Headings. The Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
9.10 Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the agreement of the Grantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
9.11 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
9.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each of the Agents, Lenders and each Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Grantor at its address referred to in Section 9.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
9.13 Acknowledgements. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and Lenders, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Grantors and the Lenders.
9.14 Additional Grantors. Each Subsidiary of the Borrower or Holdings that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Credit Agreement shall become a Grantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 1 hereto.
9.15 Releases. (a) At such time as the Obligations (other than any unasserted contingent indemnification obligations, and Obligations in respect of Specified Swap Agreements and Specified Cash Management Agreements) shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and the Letters of Credit shall have terminated, expired or been Collateralized, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated
to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Grantor hereunder shall automatically terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the request and sole expense of any Grantor following any such termination, the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent hereunder, and promptly execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
(b) If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, then the Liens created hereby on such Collateral shall be released automatically upon consummation of such disposition, and the Administrative Agent, at the request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall promptly execute and deliver to such Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable to evidence the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral. At the request and sole expense of the Borrower, a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from its obligations hereunder in the event that all the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement; provided that the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a written request for release identifying the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor, together with a certification by the Borrower stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
9.16WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
9.17 Continuation of Security Interests. All security interests, Liens and obligations created by the Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement are continued in full force and effect under this Agreement. The Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement remains in full force and effect as amended by this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
AVIS BUDGET HOLDINGS, LLC
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
Avis Asia and Pacific, Limited
Avis Car Rental Group, LLC
Avis Caribbean, Limited
Avis Enterprises, Inc.
Avis Group Holdings, LLC
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Avis Rent A Car System, LLC
PF Claims Management, Ltd.
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AB Car Rental Services, Inc.
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Budget Rent A Car System, Inc.
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
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series20111supplement.htm
Exhibit 10.3
AVIS BUDGET RENTAL CAR FUNDING (AESOP) LLC,
as Issuer
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee and Series 2011-1 Agent
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SERIES 2011-1 SUPPLEMENT
dated as of May 3, 2011
to
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BASE INDENTURE
dated as of June 3, 2004
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Series 2011-1 1.85% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A
Series 2011-1 2.98% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II SERIES 2011-1 ALLOCATIONS
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Section 2.1. Establishment of Series 2011-1 Collection Account, Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account and Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account
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Section 2.2. Allocations with Respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes
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ARTICLE III AMORTIZATION EVENTS
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ARTICLE IV FORM OF SERIES 2011-1 NOTES
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SERIES 2011-1 SUPPLEMENT, dated as of May 3, 2011 (this “Supplement”), among AVIS BUDGET RENTAL CAR FUNDING (AESOP) LLC, a special purpose limited liability company established under the laws of Delaware (“ABRCF”), THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York), a limited purpose national banking association with trust powers, as trustee (in such capacity, and together with its successors in trust thereunder as provided in the Base Indenture referred to below, the “Trustee”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as agent (in such capacity, the “Series 2011-1 Agent”) for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, to the Second Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of June 3, 2004, between ABRCF and the Trustee (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, exclusive of Supplements creating a new Series of Notes, the “Base Indenture”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
WHEREAS, Sections 2.2 and 12.1 of the Base Indenture provide, among other things, that ABRCF and the Trustee may at any time and from time to time enter into a supplement to the Base Indenture for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of one or more Series of Notes;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
DESIGNATION
There is hereby created a Series of Notes to be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture and this Supplement, and such Series of Notes shall be designated generally as the Series 2011-1 Rental Car Asset Backed Notes. The Series 2011-1 Notes shall be issued in up to three Classes, the first of which shall be known as the “Class A Notes”, the second of which shall be known as the “Class B Notes” and the third of which, if issued, shall be known as the “Class C Notes”.
On the Series 2011-1 Closing Date, ABRCF shall issue (i) one tranche of Class A Notes, which shall be designated as the Series 2011-1 1.85% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A and (ii) one tranche of Class B Notes, which shall be designated as the Series 2011-1 2.98% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B.
Subsequent to the Series 2011-1 Closing Date, ABRCF may on any date during the Series 2011-1 Revolving Period offer and sell additional Series 2011-1 Notes subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.15. Such additional Series 2011-1 Notes, if issued, shall be designated as the Series 2011-1 Fixed Rate Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class C, and shall be referred to herein as the “Class C Notes”.
The Class A Notes, Class B Notes and Class C Notes, if issued, together, constitute the Series 2011-1 Notes. The Class B Notes shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Class A Notes, to the extent set forth herein. The Class C Notes, if issued, shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Class A Notes and Class B Notes, to the extent set forth herein.
The proceeds from the sale of the Class A Notes and Class B Notes shall be deposited in the Collection Account and shall be deemed to be Principal Collections.
The Series 2011-1 Notes are a non-Segregated Series of Notes (as more fully described in the Base Indenture). Accordingly, all references in this Supplement to “all” Series of Notes (and all references in this Supplement to terms defined in the Base Indenture that contain references to “all” Series of Notes) shall refer to all Series of Notes other than Segregated Series of Notes.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
(a) All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Definitions List attached to the Base Indenture as Schedule I thereto. All Article, Section, Subsection or Exhibit references herein shall refer to Articles, Sections, Subsections or Exhibits of this Supplement, except as otherwise provided herein. Unless otherwise stated herein, as the context otherwise requires or if such term is otherwise defined in the Base Indenture, each capitalized term used or defined herein shall relate only to the Series 2011-1 Notes and not to any other Series of Notes issued by ABRCF. In the event that a term used herein shall be defined both herein and in the Base Indenture, the definition of such term herein shall govern.
(b) The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes and the definitions of such terms are applicable to the singular as well as the plural form of such terms and to the masculine as well as the feminine and neuter genders of such terms:
“ABCR” means Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC.
“Adjusted Net Book Value” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to each Adjusted Program Vehicle as of such date, the product of 0.965 and the Net Book Value of such Adjusted Program Vehicle as of such date.
“Business Day” means any day other than (a) a Saturday or a Sunday or (b) a day on which banking institutions in New York City or in the city in which the corporate trust office of the Trustee is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
“Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex A to the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit.
“Certificate of Termination Date Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex D to the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit.
“Certificate of Termination Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex C to the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit.
“Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex B to the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit.
“Class” means a class of the Series 2011-1 Notes, which may be the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes or, if issued, the Class C Notes.
“Class A Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period, the amount, if any, by which the portion of the Monthly Total Principal Allocation paid to the Class A Noteholders pursuant to Section 2.5(e)(i) for the previous Related Month was less than the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount for the previous Related Month; provided, however, that for the first Related Month in the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period, the Class A Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount shall be zero.
“Class A Controlled Amortization Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period, $58,000,000.
“Class A Controlled Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period, an amount equal to the sum of the Class A Controlled Amortization Amount and any Class A Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount for such Related Month.
“Class A Initial Invested Amount” means the aggregate initial principal amount of the Class A Notes, which is $174,000,000.
“Class A Invested Amount” means, when used with respect to any date, an amount equal to (a) the Class A Initial Invested Amount minus (b) the amount of principal payments made to Class A Noteholders on or prior to such date.
“Class A Monthly Interest” means, with respect to (i) the initial Series 2011-1 Interest Period, an amount equal to $420,258.33 and (ii) any other Series 2011-1 Interest Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) one-twelfth of the Class A Note Rate and (B) the Class A Invested Amount on the first day of such Series 2011-1 Interest Period, after giving effect to any principal payments made on such date.
“Class A Note” means any one of the Series 2011-1 1.85% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A, executed by ABRCF and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, Exhibit A-2 or Exhibit A-3. Definitive Class A Notes shall have such insertions and deletions as are necessary to give effect to the provisions of Section 2.18 of the Base Indenture.
“Class A Note Rate” means 1.85% per annum.
“Class A Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class A Note is registered in the Note Register.
“Class A Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(g)(i).
“Class B Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period, the amount, if any, by which the portion of the Monthly Total Principal Allocation paid to the Class B Noteholders pursuant to Section 2.5(e)(ii) for the previous Related Month was less than the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount for the previous Related Month; provided, however, that for the first Related Month in the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period, the Class B Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount shall be zero.
“Class B Controlled Amortization Amount” means, (i) with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period other than the Related Month immediately preceding the Series 2011-1 Expected Final Distribution Date, $8,666,666.67 and (ii) with respect to the Related Month immediately preceding the Series 2011-1 Expected Final Distribution Date, $8,666,666.66.
“Class B Controlled Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period, an amount equal to the sum of the Class B Controlled Amortization Amount and any Class B Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount for such Related Month.
“Class B Initial Invested Amount” means the aggregate initial principal amount of the Class B Notes, which is $26,000,000.
“Class B Invested Amount” means, when used with respect to any date, an amount equal to (a) the Class B Initial Invested Amount minus (b) the amount of principal payments made to Class B Noteholders on or prior to such date.
“Class B Monthly Interest” means, with respect to (i) the initial Series 2011-1 Interest Period, an amount equal to $101,154.44 and (ii) any other Series 2011-1 Interest Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) one-twelfth of the Class B Note Rate and (B) the Class B Invested Amount on the first day of such Series 2011-1 Interest Period, after giving effect to any principal payments made on such date.
“Class B Note” means any one of the Series 2011-1 2.98% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B, executed by ABRCF and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, Exhibit B-2 or Exhibit B-3. Definitive Class B Notes shall have such insertions and deletions as are necessary to give effect to the provisions of Section 2.18 of the Base Indenture.
“Class B Note Rate” means 2.98% per annum.
“Class B Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class B Note is registered in the Note Register.
“Class B Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(g)(ii).
“Class C Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class C Note is registered in the Note Register.
“Class C Notes” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Class C Notes Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.
“Clearstream” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Confirmation Condition” means, with respect to any Bankrupt Manufacturer which is a debtor in Chapter 11 Proceedings, a condition that shall be satisfied upon the bankruptcy court having competent jurisdiction over such Chapter 11 Proceedings issuing an order that remains in effect approving (i) the assumption of such Bankrupt Manufacturer’s Manufacturer Program (and the related Assignment Agreements) by such Bankrupt Manufacturer or the trustee in bankruptcy of such Bankrupt Manufacturer under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and at the time of such assumption, the payment of all amounts due and payable by such Bankrupt Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Program and the curing of all other defaults by the Bankrupt Manufacturer thereunder or (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by such Bankrupt Manufacturer of a new post-petition Manufacturer Program (and the related assignment agreements) on the same terms and covering the same Vehicles as such Bankrupt Manufacturer’s Manufacturer Program (and the related Assignment Agreements) in effect on the date such Bankrupt Manufacturer became subject to such Chapter 11 Proceedings and, at the time of the execution and delivery of such new post-petition Manufacturer Program, the payment of all amounts due and payable by such Bankrupt Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Program and the curing of all other defaults by the Bankrupt Manufacturer thereunder; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Confirmation Condition shall be deemed satisfied until the 90th calendar day following the initial filing in respect of such Chapter 11 Proceedings.
“DBRS” means DBRS, Inc.
“DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to each DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date, the percentage (not to exceed 100%) most recently specified in writing by DBRS to ABRCF and the Trustee and consented to by the Requisite Series 2011-1 Noteholders with respect to such DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer; provided, however, that as of the Series 2011-1 Closing Date the DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for each DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer shall be 100%; provided, further, that the initial DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage with respect to any Manufacturer that becomes a DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer after the Series 2011-1 Closing Date shall be 100%.
“DBRS Excluded Receivable Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the following amounts with respect to each DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date: the product of (i) to the extent such amounts are included in the calculation of AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date, all amounts receivable, as of such date, by AESOP Leasing or the Intermediary from such DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer and (ii) the DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for such DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date.
“DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer” means, as of any date of determination, any Manufacturer that (i) is not a Bankrupt Manufacturer and (ii) does not have a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “BBB (low)” from DBRS; provided that any Manufacturer whose long-term senior unsecured debt rating is downgraded from at least “BBB (low)” to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS after the Series 2011-1 Closing Date shall not be deemed a DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer until the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following such downgrade.
“Demand Note Issuer” means each issuer of a Series 2011-1 Demand Note.
“Disbursement” means any Lease Deficit Disbursement, any Unpaid Demand Note Disbursement, any Termination Date Disbursement or any Termination Disbursement under a Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit, or any combination thereof, as the context may require.
“Euroclear” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Excess Collections” is defined in Section 2.3(f)(i).
“Excluded Receivable Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the greater of the Moody’s Excluded Receivable Amount and the DBRS Excluded Receivable Amount as of such date.
“Finance Guide” means the Black Book Official Finance/Lease Guide.
“Inclusion Date” means, with respect to any Vehicle, the date that is three months after the earlier of (i) the date such Vehicle became a Redesignated Vehicle and (ii) if the Manufacturer of such Vehicle is a Bankrupt Manufacturer, the date upon which the Event of Bankruptcy which caused such Manufacturer to become a Bankrupt Manufacturer first occurred.
“Lease Deficit Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand.
“Market Value Average” means, as of any day, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the average of the Selected Fleet Market Value as of the preceding Determination Date and the two Determination Dates precedent thereto and the denominator of which is the sum of (a) the average of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles (excluding (i) any Unaccepted Program Vehicles, (ii) any Excluded Redesignated Vehicles and (iii) any other Non-Program Vehicles that are subject to a Manufacturer Program with an Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer with respect to which no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and (b) the average of the aggregate Adjusted Net Book Value of all Adjusted Program Vehicles, in the case of each of clause (a) and (b) leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease and the Finance Lease as of the preceding Determination Date and the two Determination Dates precedent thereto.
“Monthly Total Principal Allocation” means for any Related Month the sum of all Series 2011-1 Principal Allocations with respect to such Related Month.
“Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to each Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date, the percentage (not to exceed 100%) most recently specified in writing by Moody’s to ABRCF and the Trustee and consented to by the Requisite Series 2011-1 Noteholders with respect to such Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer; provided, however, that as of the Series 2011-1 Closing Date the Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for each Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer shall be 100%; provided further that the initial Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage with respect to any Manufacturer that becomes a Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer after the Series 2011-1 Closing Date shall be 100%.
“Moody’s Excluded Receivable Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the following amounts with respect to each Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date: the product of (i) to the extent such amounts are included in the calculation of AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date, all amounts receivable, as of such date, by AESOP Leasing or the Intermediary from such Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer and (ii) the Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for such Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date.
“Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer” means, as of any date of determination, any Manufacturer that (i) is not a Bankrupt Manufacturer and (ii) does not have a long term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “Baa3” from Moody’s; provided that any Manufacturer whose long term senior unsecured debt rating is downgraded from at least “Baa3” to below “Baa3” by Moody’s after the Series 2011-1 Closing Date shall not be deemed a Moody’s Non Investment Grade Manufacturer until the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following such downgrade.
“Past Due Rent Payment” is defined in Section 2.2(g).
“Permanent Global Class A Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Permanent Global Class B Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Permanent Global Series 2011-1 Notes” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all proceeds of demands made on the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes included in the Series 2011-1 Demand Note Payment Amount as of the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Termination Date that were paid by the Demand Note Issuers more than one year before such date of determination; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of sixty (60) consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer occurs during such one-year period, (x) the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of any date during the period from and including the date of the occurrence of such Event of Bankruptcy to and including the conclusion or dismissal of the proceedings giving rise to such Event of Bankruptcy without continuing jurisdiction by the court in such proceedings shall equal the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of the date of such occurrence for all Demand
Note Issuers and (y) the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of any date after the conclusion or dismissal of such proceedings shall equal the Series 2011-1 Demand Note Payment Amount as of the date of the conclusion or dismissal of such proceedings.
“Principal Deficit Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount on such date (after giving effect to the distribution of the Monthly Total Principal Allocation for the Related Month if such date is a Distribution Date) over (ii) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base on such date; provided, however that the Principal Deficit Amount on any date occurring during the period commencing on and including the date of the filing by any of the Lessees of a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code to but excluding the date on which each of the Lessees shall have resumed making all payments of the portion of Monthly Base Rent relating to Loan Interest required to be made under the AESOP I Operating Lease, shall mean the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount on such date (after giving effect to the distribution of Monthly Total Principal Allocation for the Related Month if such date is a Distribution Date) over (y) the sum of (1) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base on such date and (2) the lesser of (a) the Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount on such date and (b) the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount on such date.
“Proposed Class C Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.
“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to any Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider as of any date, the fraction (expressed as a percentage) obtained by dividing (A) the available amount under such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider’s Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit as of such date by (B) an amount equal to the aggregate available amount under all Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit as of such date; provided, that only for purposes of calculating the Pro Rata Share with respect to any Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider as of any date, if such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider has not complied with its obligation to pay the Trustee the amount of any draw under its Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit made prior to such date, the available amount under such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider’s Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit as of such date shall be treated as reduced (for calculation purposes only) by the amount of such unpaid demand and shall not be reinstated for purposes of such calculation unless and until the date as of which such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider has paid such amount to the Trustee and been reimbursed by the Lessee or the applicable Demand Note Issuer, as the case may be, for such amount (provided that the foregoing calculation shall not in any manner reduce the undersigned’s actual liability in respect of any failure to pay any demand under its Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit).
“Required Controlling Class Series 2011-1 Noteholders” means (i) for so long as any Class A Notes are outstanding, Class A Noteholders holding more than 50% of the Class A Invested Amount and (ii) if no Class A Notes are outstanding, Class B Noteholders holding more than 50% of the Class B Invested Amount (excluding, for the purposes of making any of the foregoing calculations, any Series 2011-1 Notes held by ABCR or any Affiliate of ABCR unless ABCR is the sole Series 2011-1 Noteholder).
“Requisite Series 2011-1 Noteholders” means Class A Noteholders and Class B Noteholders holding, in the aggregate, more than 50% of the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount
(excluding, for the purposes of making the foregoing calculation, any Series 2011-1 Notes held by ABCR or any Affiliate of ABCR unless ABCR is the sole Series 2011-1 Noteholder).
“Restricted Global Class A Note” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Restricted Global Class B Note” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Selected Fleet Market Value” means, with respect to all Adjusted Program Vehicles and all Non-Program Vehicles (excluding (i) any Unaccepted Program Vehicles, (ii) any Excluded Redesignated Vehicles and (iii) any other Non-Program Vehicles that are subject to a Manufacturer Program with an Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer with respect to which no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) as of any date of determination, the sum of the respective Market Values of each such Adjusted Program Vehicle and each such Non-Program Vehicle, in each case subject to the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease as of such date. For purposes of computing the Selected Fleet Market Value, the “Market Value” of an Adjusted Program Vehicle or a Non-Program Vehicle means the market value of such Vehicle as specified in the most recently published NADA Guide for the model class and model year of such Vehicle based on the average equipment and the average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year then leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease and the Finance Lease; provided, that if the NADA Guide is not being published or the NADA Guide is being published but such Vehicle is not included therein, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall be based on the market value specified in the most recently published Finance Guide for the model class and model year of such Vehicle based on the average equipment and the average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year then leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease; provided, further, that if the Finance Guide is being published but such Vehicle is not included therein, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall mean (x) in the case of an Adjusted Program Vehicle, the Adjusted Net Book Value of such Adjusted Program Vehicle and (y) in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle, the Net Book Value of such Non-Program Vehicle provided, further, that if the Finance Guide is not being published, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall be based on an independent third-party data source selected by the Administrator and approved by each Rating Agency that is rating any Series of Notes at the request of ABRCF based on the average equipment and average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year then leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease; provided, further, that if no such third-party data source or methodology shall have been so approved or any such third-party data source or methodology is not available, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall be equal to a reasonable estimate of the wholesale market value of such Vehicle as determined by the Administrator, based on the Net Book Value of such Vehicle and any other factors deemed relevant by the Administrator.
“Series 2004-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2004-1 Notes.
“Series 2005-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2005-2 Notes.
“Series 2005-4 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2005-4 Notes.
“Series 2007-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2007-2 Notes.
“Series 2008-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2008-1 Notes.
“Series 2009-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2009-1 Notes.
“Series 2009-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2009-2 Notes.
“Series 2009-3 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2009-3 Notes.
“Series 2010-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-1 Notes.
“Series 2010-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-2 Notes.
“Series 2010-3 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-3 Notes.
“Series 2010-4 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-4 Notes.
“Series 2010-5 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-5 Notes.
“Series 2010-6 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-6 Notes.
“Series 2011-1 Accounts” means each of the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account, the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account, the Series 2011-1 Collection Account, the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account and the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account.
“Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account” is defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the product of (a) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of such date and (b) the excess of (i) the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date over (ii) the Excluded Receivable Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage (which percentage shall never exceed 100%), the numerator of which is the Series 2011-1 Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the sum of the Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amounts for all Series of Notes as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Agent” is defined in the recitals hereto.
“Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account (after giving effect to any deposits thereto and withdrawals and releases therefrom on such date).
“Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account (after giving effect to any deposits thereto and withdrawals and releases therefrom on such date).
“Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account” is defined in Section 2.8(f).
“Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account Collateral” is defined in Section 2.8(a).
“Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account Surplus” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (a) the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount and (b) the lesser of (A) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount (after giving effect to any withdrawal from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account on such Distribution Date) over the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount on such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount (after giving effect to any withdrawal from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account on such Distribution Date) over the Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Amount on such Distribution Date; provided, however that, on any date after the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Termination Date, the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account Surplus shall mean the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount over (y) the Series 2011-1 Demand Note Payment Amount minus the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Closing Date” means May 3, 2011.
“Series 2011-1 Collateral” means the Collateral, each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit, each Series 2011-1 Demand Note, the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account Collateral, the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account Collateral and the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Collateral.
“Series 2011-1 Collection Account” is defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period” means the period commencing at the opening of business on August 1, 2013 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such day) and continuing to the earliest of (i) the commencement of the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period, (ii) the date on which the Series 2011-1 Notes are fully paid and (iii) the termination of the Indenture.
“Series 2011-1 DBRS Enhancement Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the product of (A) the Series 2011-1 DBRS Lowest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-1 DBRS Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, (ii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-1 DBRS Intermediate Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-1 DBRS Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, and (iii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-1 DBRS Highest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-1 DBRS Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 DBRS Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that were manufactured by a Manufacturer that does not have a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “BBB (low)” from DBRS as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 DBRS Highest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 30.50% and (b) the highest, for any calendar month within the preceding twelve calendar months, of the greater of (x) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Measurement Month Average for the immediately preceding Measurement Month and (y) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Market Value Average as of the Determination Date within such calendar month (excluding the Market Value Average for any Determination Date which has not yet occurred).
“Series 2011-1 DBRS Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, 100% minus the sum of (a) the Series 2011-1 DBRS Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage and (b) the Series 2011-1 DBRS Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage.
“Series 2011-1 DBRS Intermediate Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 27.25% and (b) the highest, for any calendar month within the preceding twelve calendar months, of the greater of (c) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Measurement Month Average for the immediately preceding Measurement Month and (y) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Market Value Average as of the Determination Date within such calendar month (excluding the Market Value Average for any Determination Date which has not yet occurred).
“Series 2011-1 DBRS Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the sum, without duplication, of (1) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that are manufactured by Eligible Program Manufacturers
having long-term senior unsecured debt ratings of “BBB” or higher from DBRS as of such date, (2) so long as any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “BBB” or higher from DBRS and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (3) the lesser of (A) the sum of (x) if as of such date any Eligible Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “BBB (low)” from DBRS, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Program Manufacturer as of such date and (y) if as of such date any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “BBB (low)” from DBRS and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (B) 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 DBRS Lowest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, 25.00%.
“Series 2011-1 Demand Note” means each demand note made by a Demand Note Issuer, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, as amended, modified or restated from time to time.
“Series 2011-1 Demand Note Payment Amount” means, as of the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Termination Date, the aggregate amount of all proceeds of demands made on the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes pursuant to Section 2.5(b) or (c) that were deposited into the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account and paid to the Series 2011-1 Noteholders during the one year period ending on the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Termination Date; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of sixty (60) consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer shall have occurred during such one year period, the Series 2011-1 Demand Note Payment Amount as of the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Termination Date shall equal the Series 2011-1 Demand Note Payment Amount as if it were calculated as of the date of such occurrence.
“Series 2011-1 Deposit Date” is defined in Section 2.2.
“Series 2011-1 Distribution Account” is defined in Section 2.9(a).
“Series 2011-1 Distribution Account Collateral” is defined in Section 2.9(d).
“Series 2011-1 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider” means a Person satisfactory to ABCR and the Demand Note Issuers and having, at the time of the issuance of the related Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit, a long-term senior unsecured debt rating (or the equivalent thereof) of at
least “A1” from Moody’s and at least “A (high)” from DBRS and a short term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “P-1” from Moody’s and at least “R-1” from DBRS that is (a) a commercial bank having total assets in excess of $500,000,000, (b) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution that in the ordinary course of business issues letters of credit and has total assets in excess of $200,000,000 or (c) any other financial institution; provided, however, that if a Person is not a Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider (or a letter of credit provider under the Supplement for any other Series of Notes), then such Person shall not be a Series 2011-1 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider until ABRCF has provided 10 days’ prior notice to the Rating Agencies that such Person has been proposed as a Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider.
“Series 2011-1 Enhancement” means the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account Collateral, the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit, the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes, the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount and the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Amount.
“Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount as of such date, (ii) the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Amount as of such date, (iii) the Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount as of such date and (iv) the amount of cash and Permitted Investments on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Collection Account (not including amounts allocable to the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account) and the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Enhancement Deficiency” means, on any date of determination, the amount by which the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount is less than the Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account” is defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Series 2011-1 Expected Final Distribution Date” means the November 2013 Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date” means the November 2014 Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-1 Interest Period” means a period commencing on and including a Distribution Date and ending on and including the day preceding the next succeeding Distribution Date; provided, however that the initial Series 2011-1 Interest Period shall commence on and include the Series 2011-1 Closing Date and end on and include June 19, 2011.
“Series 2011-1 Invested Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Class A Invested Amount as of such date and the Class B Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Invested Percentage” means as of any date of determination:
(a) when used with respect to Principal Collections, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be equal to the sum of the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount and the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount, determined during the Series 2011-1 Revolving Period as of the end of the Related Month (or, until the end of the initial Related Month, on the Series 2011-1 Closing Date), or, during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period and the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period, as of the end of the Series 2011-1 Revolving Period, and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (I) the Aggregate Asset Amount as of the end of the Related Month or, until the end of the initial Related Month, as of the Series 2011-1 Closing Date, and (II) as of the same date as in clause (I), the sum of the numerators used to determine (i) invested percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Series of Notes and all classes of such Series of Notes) and (ii) overcollateralization percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Series of Notes that provide for credit enhancement in the form of overcollateralization); and
(b) when used with respect to Interest Collections, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Accrued Amounts with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes on such date of determination, and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Accrued Amounts with respect to all Series of Notes on such date of determination.
“Series 2011-1 Lease Interest Payment Deficit” means, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount of Interest Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) would have been allocated to the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account if all payments of Monthly Base Rent required to have been made under the Leases from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date were made in full over (b) the aggregate amount of Interest Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) have been allocated to the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account (excluding any amounts paid into the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account pursuant to the proviso in Sections 2.2(c)(ii) and/or 2.2(d)(ii)) from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-1 Lease Payment Deficit” means either a Series 2011-1 Lease Interest Payment Deficit or a Series 2011-1 Lease Principal Payment Deficit.
“Series 2011-1 Lease Principal Payment Carryover Deficit” means (a) for the initial Distribution Date, zero and (b) for any other Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the Series 2011-1 Lease Principal Payment Deficit, if any, on the preceding Distribution Date over (y) the amount deposited in the Distribution Account on such preceding Distribution Date pursuant to Section 2.5(b) on account of such Series 2011-1 Lease Principal Payment Deficit.
“Series 2011-1 Lease Principal Payment Deficit” means on any Distribution Date the sum of (a) the Series 2011-1 Monthly Lease Principal Payment Deficit for such Distribution Date and (b) the Series 2011-1 Lease Principal Payment Carryover Deficit for such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit” means an irrevocable letter of credit, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibit E issued by a Series 2011-1 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders.
“Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount available to be drawn on such date under each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit on which no draw has been made pursuant to Section 2.8(c), as specified therein, and (ii) if the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded pursuant to Section 2.8, the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes on such date.
“Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means, with respect to any Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit, the expiration date set forth in such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit, as such date may be extended in accordance with the terms of such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit.
“Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount available to be drawn on such date under each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit on which no draw has been made pursuant to Section 2.8(c), as specified therein, and (b) if the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded pursuant to Section 2.8, the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date.
“Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider” means the issuer of a Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit.
“Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Termination Date” means the first to occur of (a) the date on which the Series 2011-1 Notes are fully paid and (b) the Series 2011-1 Termination Date.
“Series 2011-1 Limited Liquidation Event of Default” means, so long as such event or condition continues, any event or condition of the type specified in clauses (a) through (g) of Article III; provided, however, that any event or condition of the type specified in clauses (a) through (g) of Article III shall not constitute a Series 2011-1 Limited Liquidation Event of Default if the Trustee shall have received the written consent of the Requisite Series 2011-1 Noteholders waiving the occurrence of such Series 2011-1 Limited Liquidation Event of Default. The Trustee shall promptly (but in any event within two days) provide the Rating Agencies with written notice of such waiver.
“Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on such date and (b) the Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount on such date.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Amount” means any of the Series 2011-1 Maximum Manufacturer Amounts, the Series 2011-1 Maximum Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount, the Series 2011-1 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Amount, the Series 2011-1 Maximum Specified States Amount or the Series 2011-1 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Hyundai Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 20% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Individual Isuzu/Subaru Amount” means, as of any day, with respect to Isuzu or Subaru individually, an amount equal to 5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Kia Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Manufacturer Amount” means, as of any day, any of the Series 2011-1 Maximum Mitsubishi Amount, the Series 2011-1 Maximum Individual Isuzu/Subaru Amount, the Series 2011-1 Maximum Hyundai Amount, the Series 2011-1 Maximum Kia Amount or the Series 2011-1 Maximum Suzuki Amount.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Mitsubishi Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 3% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Percentage of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 85% and (b) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Redesignated Vehicles manufactured by a Bankrupt Manufacturer or a Manufacturer with respect to which a Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred, and in each case leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease as of such date, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Specified States Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Suzuki Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-1 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-1 Monthly Interest” means, with respect to any Series 2011-1 Interest Period, the sum of the Class A Monthly Interest and the Class B Monthly Interest, in each case with respect to such Series 2011-1 Interest Period.
“Series 2011-1 Monthly Lease Principal Payment Deficit” means, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount of Principal Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) would have been allocated to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account if all payments required to have been made under the Leases from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date were made in full over (b) the aggregate amount of Principal Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) have been allocated to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account (without giving effect to any amounts paid into the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account pursuant to the proviso in Sections 2.2(c)(ii) and/or 2.2(d)(ii)) from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-1 Moody’s Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that are either not subject to a Manufacturer Program or not eligible for repurchase under a Manufacturer Program as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Moody’s Highest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 33.25% and (b) the highest, for any calendar month within the preceding twelve calendar months, of the greater of (x) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Measurement Month Average for the immediately preceding Measurement Month and (y) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Market Value Average as of the Determination Date within such calendar month (excluding the Market Value Average for any Determination Date which has not yet occurred).
“Series 2011-1 Moody’s Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, 100% minus the sum of (a) the Series 2011-1 Moody’s Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage and (b) the Series 2011-1 Moody’s Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage.
“Series 2011-1 Moody’s Intermediate Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, 30.75%.
“Series 2011-1 Moody’s Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the sum, without duplication, of (1) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that are manufactured by Eligible Program Manufacturers having long-term senior unsecured debt ratings of “Baa2” or higher from Moody’s as of such date, (2) so long as any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “Baa2” or higher from Moody’s and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the
aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (3) the lesser of (A) the sum of (x) if as of such date any Eligible Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “Baa3” from Moody’s, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Program Manufacturer as of such date and (y) if as of such date any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “Baa3” from Moody’s and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (B) 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Moody’s Lowest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, 25.00%.
“Series 2011-1 Moody’s Required Enhancement Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the product of (A) the Series 2011-1 Moody’s Lowest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-1 Moody’s Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, (ii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-1 Moody’s Intermediate Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-1 Moody’s Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, and (iii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-1 Moody’s Highest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-1 Moody’s Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Note Owner” means each beneficial owner of a Series 2011-1 Note.
“Series 2011-1 Noteholder” means any Class A Noteholder, any Class B Noteholder or, if the Class C Notes have been issued, any Class C Noteholder.
“Series 2011-1 Notes” means, collectively, the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and any Class C Notes, if issued.
“Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount” means (i) as of any date on which no AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency exists, the Series 2011-1 Required Overcollateralization Amount as of such date and (ii) as of any date on which an AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency exists, the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date over (y) the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Past Due Rent Payment” is defined in Section 2.2(g).
“Series 2011-1 Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Principal Allocation” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(ii).
“Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period” means the period beginning at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which an Amortization Event is deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes and ending upon the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which the Series 2011-1 Notes are fully paid, (ii) the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date and (iii) the termination of the Indenture.
“Series 2011-1 Reimbursement Agreement” means any and each agreement providing for the reimbursement of a Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider for draws under its Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Series 2011-1 Repurchase Amount” is defined in Section 5.1.
“Series 2011-1 Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount and the Series 2011-1 Required Overcollateralization Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the product of the Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Percentage as of such date and the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount as of such date, (ii) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Non-Program Vehicle Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-1 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Amount as of such date, (iii) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Mitsubishi and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-1 Maximum Mitsubishi Amount as of such date, (iv) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Isuzu or Subaru, individually, and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-1 Maximum Individual Isuzu/Subaru Amount as of such date, (v) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Hyundai and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-1 Maximum Hyundai Amount as of such date, (vi) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Kia and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-1 Maximum Kia Amount as of such date, (vii) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Suzuki and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-1 Maximum Suzuki Amount as of such date, (viii) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the
immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Specified States Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-1 Maximum Specified States Amount as of such date, (ix) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-1 Maximum Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount as of such date and (x) the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases as of such date that were used vehicles at the time of acquisition over the Series 2011-1 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the greater of (i) the Series 2011-1 DBRS Enhancement Percentage as of such date and (ii) the Series 2011-1 Moody’s Required Enhancement Percentage as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of 1.75% and the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Required Overcollateralization Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Amount over the sum of (i) the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Amount as of such date, (ii) the Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount on such date and (iii) the amount of cash and Permitted Investments on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Collection Account (not including amounts allocable to the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account) and the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account on such date.
“Series 2011-1 Required Reserve Account Amount” means, for any date of determination, an amount equal to the greater of (a) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount as of such date and (b) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Amount over the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount (excluding therefrom the Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount and calculated after giving effect to any payments of principal to be made on the Series 2011-1 Notes) as of such date.
“Series 2011-1 Reserve Account” is defined in Section 2.7(a).
“Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Collateral” is defined in Section 2.7(d).
“Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Surplus” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount over the Series 2011-1 Required Reserve Account Amount on such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-1 Revolving Period” means the period from and including the Series 2011-1 Closing Date to the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period and (ii) the commencement of the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period.
“Series 2011-1 Shortfall” means, on any Distribution Date, the sum of the Class A Shortfall and the Class B Shortfall on such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-1 Termination Date” means the November 2014 Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-1 Trustee’s Fees” means, for any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period on which there exists a Series 2011-1 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, a portion of the fees payable to the Trustee in an amount equal to the product of (i) the Series 2011-1 Percentage as of the beginning of the Series 2011-1 Interest Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date and (ii) the fees owing to the Trustee under the Indenture; provided that the Series 2011-1 Trustee’s Fees in the aggregate for all Distribution Dates shall not exceed 1.1% of the Series 2011-1 Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amount as of the last day of the Series 2011-1 Revolving Period.
“Series 2011-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2011-2 Notes.
“Series 2011-3 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2011-3 Notes.
“Supplement” is defined in the preamble hereto.
“Temporary Global Class A Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Temporary Global Class B Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Temporary Global Series 2011-1 Notes” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Termination Date Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Termination Date Demand.
“Termination Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Termination Demand.
“Trustee” is defined in the recitals hereto.
“Unpaid Demand Note Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand.
(c) Any amounts calculated by reference to the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount (or any component thereof) on any date shall, unless otherwise stated, be calculated after giving effect to any payment of principal made to the applicable Class A Noteholders and the applicable Class B Noteholders on such date.
ARTICLE II
SERIES 2011-1 ALLOCATIONS
With respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, the following shall apply:
Section 2.1. Establishment of Series 2011-1 Collection Account, Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account and Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account. (a) All Collections allocable to the Series 2011-1 Notes shall be allocated to the Collection Account.
(b) The Trustee will create three administrative subaccounts within the Collection Account for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders: the Series 2011-1 Collection Account (such sub-account, the “Series 2011-1 Collection Account”), the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account (such sub-account, the “Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account”) and the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account (such sub-account, the “Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account”).
Section 2.2. Allocations with Respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes. The net proceeds from the initial sale of the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes will be deposited into the Collection Account on the Series 2011-1 Closing Date and the net proceeds from any issuance of Class C Notes shall be deposited into the Collection Account on the Class C Notes Closing Date. On each Business Day on which Collections are deposited into the Collection Account (each such date, a “Series 2011-1 Deposit Date”), the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate all amounts deposited into the Collection Account in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.2.
(a) Allocations of Collections During the Series 2011-1 Revolving Period. During the Series 2011-1 Revolving Period, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Series 2011-1 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Interest Collections on such day. All such amounts allocated to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Principal Collections on such day (for any such day, the “Series 2011-1 Principal Allocation”).
(b) Allocations of Collections During the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period. With respect to the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Series 2011-1 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account an amount determined as set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i) above for such day, which amount shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Principal Allocation for such day, which amount shall be used to make principal payments in respect of the Series 2011-1 Notes in accordance with Section 2.5, (A) first, in respect of the Class A Notes in an amount equal to the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount and (B) second, in respect of the Class B Notes in an amount equal to the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount, in each case with respect to the Related Month; provided, however, that if the Monthly Total Principal Allocation exceeds the sum of the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount and the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount, in each case with respect to the Related Month, then the amount of such excess shall be allocated to the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account.
(c) Allocations of Collections During the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period. With respect to the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period, other than after the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to ABCR, any other Lessee or any Permitted Sublessee, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Series 2011-1 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account an amount determined as set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i) above for such day, which amount shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Principal Allocation for such day, which amount shall be used in accordance with Section 2.5 to make principal payments in respect of the Class A Notes until the Class A Notes have been paid in full, and after the Class A Notes have been paid in full shall be used to make principal payments in respect of the Class B Notes until the Class B Notes have been paid in full; provided that if on any Determination Date (A) the Administrator determines that the amount anticipated to be available from Interest Collections allocable to the Series 2011-1 Notes and other amounts available pursuant to Section 2.3 to pay the sum of (x) the Series 2011-1 Monthly Interest for the next succeeding Distribution Date and (y) any unpaid Series 2011-1 Shortfall on such Distribution Date (together with interest on such Series 2011-1 Shortfall) will be less than the sum of (I) the Series 2011-1 Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date and (II) such Series 2011-1 Shortfall (together with interest thereon) and (B) the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount is greater than zero, then the Administrator shall direct the Trustee in writing to reallocate a portion of the Principal Collections allocated to the Series 2011-1 Notes during the Related Month equal to the lesser of such insufficiency and the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount to the Series
2011-1 Accrued Interest Account to be treated as Interest Collections on such Distribution Date.
(d) Allocations of Collections after the Occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy. After the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to ABCR, any other Lessee or any Permitted Sublessee, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Series 2011-1 Deposit Date, all amounts attributable to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Bankruptcy of the aggregate amount of Interest Collections made under the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement for such day. All such amounts allocated to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Bankruptcy of the aggregate amount of Principal Collections made under the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement, which amount shall be used in accordance with Section 2.5 to make principal payments in respect of the Class A Notes until the Class A Notes have been paid in full, and after the Class A Notes have been paid in full shall be used to make principal payments in respect of the Class B Notes until the Class B Notes have been paid in full; provided that if on any Determination Date (A) the Administrator determines that the amount anticipated to be available from Interest Collections allocable to the Series 2011-1 Notes and other amounts available pursuant to Section 2.3 to pay the sum of (x) the Series 2011-1 Monthly Interest for the next succeeding Distribution Date and (y) any unpaid Series 2011-1 Shortfall on such Distribution Date (together with interest on such Series 2011-1 Shortfall) will be less than the sum of (I) the Series 2011-1 Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date and (II) such Series 2011-1 Shortfall (together with interest thereon) and (B) the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount is greater than zero, then the Administrator shall direct the Trustee in writing to reallocate a portion of the Principal Collections allocated to the Series 2011-1 Notes during the Related Month equal to the lesser of such insufficiency and the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount to the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account to be treated as Interest Collections on such Distribution Date.
(e) Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account. Amounts allocated to the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account on any Series 2011-1 Deposit Date will be (w) first, deposited in the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account in an amount up to the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Required Reserve Account Amount for such date over the Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount for such date, (x) second, used to pay the principal amount of other Series of Notes that are then in amortization, (y) third,
released to AESOP Leasing in an amount equal to the product of (A) the Loan Agreement’s Share with respect to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement as of such date and (B) 100% minus the Loan Payment Allocation Percentage with respect to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement as of such date and (C) the amount of any remaining funds and (z) fourth, paid to ABRCF for any use permitted by the Related Documents including to make Loans under the Loan Agreements to the extent the Borrowers have requested Loans thereunder and Eligible Vehicles are available for financing thereunder; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (x), (y) and (z), that no Amortization Event, Series 2011-1 Enhancement Deficiency or AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency would result therefrom or exist immediately thereafter. Upon the occurrence of an Amortization Event and once a Trust Officer has actual knowledge of the Amortization Event, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account will be withdrawn by the Trustee, deposited in the Series 2011-1 Collection Account and allocated as Principal Collections to reduce the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount on the immediately succeeding Distribution Date.
(f) Allocations From Other Series. Amounts allocated to other Series of Notes that have been reallocated by ABRCF to the Series 2011-1 Notes (i) during the Series 2011-1 Revolving Period shall be allocated to the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account and applied in accordance with Section 2.2(e) and (ii) during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period or the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period shall be allocated to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account and applied in accordance with Section 2.2(b) or 2.2(c), as applicable, to make principal payments in respect of the Series 2011-1 Notes.
(g) Past Due Rent Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if in the case of Section 2.2(a) or (b), after the occurrence of a Series 2011-1 Lease Payment Deficit, the Lessees shall make payments of Monthly Base Rent or other amounts payable by the Lessees under the Leases on or prior to the fifth Business Day after the occurrence of such Series 2011-1 Lease Payment Deficit (a “Past Due Rent Payment”), the Administrator shall direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate to the Series 2011-1 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Invested Percentage as of the date of the occurrence of such Series 2011-1 Lease Payment Deficit of the Collections attributable to such Past Due Rent Payment (the “Series 2011-1 Past Due Rent Payment”). The Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Collection Account and apply the Series 2011-1 Past Due Rent Payment in the following order:
(i) if the occurrence of such Series 2011-1 Lease Payment Deficit resulted in one or more Lease Deficit Disbursements being made under the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit, pay to each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider who made such a Lease Deficit Disbursement for application in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Series 2011-1 Reimbursement Agreement an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the unreimbursed amount of such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider’s Lease Deficit Disbursement and (y) such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider’s Pro Rata Share of the Series 2011-1 Past Due Rent Payment;
(ii) if the occurrence of such Series 2011-1 Lease Payment Deficit resulted in a withdrawal being made from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account, deposit in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of the Series 2011-1 Past Due Rent Payment remaining after any payment pursuant to clause (i) above and (y) the amount withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account on account of such Series 2011-1 Lease Payment Deficit;
(iii) if the occurrence of such Series 2011-1 Lease Payment Deficit resulted in a withdrawal being made from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account pursuant to Section 2.3(d), deposit in the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of the Series 2011-1 Past Due Rent Payment remaining after any payments pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above and (y) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Required Reserve Account Amount over the Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount on such day;
(iv) allocate to the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account the amount, if any, by which the Series 2011-1 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, if any, relating to such Series 2011-1 Lease Payment Deficit exceeds the amount of the Series 2011-1 Past Due Rent Payment applied pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above; and
(v) treat the remaining amount of the Series 2011-1 Past Due Rent Payment as Principal Collections allocated to the Series 2011-1 Notes in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(ii) or 2.2(b)(ii), as the case may be.
Section 2.3. Payments to Noteholders. On each Determination Date, as provided below, the Administrator shall instruct the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to withdraw, and on the following Distribution Date the Paying Agent, acting in accordance with such instructions, shall withdraw the amounts required to be withdrawn from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.3(a) below in respect of all funds available from Interest Collections processed since the preceding Distribution Date and allocated to the holders of the Series 2011-1 Notes.
(a) Note Interest with Respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes. On each Determination Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement as to the amount to be withdrawn and paid pursuant to Section 2.4 from the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account to the extent funds are anticipated to be available from Interest Collections allocable to the Series 2011-1 Notes processed from but not including the preceding Distribution Date through the succeeding Distribution Date in respect of (i) an amount equal to the Class A Monthly Interest for the Series 2011-1 Interest Period ending on the day preceding the related Distribution Date, (ii) an amount equal to the amount of any unpaid Class A Shortfall as of the preceding Distribution Date (together with any accrued interest on such Class A Shortfall), (iii) an amount equal to the Class B Monthly Interest for the Series 2011-1 Interest Period ending on the day preceding the related Distribution Date and (iv) an amount equal to the amount of any unpaid Class B Shortfall as of the preceding Distribution Date (together with any accrued interest on such Class B Shortfall). On the
following Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw the amounts described in the first sentence of this Section 2.3(a) from the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account and deposit such amounts in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account.
(b) Lease Payment Deficit Notice. On or before 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date, the Administrator shall notify the Trustee of the amount of any Series 2011-1 Lease Payment Deficit, such notification to be in the form of Exhibit F (each a “Lease Payment Deficit Notice”).
(c) Draws on Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit For Series 2011-1 Lease Interest Payment Deficits. If the Administrator determines on the Business Day immediately preceding any Distribution Date that on such Distribution Date there will exist a Series 2011-1 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, the Administrator shall, on or prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day, instruct the Trustee in writing to draw on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit, if any, and, the Trustee shall, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day draw an amount as set forth in such notice equal to the least of (i) such Series 2011-1 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, (ii) the excess, if any, of the sum of (A) the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 2.3(a) above for such Distribution Date and (B) during the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the Series 2011-1 Trustee’s Fees for such Distribution Date, over the amounts available from the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account and (iii) the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit by presenting to each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand and shall cause the Lease Deficit Disbursements to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account on such date; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Percentage on such date of the least of the amounts described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above and (y) the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date and draw an amount equal to the remainder of such amount on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit.
(d) Withdrawals from Series 2011-1 Reserve Account. If the Administrator determines on any Distribution Date that the amounts available from the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account plus the amount, if any, to be drawn under the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit and /or withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 2.3(c) are insufficient to pay the sum of (A) the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 2.3(a) above on such Distribution Date and (B) during the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the Series 2011-1 Trustee’s Fees for such Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account and deposit in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account on such Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of the Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount and such insufficiency. The Trustee shall withdraw such amount from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account and deposit such amount in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account.
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(f) Balance. On or prior to the second Business Day preceding each Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to pay the balance (after making the payments required in Section 2.4), if any, of the amounts available from the Series 2011-1 Accrued Interest Account and the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account, plus the amount, if any, drawn under the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit and/or withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 2.3(c) plus the amount, if any, withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account pursuant to Section 2.3(d) as follows:
(i) on each Distribution Date during the Series 2011-1 Revolving Period or the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period, (1) first, to the Administrator, an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Percentage as of the beginning of the Series 2011-1 Interest Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date of the portion of the Monthly Administration Fee payable by ABRCF (as specified in clause (iii) of the definition thereof) for such Series 2011-1 Interest Period, (2) second, to the Trustee, an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-1 Interest Period of the fees owing to the Trustee under the Indenture for such Series 2011-1 Interest Period, (3) third to pay any Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) to the Persons to whom such amounts are owed, an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-1 Interest Period of such Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) for such Series 2011-1 Interest Period and (4) fourth, the balance, if any (“Excess Collections”), shall be withdrawn by the Paying Agent from the Series 2011-1 Collection Account and deposited in the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account; and
(ii) on each Distribution Date during the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period, (1) first, to the Trustee, an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-1 Interest Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date of the fees owing to the Trustee under the Indenture for such Series 2011-1 Interest Period, (2) second, to the Administrator, an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-1 Interest Period of the portion of the Monthly Administration Fee (as specified in clause (iii) of the definition thereof) payable by ABRCF for such Series 2011-1 Interest Period, (3) third, to pay any Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) to the Persons to whom such amounts are owed, an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-1 Interest Period of such Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) for such Series 2011-1 Interest Period and (4) fourth, so long as the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount is greater than the Monthly Total Principal Allocations for the Related Month, an amount equal to the excess of the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount over the Monthly Total Principal Allocations for the Related Month shall be treated as Principal Collections.
(g) Shortfalls. (i) If the amounts described in Section 2.3 are insufficient to pay the Class A Monthly Interest on any Distribution Date, payments of interest to the Class A Noteholders will be reduced on a pro rata basis by the amount of such deficiency. The aggregate amount, if any, of such deficiency on any Distribution Date, together with the aggregate unpaid amount of any such deficiencies with respect to all prior Distribution Dates, shall be referred to
as the “Class A Shortfall”. Interest shall accrue on the Class A Shortfall at the Class A Note Rate.
(ii) If the amounts described in Section 2.3 are insufficient to pay the amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 2.3(a) and the Class B Monthly Interest on any Distribution Date, payments of interest to the Class B Noteholders will be reduced on a pro rata basis by the amount of such deficiency. The aggregate amount, if any, of such deficiency on any Distribution Date (which deficiency on any Distribution Date shall not exceed the Class B Monthly Interest for the Series 2011-1 Interest Period ended on the day preceding such Distribution Date), together with the aggregate unpaid amount of any such deficiencies with respect to all prior Distribution Dates, shall be referred to as the “Class B Shortfall”. Interest shall accrue on the Class B Shortfall at the Class B Note Rate.
Section 2.4. Payment of Note Interest. (a) On each Distribution Date, subject to Section 9.8 of the Base Indenture, the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, pay the following amounts in the following order of priority from amounts deposited into the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account pursuant to Section 2.3:
(i) first, to the Class A Noteholders, the amounts due to the Class A Noteholders described in Sections 2.3(a)(i) and (ii); and
(ii) second, to the Class B Noteholders the amounts due to the Class B Noteholders described in Sections 2.3(a)(iii) and (iv).
Section 2.5. Payment of Note Principal. (a) Monthly Payments During Controlled Amortization Period or Rapid Amortization Period. On each Determination Date, commencing on the second Determination Date during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period or the first Determination Date after the commencement of the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement and in accordance with this Section 2.5 as to (1) the amount allocated to the Series 2011-1 Notes during the Related Month pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii), (c)(ii) or (d)(ii), as the case may be, (2) any amounts to be drawn on the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes and/or on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit (or withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account) pursuant to this Section 2.5 and (3) any amounts to be withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account pursuant to this Section 2.5 and deposited into the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account. On the Distribution Date following each such Determination Date, the Trustee shall withdraw the amount allocated to the Series 2011-1 Notes during the Related Month pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii), (c)(ii) or (d)(ii), as the case may be, from the Series 2011-1 Collection Account and deposit such amount in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account, to be paid to the holders of the Series 2011-1 Notes.
(b) Principal Draws on Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit. If the Administrator determines on the Business Day immediately preceding any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period that on such Distribution Date there will exist a Series 2011-1 Lease Principal Payment Deficit, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to draw on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit, if any, as provided below. Upon receipt of a notice by the Trustee from the Administrator in respect of a Series 2011-1 Lease Principal Payment Deficit on
or prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding a Distribution Date, the Trustee shall, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day draw an amount as set forth in such notice equal to the least of (i) such Series 2011-1 Lease Principal Payment Deficit, (ii) the Principal Deficit Amount for such Distribution Date and (iii) the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit by presenting to each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand and shall cause the Lease Deficit Disbursements to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account on such date; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Percentage for such date of the lesser of the Series 2011-1 Lease Principal Payment Deficit and the Principal Deficit Amount for such Distribution Date and (y) the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date and draw an amount equal to the remainder of such amount on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit. Notwithstanding any of the preceding to the contrary, during the period after the date of the filing by any of the Lessees of a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code until the date on which each of the Lessees shall have resumed making all payments of the portion of Monthly Base Rent relating to Loan Interest required to be made under the AESOP I Operating Lease, the Administrator shall only instruct the Trustee to draw on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit (or withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account, if applicable) pursuant to this Section 2.5(b), and the Trustee shall only draw (or withdraw), an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount determined as provided in the preceding sentence and (ii) the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount on such date over (y) the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount on such date.
(c) Final Distribution Date. Each of the entire Class A Invested Amount and the entire Class B Invested Amount shall be due and payable on the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date. In connection therewith:
(i) Demand Note Draw. If the amount to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account in accordance with Section 2.5(a) together with any amounts to be deposited therein in accordance with Section 2.5(b) on the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date is less than the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount and there are any Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit on such date, then, prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to make a demand (a “Demand Notice”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G on the Demand Note Issuers for payment under the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) such insufficiency and (ii) the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Amount. The Trustee shall, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding such Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date deliver such Demand Notice to the Demand Note Issuers; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee shall not be required to deliver such Demand Notice to such Demand Note Issuer. The Trustee shall cause the proceeds of any demand
on the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes to be deposited into the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account.
(ii) Letter of Credit Draw. In the event that either (x) on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date a Demand Notice has been transmitted by the Trustee to the Demand Note Issuers pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 2.5(c) and any Demand Note Issuer shall have failed to pay to the Trustee or deposit into the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account the amount specified in such Demand Notice in whole or in part or (y) due to the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to one or more of the Demand Note Issuers, the Trustee shall not have delivered such Demand Notice to any Demand Note Issuer on the second Business Day preceding the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date, then, in the case of (x) or (y) the Trustee shall draw on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the amount that the Demand Note Issuers so failed to pay under the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) and (b) the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Amount on such Business Day by presenting to each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Percentage on such Business Day of the amount that the Demand Note Issuers so failed to pay under the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) and (y) the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such Business Day and draw an amount equal to the remainder of the amount that the Demand Note Issuers failed to pay under the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit. The Trustee shall deposit, or cause the deposit of, the proceeds of any draw on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit and the proceeds of any withdrawal from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account.
(iii) Reserve Account Withdrawal. If, after giving effect to the deposit into the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account of the amount to be deposited in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and the amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.5(c), the amount to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account with respect to the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date is or will be less than the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount, then, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to such Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account, an amount equal to the lesser of the Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount and such remaining insufficiency and deposit it in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account on such Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date.
(d) Principal Deficit Amount. On each Distribution Date, other than the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date, on which the Principal Deficit Amount is greater than zero, amounts shall be transferred to the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account as follows:
(i) Demand Note Draw. If on any Determination Date, the Administrator determines that the Principal Deficit Amount with respect to the next succeeding Distribution Date will be greater than zero and there are any Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit on such date, prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to such Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to deliver a Demand Notice to the Demand Note Issuers demanding payment of an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the Principal Deficit Amount and (B) the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Amount. The Trustee shall, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding such Distribution Date, deliver such Demand Notice to the Demand Note Issuers; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee shall not be required to deliver such Demand Notice to such Demand Note Issuer. The Trustee shall cause the proceeds of any demand on the Series 2011-1 Demand Note to be deposited into the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account.
(ii) Letter of Credit Draw. In the event that either (x) on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to such Distribution Date, any Demand Note Issuer shall have failed to pay to the Trustee or deposit into the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account the amount specified in such Demand Notice in whole or in part or (y) due to the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to any Demand Note Issuer, the Trustee shall not have delivered such Demand Notice to any Demand Note Issuer on the second Business Day preceding such Distribution Date, then, in the case of (x) or (y) the Trustee shall on such Business Day draw on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit an amount equal to the lesser of (i) Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Amount and (ii) the aggregate amount that the Demand Note Issuers failed to pay under the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) by presenting to each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Percentage on such Business Day of the aggregate amount that the Demand Note Issuers so failed to pay under the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) and (y) the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such Business Day and draw an amount equal to the remainder of the aggregate amount that the Demand Note Issuers failed to pay under the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit. The Trustee shall deposit into, or cause the deposit of, the proceeds of any draw on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit and the
proceeds of any withdrawal from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account.
(iii) Reserve Account Withdrawal. If the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Amount will be less than the Principal Deficit Amount on any Distribution Date, then, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to such Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-1 Available Reserve Account Amount and (y) the amount by which the Principal Deficit Amount exceeds the amounts to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.5(d) and deposit it in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account on such Distribution Date.
(e) Distributions. (i) Class A Notes. On each Distribution Date occurring on or after the date a withdrawal is made from the Series 2011-1 Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.5(a) or amounts are deposited in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account pursuant to Section 2.5(b), (c) or (d) the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, pay pro rata to each Class A Noteholder from the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account the amount deposited therein pursuant to Section 2.5(a), (b), (c) or (d), to the extent necessary to pay the Class A Controlled Amortization Amount during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period or to the extent necessary to pay the Class A Invested Amount during the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period.
(ii) Class B Notes. On each Distribution Date occurring on or after the date a withdrawal is made from the Series 2011-1 Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.5(a) or amounts are deposited in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account pursuant to Section 2.5(b), (c) or (d) the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, pay pro rata to each Class B Noteholder from the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account the amount deposited therein pursuant to Section 2.5(a), (b), (c) or (d) less the aggregate amount applied to make the payments required pursuant to Section 2.5(e)(i), to the extent necessary to pay the Class B Controlled Amortization Amount during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period or to the extent necessary to pay the Class B Invested Amount during the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period.
Section 2.6. Administrator’s Failure to Instruct the Trustee to Make a Deposit or Payment. If the Administrator fails to give notice or instructions to make any payment from or deposit into the Collection Account required to be given by the Administrator, at the time specified in the Administration Agreement or any other Related Document (including applicable grace periods), the Trustee shall make such payment or deposit into or from the Collection Account without such notice or instruction from the Administrator, provided that the Administrator, upon request of the Trustee, promptly provides the Trustee with all information necessary to allow the Trustee to make such a payment or deposit. When any payment or deposit hereunder or under any other Related Document is required to be made by the Trustee or the Paying Agent at or prior to a specified time, the Administrator shall deliver any applicable written instructions with respect thereto reasonably in advance of such specified time.
Section 2.7. Series 2011-1 Reserve Account. (a) Establishment of Series 2011-1 Reserve Account. ABRCF shall establish and maintain in the name of the Series 2011-1 Agent for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “Series 2011-1 Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders. The Series 2011-1 Reserve Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account; provided that, if at any time such Qualified Institution is no longer a Qualified Institution or the credit rating of any securities issued by such depositary institution or trust company shall be reduced to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS or “Baa2” by Moody’s, then ABRCF shall, within thirty (30) days of such reduction, establish a new Series 2011-1 Reserve Account with a new Qualified Institution. If the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account is not maintained in accordance with the previous sentence, ABRCF shall establish a new Series 2011-1 Reserve Account, within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, which complies with such sentence, and shall instruct the Series 2011-1 Agent in writing to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2011-1 Reserve Account into the new Series 2011-1 Reserve Account. Initially, the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account will be established with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
(b) Administration of the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account. The Administrator may instruct the institution maintaining the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account to invest funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account from time to time in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account is held with the Paying Agent, then such investment may mature on such Distribution Date and such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Distribution Date. All such Permitted Investments will be credited to the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account and any such Permitted Investments that constitute (i) physical property (and that is not either a United States security entitlement or a security entitlement) shall be physically delivered to the Trustee; (ii) United States security entitlements or security entitlements shall be controlled (as defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC) by the Trustee pending maturity or disposition, and (iii) uncertificated securities (and not United States security entitlements) shall be delivered to the Trustee by causing the Trustee to become the registered holder of such securities. The Trustee shall, at the expense of ABRCF, take such action as is required to maintain the Trustee’s security interest in the Permitted Investments credited to the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account. ABRCF shall not direct the Trustee to dispose of (or permit the disposal of) any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof to the extent such disposal would result in a loss of the purchase price of such Permitted Investments. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account shall remain uninvested.
(c) Earnings from Series 2011-1 Reserve Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account shall be deemed to be on deposit therein and available for distribution.
(d) Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 2011-1 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account, including any security entitlement thereto; (ii) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account, whether constituting securities, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (v) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vi) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) are referred to, collectively, as the “Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Collateral”). The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in and to all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account and in all proceeds thereof, and shall be the only person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account. The Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Collateral shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders. The Series 2011-1 Agent hereby agrees (i) to act as the securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the New York UCC) with respect to the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account; (ii) that its jurisdiction as securities intermediary is New York; (iii) that each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account shall be treated as a financial asset (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC) and (iv) to comply with any entitlement order (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) issued by the Trustee.
(e) Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Surplus. In the event that the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Surplus on any Distribution Date, after giving effect to all withdrawals from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account, is greater than zero, if no Series 2011-1 Enhancement Deficiency or AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency would result therefrom or exist thereafter, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator pursuant to the Administration Agreement, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Surplus and shall pay such amount to ABRCF.
(f) Termination of Series 2011-1 Reserve Account. Upon the termination of the Indenture pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator, after the prior payment of all amounts owing to the Series 2011-1 Noteholders and payable from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account as provided herein, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account all amounts on deposit therein for payment to ABRCF.
Section 2.8. Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit and Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account. (a) Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit and Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account
Constitute Additional Collateral for Series 2011-1 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit; (ii) the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account, including any security entitlement thereto; (iii) all funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account from time to time; (iv) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (v) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account, whether constituting securities, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (vi) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vii) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (ii) through (vii) are referred to, collectively, as the “Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account Collateral”). The Trustee shall, for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account and in all proceeds thereof, and shall be the only person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account. The Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders. The Series 2011-1 Agent hereby agrees (i) to act as the securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the New York UCC) with respect to the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account; (ii) that its jurisdiction as a securities intermediary is New York, (iii) that each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be treated as a financial asset (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC) and (iv) to comply with any entitlement order (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) issued by the Trustee.
(b) Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date. If prior to the date which is ten (10) days prior to the then - scheduled Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date with respect to any Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit, excluding the amount available to be drawn under such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit but taking into account each substitute Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-1 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect on such date, the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount would be equal to or more than the Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Amount and the Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount would be equal to or greater than the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount, then the Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing no later than two (2) Business Days prior to such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date of such determination. If prior to the date which is ten (10) days prior to the then-scheduled Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date with respect to any Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit, excluding the amount available to be drawn under such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit but taking into account a substitute Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-1 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect on such date, the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount would be less than the Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Amount or the Series 2011-1 Liquidity
Amount would be less than the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount, then the Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing no later than two (2) Business Days prior to such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date of (x) the greater of (A) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Amount over the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount, excluding the available amount under such expiring Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit but taking into account any substitute Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-1 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect, on such date, and (B) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount over the Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount, excluding the available amount under such expiring Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit but taking into account any substitute Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-1 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect, on such date, and (y) the amount available to be drawn on such expiring Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit on such date. Upon receipt of such notice by the Trustee on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, in the case of any notice given to the Trustee after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw the lesser of the amounts set forth in clauses (x) and (y) above on such expiring Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall cause the Termination Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account.
If the Trustee does not receive the notice from the Administrator described in the first paragraph of this Section 2.8(b) on or prior to the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day draw the full amount of such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall cause the Termination Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account.
(c) Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Providers. The Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing within one (1) Business Day of becoming aware that (i) the long-term senior unsecured debt credit rating of any Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider has fallen below “A (high)” as determined by DBRS or “A1” as determined by Moody’s or (ii) the short-term senior unsecured debt credit rating of any Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider has fallen below “R-1” as determined by DBRS or “P-1” as determined by Moody’s. At such time the Administrator shall also notify the Trustee of (i) the greater of (A) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Required Enhancement Amount over the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount, excluding the available amount under the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit issued by such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider, on such date, and (B) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount over the Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount, excluding the available amount under such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit, on such date, and (ii) the amount available to be drawn on such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit on such date. Upon receipt of such notice by the Trustee on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, in the case of any notice given to the Trustee after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw on such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the lesser of the amounts in clause (i) and clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence on such Business Day by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of
Termination Demand and shall cause the Termination Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account.
(d) Termination Date Demands on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit. Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately succeeding the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Termination Date, the Administrator shall determine the Series 2011-1 Demand Note Payment Amount, if any, as of the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Termination Date and, if the Series 2011-1 Demand Note Payment Amount is greater than zero, instruct the Trustee in writing to draw on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit. Upon receipt of any such notice by the Trustee on or prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day draw an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Series 2011-1 Demand Note Payment Amount and (ii) the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit by presenting to each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Date Demand and shall cause the Termination Date Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall draw an amount equal to the product of (a) 100% minus the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Percentage and (b) the lesser of the amounts referred to in clause (i) and (ii) on such Business Day on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit as calculated by the Administrator and provided in writing to the Trustee.
(e) Draws on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit. If there is more than one Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit on the date of any draw on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit pursuant to the terms of this Supplement, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee, in writing, to draw on each Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Pro Rata Share of the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider issuing such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit of the amount of such draw on the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit.
(f) Establishment of Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account. On or prior to the date of any drawing under a Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.8(b), (c) or (d) above, ABRCF shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders. The Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account; provided, however, that if at any time such Qualified Institution is no longer a Qualified Institution or the credit rating of any securities issued by such depository institution or trust company shall be reduced to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS or “Baa3” by Moody’s, then ABRCF shall, within thirty (30) days of such reduction, establish a new Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account with a new Qualified Institution or a new segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account. If a new Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account is established, ABRCF shall instruct the Trustee in writing to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account into the new Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account.
(g) Administration of the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account. ABRCF may instruct (by standing instructions or otherwise) the institution maintaining the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account to invest funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account from time to time in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account is held with the Paying Agent, in which case such investment may mature on such Distribution Date so long as such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Distribution Date. All such Permitted Investments will be credited to the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account and any such Permitted Investments that constitute (i) physical property (and that is not either a United States security entitlement or a security entitlement) shall be physically delivered to the Trustee; (ii) United States security entitlements or security entitlements shall be controlled (as defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC) by the Trustee pending maturity or disposition, and (iii) uncertificated securities (and not United States security entitlements) shall be delivered to the Trustee by causing the Trustee to become the registered holder of such securities. The Trustee shall, at the expense of ABRCF, take such action as is required to maintain the Trustee’s security interest in the Permitted Investments credited to the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account. ABRCF shall not direct the Trustee to dispose of (or permit the disposal of) any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof to the extent such disposal would result in a loss of the purchase price of such Permitted Investments. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account shall remain uninvested.
(h) Earnings from Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be deemed to be on deposit therein and available for distribution.
(i) Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account Surplus. In the event that the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account Surplus on any Distribution Date (or, after the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Termination Date, on any date) is greater than zero, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account Surplus and shall pay such amount: first, to the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Providers to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings under the related Series 2011-1 Reimbursement Agreement, for application in accordance with the provisions of the related Series 2011-1 Reimbursement Agreement, and, second, to ABRCF any remaining amount.
(j) Termination of Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account. Upon the termination of this Supplement in accordance with its terms, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator, after the prior payment of all amounts owing to the Series 2011-1 Noteholders and payable from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account as provided herein, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account all amounts on deposit therein (to the extent not withdrawn pursuant to Section 2.8(i) above) and shall pay such amounts: first, to the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Providers to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings under the related Series 2011-1 Reimbursement Agreement, for application in accordance with the provisions of the related Series 2011-1 Reimbursement Agreement, and, second, to ABRCF any remaining amount.
Section 2.9. Series 2011-1 Distribution Account. (a) Establishment of Series 2011-1 Distribution Account. ABRCF shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “Series 2011-1 Distribution Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders. The Series 2011-1 Distribution Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account; provided, however, that if at any time such Qualified Institution is no longer a Qualified Institution or the credit rating of any securities issued by such depositary institution or trust company shall be reduced to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS or “Baa3” by Moody’s, then ABRCF shall, within thirty (30) days of such reduction, establish a new Series 2011-1 Distribution Account with a new Qualified Institution. If the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account is not maintained in accordance with the previous sentence, ABRCF shall establish a new Series 2011-1 Distribution Account, within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, which complies with such sentence, and shall instruct the Series 2011-1 Agent in writing to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2011-1 Distribution Account into the new Series 2011-1 Distribution Account. Initially, the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account will be established with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
(b) Administration of the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account. The Administrator may instruct the institution maintaining the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account to invest funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account from time to time in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account is held with the Paying Agent, then such investment may mature on such Distribution Date and such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Distribution Date. All such Permitted Investments will be credited to the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account and any such Permitted Investments that constitute (i) physical property (and that is not either a United States security entitlement or a security entitlement) shall be physically delivered to the Trustee; (ii) United States security entitlements or security entitlements shall be controlled (as defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC) by the Trustee pending maturity or disposition, and (iii) uncertificated securities (and not United States security entitlements) shall be delivered to the Trustee by causing the Trustee to become the registered holder of such securities. The Trustee shall, at the expense of ABRCF, take such action as is required to maintain the Trustee’s security interest in the Permitted Investments credited to the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account. ABRCF shall not direct the Trustee to dispose of (or permit the disposal of) any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof to the extent such disposal would result in a loss of the purchase price of such Permitted Investments. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account shall remain uninvested.
(c) Earnings from Series 2011-1 Distribution Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account shall be deemed to be on deposit and available for distribution.
(d) Series 2011-1 Distribution Account Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 2011-1 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account, including any security entitlement thereto; (ii) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account, whether constituting securities, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (v) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vi) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) are referred to, collectively, as the “Series 2011-1 Distribution Account Collateral”). The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account and in and to all proceeds thereof, and shall be the only person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account. The Series 2011-1 Distribution Account Collateral shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders. The Series 2011-1 Agent hereby agrees (i) to act as the securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the New York UCC) with respect to the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account; (ii) that its jurisdiction as securities intermediary is New York, (iii) that each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Series 2011-1 Distribution Account shall be treated as a financial asset (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC) and (iv) to comply with any entitlement order (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) issued by the Trustee.
Section 2.10. Series 2011-1 Accounts Permitted Investments. ABRCF shall not, and shall not permit, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Accounts to be invested in:
(i) Permitted Investments that do not mature at least one Business Day before the next Distribution Date;
(ii) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit with a maturity in excess of 360 days;
(iii) commercial paper which is not rated “P-1” by Moody’s;
(iv) money market funds or eurodollar time deposits which are not rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s;
(v) eurodollar deposits that are not rated “P-1” by Moody’s or that are with financial institutions not organized under the laws of a G-7 nation; or
(vi) any investment, instrument or security not otherwise listed in clause (i) through (vi) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” in the Base Indenture.
Section 2.11. Series 2011-1 Demand Notes Constitute Additional Collateral for Series 2011-1 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes; (ii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes; and (iii) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash. On the date hereof, ABRCF shall deliver to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, each Series 2011-1 Demand Note, endorsed in blank. The Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, shall be the only Person authorized to make a demand for payments on the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes.
Section 2.12. Subordination of the Class B Notes and Class C Notes. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Supplement, the Indenture or in any other Related Document, the Class B Notes will be subordinate in all respects to the Class A Notes as and to the extent set forth in this Section 2.12(a). No payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class B Notes on any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period unless an amount equal to the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount for the Related Month shall have been paid to the Class A Noteholders and no payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class B Notes during the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period or on the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date until the Class A Notes have been paid in full. No payments on account of interest shall be made with respect to the Class B Notes on any Distribution Date until all payments of interest then due and payable with respect to the Class A Notes (including, without limitation, all accrued interest, all Class A Shortfall and all interest accrued on such Class A Shortfall) have been paid in full.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Supplement, the Indenture or in any other Related Document, the Class C Notes, if issued, will be subordinate in all respects to the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes as and to the extent set forth in this Section 2.12(b). No payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class C Notes on any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period unless an amount equal to the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount for the Related Month shall have been paid to the Class A Noteholders and an amount equal to the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount for the Related Month shall have been paid to the Class B Noteholders. No payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class C Notes during the Series 2011-1 Rapid Amortization Period or on the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date until the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes have been paid in full. No payments on account of interest shall be made with respect to the Class C Notes on any Distribution Date until all payments of interest then due and payable with respect to the Class A Notes and Class B Notes (including, without limitation, all accrued interest, all Class A Shortfall, all interest accrued on such Class A Shortfall, all Class B Shortfall and all interest accrued on such Class B Shortfall) have been paid in full.
ARTICLE III
AMORTIZATION EVENTS
In addition to the Amortization Events set forth in Section 9.1 of the Base Indenture, any of the following shall be an Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes and collectively shall constitute the Amortization Events set forth in Section 9.1(n) of the Base Indenture with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes (without notice or other action on the part of the Trustee or any holders of the Series 2011-1 Notes):
(a) a Series 2011-1 Enhancement Deficiency shall occur and continue for at least two (2) Business Days; provided, however, that such event or condition shall not be an Amortization Event if during such two (2) Business Day period such Series 2011-1 Enhancement Deficiency shall have been cured in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Related Documents;
(b) the Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount shall be less than the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount for at least two (2) Business Days; provided, however, that such event or condition shall not be an Amortization Event if during such two (2) Business Day period such insufficiency shall have been cured in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Related Documents;
(c) the Collection Account, the Series 2011-1 Collection Account, the Series 2011-1 Excess Collection Account or the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account shall be subject to an injunction, estoppel or other stay or a Lien (other than Liens permitted under the Related Documents);
(d) all principal of and interest on any Class of the Series 2011-1 Notes is not paid in full on or before the Series 2011-1 Expected Final Distribution Date;
(e) any Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit shall not be in full force and effect for at least two (2) Business Days and (x) either a Series 2011-1 Enhancement Deficiency would result from excluding such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit from the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount or (y) the Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount, excluding therefrom the available amount under such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit, would be less than the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount;
(f) from and after the funding of the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account, the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be subject to an injunction, estoppel or other stay or a Lien (other than Liens permitted under the Related Documents) for at least two (2) Business Days and either (x) a Series 2011-1 Enhancement Deficiency would result from excluding the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount from the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount or (y) the Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount, excluding therefrom the Series 2011-1 Available Cash Collateral Amount, would be less than the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount; and
(g) an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred with respect to any Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider or any Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Provider
repudiates its Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit or refuses to honor a proper draw thereon and either (x) a Series 2011-1 Enhancement Deficiency would result from excluding such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit from the Series 2011-1 Enhancement Amount or (y) the Series 2011-1 Liquidity Amount, excluding therefrom the available amount under such Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit, would be less than the Series 2011-1 Required Liquidity Amount.
ARTICLE IV
FORM OF SERIES 2011-1 NOTES
Section 4.1. Restricted Global Series 2011-1 Notes. Each Class of the Series 2011-1 Notes to be issued in the United States will be issued in book-entry form and represented by one or more permanent global Notes in fully registered form without interest coupons (each, a “Restricted Global Class A Note” or a “Restricted Global Class B Note”, as the case may be), substantially in the form set forth in Exhibits A-1 and B-1, with such legends as may be applicable thereto as set forth in the Base Indenture, and will be sold only in the United States (1) initially to institutional accredited investors within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (2) thereafter to qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of, and in reliance on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act and shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of such Class of the Series 2011-1 Notes represented thereby, with the Trustee as custodian for DTC, and registered in the name of Cede as DTC’s nominee, duly executed by ABRCF and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture.
Section 4.2. Temporary Global Series 2011-1 Notes; Permanent Global Series 2011-1 Notes. Each Class of the Series 2011-1 Notes to be issued outside the United States will be issued and sold in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act, as provided in the applicable note purchase agreement, and shall initially be issued in the form of one or more temporary notes in registered form without interest coupons (each, a “Temporary Global Class A Note” or a “Temporary Global Class B Note”, as the case may be, and collectively the “Temporary Global Series 2011-1 Notes”), substantially in the form set forth in Exhibits A-2 and B-2 which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of such Class of the Series 2011-1 Notes represented thereby with a custodian for, and registered in the name of a nominee of DTC, for the account of Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) or for Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”), duly executed by ABRCF and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture. Interests in each Temporary Global Series 2011-1 Note will be exchangeable, in whole or in part, for interests in one or more permanent global notes in registered form without interest coupons (each, a “Permanent Global Class A Note” or a “Permanent Global Class B Note”, as the case may be, and collectively the “Permanent Global Series 2011-1 Notes”), substantially in the form of Exhibits A-3 and B-3 in accordance with the provisions of such Temporary Global Series 2011-1 Note and the Base Indenture (as modified by this Supplement). Interests in a Permanent Global Series 2011-1 Note will be exchangeable for a definitive Series 2011-1 Note in accordance with the provisions of such Permanent Global Series 2011-1 Note and the Base Indenture (as modified by this Supplement).
ARTICLE V
GENERAL
Section 5.1. Optional Repurchase. The Series 2011-1 Notes shall be subject to repurchase by ABRCF at its option in accordance with Section 6.3 of the Base Indenture on any Distribution Date after the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount is reduced to an amount less than or equal to 10% of the sum of the Class A Initial Invested Amount, the Class B Initial Invested Amount and, if issued, the initial invested amount of the Class C Notes (the “Series 2011-1 Repurchase Amount”). The repurchase price for any Series 2011-1 Note shall equal the aggregate outstanding principal balance of such Series 2011-1 Note (determined after giving effect to any payments of principal and interest on such Distribution Date), plus accrued and unpaid interest on such outstanding principal balance.
Section 5.2. Information. The Trustee shall provide to the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, or their designated agent, copies of all information furnished to the Trustee or ABRCF pursuant to the Related Documents, as such information relates to the Series 2011-1 Notes or the Series 2011-1 Collateral.
Section 5.3. Exhibits. The following exhibits attached hereto supplement the exhibits included in the Indenture.
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Exhibit A-1:
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Form of Restricted Global Class A Note
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Exhibit A-2:
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Form of Temporary Global Class A Note
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Exhibit A-3:
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Form of Permanent Global Class A Note
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Exhibit B-1:
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Form of Restricted Global Class B Note
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Exhibit B-2:
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Form of Temporary Global Class B Note
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Exhibit B-3:
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Form of Permanent Global Class B Note
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Exhibit D:
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Form of Series 2011-1 Demand Note
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Exhibit E:
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Form of Letter of Credit
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Exhibit F:
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Form of Lease Payment Deficit Notice
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Section 5.4. Ratification of Base Indenture. As supplemented by this Supplement, the Base Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Base Indenture
as so supplemented by this Supplement shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.
Section 5.5. Counterparts. This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 5.6. Governing Law. This Supplement shall be construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereto shall be determined in accordance with such law.
Section 5.7. Amendments. This Supplement may be modified or amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture; provided, however, that if, pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture or this Supplement, the consent of the Required Noteholders is required for an amendment or modification of this Supplement or any other Related Document, such requirement shall be satisfied if such amendment or modification is consented to by the Requisite Series 2011-1 Noteholders; provided further, that, so long as (i) no Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Rating Agency Consent Condition is met with respect to the outstanding Series 2011-1 Notes, ABRCF shall be able to (x) increase the Series 2011-1 Maximum Hyundai Amount up to an amount not to exceed 30% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases, (y) increase the Series 2011-1 Maximum Kia Amount up to an amount not to exceed 15% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases and (z) increase the Series 2011-1 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount up to an amount not to exceed 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases at any time without the consent of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders by giving written notice of such increase to the Trustee along with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that no Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing; provided further that, notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.7 or Article 8 or Article 12 of the Base Indenture to the contrary, this Supplement and any Related Documents relating solely to the Series 2011-1 Notes may be amended to provide for the issuance of any Class C Notes in accordance with Section 5.15 without the consent of any Class A Noteholder or any Class B Noteholder.
Section 5.8. Discharge of Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Base Indenture, no discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Section 11.1(b) of the Base Indenture will be effective as to the Series 2011-1 Notes without the consent of the Requisite Series 2011-1 Noteholders.
Section 5.9. Notice to Rating Agencies. The Trustee shall provide to each Rating Agency a copy of each notice, opinion of counsel, certificate or other item delivered to, or required to be provided by, the Trustee pursuant to this Supplement or any other Related Document.
Section 5.10. Capitalization of ABRCF. ABRCF agrees that on the Series 2011-1 Closing Date it will have capitalization in an amount equal to or greater than 3% of the sum of (x) the Series 2011-1 Invested Amount and (y) the invested amount of the Series 2004-1 Notes, the Series 2005-2 Notes, the Series 2005-4 Notes, the Series 2007-2 Notes, the Series 2008-1
Notes, the Series 2009-1 Notes, the Series 2009-2 Notes, the Series 2009-3 Notes, the Series 2010-1 Notes, the Series 2010-2 Notes, the Series 2010-3 Notes, the Series 2010-4 Notes, the Series 2010-5 Notes, the Series 2010-6 Notes, the Series 2011-2 Notes and the Series 2011-3 Notes.
Section 5.11. Required Noteholders.Subject to Section 5.7 above, any action pursuant to Section 5.6, Section 8.13 or Article 9 of the Base Indenture that requires the consent of, or is permissible at the direction of, the Required Noteholders with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes pursuant to the Base Indenture shall only be allowed with the consent of, or at the direction of, the Required Controlling Class Series 2011-1 Noteholders. Any other action pursuant to any Related Document which requires the consent or approval of, or the waiver by, the Required Noteholders with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes shall require the consent or approval of, or waiver by, the Requisite Series 2011-1 Noteholders; provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.11 or Article 8 or Article 12 of the Base Indenture to the contrary, any Related Documents relating solely to the Series 2011-1 Notes may be amended to provide for the issuance of any Class C Notes in accordance with Section 5.15 without the consent of any Class A Noteholder or any Class B Noteholder.
Section 5.12. Series 2011-1 Demand Notes. Other than pursuant to a demand thereon pursuant to Section 2.5, ABRCF shall not reduce the amount of the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes or forgive amounts payable thereunder so that the outstanding principal amount of the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes after such reduction or forgiveness is less than the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount. ABRCF shall not agree to any amendment of the Series 2011-1 Demand Notes without first satisfying the Rating Agency Confirmation Condition and the Rating Agency Consent Condition.
Section 5.13. Termination of Supplement. This Supplement shall cease to be of further effect when all outstanding Series 2011-1 Notes theretofore authenticated and issued have been delivered (other than destroyed, lost, or stolen Series 2011-1 Notes which have been replaced or paid) to the Trustee for cancellation, ABRCF has paid all sums payable hereunder, and, if the Series 2011-1 Demand Note Payment Amount on the Series 2011-1 Letter of Credit Termination Date was greater than zero, all amounts have been withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Cash Collateral Account in accordance with Section 2.8(i).
Section 5.14. Noteholder Consent to Certain Amendments. Each Series 2011-1 Noteholder, upon any acquisition of a Series 2011-1 Note, will be deemed to agree and consent to (i) the execution by ABRCF of a Supplemental Indenture to the Base Indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto, (ii) the execution of an amendment to the Master Exchange Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto, (iii) the execution of an amendment to the AESOP I Operating Lease in the form of Exhibit J hereto, (iv) the execution of an amendment to the Finance Lease in the form of Exhibit K hereto, (v) the execution of an amendment to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement in the form of Exhibit L hereto, (vi) the execution of an amendment to the AESOP I Finance Lease Loan Agreement in the form of Exhibit M hereto and (vii) the execution of an amendment to the Administration Agreement in the form of Exhibit N hereto. Such deemed consent will apply to each proposed amendment set forth in Exhibits H, I, J, K, L, M and N individually, and the failure to adopt any of the amendments set forth therein will not revoke the consent with respect to any other amendment.
Section 5.15. Issuance of Class C Notes No Class C Notes shall be issued on the Series 2011-1 Closing Date. On any date during the Series 2011-1 Revolving Period, ABRCF may issue Class C Notes, subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(i) ABRCF and the Trustee shall have entered into an amendment to this Supplement (a) providing that the Class C Notes will bear a fixed rate of interest, determined on or prior the Class C Note Closing Date, (b) providing that the expected final payment date for the Class C Notes will be the Series 2011-1 Expected Final Distribution Date, (c) providing that the principal amount of the Class C Notes will be due and payable on the Series 2011-1 Final Distribution Date, (d) providing that the controlled amortization period with respect to the Class C Notes will be the Series 2011-1 Controlled Amortization Period and (e) providing for payment mechanics with respect to the Class C Notes substantially similar to those with respect to the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes (other than as set forth below) and consistent with Section 2.12 and such other provisions with respect to the Class C Notes as may be required for such issuance;
(ii) The Trustee shall have received a Company Request at least two (2) Business Days (or such shorter time as is acceptable to the Trustee) in advance of the proposed closing date for the issuance of the Class C Notes (the “Class C Notes Closing Date”) requesting that the Trustee authenticate and deliver the Class C Notes specified in such Company Request (such specified Class C Notes, the “Proposed Class C Notes”).
(iii) The Trustee shall have received a Company Order authorizing and directing the authentication and delivery of the Proposed Class C Notes by the Trustee and specifying the designation of the Proposed Class C Notes, the initial aggregate principal amount of the Proposed Class C Notes to be authenticated and the Note Rate with respect to the Proposed Class C Notes;
(iv) The Trustee shall have received written confirmation that the Rating Agency Confirmation Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes (including with respect to the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes);
(v) The Trustee shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of ABRCF dated as of the Class C Note Closing Date to the effect that (a) no Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, Aggregate Asset Amount Deficiency, Series 2011-1 Enhancement Deficiency, Loan Event of Default, AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency, Manufacturer Event of Default, Lease Event of Default, Potential Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, Potential Loan Event of Default, Potential Lease Event of Default, or Potential Manufacturer Event of Default is continuing or will occur as a result of the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes, (b) the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of or constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which ABRCF is a party or by which it or its property is bound or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any suit, action or other judicial or administrative proceeding to which ABRCF is a party or by which it or its property may be bound or to which it or its property may be subject, (c) all
conditions precedent provided in this Supplement and the Base Indenture with respect to the authentication and delivery of the Proposed Class C Notes have been complied with and (d) the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes and any related amendments to this Supplement and any Related Document relating solely to the Series 2011-1 Notes will not reduce the availability of the Series 2011-1 Enhancement to support the payment of interest on or principal of the Class A Notes or the Class B Notes in any material respect;
(vi) No amendments to this Supplement or any Related Documents relating solely to the Series 2011-1 Notes in connection with the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes may provide for (a) the application of amounts available under the Series 2011-1 Letters of Credit or the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account to support the payment of interest on or principal of the Class C Notes while any Class A Notes or Class B Notes remain outstanding, (b) any voting rights in respect of the Class C Notes for so long as any Class A Notes or Class B Notes are outstanding, other than with respect to any amendments to the Indenture or any Related Document pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 12.2 of the Base Indenture, (c) the addition of any Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes other than those related to payment defaults on the Class C Notes similar to those in respect of the Class A Notes or the Class B Notes and enhancement or liquidity deficiencies in respect of the credit enhancement supporting the Class C Notes similar to those in respect of the Class A Notes and Class B Notes or (d) the reallocation of Principal Collections allocable to the Series 2011-1 Notes to pay interest on the Class C Notes while the Class A Notes or Class B Notes remain outstanding.
(vii) The Trustee shall have received opinions of counsel substantially similar to those received in connection with the offering and sale of the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes, including, without limitation, opinions to the effect that:
(A) (x) the Proposed Class C Notes will be treated as indebtedness of ABRCF for Federal and New York state income tax purposes and (y) the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes will not result in any of the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes or any other outstanding Series of Notes failing to be characterized as debt for Federal or New York state income tax purposes;
(B) all conditions precedent provided for in the Base Indenture and this Supplement with respect to the authentication and delivery of the Proposed Class C Notes has been complied with in all material respects; and
(C) the Proposed Class C Notes have been duly authorized and executed and, when authenticated and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Base Indenture and this Supplement, will constitute valid, binding and enforceable obligations of ABRCF entitled to the benefits of the Base Indenture and this Supplement, subject, in the case of enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity.
Section 5.16. Confidential Information.(a) The Trustee and each Series 2011-1 Note Owner agrees, by its acceptance and holding of a beneficial interest in a Series 2011-1
Note, to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustee or such Series 2011-1 Note Owner in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Person; provided, that such Person may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to: (i) such Person’s directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, independent or internal auditors and affiliates who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.16; (ii) such Person’s financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.16; (iii) any other Series 2011-1 Note Owner; (iv) any Person of the type that would be, to such Person’s knowledge, permitted to acquire an interest in the Series 2011-1 Notes in accordance with the requirements of the Indenture to which such Person sells or offers to sell any such Series 2011-1 Note or any part thereof and that agrees to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 5.16 (or in accordance with such other confidentiality procedures as are acceptable to ABRCF); (v) any federal or state or other regulatory, governmental or judicial authority having jurisdiction over such Person; (vi) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about the investment portfolio of such Person, (vii) any reinsurers or liquidity or credit providers that agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 5.16 (or in accordance with such other confidentiality procedures as are acceptable to ABRCF); (viii) any other Person with the consent of ABRCF; or (ix) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (A) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation, statute or order applicable to such Person, (B) in response to any subpoena or other legal process upon prior notice to ABRCF (unless prohibited by applicable law, rule, order or decree or other requirement having the force of law), (C) in connection with any litigation to which such Person is a party upon prior notice to ABRCF (unless prohibited by applicable law, rule, order or decree or other requirement having the force of law) or (D) if an Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Person may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under the Series 2011-1 Notes, the Indenture or any other Related Document; and provided, further, however, that delivery to any Series 2011-1 Note Owner of any report or information required by the terms of the Indenture to be provided to such Series 2011-1 Note Owner shall not be a violation of this Section 5.16. Each Series 2011-1 Note Owner agrees, by acceptance of a beneficial interest in a Series 2011-1 Note, except as set forth in clauses (v), (vi) and (ix) above, that it shall use the Confidential Information for the sole purpose of making an investment in the Series 2011-1 Notes or administering its investment in the Series 2011-1 Notes. In the event of any required disclosure of the Confidential Information by such Series 2011-1 Note Owner, such Series 2011-1 Note Owner agrees to use reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information.
(b) For the purposes of this Section 5.16, “Confidential Information” means information delivered to the Trustee or any Series 2011-1 Note Owner by or on behalf of ABRCF in connection with and relating to the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to the Indenture and the Related Documents; provided, that such term does not include information that: (i) was publicly known or otherwise known to the Trustee or such Series 2011-1 Note Owner prior to the time of such disclosure; (ii) subsequently becomes publicly known
through no act or omission by the Trustee, any Series 2011-1 Note Owner or any person acting on behalf of the Trustee or any Series 2011-1 Note Owner; (iii) otherwise is known or becomes known to the Trustee or any Series 2011-1 Note Owner other than (x) through disclosure by ABRCF or (y) as a result of the breach of a fiduciary duty to ABRCF or a contractual duty to ABRCF; or (iv) is allowed to be treated as non-confidential by consent of ABRCF.
Section 5.17. Capitalized Cost Covenant. ABRCF hereby agrees that it shall not permit the aggregate Capitalized Cost for all Vehicles purchased in any model year that are not subject to a Manufacturer Program to exceed 85% of the aggregate MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) of all such Vehicles; provided, however, that ABCRF shall not modify the customary buying patterns or purchasing criteria used by the Administrator and its Affiliates with respect to the Vehicles if the primary purpose of such modification is to comply with this covenant.
Section 5.18. Further Limitation of Liability.Notwithstanding anything in this Supplement to the contrary, in no event shall the Trustee or its directors, officers, agents or employees be liable under this Supplement for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Trustee or its directors, officers, agents or employees have been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
Section 5.19. Series 2011-1 Agent.The Series 2011-1 Agent shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits, protections, indemnities and immunities hereunder as are granted to the Trustee under the Base Indenture as if set forth fully herein.
Section 5.20. Force Majeure.In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Supplement because of circumstances beyond the Trustee’s control, including, but not limited to, a failure, termination, suspension of a clearing house, securities depositary, settlement system or central payment system in any applicable part of the world or acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), civil or military disturbances or hostilities, nuclear or natural catastrophes, political unrest, explosion, severe weather or accident, earthquake, terrorism, fire, riot, labor disturbances, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like (whether domestic, federal, state, county or municipal or foreign) which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Supplement, or the unavailability of communications or computer facilities, the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication facility, or any other causes beyond the Trustee’s control whether or not of the same class or kind as specified above.
Section 5.21. Waiver of Jury Trial, etc.EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE SERIES 2011-1 NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-1 DEMAND NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-1 LETTER OF CREDIT AND ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2011-1 NOTES, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS SUPPLEMENT.
Section 5.22. Submission to Jurisdiction. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS (TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, STATE OF NEW YORK, OVER ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE SERIES 2011-1 NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-1 DEMAND NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-1 LETTER OF CREDIT AND ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2011-1 NOTES AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO EACH HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION EACH MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE, TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT AS WELL AS ANY RIGHT EACH MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE, TO REMOVE ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ONCE COMMENCED, TO ANOTHER COURT ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR OTHERWISE. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL PRECLUDE ANY PARTY HERETO FROM BRINGING AN ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE SERIES 2011-1 NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-1 DEMAND NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-1 LETTER OF CREDIT AND ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2011-1 NOTES IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, STATE OR PLACE HAVING JURISDICTION OVER SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ABRCF and the Trustee have caused this Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Series 2011-1 Agent
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AVIS BUDGET RENTAL CAR FUNDING (AESOP) LLC,
as Issuer
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee and Series 2011-2 Agent
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SERIES 2011-2 SUPPLEMENT
dated as of May 3, 2011
to
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BASE INDENTURE
dated as of June 3, 2004
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Series 2011-2 2.37% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A
Series 2011-2 3.65% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II SERIES 2011-2 ALLOCATIONS
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SERIES 2011-2 SUPPLEMENT, dated as of May 3, 2011 (this “Supplement”), among AVIS BUDGET RENTAL CAR FUNDING (AESOP) LLC, a special purpose limited liability company established under the laws of Delaware (“ABRCF”), THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York), a limited purpose national banking association with trust powers, as trustee (in such capacity, and together with its successors in trust thereunder as provided in the Base Indenture referred to below, the “Trustee”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as agent (in such capacity, the “Series 2011-2 Agent”) for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, to the Second Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of June 3, 2004, between ABRCF and the Trustee (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, exclusive of Supplements creating a new Series of Notes, the “Base Indenture”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
WHEREAS, Sections 2.2 and 12.1 of the Base Indenture provide, among other things, that ABRCF and the Trustee may at any time and from time to time enter into a supplement to the Base Indenture for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of one or more Series of Notes;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
DESIGNATION
There is hereby created a Series of Notes to be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture and this Supplement, and such Series of Notes shall be designated generally as the Series 2011-2 Rental Car Asset Backed Notes. The Series 2011-2 Notes shall be issued in up to three Classes, the first of which shall be known as the “Class A Notes”, the second of which shall be known as the “Class B Notes” and the third of which, if issued, shall be known as the “Class C Notes”.
On the Series 2011-2 Closing Date, ABRCF shall issue (i) one tranche of Class A Notes, which shall be designated as the Series 2011-2 2.37% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A and (ii) one tranche of Class B Notes, which shall be designated as the Series 2011-2 3.65% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B.
Subsequent to the Series 2011-2 Closing Date, ABRCF may on any date during the Series 2011-2 Revolving Period offer and sell additional Series 2011-2 Notes subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.15. Such additional Series 2011-2 Notes, if issued, shall be designated as the Series 2011-2 Fixed Rate Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class C, and shall be referred to herein as the “Class C Notes”.
The Class A Notes, Class B Notes and Class C Notes, if issued, together, constitute the Series 2011-2 Notes. The Class B Notes shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Class A Notes, to the extent set forth herein. The Class C Notes, if issued, shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Class A Notes and Class B Notes, to the extent set forth herein.
The proceeds from the sale of the Class A Notes and Class B Notes shall be deposited in the Collection Account and shall be deemed to be Principal Collections.
The Series 2011-2 Notes are a non-Segregated Series of Notes (as more fully described in the Base Indenture). Accordingly, all references in this Supplement to “all” Series of Notes (and all references in this Supplement to terms defined in the Base Indenture that contain references to “all” Series of Notes) shall refer to all Series of Notes other than Segregated Series of Notes.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
(a) All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Definitions List attached to the Base Indenture as Schedule I thereto. All Article, Section, Subsection or Exhibit references herein shall refer to Articles, Sections, Subsections or Exhibits of this Supplement, except as otherwise provided herein. Unless otherwise stated herein, as the context otherwise requires or if such term is otherwise defined in the Base Indenture, each capitalized term used or defined herein shall relate only to the Series 2011-2 Notes and not to any other Series of Notes issued by ABRCF. In the event that a term used herein shall be defined both herein and in the Base Indenture, the definition of such term herein shall govern.
(b) The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes and the definitions of such terms are applicable to the singular as well as the plural form of such terms and to the masculine as well as the feminine and neuter genders of such terms:
“ABCR” means Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC.
“Adjusted Net Book Value” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to each Adjusted Program Vehicle as of such date, the product of 0.965 and the Net Book Value of such Adjusted Program Vehicle as of such date.
“Business Day” means any day other than (a) a Saturday or a Sunday or (b) a day on which banking institutions in New York City or in the city in which the corporate trust office of the Trustee is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
“Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex A to the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit.
“Certificate of Termination Date Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex D to the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit.
“Certificate of Termination Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex C to the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit.
“Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex B to the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit.
“Class” means a class of the Series 2011-2 Notes, which may be the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes or, if issued, the Class C Notes.
“Class A Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period, the amount, if any, by which the portion of the Monthly Total Principal Allocation paid to the Class A Noteholders pursuant to Section 2.5(e)(i) for the previous Related Month was less than the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount for the previous Related Month; provided, however, that for the first Related Month in the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period, the Class A Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount shall be zero.
“Class A Controlled Amortization Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period, $43,500,000.
“Class A Controlled Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period, an amount equal to the sum of the Class A Controlled Amortization Amount and any Class A Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount for such Related Month.
“Class A Initial Invested Amount” means the aggregate initial principal amount of the Class A Notes, which is $261,000,000.
“Class A Invested Amount” means, when used with respect to any date, an amount equal to (a) the Class A Initial Invested Amount minus (b) the amount of principal payments made to Class A Noteholders on or prior to such date.
“Class A Monthly Interest” means, with respect to (i) the initial Series 2011-2 Interest Period, an amount equal to $807,577.50 and (ii) any other Series 2011-2 Interest Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) one-twelfth of the Class A Note Rate and (B) the Class A Invested Amount on the first day of such Series 2011-2 Interest Period, after giving effect to any principal payments made on such date.
“Class A Note” means any one of the Series 2011-2 2.37% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A, executed by ABRCF and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, Exhibit A-2 or Exhibit A-3. Definitive Class A Notes shall have such insertions and deletions as are necessary to give effect to the provisions of Section 2.18 of the Base Indenture.
“Class A Note Rate” means 2.37% per annum.
“Class A Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class A Note is registered in the Note Register.
“Class A Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(g)(i).
“Class B Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period, the amount, if any, by which the portion of the Monthly Total Principal Allocation paid to the Class B Noteholders pursuant to Section 2.5(e)(ii) for the previous Related Month was less than the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount for the previous Related Month; provided, however, that for the first Related Month in the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period, the Class B Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount shall be zero.
“Class B Controlled Amortization Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period, $6,500,000.
“Class B Controlled Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period, an amount equal to the sum of the Class B Controlled Amortization Amount and any Class B Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount for such Related Month.
“Class B Initial Invested Amount” means the aggregate initial principal amount of the Class B Notes, which is $39,000,000.
“Class B Invested Amount” means, when used with respect to any date, an amount equal to (a) the Class B Initial Invested Amount minus (b) the amount of principal payments made to Class B Noteholders on or prior to such date.
“Class B Monthly Interest” means, with respect to (i) the initial Series 2011-2 Interest Period, an amount equal to $185,845.83 and (ii) any other Series 2011-2 Interest Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) one-twelfth of the Class B Note Rate and (B) the Class B Invested Amount on the first day of such Series 2011-2 Interest Period, after giving effect to any principal payments made on such date.
“Class B Note” means any one of the Series 2011-2 3.65% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B, executed by ABRCF and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, Exhibit B-2 or Exhibit B-3. Definitive Class B Notes shall have such insertions and deletions as are necessary to give effect to the provisions of Section 2.18 of the Base Indenture.
“Class B Note Rate” means 3.65% per annum.
“Class B Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class B Note is registered in the Note Register.
“Class B Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(g)(ii).
“Class C Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class C Note is registered in the Note Register.
“Class C Notes” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Class C Notes Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.
“Clearstream” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Confirmation Condition” means, with respect to any Bankrupt Manufacturer which is a debtor in Chapter 11 Proceedings, a condition that shall be satisfied upon the bankruptcy court having competent jurisdiction over such Chapter 11 Proceedings issuing an order that remains in effect approving (i) the assumption of such Bankrupt Manufacturer’s Manufacturer Program (and the related Assignment Agreements) by such Bankrupt Manufacturer or the trustee in bankruptcy of such Bankrupt Manufacturer under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and at the time of such assumption, the payment of all amounts due and payable by such Bankrupt Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Program and the curing of all other defaults by the Bankrupt Manufacturer thereunder or (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by such Bankrupt Manufacturer of a new post-petition Manufacturer Program (and the related assignment agreements) on the same terms and covering the same Vehicles as such Bankrupt Manufacturer’s Manufacturer Program (and the related Assignment Agreements) in effect on the date such Bankrupt Manufacturer became subject to such Chapter 11 Proceedings and, at the time of the execution and delivery of such new post-petition Manufacturer Program, the payment of all amounts due and payable by such Bankrupt Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Program and the curing of all other defaults by the Bankrupt Manufacturer thereunder; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Confirmation Condition shall be deemed satisfied until the 90th calendar day following the initial filing in respect of such Chapter 11 Proceedings.
“DBRS” means DBRS, Inc.
“DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to each DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date, the percentage (not to exceed 100%) most recently specified in writing by DBRS to ABRCF and the Trustee and consented to by the Requisite Series 2011-2 Noteholders with respect to such DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer; provided, however, that as of the Series 2011-2 Closing Date the DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for each DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer shall be 100%; provided, further, that the initial DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage with respect to any Manufacturer that becomes a DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer after the Series 2011-2 Closing Date shall be 100%.
“DBRS Excluded Receivable Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the following amounts with respect to each DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date: the product of (i) to the extent such amounts are included in the calculation of AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date, all amounts receivable, as of such date, by AESOP Leasing or the Intermediary from such DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer and (ii) the DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for such DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date.
“DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer” means, as of any date of determination, any Manufacturer that (i) is not a Bankrupt Manufacturer and (ii) does not have a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “BBB (low)” from DBRS; provided that any Manufacturer whose long-term senior unsecured debt rating is downgraded from at least “BBB
(low)” to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS after the Series 2011-2 Closing Date shall not be deemed a DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer until the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following such downgrade.
“Demand Note Issuer” means each issuer of a Series 2011-2 Demand Note.
“Disbursement” means any Lease Deficit Disbursement, any Unpaid Demand Note Disbursement, any Termination Date Disbursement or any Termination Disbursement under a Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit, or any combination thereof, as the context may require.
“Euroclear” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Excess Collections” is defined in Section 2.3(f)(i).
“Excluded Receivable Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the greater of the Moody’s Excluded Receivable Amount and the DBRS Excluded Receivable Amount as of such date.
“Finance Guide” means the Black Book Official Finance/Lease Guide.
“Inclusion Date” means, with respect to any Vehicle, the date that is three months after the earlier of (i) the date such Vehicle became a Redesignated Vehicle and (ii) if the Manufacturer of such Vehicle is a Bankrupt Manufacturer, the date upon which the Event of Bankruptcy which caused such Manufacturer to become a Bankrupt Manufacturer first occurred.
“Lease Deficit Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand.
“Market Value Average” means, as of any day, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the average of the Selected Fleet Market Value as of the preceding Determination Date and the two Determination Dates precedent thereto and the denominator of which is the sum of (a) the average of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles (excluding (i) any Unaccepted Program Vehicles, (ii) any Excluded Redesignated Vehicles and (iii) any other Non-Program Vehicles that are subject to a Manufacturer Program with an Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer with respect to which no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and (b) the average of the aggregate Adjusted Net Book Value of all Adjusted Program Vehicles, in the case of each of clause (a) and (b) leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease and the Finance Lease as of the preceding Determination Date and the two Determination Dates precedent thereto.
“Monthly Total Principal Allocation” means for any Related Month the sum of all Series 2011-2 Principal Allocations with respect to such Related Month.
“Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to each Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date, the percentage (not to exceed 100%) most recently specified in writing by Moody’s to ABRCF and the Trustee and consented to by the Requisite Series 2011-2 Noteholders with respect to such Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer; provided, however, that as of the
Series 2011-2 Closing Date the Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for each Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer shall be 100%; provided further that the initial Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage with respect to any Manufacturer that becomes a Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer after the Series 2011-2 Closing Date shall be 100%.
“Moody’s Excluded Receivable Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the following amounts with respect to each Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date: the product of (i) to the extent such amounts are included in the calculation of AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date, all amounts receivable, as of such date, by AESOP Leasing or the Intermediary from such Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer and (ii) the Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for such Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date.
“Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer” means, as of any date of determination, any Manufacturer that (i) is not a Bankrupt Manufacturer and (ii) does not have a long term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “Baa3” from Moody’s; provided that any Manufacturer whose long term senior unsecured debt rating is downgraded from at least “Baa3” to below “Baa3” by Moody’s after the Series 2011-2 Closing Date shall not be deemed a Moody’s Non Investment Grade Manufacturer until the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following such downgrade.
“Past Due Rent Payment” is defined in Section 2.2(g).
“Permanent Global Class A Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Permanent Global Class B Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Permanent Global Series 2011-2 Notes” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all proceeds of demands made on the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes included in the Series 2011-2 Demand Note Payment Amount as of the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Termination Date that were paid by the Demand Note Issuers more than one year before such date of determination; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of sixty (60) consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer occurs during such one-year period, (x) the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of any date during the period from and including the date of the occurrence of such Event of Bankruptcy to and including the conclusion or dismissal of the proceedings giving rise to such Event of Bankruptcy without continuing jurisdiction by the court in such proceedings shall equal the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of the date of such occurrence for all Demand Note Issuers and (y) the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of any date after the conclusion or dismissal of such proceedings shall equal the Series 2011-2 Demand Note Payment Amount as of the date of the conclusion or dismissal of such proceedings.
“Principal Deficit Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount on such date (after giving effect to the distribution
of the Monthly Total Principal Allocation for the Related Month if such date is a Distribution Date) over (ii) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base on such date; provided, however that the Principal Deficit Amount on any date occurring during the period commencing on and including the date of the filing by any of the Lessees of a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code to but excluding the date on which each of the Lessees shall have resumed making all payments of the portion of Monthly Base Rent relating to Loan Interest required to be made under the AESOP I Operating Lease, shall mean the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount on such date (after giving effect to the distribution of Monthly Total Principal Allocation for the Related Month if such date is a Distribution Date) over (y) the sum of (1) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base on such date and (2) the lesser of (a) the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount on such date and (b) the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount on such date.
“Proposed Class C Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.
“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to any Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider as of any date, the fraction (expressed as a percentage) obtained by dividing (A) the available amount under such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider’s Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit as of such date by (B) an amount equal to the aggregate available amount under all Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit as of such date; provided, that only for purposes of calculating the Pro Rata Share with respect to any Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider as of any date, if such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider has not complied with its obligation to pay the Trustee the amount of any draw under its Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit made prior to such date, the available amount under such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider’s Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit as of such date shall be treated as reduced (for calculation purposes only) by the amount of such unpaid demand and shall not be reinstated for purposes of such calculation unless and until the date as of which such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider has paid such amount to the Trustee and been reimbursed by the Lessee or the applicable Demand Note Issuer, as the case may be, for such amount (provided that the foregoing calculation shall not in any manner reduce the undersigned’s actual liability in respect of any failure to pay any demand under its Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit).
“Required Controlling Class Series 2011-2 Noteholders” means (i) for so long as any Class A Notes are outstanding, Class A Noteholders holding more than 50% of the Class A Invested Amount and (ii) if no Class A Notes are outstanding, Class B Noteholders holding more than 50% of the Class B Invested Amount (excluding, for the purposes of making any of the foregoing calculations, any Series 2011-2 Notes held by ABCR or any Affiliate of ABCR unless ABCR is the sole Series 2011-2 Noteholder).
“Requisite Series 2011-2 Noteholders” means Class A Noteholders and Class B Noteholders holding, in the aggregate, more than 50% of the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount (excluding, for the purposes of making the foregoing calculation, any Series 2011-2 Notes held by ABCR or any Affiliate of ABCR unless ABCR is the sole Series 2011-2 Noteholder).
“Restricted Global Class A Note” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Restricted Global Class B Note” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Selected Fleet Market Value” means, with respect to all Adjusted Program Vehicles and all Non-Program Vehicles (excluding (i) any Unaccepted Program Vehicles, (ii) any Excluded Redesignated Vehicles and (iii) any other Non-Program Vehicles that are subject to a Manufacturer Program with an Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer with respect to which no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) as of any date of determination, the sum of the respective Market Values of each such Adjusted Program Vehicle and each such Non-Program Vehicle, in each case subject to the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease as of such date. For purposes of computing the Selected Fleet Market Value, the “Market Value” of an Adjusted Program Vehicle or a Non-Program Vehicle means the market value of such Vehicle as specified in the most recently published NADA Guide for the model class and model year of such Vehicle based on the average equipment and the average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year then leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease and the Finance Lease; provided, that if the NADA Guide is not being published or the NADA Guide is being published but such Vehicle is not included therein, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall be based on the market value specified in the most recently published Finance Guide for the model class and model year of such Vehicle based on the average equipment and the average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year then leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease; provided, further, that if the Finance Guide is being published but such Vehicle is not included therein, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall mean (x) in the case of an Adjusted Program Vehicle, the Adjusted Net Book Value of such Adjusted Program Vehicle and (y) in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle, the Net Book Value of such Non-Program Vehicle provided, further, that if the Finance Guide is not being published, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall be based on an independent third-party data source selected by the Administrator and approved by each Rating Agency that is rating any Series of Notes at the request of ABRCF based on the average equipment and average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year then leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease; provided, further, that if no such third-party data source or methodology shall have been so approved or any such third-party data source or methodology is not available, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall be equal to a reasonable estimate of the wholesale market value of such Vehicle as determined by the Administrator, based on the Net Book Value of such Vehicle and any other factors deemed relevant by the Administrator.
“Series 2004-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2004-1 Notes.
“Series 2005-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2005-2 Notes.
“Series 2005-4 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2005-4 Notes.
“Series 2007-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2007-2 Notes.
“Series 2008-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2008-1 Notes.
“Series 2009-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2009-1 Notes.
“Series 2009-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2009-2 Notes.
“Series 2009-3 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2009-3 Notes.
“Series 2010-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-1 Notes.
“Series 2010-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-2 Notes.
“Series 2010-3 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-3 Notes.
“Series 2010-4 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-4 Notes.
“Series 2010-5 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-5 Notes.
“Series 2010-6 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-6 Notes.
“Series 2011-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2011-1 Notes.
“Series 2011-2 Accounts” means each of the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account, the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account, the Series 2011-2 Collection Account, the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account and the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account.
“Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account” is defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the product of (a) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of such date and (b) the excess of (i) the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date over (ii) the Excluded Receivable Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage (which percentage shall never exceed 100%), the numerator of which is the Series 2011-2 Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the sum of the Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amounts for all Series of Notes as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Agent” is defined in the recitals hereto.
“Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account (after giving effect to any deposits thereto and withdrawals and releases therefrom on such date).
“Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account (after giving effect to any deposits thereto and withdrawals and releases therefrom on such date).
“Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account” is defined in Section 2.8(f).
“Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account Collateral” is defined in Section 2.8(a).
“Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account Surplus” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (a) the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount and (b) the lesser of (A) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount (after giving effect to any withdrawal from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account on such Distribution Date) over the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount on such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount (after giving effect to any withdrawal from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account on such Distribution Date) over the Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Amount on such Distribution Date; provided, however that, on any date after the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Termination Date, the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account Surplus shall mean the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount over (y) the Series 2011-2 Demand Note Payment Amount minus the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Closing Date” means May 3, 2011.
“Series 2011-2 Collateral” means the Collateral, each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit, each Series 2011-2 Demand Note, the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account Collateral, the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account Collateral and the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account Collateral.
“Series 2011-2 Collection Account” is defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period” means the period commencing at the opening of business on May 1, 2014 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such day) and continuing to the earliest of (i) the commencement of the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period, (ii) the date on which the Series 2011-2 Notes are fully paid and (iii) the termination of the Indenture.
“Series 2011-2 DBRS Enhancement Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the product of (A) the Series 2011-2 DBRS Lowest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-2 DBRS Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, (ii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-2 DBRS Intermediate Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-2 DBRS Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, and (iii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-2 DBRS Highest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-2 DBRS Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 DBRS Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that were manufactured by a Manufacturer that does not have a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “BBB (low)” from DBRS as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 DBRS Highest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 31.00% and (b) the highest, for any calendar month within the preceding twelve calendar months, of the greater of (x) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Measurement Month Average for the immediately preceding Measurement Month and (y) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Market Value Average as of the Determination Date within such calendar month (excluding the Market Value Average for any Determination Date which has not yet occurred).
“Series 2011-2 DBRS Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, 100% minus the sum of (a) the Series 2011-2 DBRS Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage and (b) the Series 2011-2 DBRS Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage.
“Series 2011-2 DBRS Intermediate Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 28.25% and (b) the highest, for any calendar month within the preceding twelve calendar months, of the greater of (c) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Measurement Month Average for the immediately preceding Measurement Month and (y) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Market Value Average as of the Determination Date within such calendar month (excluding the Market Value Average for any Determination Date which has not yet occurred).
“Series 2011-2 DBRS Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the sum, without duplication, of (1) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that are manufactured by Eligible Program Manufacturers having long-term senior unsecured debt ratings of “BBB” or higher from DBRS as of such date, (2) so long as any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “BBB” or higher from DBRS and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and
remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (3) the lesser of (A) the sum of (x) if as of such date any Eligible Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “BBB (low)” from DBRS, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Program Manufacturer as of such date and (y) if as of such date any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “BBB (low)” from DBRS and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (B) 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 DBRS Lowest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, 25.00%.
“Series 2011-2 Demand Note” means each demand note made by a Demand Note Issuer, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, as amended, modified or restated from time to time.
“Series 2011-2 Demand Note Payment Amount” means, as of the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Termination Date, the aggregate amount of all proceeds of demands made on the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes pursuant to Section 2.5(b) or (c) that were deposited into the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account and paid to the Series 2011-2 Noteholders during the one year period ending on the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Termination Date; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of sixty (60) consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer shall have occurred during such one year period, the Series 2011-2 Demand Note Payment Amount as of the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Termination Date shall equal the Series 2011-2 Demand Note Payment Amount as if it were calculated as of the date of such occurrence.
“Series 2011-2 Deposit Date” is defined in Section 2.2.
“Series 2011-2 Distribution Account” is defined in Section 2.9(a).
“Series 2011-2 Distribution Account Collateral” is defined in Section 2.9(d).
“Series 2011-2 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider” means a Person satisfactory to ABCR and the Demand Note Issuers and having, at the time of the issuance of the related Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit, a long-term senior unsecured debt rating (or the equivalent thereof) of at least “A1” from Moody’s and at least “A (high)” from DBRS and a short term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “P-1” from Moody’s and at least “R-1” from DBRS that is (a) a commercial bank having total assets in excess of $500,000,000, (b) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution that in the ordinary course of business issues letters of credit and has total assets in excess of $200,000,000 or (c) any other financial institution; provided, however, that if a Person is not a Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider
(or a letter of credit provider under the Supplement for any other Series of Notes), then such Person shall not be a Series 2011-2 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider until ABRCF has provided 10 days’ prior notice to the Rating Agencies that such Person has been proposed as a Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider.
“Series 2011-2 Enhancement” means the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account Collateral, the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit, the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes, the Series 2011-2 Overcollateralization Amount and the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account Amount.
“Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the Series 2011-2 Overcollateralization Amount as of such date, (ii) the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Amount as of such date, (iii) the Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount as of such date and (iv) the amount of cash and Permitted Investments on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Collection Account (not including amounts allocable to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account) and the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Enhancement Deficiency” means, on any date of determination, the amount by which the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount is less than the Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account” is defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Series 2011-2 Expected Final Distribution Date” means the November 2014 Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date” means the November 2015 Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-2 Interest Period” means a period commencing on and including a Distribution Date and ending on and including the day preceding the next succeeding Distribution Date; provided, however that the initial Series 2011-2 Interest Period shall commence on and include the Series 2011-2 Closing Date and end on and include June 19, 2011.
“Series 2011-2 Invested Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Class A Invested Amount as of such date and the Class B Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Invested Percentage” means as of any date of determination:
(a) when used with respect to Principal Collections, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be equal to the sum of the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount and the Series 2011-2 Overcollateralization Amount, determined during the Series 2011-2 Revolving Period as of the end of the Related Month (or, until the end of the initial Related Month, on the Series 2011-2 Closing Date), or, during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period and the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period, as of the end of the Series 2011-2 Revolving Period, and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (I) the
Aggregate Asset Amount as of the end of the Related Month or, until the end of the initial Related Month, as of the Series 2011-2 Closing Date, and (II) as of the same date as in clause (I), the sum of the numerators used to determine (i) invested percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Series of Notes and all classes of such Series of Notes) and (ii) overcollateralization percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Series of Notes that provide for credit enhancement in the form of overcollateralization); and
(b) when used with respect to Interest Collections, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Accrued Amounts with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes on such date of determination, and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Accrued Amounts with respect to all Series of Notes on such date of determination.
“Series 2011-2 Lease Interest Payment Deficit” means, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount of Interest Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) would have been allocated to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account if all payments of Monthly Base Rent required to have been made under the Leases from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date were made in full over (b) the aggregate amount of Interest Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) have been allocated to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account (excluding any amounts paid into the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account pursuant to the proviso in Sections 2.2(c)(ii) and/or 2.2(d)(ii)) from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-2 Lease Payment Deficit” means either a Series 2011-2 Lease Interest Payment Deficit or a Series 2011-2 Lease Principal Payment Deficit.
“Series 2011-2 Lease Principal Payment Carryover Deficit” means (a) for the initial Distribution Date, zero and (b) for any other Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the Series 2011-2 Lease Principal Payment Deficit, if any, on the preceding Distribution Date over (y) the amount deposited in the Distribution Account on such preceding Distribution Date pursuant to Section 2.5(b) on account of such Series 2011-2 Lease Principal Payment Deficit.
“Series 2011-2 Lease Principal Payment Deficit” means on any Distribution Date the sum of (a) the Series 2011-2 Monthly Lease Principal Payment Deficit for such Distribution Date and (b) the Series 2011-2 Lease Principal Payment Carryover Deficit for such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit” means an irrevocable letter of credit, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibit E issued by a Series 2011-2 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders.
“Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount available to be drawn on such date under each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit on which no draw has been made pursuant to Section 2.8(c), as specified therein, and (ii) if the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account has been established
and funded pursuant to Section 2.8, the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes on such date.
“Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means, with respect to any Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit, the expiration date set forth in such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit, as such date may be extended in accordance with the terms of such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit.
“Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount available to be drawn on such date under each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit on which no draw has been made pursuant to Section 2.8(c), as specified therein, and (b) if the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded pursuant to Section 2.8, the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date.
“Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider” means the issuer of a Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit.
“Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Termination Date” means the first to occur of (a) the date on which the Series 2011-2 Notes are fully paid and (b) the Series 2011-2 Termination Date.
“Series 2011-2 Limited Liquidation Event of Default” means, so long as such event or condition continues, any event or condition of the type specified in clauses (a) through (g) of Article III; provided, however, that any event or condition of the type specified in clauses (a) through (g) of Article III shall not constitute a Series 2011-2 Limited Liquidation Event of Default if the Trustee shall have received the written consent of the Requisite Series 2011-2 Noteholders waiving the occurrence of such Series 2011-2 Limited Liquidation Event of Default. The Trustee shall promptly (but in any event within two days) provide the Rating Agencies with written notice of such waiver.
“Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on such date and (b) the Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount on such date.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Amount” means any of the Series 2011-2 Maximum Manufacturer Amounts, the Series 2011-2 Maximum Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount, the Series 2011-2 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Amount, the Series 2011-2 Maximum Specified States Amount or the Series 2011-2 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Hyundai Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 20% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Individual Isuzu/Subaru Amount” means, as of any day, with respect to Isuzu or Subaru individually, an amount equal to 5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Kia Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Manufacturer Amount” means, as of any day, any of the Series 2011-2 Maximum Mitsubishi Amount, the Series 2011-2 Maximum Individual Isuzu/Subaru Amount, the Series 2011-2 Maximum Hyundai Amount, the Series 2011-2 Maximum Kia Amount or the Series 2011-2 Maximum Suzuki Amount.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Mitsubishi Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 3% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Percentage of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 85% and (b) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Redesignated Vehicles manufactured by a Bankrupt Manufacturer or a Manufacturer with respect to which a Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred, and in each case leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease as of such date, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Specified States Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Suzuki Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-2 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-2 Monthly Interest” means, with respect to any Series 2011-2 Interest Period, the sum of the Class A Monthly Interest and the Class B Monthly Interest, in each case with respect to such Series 2011-2 Interest Period.
“Series 2011-2 Monthly Lease Principal Payment Deficit” means, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount of Principal Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) would have been allocated to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account if all payments required to have been made under the Leases
from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date were made in full over (b) the aggregate amount of Principal Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) have been allocated to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account (without giving effect to any amounts paid into the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account pursuant to the proviso in Sections 2.2(c)(ii) and/or 2.2(d)(ii)) from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-2 Moody’s Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that are either not subject to a Manufacturer Program or not eligible for repurchase under a Manufacturer Program as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Moody’s Highest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 33.75% and (b) the highest, for any calendar month within the preceding twelve calendar months, of the greater of (x) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Measurement Month Average for the immediately preceding Measurement Month and (y) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Market Value Average as of the Determination Date within such calendar month (excluding the Market Value Average for any Determination Date which has not yet occurred).
“Series 2011-2 Moody’s Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, 100% minus the sum of (a) the Series 2011-2 Moody’s Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage and (b) the Series 2011-2 Moody’s Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage.
“Series 2011-2 Moody’s Intermediate Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, 31.25%.
“Series 2011-2 Moody’s Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the sum, without duplication, of (1) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that are manufactured by Eligible Program Manufacturers having long-term senior unsecured debt ratings of “Baa2” or higher from Moody’s as of such date, (2) so long as any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “Baa2” or higher from Moody’s and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (3) the lesser of (A) the sum of (x) if as of such date any Eligible Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “Baa3” from Moody’s, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Program Manufacturer as of such date and (y) if as of such date any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “Baa3” from
Moody’s and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (B) 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Moody’s Lowest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, 25.00%.
“Series 2011-2 Moody’s Required Enhancement Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the product of (A) the Series 2011-2 Moody’s Lowest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-2 Moody’s Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, (ii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-2 Moody’s Intermediate Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-2 Moody’s Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, and (iii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-2 Moody’s Highest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-2 Moody’s Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Note Owner” means each beneficial owner of a Series 2011-2 Note.
“Series 2011-2 Noteholder” means any Class A Noteholder, any Class B Noteholder or, if the Class C Notes have been issued, any Class C Noteholder.
“Series 2011-2 Notes” means, collectively, the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and any Class C Notes, if issued.
“Series 2011-2 Overcollateralization Amount” means (i) as of any date on which no AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency exists, the Series 2011-2 Required Overcollateralization Amount as of such date and (ii) as of any date on which an AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency exists, the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date over (y) the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Past Due Rent Payment” is defined in Section 2.2(g).
“Series 2011-2 Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Principal Allocation” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(ii).
“Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period” means the period beginning at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which an Amortization Event is deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes and ending upon the
earliest to occur of (i) the date on which the Series 2011-2 Notes are fully paid, (ii) the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date and (iii) the termination of the Indenture.
“Series 2011-2 Reimbursement Agreement” means any and each agreement providing for the reimbursement of a Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider for draws under its Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Series 2011-2 Repurchase Amount” is defined in Section 5.1.
“Series 2011-2 Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount and the Series 2011-2 Required Overcollateralization Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the product of the Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Percentage as of such date and the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount as of such date, (ii) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Non-Program Vehicle Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-2 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Amount as of such date, (iii) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Mitsubishi and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-2 Maximum Mitsubishi Amount as of such date, (iv) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Isuzu or Subaru, individually, and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-2 Maximum Individual Isuzu/Subaru Amount as of such date, (v) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Hyundai and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-2 Maximum Hyundai Amount as of such date, (vi) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Kia and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-2 Maximum Kia Amount as of such date, (vii) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Suzuki and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-2 Maximum Suzuki Amount as of such date, (viii) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Specified States Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-2 Maximum Specified States Amount as of such date, (ix) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-2 Maximum Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount as of such date and (x) the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases as of such date that were used vehicles at the time of acquisition over the Series 2011-2 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the greater of (i) the Series 2011-2 DBRS Enhancement Percentage as of such date and (ii) the Series 2011-2 Moody’s Required Enhancement Percentage as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of 2.00% and the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Required Overcollateralization Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Amount over the sum of (i) the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Amount as of such date, (ii) the Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount on such date and (iii) the amount of cash and Permitted Investments on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Collection Account (not including amounts allocable to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account) and the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account on such date.
“Series 2011-2 Required Reserve Account Amount” means, for any date of determination, an amount equal to the greater of (a) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount as of such date and (b) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Amount over the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount (excluding therefrom the Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount and calculated after giving effect to any payments of principal to be made on the Series 2011-2 Notes) as of such date.
“Series 2011-2 Reserve Account” is defined in Section 2.7(a).
“Series 2011-2 Reserve Account Collateral” is defined in Section 2.7(d).
“Series 2011-2 Reserve Account Surplus” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount over the Series 2011-2 Required Reserve Account Amount on such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-2 Revolving Period” means the period from and including the Series 2011-2 Closing Date to the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period and (ii) the commencement of the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period.
“Series 2011-2 Shortfall” means, on any Distribution Date, the sum of the Class A Shortfall and the Class B Shortfall on such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-2 Termination Date” means the November 2015 Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-2 Trustee’s Fees” means, for any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period on which there exists a Series 2011-2 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, a portion of the fees payable to the Trustee in an amount equal to the product of (i) the Series 2011-2 Percentage as of the beginning of the Series 2011-2 Interest Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date and (ii) the fees owing to the Trustee under the Indenture; provided that the Series 2011-2 Trustee’s Fees in the aggregate for all Distribution Dates shall
not exceed 1.1% of the Series 2011-2 Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amount as of the last day of the Series 2011-2 Revolving Period.
“Series 2011-3 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2011-3 Notes.
“Supplement” is defined in the preamble hereto.
“Temporary Global Class A Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Temporary Global Class B Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Temporary Global Series 2011-2 Notes” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Termination Date Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Termination Date Demand.
“Termination Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Termination Demand.
“Trustee” is defined in the recitals hereto.
“Unpaid Demand Note Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand.
(c) Any amounts calculated by reference to the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount (or any component thereof) on any date shall, unless otherwise stated, be calculated after giving effect to any payment of principal made to the applicable Class A Noteholders and the applicable Class B Noteholders on such date.
ARTICLE II
SERIES 2011-2 ALLOCATIONS
With respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes, the following shall apply:
Section 2.1. Establishment of Series 2011-2 Collection Account, Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account and Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account. (a) All Collections allocable to the Series 2011-2 Notes shall be allocated to the Collection Account.
(b) The Trustee will create three administrative subaccounts within the Collection Account for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders: the Series 2011-2 Collection Account (such sub-account, the “Series 2011-2 Collection Account”), the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account (such sub-account, the “Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account”) and the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account (such sub-account, the “Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account”).
Section 2.2. Allocations with Respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes. The net proceeds from the initial sale of the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes will be deposited into the Collection Account on the Series 2011-2 Closing Date and the net proceeds from any issuance of Class C Notes shall be deposited into the Collection Account on the Class C Notes Closing Date. On each Business Day on which Collections are deposited into the Collection Account (each such date, a “Series 2011-2 Deposit Date”), the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate all amounts deposited into the Collection Account in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.2.
(a) Allocations of Collections During the Series 2011-2 Revolving Period. During the Series 2011-2 Revolving Period, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Series 2011-2 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Interest Collections on such day. All such amounts allocated to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Principal Collections on such day (for any such day, the “Series 2011-2 Principal Allocation”).
(b) Allocations of Collections During the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period. With respect to the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Series 2011-2 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account an amount determined as set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i) above for such day, which amount shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Principal Allocation for such day, which amount shall be used to make principal payments in respect of the Series 2011-2 Notes in accordance with Section 2.5, (A) first, in respect of the Class A Notes in an amount equal to the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount and (B) second, in respect of the Class B Notes in an amount equal to the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount, in each case with respect to the Related Month; provided, however, that if the Monthly Total Principal Allocation exceeds the sum of the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount and the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount, in each case with respect to the Related Month, then the amount of such excess shall be allocated to the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account.
(c) Allocations of Collections During the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period. With respect to the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period, other than after the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to ABCR, any other Lessee or any Permitted Sublessee, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Series 2011-2 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account an amount determined as set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i) above for such day, which amount shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Principal Allocation for such day, which amount shall be used in accordance with Section 2.5 to make principal payments in respect of the Class A Notes until the Class A Notes have been paid in full, and after the Class A Notes have been paid in full shall be used to make principal payments in respect of the Class B Notes until the Class B Notes have been paid in full; provided that if on any Determination Date (A) the Administrator determines that the amount anticipated to be available from Interest Collections allocable to the Series 2011-2 Notes and other amounts available pursuant to Section 2.3 to pay the sum of (x) the Series 2011-2 Monthly Interest for the next succeeding Distribution Date and (y) any unpaid Series 2011-2 Shortfall on such Distribution Date (together with interest on such Series 2011-2 Shortfall) will be less than the sum of (I) the Series 2011-2 Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date and (II) such Series 2011-2 Shortfall (together with interest thereon) and (B) the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount is greater than zero, then the Administrator shall direct the Trustee in writing to reallocate a portion of the Principal Collections allocated to the Series 2011-2 Notes during the Related Month equal to the lesser of such insufficiency and the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account to be treated as Interest Collections on such Distribution Date.
(d) Allocations of Collections after the Occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy. After the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to ABCR, any other Lessee or any Permitted Sublessee, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Series 2011-2 Deposit Date, all amounts attributable to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Bankruptcy of the aggregate amount of Interest Collections made under the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement for such day. All such amounts allocated to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Bankruptcy of the aggregate amount of Principal Collections made under the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement, which amount shall be used in accordance with Section 2.5 to make principal payments in respect of the Class A Notes until the Class A Notes have been paid in full, and after the Class A Notes have been paid in full shall be used to make principal payments in respect of the Class B Notes until the Class B Notes have been paid in full; provided that if on any Determination Date (A) the Administrator determines that the amount anticipated to be available from Interest Collections allocable to the Series 2011-2 Notes and other amounts available pursuant to Section 2.3 to pay the sum of (x) the Series 2011-2 Monthly Interest for the next succeeding Distribution Date and (y) any unpaid Series 2011-2 Shortfall on such Distribution Date (together with interest on such Series 2011-2 Shortfall) will be less than the sum of (I) the Series 2011-2 Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date and (II) such Series 2011-2 Shortfall (together with interest thereon) and (B) the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount is greater than zero, then the Administrator shall direct the Trustee in writing to reallocate a portion of the Principal Collections allocated to the Series 2011-2 Notes during the Related Month equal to the lesser of such insufficiency and the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account to be treated as Interest Collections on such Distribution Date.
(e) Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account. Amounts allocated to the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account on any Series 2011-2 Deposit Date will be (w) first, deposited in the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account in an amount up to the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Required Reserve Account Amount for such date over the Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount for such date, (x) second, used to pay the principal amount of other Series of Notes that are then in amortization, (y) third, released to AESOP Leasing in an amount equal to the product of (A) the Loan Agreement’s Share with respect to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement as of such date and (B) 100% minus the Loan Payment Allocation Percentage with respect to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement as of such date and (C) the amount of any remaining funds and (z) fourth, paid to ABRCF for any use permitted by the Related Documents including to make Loans under the Loan Agreements to the extent the Borrowers have requested Loans thereunder and Eligible Vehicles are available for financing thereunder; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (x), (y) and (z), that no Amortization Event, Series 2011-2 Enhancement Deficiency or AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency would result therefrom or exist immediately thereafter. Upon the occurrence of an Amortization Event and once a Trust Officer has actual knowledge of the Amortization Event, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account will be withdrawn by the Trustee, deposited in the Series 2011-2 Collection Account and allocated as Principal Collections to reduce the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount on the immediately succeeding Distribution Date.
(f) Allocations From Other Series. Amounts allocated to other Series of Notes that have been reallocated by ABRCF to the Series 2011-2 Notes (i) during the
Series 2011-2 Revolving Period shall be allocated to the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account and applied in accordance with Section 2.2(e) and (ii) during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period or the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period shall be allocated to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account and applied in accordance with Section 2.2(b) or 2.2(c), as applicable, to make principal payments in respect of the Series 2011-2 Notes.
(g) Past Due Rent Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if in the case of Section 2.2(a) or (b), after the occurrence of a Series 2011-2 Lease Payment Deficit, the Lessees shall make payments of Monthly Base Rent or other amounts payable by the Lessees under the Leases on or prior to the fifth Business Day after the occurrence of such Series 2011-2 Lease Payment Deficit (a “Past Due Rent Payment”), the Administrator shall direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate to the Series 2011-2 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Invested Percentage as of the date of the occurrence of such Series 2011-2 Lease Payment Deficit of the Collections attributable to such Past Due Rent Payment (the “Series 2011-2 Past Due Rent Payment”). The Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Collection Account and apply the Series 2011-2 Past Due Rent Payment in the following order:
(i) if the occurrence of such Series 2011-2 Lease Payment Deficit resulted in one or more Lease Deficit Disbursements being made under the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit, pay to each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider who made such a Lease Deficit Disbursement for application in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Series 2011-2 Reimbursement Agreement an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the unreimbursed amount of such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider’s Lease Deficit Disbursement and (y) such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider’s Pro Rata Share of the Series 2011-2 Past Due Rent Payment;
(ii) if the occurrence of such Series 2011-2 Lease Payment Deficit resulted in a withdrawal being made from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account, deposit in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of the Series 2011-2 Past Due Rent Payment remaining after any payment pursuant to clause (i) above and (y) the amount withdrawn from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account on account of such Series 2011-2 Lease Payment Deficit;
(iii) if the occurrence of such Series 2011-2 Lease Payment Deficit resulted in a withdrawal being made from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account pursuant to Section 2.3(d), deposit in the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of the Series 2011-2 Past Due Rent Payment remaining after any payments pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above and (y) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Required Reserve Account Amount over the Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount on such day;
(iv) allocate to the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account the amount, if any, by which the Series 2011-2 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, if any, relating to such Series 2011-2 Lease Payment Deficit exceeds the amount of the Series 2011-2 Past Due Rent Payment applied pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above; and
(v) treat the remaining amount of the Series 2011-2 Past Due Rent Payment as Principal Collections allocated to the Series 2011-2 Notes in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(ii) or 2.2(b)(ii), as the case may be.
Section 2.3. Payments to Noteholders. On each Determination Date, as provided below, the Administrator shall instruct the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to withdraw, and on the following Distribution Date the Paying Agent, acting in accordance with such instructions, shall withdraw the amounts required to be withdrawn from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.3(a) below in respect of all funds available from Interest Collections processed since the preceding Distribution Date and allocated to the holders of the Series 2011-2 Notes.
(a) Note Interest with Respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes. On each Determination Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement as to the amount to be withdrawn and paid pursuant to Section 2.4 from the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account to the extent funds are anticipated to be available from Interest Collections allocable to the Series 2011-2 Notes processed from but not including the preceding Distribution Date through the succeeding Distribution Date in respect of (i) an amount equal to the Class A Monthly Interest for the Series 2011-2 Interest Period ending on the day preceding the related Distribution Date, (ii) an amount equal to the amount of any unpaid Class A Shortfall as of the preceding Distribution Date (together with any accrued interest on such Class A Shortfall), (iii) an amount equal to the Class B Monthly Interest for the Series 2011-2 Interest Period ending on the day preceding the related Distribution Date and (iv) an amount equal to the amount of any unpaid Class B Shortfall as of the preceding Distribution Date (together with any accrued interest on such Class B Shortfall). On the following Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw the amounts described in the first sentence of this Section 2.3(a) from the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account and deposit such amounts in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account.
(b) Lease Payment Deficit Notice. On or before 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date, the Administrator shall notify the Trustee of the amount of any Series 2011-2 Lease Payment Deficit, such notification to be in the form of Exhibit F (each a “Lease Payment Deficit Notice”).
(c) Draws on Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit For Series 2011-2 Lease Interest Payment Deficits. If the Administrator determines on the Business Day immediately preceding any Distribution Date that on such Distribution Date there will exist a Series 2011-2 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, the Administrator shall, on or prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day, instruct the Trustee in writing to draw on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit, if any, and, the Trustee shall, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day draw an amount as set forth in such notice equal to the least of (i) such Series 2011-2 Lease
Interest Payment Deficit, (ii) the excess, if any, of the sum of (A) the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 2.3(a) above for such Distribution Date and (B) during the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period, the Series 2011-2 Trustee’s Fees for such Distribution Date, over the amounts available from the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account and (iii) the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit by presenting to each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand and shall cause the Lease Deficit Disbursements to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account on such date; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Percentage on such date of the least of the amounts described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above and (y) the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date and draw an amount equal to the remainder of such amount on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit.
(d) Withdrawals from Series 2011-2 Reserve Account. If the Administrator determines on any Distribution Date that the amounts available from the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account plus the amount, if any, to be drawn under the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit and /or withdrawn from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 2.3(c) are insufficient to pay the sum of (A) the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 2.3(a) above on such Distribution Date and (B) during the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period, the Series 2011-2 Trustee’s Fees for such Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account and deposit in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account on such Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of the Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount and such insufficiency. The Trustee shall withdraw such amount from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account and deposit such amount in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account.
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(f) Balance. On or prior to the second Business Day preceding each Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to pay the balance (after making the payments required in Section 2.4), if any, of the amounts available from the Series 2011-2 Accrued Interest Account and the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account, plus the amount, if any, drawn under the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit and/or withdrawn from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 2.3(c) plus the amount, if any, withdrawn from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account pursuant to Section 2.3(d) as follows:
(i) on each Distribution Date during the Series 2011-2 Revolving Period or the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period, (1) first, to the Administrator, an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Percentage as of the beginning of the Series 2011-2 Interest Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date of the portion of the Monthly Administration Fee payable by ABRCF (as specified in clause (iii) of the definition thereof) for such Series 2011-2 Interest Period, (2) second, to the Trustee, an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-2 Interest Period of the fees owing to the Trustee under the Indenture for such Series
2011-2 Interest Period, (3) third to pay any Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) to the Persons to whom such amounts are owed, an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-2 Interest Period of such Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) for such Series 2011-2 Interest Period and (4) fourth, the balance, if any (“Excess Collections”), shall be withdrawn by the Paying Agent from the Series 2011-2 Collection Account and deposited in the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account; and
(ii) on each Distribution Date during the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period, (1) first, to the Trustee, an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-2 Interest Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date of the fees owing to the Trustee under the Indenture for such Series 2011-2 Interest Period, (2) second, to the Administrator, an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-2 Interest Period of the portion of the Monthly Administration Fee (as specified in clause (iii) of the definition thereof) payable by ABRCF for such Series 2011-2 Interest Period, (3) third, to pay any Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) to the Persons to whom such amounts are owed, an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-2 Interest Period of such Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) for such Series 2011-2 Interest Period and (4) fourth, so long as the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount is greater than the Monthly Total Principal Allocations for the Related Month, an amount equal to the excess of the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount over the Monthly Total Principal Allocations for the Related Month shall be treated as Principal Collections.
(g) Shortfalls. (i) If the amounts described in Section 2.3 are insufficient to pay the Class A Monthly Interest on any Distribution Date, payments of interest to the Class A Noteholders will be reduced on a pro rata basis by the amount of such deficiency. The aggregate amount, if any, of such deficiency on any Distribution Date, together with the aggregate unpaid amount of any such deficiencies with respect to all prior Distribution Dates, shall be referred to as the “Class A Shortfall”. Interest shall accrue on the Class A Shortfall at the Class A Note Rate.
(ii) If the amounts described in Section 2.3 are insufficient to pay the amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 2.3(a) and the Class B Monthly Interest on any Distribution Date, payments of interest to the Class B Noteholders will be reduced on a pro rata basis by the amount of such deficiency. The aggregate amount, if any, of such deficiency on any Distribution Date (which deficiency on any Distribution Date shall not exceed the Class B Monthly Interest for the Series 2011-2 Interest Period ended on the day preceding such Distribution Date), together with the aggregate unpaid amount of any such deficiencies with respect to all prior Distribution Dates, shall be referred to as the “Class B Shortfall”. Interest shall accrue on the Class B Shortfall at the Class B Note Rate.
Section 2.4. Payment of Note Interest. (a) On each Distribution Date, subject to Section 9.8 of the Base Indenture, the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, pay the following amounts in the following order of priority from amounts deposited into the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account pursuant to Section 2.3:
(i) first, to the Class A Noteholders, the amounts due to the Class A Noteholders described in Sections 2.3(a)(i) and (ii); and
(ii) second, to the Class B Noteholders the amounts due to the Class B Noteholders described in Sections 2.3(a)(iii) and (iv).
Section 2.5. Payment of Note Principal. (a) Monthly Payments During Controlled Amortization Period or Rapid Amortization Period. On each Determination Date, commencing on the second Determination Date during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period or the first Determination Date after the commencement of the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement and in accordance with this Section 2.5 as to (1) the amount allocated to the Series 2011-2 Notes during the Related Month pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii), (c)(ii) or (d)(ii), as the case may be, (2) any amounts to be drawn on the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes and/or on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit (or withdrawn from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account) pursuant to this Section 2.5 and (3) any amounts to be withdrawn from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account pursuant to this Section 2.5 and deposited into the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account. On the Distribution Date following each such Determination Date, the Trustee shall withdraw the amount allocated to the Series 2011-2 Notes during the Related Month pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii), (c)(ii) or (d)(ii), as the case may be, from the Series 2011-2 Collection Account and deposit such amount in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account, to be paid to the holders of the Series 2011-2 Notes.
(b) Principal Draws on Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit. If the Administrator determines on the Business Day immediately preceding any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period that on such Distribution Date there will exist a Series 2011-2 Lease Principal Payment Deficit, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to draw on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit, if any, as provided below. Upon receipt of a notice by the Trustee from the Administrator in respect of a Series 2011-2 Lease Principal Payment Deficit on or prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding a Distribution Date, the Trustee shall, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day draw an amount as set forth in such notice equal to the least of (i) such Series 2011-2 Lease Principal Payment Deficit, (ii) the Principal Deficit Amount for such Distribution Date and (iii) the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit by presenting to each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand and shall cause the Lease Deficit Disbursements to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account on such date; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Percentage for such date of the lesser of the Series 2011-2 Lease Principal Payment Deficit and the Principal Deficit Amount for such Distribution Date and (y) the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date and draw an amount equal to the remainder of such amount on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit. Notwithstanding any of the preceding to the contrary, during the period after the date of the filing by any of the Lessees of a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code until the date on which each of the Lessees shall have resumed making all payments of the portion of Monthly Base Rent relating to Loan Interest required to be made
under the AESOP I Operating Lease, the Administrator shall only instruct the Trustee to draw on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit (or withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account, if applicable) pursuant to this Section 2.5(b), and the Trustee shall only draw (or withdraw), an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount determined as provided in the preceding sentence and (ii) the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount on such date over (y) the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount on such date.
(c) Final Distribution Date. Each of the entire Class A Invested Amount and the entire Class B Invested Amount shall be due and payable on the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date. In connection therewith:
(i) Demand Note Draw. If the amount to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account in accordance with Section 2.5(a) together with any amounts to be deposited therein in accordance with Section 2.5(b) on the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date is less than the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount and there are any Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit on such date, then, prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to make a demand (a “Demand Notice”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G on the Demand Note Issuers for payment under the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) such insufficiency and (ii) the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Amount. The Trustee shall, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding such Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date deliver such Demand Notice to the Demand Note Issuers; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee shall not be required to deliver such Demand Notice to such Demand Note Issuer. The Trustee shall cause the proceeds of any demand on the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes to be deposited into the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account.
(ii) Letter of Credit Draw. In the event that either (x) on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date a Demand Notice has been transmitted by the Trustee to the Demand Note Issuers pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 2.5(c) and any Demand Note Issuer shall have failed to pay to the Trustee or deposit into the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account the amount specified in such Demand Notice in whole or in part or (y) due to the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to one or more of the Demand Note Issuers, the Trustee shall not have delivered such Demand Notice to any Demand Note Issuer on the second Business Day preceding the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date, then, in the case of (x) or (y) the Trustee shall draw on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the amount that the Demand Note Issuers so failed to pay under the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) and (b) the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Amount on such Business Day by presenting to each Series 2011-
2 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Percentage on such Business Day of the amount that the Demand Note Issuers so failed to pay under the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) and (y) the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such Business Day and draw an amount equal to the remainder of the amount that the Demand Note Issuers failed to pay under the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit. The Trustee shall deposit, or cause the deposit of, the proceeds of any draw on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit and the proceeds of any withdrawal from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account.
(iii) Reserve Account Withdrawal. If, after giving effect to the deposit into the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account of the amount to be deposited in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and the amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.5(c), the amount to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account with respect to the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date is or will be less than the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount, then, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to such Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account, an amount equal to the lesser of the Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount and such remaining insufficiency and deposit it in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account on such Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date.
(d) Principal Deficit Amount. On each Distribution Date, other than the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date, on which the Principal Deficit Amount is greater than zero, amounts shall be transferred to the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account as follows:
(i) Demand Note Draw. If on any Determination Date, the Administrator determines that the Principal Deficit Amount with respect to the next succeeding Distribution Date will be greater than zero and there are any Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit on such date, prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to such Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to deliver a Demand Notice to the Demand Note Issuers demanding payment of an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the Principal Deficit Amount and (B) the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Amount. The Trustee shall, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding such Distribution Date, deliver such Demand Notice to the Demand Note Issuers; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee shall not be required to deliver such Demand Notice to such Demand Note Issuer. The Trustee shall cause the proceeds of any demand on the Series 2011-2 Demand Note to be deposited into the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account.
(ii) Letter of Credit Draw. In the event that either (x) on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to such Distribution Date, any Demand Note Issuer shall have failed to pay to the Trustee or deposit into the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account the amount specified in such Demand Notice in whole or in part or (y) due to the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to any Demand Note Issuer, the Trustee shall not have delivered such Demand Notice to any Demand Note Issuer on the second Business Day preceding such Distribution Date, then, in the case of (x) or (y) the Trustee shall on such Business Day draw on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit an amount equal to the lesser of (i) Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Amount and (ii) the aggregate amount that the Demand Note Issuers failed to pay under the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) by presenting to each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Percentage on such Business Day of the aggregate amount that the Demand Note Issuers so failed to pay under the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) and (y) the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such Business Day and draw an amount equal to the remainder of the aggregate amount that the Demand Note Issuers failed to pay under the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit. The Trustee shall deposit into, or cause the deposit of, the proceeds of any draw on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit and the proceeds of any withdrawal from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account.
(iii) Reserve Account Withdrawal. If the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Amount will be less than the Principal Deficit Amount on any Distribution Date, then, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to such Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-2 Available Reserve Account Amount and (y) the amount by which the Principal Deficit Amount exceeds the amounts to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.5(d) and deposit it in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account on such Distribution Date.
(e) Distributions. (i) Class A Notes. On each Distribution Date occurring on or after the date a withdrawal is made from the Series 2011-2 Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.5(a) or amounts are deposited in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account pursuant to Section 2.5(b), (c) or (d) the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, pay pro rata to each Class A Noteholder from the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account the amount deposited therein pursuant to Section 2.5(a), (b), (c) or (d), to the extent necessary to pay the Class A Controlled Amortization Amount during the Series 2011-2 Controlled
Amortization Period or to the extent necessary to pay the Class A Invested Amount during the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period.
(ii) Class B Notes. On each Distribution Date occurring on or after the date a withdrawal is made from the Series 2011-2 Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.5(a) or amounts are deposited in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account pursuant to Section 2.5(b), (c) or (d) the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, pay pro rata to each Class B Noteholder from the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account the amount deposited therein pursuant to Section 2.5(a), (b), (c) or (d) less the aggregate amount applied to make the payments required pursuant to Section 2.5(e)(i), to the extent necessary to pay the Class B Controlled Amortization Amount during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period or to the extent necessary to pay the Class B Invested Amount during the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period.
Section 2.6. Administrator’s Failure to Instruct the Trustee to Make a Deposit or Payment. If the Administrator fails to give notice or instructions to make any payment from or deposit into the Collection Account required to be given by the Administrator, at the time specified in the Administration Agreement or any other Related Document (including applicable grace periods), the Trustee shall make such payment or deposit into or from the Collection Account without such notice or instruction from the Administrator, provided that the Administrator, upon request of the Trustee, promptly provides the Trustee with all information necessary to allow the Trustee to make such a payment or deposit. When any payment or deposit hereunder or under any other Related Document is required to be made by the Trustee or the Paying Agent at or prior to a specified time, the Administrator shall deliver any applicable written instructions with respect thereto reasonably in advance of such specified time.
Section 2.7. Series 2011-2 Reserve Account. (a) Establishment of Series 2011-2 Reserve Account. ABRCF shall establish and maintain in the name of the Series 2011-2 Agent for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “Series 2011-2 Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders. The Series 2011-2 Reserve Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account; provided that, if at any time such Qualified Institution is no longer a Qualified Institution or the credit rating of any securities issued by such depositary institution or trust company shall be reduced to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS or “Baa2” by Moody’s, then ABRCF shall, within thirty (30) days of such reduction, establish a new Series 2011-2 Reserve Account with a new Qualified Institution. If the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account is not maintained in accordance with the previous sentence, ABRCF shall establish a new Series 2011-2 Reserve Account, within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, which complies with such sentence, and shall instruct the Series 2011-2 Agent in writing to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2011-2 Reserve Account into the new Series 2011-2 Reserve Account. Initially, the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account will be established with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
(b) Administration of the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account. The Administrator may instruct the institution maintaining the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account to invest funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account from time to time in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account is held with the Paying Agent, then such investment may mature on such Distribution Date and such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Distribution Date. All such Permitted Investments will be credited to the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account and any such Permitted Investments that constitute (i) physical property (and that is not either a United States security entitlement or a security entitlement) shall be physically delivered to the Trustee; (ii) United States security entitlements or security entitlements shall be controlled (as defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC) by the Trustee pending maturity or disposition, and (iii) uncertificated securities (and not United States security entitlements) shall be delivered to the Trustee by causing the Trustee to become the registered holder of such securities. The Trustee shall, at the expense of ABRCF, take such action as is required to maintain the Trustee’s security interest in the Permitted Investments credited to the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account. ABRCF shall not direct the Trustee to dispose of (or permit the disposal of) any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof to the extent such disposal would result in a loss of the purchase price of such Permitted Investments. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account shall remain uninvested.
(c) Earnings from Series 2011-2 Reserve Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account shall be deemed to be on deposit therein and available for distribution.
(d) Series 2011-2 Reserve Account Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 2011-2 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account, including any security entitlement thereto; (ii) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account, whether constituting securities, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (v) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vi) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) are referred to, collectively, as the “Series 2011-2 Reserve Account Collateral”). The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in and to all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account and in all proceeds thereof, and shall be the only person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account. The Series 2011-2 Reserve Account Collateral shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series
2011-2 Noteholders. The Series 2011-2 Agent hereby agrees (i) to act as the securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the New York UCC) with respect to the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account; (ii) that its jurisdiction as securities intermediary is New York; (iii) that each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account shall be treated as a financial asset (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC) and (iv) to comply with any entitlement order (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) issued by the Trustee.
(e) Series 2011-2 Reserve Account Surplus. In the event that the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account Surplus on any Distribution Date, after giving effect to all withdrawals from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account, is greater than zero, if no Series 2011-2 Enhancement Deficiency or AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency would result therefrom or exist thereafter, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator pursuant to the Administration Agreement, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account Surplus and shall pay such amount to ABRCF.
(f) Termination of Series 2011-2 Reserve Account. Upon the termination of the Indenture pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator, after the prior payment of all amounts owing to the Series 2011-2 Noteholders and payable from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account as provided herein, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account all amounts on deposit therein for payment to ABRCF.
Section 2.8. Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit and Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account. (a) Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit and Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account Constitute Additional Collateral for Series 2011-2 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit; (ii) the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account, including any security entitlement thereto; (iii) all funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account from time to time; (iv) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (v) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account, whether constituting securities, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (vi) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vii) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (ii) through (vii) are referred to, collectively, as the “Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account Collateral”). The Trustee shall, for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account and in all proceeds thereof, and shall be the only person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account. The Series
2011-2 Cash Collateral Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders. The Series 2011-2 Agent hereby agrees (i) to act as the securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the New York UCC) with respect to the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account; (ii) that its jurisdiction as a securities intermediary is New York, (iii) that each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account shall be treated as a financial asset (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC) and (iv) to comply with any entitlement order (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) issued by the Trustee.
(b) Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Expiration Date. If prior to the date which is ten (10) days prior to the then - scheduled Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Expiration Date with respect to any Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit, excluding the amount available to be drawn under such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit but taking into account each substitute Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-2 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect on such date, the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount would be equal to or more than the Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Amount and the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount would be equal to or greater than the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount, then the Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing no later than two (2) Business Days prior to such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Expiration Date of such determination. If prior to the date which is ten (10) days prior to the then-scheduled Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Expiration Date with respect to any Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit, excluding the amount available to be drawn under such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit but taking into account a substitute Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-2 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect on such date, the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount would be less than the Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Amount or the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount would be less than the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount, then the Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing no later than two (2) Business Days prior to such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Expiration Date of (x) the greater of (A) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Amount over the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount, excluding the available amount under such expiring Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit but taking into account any substitute Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-2 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect, on such date, and (B) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount over the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount, excluding the available amount under such expiring Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit but taking into account any substitute Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-2 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect, on such date, and (y) the amount available to be drawn on such expiring Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit on such date. Upon receipt of such notice by the Trustee on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, in the case of any notice given to the Trustee after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw the lesser of the amounts set forth in clauses (x) and (y) above on such expiring Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall cause the Termination Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account.
If the Trustee does not receive the notice from the Administrator described in the first paragraph of this Section 2.8(b) on or prior to the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Expiration Date, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day draw the full amount of such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall cause the Termination Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account.
(c) Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Providers. The Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing within one (1) Business Day of becoming aware that (i) the long-term senior unsecured debt credit rating of any Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider has fallen below “A (high)” as determined by DBRS or “A1” as determined by Moody’s or (ii) the short-term senior unsecured debt credit rating of any Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider has fallen below “R-1” as determined by DBRS or “P-1” as determined by Moody’s. At such time the Administrator shall also notify the Trustee of (i) the greater of (A) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Required Enhancement Amount over the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount, excluding the available amount under the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit issued by such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider, on such date, and (B) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount over the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount, excluding the available amount under such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit, on such date, and (ii) the amount available to be drawn on such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit on such date. Upon receipt of such notice by the Trustee on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, in the case of any notice given to the Trustee after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw on such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the lesser of the amounts in clause (i) and clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence on such Business Day by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall cause the Termination Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account.
(d) Termination Date Demands on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit. Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately succeeding the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Termination Date, the Administrator shall determine the Series 2011-2 Demand Note Payment Amount, if any, as of the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Termination Date and, if the Series 2011-2 Demand Note Payment Amount is greater than zero, instruct the Trustee in writing to draw on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit. Upon receipt of any such notice by the Trustee on or prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day draw an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Series 2011-2 Demand Note Payment Amount and (ii) the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit by presenting to each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Date Demand and shall cause the Termination Date Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall draw an amount equal to the product of (a) 100% minus the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Percentage and (b) the lesser of the amounts referred to in clause (i) and (ii) on such Business Day on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit as calculated by the Administrator and provided in writing to the Trustee.
(e) Draws on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit. If there is more than one Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit on the date of any draw on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit pursuant to the terms of this Supplement, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee, in writing, to draw on each Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Pro Rata Share of the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider issuing such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit of the amount of such draw on the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit.
(f) Establishment of Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account. On or prior to the date of any drawing under a Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.8(b), (c) or (d) above, ABRCF shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders. The Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account; provided, however, that if at any time such Qualified Institution is no longer a Qualified Institution or the credit rating of any securities issued by such depository institution or trust company shall be reduced to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS or “Baa3” by Moody’s, then ABRCF shall, within thirty (30) days of such reduction, establish a new Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account with a new Qualified Institution or a new segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account. If a new Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account is established, ABRCF shall instruct the Trustee in writing to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account into the new Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account.
(g) Administration of the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account. ABRCF may instruct (by standing instructions or otherwise) the institution maintaining the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account to invest funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account from time to time in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account is held with the Paying Agent, in which case such investment may mature on such Distribution Date so long as such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Distribution Date. All such Permitted Investments will be credited to the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account and any such Permitted Investments that constitute (i) physical property (and that is not either a United States security entitlement or a security entitlement) shall be physically delivered to the Trustee; (ii) United States security entitlements or security entitlements shall be controlled (as defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC) by the Trustee pending maturity or disposition, and (iii) uncertificated securities (and not United States security entitlements) shall be delivered to the Trustee by causing the Trustee to become the registered holder of such securities. The Trustee shall, at the expense of ABRCF, take such action as is required to maintain the Trustee’s security interest in the Permitted Investments credited to the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account. ABRCF shall not direct the Trustee to dispose of (or permit the disposal of) any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof to the extent such disposal would result in a loss of the purchase price of such Permitted Investments. In the absence of
written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account shall remain uninvested.
(h) Earnings from Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account shall be deemed to be on deposit therein and available for distribution.
(i) Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account Surplus. In the event that the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account Surplus on any Distribution Date (or, after the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Termination Date, on any date) is greater than zero, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account Surplus and shall pay such amount: first, to the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Providers to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings under the related Series 2011-2 Reimbursement Agreement, for application in accordance with the provisions of the related Series 2011-2 Reimbursement Agreement, and, second, to ABRCF any remaining amount.
(j) Termination of Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account. Upon the termination of this Supplement in accordance with its terms, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator, after the prior payment of all amounts owing to the Series 2011-2 Noteholders and payable from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account as provided herein, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account all amounts on deposit therein (to the extent not withdrawn pursuant to Section 2.8(i) above) and shall pay such amounts: first, to the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Providers to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings under the related Series 2011-2 Reimbursement Agreement, for application in accordance with the provisions of the related Series 2011-2 Reimbursement Agreement, and, second, to ABRCF any remaining amount.
Section 2.9. Series 2011-2 Distribution Account. (a) Establishment of Series 2011-2 Distribution Account. ABRCF shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “Series 2011-2 Distribution Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders. The Series 2011-2 Distribution Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account; provided, however, that if at any time such Qualified Institution is no longer a Qualified Institution or the credit rating of any securities issued by such depositary institution or trust company shall be reduced to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS or “Baa3” by Moody’s, then ABRCF shall, within thirty (30) days of such reduction, establish a new Series 2011-2 Distribution Account with a new Qualified Institution. If the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account is not maintained in accordance with the previous sentence, ABRCF shall establish a new Series 2011-2 Distribution Account, within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, which complies with such sentence, and shall instruct the Series 2011-2 Agent in writing to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2011-2 Distribution Account into the new Series 2011-2 Distribution Account. Initially, the Series
2011-2 Distribution Account will be established with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
(b) Administration of the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account. The Administrator may instruct the institution maintaining the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account to invest funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account from time to time in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account is held with the Paying Agent, then such investment may mature on such Distribution Date and such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Distribution Date. All such Permitted Investments will be credited to the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account and any such Permitted Investments that constitute (i) physical property (and that is not either a United States security entitlement or a security entitlement) shall be physically delivered to the Trustee; (ii) United States security entitlements or security entitlements shall be controlled (as defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC) by the Trustee pending maturity or disposition, and (iii) uncertificated securities (and not United States security entitlements) shall be delivered to the Trustee by causing the Trustee to become the registered holder of such securities. The Trustee shall, at the expense of ABRCF, take such action as is required to maintain the Trustee’s security interest in the Permitted Investments credited to the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account. ABRCF shall not direct the Trustee to dispose of (or permit the disposal of) any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof to the extent such disposal would result in a loss of the purchase price of such Permitted Investments. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account shall remain uninvested.
(c) Earnings from Series 2011-2 Distribution Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account shall be deemed to be on deposit and available for distribution.
(d) Series 2011-2 Distribution Account Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 2011-2 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account, including any security entitlement thereto; (ii) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account, whether constituting securities, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (v) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vi) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) are referred to, collectively, as the “Series 2011-2 Distribution Account Collateral”). The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2011-2
Distribution Account and in and to all proceeds thereof, and shall be the only person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account. The Series 2011-2 Distribution Account Collateral shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders. The Series 2011-2 Agent hereby agrees (i) to act as the securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the New York UCC) with respect to the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account; (ii) that its jurisdiction as securities intermediary is New York, (iii) that each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Series 2011-2 Distribution Account shall be treated as a financial asset (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC) and (iv) to comply with any entitlement order (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) issued by the Trustee.
Section 2.10. Series 2011-2 Accounts Permitted Investments. ABRCF shall not, and shall not permit, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-2 Accounts to be invested in:
(i) Permitted Investments that do not mature at least one Business Day before the next Distribution Date;
(ii) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit with a maturity in excess of 360 days;
(iii) commercial paper which is not rated “P-1” by Moody’s;
(iv) money market funds or eurodollar time deposits which are not rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s;
(v) eurodollar deposits that are not rated “P-1” by Moody’s or that are with financial institutions not organized under the laws of a G-7 nation; or
(vi) any investment, instrument or security not otherwise listed in clause (i) through (vi) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” in the Base Indenture.
Section 2.11. Series 2011-2 Demand Notes Constitute Additional Collateral for Series 2011-2 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes; (ii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes; and (iii) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash. On the date hereof, ABRCF shall deliver to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, each Series 2011-2 Demand Note, endorsed in blank. The Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, shall be the only Person authorized to make a demand for payments on the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes.
Section 2.12. Subordination of the Class B Notes and Class C Notes. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Supplement, the Indenture or in any other Related Document, the Class B Notes will be subordinate in all respects to the Class A
Notes as and to the extent set forth in this Section 2.12(a). No payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class B Notes on any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period unless an amount equal to the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount for the Related Month shall have been paid to the Class A Noteholders and no payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class B Notes during the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period or on the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date until the Class A Notes have been paid in full. No payments on account of interest shall be made with respect to the Class B Notes on any Distribution Date until all payments of interest then due and payable with respect to the Class A Notes (including, without limitation, all accrued interest, all Class A Shortfall and all interest accrued on such Class A Shortfall) have been paid in full.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Supplement, the Indenture or in any other Related Document, the Class C Notes, if issued, will be subordinate in all respects to the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes as and to the extent set forth in this Section 2.12(b). No payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class C Notes on any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period unless an amount equal to the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount for the Related Month shall have been paid to the Class A Noteholders and an amount equal to the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount for the Related Month shall have been paid to the Class B Noteholders. No payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class C Notes during the Series 2011-2 Rapid Amortization Period or on the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date until the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes have been paid in full. No payments on account of interest shall be made with respect to the Class C Notes on any Distribution Date until all payments of interest then due and payable with respect to the Class A Notes and Class B Notes (including, without limitation, all accrued interest, all Class A Shortfall, all interest accrued on such Class A Shortfall, all Class B Shortfall and all interest accrued on such Class B Shortfall) have been paid in full.
ARTICLE III
AMORTIZATION EVENTS
In addition to the Amortization Events set forth in Section 9.1 of the Base Indenture, any of the following shall be an Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes and collectively shall constitute the Amortization Events set forth in Section 9.1(n) of the Base Indenture with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes (without notice or other action on the part of the Trustee or any holders of the Series 2011-2 Notes):
(a) a Series 2011-2 Enhancement Deficiency shall occur and continue for at least two (2) Business Days; provided, however, that such event or condition shall not be an Amortization Event if during such two (2) Business Day period such Series 2011-2 Enhancement Deficiency shall have been cured in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Related Documents;
(b) the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount shall be less than the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount for at least two (2) Business Days; provided, however, that such event or condition shall not be an Amortization Event if during such two
(2) Business Day period such insufficiency shall have been cured in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Related Documents;
(c) the Collection Account, the Series 2011-2 Collection Account, the Series 2011-2 Excess Collection Account or the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account shall be subject to an injunction, estoppel or other stay or a Lien (other than Liens permitted under the Related Documents);
(d) all principal of and interest on any Class of the Series 2011-2 Notes is not paid in full on or before the Series 2011-2 Expected Final Distribution Date;
(e) any Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit shall not be in full force and effect for at least two (2) Business Days and (x) either a Series 2011-2 Enhancement Deficiency would result from excluding such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit from the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount or (y) the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount, excluding therefrom the available amount under such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit, would be less than the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount;
(f) from and after the funding of the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account, the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account shall be subject to an injunction, estoppel or other stay or a Lien (other than Liens permitted under the Related Documents) for at least two (2) Business Days and either (x) a Series 2011-2 Enhancement Deficiency would result from excluding the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount from the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount or (y) the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount, excluding therefrom the Series 2011-2 Available Cash Collateral Amount, would be less than the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount; and
(g) an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred with respect to any Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider or any Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Provider repudiates its Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit or refuses to honor a proper draw thereon and either (x) a Series 2011-2 Enhancement Deficiency would result from excluding such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit from the Series 2011-2 Enhancement Amount or (y) the Series 2011-2 Liquidity Amount, excluding therefrom the available amount under such Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit, would be less than the Series 2011-2 Required Liquidity Amount.
ARTICLE IV
FORM OF SERIES 2011-2 NOTES
Section 4.1. Restricted Global Series 2011-2 Notes. Each Class of the Series 2011-2 Notes to be issued in the United States will be issued in book-entry form and represented by one or more permanent global Notes in fully registered form without interest coupons (each, a “Restricted Global Class A Note” or a “Restricted Global Class B Note”, as the case may be), substantially in the form set forth in Exhibits A-1 and B-1, with such legends as may be applicable thereto as set forth in the Base Indenture, and will be sold only in the United States (1) initially to institutional accredited investors within the meaning of Regulation D under the
Securities Act in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (2) thereafter to qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of, and in reliance on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act and shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of such Class of the Series 2011-2 Notes represented thereby, with the Trustee as custodian for DTC, and registered in the name of Cede as DTC’s nominee, duly executed by ABRCF and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture.
Section 4.2. Temporary Global Series 2011-2 Notes; Permanent Global Series 2011-2 Notes. Each Class of the Series 2011-2 Notes to be issued outside the United States will be issued and sold in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act, as provided in the applicable note purchase agreement, and shall initially be issued in the form of one or more temporary notes in registered form without interest coupons (each, a “Temporary Global Class A Note” or a “Temporary Global Class B Note”, as the case may be, and collectively the “Temporary Global Series 2011-2 Notes”), substantially in the form set forth in Exhibits A-2 and B-2 which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of such Class of the Series 2011-2 Notes represented thereby with a custodian for, and registered in the name of a nominee of DTC, for the account of Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) or for Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”), duly executed by ABRCF and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture. Interests in each Temporary Global Series 2011-2 Note will be exchangeable, in whole or in part, for interests in one or more permanent global notes in registered form without interest coupons (each, a “Permanent Global Class A Note” or a “Permanent Global Class B Note”, as the case may be, and collectively the “Permanent Global Series 2011-2 Notes”), substantially in the form of Exhibits A-3 and B-3 in accordance with the provisions of such Temporary Global Series 2011-2 Note and the Base Indenture (as modified by this Supplement). Interests in a Permanent Global Series 2011-2 Note will be exchangeable for a definitive Series 2011-2 Note in accordance with the provisions of such Permanent Global Series 2011-2 Note and the Base Indenture (as modified by this Supplement).
ARTICLE V
GENERAL
Section 5.1. Optional Repurchase. The Series 2011-2 Notes shall be subject to repurchase by ABRCF at its option in accordance with Section 6.3 of the Base Indenture on any Distribution Date after the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount is reduced to an amount less than or equal to 10% of the sum of the Class A Initial Invested Amount, the Class B Initial Invested Amount and, if issued, the initial invested amount of the Class C Notes (the “Series 2011-2 Repurchase Amount”). The repurchase price for any Series 2011-2 Note shall equal the aggregate outstanding principal balance of such Series 2011-2 Note (determined after giving effect to any payments of principal and interest on such Distribution Date), plus accrued and unpaid interest on such outstanding principal balance.
Section 5.2. Information. The Trustee shall provide to the Series 2011-2 Noteholders, or their designated agent, copies of all information furnished to the Trustee or ABRCF pursuant to the Related Documents, as such information relates to the Series 2011-2 Notes or the Series 2011-2 Collateral.
Section 5.3. Exhibits. The following exhibits attached hereto supplement the exhibits included in the Indenture.
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Exhibit A-1:
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Form of Restricted Global Class A Note
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Exhibit A-2:
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Form of Temporary Global Class A Note
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Exhibit A-3:
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Form of Permanent Global Class A Note
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Exhibit B-1:
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Form of Restricted Global Class B Note
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Exhibit B-2:
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Form of Temporary Global Class B Note
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Exhibit B-3:
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Form of Permanent Global Class B Note
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Exhibit D:
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Form of Series 2011-2 Demand Note
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Exhibit E:
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Form of Letter of Credit
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Exhibit F:
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Form of Lease Payment Deficit Notice
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Exhibit G:
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Form of Demand Notice
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Exhibit H:
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Form of Supplemental Indenture No. 3 to the Base Indenture
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Exhibit I:
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Form of Amendment to the Master Exchange Agreement
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Exhibit J:
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Form of Amendment to the AESOP I Operating Lease
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Exhibit K:
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Form of Amendment to the Finance Lease
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Exhibit L:
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Form of Amendment to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement
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Exhibit M:
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Form of Amendment to the AESOP I Finance Lease Loan Agreement
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Exhibit N:
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Form of Amendment to the Administration Agreement
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Section 5.4. Ratification of Base Indenture. As supplemented by this Supplement, the Base Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Supplement shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.
Section 5.5. Counterparts. This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 5.6. Governing Law
. This Supplement shall be construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereto shall be determined in accordance with such law.
Section 5.7. Amendments. This Supplement may be modified or amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture; provided, however, that if, pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture or this Supplement, the consent of the Required Noteholders is required for an amendment or modification of this Supplement or any other
Related Document, such requirement shall be satisfied if such amendment or modification is consented to by the Requisite Series 2011-2 Noteholders; provided further, that, so long as (i) no Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Rating Agency Consent Condition is met with respect to the outstanding Series 2011-2 Notes, ABRCF shall be able to (x) increase the Series 2011-2 Maximum Hyundai Amount up to an amount not to exceed 30% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases, (y) increase the Series 2011-2 Maximum Kia Amount up to an amount not to exceed 15% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases and (z) increase the Series 2011-2 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount up to an amount not to exceed 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases at any time without the consent of the Series 2011-2 Noteholders by giving written notice of such increase to the Trustee along with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that no Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing; provided further that, notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.7 or Article 8 or Article 12 of the Base Indenture to the contrary, this Supplement and any Related Documents relating solely to the Series 2011-2 Notes may be amended to provide for the issuance of any Class C Notes in accordance with Section 5.15 without the consent of any Class A Noteholder or any Class B Noteholder.
Section 5.8. Discharge of Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Base Indenture, no discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Section 11.1(b) of the Base Indenture will be effective as to the Series 2011-2 Notes without the consent of the Requisite Series 2011-2 Noteholders.
Section 5.9. Notice to Rating Agencies. The Trustee shall provide to each Rating Agency a copy of each notice, opinion of counsel, certificate or other item delivered to, or required to be provided by, the Trustee pursuant to this Supplement or any other Related Document.
Section 5.10. Capitalization of ABRCF. ABRCF agrees that on the Series 2011-2 Closing Date it will have capitalization in an amount equal to or greater than 3% of the sum of (x) the Series 2011-2 Invested Amount and (y) the invested amount of the Series 2004-1 Notes, the Series 2005-2 Notes, the Series 2005-4 Notes, the Series 2007-2 Notes, the Series 2008-1 Notes, the Series 2009-1 Notes, the Series 2009-2 Notes, the Series 2009-3 Notes, the Series 2010-1 Notes, the Series 2010-2 Notes, the Series 2010-3 Notes, the Series 2010-4 Notes, the Series 2010-5 Notes, the Series 2010-6 Notes, the Series 2011-1 Notes and the Series 2011-3 Notes.
Section 5.11. Required Noteholders.Subject to Section 5.7 above, any action pursuant to Section 5.6, Section 8.13 or Article 9 of the Base Indenture that requires the consent of, or is permissible at the direction of, the Required Noteholders with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes pursuant to the Base Indenture shall only be allowed with the consent of, or at the direction of, the Required Controlling Class Series 2011-2 Noteholders. Any other action pursuant to any Related Document which requires the consent or approval of, or the waiver by, the Required Noteholders with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes shall require the consent or approval of, or waiver by, the Requisite Series 2011-2 Noteholders; provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.11 or Article 8 or Article 12 of the Base Indenture to the contrary, any Related Documents relating solely to the Series 2011-2 Notes may be amended
to provide for the issuance of any Class C Notes in accordance with Section 5.15 without the consent of any Class A Noteholder or any Class B Noteholder.
Section 5.12. Series 2011-2 Demand Notes. Other than pursuant to a demand thereon pursuant to Section 2.5, ABRCF shall not reduce the amount of the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes or forgive amounts payable thereunder so that the outstanding principal amount of the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes after such reduction or forgiveness is less than the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount. ABRCF shall not agree to any amendment of the Series 2011-2 Demand Notes without first satisfying the Rating Agency Confirmation Condition and the Rating Agency Consent Condition.
Section 5.13. Termination of Supplement. This Supplement shall cease to be of further effect when all outstanding Series 2011-2 Notes theretofore authenticated and issued have been delivered (other than destroyed, lost, or stolen Series 2011-2 Notes which have been replaced or paid) to the Trustee for cancellation, ABRCF has paid all sums payable hereunder, and, if the Series 2011-2 Demand Note Payment Amount on the Series 2011-2 Letter of Credit Termination Date was greater than zero, all amounts have been withdrawn from the Series 2011-2 Cash Collateral Account in accordance with Section 2.8(i).
Section 5.14. Noteholder Consent to Certain Amendments. Each Series 2011-2 Noteholder, upon any acquisition of a Series 2011-2 Note, will be deemed to agree and consent to (i) the execution by ABRCF of a Supplemental Indenture to the Base Indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto, (ii) the execution of an amendment to the Master Exchange Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto, (iii) the execution of an amendment to the AESOP I Operating Lease in the form of Exhibit J hereto, (iv) the execution of an amendment to the Finance Lease in the form of Exhibit K hereto, (v) the execution of an amendment to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement in the form of Exhibit L hereto, (vi) the execution of an amendment to the AESOP I Finance Lease Loan Agreement in the form of Exhibit M hereto and (vii) the execution of an amendment to the Administration Agreement in the form of Exhibit N hereto. Such deemed consent will apply to each proposed amendment set forth in Exhibits H, I, J, K, L, M and N individually, and the failure to adopt any of the amendments set forth therein will not revoke the consent with respect to any other amendment.
Section 5.15. Issuance of Class C Notes No Class C Notes shall be issued on the Series 2011-2 Closing Date. On any date during the Series 2011-2 Revolving Period, ABRCF may issue Class C Notes, subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(i) ABRCF and the Trustee shall have entered into an amendment to this Supplement (a) providing that the Class C Notes will bear a fixed rate of interest, determined on or prior the Class C Note Closing Date, (b) providing that the expected final payment date for the Class C Notes will be the Series 2011-2 Expected Final Distribution Date, (c) providing that the principal amount of the Class C Notes will be due and payable on the Series 2011-2 Final Distribution Date, (d) providing that the controlled amortization period with respect to the Class C Notes will be the Series 2011-2 Controlled Amortization Period and (e) providing for payment mechanics with respect to the Class C Notes substantially similar to those with respect to the Class A Notes and the
Class B Notes (other than as set forth below) and consistent with Section 2.12 and such other provisions with respect to the Class C Notes as may be required for such issuance;
(ii) The Trustee shall have received a Company Request at least two (2) Business Days (or such shorter time as is acceptable to the Trustee) in advance of the proposed closing date for the issuance of the Class C Notes (the “Class C Notes Closing Date”) requesting that the Trustee authenticate and deliver the Class C Notes specified in such Company Request (such specified Class C Notes, the “Proposed Class C Notes”).
(iii) The Trustee shall have received a Company Order authorizing and directing the authentication and delivery of the Proposed Class C Notes by the Trustee and specifying the designation of the Proposed Class C Notes, the initial aggregate principal amount of the Proposed Class C Notes to be authenticated and the Note Rate with respect to the Proposed Class C Notes;
(iv) The Trustee shall have received written confirmation that the Rating Agency Confirmation Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes (including with respect to the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes);
(v) The Trustee shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of ABRCF dated as of the Class C Note Closing Date to the effect that (a) no Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes, Aggregate Asset Amount Deficiency, Series 2011-2 Enhancement Deficiency, Loan Event of Default, AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency, Manufacturer Event of Default, Lease Event of Default, Potential Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes, Potential Loan Event of Default, Potential Lease Event of Default, or Potential Manufacturer Event of Default is continuing or will occur as a result of the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes, (b) the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of or constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which ABRCF is a party or by which it or its property is bound or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any suit, action or other judicial or administrative proceeding to which ABRCF is a party or by which it or its property may be bound or to which it or its property may be subject, (c) all conditions precedent provided in this Supplement and the Base Indenture with respect to the authentication and delivery of the Proposed Class C Notes have been complied with and (d) the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes and any related amendments to this Supplement and any Related Document relating solely to the Series 2011-2 Notes will not reduce the availability of the Series 2011-2 Enhancement to support the payment of interest on or principal of the Class A Notes or the Class B Notes in any material respect;
(vi) No amendments to this Supplement or any Related Documents relating solely to the Series 2011-2 Notes in connection with the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes may provide for (a) the application of amounts available under the Series 2011-2 Letters of Credit or the Series 2011-2 Reserve Account to support the payment of interest on or principal of the Class C Notes while any Class A Notes or Class B Notes remain outstanding, (b) any voting rights in respect of the Class C Notes for so long as any Class
A Notes or Class B Notes are outstanding, other than with respect to any amendments to the Indenture or any Related Document pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 12.2 of the Base Indenture, (c) the addition of any Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes other than those related to payment defaults on the Class C Notes similar to those in respect of the Class A Notes or the Class B Notes and enhancement or liquidity deficiencies in respect of the credit enhancement supporting the Class C Notes similar to those in respect of the Class A Notes and Class B Notes or (d) the reallocation of Principal Collections allocable to the Series 2011-2 Notes to pay interest on the Class C Notes while the Class A Notes or Class B Notes remain outstanding.
(vii) The Trustee shall have received opinions of counsel substantially similar to those received in connection with the offering and sale of the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes, including, without limitation, opinions to the effect that:
(A) (x) the Proposed Class C Notes will be treated as indebtedness of ABRCF for Federal and New York state income tax purposes and (y) the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes will not result in any of the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes or any other outstanding Series of Notes failing to be characterized as debt for Federal or New York state income tax purposes;
(B) all conditions precedent provided for in the Base Indenture and this Supplement with respect to the authentication and delivery of the Proposed Class C Notes has been complied with in all material respects; and
(C) the Proposed Class C Notes have been duly authorized and executed and, when authenticated and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Base Indenture and this Supplement, will constitute valid, binding and enforceable obligations of ABRCF entitled to the benefits of the Base Indenture and this Supplement, subject, in the case of enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity.
Section 5.16. Confidential Information.(a) The Trustee and each Series 2011-2 Note Owner agrees, by its acceptance and holding of a beneficial interest in a Series 2011-2 Note, to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustee or such Series 2011-2 Note Owner in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Person; provided, that such Person may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to: (i) such Person’s directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, independent or internal auditors and affiliates who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.16; (ii) such Person’s financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.16; (iii) any other Series 2011-2 Note Owner; (iv) any Person of the type that would be, to such Person’s knowledge, permitted to acquire an interest in the Series 2011-2 Notes in accordance with the requirements of the Indenture to which such Person sells or offers to sell any such Series 2011-2 Note or any part thereof and that agrees to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 5.16 (or in accordance with such other confidentiality procedures as are acceptable to ABRCF); (v) any federal or state or other regulatory, governmental or judicial authority having jurisdiction over such Person; (vi) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about the investment portfolio of such Person, (vii) any reinsurers or liquidity or credit providers that agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 5.16 (or in accordance
with such other confidentiality procedures as are acceptable to ABRCF); (viii) any other Person with the consent of ABRCF; or (ix) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (A) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation, statute or order applicable to such Person, (B) in response to any subpoena or other legal process upon prior notice to ABRCF (unless prohibited by applicable law, rule, order or decree or other requirement having the force of law), (C) in connection with any litigation to which such Person is a party upon prior notice to ABRCF (unless prohibited by applicable law, rule, order or decree or other requirement having the force of law) or (D) if an Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-2 Notes has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Person may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under the Series 2011-2 Notes, the Indenture or any other Related Document; and provided, further, however, that delivery to any Series 2011-2 Note Owner of any report or information required by the terms of the Indenture to be provided to such Series 2011-2 Note Owner shall not be a violation of this Section 5.16. Each Series 2011-2 Note Owner agrees, by acceptance of a beneficial interest in a Series 2011-2 Note, except as set forth in clauses (v), (vi) and (ix) above, that it shall use the Confidential Information for the sole purpose of making an investment in the Series 2011-2 Notes or administering its investment in the Series 2011-2 Notes. In the event of any required disclosure of the Confidential Information by such Series 2011-2 Note Owner, such Series 2011-2 Note Owner agrees to use reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information.
(b) For the purposes of this Section 5.16, “Confidential Information” means information delivered to the Trustee or any Series 2011-2 Note Owner by or on behalf of ABRCF in connection with and relating to the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to the Indenture and the Related Documents; provided, that such term does not include information that: (i) was publicly known or otherwise known to the Trustee or such Series 2011-2 Note Owner prior to the time of such disclosure; (ii) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by the Trustee, any Series 2011-2 Note Owner or any person acting on behalf of the Trustee or any Series 2011-2 Note Owner; (iii) otherwise is known or becomes known to the Trustee or any Series 2011-2 Note Owner other than (x) through disclosure by ABRCF or (y) as a result of the breach of a fiduciary duty to ABRCF or a contractual duty to ABRCF; or (iv) is allowed to be treated as non-confidential by consent of ABRCF.
Section 5.17. Capitalized Cost Covenant. ABRCF hereby agrees that it shall not permit the aggregate Capitalized Cost for all Vehicles purchased in any model year that are not subject to a Manufacturer Program to exceed 85% of the aggregate MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) of all such Vehicles; provided, however, that ABCRF shall not modify the customary buying patterns or purchasing criteria used by the Administrator and its Affiliates with respect to the Vehicles if the primary purpose of such modification is to comply with this covenant.
Section 5.18. Further Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything in this Supplement to the contrary, in no event shall the Trustee or its directors, officers, agents or employees be liable under this Supplement for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Trustee or its directors, officers, agents or employees have been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
Section 5.19. Series 2011-2 Agent. The Series 2011-2 Agent shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits, protections, indemnities and immunities hereunder as are granted to the Trustee under the Base Indenture as if set forth fully herein.
Section 5.20. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Supplement because of circumstances beyond the Trustee’s control, including, but not limited to, a failure, termination, suspension of a clearing house, securities depositary, settlement system or central payment system in any applicable part of the world or acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), civil or military disturbances or hostilities, nuclear or natural catastrophes, political unrest, explosion, severe weather or accident, earthquake, terrorism, fire, riot, labor disturbances, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like (whether domestic, federal, state, county or municipal or foreign) which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Supplement, or the unavailability of communications or computer facilities, the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication facility, or any other causes beyond the Trustee’s control whether or not of the same class or kind as specified above.
Section 5.21. Waiver of Jury Trial, etc. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE SERIES 2011-2 NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-2 DEMAND NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-2 LETTER OF CREDIT AND ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2011-2 NOTES, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS SUPPLEMENT.
Section 5.22. Submission to Jurisdiction. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS (TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, STATE OF NEW YORK, OVER ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE SERIES 2011-2 NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-2 DEMAND NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-2 LETTER OF CREDIT AND ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2011-2 NOTES AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO EACH HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION EACH MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE, TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT AS WELL AS ANY RIGHT EACH MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE, TO REMOVE ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ONCE COMMENCED, TO ANOTHER COURT ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR OTHERWISE. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL PRECLUDE ANY PARTY HERETO FROM BRINGING AN ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE SERIES 2011-2 NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-2 DEMAND NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-2 LETTER OF CREDIT AND ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2011-2 NOTES IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, STATE OR PLACE HAVING JURISDICTION OVER SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ABRCF and the Trustee have caused this Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
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AVIS BUDGET RENTAL CAR FUNDING (AESOP) LLC
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Series 2011-2 Agent
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series20113supplement.htm
Exhibit 10.5
AVIS BUDGET RENTAL CAR FUNDING (AESOP) LLC,
as Issuer
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee and Series 2011-3 Agent
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SERIES 2011-3 SUPPLEMENT
dated as of May 3, 2011
to
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BASE INDENTURE
dated as of June 3, 2004
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Series 2011-3 3.41% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A
Series 2011-3 4.74% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II SERIES 2011-3 ALLOCATIONS
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Section 2.1. Establishment of Series 2011-3 Collection Account, Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account and Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account
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Section 2.2. Allocations with Respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes
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Section 2.3. Payments to Noteholders
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Section 2.4. Payment of Note Interest
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Section 2.5. Payment of Note Principal
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Section 2.6. Administrator’s Failure to Instruct the Trustee to Make a Deposit or Payment
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Section 2.7. Series 2011-3 Reserve Account
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Section 2.8. Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit and Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account
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SERIES 2011-3 SUPPLEMENT, dated as of May 3, 2011 (this “Supplement”), among AVIS BUDGET RENTAL CAR FUNDING (AESOP) LLC, a special purpose limited liability company established under the laws of Delaware (“ABRCF”), THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York), a limited purpose national banking association with trust powers, as trustee (in such capacity, and together with its successors in trust thereunder as provided in the Base Indenture referred to below, the “Trustee”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as agent (in such capacity, the “Series 2011-3 Agent”) for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, to the Second Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of June 3, 2004, between ABRCF and the Trustee (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, exclusive of Supplements creating a new Series of Notes, the “Base Indenture”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
WHEREAS, Sections 2.2 and 12.1 of the Base Indenture provide, among other things, that ABRCF and the Trustee may at any time and from time to time enter into a supplement to the Base Indenture for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of one or more Series of Notes;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
DESIGNATION
There is hereby created a Series of Notes to be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture and this Supplement, and such Series of Notes shall be designated generally as the Series 2011-3 Rental Car Asset Backed Notes. The Series 2011-3 Notes shall be issued in up to three Classes, the first of which shall be known as the “Class A Notes”, the second of which shall be known as the “Class B Notes” and the third of which, if issued, shall be known as the “Class C Notes”.
On the Series 2011-3 Closing Date, ABRCF shall issue (i) one tranche of Class A Notes, which shall be designated as the Series 2011-3 3.41% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A and (ii) one tranche of Class B Notes, which shall be designated as the Series 2011-3 4.74% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B.
Subsequent to the Series 2011-3 Closing Date, ABRCF may on any date during the Series 2011-3 Revolving Period offer and sell additional Series 2011-3 Notes subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.15. Such additional Series 2011-3 Notes, if issued, shall be designated as the Series 2011-3 Fixed Rate Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class C, and shall be referred to herein as the “Class C Notes”.
The Class A Notes, Class B Notes and Class C Notes, if issued, together, constitute the Series 2011-3 Notes. The Class B Notes shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Class A Notes, to the extent set forth herein. The Class C Notes, if issued, shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Class A Notes and Class B Notes, to the extent set forth herein.
The proceeds from the sale of the Class A Notes and Class B Notes shall be deposited in the Collection Account and shall be deemed to be Principal Collections.
The Series 2011-3 Notes are a non-Segregated Series of Notes (as more fully described in the Base Indenture). Accordingly, all references in this Supplement to “all” Series of Notes (and all references in this Supplement to terms defined in the Base Indenture that contain references to “all” Series of Notes) shall refer to all Series of Notes other than Segregated Series of Notes.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
(a) All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Definitions List attached to the Base Indenture as Schedule I thereto. All Article, Section, Subsection or Exhibit references herein shall refer to Articles, Sections, Subsections or Exhibits of this Supplement, except as otherwise provided herein. Unless otherwise stated herein, as the context otherwise requires or if such term is otherwise defined in the Base Indenture, each capitalized term used or defined herein shall relate only to the Series 2011-3 Notes and not to any other Series of Notes issued by ABRCF. In the event that a term used herein shall be defined both herein and in the Base Indenture, the definition of such term herein shall govern.
(b) The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes and the definitions of such terms are applicable to the singular as well as the plural form of such terms and to the masculine as well as the feminine and neuter genders of such terms:
“ABCR” means Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC.
“Adjusted Net Book Value” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to each Adjusted Program Vehicle as of such date, the product of 0.965 and the Net Book Value of such Adjusted Program Vehicle as of such date.
“Business Day” means any day other than (a) a Saturday or a Sunday or (b) a day on which banking institutions in New York City or in the city in which the corporate trust office of the Trustee is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
“Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex A to the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit.
“Certificate of Termination Date Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex D to the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit.
“Certificate of Termination Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex C to the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit.
“Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand” means a certificate substantially in the form of Annex B to the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit.
“Class” means a class of the Series 2011-3 Notes, which may be the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes or, if issued, the Class C Notes.
“Class A Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period, the amount, if any, by which the portion of the Monthly Total Principal Allocation paid to the Class A Noteholders pursuant to Section 2.5(e)(i) for the previous Related Month was less than the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount for the previous Related Month; provided, however, that for the first Related Month in the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period, the Class A Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount shall be zero.
“Class A Controlled Amortization Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period, $29,000,000.
“Class A Controlled Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period, an amount equal to the sum of the Class A Controlled Amortization Amount and any Class A Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount for such Related Month.
“Class A Initial Invested Amount” means the aggregate initial principal amount of the Class A Notes, which is $174,000,000.
“Class A Invested Amount” means, when used with respect to any date, an amount equal to (a) the Class A Initial Invested Amount minus (b) the amount of principal payments made to Class A Noteholders on or prior to such date.
“Class A Monthly Interest” means, with respect to (i) the initial Series 2011-3 Interest Period, an amount equal to $774,638.33 and (ii) any other Series 2011-3 Interest Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) one-twelfth of the Class A Note Rate and (B) the Class A Invested Amount on the first day of such Series 2011-3 Interest Period, after giving effect to any principal payments made on such date.
“Class A Note” means any one of the Series 2011-3 3.41% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class A, executed by ABRCF and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, Exhibit A-2 or Exhibit A-3. Definitive Class A Notes shall have such insertions and deletions as are necessary to give effect to the provisions of Section 2.18 of the Base Indenture.
“Class A Note Rate” means 3.41% per annum.
“Class A Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class A Note is registered in the Note Register.
“Class A Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(g)(i).
“Class B Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period, the amount, if any, by which the portion of the Monthly Total Principal Allocation paid to the Class B Noteholders pursuant to Section 2.5(e)(ii) for the previous Related Month was less than the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount for the previous Related Month; provided, however, that for the first Related Month in the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period, the Class B Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount shall be zero.
“Class B Controlled Amortization Amount” means, (i) with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period other than the Related Month immediately preceding the Series 2011-3 Expected Final Distribution Date, $4,333,333.33 and (ii) with respect to the Related Month immediately preceding the Series 2011-3 Expected Final Distribution Date, $4,333,333.35.
“Class B Controlled Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Related Month during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period, an amount equal to the sum of the Class B Controlled Amortization Amount and any Class B Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount for such Related Month.
“Class B Initial Invested Amount” means the aggregate initial principal amount of the Class B Notes, which is $26,000,000.
“Class B Invested Amount” means, when used with respect to any date, an amount equal to (a) the Class B Initial Invested Amount minus (b) the amount of principal payments made to Class B Noteholders on or prior to such date.
“Class B Monthly Interest” means, with respect to (i) the initial Series 2011-3 Interest Period, an amount equal to $160,896.67 and (ii) any other Series 2011-3 Interest Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) one-twelfth of the Class B Note Rate and (B) the Class B Invested Amount on the first day of such Series 2011-3 Interest Period, after giving effect to any principal payments made on such date.
“Class B Note” means any one of the Series 2011-3 4.74% Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class B, executed by ABRCF and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, Exhibit B-2 or Exhibit B-3. Definitive Class B Notes shall have such insertions and deletions as are necessary to give effect to the provisions of Section 2.18 of the Base Indenture.
“Class B Note Rate” means 4.74% per annum.
“Class B Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class B Note is registered in the Note Register.
“Class B Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(g)(ii).
“Class C Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class C Note is registered in the Note Register.
“Class C Notes” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Class C Notes Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.
“Clearstream” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Confirmation Condition” means, with respect to any Bankrupt Manufacturer which is a debtor in Chapter 11 Proceedings, a condition that shall be satisfied upon the bankruptcy court having competent jurisdiction over such Chapter 11 Proceedings issuing an order that remains in effect approving (i) the assumption of such Bankrupt Manufacturer’s Manufacturer Program (and the related Assignment Agreements) by such Bankrupt Manufacturer or the trustee in bankruptcy of such Bankrupt Manufacturer under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and at the time of such assumption, the payment of all amounts due and payable by such Bankrupt Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Program and the curing of all other defaults by the Bankrupt Manufacturer thereunder or (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by such Bankrupt Manufacturer of a new post-petition Manufacturer Program (and the related assignment agreements) on the same terms and covering the same Vehicles as such Bankrupt Manufacturer’s Manufacturer Program (and the related Assignment Agreements) in effect on the date such Bankrupt Manufacturer became subject to such Chapter 11 Proceedings and, at the time of the execution and delivery of such new post-petition Manufacturer Program, the payment of all amounts due and payable by such Bankrupt Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Program and the curing of all other defaults by the Bankrupt Manufacturer thereunder; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Confirmation Condition shall be deemed satisfied until the 90th calendar day following the initial filing in respect of such Chapter 11 Proceedings.
“DBRS” means DBRS, Inc.
“DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to each DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date, the percentage (not to exceed 100%) most recently specified in writing by DBRS to ABRCF and the Trustee and consented to by the Requisite Series 2011-3 Noteholders with respect to such DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer; provided, however, that as of the Series 2011-3 Closing Date the DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for each DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer shall be 100%; provided, further, that the initial DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage with respect to any Manufacturer that becomes a DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer after the Series 2011-3 Closing Date shall be 100%.
“DBRS Excluded Receivable Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the following amounts with respect to each DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date: the product of (i) to the extent such amounts are included in the calculation of AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date, all amounts receivable, as of such date, by AESOP Leasing or the Intermediary from such DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer and (ii) the DBRS Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for such DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date.
“DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer” means, as of any date of determination, any Manufacturer that (i) is not a Bankrupt Manufacturer and (ii) does not have a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “BBB (low)” from DBRS; provided that any Manufacturer whose long-term senior unsecured debt rating is downgraded from at least “BBB (low)” to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS after the Series 2011-3 Closing Date shall not be deemed a DBRS Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer until the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following such downgrade.
“Demand Note Issuer” means each issuer of a Series 2011-3 Demand Note.
“Disbursement” means any Lease Deficit Disbursement, any Unpaid Demand Note Disbursement, any Termination Date Disbursement or any Termination Disbursement under a Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit, or any combination thereof, as the context may require.
“Euroclear” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Excess Collections” is defined in Section 2.3(f)(i).
“Excluded Receivable Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the greater of the Moody’s Excluded Receivable Amount and the DBRS Excluded Receivable Amount as of such date.
“Finance Guide” means the Black Book Official Finance/Lease Guide.
“Inclusion Date” means, with respect to any Vehicle, the date that is three months after the earlier of (i) the date such Vehicle became a Redesignated Vehicle and (ii) if the Manufacturer of such Vehicle is a Bankrupt Manufacturer, the date upon which the Event of Bankruptcy which caused such Manufacturer to become a Bankrupt Manufacturer first occurred.
“Lease Deficit Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand.
“Market Value Average” means, as of any day, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the average of the Selected Fleet Market Value as of the preceding Determination Date and the two Determination Dates precedent thereto and the denominator of which is the sum of (a) the average of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles (excluding (i) any Unaccepted Program Vehicles, (ii) any Excluded Redesignated Vehicles and (iii) any other Non-Program Vehicles that are subject to a Manufacturer Program with an Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer with respect to which no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and (b) the average of the aggregate Adjusted Net Book Value of all Adjusted Program Vehicles, in the case of each of clause (a) and (b) leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease and the Finance Lease as of the preceding Determination Date and the two Determination Dates precedent thereto.
“Monthly Total Principal Allocation” means for any Related Month the sum of all Series 2011-3 Principal Allocations with respect to such Related Month.
“Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to each Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date, the percentage (not to exceed 100%) most recently specified in writing by Moody’s to ABRCF and the Trustee and consented to by the Requisite Series 2011-3 Noteholders with respect to such Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer; provided, however, that as of the Series 2011-3 Closing Date the Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for each Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer shall be 100%; provided further that the initial Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage with respect to any Manufacturer that becomes a Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer after the Series 2011-3 Closing Date shall be 100%.
“Moody’s Excluded Receivable Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the following amounts with respect to each Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date: the product of (i) to the extent such amounts are included in the calculation of AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date, all amounts receivable, as of such date, by AESOP Leasing or the Intermediary from such Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer and (ii) the Moody’s Excluded Manufacturer Receivable Specified Percentage for such Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer as of such date.
“Moody’s Non-Investment Grade Manufacturer” means, as of any date of determination, any Manufacturer that (i) is not a Bankrupt Manufacturer and (ii) does not have a long term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “Baa3” from Moody’s; provided that any Manufacturer whose long term senior unsecured debt rating is downgraded from at least “Baa3” to below “Baa3” by Moody’s after the Series 2011-3 Closing Date shall not be deemed a Moody’s Non Investment Grade Manufacturer until the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following such downgrade.
“Past Due Rent Payment” is defined in Section 2.2(g).
“Permanent Global Class A Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Permanent Global Class B Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Permanent Global Series 2011-3 Notes” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all proceeds of demands made on the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes included in the Series 2011-3 Demand Note Payment Amount as of the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Termination Date that were paid by the Demand Note Issuers more than one year before such date of determination; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of sixty (60) consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer occurs during such one-year period, (x) the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of any date during the period from and including the date of the occurrence of such Event of Bankruptcy to and including the conclusion or dismissal of the proceedings giving rise to such Event of Bankruptcy without continuing jurisdiction by the court in such proceedings shall equal the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of the date of such occurrence for all Demand
Note Issuers and (y) the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of any date after the conclusion or dismissal of such proceedings shall equal the Series 2011-3 Demand Note Payment Amount as of the date of the conclusion or dismissal of such proceedings.
“Principal Deficit Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount on such date (after giving effect to the distribution of the Monthly Total Principal Allocation for the Related Month if such date is a Distribution Date) over (ii) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base on such date; provided, however that the Principal Deficit Amount on any date occurring during the period commencing on and including the date of the filing by any of the Lessees of a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code to but excluding the date on which each of the Lessees shall have resumed making all payments of the portion of Monthly Base Rent relating to Loan Interest required to be made under the AESOP I Operating Lease, shall mean the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount on such date (after giving effect to the distribution of Monthly Total Principal Allocation for the Related Month if such date is a Distribution Date) over (y) the sum of (1) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base on such date and (2) the lesser of (a) the Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount on such date and (b) the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount on such date.
“Proposed Class C Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.
“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to any Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider as of any date, the fraction (expressed as a percentage) obtained by dividing (A) the available amount under such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider’s Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit as of such date by (B) an amount equal to the aggregate available amount under all Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit as of such date; provided, that only for purposes of calculating the Pro Rata Share with respect to any Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider as of any date, if such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider has not complied with its obligation to pay the Trustee the amount of any draw under its Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit made prior to such date, the available amount under such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider’s Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit as of such date shall be treated as reduced (for calculation purposes only) by the amount of such unpaid demand and shall not be reinstated for purposes of such calculation unless and until the date as of which such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider has paid such amount to the Trustee and been reimbursed by the Lessee or the applicable Demand Note Issuer, as the case may be, for such amount (provided that the foregoing calculation shall not in any manner reduce the undersigned’s actual liability in respect of any failure to pay any demand under its Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit).
“Required Controlling Class Series 2011-3 Noteholders” means (i) for so long as any Class A Notes are outstanding, Class A Noteholders holding more than 50% of the Class A Invested Amount and (ii) if no Class A Notes are outstanding, Class B Noteholders holding more than 50% of the Class B Invested Amount (excluding, for the purposes of making any of the foregoing calculations, any Series 2011-3 Notes held by ABCR or any Affiliate of ABCR unless ABCR is the sole Series 2011-3 Noteholder).
“Requisite Series 2011-3 Noteholders” means Class A Noteholders and Class B Noteholders holding, in the aggregate, more than 50% of the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount
(excluding, for the purposes of making the foregoing calculation, any Series 2011-3 Notes held by ABCR or any Affiliate of ABCR unless ABCR is the sole Series 2011-3 Noteholder).
“Restricted Global Class A Note” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Restricted Global Class B Note” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Selected Fleet Market Value” means, with respect to all Adjusted Program Vehicles and all Non-Program Vehicles (excluding (i) any Unaccepted Program Vehicles, (ii) any Excluded Redesignated Vehicles and (iii) any other Non-Program Vehicles that are subject to a Manufacturer Program with an Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer with respect to which no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) as of any date of determination, the sum of the respective Market Values of each such Adjusted Program Vehicle and each such Non-Program Vehicle, in each case subject to the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease as of such date. For purposes of computing the Selected Fleet Market Value, the “Market Value” of an Adjusted Program Vehicle or a Non-Program Vehicle means the market value of such Vehicle as specified in the most recently published NADA Guide for the model class and model year of such Vehicle based on the average equipment and the average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year then leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease and the Finance Lease; provided, that if the NADA Guide is not being published or the NADA Guide is being published but such Vehicle is not included therein, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall be based on the market value specified in the most recently published Finance Guide for the model class and model year of such Vehicle based on the average equipment and the average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year then leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease; provided, further, that if the Finance Guide is being published but such Vehicle is not included therein, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall mean (x) in the case of an Adjusted Program Vehicle, the Adjusted Net Book Value of such Adjusted Program Vehicle and (y) in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle, the Net Book Value of such Non-Program Vehicle provided, further, that if the Finance Guide is not being published, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall be based on an independent third-party data source selected by the Administrator and approved by each Rating Agency that is rating any Series of Notes at the request of ABRCF based on the average equipment and average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year then leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease; provided, further, that if no such third-party data source or methodology shall have been so approved or any such third-party data source or methodology is not available, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall be equal to a reasonable estimate of the wholesale market value of such Vehicle as determined by the Administrator, based on the Net Book Value of such Vehicle and any other factors deemed relevant by the Administrator.
“Series 2004-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2004-1 Notes.
“Series 2005-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2005-2 Notes.
“Series 2005-4 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2005-4 Notes.
“Series 2007-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2007-2 Notes.
“Series 2008-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2008-1 Notes.
“Series 2009-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2009-1 Notes.
“Series 2009-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2009-2 Notes.
“Series 2009-3 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2009-3 Notes.
“Series 2010-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-1 Notes.
“Series 2010-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-2 Notes.
“Series 2010-3 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-3 Notes.
“Series 2010-4 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-4 Notes.
“Series 2010-5 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-5 Notes.
“Series 2010-6 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2010-6 Notes.
“Series 2011-1 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2011-1 Notes.
“Series 2011-2 Notes” means the Series of Notes designated as the Series 2011-2 Notes.
“Series 2011-3 Accounts” means each of the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account, the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account, the Series 2011-3 Collection Account, the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account and the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account.
“Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account” is defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the product of (a) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of such date and (b) the excess of (i) the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date over (ii) the Excluded Receivable Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage (which percentage shall never exceed 100%), the numerator of which is the Series 2011-3 Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the sum of the Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amounts for all Series of Notes as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Agent” is defined in the recitals hereto.
“Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account (after giving effect to any deposits thereto and withdrawals and releases therefrom on such date).
“Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account (after giving effect to any deposits thereto and withdrawals and releases therefrom on such date).
“Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account” is defined in Section 2.8(f).
“Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account Collateral” is defined in Section 2.8(a).
“Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account Surplus” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (a) the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount and (b) the lesser of (A) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount (after giving effect to any withdrawal from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account on such Distribution Date) over the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount on such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount (after giving effect to any withdrawal from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account on such Distribution Date) over the Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Amount on such Distribution Date; provided, however that, on any date after the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Termination Date, the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account Surplus shall mean the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount over (y) the Series 2011-3 Demand Note Payment Amount minus the Pre-Preference Period Demand Note Payments as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Closing Date” means May 3, 2011.
“Series 2011-3 Collateral” means the Collateral, each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit, each Series 2011-3 Demand Note, the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account Collateral, the
Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account Collateral and the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account Collateral.
“Series 2011-3 Collection Account” is defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period” means the period commencing at the opening of business on May 1, 2016 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such day) and continuing to the earliest of (i) the commencement of the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period, (ii) the date on which the Series 2011-3 Notes are fully paid and (iii) the termination of the Indenture.
“Series 2011-3 DBRS Enhancement Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the product of (A) the Series 2011-3 DBRS Lowest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-3 DBRS Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, (ii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-3 DBRS Intermediate Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-3 DBRS Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, and (iii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-3 DBRS Highest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-3 DBRS Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 DBRS Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that were manufactured by a Manufacturer that does not have a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “BBB (low)” from DBRS as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 DBRS Highest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 32.00% and (b) the highest, for any calendar month within the preceding twelve calendar months, of the greater of (x) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Measurement Month Average for the immediately preceding Measurement Month and (y) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Market Value Average as of the Determination Date within such calendar month (excluding the Market Value Average for any Determination Date which has not yet occurred).
“Series 2011-3 DBRS Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, 100% minus the sum of (a) the Series 2011-3 DBRS Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage and (b) the Series 2011-3 DBRS Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage.
“Series 2011-3 DBRS Intermediate Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 29.25% and (b) the highest, for any calendar month within the preceding twelve calendar months, of the greater of (c) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Measurement Month Average for the immediately preceding Measurement Month and (y) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Market Value Average as of the Determination Date within such calendar month (excluding the Market Value Average for any Determination Date which has not yet occurred).
“Series 2011-3 DBRS Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the sum, without duplication, of (1) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that are manufactured by Eligible Program Manufacturers having long-term senior unsecured debt ratings of “BBB” or higher from DBRS as of such date, (2) so long as any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “BBB” or higher from DBRS and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (3) the lesser of (A) the sum of (x) if as of such date any Eligible Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “BBB (low)” from DBRS, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Program Manufacturer as of such date and (y) if as of such date any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “BBB (low)” from DBRS and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (B) 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 DBRS Lowest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, 25.00%.
“Series 2011-3 Demand Note” means each demand note made by a Demand Note Issuer, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, as amended, modified or restated from time to time.
“Series 2011-3 Demand Note Payment Amount” means, as of the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Termination Date, the aggregate amount of all proceeds of demands made on the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes pursuant to Section 2.5(b) or (c) that were deposited into the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account and paid to the Series 2011-3 Noteholders during the one year period ending on the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Termination Date; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of sixty (60) consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer shall have occurred during such one year period, the Series 2011-3 Demand Note Payment Amount as of the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Termination Date shall equal the Series 2011-3 Demand Note Payment Amount as if it were calculated as of the date of such occurrence.
“Series 2011-3 Deposit Date” is defined in Section 2.2.
“Series 2011-3 Distribution Account” is defined in Section 2.9(a).
“Series 2011-3 Distribution Account Collateral” is defined in Section 2.9(d).
“Series 2011-3 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider” means a Person satisfactory to ABCR and the Demand Note Issuers and having, at the time of the issuance of the related Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit, a long-term senior unsecured debt rating (or the equivalent thereof) of at least “A1” from Moody’s and at least “A (high)” from DBRS and a short term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “P-1” from Moody’s and at least “R-1” from DBRS that is (a) a commercial bank having total assets in excess of $500,000,000, (b) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution that in the ordinary course of business issues letters of credit and has total assets in excess of $200,000,000 or (c) any other financial institution; provided, however, that if a Person is not a Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider (or a letter of credit provider under the Supplement for any other Series of Notes), then such Person shall not be a Series 2011-3 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider until ABRCF has provided 10 days’ prior notice to the Rating Agencies that such Person has been proposed as a Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider.
“Series 2011-3 Enhancement” means the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account Collateral, the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit, the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes, the Series 2011-3 Overcollateralization Amount and the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account Amount.
“Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the Series 2011-3 Overcollateralization Amount as of such date, (ii) the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Amount as of such date, (iii) the Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount as of such date and (iv) the amount of cash and Permitted Investments on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Collection Account (not including amounts allocable to the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account) and the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Enhancement Deficiency” means, on any date of determination, the amount by which the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount is less than the Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account” is defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Series 2011-3 Expected Final Distribution Date” means the November 2016 Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date” means the November 2017 Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-3 Interest Period” means a period commencing on and including a Distribution Date and ending on and including the day preceding the next succeeding Distribution Date; provided, however that the initial Series 2011-3 Interest Period shall commence on and include the Series 2011-3 Closing Date and end on and include June 19, 2011.
“Series 2011-3 Invested Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Class A Invested Amount as of such date and the Class B Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Invested Percentage” means as of any date of determination:
(a) when used with respect to Principal Collections, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be equal to the sum of the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount and the Series 2011-3 Overcollateralization Amount, determined during the Series 2011-3 Revolving Period as of the end of the Related Month (or, until the end of the initial Related Month, on the Series 2011-3 Closing Date), or, during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period and the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period, as of the end of the Series 2011-3 Revolving Period, and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (I) the Aggregate Asset Amount as of the end of the Related Month or, until the end of the initial Related Month, as of the Series 2011-3 Closing Date, and (II) as of the same date as in clause (I), the sum of the numerators used to determine (i) invested percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Series of Notes and all classes of such Series of Notes) and (ii) overcollateralization percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Series of Notes that provide for credit enhancement in the form of overcollateralization); and
(b) when used with respect to Interest Collections, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Accrued Amounts with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes on such date of determination, and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Accrued Amounts with respect to all Series of Notes on such date of determination.
“Series 2011-3 Lease Interest Payment Deficit” means, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount of Interest Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) would have been allocated to the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account if all payments of Monthly Base Rent required to have been made under the Leases from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date were made in full over (b) the aggregate amount of Interest Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) have been allocated to the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account (excluding any amounts paid into the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account pursuant to the proviso in Sections 2.2(c)(ii) and/or 2.2(d)(ii)) from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-3 Lease Payment Deficit” means either a Series 2011-3 Lease Interest Payment Deficit or a Series 2011-3 Lease Principal Payment Deficit.
“Series 2011-3 Lease Principal Payment Carryover Deficit” means (a) for the initial Distribution Date, zero and (b) for any other Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the Series 2011-3 Lease Principal Payment Deficit, if any, on the preceding Distribution Date over (y) the amount deposited in the Distribution Account on such preceding Distribution Date pursuant to Section 2.5(b) on account of such Series 2011-3 Lease Principal Payment Deficit.
“Series 2011-3 Lease Principal Payment Deficit” means on any Distribution Date the sum of (a) the Series 2011-3 Monthly Lease Principal Payment Deficit for such Distribution
Date and (b) the Series 2011-3 Lease Principal Payment Carryover Deficit for such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit” means an irrevocable letter of credit, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibit E issued by a Series 2011-3 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders.
“Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount available to be drawn on such date under each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit on which no draw has been made pursuant to Section 2.8(c), as specified therein, and (ii) if the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded pursuant to Section 2.8, the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes on such date.
“Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means, with respect to any Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit, the expiration date set forth in such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit, as such date may be extended in accordance with the terms of such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit.
“Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount available to be drawn on such date under each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit on which no draw has been made pursuant to Section 2.8(c), as specified therein, and (b) if the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded pursuant to Section 2.8, the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date.
“Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider” means the issuer of a Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit.
“Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Termination Date” means the first to occur of (a) the date on which the Series 2011-3 Notes are fully paid and (b) the Series 2011-3 Termination Date.
“Series 2011-3 Limited Liquidation Event of Default” means, so long as such event or condition continues, any event or condition of the type specified in clauses (a) through (g) of Article III; provided, however, that any event or condition of the type specified in clauses (a) through (g) of Article III shall not constitute a Series 2011-3 Limited Liquidation Event of Default if the Trustee shall have received the written consent of the Requisite Series 2011-3 Noteholders waiving the occurrence of such Series 2011-3 Limited Liquidation Event of Default. The Trustee shall promptly (but in any event within two days) provide the Rating Agencies with written notice of such waiver.
“Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on such date and (b) the Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount on such date.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Amount” means any of the Series 2011-3 Maximum Manufacturer Amounts, the Series 2011-3 Maximum Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount, the Series 2011-3 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Amount, the Series 2011-3 Maximum Specified States Amount or the Series 2011-3 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Hyundai Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 20% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Individual Isuzu/Subaru Amount” means, as of any day, with respect to Isuzu or Subaru individually, an amount equal to 5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Kia Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Manufacturer Amount” means, as of any day, any of the Series 2011-3 Maximum Mitsubishi Amount, the Series 2011-3 Maximum Individual Isuzu/Subaru Amount, the Series 2011-3 Maximum Hyundai Amount, the Series 2011-3 Maximum Kia Amount or the Series 2011-3 Maximum Suzuki Amount.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Mitsubishi Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 3% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Percentage of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 85% and (b) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Redesignated Vehicles manufactured by a Bankrupt Manufacturer or a Manufacturer with respect to which a Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred, and in each case leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease or the Finance Lease as of such date, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Specified States Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Suzuki Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-3 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount” means, as of any day, an amount equal to 5% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day.
“Series 2011-3 Monthly Interest” means, with respect to any Series 2011-3 Interest Period, the sum of the Class A Monthly Interest and the Class B Monthly Interest, in each case with respect to such Series 2011-3 Interest Period.
“Series 2011-3 Monthly Lease Principal Payment Deficit” means, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount of Principal Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) would have been allocated to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account if all payments required to have been made under the Leases from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date were made in full over (b) the aggregate amount of Principal Collections which pursuant to Section 2.2(a), (b), (c) or (d) have been allocated to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account (without giving effect to any amounts paid into the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account pursuant to the proviso in Sections 2.2(c)(ii) and/or 2.2(d)(ii)) from and excluding the preceding Distribution Date to and including the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-3 Moody’s Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that are either not subject to a Manufacturer Program or not eligible for repurchase under a Manufacturer Program as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Moody’s Highest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) 35.25% and (b) the highest, for any calendar month within the preceding twelve calendar months, of the greater of (x) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Measurement Month Average for the immediately preceding Measurement Month and (y) an amount (not less than zero) equal to 100% minus the Market Value Average as of the Determination Date within such calendar month (excluding the Market Value Average for any Determination Date which has not yet occurred).
“Series 2011-3 Moody’s Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, 100% minus the sum of (a) the Series 2011-3 Moody’s Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage and (b) the Series 2011-3 Moody’s Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage.
“Series 2011-3 Moody’s Intermediate Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, 32.50%.
“Series 2011-3 Moody’s Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the sum, without duplication, of (1) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease that are manufactured by Eligible Program Manufacturers
having long-term senior unsecured debt ratings of “Baa2” or higher from Moody’s as of such date, (2) so long as any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “Baa2” or higher from Moody’s and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (3) the lesser of (A) the sum of (x) if as of such date any Eligible Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “Baa3” from Moody’s, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Program Manufacturer as of such date and (y) if as of such date any Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “Baa3” from Moody’s and no Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer, the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease manufactured by each such Eligible Non-Program Manufacturer that are subject to a Manufacturer Program and remain eligible for repurchase thereunder as of such date and (B) 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the AESOP I Operating Lease as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Moody’s Lowest Enhancement Rate” means, as of any date of determination, 25.00%.
“Series 2011-3 Moody’s Required Enhancement Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the product of (A) the Series 2011-3 Moody’s Lowest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-3 Moody’s Lowest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, (ii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-3 Moody’s Intermediate Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-3 Moody’s Intermediate Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date, and (iii) the product of (A) the Series 2011-3 Moody’s Highest Enhancement Rate as of such date and (B) the Series 2011-3 Moody’s Highest Enhanced Vehicle Percentage as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Note Owner” means each beneficial owner of a Series 2011-3 Note.
“Series 2011-3 Noteholder” means any Class A Noteholder, any Class B Noteholder or, if the Class C Notes have been issued, any Class C Noteholder.
“Series 2011-3 Notes” means, collectively, the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and any Class C Notes, if issued.
“Series 2011-3 Overcollateralization Amount” means (i) as of any date on which no AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency exists, the Series 2011-3 Required Overcollateralization Amount as of such date and (ii) as of any date on which an AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency exists, the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I
Operating Lease Loan Agreement Borrowing Base as of such date over (y) the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Past Due Rent Payment” is defined in Section 2.2(g).
“Series 2011-3 Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Principal Allocation” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(ii).
“Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period” means the period beginning at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which an Amortization Event is deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes and ending upon the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which the Series 2011-3 Notes are fully paid, (ii) the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date and (iii) the termination of the Indenture.
“Series 2011-3 Reimbursement Agreement” means any and each agreement providing for the reimbursement of a Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider for draws under its Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Series 2011-3 Repurchase Amount” is defined in Section 5.1.
“Series 2011-3 Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount and the Series 2011-3 Required Overcollateralization Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the product of the Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Percentage as of such date and the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount as of such date, (ii) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Non-Program Vehicle Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-3 Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Amount as of such date, (iii) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Mitsubishi and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-3 Maximum Mitsubishi Amount as of such date, (iv) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Isuzu or Subaru, individually, and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-3 Maximum Individual Isuzu/Subaru Amount as of such date, (v) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Hyundai and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-3 Maximum Hyundai Amount as of such date, (vi) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Kia and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-3 Maximum Kia Amount as of such date, (vii) the Series 2011-3
AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles manufactured by Suzuki and leased under the Leases as of such date over the Series 2011-3 Maximum Suzuki Amount as of such date, (viii) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Specified States Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-3 Maximum Specified States Amount as of such date, (ix) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-3 Maximum Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount as of such date and (x) the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the immediately preceding Business Day of the excess, if any, of the Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases as of such date that were used vehicles at the time of acquisition over the Series 2011-3 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the greater of (i) the Series 2011-3 DBRS Enhancement Percentage as of such date and (ii) the Series 2011-3 Moody’s Required Enhancement Percentage as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of 2.50% and the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Required Overcollateralization Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Amount over the sum of (i) the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Amount as of such date, (ii) the Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount on such date and (iii) the amount of cash and Permitted Investments on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Collection Account (not including amounts allocable to the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account) and the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account on such date.
“Series 2011-3 Required Reserve Account Amount” means, for any date of determination, an amount equal to the greater of (a) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount as of such date over the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount as of such date and (b) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Amount over the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount (excluding therefrom the Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount and calculated after giving effect to any payments of principal to be made on the Series 2011-3 Notes) as of such date.
“Series 2011-3 Reserve Account” is defined in Section 2.7(a).
“Series 2011-3 Reserve Account Collateral” is defined in Section 2.7(d).
“Series 2011-3 Reserve Account Surplus” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount over the Series 2011-3 Required Reserve Account Amount on such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-3 Revolving Period” means the period from and including the Series 2011-3 Closing Date to the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Series 2011-3 Controlled
Amortization Period and (ii) the commencement of the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period.
“Series 2011-3 Shortfall” means, on any Distribution Date, the sum of the Class A Shortfall and the Class B Shortfall on such Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-3 Termination Date” means the November 2017 Distribution Date.
“Series 2011-3 Trustee’s Fees” means, for any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period on which there exists a Series 2011-3 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, a portion of the fees payable to the Trustee in an amount equal to the product of (i) the Series 2011-3 Percentage as of the beginning of the Series 2011-3 Interest Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date and (ii) the fees owing to the Trustee under the Indenture; provided that the Series 2011-3 Trustee’s Fees in the aggregate for all Distribution Dates shall not exceed 1.1% of the Series 2011-3 Required AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Amount as of the last day of the Series 2011-3 Revolving Period.
“Supplement” is defined in the preamble hereto.
“Temporary Global Class A Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Temporary Global Class B Note” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Temporary Global Series 2011-3 Notes” is defined in Section 4.2.
“Termination Date Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Termination Date Demand.
“Termination Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Termination Demand.
“Trustee” is defined in the recitals hereto.
“Unpaid Demand Note Disbursement” means an amount drawn under a Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand.
(c) Any amounts calculated by reference to the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount (or any component thereof) on any date shall, unless otherwise stated, be calculated after giving effect to any payment of principal made to the applicable Class A Noteholders and the applicable Class B Noteholders on such date.
ARTICLE II
SERIES 2011-3 ALLOCATIONS
With respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes, the following shall apply:
Section 2.1. Establishment of Series 2011-3 Collection Account, Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account and Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account. (a) All Collections allocable to the Series 2011-3 Notes shall be allocated to the Collection Account.
(b) The Trustee will create three administrative subaccounts within the Collection Account for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders: the Series 2011-3 Collection Account (such sub-account, the “Series 2011-3 Collection Account”), the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account (such sub-account, the “Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account”) and the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account (such sub-account, the “Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account”).
Section 2.2. Allocations with Respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes. The net proceeds from the initial sale of the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes will be deposited into the Collection Account on the Series 2011-3 Closing Date and the net proceeds from any issuance of Class C Notes shall be deposited into the Collection Account on the Class C Notes Closing Date. On each Business Day on which Collections are deposited into the Collection Account (each such date, a “Series 2011-3 Deposit Date”), the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate all amounts deposited into the Collection Account in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.2.
(a) Allocations of Collections During the Series 2011-3 Revolving Period. During the Series 2011-3 Revolving Period, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Series 2011-3 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Interest Collections on such day. All such amounts allocated to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Principal Collections on such day (for any such day, the “Series 2011-3 Principal Allocation”).
(b) Allocations of Collections During the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period. With respect to the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Series 2011-3 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account an amount determined as set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i) above for such day, which amount shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Principal Allocation for such day, which amount shall be used to make principal payments in respect of the Series 2011-3 Notes in accordance with Section 2.5, (A) first, in respect of the Class A Notes in an amount equal to the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount and (B) second, in respect of the Class B Notes in an amount equal to the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount, in each case with respect to the Related Month; provided, however, that if the Monthly Total Principal Allocation exceeds the sum of the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount and the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount, in each case with respect to the Related Month, then the amount of such excess shall be allocated to the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account.
(c) Allocations of Collections During the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period. With respect to the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period, other than after the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to ABCR, any other Lessee or any Permitted Sublessee, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Series 2011-3 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account an amount determined as set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i) above for such day, which amount shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Principal Allocation for such day, which amount shall be used in accordance with Section 2.5 to make principal payments in respect of the Class A Notes until the Class A Notes have been paid in full, and after the Class A Notes have been paid in full shall be used to make principal payments in respect of the Class B Notes until the Class B Notes have been paid in full; provided that if on any Determination Date (A) the Administrator determines that the amount anticipated to be available from Interest Collections allocable to the Series 2011-3 Notes and other amounts available pursuant to Section 2.3 to pay the sum of (x) the Series 2011-3 Monthly Interest for the next succeeding Distribution Date and (y) any unpaid Series 2011-3 Shortfall on such Distribution Date (together with interest on such Series 2011-3 Shortfall) will be less than the sum of (I) the Series 2011-3 Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date and (II) such Series 2011-3 Shortfall (together with interest thereon) and (B) the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount is greater than zero, then the Administrator shall direct the Trustee in writing to reallocate a portion of the Principal Collections allocated to the Series 2011-3 Notes during the Related Month equal to the lesser of such insufficiency and the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount to the Series
2011-3 Accrued Interest Account to be treated as Interest Collections on such Distribution Date.
(d) Allocations of Collections after the Occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy. After the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to ABCR, any other Lessee or any Permitted Sublessee, the Administrator will direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Series 2011-3 Deposit Date, all amounts attributable to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement deposited into the Collection Account as set forth below:
(i) allocate to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Bankruptcy of the aggregate amount of Interest Collections made under the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement for such day. All such amounts allocated to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account shall be further allocated to the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account; and
(ii) allocate to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Percentage as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Bankruptcy of the aggregate amount of Principal Collections made under the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement, which amount shall be used in accordance with Section 2.5 to make principal payments in respect of the Class A Notes until the Class A Notes have been paid in full, and after the Class A Notes have been paid in full shall be used to make principal payments in respect of the Class B Notes until the Class B Notes have been paid in full; provided that if on any Determination Date (A) the Administrator determines that the amount anticipated to be available from Interest Collections allocable to the Series 2011-3 Notes and other amounts available pursuant to Section 2.3 to pay the sum of (x) the Series 2011-3 Monthly Interest for the next succeeding Distribution Date and (y) any unpaid Series 2011-3 Shortfall on such Distribution Date (together with interest on such Series 2011-3 Shortfall) will be less than the sum of (I) the Series 2011-3 Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date and (II) such Series 2011-3 Shortfall (together with interest thereon) and (B) the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount is greater than zero, then the Administrator shall direct the Trustee in writing to reallocate a portion of the Principal Collections allocated to the Series 2011-3 Notes during the Related Month equal to the lesser of such insufficiency and the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount to the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account to be treated as Interest Collections on such Distribution Date.
(e) Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account. Amounts allocated to the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account on any Series 2011-3 Deposit Date will be (w) first, deposited in the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account in an amount up to the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Required Reserve Account Amount for such date over the Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount for such date, (x) second, used to pay the principal amount of other Series of Notes that are then in amortization, (y) third,
released to AESOP Leasing in an amount equal to the product of (A) the Loan Agreement’s Share with respect to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement as of such date and (B) 100% minus the Loan Payment Allocation Percentage with respect to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement as of such date and (C) the amount of any remaining funds and (z) fourth, paid to ABRCF for any use permitted by the Related Documents including to make Loans under the Loan Agreements to the extent the Borrowers have requested Loans thereunder and Eligible Vehicles are available for financing thereunder; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (x), (y) and (z), that no Amortization Event, Series 2011-3 Enhancement Deficiency or AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency would result therefrom or exist immediately thereafter. Upon the occurrence of an Amortization Event and once a Trust Officer has actual knowledge of the Amortization Event, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account will be withdrawn by the Trustee, deposited in the Series 2011-3 Collection Account and allocated as Principal Collections to reduce the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount on the immediately succeeding Distribution Date.
(f) Allocations From Other Series. Amounts allocated to other Series of Notes that have been reallocated by ABRCF to the Series 2011-3 Notes (i) during the Series 2011-3 Revolving Period shall be allocated to the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account and applied in accordance with Section 2.2(e) and (ii) during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period or the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period shall be allocated to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account and applied in accordance with Section 2.2(b) or 2.2(c), as applicable, to make principal payments in respect of the Series 2011-3 Notes.
(g) Past Due Rent Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if in the case of Section 2.2(a) or (b), after the occurrence of a Series 2011-3 Lease Payment Deficit, the Lessees shall make payments of Monthly Base Rent or other amounts payable by the Lessees under the Leases on or prior to the fifth Business Day after the occurrence of such Series 2011-3 Lease Payment Deficit (a “Past Due Rent Payment”), the Administrator shall direct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to allocate to the Series 2011-3 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Invested Percentage as of the date of the occurrence of such Series 2011-3 Lease Payment Deficit of the Collections attributable to such Past Due Rent Payment (the “Series 2011-3 Past Due Rent Payment”). The Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Collection Account and apply the Series 2011-3 Past Due Rent Payment in the following order:
(i) if the occurrence of such Series 2011-3 Lease Payment Deficit resulted in one or more Lease Deficit Disbursements being made under the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit, pay to each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider who made such a Lease Deficit Disbursement for application in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Series 2011-3 Reimbursement Agreement an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the unreimbursed amount of such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider’s Lease Deficit Disbursement and (y) such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider’s Pro Rata Share of the Series 2011-3 Past Due Rent Payment;
(ii) if the occurrence of such Series 2011-3 Lease Payment Deficit resulted in a withdrawal being made from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account, deposit in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of the Series 2011-3 Past Due Rent Payment remaining after any payment pursuant to clause (i) above and (y) the amount withdrawn from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account on account of such Series 2011-3 Lease Payment Deficit;
(iii) if the occurrence of such Series 2011-3 Lease Payment Deficit resulted in a withdrawal being made from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account pursuant to Section 2.3(d), deposit in the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of the Series 2011-3 Past Due Rent Payment remaining after any payments pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above and (y) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Required Reserve Account Amount over the Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount on such day;
(iv) allocate to the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account the amount, if any, by which the Series 2011-3 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, if any, relating to such Series 2011-3 Lease Payment Deficit exceeds the amount of the Series 2011-3 Past Due Rent Payment applied pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above; and
(v) treat the remaining amount of the Series 2011-3 Past Due Rent Payment as Principal Collections allocated to the Series 2011-3 Notes in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(ii) or 2.2(b)(ii), as the case may be.
Section 2.3. Payments to Noteholders. On each Determination Date, as provided below, the Administrator shall instruct the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to withdraw, and on the following Distribution Date the Paying Agent, acting in accordance with such instructions, shall withdraw the amounts required to be withdrawn from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.3(a) below in respect of all funds available from Interest Collections processed since the preceding Distribution Date and allocated to the holders of the Series 2011-3 Notes.
(a) Note Interest with Respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes. On each Determination Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement as to the amount to be withdrawn and paid pursuant to Section 2.4 from the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account to the extent funds are anticipated to be available from Interest Collections allocable to the Series 2011-3 Notes processed from but not including the preceding Distribution Date through the succeeding Distribution Date in respect of (i) an amount equal to the Class A Monthly Interest for the Series 2011-3 Interest Period ending on the day preceding the related Distribution Date, (ii) an amount equal to the amount of any unpaid Class A Shortfall as of the preceding Distribution Date (together with any accrued interest on such Class A Shortfall), (iii) an amount equal to the Class B Monthly Interest for the Series 2011-3 Interest Period ending on the day preceding the related Distribution Date and (iv) an amount equal to the amount of any unpaid Class B Shortfall as of the preceding Distribution Date (together with any accrued interest on such Class B Shortfall). On the
following Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw the amounts described in the first sentence of this Section 2.3(a) from the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account and deposit such amounts in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account.
(b) Lease Payment Deficit Notice. On or before 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date, the Administrator shall notify the Trustee of the amount of any Series 2011-3 Lease Payment Deficit, such notification to be in the form of Exhibit F (each a “Lease Payment Deficit Notice”).
(c) Draws on Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit For Series 2011-3 Lease Interest Payment Deficits. If the Administrator determines on the Business Day immediately preceding any Distribution Date that on such Distribution Date there will exist a Series 2011-3 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, the Administrator shall, on or prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day, instruct the Trustee in writing to draw on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit, if any, and, the Trustee shall, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day draw an amount as set forth in such notice equal to the least of (i) such Series 2011-3 Lease Interest Payment Deficit, (ii) the excess, if any, of the sum of (A) the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 2.3(a) above for such Distribution Date and (B) during the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period, the Series 2011-3 Trustee’s Fees for such Distribution Date, over the amounts available from the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account and (iii) the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit by presenting to each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand and shall cause the Lease Deficit Disbursements to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account on such date; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Percentage on such date of the least of the amounts described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above and (y) the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date and draw an amount equal to the remainder of such amount on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit.
(d) Withdrawals from Series 2011-3 Reserve Account. If the Administrator determines on any Distribution Date that the amounts available from the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account plus the amount, if any, to be drawn under the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit and /or withdrawn from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 2.3(c) are insufficient to pay the sum of (A) the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 2.3(a) above on such Distribution Date and (B) during the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period, the Series 2011-3 Trustee’s Fees for such Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account and deposit in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account on such Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of the Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount and such insufficiency. The Trustee shall withdraw such amount from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account and deposit such amount in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account.
(e) [RESERVED]
(f) Balance. On or prior to the second Business Day preceding each Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement to pay the balance (after making the payments required in Section 2.4), if any, of the amounts available from the Series 2011-3 Accrued Interest Account and the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account, plus the amount, if any, drawn under the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit and/or withdrawn from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 2.3(c) plus the amount, if any, withdrawn from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account pursuant to Section 2.3(d) as follows:
(i) on each Distribution Date during the Series 2011-3 Revolving Period or the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period, (1) first, to the Administrator, an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Percentage as of the beginning of the Series 2011-3 Interest Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date of the portion of the Monthly Administration Fee payable by ABRCF (as specified in clause (iii) of the definition thereof) for such Series 2011-3 Interest Period, (2) second, to the Trustee, an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-3 Interest Period of the fees owing to the Trustee under the Indenture for such Series 2011-3 Interest Period, (3) third to pay any Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) to the Persons to whom such amounts are owed, an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-3 Interest Period of such Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) for such Series 2011-3 Interest Period and (4) fourth, the balance, if any (“Excess Collections”), shall be withdrawn by the Paying Agent from the Series 2011-3 Collection Account and deposited in the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account; and
(ii) on each Distribution Date during the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period, (1) first, to the Trustee, an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-3 Interest Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date of the fees owing to the Trustee under the Indenture for such Series 2011-3 Interest Period, (2) second, to the Administrator, an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-3 Interest Period of the portion of the Monthly Administration Fee (as specified in clause (iii) of the definition thereof) payable by ABRCF for such Series 2011-3 Interest Period, (3) third, to pay any Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) to the Persons to whom such amounts are owed, an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Percentage as of the beginning of such Series 2011-3 Interest Period of such Carrying Charges (other than Carrying Charges provided for above) for such Series 2011-3 Interest Period and (4) fourth, so long as the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount is greater than the Monthly Total Principal Allocations for the Related Month, an amount equal to the excess of the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount over the Monthly Total Principal Allocations for the Related Month shall be treated as Principal Collections.
(g) Shortfalls. (i) If the amounts described in Section 2.3 are insufficient to pay the Class A Monthly Interest on any Distribution Date, payments of interest to the Class A Noteholders will be reduced on a pro rata basis by the amount of such deficiency. The aggregate amount, if any, of such deficiency on any Distribution Date, together with the aggregate unpaid amount of any such deficiencies with respect to all prior Distribution Dates, shall be referred to
as the “Class A Shortfall”. Interest shall accrue on the Class A Shortfall at the Class A Note Rate.
(ii) If the amounts described in Section 2.3 are insufficient to pay the amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 2.3(a) and the Class B Monthly Interest on any Distribution Date, payments of interest to the Class B Noteholders will be reduced on a pro rata basis by the amount of such deficiency. The aggregate amount, if any, of such deficiency on any Distribution Date (which deficiency on any Distribution Date shall not exceed the Class B Monthly Interest for the Series 2011-3 Interest Period ended on the day preceding such Distribution Date), together with the aggregate unpaid amount of any such deficiencies with respect to all prior Distribution Dates, shall be referred to as the “Class B Shortfall”. Interest shall accrue on the Class B Shortfall at the Class B Note Rate.
Section 2.4. Payment of Note Interest. (a) On each Distribution Date, subject to Section 9.8 of the Base Indenture, the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, pay the following amounts in the following order of priority from amounts deposited into the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account pursuant to Section 2.3:
(i) first, to the Class A Noteholders, the amounts due to the Class A Noteholders described in Sections 2.3(a)(i) and (ii); and
(ii) second, to the Class B Noteholders the amounts due to the Class B Noteholders described in Sections 2.3(a)(iii) and (iv).
Section 2.5. Payment of Note Principal. (a) Monthly Payments During Controlled Amortization Period or Rapid Amortization Period. On each Determination Date, commencing on the second Determination Date during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period or the first Determination Date after the commencement of the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing pursuant to the Administration Agreement and in accordance with this Section 2.5 as to (1) the amount allocated to the Series 2011-3 Notes during the Related Month pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii), (c)(ii) or (d)(ii), as the case may be, (2) any amounts to be drawn on the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes and/or on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit (or withdrawn from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account) pursuant to this Section 2.5 and (3) any amounts to be withdrawn from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account pursuant to this Section 2.5 and deposited into the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account. On the Distribution Date following each such Determination Date, the Trustee shall withdraw the amount allocated to the Series 2011-3 Notes during the Related Month pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii), (c)(ii) or (d)(ii), as the case may be, from the Series 2011-3 Collection Account and deposit such amount in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account, to be paid to the holders of the Series 2011-3 Notes.
(b) Principal Draws on Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit. If the Administrator determines on the Business Day immediately preceding any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period that on such Distribution Date there will exist a Series 2011-3 Lease Principal Payment Deficit, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to draw on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit, if any, as provided below. Upon receipt of a notice by the Trustee from the Administrator in respect of a Series 2011-3 Lease Principal Payment Deficit on
or prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding a Distribution Date, the Trustee shall, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day draw an amount as set forth in such notice equal to the least of (i) such Series 2011-3 Lease Principal Payment Deficit, (ii) the Principal Deficit Amount for such Distribution Date and (iii) the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit by presenting to each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Lease Deficit Demand and shall cause the Lease Deficit Disbursements to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account on such date; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Percentage for such date of the lesser of the Series 2011-3 Lease Principal Payment Deficit and the Principal Deficit Amount for such Distribution Date and (y) the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such date and draw an amount equal to the remainder of such amount on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit. Notwithstanding any of the preceding to the contrary, during the period after the date of the filing by any of the Lessees of a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code until the date on which each of the Lessees shall have resumed making all payments of the portion of Monthly Base Rent relating to Loan Interest required to be made under the AESOP I Operating Lease, the Administrator shall only instruct the Trustee to draw on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit (or withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account, if applicable) pursuant to this Section 2.5(b), and the Trustee shall only draw (or withdraw), an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount determined as provided in the preceding sentence and (ii) the excess, if any, of (x) the Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount on such date over (y) the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount on such date.
(c) Final Distribution Date. Each of the entire Class A Invested Amount and the entire Class B Invested Amount shall be due and payable on the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date. In connection therewith:
(i) Demand Note Draw. If the amount to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account in accordance with Section 2.5(a) together with any amounts to be deposited therein in accordance with Section 2.5(b) on the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date is less than the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount and there are any Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit on such date, then, prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to make a demand (a “Demand Notice”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G on the Demand Note Issuers for payment under the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) such insufficiency and (ii) the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Amount. The Trustee shall, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding such Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date deliver such Demand Notice to the Demand Note Issuers; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee shall not be required to deliver such Demand Notice to such Demand Note Issuer. The Trustee shall cause the proceeds of any demand
on the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes to be deposited into the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account.
(ii) Letter of Credit Draw. In the event that either (x) on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date a Demand Notice has been transmitted by the Trustee to the Demand Note Issuers pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 2.5(c) and any Demand Note Issuer shall have failed to pay to the Trustee or deposit into the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account the amount specified in such Demand Notice in whole or in part or (y) due to the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to one or more of the Demand Note Issuers, the Trustee shall not have delivered such Demand Notice to any Demand Note Issuer on the second Business Day preceding the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date, then, in the case of (x) or (y) the Trustee shall draw on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the amount that the Demand Note Issuers so failed to pay under the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) and (b) the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Amount on such Business Day by presenting to each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Percentage on such Business Day of the amount that the Demand Note Issuers so failed to pay under the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) and (y) the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such Business Day and draw an amount equal to the remainder of the amount that the Demand Note Issuers failed to pay under the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit. The Trustee shall deposit, or cause the deposit of, the proceeds of any draw on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit and the proceeds of any withdrawal from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account.
(iii) Reserve Account Withdrawal. If, after giving effect to the deposit into the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account of the amount to be deposited in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and the amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.5(c), the amount to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account with respect to the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date is or will be less than the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount, then, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to such Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account, an amount equal to the lesser of the Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount and such remaining insufficiency and deposit it in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account on such Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date.
(d) Principal Deficit Amount. On each Distribution Date, other than the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date, on which the Principal Deficit Amount is greater than zero, amounts shall be transferred to the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account as follows:
(i) Demand Note Draw. If on any Determination Date, the Administrator determines that the Principal Deficit Amount with respect to the next succeeding Distribution Date will be greater than zero and there are any Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit on such date, prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to such Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to deliver a Demand Notice to the Demand Note Issuers demanding payment of an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the Principal Deficit Amount and (B) the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Amount. The Trustee shall, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding such Distribution Date, deliver such Demand Notice to the Demand Note Issuers; provided, however, that if an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to a Demand Note Issuer shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee shall not be required to deliver such Demand Notice to such Demand Note Issuer. The Trustee shall cause the proceeds of any demand on the Series 2011-3 Demand Note to be deposited into the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account.
(ii) Letter of Credit Draw. In the event that either (x) on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to such Distribution Date, any Demand Note Issuer shall have failed to pay to the Trustee or deposit into the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account the amount specified in such Demand Notice in whole or in part or (y) due to the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy (or the occurrence of an event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, without the lapse of a period of 60 consecutive days) with respect to any Demand Note Issuer, the Trustee shall not have delivered such Demand Notice to any Demand Note Issuer on the second Business Day preceding such Distribution Date, then, in the case of (x) or (y) the Trustee shall on such Business Day draw on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit an amount equal to the lesser of (i) Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Amount and (ii) the aggregate amount that the Demand Note Issuers failed to pay under the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) by presenting to each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Unpaid Demand Note Demand; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account and deposit in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Percentage on such Business Day of the aggregate amount that the Demand Note Issuers so failed to pay under the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) and (y) the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount on such Business Day and draw an amount equal to the remainder of the aggregate amount that the Demand Note Issuers failed to pay under the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes (or, the amount that the Trustee failed to demand for payment thereunder) on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit. The Trustee shall deposit into, or cause the deposit of, the proceeds of any draw on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit and the
proceeds of any withdrawal from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account.
(iii) Reserve Account Withdrawal. If the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Amount will be less than the Principal Deficit Amount on any Distribution Date, then, prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to such Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Series 2011-3 Available Reserve Account Amount and (y) the amount by which the Principal Deficit Amount exceeds the amounts to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.5(d) and deposit it in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account on such Distribution Date.
(e) Distributions. (i) Class A Notes. On each Distribution Date occurring on or after the date a withdrawal is made from the Series 2011-3 Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.5(a) or amounts are deposited in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account pursuant to Section 2.5(b), (c) or (d) the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, pay pro rata to each Class A Noteholder from the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account the amount deposited therein pursuant to Section 2.5(a), (b), (c) or (d), to the extent necessary to pay the Class A Controlled Amortization Amount during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period or to the extent necessary to pay the Class A Invested Amount during the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period.
(ii) Class B Notes. On each Distribution Date occurring on or after the date a withdrawal is made from the Series 2011-3 Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.5(a) or amounts are deposited in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account pursuant to Section 2.5(b), (c) or (d) the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, pay pro rata to each Class B Noteholder from the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account the amount deposited therein pursuant to Section 2.5(a), (b), (c) or (d) less the aggregate amount applied to make the payments required pursuant to Section 2.5(e)(i), to the extent necessary to pay the Class B Controlled Amortization Amount during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period or to the extent necessary to pay the Class B Invested Amount during the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period.
Section 2.6. Administrator’s Failure to Instruct the Trustee to Make a Deposit or Payment. If the Administrator fails to give notice or instructions to make any payment from or deposit into the Collection Account required to be given by the Administrator, at the time specified in the Administration Agreement or any other Related Document (including applicable grace periods), the Trustee shall make such payment or deposit into or from the Collection Account without such notice or instruction from the Administrator, provided that the Administrator, upon request of the Trustee, promptly provides the Trustee with all information necessary to allow the Trustee to make such a payment or deposit. When any payment or deposit hereunder or under any other Related Document is required to be made by the Trustee or the Paying Agent at or prior to a specified time, the Administrator shall deliver any applicable written instructions with respect thereto reasonably in advance of such specified time.
Section 2.7. Series 2011-3 Reserve Account. (a) Establishment of Series 2011-3 Reserve Account. ABRCF shall establish and maintain in the name of the Series 2011-3 Agent for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “Series 2011-3 Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders. The Series 2011-3 Reserve Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account; provided that, if at any time such Qualified Institution is no longer a Qualified Institution or the credit rating of any securities issued by such depositary institution or trust company shall be reduced to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS or “Baa2” by Moody’s, then ABRCF shall, within thirty (30) days of such reduction, establish a new Series 2011-3 Reserve Account with a new Qualified Institution. If the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account is not maintained in accordance with the previous sentence, ABRCF shall establish a new Series 2011-3 Reserve Account, within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, which complies with such sentence, and shall instruct the Series 2011-3 Agent in writing to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2011-3 Reserve Account into the new Series 2011-3 Reserve Account. Initially, the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account will be established with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
(b) Administration of the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account. The Administrator may instruct the institution maintaining the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account to invest funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account from time to time in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account is held with the Paying Agent, then such investment may mature on such Distribution Date and such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Distribution Date. All such Permitted Investments will be credited to the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account and any such Permitted Investments that constitute (i) physical property (and that is not either a United States security entitlement or a security entitlement) shall be physically delivered to the Trustee; (ii) United States security entitlements or security entitlements shall be controlled (as defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC) by the Trustee pending maturity or disposition, and (iii) uncertificated securities (and not United States security entitlements) shall be delivered to the Trustee by causing the Trustee to become the registered holder of such securities. The Trustee shall, at the expense of ABRCF, take such action as is required to maintain the Trustee’s security interest in the Permitted Investments credited to the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account. ABRCF shall not direct the Trustee to dispose of (or permit the disposal of) any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof to the extent such disposal would result in a loss of the purchase price of such Permitted Investments. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account shall remain uninvested.
(c) Earnings from Series 2011-3 Reserve Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account shall be deemed to be on deposit therein and available for distribution.
(d) Series 2011-3 Reserve Account Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 2011-3 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account, including any security entitlement thereto; (ii) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account, whether constituting securities, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (v) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vi) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) are referred to, collectively, as the “Series 2011-3 Reserve Account Collateral”). The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in and to all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account and in all proceeds thereof, and shall be the only person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account. The Series 2011-3 Reserve Account Collateral shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders. The Series 2011-3 Agent hereby agrees (i) to act as the securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the New York UCC) with respect to the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account; (ii) that its jurisdiction as securities intermediary is New York; (iii) that each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account shall be treated as a financial asset (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC) and (iv) to comply with any entitlement order (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) issued by the Trustee.
(e) Series 2011-3 Reserve Account Surplus. In the event that the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account Surplus on any Distribution Date, after giving effect to all withdrawals from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account, is greater than zero, if no Series 2011-3 Enhancement Deficiency or AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency would result therefrom or exist thereafter, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator pursuant to the Administration Agreement, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account Surplus and shall pay such amount to ABRCF.
(f) Termination of Series 2011-3 Reserve Account. Upon the termination of the Indenture pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator, after the prior payment of all amounts owing to the Series 2011-3 Noteholders and payable from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account as provided herein, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account all amounts on deposit therein for payment to ABRCF.
Section 2.8. Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit and Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account. (a) Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit and Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account
Constitute Additional Collateral for Series 2011-3 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit; (ii) the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account, including any security entitlement thereto; (iii) all funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account from time to time; (iv) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (v) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account, whether constituting securities, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (vi) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vii) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (ii) through (vii) are referred to, collectively, as the “Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account Collateral”). The Trustee shall, for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account and in all proceeds thereof, and shall be the only person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account. The Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders. The Series 2011-3 Agent hereby agrees (i) to act as the securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the New York UCC) with respect to the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account; (ii) that its jurisdiction as a securities intermediary is New York, (iii) that each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account shall be treated as a financial asset (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC) and (iv) to comply with any entitlement order (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) issued by the Trustee.
(b) Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Expiration Date. If prior to the date which is ten (10) days prior to the then - scheduled Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Expiration Date with respect to any Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit, excluding the amount available to be drawn under such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit but taking into account each substitute Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-3 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect on such date, the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount would be equal to or more than the Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Amount and the Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount would be equal to or greater than the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount, then the Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing no later than two (2) Business Days prior to such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Expiration Date of such determination. If prior to the date which is ten (10) days prior to the then-scheduled Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Expiration Date with respect to any Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit, excluding the amount available to be drawn under such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit but taking into account a substitute Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-3 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect on such date, the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount would be less than the Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Amount or the Series 2011-3 Liquidity
Amount would be less than the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount, then the Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing no later than two (2) Business Days prior to such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Expiration Date of (x) the greater of (A) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Amount over the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount, excluding the available amount under such expiring Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit but taking into account any substitute Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-3 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect, on such date, and (B) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount over the Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount, excluding the available amount under such expiring Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit but taking into account any substitute Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit which has been obtained from a Series 2011-3 Eligible Letter of Credit Provider and is in full force and effect, on such date, and (y) the amount available to be drawn on such expiring Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit on such date. Upon receipt of such notice by the Trustee on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, in the case of any notice given to the Trustee after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw the lesser of the amounts set forth in clauses (x) and (y) above on such expiring Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall cause the Termination Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account.
If the Trustee does not receive the notice from the Administrator described in the first paragraph of this Section 2.8(b) on or prior to the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Expiration Date, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day draw the full amount of such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall cause the Termination Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account.
(c) Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Providers. The Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing within one (1) Business Day of becoming aware that (i) the long-term senior unsecured debt credit rating of any Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider has fallen below “A (high)” as determined by DBRS or “A1” as determined by Moody’s or (ii) the short-term senior unsecured debt credit rating of any Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider has fallen below “R-1” as determined by DBRS or “P-1” as determined by Moody’s. At such time the Administrator shall also notify the Trustee of (i) the greater of (A) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Required Enhancement Amount over the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount, excluding the available amount under the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit issued by such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider, on such date, and (B) the excess, if any, of the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount over the Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount, excluding the available amount under such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit, on such date, and (ii) the amount available to be drawn on such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit on such date. Upon receipt of such notice by the Trustee on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, in the case of any notice given to the Trustee after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw on such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the lesser of the amounts in clause (i) and clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence on such Business Day by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of
Termination Demand and shall cause the Termination Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account.
(d) Termination Date Demands on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit. Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately succeeding the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Termination Date, the Administrator shall determine the Series 2011-3 Demand Note Payment Amount, if any, as of the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Termination Date and, if the Series 2011-3 Demand Note Payment Amount is greater than zero, instruct the Trustee in writing to draw on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit. Upon receipt of any such notice by the Trustee on or prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, the Trustee shall, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day draw an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Series 2011-3 Demand Note Payment Amount and (ii) the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit by presenting to each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Date Demand and shall cause the Termination Date Disbursement to be deposited in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account; provided, however, that if the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded, the Trustee shall draw an amount equal to the product of (a) 100% minus the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Percentage and (b) the lesser of the amounts referred to in clause (i) and (ii) on such Business Day on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit as calculated by the Administrator and provided in writing to the Trustee.
(e) Draws on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit. If there is more than one Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit on the date of any draw on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit pursuant to the terms of this Supplement, the Administrator shall instruct the Trustee, in writing, to draw on each Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Pro Rata Share of the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider issuing such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit of the amount of such draw on the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit.
(f) Establishment of Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account. On or prior to the date of any drawing under a Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.8(b), (c) or (d) above, ABRCF shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders. The Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account; provided, however, that if at any time such Qualified Institution is no longer a Qualified Institution or the credit rating of any securities issued by such depository institution or trust company shall be reduced to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS or “Baa3” by Moody’s, then ABRCF shall, within thirty (30) days of such reduction, establish a new Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account with a new Qualified Institution or a new segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account. If a new Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account is established, ABRCF shall instruct the Trustee in writing to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account into the new Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account.
(g) Administration of the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account. ABRCF may instruct (by standing instructions or otherwise) the institution maintaining the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account to invest funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account from time to time in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account is held with the Paying Agent, in which case such investment may mature on such Distribution Date so long as such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Distribution Date. All such Permitted Investments will be credited to the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account and any such Permitted Investments that constitute (i) physical property (and that is not either a United States security entitlement or a security entitlement) shall be physically delivered to the Trustee; (ii) United States security entitlements or security entitlements shall be controlled (as defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC) by the Trustee pending maturity or disposition, and (iii) uncertificated securities (and not United States security entitlements) shall be delivered to the Trustee by causing the Trustee to become the registered holder of such securities. The Trustee shall, at the expense of ABRCF, take such action as is required to maintain the Trustee’s security interest in the Permitted Investments credited to the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account. ABRCF shall not direct the Trustee to dispose of (or permit the disposal of) any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof to the extent such disposal would result in a loss of the purchase price of such Permitted Investments. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account shall remain uninvested.
(h) Earnings from Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account shall be deemed to be on deposit therein and available for distribution.
(i) Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account Surplus. In the event that the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account Surplus on any Distribution Date (or, after the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Termination Date, on any date) is greater than zero, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account an amount equal to the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account Surplus and shall pay such amount: first, to the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Providers to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings under the related Series 2011-3 Reimbursement Agreement, for application in accordance with the provisions of the related Series 2011-3 Reimbursement Agreement, and, second, to ABRCF any remaining amount.
(j) Termination of Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account. Upon the termination of this Supplement in accordance with its terms, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Administrator, after the prior payment of all amounts owing to the Series 2011-3 Noteholders and payable from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account as provided herein, shall withdraw from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account all amounts on deposit therein (to the extent not withdrawn pursuant to Section 2.8(i) above) and shall pay such amounts: first, to the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Providers to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings under the related Series 2011-3 Reimbursement Agreement, for application in accordance with the provisions of the related Series 2011-3 Reimbursement Agreement, and, second, to ABRCF any remaining amount.
Section 2.9. Series 2011-3 Distribution Account. (a) Establishment of Series 2011-3 Distribution Account. ABRCF shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “Series 2011-3 Distribution Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders. The Series 2011-3 Distribution Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account; provided, however, that if at any time such Qualified Institution is no longer a Qualified Institution or the credit rating of any securities issued by such depositary institution or trust company shall be reduced to below “BBB (low)” by DBRS or “Baa3” by Moody’s, then ABRCF shall, within thirty (30) days of such reduction, establish a new Series 2011-3 Distribution Account with a new Qualified Institution. If the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account is not maintained in accordance with the previous sentence, ABRCF shall establish a new Series 2011-3 Distribution Account, within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, which complies with such sentence, and shall instruct the Series 2011-3 Agent in writing to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2011-3 Distribution Account into the new Series 2011-3 Distribution Account. Initially, the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account will be established with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
(b) Administration of the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account. The Administrator may instruct the institution maintaining the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account to invest funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account from time to time in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account is held with the Paying Agent, then such investment may mature on such Distribution Date and such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Distribution Date. All such Permitted Investments will be credited to the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account and any such Permitted Investments that constitute (i) physical property (and that is not either a United States security entitlement or a security entitlement) shall be physically delivered to the Trustee; (ii) United States security entitlements or security entitlements shall be controlled (as defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC) by the Trustee pending maturity or disposition, and (iii) uncertificated securities (and not United States security entitlements) shall be delivered to the Trustee by causing the Trustee to become the registered holder of such securities. The Trustee shall, at the expense of ABRCF, take such action as is required to maintain the Trustee’s security interest in the Permitted Investments credited to the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account. ABRCF shall not direct the Trustee to dispose of (or permit the disposal of) any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof to the extent such disposal would result in a loss of the purchase price of such Permitted Investments. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account shall remain uninvested.
(c) Earnings from Series 2011-3 Distribution Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account shall be deemed to be on deposit and available for distribution.
(d) Series 2011-3 Distribution Account Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 2011-3 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account, including any security entitlement thereto; (ii) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account, whether constituting securities, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (v) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vi) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) are referred to, collectively, as the “Series 2011-3 Distribution Account Collateral”). The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account and in and to all proceeds thereof, and shall be the only person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account. The Series 2011-3 Distribution Account Collateral shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders. The Series 2011-3 Agent hereby agrees (i) to act as the securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the New York UCC) with respect to the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account; (ii) that its jurisdiction as securities intermediary is New York, (iii) that each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Series 2011-3 Distribution Account shall be treated as a financial asset (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC) and (iv) to comply with any entitlement order (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) issued by the Trustee.
Section 2.10. Series 2011-3 Accounts Permitted Investments. ABRCF shall not, and shall not permit, funds on deposit in the Series 2011-3 Accounts to be invested in:
(i) Permitted Investments that do not mature at least one Business Day before the next Distribution Date;
(ii) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit with a maturity in excess of 360 days;
(iii) commercial paper which is not rated “P-1” by Moody’s;
(iv) money market funds or eurodollar time deposits which are not rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s;
(v) eurodollar deposits that are not rated “P-1” by Moody’s or that are with financial institutions not organized under the laws of a G-7 nation; or
(vi) any investment, instrument or security not otherwise listed in clause (i) through (vi) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” in the Base Indenture.
Section 2.11. Series 2011-3 Demand Notes Constitute Additional Collateral for Series 2011-3 Notes. In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the ABRCF Obligations with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes, ABRCF hereby grants a security interest in and assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, all of ABRCF’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes; (ii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes; and (iii) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash. On the date hereof, ABRCF shall deliver to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, each Series 2011-3 Demand Note, endorsed in blank. The Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, shall be the only Person authorized to make a demand for payments on the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes.
Section 2.12. Subordination of the Class B Notes and Class C Notes. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Supplement, the Indenture or in any other Related Document, the Class B Notes will be subordinate in all respects to the Class A Notes as and to the extent set forth in this Section 2.12(a). No payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class B Notes on any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period unless an amount equal to the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount for the Related Month shall have been paid to the Class A Noteholders and no payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class B Notes during the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period or on the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date until the Class A Notes have been paid in full. No payments on account of interest shall be made with respect to the Class B Notes on any Distribution Date until all payments of interest then due and payable with respect to the Class A Notes (including, without limitation, all accrued interest, all Class A Shortfall and all interest accrued on such Class A Shortfall) have been paid in full.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Supplement, the Indenture or in any other Related Document, the Class C Notes, if issued, will be subordinate in all respects to the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes as and to the extent set forth in this Section 2.12(b). No payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class C Notes on any Distribution Date during the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period unless an amount equal to the Class A Controlled Distribution Amount for the Related Month shall have been paid to the Class A Noteholders and an amount equal to the Class B Controlled Distribution Amount for the Related Month shall have been paid to the Class B Noteholders. No payments on account of principal shall be made with respect to the Class C Notes during the Series 2011-3 Rapid Amortization Period or on the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date until the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes have been paid in full. No payments on account of interest shall be made with respect to the Class C Notes on any Distribution Date until all payments of interest then due and payable with respect to the Class A Notes and Class B Notes (including, without limitation, all accrued interest, all Class A Shortfall, all interest accrued on such Class A Shortfall, all Class B Shortfall and all interest accrued on such Class B Shortfall) have been paid in full.
ARTICLE III
AMORTIZATION EVENTS
In addition to the Amortization Events set forth in Section 9.1 of the Base Indenture, any of the following shall be an Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes and collectively shall constitute the Amortization Events set forth in Section 9.1(n) of the Base Indenture with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes (without notice or other action on the part of the Trustee or any holders of the Series 2011-3 Notes):
(a) a Series 2011-3 Enhancement Deficiency shall occur and continue for at least two (2) Business Days; provided, however, that such event or condition shall not be an Amortization Event if during such two (2) Business Day period such Series 2011-3 Enhancement Deficiency shall have been cured in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Related Documents;
(b) the Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount shall be less than the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount for at least two (2) Business Days; provided, however, that such event or condition shall not be an Amortization Event if during such two (2) Business Day period such insufficiency shall have been cured in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Related Documents;
(c) the Collection Account, the Series 2011-3 Collection Account, the Series 2011-3 Excess Collection Account or the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account shall be subject to an injunction, estoppel or other stay or a Lien (other than Liens permitted under the Related Documents);
(d) all principal of and interest on any Class of the Series 2011-3 Notes is not paid in full on or before the Series 2011-3 Expected Final Distribution Date;
(e) any Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit shall not be in full force and effect for at least two (2) Business Days and (x) either a Series 2011-3 Enhancement Deficiency would result from excluding such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit from the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount or (y) the Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount, excluding therefrom the available amount under such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit, would be less than the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount;
(f) from and after the funding of the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account, the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account shall be subject to an injunction, estoppel or other stay or a Lien (other than Liens permitted under the Related Documents) for at least two (2) Business Days and either (x) a Series 2011-3 Enhancement Deficiency would result from excluding the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Account Amount from the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount or (y) the Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount, excluding therefrom the Series 2011-3 Available Cash Collateral Amount, would be less than the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount; and
(g) an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred with respect to any Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider
or any Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Provider repudiates its Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit or refuses to honor a proper draw thereon and either (x) a Series 2011-3 Enhancement Deficiency would result from excluding such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit from the Series 2011-3 Enhancement Amount or (y) the Series 2011-3 Liquidity Amount, excluding therefrom the available amount under such Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit, would be less than the Series 2011-3 Required Liquidity Amount.
ARTICLE IV
FORM OF SERIES 2011-3 NOTES
Section 4.1. Restricted Global Series 2011-3 Notes. Each Class of the Series 2011-3 Notes to be issued in the United States will be issued in book-entry form and represented by one or more permanent global Notes in fully registered form without interest coupons (each, a “Restricted Global Class A Note” or a “Restricted Global Class B Note”, as the case may be), substantially in the form set forth in Exhibits A-1 and B-1, with such legends as may be applicable thereto as set forth in the Base Indenture, and will be sold only in the United States (1) initially to institutional accredited investors within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (2) thereafter to qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of, and in reliance on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act and shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of such Class of the Series 2011-3 Notes represented thereby, with the Trustee as custodian for DTC, and registered in the name of Cede as DTC’s nominee, duly executed by ABRCF and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture.
Section 4.2. Temporary Global Series 2011-3 Notes; Permanent Global Series 2011-3 Notes. Each Class of the Series 2011-3 Notes to be issued outside the United States will be issued and sold in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act, as provided in the applicable note purchase agreement, and shall initially be issued in the form of one or more temporary notes in registered form without interest coupons (each, a “Temporary Global Class A Note” or a “Temporary Global Class B Note”, as the case may be, and collectively the “Temporary Global Series 2011-3 Notes”), substantially in the form set forth in Exhibits A-2 and B-2 which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of such Class of the Series 2011-3 Notes represented thereby with a custodian for, and registered in the name of a nominee of DTC, for the account of Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) or for Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”), duly executed by ABRCF and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture. Interests in each Temporary Global Series 2011-3 Note will be exchangeable, in whole or in part, for interests in one or more permanent global notes in registered form without interest coupons (each, a “Permanent Global Class A Note” or a “Permanent Global Class B Note”, as the case may be, and collectively the “Permanent Global Series 2011-3 Notes”), substantially in the form of Exhibits A-3 and B-3 in accordance with the provisions of such Temporary Global Series 2011-3 Note and the Base Indenture (as modified by this Supplement). Interests in a Permanent Global Series 2011-3 Note will be exchangeable for a definitive Series 2011-3 Note in accordance with the provisions of such Permanent Global Series 2011-3 Note and the Base Indenture (as modified by this Supplement).
ARTICLE V
GENERAL
Section 5.1. Optional Repurchase. The Series 2011-3 Notes shall be subject to repurchase by ABRCF at its option in accordance with Section 6.3 of the Base Indenture on any Distribution Date after the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount is reduced to an amount less than or equal to 10% of the sum of the Class A Initial Invested Amount, the Class B Initial Invested Amount and, if issued, the initial invested amount of the Class C Notes (the “Series 2011-3 Repurchase Amount”). The repurchase price for any Series 2011-3 Note shall equal the aggregate outstanding principal balance of such Series 2011-3 Note (determined after giving effect to any payments of principal and interest on such Distribution Date), plus accrued and unpaid interest on such outstanding principal balance.
Section 5.2. Information. The Trustee shall provide to the Series 2011-3 Noteholders, or their designated agent, copies of all information furnished to the Trustee or ABRCF pursuant to the Related Documents, as such information relates to the Series 2011-3 Notes or the Series 2011-3 Collateral.
Section 5.3. Exhibits. The following exhibits attached hereto supplement the exhibits included in the Indenture.
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Exhibit A-1:
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Form of Restricted Global Class A Note
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Exhibit A-2:
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Form of Temporary Global Class A Note
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Exhibit A-3:
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Form of Permanent Global Class A Note
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Exhibit B-1:
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Form of Restricted Global Class B Note
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Exhibit B-2:
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Form of Temporary Global Class B Note
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Exhibit B-3:
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Form of Permanent Global Class B Note
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Exhibit D:
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Form of Series 2011-3 Demand Note
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Exhibit E:
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Form of Letter of Credit
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Exhibit F:
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Form of Lease Payment Deficit Notice
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Exhibit G:
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Form of Demand Notice
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Exhibit H:
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Form of Supplemental Indenture No. 3 to the Base Indenture
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Exhibit I:
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Form of Amendment to the Master Exchange Agreement
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Exhibit J:
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Form of Amendment to the AESOP I Operating Lease
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Exhibit K:
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Form of Amendment to the Finance Lease
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Exhibit L:
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Form of Amendment to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement
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Exhibit M:
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Form of Amendment to the AESOP I Finance Lease Loan Agreement
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Exhibit N:
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Form of Amendment to the Administration Agreement
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Section 5.4. Ratification of Base Indenture. As supplemented by this Supplement, the Base Indenture
is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Supplement shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.
Section 5.5. Counterparts. This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 5.6. Governing Law. This Supplement shall be construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereto shall be determined in accordance with such law.
Section 5.7. Amendments. This Supplement may be modified or amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture; provided, however, that if, pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture or this Supplement, the consent of the Required Noteholders is required for an amendment or modification of this Supplement or any other Related Document, such requirement shall be satisfied if such amendment or modification is consented to by the Requisite Series 2011-3 Noteholders; provided further, that, so long as (i) no Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Rating Agency Consent Condition is met with respect to the outstanding Series 2011-3 Notes, ABRCF shall be able to (x) increase the Series 2011-3 Maximum Hyundai Amount up to an amount not to exceed 30% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases, (y) increase the Series 2011-3 Maximum Kia Amount up to an amount not to exceed 15% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases and (z) increase the Series 2011-3 Maximum Used Vehicle Amount up to an amount not to exceed 10% of the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases at any time without the consent of the Series 2011-3 Noteholders by giving written notice of such increase to the Trustee along with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that no Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing; provided further that, notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.7 or Article 8 or Article 12 of the Base Indenture to the contrary, this Supplement and any Related Documents relating solely to the Series 2011-3 Notes may be amended to provide for the issuance of any Class C Notes in accordance with Section 5.15 without the consent of any Class A Noteholder or any Class B Noteholder.
Section 5.8. Discharge of Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Base Indenture, no discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Section 11.1(b) of the Base Indenture will be effective as to the Series 2011-3 Notes without the consent of the Requisite Series 2011-3 Noteholders.
Section 5.9. Notice to Rating Agencies. The Trustee shall provide to each Rating Agency a copy of each notice, opinion of counsel, certificate or other item delivered to, or required to be provided by, the Trustee pursuant to this Supplement or any other Related Document.
Section 5.10. Capitalization of ABRCF. ABRCF agrees that on the Series 2011-3 Closing Date it will have capitalization in an amount equal to or greater than 3% of the sum of (x) the Series 2011-3 Invested Amount and (y) the invested amount of the Series 2004-1 Notes, the Series 2005-2 Notes, the Series 2005-4 Notes, the Series 2007-2 Notes, the Series 2008-1
Notes, the Series 2009-1 Notes, the Series 2009-2 Notes, the Series 2009-3 Notes, the Series 2010-1 Notes, the Series 2010-2 Notes, the Series 2010-3 Notes, the Series 2010-4 Notes, the Series 2010-5 Notes, the Series 2010-6 Notes, the Series 2011-1 Notes and the Series 2011-2 Notes.
Section 5.11. Required Noteholders.Subject to Section 5.7 above, any action pursuant to Section 5.6, Section 8.13 or Article 9 of the Base Indenture that requires the consent of, or is permissible at the direction of, the Required Noteholders with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes pursuant to the Base Indenture shall only be allowed with the consent of, or at the direction of, the Required Controlling Class Series 2011-3 Noteholders. Any other action pursuant to any Related Document which requires the consent or approval of, or the waiver by, the Required Noteholders with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes shall require the consent or approval of, or waiver by, the Requisite Series 2011-3 Noteholders; provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.11 or Article 8 or Article 12 of the Base Indenture to the contrary, any Related Documents relating solely to the Series 2011-3 Notes may be amended to provide for the issuance of any Class C Notes in accordance with Section 5.15 without the consent of any Class A Noteholder or any Class B Noteholder.
Section 5.12. Series 2011-3 Demand Notes. Other than pursuant to a demand thereon pursuant to Section 2.5, ABRCF shall not reduce the amount of the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes or forgive amounts payable thereunder so that the outstanding principal amount of the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes after such reduction or forgiveness is less than the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Liquidity Amount. ABRCF shall not agree to any amendment of the Series 2011-3 Demand Notes without first satisfying the Rating Agency Confirmation Condition and the Rating Agency Consent Condition.
Section 5.13. Termination of Supplement. This Supplement shall cease to be of further effect when all outstanding Series 2011-3 Notes theretofore authenticated and issued have been delivered (other than destroyed, lost, or stolen Series 2011-3 Notes which have been replaced or paid) to the Trustee for cancellation, ABRCF has paid all sums payable hereunder, and, if the Series 2011-3 Demand Note Payment Amount on the Series 2011-3 Letter of Credit Termination Date was greater than zero, all amounts have been withdrawn from the Series 2011-3 Cash Collateral Account in accordance with Section 2.8(i).
Section 5.14. Noteholder Consent to Certain Amendments. Each Series 2011-3 Noteholder, upon any acquisition of a Series 2011-3 Note, will be deemed to agree and consent to (i) the execution by ABRCF of a Supplemental Indenture to the Base Indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto, (ii) the execution of an amendment to the Master Exchange Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto, (iii) the execution of an amendment to the AESOP I Operating Lease in the form of Exhibit J hereto, (iv) the execution of an amendment to the Finance Lease in the form of Exhibit K hereto, (v) the execution of an amendment to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement in the form of Exhibit L hereto, (vi) the execution of an amendment to the AESOP I Finance Lease Loan Agreement in the form of Exhibit M hereto and (vii) the execution of an amendment to the Administration Agreement in the form of Exhibit N hereto. Such deemed consent will apply to each proposed amendment set forth in Exhibits H, I, J, K, L, M and N individually, and the failure to adopt any of the amendments set forth therein will not revoke the consent with respect to any other amendment.
Section 5.15. Issuance of Class C Notes No Class C Notes shall be issued on the Series 2011-3 Closing Date. On any date during the Series 2011-3 Revolving Period, ABRCF may issue Class C Notes, subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(i) ABRCF and the Trustee shall have entered into an amendment to this Supplement (a) providing that the Class C Notes will bear a fixed rate of interest, determined on or prior the Class C Note Closing Date, (b) providing that the expected final payment date for the Class C Notes will be the Series 2011-3 Expected Final Distribution Date, (c) providing that the principal amount of the Class C Notes will be due and payable on the Series 2011-3 Final Distribution Date, (d) providing that the controlled amortization period with respect to the Class C Notes will be the Series 2011-3 Controlled Amortization Period and (e) providing for payment mechanics with respect to the Class C Notes substantially similar to those with respect to the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes (other than as set forth below) and consistent with Section 2.12 and such other provisions with respect to the Class C Notes as may be required for such issuance;
(ii) The Trustee shall have received a Company Request at least two (2) Business Days (or such shorter time as is acceptable to the Trustee) in advance of the proposed closing date for the issuance of the Class C Notes (the “Class C Notes Closing Date”) requesting that the Trustee authenticate and deliver the Class C Notes specified in such Company Request (such specified Class C Notes, the “Proposed Class C Notes”).
(iii) The Trustee shall have received a Company Order authorizing and directing the authentication and delivery of the Proposed Class C Notes by the Trustee and specifying the designation of the Proposed Class C Notes, the initial aggregate principal amount of the Proposed Class C Notes to be authenticated and the Note Rate with respect to the Proposed Class C Notes;
(iv) The Trustee shall have received written confirmation that the Rating Agency Confirmation Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes (including with respect to the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes);
(v) The Trustee shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of ABRCF dated as of the Class C Note Closing Date to the effect that (a) no Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes, Aggregate Asset Amount Deficiency, Series 2011-3 Enhancement Deficiency, Loan Event of Default, AESOP I Operating Lease Vehicle Deficiency, Manufacturer Event of Default, Lease Event of Default, Potential Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes, Potential Loan Event of Default, Potential Lease Event of Default, or Potential Manufacturer Event of Default is continuing or will occur as a result of the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes, (b) the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of or constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which ABRCF is a party or by which it or its property is bound or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any suit, action or other judicial or administrative proceeding to which ABRCF is a party or by which it or its property may be bound or to which it or its property may be subject, (c) all
conditions precedent provided in this Supplement and the Base Indenture with respect to the authentication and delivery of the Proposed Class C Notes have been complied with and (d) the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes and any related amendments to this Supplement and any Related Document relating solely to the Series 2011-3 Notes will not reduce the availability of the Series 2011-3 Enhancement to support the payment of interest on or principal of the Class A Notes or the Class B Notes in any material respect;
(vi) No amendments to this Supplement or any Related Documents relating solely to the Series 2011-3 Notes in connection with the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes may provide for (a) the application of amounts available under the Series 2011-3 Letters of Credit or the Series 2011-3 Reserve Account to support the payment of interest on or principal of the Class C Notes while any Class A Notes or Class B Notes remain outstanding, (b) any voting rights in respect of the Class C Notes for so long as any Class A Notes or Class B Notes are outstanding, other than with respect to any amendments to the Indenture or any Related Document pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 12.2 of the Base Indenture, (c) the addition of any Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes other than those related to payment defaults on the Class C Notes similar to those in respect of the Class A Notes or the Class B Notes and enhancement or liquidity deficiencies in respect of the credit enhancement supporting the Class C Notes similar to those in respect of the Class A Notes and Class B Notes or (d) the reallocation of Principal Collections allocable to the Series 2011-3 Notes to pay interest on the Class C Notes while the Class A Notes or Class B Notes remain outstanding.
(vii) The Trustee shall have received opinions of counsel substantially similar to those received in connection with the offering and sale of the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes, including, without limitation, opinions to the effect that:
(A) (x) the Proposed Class C Notes will be treated as indebtedness of ABRCF for Federal and New York state income tax purposes and (y) the issuance of the Proposed Class C Notes will not result in any of the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes or any other outstanding Series of Notes failing to be characterized as debt for Federal or New York state income tax purposes;
(B) all conditions precedent provided for in the Base Indenture and this Supplement with respect to the authentication and delivery of the Proposed Class C Notes has been complied with in all material respects; and
(C) the Proposed Class C Notes have been duly authorized and executed and, when authenticated and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Base Indenture and this Supplement, will constitute valid, binding and enforceable obligations of ABRCF entitled to the benefits of the Base Indenture and this Supplement, subject, in the case of enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity.
Section 5.16. Confidential Information. (a) The Trustee and each Series 2011-3 Note Owner agrees, by its acceptance and holding of a beneficial interest in a Series 2011-3
Note, to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustee or such Series 2011-3 Note Owner in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Person; provided, that such Person may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to: (i) such Person’s directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, independent or internal auditors and affiliates who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.16; (ii) such Person’s financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.16; (iii) any other Series 2011-3 Note Owner; (iv) any Person of the type that would be, to such Person’s knowledge, permitted to acquire an interest in the Series 2011-3 Notes in accordance with the requirements of the Indenture to which such Person sells or offers to sell any such Series 2011-3 Note or any part thereof and that agrees to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 5.16 (or in accordance with such other confidentiality procedures as are acceptable to ABRCF); (v) any federal or state or other regulatory, governmental or judicial authority having jurisdiction over such Person; (vi) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about the investment portfolio of such Person, (vii) any reinsurers or liquidity or credit providers that agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 5.16 (or in accordance with such other confidentiality procedures as are acceptable to ABRCF); (viii) any other Person with the consent of ABRCF; or (ix) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (A) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation, statute or order applicable to such Person, (B) in response to any subpoena or other legal process upon prior notice to ABRCF (unless prohibited by applicable law, rule, order or decree or other requirement having the force of law), (C) in connection with any litigation to which such Person is a party upon prior notice to ABRCF (unless prohibited by applicable law, rule, order or decree or other requirement having the force of law) or (D) if an Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2011-3 Notes has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Person may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under the Series 2011-3 Notes, the Indenture or any other Related Document; and provided, further, however, that delivery to any Series 2011-3 Note Owner of any report or information required by the terms of the Indenture to be provided to such Series 2011-3 Note Owner shall not be a violation of this Section 5.16. Each Series 2011-3 Note Owner agrees, by acceptance of a beneficial interest in a Series 2011-3 Note, except as set forth in clauses (v), (vi) and (ix) above, that it shall use the Confidential Information for the sole purpose of making an investment in the Series 2011-3 Notes or administering its investment in the Series 2011-3 Notes. In the event of any required disclosure of the Confidential Information by such Series 2011-3 Note Owner, such Series 2011-3 Note Owner agrees to use reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information.
(b) For the purposes of this Section 5.16, “Confidential Information” means information delivered to the Trustee or any Series 2011-3 Note Owner by or on behalf of ABRCF in connection with and relating to the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to the Indenture and the Related Documents; provided, that such term does not include information that: (i) was publicly known or otherwise known to the Trustee or such Series 2011-3 Note Owner prior to the time of such disclosure; (ii) subsequently becomes publicly known
through no act or omission by the Trustee, any Series 2011-3 Note Owner or any person acting on behalf of the Trustee or any Series 2011-3 Note Owner; (iii) otherwise is known or becomes known to the Trustee or any Series 2011-3 Note Owner other than (x) through disclosure by ABRCF or (y) as a result of the breach of a fiduciary duty to ABRCF or a contractual duty to ABRCF; or (iv) is allowed to be treated as non-confidential by consent of ABRCF.
Section 5.17. Capitalized Cost Covenant. ABRCF hereby agrees that it shall not permit the aggregate Capitalized Cost for all Vehicles purchased in any model year that are not subject to a Manufacturer Program to exceed 85% of the aggregate MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) of all such Vehicles; provided, however, that ABCRF shall not modify the customary buying patterns or purchasing criteria used by the Administrator and its Affiliates with respect to the Vehicles if the primary purpose of such modification is to comply with this covenant.
Section 5.18. Further Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything in this Supplement to the contrary, in no event shall the Trustee or its directors, officers, agents or employees be liable under this Supplement for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Trustee or its directors, officers, agents or employees have been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
Section 5.19. Series 2011-3 Agent. The Series 2011-3 Agent shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits, protections, indemnities and immunities hereunder as are granted to the Trustee under the Base Indenture as if set forth fully herein.
Section 5.20. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Supplement because of circumstances beyond the Trustee’s control, including, but not limited to, a failure, termination, suspension of a clearing house, securities depositary, settlement system or central payment system in any applicable part of the world or acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), civil or military disturbances or hostilities, nuclear or natural catastrophes, political unrest, explosion, severe weather or accident, earthquake, terrorism, fire, riot, labor disturbances, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like (whether domestic, federal, state, county or municipal or foreign) which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Supplement, or the unavailability of communications or computer facilities, the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication facility, or any other causes beyond the Trustee’s control whether or not of the same class or kind as specified above.
Section 5.21. Waiver of Jury Trial, etc. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE SERIES 2011-3 NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-3 DEMAND NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-3 LETTER OF CREDIT AND ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2011-3 NOTES, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS SUPPLEMENT.
Section 5.22. Submission to Jurisdiction.EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS (TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, STATE OF NEW YORK, OVER ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE SERIES 2011-3 NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-3 DEMAND NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-3 LETTER OF CREDIT AND ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2011-3 NOTES AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO EACH HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION EACH MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE, TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT AS WELL AS ANY RIGHT EACH MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE, TO REMOVE ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ONCE COMMENCED, TO ANOTHER COURT ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR OTHERWISE. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL PRECLUDE ANY PARTY HERETO FROM BRINGING AN ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE SERIES 2011-3 NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-3 DEMAND NOTES, THE SERIES 2011-3 LETTER OF CREDIT AND ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2011-3 NOTES IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, STATE OR PLACE HAVING JURISDICTION OVER SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ABRCF and the Trustee have caused this Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
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AVIS BUDGET RENTAL CAR FUNDING (AESOP) LLC
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Series 2011-3 Agent
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pressrelease.htm
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release
AVIS BUDGET GROUP AMENDS PRINCIPAL CREDIT FACILITY
Transaction Extends the Maturity Date of its Corporate Revolving Credit Facility to 2016 and Reduces Borrowing Spreads
PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 3, 2011 — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, has amended its corporate revolving credit facility, extending the maturity date to 2016, expanding capacity to $1.2 billion, and reducing its borrowing spread under the facility by 150 basis points.
The Company expects to generate more than $5 million in interest expense savings in 2011 as a result of the transaction. In addition, the Company expects that the terms and conditions of the amended credit facility will provide it with additional financial flexibility to pursue its strategic objectives, including the potential acquisition of Dollar Thrifty.
“Our ability to amend our revolving credit facility to achieve more favorable terms while extending its maturity reflects the strength of our relationships with our banks and the solid fundamentals of our business,” said David B. Wyshner, Avis Budget Group executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are specified in Avis Budget Group's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 including under headings such as "Forward-Looking Statements", “Risk Factors” and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and in other filings and furnishings made by the Company with the SEC from time to time. Except to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.
About Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Avis Budget Group is a leading vehicle rental operator in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and certain other regions through its Avis and Budget brands. The Company also licenses its vehicle rental brands in more than 100 countries, enabling Avis and Budget to serve commercial and leisure travelers throughout the world. Avis Budget Group is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. and has more than 21,000 employees. For more information about Avis Budget Group, visit www.avisbudgetgroup.com.
Contacts
Media Contact: Investor Contact:
John Barrows Neal Goldner
973-496-7865 973-496-5086
PR@avisbudget.com IR@avisbudget.com
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