ISDA ® International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. MASTER AGREEMENT dated as of April 26, 2007
Exhibit 99.4
(Multicurrency – Cross Border)
ISDA ®
International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of April 26, 2007
CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES ASSET | and | DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK | ||
TRUST 2007-1 | BRANCH |
have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a “Transaction”) that
are or will be governed by this Master Agreement, which includes the schedule (the “Schedule”),
and the documents and other confirming evidence (each a “Confirmation”) exchanged between the
parties confirming those Transactions.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:
1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions. The terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will have the meanings therein
specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b) Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and the
other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will prevail. In the event of any
inconsistency between the provisions of any Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the
Schedule), such Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant Transaction.
(c) Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master
Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement between the parties (collectively referred
to as this “Agreement”), and the parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.
2. Obligations
(a) General Conditions.
(i) Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each Confirmation to
be made by it, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement
(ii) Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value on that date in the
place of the account specified in the relevant Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to this
Agreement, in freely transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments in the
required currency. Where settlement is by delivery (that is, other than by payment), such
delivery will be made for receipt on the due date in the manner customary for the relevant
obligation unless otherwise specified in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this
Agreement.
(iii) Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to (1) the condition
precedent that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the other
party has occurred and is continuing, (2) The condition precedent that no Early Termination
Date in respect of the relevant Transaction has occurred or been effectively designated and
(3) each other applicable condition precedent specified in this Agreement.
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(b) Change of Account. Either party may change its account for receiving a payment or delivery by
giving notice to the other party at least five Local Business Days prior to the scheduled date for
the payment or delivery to which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice
of a reasonable objection to such change.
(c) Netting. If on any date amounts would otherwise be payable:-
(i) | in the same currency; and | ||
(ii) | in respect of the same Transaction, |
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each party’s obligation to make payment of any such
amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would
otherwise have been payable by one party exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have
been payable by the other party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger
aggregate amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the larger
aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.
The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount will be determined
in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the same currency in respect of such
Transactions, regardless of whether such amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction.
The election may be made in the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph (ii)
above will not apply to the Transactions identified as being subject to the election, together with
the starting date (in which case subparagraph (ii) above will not, or will cease to, apply to such
Transactions from such date). This election may be made separately for different groups of
Transactions and will apply separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make
and receive payments or deliveries.
(d) Deduction or Withholding for Tax.
(i) Gross-Up. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required by
any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue
authority, then in effect. If a party is so required to deduct or withhold, then that party
(“X”) will: —
(1) promptly notify the other party (“Y”) of such requirement;
(2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted or withheld
(including the full amount required to be deducted or withheld from any additional amount
paid by X to Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining that such
deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice that such amount has been assessed
against Y;
(3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or other documentation
reasonably acceptable to Y. evidencing such payment to such authorities; and
(4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y. in addition to the payment to which Y is
otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that
the net amount actually received by Y (free and clear of Indemnifiable Taxes, whether
assessed against X or Y) will equal the full amount Y would have received had no such
deduction or withholding been required. However, X will not be required to pay any additional
amount to Y to the extent that it would not be required to be paid but for: —
(A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i),
4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f) to be accurate and true
unless such failure would not have occurred but for (I) any action taken by a taxing
authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a
Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with
respect to a party to this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax Law.
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(ii) Liability. If:-
(1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction or withholding in respect of which
X would not be required to pay an additional amount to Y under Section 2(d)(i)(4);
(2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and
(3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against X,
then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability resulting from
such Tax, Y will promptly pay to X the amount of such liability (including any related
liability for interest, but including any related liability for penalties only if Y has
failed to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or
4(d)).
(e) Default Interest; Other Amounts. Prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early
Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction, a party that defaults in the performance
of any payment obligation will, to the extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be
required to pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other
party on demand in the same currency as such overdue amount, for the period from (and including)
the original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date of actual payment, at the Default
Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of
days elapsed. If, prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in
respect of the relevant Transaction, a party defaults in the performance of any obligation
required to be settled by delivery, it will compensate the other party on demand if and to the
extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.
3. Representations
Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be repeated by
each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into and, in the case of the
representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the termination of this Agreement) that: —
(a) Basic Representations.
(i) Status. It is duly organised and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its organisation or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing;
(ii) Powers. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other documentation relating to
this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Agreement and any other documentation
relating to this Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver and to perform
its obligations under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any Credit Support
Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorise such
execution, delivery and performance;
(iii) No Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance do not violate or
conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any
order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its
assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;
(iv) Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained by it
with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party have been
obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been
complied with; and
(v) Obligations Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any Credit Support Document to
which it is a party constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganisation,
insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as
to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)).
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(b) Absence of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or, to its
knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or
circumstance would occur as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(c) Absence of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it or any
of its Affiliates any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal,
governmental body, agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality,
validity or enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it
is a party or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or such Credit Support
Document.
(d) Accuracy of Specified Information. All applicable information that is furnished in writing by
or on behalf of it to the other party and is identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the
Schedule is, as of the date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material
respect.
(e) Payer Tax Representation. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made
by it for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f) Payee Tax Representations. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it
for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
4. Agreements
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have any obligation under
this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party:-
(a) Furnish Specified Information. It will deliver to the other party or, in certain
cases under subparagraph (iii) below, to such government or taxing authority as the other party
reasonably directs:-
(i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in the Schedule or any
Confirmation;
(ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and
(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that may be required or
reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such other party or its Credit Support
Provider to make a payment under this Agreement or any applicable Credit Support Document
without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction or
withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or submission of such
form or document would not materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the party
in receipt of such demand), with any such form or document to be accurate and completed in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and to be delivered
with any reasonably required certification,
in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if none is specified,
as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) Maintain Authorisations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and
effect all consents of any governmental or other authority that are required to be obtained by it
with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and will use
all reasonable efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in the future.
(c) Comply with Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and orders
to which it may be subject if failure so to comply would materially impair its ability to perform
its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(d) Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made by it under Section
3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of such failure.
(e) Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon
it or in respect of its execution or performance of this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated,
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organised, managed and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in which a branch or office
through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is located (“Stamp Tax Jurisdiction”)
and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon the other party or
in respect of the other party’s execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax
Jurisdiction which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other party.
5. Events of Default and Termination Events
(a) Events of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any of the following
events constitutes an event of default (an “Event of Default”) with respect to such party:-
(i) Failure to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when due, any payment under this
Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) required to be made by it if such failure
is not remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is
given to the party;
(ii) Breach of Agreement. Failure by the party to comply with or perform any agreement or
obligation (other than an obligation to make any payment under this Agreement or delivery
under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) or to give notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or
obligation under Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by the
party in accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied on or before the
thirtieth day after notice of such failure is given to the party;
(iii) Credit Support Default.
(1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to comply with or perform
any agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by it in accordance with any
Credit Support Document if such failure is continuing after any applicable grace period has
elapsed;
(2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or the failing or ceasing of
such Credit Support Document to be in full force and effect for the purpose of this Agreement
(in either case other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the satisfaction of all
obligations of such party under each Transaction to which such Credit Support Document
relates without the written consent of the other party; or
(3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in
whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Credit Support Document;
(iv) Misrepresentation. A representation (other than a representation under Section 3(e) or (f))
made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the party or any Credit Support
Provider of such party in this Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been
incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been
made or repeated;
(v) Default under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
any applicable Specified Entity of such party (1) defaults under a Specified Transaction and,
after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a
liquidation of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that
Specified Transaction, (2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement
or grace period, in making any payment or delivery due on the last payment, delivery or
exchange date of, or any payment on early termination of, a Specified Transaction (or such
default continues for at least three Local Business Days if there is no applicable notice
requirement or grace period) or (3) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or
in part, a Specified Transaction (or such action is taken by any person or entity appointed or
empowered to operate it or act on its behalf);
(vi) Cross Default. If “Cross Default” is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, the
occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event of default or other similar condition or event
(however
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described) in respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such party under one or more agreements or instruments
relating to Specified Indebtedness of any of them (individually or collectively) in an
aggregate amount of not less than the applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the
Schedule) which has resulted in such Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at
such time of being declared, due and payable under such agreements or instruments, before it
would otherwise have been due and payable or (2) a default by such party, such Credit Support
Provider or such Specified Entity (individually or collectively) in making one or more
payments on the due date thereof in an aggregate amount of not less than the applicable
Threshold Amount under such agreements or instruments (after giving effect to any applicable
notice requirement or grace period);
(vii) Bankruptcy. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified
Entity of such party:-
(1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes
insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally
to pay its debts as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or
composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4) institutes or has instituted
against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief
under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a
petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such
proceeding or petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition (A)
results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the
making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation or (B) is not dismissed, discharged,
stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof;
(5) has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than
pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes subject to the
appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee,
custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (7)
has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress,
execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied enforced or sued on or
against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or
any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30
days thereafter; (8) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the
applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified
in clauses (1) to (7) (inclusive); or (9) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating
its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or
(viii) Merger Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support Provider of such party
consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially
all its assets to, another entity and, at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger or transfer:-
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations of such
party or such Credit Support Provider under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to
which it or its predecessor was a party by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement
reasonably satisfactory to the other party to this Agreement; or
(2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend (without the consent of the other
party) to the performance by such resulting, surviving or transferee entity of its
obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any event specified
below constitutes an Illegality if the event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event
is specified in (ii) below or a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in (iii) below,
and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event
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Upon Merger if the event is specified pursuant to (iv) below or an Additional Termination
Event if the event is specified pursuant to (v) below:-
(i) Illegality. Due to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law after the date on
which a Transaction is entered into, or due to the promulgation of, or any change in, the
interpretation by any court tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of
any applicable law after such date, it becomes unlawful (other than as a result of a breach
by the party of Section 4(b)) for such party (which will be the Affected Party):-
(1) to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery or to
receive a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction or to comply with any other
material provision of this Agreement relating to such Transaction; or
(2) to perform, or for any Credit Support Provider of such party to perform, any
contingent or other obligation which the party (or such Credit Support Provider) has
under any Credit Support Document relating to such Transaction;
(ii) Tax Event. Due to (x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of
competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is entered into
(regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this
Agreement) or (y) a Change in Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party) will, or
there is a substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date
(1) be required to pay to the other party an additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable
Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or
6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount is required to be deducted or withheld
for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) 6(e))
and no additional amount is required to be paid in respect of such Tax under Section
2(d)(i)(4) (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B));
(iii) Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the “Burdened Party”) on the next succeeding Scheduled
Payment Date will either (1) be required to pay an additional amount in respect of an
Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e),
6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been deducted or withheld
for or on account of any Indemnifiable Tax in respect of which the other party is not
required to pay an additional amount (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)),
in either case as a result of a party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or
into, or transferring all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (which will be
the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute an event described in Section
5(a)(viii);
(iv) Credit Event Upon Merger. If “Credit Event Upon Merger” is specified in the Schedule as
applying to the party, such party (“X”), any Credit Support Provider of X or any applicable
Specified Entity of X consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers
all or substantially all its assets to, another entity and such action does not constitute an
event described in Section 5(a)(viii) but the creditworthiness of the resulting, surviving or
transferee entity is materially weaker than that of X, such Credit Support Provider or such
Specified Entity, as the case may be, immediately prior to such action (and, in such event, X
or its successor or transferee, as appropriate, will be the Affected Party); or
(v) Additional Termination Event. If any “Additional Termination Event” is specified in the
Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence of such event (and, in such event,
the Affected Party or Affected Parties shall be as specified for such Additional Termination
Event in the Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c) Event of Default and Illegality. If an event or circumstance which would otherwise constitute
or give rise to an Event of Default also constitutes an Illegality, it will be treated as an
Illegality and will not constitute an Event of Default.
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6. Early Termination
(a) Right to Terminate Following Event of Default. If at any time an Event of Default with respect
to a party (the “Defaulting Party”) has occurred and is then continuing, the other party (the
“Non-defaulting Party”) may, by not more than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying
the relevant Event of Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as
an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however, “Automatic
Early Termination” is specified in the Schedule as applying to a party, then an Early Termination
Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions will occur immediately upon the occurrence with
respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1), (3), (5), (6) or,
to the extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time immediately preceding the institution of
the relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant petition upon the occurrence with
respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or, to the extent
analogous thereto, (8).
(b) Right to Terminate Following Termination Event.
(i) Notice. If a Termination Event occurs, an Affected Party will, promptly upon becoming
aware of it, notify the other party, specifying the nature of that Termination Event and each
Affected Transaction and will also give such other information about that Termination Event as
the other party may reasonably require.
(ii) Transfer to Avoid Termination Event. If either an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or
a Tax Event occurs and there is only one Affected Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs
and the Burdened Party is the Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its
right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), use all reasonable
efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss, excluding immaterial, incidental
expenses) to transfer within 20 days after it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its
rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions to
another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases to exist.
If the Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give notice to the other
party to that effect within such 20 day period, whereupon the other party may effect such a
transfer within 30 days after the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).
Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and conditional
upon the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be withheld if such
other party’s policies in effect at such time would permit it to enter into transactions with
the transferee on the terms proposed.
(iii) Two Affected Parties. If an Illegality under section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event occurs
and there are two Affected Parties, each party will use all reasonable efforts to reach
agreement within 30 days after notice thereof is given under Section 6(b)(i) on action to
avoid that Termination Event.
(iv) Right to Terminate. If: -
(1) a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section 6(b)(iii), as the
case may be, has not been effected with respect to all Affected Transactions within 30
days after an Affected Party gives notice under Section 6(b)(i); or
(2) an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional
Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is
not the Affected Party,
either party in the case of an Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case of a Tax Event Upon
Merger, any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event or an Additional Termination Event if
there is more than one Affected Party, or the party which is not the Affected Party in the
case of a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event if there is only one
Affected Party may, by not more than 20 days notice to the other party and provided that the
relevant Termination Event is then
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continuing, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early
Termination Date in respect of all Affected Transactions.
(c) Effect of Designation.
(i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section 6(a) or (b), the
Early Termination Date will occur on the date so designated, whether or not the relevant Event
of Default or Termination Event is then continuing.
(ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date, no further
payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in respect of the Terminated Transactions
will be required to be made, but without prejudice to the other provisions of this Agreement.
The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall be determined
pursuant to Section 6(e).
(d) Calculations.
(i) Statement. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an Early
Termination Date, each party will make the calculations on its part, if any, contemplated by
Section 6(e) and will provide to the other party a statement (1) showing, in reasonable
detail, such calculations (including all relevant quotations and specifying any amount payable
under Section 6(e)) and (2) giving details of the relevant account to which any amount payable
to it is to be paid. In the absence of written confirmation from the source of a quotation
obtained in determining a Market Quotation, the records of the party obtaining such quotation
will be conclusive evidence of the existence and accuracy of such quotation.
(ii) Payment Date. An amount calculated as being due in respect of any Early Termination Date
under Section 6(e) will be payable on the day that notice of the amount payable is effective
(in the case of an Early Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a result of an
Event of Default) and on the day which is two Local Business Days after the day on which
notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early Termination Date which is
designated as a result of a Termination Event). Such amount will be paid together with (to
the extent permitted under applicable law) interest thereon (before as well as after
judgment) in the Termination Currency, from (and including) the relevant Early Termination
Date to (but excluding) the date such amount is paid, at the Applicable Rate. Such interest
will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed.
(e) Payments on Early Termination. If an Early Termination Date occurs, the following provisions
shall apply based on the parties’ election in the Schedule of a payment measure, either “Market
Quotation” or “Loss”, and a payment method, either the “First Method” or the “Second Method”. If
the parties fail to designate a payment measure or payment method in the Schedule, it will be
deemed that “Market Quotation” or the “Second Method”, as the case may be, shall apply. The
amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this
Section will be subject to any Set-off.
(i) Events of Default. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default:-
(1) First Method and Market Quotation. If the First Method and Market Quotation apply,
the Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party the excess, if a positive
number, of (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting Party)
in respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency Equivalent of the
Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party over (B) the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party.
(2) First Method and Loss. If the First Method and Loss apply, the Defaulting Party
will pay to the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive number, the Non-defaulting Party’s
Loss in respect of this Agreement.
(3) Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and Market Quotation apply,
an amount will be payable equal to (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by
the
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Non-defaulting Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination
Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party less (B) the
Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party. If
that amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the
Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the
absolute value of that amount to the Defaulting Party.
(4) Second Method and Loss. If the Second Method and Loss apply, an amount will be
payable equal to the Non-defaulting Party’s Loss in respect of this Agreement. If that
amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting
Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value
of that amount to the Defaulting Party.
(ii) Termination Events. If the Early Termination Date results from a Termination Event:-
(1) One Affected Party. If there is one Affected Party, the amount payable will be
determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if Market Quotation applies, or
Section 6(e)(i)(4). if Loss applies, except that, in either case, references to the
Defaulting Party and to the Non-defaulting Party will be deemed to be references to the
Affected Party and the party which is not the Affected Party, respectively, and, if
Loss applies and fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, Loss shall be
calculated in respect of all Terminated Transactions.
(2) Two Affected Parties. If there are two Affected Parties:-
(A) if Market Quotation applies, each party will determine a Settlement Amount in
respect of the Terminated Transactions, and an amount will be payable equal to (I)
the sum of (a) one-half of the difference between the Settlement Amount of the
party with the higher Settlement Amount (“X”) and the Settlement Amount of the
party with the lower Settlement Amount (“Y”) and (b) the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (II) the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Y; and
(B) if Loss applies, each party will determine its Loss in respect of this Agreement
(or, if fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, in respect of all
Terminated Transactions) and an amount will be payable equal to one-half of the
difference between the Loss of the party with the higher Loss (“X”) and the Loss of
the party with the lower Loss (“Y”).
If the amount payable is a positive number, Y will pay it to X; if it is a negative
number, X will pay the absolute value of that amount to Y.
(iii) Adjustment for Bankruptcy. In circumstances where an Early Termination Date occurs
because “Automatic Early Termination” applies in respect of a party, the amount determined
under this Section 6(e) will be subject to such adjustments as are appropriate and permitted
by law to reflect any payments or deliveries made by one party to the other under this
Agreement (and retained by such other party) during the period from the relevant Early
Termination Date to the date for payment determined under Section 6(d)(ii).
(iv) Pre-Estimate. The parties agree that if Market Quotation applies an amount recoverable
under this Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate of loss and not a penalty. Such amount
is payable for the loss of bargain and the loss of protection against future risks and except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement neither party will be entitled to recover any
additional damages as a consequence of such losses.
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7. Transfer
Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under this
Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) by either party without the
prior written consent of the other party, except that:-
(a) a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a consolidation or amalgamation
with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all or substantially all its assets to, another entity
(but without prejudice to any other right or remedy under this Agreement); and
(b) a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any amount payable to it
from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).
Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be void.
8. Contractual Currency
(a) Payment in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this Agreement will be made in the
relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that payment (the “Contractual Currency”). To
the extent permitted by applicable law, any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the
Contractual Currency will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than
the Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual receipt by the
party to which payment is owed, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the
currency so tendered into the Contractual Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency
of all amounts payable in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the amount in the
Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in
respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment will, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, immediately pay such additional amount in the Contractual Currency as may be
necessary to compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual
Currency so received exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this
Agreement, the party receiving the payment will refund promptly the amount of such excess.
(b) Judgments. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or order expressed in a
currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered (i) for the payment of any amount owing in
respect of this Agreement, (ii) for the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in
respect of this Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the
payment of any amount described in (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking recovery, after recovery
in full of the aggregate amount to which such party is entitled pursuant to the judgment or order,
will be entitled to receive immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the
Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency
and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of the Contractual Currency received by such
party as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency if such shortfall or such excess arises
or results from any variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is
converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of such judgment or order
and the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good
faith in converting the currency received into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the
Contractual Currency with the amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by
such party. The term “rate of exchange” includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs of
exchange payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency.
(c) Separate Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these indemnities constitute
separate and independent obligations from the other obligations in this Agreement, will be
enforceable as separate and independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence
granted by the party to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being
obtained or claim or proof being made for any other sums payable in respect of this Agreement.
(d) Evidence of Loss. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be sufficient for a party to
demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual exchange or purchase been made.
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9. Miscellaneous
(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the
parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all oral communication and prior writings
with respect thereto.
(b) Amendments. No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement will be
effective unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by a facsimile transmission) and
executed by each of the parties or confirmed by an exchange of telexes or electronic messages on
an electronic messaging system.
(c) Survival of Obligations. Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and 6(c)(ii), the obligations
of the parties under this Agreement will survive the termination of any Transaction.
(d) Remedies Cumulative. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers, remedies and
privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers,
remedies and privileges provided by law.
(e) Counterparts and Confirmations.
(i) This Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it) may be
executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission), each of which
will be deemed an original.
(ii) The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each Transaction from the
moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or otherwise). A Confirmation shall be
entered into as soon as practicable and may be executed and delivered in counterparts
(including by facsimile transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes or by an
exchange of electronic messages on an electronic messaging system, which in each case will be
sufficient for all purposes to evidence a binding supplement to this Agreement. The parties
will specify therein or through another effective means that any such counterpart, telex or
electronic message constitutes a Confirmation.
(f) No Waiver of Rights. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect
of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of
any right, power or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise,
of that right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(g) Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement.
10. Offices; Multibranch Parties
(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that enters into a
Transaction through an Office other than its head or home office represents to the other party
that, notwithstanding the place of booking office or jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation
of such party, the obligations of such party are the same as if it
had entered into the Transaction through its head or home office. This representation will be
deemed to be repeated by such party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into.
(b) Neither party may change the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries
for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior written consent of the other party.
(c) If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such Multibranch Party may make
and receive payments or deliveries under any Transaction through any Office listed in the
Schedule, and the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to
a Transaction will be specified in the relevant Confirmation.
11. Expenses
A Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other party for and against all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and Stamp Tax, incurred by such other
party by reason of the enforcement and protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document
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to which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination of any Transaction,
including, but not limited to, costs of collection.
12. Notices
(a) Effectiveness. Any notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be given in
any manner set forth below (except that a notice or other communication under Section 5 or 6 may
not be given by facsimile transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or
in accordance with the electronic messaging system details provided (see the Schedule) and will be
deemed effective as
indicated: —
indicated: —
(i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it is delivered;
(ii) if sent by telex, on the date the recipient’s answerback is received;
(iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is received by a
responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed that the burden of
proving receipt will be on the sender and will not be met by a transmission report generated
by the sender’s facsimile machine);
(iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent (return
receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered or its delivery is attempted; or
(v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic message is received,
unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as applicable, is
not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received, as
applicable, after the close of business on a Local Business Day, in which case that communication
shall be deemed given and effective on the first following day that is a Local Business Day.
(b) Change of Addresses. Either party may by notice to the other change the address, telex or
facsimile number or electronic messaging system details at which notices or other communications
are to be given to it.
13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law
specified in the Schedule.
(b) Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this Agreement
(“Proceedings”), each party irrevocably: —
(i) submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts, if this Agreement is expressed to be
governed by English law, or to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
New York and the United States
District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, if this Agreement is
expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New York; and
(ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any
Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been
brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to such
Proceedings, that such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party.
Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other
jurisdiction (outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law, the
Contracting States, as defined in Section 1(3) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Xxx 0000 or
any modification, extension or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the
bringing of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of Proceedings in
any other jurisdiction.
(c) Service of Process. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process Agent (if any) specified
opposite its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and on its behalf, service of process in any
Proceedings. If for any
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reason any party’s Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will promptly notify the
other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to the other party.
The parties irrevocably consent to service of process given in the manner provided for notices in
Section 12. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of either party to serve process in
any other manner permitted by law.
(d) Waiver of Immunities. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or
intended use), all immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit,
(ii) jurisdiction of any court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for specific performance
or for recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its assets (whether before or after judgment) and
(v) execution or enforcement of any judgment to which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise
be entitled in any Proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not claim any such immunity in any Proceedings.
14. Definitions
As used in this Agreement:-
“Additional Termination Event” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Affected Party” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Affected Transactions” means (a) with respect to any Termination Event consisting of an
Illegality, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all Transactions affected by the occurrence of
such Termination Event and (b) with respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions.
“Affiliate” means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any entity controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the
person or any entity directly or indirectly under common control with the person. For this
purpose, “control” of any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of the
entity or person.
“Applicable Rate” means:-
(a) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section
2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(b) in respect of an obligation to pay an amount under Section 6(e) of either party from and after
the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii)) on which that amount is payable, the
Default Rate;
(c) in respect of all other obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for
Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate; and
(d) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.
“Burdened Party” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Change in Tax Law” means the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification of, or any change
in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or official interpretation of any law) that
occurs on or after the date on which the relevant Transaction is entered into.
“consent” includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption, notice, filing,
registration or exchange control consent.
“Credit Event Upon Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Credit Support Document” means any agreement or instrument that is specified as such in this
Agreement.
“Credit Support Provider” has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
“Default Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual
cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it were to fund or of funding the relevant
amount plus 1% per annum.
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“Defaulting Party” has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
“Early Termination Date” means the date determined in accordance with Section 6(a) or 6(b)(iv).
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if applicable, in the Schedule.
“Illegality” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Indemnifiable Tax” means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed in respect of a
payment under this Agreement but for a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of
the government or taxation authority imposing such Tax and the recipient of such payment or a
person related to such recipient (including, without limitation, a connection arising from such
recipient or related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction, or
being or having been organised, present or engaged in a trade or business in such jurisdiction, or
having or having bad a permanent establishment or fixed place of business in such jurisdiction, but
excluding a connection arising solely from such recipient or related person having executed,
delivered, performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or a
Credit Support Document).
“law” includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the case of tax matters, by the
practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority) and “lawful” and “unlawful” will be
construed accordingly.
“Local Business Day” means, subject to the Schedule, a day on which commercial banks are open for
business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) (a) in relation to
any obligation under Section 2(a)(i), in the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation or,
if not so specified, as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined pursuant to
provisions contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement, (b) in relation to any
other payment, in the place where the relevant account is located and, if different, in the
principal financial centre, if any, of the currency of such payment, (c) in relation to any notice
or other communication, including notice contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), in the city specified
in the address for notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by
Section 2(b), in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and (d) in relation to
Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for performance with respect to such Specified
Transaction.
“Loss” means, with respect to this Agreement or one or more Terminated Transactions, as the case
may be, and a party, the Termination Currency Equivalent of an amount that party reasonably
determines in good faith to be its total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a
negative number) in connection with this Agreement or that Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, including any loss of bargain, cost of funding or, at
the election of such party but without duplication, loss or cost incurred as a result of its
terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position (or any
gain resulting from any of them). Loss includes losses and costs (or gains) in respect of any
payment or delivery required to have been made (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition
precedent) on or before the relevant Early Termination Date and not made, except, so as to avoid
duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(1) or (3) or 6(e)(ii)(2)(A) applies. Loss does not include a
party’s legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses referred to under Section 11. A party will determine
its Loss as of the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if that is not reasonably practicable, as
of the earliest date thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A party may (but need not) determine
its Loss by reference to quotations of relevant rates or prices from one or more leading dealers in
the relevant markets.
“Market Quotation” means, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions and a party making
the determination, an amount determined on the basis of quotations from Reference Market-makers.
Each quotation will be for an amount, if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as a
negative number) or by such party (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an
agreement between such party (taking into account any existing Credit Support Document with respect
to the obligations of such party) and the quoting Reference Market-maker to enter into a
transaction (the “Replacement Transaction”) that would have the effect of preserving for such
party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was
absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) by
the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have
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been required after that date. For this purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any
payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required
(assuming satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is to be included. The
Replacement Transaction would be subject to such documentation as such party and the Reference
Market-maker may, in good faith, agree. The party making the determination (or its agent) will
request each Reference
Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent reasonably practicable as of the same day and
time
without regard to different time zones) on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant
Early Termination Date. The day and time as of which those quotations are to be obtained will be
selected in good faith by the party obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), and, if
each party is so obliged, after consultation with the other. If more than three quotations are
provided, the Market Quotation will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations, without regard to the
quotations having the highest and lowest values. If exactly three such quotations are provided,
the Market Quotation will be the quotation remaining after disregarding the highest and lowest
quotations. For this purpose, if more than one quotation has the same highest value or lowest
value, then one of such quotations shall be disregarded. If fewer than three quotations are
provided, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in respect of such Terminated Transaction or
group
of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.
“Non-default Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any
actual cost)
to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it) if it were to fund the relevant amount.
“Non-defaulting Party” has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
“Office” means a branch or office of a party, which may be such party’s head or home office.
“Potential Event of Default” means any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time
or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Reference Market-makers” means four leading dealers in the relevant market selected by the party
determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from among dealers of the highest credit standing
which satisfy all the criteria that such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether to
offer or to make
an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such dealers having an office
in the same city.
“Relevant Jurisdiction” means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in which the party is
incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, (b) where an Office
through which the party is acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which the party
executes this Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such payment is
made.
“Scheduled Payment Date” means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be made under Section
2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
“Set-off” means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or withholding or
similar right
or requirement to which the payer of an amount under Section 6 is entitled or subject (whether
arising under
this Agreement, another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that is exercised by, or imposed on,
such payer.
“Settlement Amount” means, with respect to a party and any Early Termination Date, the sum of:-
(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether positive or negative) for
each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation is
determined;
and
(b) such party’s Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts)
for
each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot
be determined or would not (in the reasonable belief of the party making the determination) produce
a commercially reasonable result.
“Specified Entity” has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
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“Specified Indebtedness” means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether present or future,
contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) in respect of borrowed money.
“Specified Transaction” means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction (including an agreement
with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into between one party to this Agreement
(or any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party) and
the other party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such other party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is a rate swap transaction, basis swap,
forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or
equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap
transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate
swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with
respect to any of these transactions), (b) any combination of these transactions and (c) any other
transaction identified as a Specified Transaction in this Agreement or the relevant confirmation.
“Stamp Tax” means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.
“Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature
(including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is imposed by any government or other
taxing authority in
respect of any payment under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration, documentation or
similar tax.
“Tax Event” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Tax Event Upon Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Terminated Transactions” means with respect to any Early Termination Date (a) if resulting from a
Termination Event, all affected Transactions and (b) if resulting from an Event of Default, all
Transactions
(in either case) in effect immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating that
Early Termination Date (or, if “Automatic Early Termination” applies, immediately before that Early
Termination Date).
“Termination Currency” has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
“Termination Currency Equivalent” means, in respect of any amount denominated in the Termination
Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of any amount denominated in a currency
other than the Termination Currency (the “Other Currency”), the amount in the Termination Currency
determined
by the party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such amount of such
Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if the relevant Market Quotation or
Loss (as the case may be), is determined as of a later date, that later date, with the Termination
Currency at the rate equal to
the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent (selected as provided below) for the purchase
of such
Other Currency with the Termination Currency at or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such
foreign exchange agent is located) on such date as would be customary for the determination of such
a rate for the purchase of such Other Currency for value on the relevant Early Termination Date or
that later date. The
foreign exchange agent will, if only one party is obliged to make a determination under Section
6(e), be
selected in good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.
“Termination Event” means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger or, if specified to
be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event.
“Termination Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the cost (without proof
or
evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified by such party) if it were to fund or of
funding such amounts.
“Unpaid Amounts” owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination Date, the aggregate
of
(a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or that would have
become payable but for Section 2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or prior to such
Early Termination
Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date and (b) in respect of each
Terminated Transaction, for each obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but
for
Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or prior to such Early
Termination Date
and which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination Date, an amount equal to the fair
market
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value of that which was (or would have been) required to be delivered as of the originally
scheduled date
for delivery, in each case together with (to the extent permitted under applicable law) interest,
in the currency
of such amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or obligations were or would have been
required
to have been paid or performed to (but excluding) such Early Termination Date, at the Applicable
Rate. Such amounts of interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual
number of days
elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause (b) above shall be
reasonably
determined by the party obliged to make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if each party is
so obliged,
it shall be the average of the Termination Currency Equivalents of the fair market values
reasonably determined by both parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective dates
specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES ASSET TRUST 0000-0 |
XXXXXXXX BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH |
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By:
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Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee |
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Name:
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Title:
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Attorney-In-Fact | Title: | Vice President | |||||
Date:
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/s/ XXXXX XXXXXXX
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | Name: | Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
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Date: | Date: |
SCHEDULE
TO THE
ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT (Multicurrency-Cross Border)
(this “Agreement”)
dated as of April 26, 2007
between
(the “Trust”)
and
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
(the “Counterparty”)
Part 1. Termination Provisions
(a) “Specified Entity” means in relation to the Counterparty for the purpose of:
Section 5(a)(v), none
Section 5(a)(vi), none
Section 5(a)(vii), none
Section 5(b)(iv), none
Section 5(a)(vi), none
Section 5(a)(vii), none
Section 5(b)(iv), none
and in relation to the Trust for the purpose of:
Section 5(a)(v), none
Section 5(a)(vi), none
Section 5(a)(vii), none
Section 5(b)(iv), none
Section 5(a)(vi), none
Section 5(a)(vii), none
Section 5(b)(iv), none
(b) All references to “Potential Events of Default” in this Agreement shall be deleted.
(c) Events of Default.
(i) The statement below that an Event of Default will apply to a specific party means that
upon the occurrence of such an Event of Default with respect to such party, the other party shall
have the rights of a Non-defaulting Party under Section 6 of this Agreement; conversely, the
statement below that such event will not apply to a specific party means that the other party shall
not have such rights.
(A) The “Failure to Pay or Deliver” provisions of Section 5(a)(i) will apply to the
Counterparty and will apply to the Trust.
(B) The “Breach of Agreement” provisions of Section 5(a)(ii) will apply to the
Counterparty and will not apply to the Trust.
(C) The “Credit Support Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(iii) will apply to the
Counterparty and will not apply to the Trust except that Section 5(a)(iii)(1) will apply to
the Trust solely in respect of the Trust’s obligations under Paragraph 3(b) of the Credit
Support Annex; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section
5(a)(iii)(1), any failure by the Counterparty to comply with or perform any obligation to be
complied with or performed by the Counterparty under the Credit Support Annex shall not
constitute an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(iii) unless a “Credit Downgrade” (as
described in the Confirmations) has occurred and been continuing for 30 or more days.
(D) The “Misrepresentation” provisions of Section 5(a)(iv) will apply to the
Counterparty and will not apply to the Trust.
(E) The “Default under Specified Transaction” provisions of Section 5(a)(v) will not
apply to the Counterparty and will not apply to the Trust.
(F) The “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will apply to the Counterparty
and will not apply to the Trust. For purposes of Section 5(a)(vi), solely with respect to
the Counterparty:
Section 5(a)(vi) is hereby amended by adding the following words at the end
thereof:
“provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, an Event of Default
shall not occur under either (1) or (2) above if (A) (I) the default, or
other similar event or condition referred to in (1) or the failure to pay
referred to in (2) is a failure to pay or deliver caused by an error or
omission of an administrative or operational nature, and (II) funds or the
asset to be delivered were available to such party to enable it to make the
relevant payment or delivery when due and (III) such payment or delivery is
made within three (3) Local Business Days following receipt of written notice
from an interested party of such failure to pay, or (B) such party was
precluded from paying, or was unable to pay, using reasonable means, through
the office of the party through which it was acting for purposes of the
relevant Specified Indebtedness, by reason of force majeure, act of State,
illegality or impossibility.”
“Specified Indebtedness” will have the meaning specified in Section 14,
except that such term shall not include obligations in respect of deposits
received in the ordinary course of the Counterparty’s banking business.
“Threshold Amount” means with respect to the Counterparty an amount equal to
three percent (3%) of the Shareholders’ Equity of the Counterparty or, if
applicable, the Eligible Guarantor.
“Shareholders’ Equity” means with respect to an entity, at any time, the sum
(as shown in the most recent annual audited financial statements of
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such entity) of (i) its capital stock (including preferred stock)
outstanding, taken at par value, (ii) its capital surplus and (iii) its
retained earnings, minus (iv) treasury stock, each to be determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the country in
which the Counterparty is organized.
(G) The “Bankruptcy” provisions of Section 5(a)(vii) will apply to the Counterparty and
will apply to the Trust except that the provisions of Section 5(a)(vii)(2), (4), (6) (to the
extent that such provisions refer to any appointment contemplated or effected by the Basic
Documents or any appointment to which the Trust has not become subject), (7) and (9) will
not apply to the Trust; provided that, with respect to the Trust only, Section 5(a)(vii)(8)
is hereby amended by deleting the words “to (7) (inclusive)” and inserting in lieu thereof
“, (3), (5) and (6) as amended”.
(H) The “Merger Without Assumption” provisions of Section 5(a)(viii) will apply to the
Counterparty and will not apply to the Trust.
(ii) It shall be an additional Event of Default under Section 5(a), and the Trust shall be
deemed to be the Defaulting Party with respect thereto, if (x) (i) there occurs an Indenture “Event
of Default” under Section 5.1(a), (b), (c), or (d) of the Indenture and (ii) after such Indenture
“Event of Default,” remedies are commenced with respect to the Collateral under Section 5.4(a)(iv)
of the Indenture or any other sale or liquidation of the Collateral occurs under Article V of the
Indenture or (y) there occurs an Indenture “Event of Default” under Section 5.1(e) or (f) of the
Indenture.
(iii) It shall be an additional Event of Default under Section 5(a), and the Trust shall be
deemed to be the Defaulting Party with respect thereto, if any Trust Document is amended, modified
or supplemented, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority of the Outstanding
Amount of the Controlling Class of the Notes and, if any Person other than the Seller or an
Affiliate of the Seller holds any Certificates, the holders of not less than a majority of the
Voting Interests, in a manner that materially and adversely affects any interest of the
Counterparty without the prior written consent of the Counterparty. The procedures for amending
the Trust Documents are set forth in Section 9.01 of the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement,
Article IX of the Indenture, Section 7.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Section 13 of the
Administration Agreement, Article VIII of the Trust Agreement and Section 8 of the Custodian
Agreement.
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(d) Termination Events. The statement below that a Termination Event will apply to a
specific party means that upon the occurrence of such a Termination Event, if such specific party
is the Affected Party with respect to a Tax Event, the Burdened Party with respect to a Tax Event
Upon Merger (except as noted below) or the non-Affected Party with respect to a Credit Event Upon
Merger, as the case may be, such specific party shall have the right to designate an Early
Termination Date in accordance with Section 6 of this Agreement; conversely, the statement below
that such an event will not apply to a specific party means that such party shall not have such
right; provided, however, with respect to “Illegality” the statement that such event will apply to
a specific party means that upon the occurrence of such a Termination Event with respect to such
party, either party shall have the right to designate an Early Termination Date in accordance with
Section 6 of this Agreement.
(i) The “Illegality” provisions of Section 5(b)(i) will apply to the Counterparty and will
apply to the Trust.
(ii) The “Tax Event” provisions of Section 5(b)(ii) will apply to the Counterparty except
that, for purposes of the application of Section 5(b)(ii) to the Counterparty, Section 5(b)(ii) is
hereby amended by deleting the words “(x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a
court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is entered into
(regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement)
or (y)”, and the “Tax Event” provisions of Section 5(b)(ii) will apply to the Trust.
(iii) The “Tax Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(iii) will apply to the
Counterparty and will not apply to the Trust, provided that the Counterparty shall not be entitled
to designate an Early Termination Date by reason of a Tax Event Upon Merger in respect of which it
is the Affected Party.
(iv) The “Credit Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) will not apply to the
Counterparty and will not apply to the Trust.
(e) The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) will not apply to the
Counterparty and will not apply to the Trust.
(f) Early Termination.
(i) In the event that the Counterparty fails to make, when due, any payment under this
Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) required to be made by the Counterparty, the
Trust shall immediately notify GMAC LLC (“GMAC”) of such failure to pay or deliver.
(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this Agreement, upon (A) the
occurrence of a Designated Event (as defined in the Triparty Contingent Assignment Agreement among
the Trust, the Counterparty and GMAC dated as of the date hereof (the “Triparty Agreement”), GMAC
shall accede to rights and obligations equivalent to those set out herein in accordance with the
terms of the Fallback Swap Agreement (as defined in the Triparty Agreement). If such a Designated
Event has occurred, then upon (A) the effectiveness of the Fallback Swap Agreement (as defined in
the Triparty Agreement) and (B)
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the payment by GMAC in a timely fashion of all Delinquent Payments (as defined in the Triparty
Agreement), if any, (x) the Event of Default or Termination Event, if any, constituting such
Designated Event shall be deemed to be cured on and as of the date of assignment and (y) no Early
Termination Date may be designated as a result of such Designated Event. As of the Assignment Date
(as defined in the Triparty Agreement) the Counterparty shall have no further liability hereunder
(including in respect of rights, liabilities and duties accrued prior to the Assignment Date).
Furthermore, any and all collateral posted by the Counterparty shall be returned to it within three
Business Days of the Assignment Date and the Credit Support Documents of the Counterparty and any
other form of collateral arrangement (including letters of credit, surety bond or other guarantee)
provided by or on behalf of the Counterparty shall terminate as of the Assignment Date.
(iii) Section 6(b) is hereby amended by deleting the heading to such section and replacing it
with the following words: “Early Termination Following Termination Event.”
(iv) Section 6(b)(ii) is hereby deleted and the following shall be inserted in its place:
“(1) If an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs, if
the Counterparty is the Affected Party it will, and if the Trust is the
Affected Party it may request the Counterparty to (and the Counterparty upon
notice thereof will), use its best efforts (provided that using its best
efforts will not require the Counterparty to incur any loss, excluding
immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer prior to the 20th day following
the occurrence of such event (the “Transfer Cut-Off Date”), all of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of Affected
Transactions to another of its offices or Affiliates or third party so that
such Termination Event ceases to exist.
If the Counterparty is not able to make such a transfer it will give notice
to the Trust to that effect prior to the Transfer Cut-Off Date.
Any such transfer under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and
conditional upon the prior written consent of the Trust, which consent will
not be withheld if the Trust’s policies in effect at such time would permit
it to enter into transactions with the transferee on the terms proposed and
may not be refused if it is pursuant to the Triparty Agreement.
(2) No transfer or substitution pursuant to this Section 6(b)(ii) shall
occur if (x) the then current ratings of the Notes by Xxxxx’x Investors
Service (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) would be reduced or adversely
affected or (y) the position of the Trust would otherwise materially be
prejudiced under this Agreement or any Confirmation (it being understood
that it shall be the responsibility of the Trust to verify such matters
prior to the occurrence of such transfer or substitution).”
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(v) Section 6(b)(iii) shall hereby be amended by replacing the words “within 30 days” with the
words “by the Transfer Cut-Off Date (as defined above).”
(vi) Section 6(b)(iv) is hereby deleted and the following shall be inserted in its place:
“Early Termination.
If a Termination Event has occurred and a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or
an agreement under Section 6(b)(iii), as the case may be, has not been
effected with respect to all Affected Transactions by the Transfer Cut-Off
Date, an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Swap
Transactions will occur immediately.”
(g) Payments on Early Termination. For the purpose of Section 6(e) of this Agreement:
(i) Market Quotation will apply, provided, however, that, in the event that the Counterparty
is (x) the Affected Party in respect of an Additional Termination Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger
or (y) the Defaulting Party in respect of any Event of Default, and GMAC is unable to accede to the
rights and obligations of the Counterparty pursuant to the terms of the Triparty Agreement, then
the following provisions will apply:
(A) The definition of Market Quotation in Section 14 shall be deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:
“Market Quotation” means, with respect to one or more Terminated
Transactions, a Firm Offer which is (1) made by a Reference
Market-maker that is a Substitute Swap Provider, (2) for an amount
that would be paid to the Trust (expressed as a negative number) or
by the Trust (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an
agreement between the Trust and such Reference Market-maker to enter
into a Replacement Transaction, and (3) made on the basis that Unpaid
Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation,
any payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early
Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is
to be included.
(B) The definition of Settlement Amount shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
“Settlement Amount” means, with respect to any Early Termination
Date, an amount (as determined by the Trust) equal to:
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(a) | If a Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions is accepted by the Trust so as to become legally binding on or before the day falling ten Local Business Days after the day on which the Early Termination Date is designated, or such later day as the Trust may specify in writing to the Counterparty, but in either case no later than one Local Business Day prior to the Early Termination Date (such day, the “Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day”), the Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive or negative) of such Market Quotation; | ||
(b) | If, on the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day, no Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions has been accepted by the Trust so as to become legally binding and one or more Market Quotations from Approved Replacements have been made and remain capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance, the Settlement Amount shall equal the Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive or negative) of the lowest of such Market Quotations (for the avoidance of doubt, the lowest of such Market Quotations shall be the lowest Market Quotation of such Market Quotations expressed as a positive number or, if any of such Market Quotations is expressed as a negative number, the Market Quotation expressed as a negative number with the largest absolute value); or | ||
(c) | If, on the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day, no Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions is accepted by the Trust so as to become legally binding and no Market Quotation from an Approved Replacement remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance, the Settlement Amount shall equal the Trust’s Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts) for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions. |
(C) If the Trust requests the Counterparty in writing to obtain Market Quotations, the
Counterparty shall use its reasonable efforts to do so before the Latest Settlement Amount
Determination Day.
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(D) If the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section 6(e)(i)(3) shall be deleted
in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(3) Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and
Market Quotation apply, (I) the Trust shall pay to the Counterparty
an amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement Amount in
respect of the Terminated Transactions, (II) the Trust shall pay to
the Counterparty the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid
Amounts owing to the Counterparty and (III) the Counterparty shall
pay to the Trust the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid
Amounts owing to the Trust; provided, however, that (x) the amounts
payable under the immediately preceding clauses (II) and (III) shall
be subject to netting in accordance with Section 2(c) of this
Agreement and (y) notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, any amount payable by the Counterparty under the
immediately preceding clause (III) shall not be netted-off against
any amount payable by the Trust under the immediately preceding
clause (I).”
(E) Any amount calculated as being due in respect of an Early Termination Date will be
payable in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii), provided that if such payment is owed to the
Trust, it will be payable on the day that notice of the amount payable is given to the
Counterparty if the Counterparty receives such notice by 11:00 a.m. New York time on such
day; if the Counterparty receives such notice after 11:00 a.m. New York time on such day,
then the Counterparty shall pay such amount on the following day.
(ii) The Second Method will apply.
(iii) The Trust and the Counterparty, as applicable, will be obligated to pay interest to the
other party on any amounts due and unpaid under Section 6(e) at a rate equal to the Floating Rate
Option under the Confirmation.
(h) “Termination Currency” means United States Dollars.
(i) Timing of Payments by the Trust upon Early Termination. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in Section 6(d)(ii), to the extent that all or a portion (in either case, the
“Unfunded Amount”) of any amount that is calculated as being due in respect of any Early
Termination Date under Section 6(e) from the Trust to the Counterparty will be paid by the Trust
from amounts other than any upfront payment paid to the Trust by a Substitute Swap Provider that
has entered a Replacement Transaction with the Trust, then such Unfunded Amount shall be due on the
next subsequent Distribution Date following the date on which the payment would have been payable
as determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii), and on any subsequent Distribution Dates until
paid in full (or if such Early Termination Date is the final Distribution Date, on such final
Distribution Date); provided, however, that if the date on which the payment would have been
payable as determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii) is a Distribution Date, such payment will
be payable on such Distribution Date.
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Part 2. Tax Representations
(a) Tax Representations.
(i) Payer Tax Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e), each of the
Counterparty and the Trust makes the following representation:
It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any
Relevant Jurisdiction, to make any deduction or withholding for or on
account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under Section 2(e),
6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) to be made by it to the other party under this Agreement.
In making this representation, it may rely on (i) the accuracy of any
representation made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f); (ii) the
satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section
4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document
provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) and
(iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in
Section 4(d), provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation
where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the other party does not deliver
a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice
to its legal or commercial position.
(ii) Payee Tax Representations.
(A) Trust Representation. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, the Trust
makes the following representations:
It is a statutory trust organized or formed under the laws of the
State of Delaware.
It is (A) a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or (B) wholly-owned
by a “United States person” and disregarded as an entity separate
from its owner for U.S. federal tax purposes.
(B) Counterparty Representation. For the purpose of Section 3(f), the Counterparty
makes the following representations:
It is the New York Branch of a bank organized under the laws of
Germany and it is a “foreign person” within the meaning of the
applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations concerning information reporting
and backup withholding tax (as in effect on January 1, 2002), unless
the Counterparty provides written notice to the Trust that it is no
longer a foreign person. In respect of each Transaction it enters
into through an office or discretionary agent in the United States or
which otherwise is allocated for United States federal income tax
purposes to such United States trade or business, each
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payment received or to be received by it under such Transaction will
be effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in
the United States.
(b) Tax Provisions.
(i) Gross Up. Section 2(d)(i)(4) shall not apply to the Trust as X, and Section 2(d)(ii)
shall not apply to the Trust as Y, in each case such that the Trust shall not be required to pay
any additional amounts referred to therein.
(ii) Indemnifiable Tax. The definition of “Indemnifiable Tax” in Section 14 is deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
“Indemnifiable Tax” means, in relation to payments by the Counterparty, any
Tax and, in relation to payments by the Trust, no Tax.
Part 3. Agreement to Deliver Documents
For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii), each party agrees to deliver the following documents,
as applicable:
(a) Tax forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
Party required to deliver | Form/Document/Certificate | Date by which to be | ||
document | delivered | |||
Counterparty and Trust
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IRS Form W-8BEN or W-9 (or any successor form), respectively | Promptly upon execution of this Agreement, and promptly upon learning that any form previously provided by the party has become obsolete or incorrect. |
(b) Other documents to be delivered are:
Covered by | ||||||
Party required to | Form/Document/ | Date by which to be | Section 3(d) | |||
deliver document | Certificate | Delivered | Representation | |||
Counterparty and Trust
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Certificate or other documents evidencing the authority of the party to enter into this Agreement and the persons acting on behalf of such party. | At or promptly following the execution of this Agreement, and, if a Confirmation so requires it, on or before the date set forth therein. | Yes |
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Covered by | ||||||
Party required to | Form/Document/ | Date by which to be | Section 3(d) | |||
deliver document | Certificate | Delivered | Representation | |||
Counterparty and Trust
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A legal opinion, in the form reasonably acceptable to the other party. | At or promptly following the execution of this Agreement, but in no event shall be later than 10 days after the date hereof. | No | |||
Trust |
The Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement and all other documents to be executed by the Trust as contemplated thereby. | At or promptly following the execution of this Agreement. | Yes |
Part 4. Miscellaneous
(a) Addresses for Notices. For purpose of Section 12(a):
(i) Address for notices or communications to the Trust:
Address: | c/o Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, | |||
as Owner Trustee | ||||
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||||
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 | ||||
Facsimile No.: | (000) 000-0000 | |||
Telephone No.: | (000) 000-0000 | |||
with a copy to: | ||||
Address: | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | |||
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | ||||
Mail Stop: NYC60-2606 | ||||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Facsimile No.: | (000) 000-0000/8607 | |||
Telephone No.: | (000) 000-0000 |
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with a copy to: | ||||
Address: | GMAC LLC | |||
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 | ||||
Attention: | Director – Securitization and Cash Management | |||
Facsimile No.: | (000) 000-0000 | |||
Telephone No.: | (000) 000-0000 |
(ii) Address for notices or communications to the Counterparty:
Any notice to the Counterparty relating to a particular transaction shall be
delivered to the address or facsimile number specified in the Confirmation
of such Transaction.
Any notice delivered for purposes of Sections 5 and 6 (other than notices
under Section 5(a)(i) with respect to the Counterparty of this Agreement
shall be delivered to the following address:
Address: | Deutsche Bank AG, Head Office | |||
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00 | ||||
00000 Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
XXXXXXX | ||||
Attention: | Legal Department | |||
Fax No.: | 0000 00 000 00000 |
(b) Notices. (i) Section 12(a)(iv) of this Agreement shall be deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
“(iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the
equivalent (return receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered or
its delivery is attempted, provided, however, it is understood that, if
feasible, a party shall first attempt to send notice by overnight couriers,
telex or facsimile before attempting to send notice by certified or
registered mail; or,”
(ii) Section 12(a) is hereby amended by deleting the words “facsimile transmission or” in line
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(c) Process Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c) of this Agreement:
The Counterparty appoints as its Process Agent: Not applicable.
The Trust appoints as its Process Agent: Not applicable.
(d) Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10:
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The Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
The Trust is not a Multibranch Party.
(e) “Calculation Agent” means, unless otherwise designated by a Confirmation for a particular
Swap Transaction, GMAC. All calculations by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and
through the exercise of the Calculation Agent’s commercially reasonable judgment. All such
calculations shall be final and binding upon the Counterparty and the Trust absent manifest error.
Upon the request of the Counterparty, the Trust shall provide the Counterparty with such
information as is reasonably necessary to enable the Counterparty to confirm the accuracy of such
calculations.
(f) Credit Support Provider. Details of any Credit Support Provider:
The Counterparty: The guarantor under any guarantee in support of the
Counterparty’s obligations under this Agreement.
The Trust: Not applicable.
(g) Credit Support Document. Details of any Credit Support Document:
The Counterparty: The Credit Support Annex entered into between the Counterparty
and the Trust in relation to the Counterparty’s obligations under this Agreement,
and any Eligible Guarantee.
The Trust: Not applicable.
(h) GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH CONFIRMATION SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF OR OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION OTHER THAN
SECTION 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
(i) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any Proceedings relating to
this Agreement.
(j) Netting of Payments. Section 2(c)(ii) will apply to any amounts payable with
respect to Swap Transactions from the date of this Agreement.
(k) “Affiliate” will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement, provided,
however, that the Trust shall be deemed to have no Affiliates for purposes of this Agreement.
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Part 5. Other Provisions
(a) ISDA Definitions. Except as otherwise defined in this Schedule or a Confirmation,
this Agreement and each Swap Transaction are subject to the 2000 ISDA Definitions (as published by
the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., the “Definitions”), and will be governed
in all relevant respects by the provisions set forth in the Definitions, without regard to any
amendments to the Definitions subsequent to the date hereof. The provisions of the Definitions are
incorporated by reference in, and shall be deemed a part of, this Agreement and each Confirmation,
as if set forth in full in this Agreement or that Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency
between the provisions of this Agreement and the Definitions, this Agreement will prevail. In the
event of any inconsistency between the provisions of any Confirmation and this Agreement, such
Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant Swap Transaction.
(b) Other Swaps. The Trust agrees that it has not and will not enter into any other
swap transactions after the date hereof which provide for payments upon termination that are senior
to or pari passu with any payment due under any Confirmation.
(c) Single Agreement. Section 1(c) is hereby amended by the adding the words
“including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Credit Support Annex” after the words “Master
Agreement”.
(d) Local Business Day. The definition of Local Business Day in Section 14 is hereby
amended by the addition of the words “or any Credit Support Document” after “Section 2(a)(i)” and
the addition of the words “or Credit Support Document” after “Confirmation”.
(e) Transfer.
(i) Section 7 is hereby amended by adding the following provision: “provided
however, that, the Counterparty consents to the pledge and assignment by the Trust of the
Trust’s rights and interests hereunder pursuant to the Indenture; provided further that the
Counterparty may make such a transfer to another of its Affiliates, offices, or branches on ten
Business Days’ prior written notice to the Trust, provided that:
(i) no such transfer shall occur if the then current ratings of the Notes by Moody’s
or Fitch would be reduced or adversely affected;
(ii) the Counterparty certifies, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer, that as of the date of such transfer the
transferee will not, as a result of such transfer, be required to withhold or deduct
on account of Tax under this Agreement; and
(iii) such transfer will not cause the occurrence of an Event of Default or a
Termination Event under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior
written notice of transfer shall not be required with respect to a transfer under
Section 6(b)(ii).”
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(ii) If a Substitute Swap Provider has made a Firm Offer (which remains an offer that will
become legally binding upon acceptance by the Trust) to be the transferee pursuant to a Permitted
Transfer, the Trust shall, at the Counterparty’s written request and at the Counterparty’s expense,
take any reasonable steps required to be taken by the Trust to effect such transfer.
(f) Additional Representations. Section 3 is hereby amended by adding at the end
thereof the following Subparagraph:
(g) Eligible Contract Participant. It is an “eligible contract participant” as
that term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended by
the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, and it has entered into this
Agreement and it is entering into the Transaction in connection with its line of
business (including financial intermediation services) or the financing of its
business; and the material terms of this Agreement and the Transaction have been
individually tailored and negotiated.
(g) Amendments. Section 9(b) of this Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following:
; provided, however, that no such amendments, modifications or waivers shall be
effective until such time as the Trust has obtained the written affirmation of each
of Moody’s and Fitch, who are then rating any securities issued by the Trust that
such amendments, modifications or waivers shall not adversely affect the then
current ratings of the Notes.
(h) Confirmations. Each Confirmation supplements, forms part of, and will be read and
construed as one with this Agreement.
(i) Capitalized Terms. Each capitalized term used in this Agreement and not defined
in this Agreement, the Confirmation or the Definitions shall have the meaning given such term in
Appendix A to the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2007, among GMAC, as
Servicer, Capital Auto Receivables LLC, as Depositor, and Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust
2007-1, as Issuing Entity (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance
with its terms). To the extent that a capitalized term in this Agreement is defined by reference
to a related definition contained in the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement, the Administration
Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Custodian Agreement (collectively, the “Trust Documents” and
each, a “Trust Document”), for purposes of this Agreement only, such capitalized term shall be
deemed to be amended only if the amendment of the term in a Trust Document relating to such
capitalized term occurs with the prior written consent of the Counterparty.
(j) No Set-Off. Without affecting the provisions of this Agreement requiring the
calculation of certain net payment amounts, all payments under this Agreement will be made without
set-off or counterclaims.
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(k) Liability to Trustee. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto
that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, not
individually or personally but solely as trustee of the Trust, in the exercise of the powers and
authority conferred and vested in it under the Trust Agreement, (b) each of the representations,
undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Trust is made and intended not as
personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware but
is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (c) under no circumstances shall
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or
expenses of the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation,
warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under this Agreement or the other Basic
Documents. For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of any duties or obligations of
the Trust or the Owner Trustee hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to the benefits of
the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement.
(l) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in
this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions in the Agreement shall not in any way be
affected or impaired. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties will negotiate in good
faith to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions which will,
as nearly as possible, give the originally intended legal and economic effect of the invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provisions.
(m) No-Petition. The Counterparty hereby agrees that it will not, prior to the date
which is one year and one day after all Notes issued by the Trust pursuant to the Indenture have
been paid in full, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke, or cause or encourage any Person,
including the Trust, to invoke, the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose
of commencing or sustaining a case against the Trust under any federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law or for the purpose of appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official for the Trust or any substantial part of
the property of the Trust, or for the purpose of ordering the winding up or liquidation of the
affairs of the Trust. Nothing herein shall prevent the Counterparty from participating in any such
proceeding once commenced.
(n) Sole Transactions. This Agreement relates solely to, and can be used solely for,
the Transactions between the Trust and the Counterparty with Confirmations (the “Confirmations”)
dated the date hereof and having reference numbers N603033N and N603016N.
(o) Additional Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
“Approved Replacement” means, with respect to a Market Quotation, an entity making such Market
Quotation, which entity would satisfy conditions (a), (b), (c) and (e) of the definition of
Permitted Transfer (as determined by the Trust in its sole discretion, acting in a commercially
reasonable manner) if such entity were a Transferee, as defined in the definition of Permitted
Transfer.
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“Eligible Guarantee” means an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee of all present and
future obligations (for the avoidance of doubt, not limited to payment obligations) of the
Counterparty or a Substitute Swap Provider to the Counterparty under this Agreement that is
provided by an Eligible Guarantor as principal debtor rather than surety and that is directly
enforceable by the Trust, and either (A) a law firm has given a legal opinion confirming that none
of the guarantor’s payments to the Trust under such guarantee will be subject to Tax collected by
withholding or (B) such guarantee provides that, in the event that any of such guarantor’s payments
to the Trust are subject to Tax collected by withholding, such guarantor is required to pay such
additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by the Trust
(free and clear of any Tax collected by withholding) will equal the full amount the Trust would
have received had no such withholding been required.
“Eligible Guarantor” means an entity that has credit ratings from Moody’s that would result in
a Moody’s Joint Probability (as defined in the Confirmations) of at least “Aa3.”
“Substitute Swap Provider” means an entity (A) (i) that has credit ratings from Moody’s that
would result in a Moody’s Joint Probability (as defined in the Confirmations) of at least “Aa3” or
(ii) the present and future obligations (for the avoidance of doubt, not limited to payment
obligations) of which entity to the Trust under this Agreement are guaranteed pursuant to an
Eligible Guarantee and (B) that has executed an Indemnification and Disclosure Agreement with the
Depositor with respect to Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB.
“Firm Offer” means (A) with respect to a Substitute Swap Provider, a quotation from such
Substitute Swap Provider (i) in an amount equal to the actual amount payable by or to the Trust in
consideration of an agreement between the Trust and such Substitute Swap Provider to replace the
Counterparty as the counterparty to this Agreement by way of assignment or, if such assignment is
not possible, an agreement between the Trust and such Substitute Swap Provider to enter into a
Replacement Transaction (assuming that all Transactions hereunder become Terminated Transactions),
and (ii) that constitutes an offer by such Substitute Swap Provider to replace the Counterparty as
the counterparty to this Agreement or enter a Replacement Transaction that will become legally
binding upon such Substitute Swap Provider upon acceptance by the Trust, and (B) with respect to an
Eligible Guarantor, an offer by such Eligible Guarantor to provide an Eligible Guarantee that will
become legally binding upon such Eligible Guarantor upon acceptance by the offeree.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.
“Permitted Transfer” means a transfer by the Counterparty to a transferee (the “Transferee”)
of all, but not less than all, of the Counterparty’s rights, liabilities, duties and obligations
under this Agreement, with respect to which transfer each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a) the Transferee is a Substitute Swap Provider that is a recognized dealer in interest rate
swaps organized under the laws of the United States of America or a jurisdiction located in the
United States of America (or another jurisdiction reasonably acceptable to the Trust), (b) an Event
of Default or Termination Event would not occur as a result of such transfer, (c) pursuant to a
written instrument (the “Transfer Agreement”), the Transferee acquires and assumes all rights and
obligations of the Counterparty under this Agreement and the relevant Transaction, (d) the Trust
shall have determined, in its sole discretion, acting in a commercially
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reasonable manner, that such Transfer Agreement is effective to transfer to the Transferee
all, but not less than all, of the Counterparty’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and
all relevant Transactions; (e) the Counterparty will be responsible for any costs or expenses
incurred in connection with such transfer (including any replacement cost of entering into a
replacement transaction); (f) Moody’s has been given prior written notice of such transfer and (g)
such transfer otherwise complies with the terms of the Basic Documents.
“Replacement Transaction” means, with respect to any Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions, a transaction or group of transactions that (i) would have the effect of
preserving for the Trust the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying
obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition
precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group
of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination
Date, have been required after that Date, and (ii) has terms which are substantially the same as
this Agreement, including, without limitation, rating triggers, Regulation AB compliance, and
credit support documentation, save for the exclusion of provisions relating to Transactions that
are not Terminated Transactions, as determined by the Trust in its sole discretion, acting in a
commercially reasonable manner.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Schedule by their duly authorized officers
as of the date hereof.
CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES ASSET TRUST 2007-1 | ||||||
By: | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST | |||||
COMPANY DELAWARE, | ||||||
not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust | ||||||
By: | /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXX | |||||
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||||||
Title: Attorney-In-Fact | ||||||
By: | /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Attorney-In-Fact | ||||||
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH | ||||||
By: | /s/ XXXXXXXX XXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | ||||||
Title: Vice President | ||||||
By: | /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Director |