Amendment; Waiver of Past Defaults. (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity, by a written instrument signed by each of them, without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any of the Noteholders; provided that (i) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, dated the date of any such amendment, stating that the Transferor reasonably believes that such amendment will not have an Adverse Effect and (ii) the Note Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied. Additionally, notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be amended by the Servicer, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity at the direction of the Transferor without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or any of the Noteholders to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be necessary or advisable in order to enable all or a portion of the Trust (x) to qualify as, and to permit an election to be made to cause the Trust to be treated as, a “financial asset securitization investment trust” as described in the provisions of Section 860L of the Internal Revenue Code, and (y) to avoid the imposition of state or local income or franchise taxes on the Trust’s property or its income; provided, however, that (A) the Transferor delivers to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the proposed amendments meet the requirements set forth in this subsection and (B) such amendment does not affect the rights, duties, benefits, protections, privileges or immunities of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee (as such or in its individual capacity) or the Collateral Agent hereunder. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity by a written instrument signed by each of them, without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or any of the Noteholders and without satisfaction of the Note Rating Agency Condition to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be necessary to satisfy accounting requirements for off-balance sheet treatment that existed under SFAS 140 for the Collateral of the Issuing Entity. Any amendments regarding the addition or removal of Collateral Certificates or Receivables to or from the Trust as provided in Sections 2.12 and 2.13, executed in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be considered amendments to this Agreement; provided, however, that such amendments shall be exempt from the requirements described in subsections 12.01(a) and (b). (b) This Agreement may also be amended in writing from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Trust, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing more than 66⅔% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes of all affected Series, Classes or Tranches for which the Transferor has not delivered an Officer’s Certificate stating that there is no Adverse Effect, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of or delay the timing of any distributions (changes in Early Amortization Events or Events of Default that decrease the likelihood of the occurrence thereof shall not be considered delays in the timing of distributions for purposes of this clause) to be made to Noteholders or deposits of amounts to be so distributed or the amount available under any Supplemental Credit Enhancement and any Derivative Agreement without the consent of each affected Noteholder, (ii) change the definition of or the manner of calculating the interest of any Noteholder without the consent of each affected Noteholder or (iii) reduce the aforesaid percentage required to consent to any such amendment without the consent of each Noteholder without the consent of the Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche evidencing more than 66⅔% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche. (c) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent (other than an amendment pursuant to paragraph (a)), the Trust shall furnish notification of the substance of such amendment to the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder, and the Servicer shall furnish notification of the substance of such amendment to each Note Rating Agency. (d) It shall not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders under this Section 12.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Indenture Trustee may prescribe. (e) Any Indenture Supplement executed in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of the Indenture shall not be considered an amendment of this Agreement for the purposes of this Section 12.01. (f) The Owner Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s rights, duties, benefits, protections, privileges or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise. In connection with the execution of any amendment hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to receive the Opinion of Counsel described in subsection 12.02(d).
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Samples: Transfer and Servicing Agreement
Amendment; Waiver of Past Defaults. (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity, by a written instrument signed by each of them, without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the any Collateral Agent or any of the Noteholders; provided that (i) the each Transferor shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, dated the date of any such amendment, stating that the such Transferor reasonably believes that such amendment will not have an Adverse Effect and (ii) the Note Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied. Additionally, notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be amended by the Servicer, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity at the direction of the Transferor without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or any of the Noteholders to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be necessary or advisable in order to enable all or a portion of the Trust (x) to qualify as, and to permit an election to be made to cause the Trust to be treated as, a “financial asset securitization investment trust” as described in the provisions of Section 860L of the Internal Revenue Code, and (y) to avoid the imposition of state or local income or franchise taxes on the Trust’s property or its income; provided, however, that (A) the each Transferor delivers to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the applicable Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the proposed amendments meet the requirements set forth in this subsection and (B) such amendment does not affect the rights, duties, benefits, protections, privileges or immunities of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee (as such or in its individual capacity) or the applicable Collateral Agent hereunder. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity by a written instrument signed by each of them, without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or any of the Noteholders and without satisfaction of the Note Rating Agency Condition to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be necessary to satisfy accounting requirements under SFAS 140 and any related or successor accounting interpretations or requirements hereto for off-balance sheet treatment that existed under SFAS 140 for the Collateral of the Issuing Entity. Any amendments regarding the addition to or removal of Collateral Certificates or Receivables to or from the Trust as provided in Sections 2.12 and 2.13, executed in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be considered amendments to this Agreement; provided, however, that such amendments shall be exempt from the requirements described in subsections 12.01(a) and (b).
(b) This Agreement may also be amended in writing from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Trust, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing more than 66⅔% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes of all affected Series, Classes or Tranches for which the Transferor has not delivered an Officer’s Certificate stating that there is no Adverse Effect, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of or delay the timing of any distributions (changes in Early Amortization Events or Events of Default that decrease the likelihood of the occurrence thereof shall not be considered delays in the timing of distributions for purposes of this clause) to be made to Noteholders or deposits of amounts to be so distributed or the amount available under any Supplemental Credit Enhancement and any Derivative Agreement without the consent of each affected Noteholder, (ii) change the definition of or the manner of calculating the interest of any Noteholder without the consent of each affected Noteholder or (iii) reduce the aforesaid percentage required to consent to any such amendment without the consent of each Noteholder without the consent of the Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche evidencing more than 66⅔% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche.
(c) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent (other than an amendment pursuant to paragraph (a)), the Trust shall furnish notification of the substance of such amendment to the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder, and the Servicer shall furnish notification of the substance of such amendment to each Note Rating Agency.
(d) It shall not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders under this Section 12.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Indenture Trustee may prescribe.
(e) Any Indenture Supplement executed in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of the Indenture shall not be considered an amendment of this Agreement for the purposes of this Section 12.01.
(f) The Owner Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s rights, duties, benefits, protections, privileges or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise. In connection with the execution of any amendment hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to receive the Opinion of Counsel described in subsection 12.02(d).
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Samples: Transfer and Servicing Agreement (First Usa Credit Card Master Trust)
Amendment; Waiver of Past Defaults. (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity, by a written instrument signed by each of them, without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the any Collateral Agent or any of the Noteholders; provided that (i) the each Transferor shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, dated the date of any such amendment, stating that the such Transferor reasonably believes that such amendment will not have an Adverse Effect and (ii) the Note Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied. Additionally, notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be amended by the Servicer, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity at the direction of the Transferor without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or any of the Noteholders to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be necessary or advisable in order to enable all or a portion of the Trust (xi) to qualify as, and to permit an election to be made to cause the Trust to be treated as, a “financial asset securitization investment trust” as described in the provisions of Section 860L of the Internal Revenue Code, and (yii) to avoid the imposition of state or local income or franchise taxes imposed on the Trust’s property or its income; provided, however, that (Ai) the each Transferor delivers to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the applicable Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the proposed amendments meet the requirements set forth in this subsection and (Bii) such amendment does not affect the rights, duties, benefits, protections, privileges or immunities of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee (as such or in its individual capacity) or the applicable Collateral Agent hereunder. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity by a written instrument signed by each of them, without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or any of the Noteholders and without satisfaction of the Note Rating Agency Condition to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be necessary to satisfy accounting requirements under SFAS 140 and any related or successor accounting interpretations or requirements hereto for off-balance sheet treatment that existed under SFAS 140 for the Collateral of the Issuing Entity. Any amendments regarding the addition to or removal of Collateral Certificates or Receivables to or from the Trust as provided in Sections 2.12 and 2.13, executed in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall not be considered amendments to this Agreement; provided, however, that such amendments shall be exempt from Agreement for the requirements described in purpose of subsections 12.01(a) and (b).
(b) This Agreement may also be amended in writing from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Trust, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing more than 66⅔% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes of all affected Series, Classes or Tranches for which the Transferor has not delivered an Officer’s Certificate stating that there is no Adverse Effect, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of or delay the timing of any distributions (changes in Early Amortization Events or Events of Default that decrease the likelihood of the occurrence thereof shall not be considered delays in the timing of distributions for purposes of this clause) to be made to Noteholders or deposits of amounts to be so distributed or the amount available under any Supplemental Credit Enhancement and any Derivative Agreement without the consent of each affected Noteholder, (ii) change the definition of or the manner of calculating the interest of any Noteholder without the consent of each affected Noteholder or (iii) reduce the aforesaid percentage required to consent to any such amendment without the consent of each Noteholder without the consent of the Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche evidencing more than 66⅔% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche.
(c) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent (other than an amendment pursuant to paragraph (a)), the Trust shall furnish notification of the substance of such amendment to the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder, and the Servicer shall furnish notification of the substance of such amendment to each Note Rating Agency.
(d) It shall not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders under this Section 12.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Indenture Trustee may prescribe.
(e) Any Indenture Supplement executed in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of the Indenture shall not be considered an amendment of this Agreement for the purposes of this Section 12.01.
(f) The Owner Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s rights, duties, benefits, protections, privileges or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise. In connection with the execution of any amendment hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to receive the Opinion of Counsel described in subsection 12.02(d).more
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Samples: Transfer and Servicing Agreement (First Usa Credit Card Master Trust)
Amendment; Waiver of Past Defaults. (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the ServicerSellers, the Transferor, the Administrator Servicer and the Issuing EntityIssuer, by a with the prior written instrument signed by each of them, without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any of the Noteholders; provided that (i) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, dated the date of any such amendment, stating that the Transferor reasonably believes that such amendment will not have an Adverse Effect and (ii) the Note Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied. Additionally, notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be amended by the Servicer, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity at the direction of the Transferor without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or any of the Required Noteholders to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be necessary or advisable in order to enable all or a portion of the Trust (x) to qualify as, and to permit an election to be made to cause the Trust to be treated as, a “financial asset securitization investment trust” as described in the provisions of accordance with Section 860L of the Internal Revenue Code, and (y) to avoid the imposition of state or local income or franchise taxes on the Trust’s property or its income; provided, however, that (A) the Transferor delivers to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the proposed amendments meet the requirements set forth in this subsection and (B) such amendment does not affect the rights, duties, benefits, protections, privileges or immunities of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee (as such or in its individual capacity) or the Collateral Agent hereunder. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator and the Issuing Entity by a written instrument signed by each of them, without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or any of the Noteholders and without satisfaction 7.02 of the Note Rating Agency Condition to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be necessary to satisfy accounting requirements for off-balance sheet treatment that existed under SFAS 140 for the Collateral of the Issuing Entity. Any amendments regarding the addition or removal of Collateral Certificates or Receivables to or from the Trust as provided in Sections 2.12 and 2.13, executed in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be considered amendments to this Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such amendments shall be exempt from the requirements described in subsections 12.01(a) and (b).
(b) This Agreement may also be amended in writing from time to time by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Trust, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing more than 66⅔% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes of all affected Series, Classes or Tranches for which the Transferor has not delivered an Officer’s Certificate stating that there is no Adverse Effect, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall shall: (i) reduce in any manner the amount of or delay the timing of any distributions (changes in Early Amortization Events or Events of Default that decrease the likelihood of the occurrence thereof shall not be considered delays in the timing of distributions for purposes of this clauseamend Section 2.6(g)(i) to be made to Noteholders or deposits of amounts to be so distributed or the amount available under any Supplemental Credit Enhancement and any Derivative Agreement without the consent of each affected Noteholder, all of the Managing Agents; or (ii) change the definition of or the manner of calculating the interest of any Noteholder without the consent of each affected Noteholder or (iiiamend Section 2.6(g)(iii) reduce the aforesaid percentage required to consent to any such amendment without the consent of each Noteholder without the consent of the Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche evidencing more than 66⅔% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes of such Series, Class or TrancheManaging Agent related to each affected Noteholder.
(cb) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent (other than an amendment pursuant to paragraph (a)), the Trust Issuer shall furnish notification of the substance of such amendment to the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Administrative Agent and each NoteholderManaging Agent.
(c) The Administrative Agent (acting at the instructions of all of the Managing Agents with respect to any requested waiver of any default by the Sellers or the Servicer in the performance of any of their obligations under Section 2.6(e), Section 2.6(g)(v), Section 2.6(i), the second sentence of Section 2.6(l), Section 2.7, Section 3.2(g) or Section 3.2(h) and acting at the instructions of the Required Noteholders with respect to any requested waiver of any other default by the Sellers or the Servicer) may, on behalf of all Noteholders, waive any default by the Sellers or the Servicer in the performance of their respective obligations and duties hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the Servicer shall furnish notification of the substance of such amendment to each Note Rating Agencyextent expressly so waived.
(d) It shall not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders under this Section 12.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Indenture Trustee may prescribe.
(e) Any Indenture Supplement executed in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of the Indenture shall not be considered an amendment of this Agreement for the purposes of this Section 12.01.
(f) The Owner Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment to this Agreement which affects the Owner Indenture Trustee’s rights, duties, benefits, protections, privileges duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise. In connection with the execution of any amendment hereunder, the Owner Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive the Opinion of Counsel described in subsection 12.02(dSection 6.2(d).
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Samples: Sale and Servicing Agreement (Electronic Data Systems Corp /De/)