PURCHASE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Dated as of May 31, 2005 between UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC., UNITED RENTALS NORTHWEST, INC., UNITED RENTALS SOUTHEAST, L.P., UNITED EQUIPMENT RENTALS GULF, L.P. as Originators UNITED RENTALS, INC., as...
PURCHASE
AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Dated as
of May 31, 2005
between
UNITED
RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.,
UNITED
RENTALS NORTHWEST, INC.,
UNITED
RENTALS SOUTHEAST, L.P.,
UNITED
EQUIPMENT RENTALS GULF, L.P.
as
Originators
UNITED
RENTALS, INC.,
as
Collection Agent
and
UNITED
RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II
as
Buyer
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Page | |||
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS |
1 | ||
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
1 | ||
SECTION
1.01 |
Certain
Defined Terms |
1 | |
SECTION
1.02 |
Other
Terms |
9 | |
ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS |
9 | ||
SECTION
2.01 |
Facility |
9 | |
SECTION
2.02 |
Making
Purchases |
9 | |
SECTION
2.03 |
Contributions |
10 | |
SECTION
2.04 |
Collections |
11 | |
SECTION
2.05 |
Settlement
Procedures |
11 | |
SECTION
2.06 |
Payments
and Computations, Etc. |
11 | |
ARTICLE III CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES |
12 | ||
SECTION
3.01 |
Conditions
Precedent to Initial Purchase from the Originators |
12 | |
SECTION
3.02 |
Conditions
Precedent to All Purchases and Contributions |
13 | |
SECTION
3.03 |
Certification
as to Representation and Warranties |
14 | |
ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
14 | ||
SECTION
4.01 |
Representations
and Warranties of the Originators |
14 | |
ARTICLE V COVENANTS |
17 | ||
SECTION
5.01 |
Covenants
of the Originators |
17 | |
SECTION
5.02 |
Covenant
of the Originators and the Buyer |
22 | |
ARTICLE VI ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF RECEIVABLES |
23 | ||
SECTION
6.01 |
Designation
and Responsibilities of Collection Agent |
23 | |
SECTION
6.02 |
Rights
and Remedies |
23 | |
SECTION
6.03 |
Transfer
of Records to Buyer |
24 | |
ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF TERMINATION |
24 | ||
SECTION
7.01 |
Events
of Termination |
24 |
ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION |
26 | ||
SECTION
8.01 |
Indemnities
by the Originators |
26 | |
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS |
28 | ||
SECTION
9.01 |
Amendments,
Etc. |
28 | |
SECTION
9.02 |
Notices,
Etc. |
28 | |
SECTION
9.03 |
Binding
Effect; Assignability |
30 | |
SECTION
9.04 |
Costs,
Expenses and Taxes |
30 | |
SECTION
9.05 |
No
Proceedings |
30 | |
SECTION
9.06 |
Confidentiality |
30 | |
SECTION
9.07 |
GOVERNING
LAW |
31 | |
SECTION
9.08 |
SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION |
31 | |
SECTION
9.09 |
WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL |
31 | |
SECTION
9.10 |
Third
Party Beneficiary |
32 | |
SECTION
9.11 |
Execution
in Counterparts |
32 | |
SECTION
9.12 |
Survival
of Termination |
32 | |
SECTION
9.13 |
Severability |
32 |
ANNEXES
ANNEX
A |
Credit
and Collection Policy |
ANNEX
B |
Controlled
Account Banks |
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PURCHASE
AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Dated as
of May 31, 2005
UNITED
RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC., a Delaware corporation, UNITED RENTALS NORTHWEST,
INC., an Oregon corporation, UNITED RENTALS SOUTHEAST, L.P., a Georgia limited
partnership, and UNITED EQUIPMENT RENTALS GULF, L.P. a Texas limited partnership
(each an “Originator” and
collectively, the “Originators”),
UNITED RENTALS, INC., a Delaware corporation, (“United
Rentals”), as
Collection Agent, and UNITED RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Buyer”), agree
as follows:
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS
(1)
Certain
terms which are capitalized and used throughout this Agreement (in addition to
those defined above) are defined in Article I of this Agreement. Capitalized
terms not defined herein are used as defined in the Receivables
Agreement.
(2)
Each
Originator has Receivables that it wishes to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer is
prepared to purchase such Receivables on the terms set forth
herein.
(3)
Each
Originator may also wish to contribute Receivables to the capital of the Buyer
on the terms set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01 Certain
Defined Terms.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such
meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the
terms defined):
“Administrative
Agent” means
Calyon, in its capacity as administrative agent under the Receivables Agreement
for the banks, or any successor administrative agent appointed pursuant to the
terms of the Receivables Agreement.
“Adverse
Claim” means a
lien, security interest, or other charge or encumbrance, or any other type of
preferential arrangement.
“Affiliate” means,
as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control
of, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or is a
director or officer of such Person.
“Alternate
Base Rate”
means:
(a) For
Calyon, Atlantic and each other Bank for Atlantic, on any date, a fluctuating
interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate
shall be at all times equal to the higher of:
(i) the rate
of interest determined by Calyon in New York, New York, from time to time in its
sole discretion, as its prime commercial lending rate (which rate is not
necessarily the lowest rate that Calyon charges any corporate customer);
and
(ii) the
Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum; and
(b) For
Scotia Capital, Liberty and each other Bank for Scotia Capital, on any date, a
fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time,
which rate shall be at all times equal to the higher of:
(i) the rate
of interest determined by Scotia Capital in New York, New York, from time to
time in its sole discretion, as its prime commercial lending rate (which rate is
not necessarily the lowest rate that Scotia Capital charges any corporate
customer); and
(c) the
Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum.
“Atlantic” means
Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp., as a purchaser under the Receivables
Agreement.
“Blocked
Account”
means a deposit
account that is not associated with a lock-box, maintained at a bank or other
financial institution for the purpose of receiving deposited
Collections.
“Business
Day” means
any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are not authorized or
required to close in New York City.
“Calyon” means
Calyon New York Branch and its permitted successors and assigns.
“Capital
Lease” means,
with respect to any Person, any lease of (or other agreement conveying the right
to use) any real or personal property by such Person that, in
conformity with GAAP, is required to be accounted for as a capital lease on a
balance sheet of such Person.
“Capital
Lease Obligations” of any
Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under
any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right
to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations
are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance
sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the
capitalized amount thereof
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Collateral” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02 of this Agreement.
“Collection
Agent” means
at any time the Person then authorized pursuant to Section 6.01 to service,
administer and collect Transferred Receivables.
“Collections” means,
with respect to any Transferred Receivable, (a) all funds which are received by
an Originator, the Seller or the Collection Agent in payment of any amounts owed
in respect of such Transferred Receivable (including, without limitation,
purchase price, finance charges, interest and all other charges), or applied to
amounts owed in respect of such Transferred Receivable (including, without
limitation, insurance payments and net proceeds of the sale or other disposition
of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the related Obligor or
any other party directly or indirectly liable for the payment of such
Transferred Receivable and available to be applied thereon), (b) all Collections
received as a result of a repurchase pursuant to Section 2.05 and (c) all other
proceeds of such Transferred Receivable.
“Contingent
Payment” means
any payment that has been (or is required to be) made
under any of the following circumstances:
(a) such
payment is required to be made by United Rentals or any Subsidiary in connection
with the purchase of any asset or business, where the obligation of United
Rentals or the applicable Subsidiary to make such payment (or the amount
thereof) is contingent upon the financial or other performance of such asset or
business on an ongoing basis (e.g., based on revenues or similar measures of
performance);
(b) such
payment is required to be made by United Rentals or any Subsidiary in connection
with the achievement of any particular business goal (excluding employee
compensation and bonuses in the ordinary course of business);
(c) such
payment is required to be made by United Rentals or any Subsidiary under
circumstances similar to those described in clause (a) or (b) or provides
substantially the same economic incentive as would a payment described in clause
(a) or (b); or
(d) such
payment is required to be made by United Rentals or any Subsidiary in connection
with the purchase of any real estate, where the obligation to make such payment
is contingent on any event or condition (other than customary closing conditions
for a purchase of real estate).
“Contract” means
an agreement between an Originator and an Obligor, substantially in the form of
one of the written contracts or (in the case of any open account agreement) one
of the invoices approved by the Buyer, pursuant to or under which such Obligor
shall be obligated to pay for goods or services from time to time.
“Contributed
Receivable” has the
meaning specified in Section 2.03.
“Controlled
Account” means a
Blocked Account or a Lock-Box Account.
“Controlled
Account Agreement” means
an agreement between United Rentals, the Seller and each Controlled Account Bank
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided, that
the Controlled Account Agreements entered into on the date hereof shall be
deemed to be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Controlled
Account Bank” means
any of the banks or other financial institutions holding one or more Controlled
Accounts.
“Credit
Agreement” means
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2004, among
United Rentals, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
as U.S. administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Toronto Branch, as Canadian
administrative agent, JPMorgan Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC
and Credit Suisse First Boston as joint arrangers, Bank of America, N.A. as
syndication agent and Citicorp North America, Inc. and Credit Suisse First
Boston, as documentation agents, as amended to date, and as the same may, from
time to time, be waived, amended, modified or supplemented to the extent such
waiver, amendment, modification or supplement is approved by each Purchaser
Agent.
“Credit
and Collection Policy” means
those receivables credit and collection policies and practices of the
Originators in effect on the date of this Agreement applicable to the
Receivables and described in Annex A hereto, as modified in compliance with this
Agreement.
“Debt” of any
Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for
borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes
or
similar instruments, (b) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person as lessee
under Capital Leases, (c) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred
purchase price of property or services (including Contingent Payments and
Holdbacks but excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of
business), (d) all Debt secured by a Lien on the property of such Person,
whether or not such Debt shall have been assumed by such Person (it being
understood that if such Person has not assumed or otherwise become personally
liable for any such Debt, the amount of the Debt of such Person in connection
therewith shall be limited to the lesser of the face amount of such Debt or the
fair market value of all property of such Person securing such Debt), (e) all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to the face amount of all
letters of credit (whether or not drawn) and banker’s acceptances issued for the
account or upon the application of such Person, (f) all Hedging Obligations of
such Person, (g) all Suretyship Liabilities of such Person and (h)
all Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person. (Capitalized terms used in other
defined terms but not defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement
are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement).
“Dilution” means,
with respect to any Transferred Receivable, the aggregate amount of any
reductions or adjustments in the Outstanding Balance of such Transferred
Receivable as a result of any defective, rejected, returned, repossessed or
foreclosed goods or services or any rebate, sales allowance, cash discount or
other adjustment or setoff.
“Discount” means,
in respect of each purchase, 2.0% of the Outstanding Balance of the Receivables
that are the subject of such purchase; provided, however, the foregoing
percentage may be revised by request of either of the parties to such purchase
provided that such revision is consented to by both of such parties and by the
Administrative Agent.
“Equity
Interests” means
shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a
limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity
ownership interests in a Person.
“ERISA” means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued
thereunder.
“Event
of Termination” has the
meaning specified in Section 7.01.
“Facility
Termination Date” means
the earliest of (a) May 29, 2009, (b) the date determined pursuant to Section
7.01, (c) the date which the Buyer designates by at least five Business Days’
notice to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent and (d) thirty (30)
days prior to the scheduled termination of the Credit Agreement giving effect to
any extension thereof agreed to by the Banks.
“Federal
Assignment of Claims Act” means
the Federal Assignment of Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §3727 and 41 U.S.C. §15, as
amended.
“Federal
Funds Rate” means,
with respect to any day, the rate set forth in H.15(519) for that day opposite
the caption “Federal
Funds (Effective).” If on
any date of determination, such rate is not published in H.15(519), such rate
will be the rate set forth in Composite 3:30 P.M. Quotations for U.S. Government
Securities for that day under the caption “Federal
Funds/Effective Rate.” If on
any date of determination, the appropriate rate is not published in either
H.15(519) or Composite 3:30 P.M. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities, such
rate will be the arithmetic mean of the rates for the last transaction in
overnight federal funds arranged by three leading brokers of federal funds
transactions in New York City prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on that
day.
“GAAP” means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America.
“Government
Obligor” means
any obligor that is the United States, any State thereof, any municipality or
other government, or any agency, department or instrumentality
thereof.
“Governmental
Authority” means
the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
“Hedging
Agreement” means
any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative
transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference
to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or
securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic,
financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination
of these transactions; provided that no (a) phantom stock or similar plan
providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former
directors, officers, employees or consultants of United Rentals or the
Subsidiaries or (b) stock options, warrants or other agreements (including
acquisition agreements) providing for the issuance of Equity Interests or of
stock options, warrants or other rights to acquire Equity Interests shall be a
Hedging Agreement.
“Hedging
Obligations” means,
with respect to any Person, all liabilities of such Person under any Hedging
Agreement.
“Holdback” means
an unsecured, non-interest-bearing obligation of United Rentals or any
Subsidiary to pay a portion of the purchase price for any purchase or other
acquisition permitted hereunder which matures within nine months of the date of
such purchase or other acquisition.
“Identifiable
Combined Assets” means
(i) amounts received in Lock-box Accounts or Blocked Accounts that the
Collection Agent can identify as being received in respect of Leased Equipment
Receivables, (ii) amounts received in Lock-box Accounts or Blocked Accounts that
the Collection Agent can identify as being received in respect of the sale of
equipment that has been leased to an Originator and is subject to the lien of
the lessor thereof, and (iii) amounts received in Lock-box Accounts or Blocked
Accounts that the Collection Agent can identify as being received in respect of
Receivables that would, in accordance with the accounts receivable adjustment
codes used by the Collection Agent, the Seller and each Originator on the
Closing Date, be identified on the general ledger thereof under account
receivable adjustment code “N/A.”
“Incipient
Event of Termination” means
an event that but for notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event
of Termination.
“Indemnified
Amounts” has the
meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Leased
Equipment Receivables” means
accounts receivable that represent proceeds of the lease or provision of
equipment that has been leased, as of the Closing Date, to an Originator by any
lessor identified on Annex A to the Receivables Agreement.
“Liberty” means
Liberty Street Funding Corp., as a purchaser under the Receivables
Agreement.
“Lock-Box
Account” means
an account maintained at a bank or other financial institution for the purpose
of receiving Collections.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means a
material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the financial
condition, operations, assets, business, properties or prospects of United
Rentals and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Obligor” means,
with respect to any Transferred Receivable, a Person
obligated to make payments to an Originator pursuant to a Contract; provided that in
the event that any payments in respect of a Contract are made by any other
Person, such other Person shall also be deemed to be an Obligor.
“Outstanding
Balance” of any
Receivable at any time means the then outstanding principal balance
thereof.
“Person” means
an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint
stock company, limited liability company, unincorporated association, trust,
joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or
agency thereof.
“Purchase
Date” means
the date of each purchase of Receivables under this Agreement.
“Purchased
Receivable” means
any Receivable which, pursuant to Article II has been identified as a Purchased
Receivable and purchased by the Buyer.
“Purchaser” means
(i) Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp. and any successor or assign of such
Purchaser that is a receivables investment company that in the ordinary course
of its business issues commercial paper or other securities to fund its
acquisition and maintenance of receivables and (ii) Liberty Street Funding Corp.
and any successor or assign of such Purchaser that is a receivables investment
company that in the ordinary course of its business issues commercial paper or
other securities to fund its acquisition and maintenance of
receivables.
“Purchaser
Agent” means
(i) Calyon and its permitted successors and assigns as Atlantic Purchaser Agent
and (ii) Scotia Capital and its permitted successors and assigns as Liberty
Purchaser Agent.
“Receivable” means
the U.S. dollar denominated indebtedness of any Obligor resulting from the
provision or sale of goods or services to such Obligor by an Originator under a
Contract generated by the Originator in the ordinary course of its business for
which all actions required to be performed by the Originator have been
performed, and includes the right to payment of any sales tax, interest or
finance charges and other obligations of such Obligor with respect thereto,
payment for which has been directed to the Lock-Box Accounts listed in
Annex B hereto
except with respect to ROA Collections which the Collection Agent will deposit
in a Blocked Account within two business days of receipt.
“Receivables
Agreement” means
that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among
the Buyer, as seller, Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp., as a purchaser,
Liberty Street Funding Corp., as a purchaser, Calyon, as administrative agent
and as Atlantic purchaser agent, Scotia Capital, as Liberty purchaser agent and
United Rentals, as collection agent, as amended or restated from time to time.
“Related
Security” means
with respect to any Transferred Receivable all of the applicable Originator’s
interest in:
(a) any goods
(excluding any returned goods with respect to a Receivable which has been
repurchased pursuant to Section 2.05 of this Agreement) relating to any sale
giving rise to such Transferred Receivable;
(b) all
security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time
purporting to secure payment of such Transferred Receivable, whether pursuant to
the Contract related to such Transferred Receivable or otherwise, together with
all financing statements authorized or signed by an Obligor describing any
collateral securing such Transferred Receivable;
(c) all
guaranties, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character
from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Transferred Receivable
whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Transferred Receivable or
otherwise; and
(d) the
Contract and all other books, records and other information (including, without
limitation, computer programs, tapes, discs, punch cards, data processing
software and related property and rights) relating to such Transferred
Receivable and the related Obligor.
“Scotia
Capital” means
The Bank of Nova Scotia and its successors and assigns.
“Settlement
Date” means
such day or days each month as are selected from time to time by the Buyer or
its designee in a written notice to the Collection Agent.
“Special
Branch Collections” means
any Collections received by an Originator or the Collection Agent at a branch of
any Originator listed on Annex
H to the
Receivables Agreement. Special Branch Collections are not ROA
Collections.
“Subsidiary” of a
specified Person means any corporation of which securities having ordinary
voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons
performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by
such specified Person.
“Suretyship
Liability” means,
with respect to any Person, any liability of such Person with respect to any
agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person guarantees, endorses
or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect
agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply
funds to or otherwise to invest in a debtor, or otherwise to assure a creditor
against loss) any Debt (or, other than for purposes of the definition of Debt,
any other obligation or other liability) of any other Person (other than by
endorsements of instruments in the course of collection), or guarantees the
payment of dividends or other distributions upon the shares of any other Person.
The amount of any Person’s obligation in respect of any Suretyship Liability
shall (subject to any limitation set forth therein) be deemed to be the
principal amount of the debt, obligation or other liability supported
thereby.
“Synthetic
Lease” means a
lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be
treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 13, as amended, and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to
various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to
lessees) of like property.
“Synthetic
Lease Obligations” means,
with respect to any Person, the sum of (a) all remaining rental obligations of
such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal
and, without duplication, (b) all rental and purchase price payment obligations
of such Person under Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option
to purchase the leased property at the end of the lease term.
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“Taxes” means
any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Transaction
Documents” means
any of the Agreement, the Receivables Agreement (as defined herein), the Fee
Agreements, the Performance Undertaking Agreement (each as defined in the
Receivables Agreement) and all other agreements and documents delivered and/or
related hereto or thereto.
“Transferred
Receivable” means a
Purchased Receivable or a Contributed Receivable.
“UCC” means
the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable
jurisdiction.
“United
(NA)” means
United Rentals (North America), Inc. a Delaware corporation, and its successors
and permitted assigns.
“United
Rentals” means
United Rentals, Inc. and its successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION
1.02 Other
Terms.
All
accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New
York, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such
Article 9.
ARTICLE
II
AMOUNTS
AND TERMS OF PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS
SECTION
2.01 Facility.
On the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and without recourse (except to the
extent as is specifically provided herein), the Originators agree to sell and
the Buyer agrees to purchase Receivables
of the Originators from time to time during the period from the date hereof to
the Facility Termination Date.
SECTION
2.02 Making
Purchases.
(a) Purchases. On the
date of the initial purchase hereunder, the Originators shall sell, transfer,
assign and convey to the Buyer all Receivables owned by the Originators as of
the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Purchase
Date (other than Receivables constituting Contributed Receivables pursuant to
Section 2.03). Each Originator shall, on each Business Day occurring thereafter
prior to the Facility Termination Date, sell, transfer, assign and convey to the
Buyer all Receivables owned by such Originator as of the close of business on
the immediately preceding Business Day. On each Purchase Date, the Buyer shall,
upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III,
pay the purchase price for such purchase by the deposit of such amount in same
day funds to such account(s) as may be designated by the Originators. To the
extent that funds are not paid at the time a Receivable is transferred, such
Transferred Receivable will be deemed a Contributed Receivable.
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(b) Determination
of Purchase Price. The
purchase price for the Receivables that are the subject of any purchase
hereunder shall be determined on an arms length basis on or prior to the date of
such purchase, and shall be equal to the Outstanding Balance of such
Receivables, minus the Discount for such purchase.
(c) Ownership
of Receivables and Related Security. On each
Purchase Date, after giving effect to each purchase or contribution, the Buyer
shall own the Transferred Receivables. The acquisition of any Receivable shall
include all rights to, but not the obligations under, all Related Security with
respect to such Receivable and all Collections with respect thereto and other
proceeds of such Receivable and Related Security.
(d) Intention
of the Parties. It is
the express intent of the parties hereto that the transfers of the Receivables
and related rights by each Originator to the Buyer, as contemplated by this
Agreement be, and be treated as, true sales of the Transferred Receivables and
the Related Security for all purposes, providing the Buyer with full risks and
benefits of ownership and not as loans secured by the Receivables and related
rights. If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties or any other provision
hereof, any Transferred Receivable and the Related Security conveyed hereunder
is construed to constitute property of any Originator or such conveyance is not
treated as a sale to Buyer for all purposes, then (i) this Agreement also is
intended by the parties to be, and hereby is, a security agreement within the
meaning of the UCC; and (ii) the conveyance by the Originators provided for in
this Agreement shall be treated as the grant of, and each Originator hereby
grants to Buyer, a first priority security interest in, to and under all of the
Originators’ right, title and interest in, to and under all Transferred
Receivables and the Related Security other than any Permitted Liens, and
proceeds relating thereto conveyed by the Originators to Buyer, to secure the
payment and performance of the Originators’ obligations to Buyer under this
Agreement or as may be determined in connection therewith by applicable law.
Each Originator and Buyer shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement,
take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were
deemed to create a security interest in, and not to constitute a sale of,
Transferred Receivables and the Related Security, such security interest would
be deemed to be a perfected security interest in favor of Buyer under applicable
law and shall be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement.
SECTION
2.03 Contributions.
United
(NA) may from time to time at its option, by notice to the Buyer, identify
Receivables which it proposes to contribute to the Buyer as a capital
contribution. Such Receivables shall be identified by reference to a report
prepared by United (NA). On the date of each such contribution and after giving
effect thereto, the Buyer shall own the Receivables so identified and
contributed (collectively, the “Contributed
Receivables”) and
all Related Security with respect thereto.
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SECTION
2.04 Collections.
(a) Unless
otherwise agreed, the Collection Agent shall, on each Settlement Date, deposit
into an account of the Buyer or the Buyer’s assignee all Collections of
Transferred Receivables then held by the Collection Agent.
(b) In the
event that an Originator believes that amounts that are not Collections of
Transferred Receivables have been deposited into an account of the Buyer or the
Buyer’s assignee, such Originator shall so advise the Buyer and, on the Business
Day following such identification, the Buyer shall remit, or shall cause to be
remitted, to such Originator all amounts so deposited that are identified, to
the Buyer’s satisfaction, to be amounts that are not Collections of Transferred
Receivables.
SECTION
2.05 Settlement
Procedures.
(a) If on any
day, the Outstanding Balance of any Transferred Receivable is reduced or
adjusted as a result of any Dilution, or any setoff or dispute between an
Originator and an Obligor due to a claim arising out of the same or any other
transaction or if on any day any of the representations and warranties made by
an Originator in Section 4.01(i) with respect to any Transferred Receivable is
no longer true, such Originator shall repurchase such Transferred Receivable on
the next succeeding Settlement Date for a repurchase price equal to the
Outstanding Balance of such Transferred Receivable. Each repurchase of a
Transferred Receivable shall include the Related Security with respect to such
Transferred Receivable. The proceeds of any such repurchase shall be deemed to
be a Collection in respect of such Transferred Receivable. If United Rentals is
not the Collection Agent, each Originator shall pay to the Collection Agent on
or prior to the next Settlement Date the repurchase price required to be paid
pursuant to this subsection.
(b) Except as
stated in subsection (a) of this Section or as otherwise required by law or the
underlying Contract, all Collections from an Obligor of any Transferred
Receivable shall be applied to the Transferred Receivables of such Obligor in
the order of the age of such Transferred Receivables, starting with the oldest
such Transferred Receivable, unless such Obligor designates its payment for
application to specific Transferred Receivables.
SECTION
2.06 Payments
and Computations, Etc.
(a) All
amounts to be paid or deposited by the Originators or the Collection Agent
hereunder shall be paid or deposited no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City
time) on the day when due in same day funds to the account designated by the
Buyer.
(b) Each
Originator shall, to the extent permitted by law, pay to the Buyer interest on
any amount not paid or deposited by such Originator (whether as Collection Agent
or otherwise) when due hereunder at an interest rate per annum equal to 2% per
annum above the Alternate Base Rate, payable on demand.
(c) All
computations of interest and all computations of fees hereunder shall be made on
the basis of a year of 360 (365 days if computed with reference to the Alternate
Base Rate) days for the actual number of days elapsed. Whenever any payment or
deposit to be made hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day,
such payment or deposit shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and
such extension of time shall be included in the computation of such payment or
deposit.
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ARTICLE
III
CONDITIONS
OF PURCHASES
SECTION
3.01 Conditions
Precedent to Initial Purchase from the Originators.
The
initial purchase of Receivables from the Originators hereunder is subject to the
conditions precedent that the Buyer shall have received on or before the date of
such purchase the following, each (unless otherwise indicated) dated such date,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer:
(a) A
certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Originator
certifying (i) copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of each
corporate Originator and of the general partner of each limited partnership
Originator, as applicable, approving this Agreement, (ii) copies of all
documents evidencing other necessary corporate or limited partnership action and
governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement and
(iii) the names and true signatures of the officers of each Originator
authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered by it
hereunder (on which certificate the Buyer and Collection Agent, if other than
such Originator, may conclusively rely until such time as the Buyer and the
Collection Agent shall receive from such Originator a revised certificate
meeting the requirements of this subsection (a));
(b) A copy of
the organizational documents of each Originator, certified as of a recent date
by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of the state of its
organization, and a certificate as to the good standing of each such Originator
from the applicable Secretary of State or other official, dated as of recent
date;
(c) Acknowledgment
copies or time stamped receipt copies of proper financing statements, duly filed
on or before the date of the initial purchase, naming each Originator as the
debtor/seller and the Buyer as the secured party/purchaser, or other similar
instruments or documents, as the Buyer, Administrative Agent or a Purchaser
Agent may deem necessary or desirable under the UCC of all appropriate
jurisdictions or other applicable law to perfect the Buyer’s ownership of and
security interest in the Collateral;
(d) A written
search report from a Person satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each
Purchaser Agent listing all effective financing statements that name any
Originator as debtor or assignor and that were filed on any date after May 6,
2003 for United (NA), May 8, 2003 for the Buyer, April 13, 2003 for United
Rentals Southeast, L.P., and April 15, 2003 for United Rentals Northwest, Inc.,
in the jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to the foregoing
subsection (c), together with copies of such financing statements (none of
which, except for those described in the foregoing subsection (c) and those
financing statements covering any Permitted Liens shall cover any Receivable or
any related right) and tax and judgment lien search reports from a Person
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent showing no
evidence of any liens filed against any Originator with respect to the
Receivables or related rights;
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(e) Acknowledgment
copies or time stamped receipt copies of proper financing statements, if any,
necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in
the Collateral previously granted by the Originators other than with respect to
any Permitted Liens;
(f) Evidence
(i) of the execution and delivery by each of the parties thereto of each of the
other Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered in connection herewith
and (ii) that each of the conditions precedent to the execution, delivery and
effectiveness of such other Transaction Documents has been satisfied to the
Buyer’s satisfaction;
(g) A
certificate from an officer of each Originator to the effect that the Collection
Agent and such Originator have placed on the most recent, and have taken all
steps reasonably necessary to ensure that there shall be placed on subsequent,
summary master control data processing reports the indicator “BO” and in the
related policy and procedure bulletin defining the “BO” marker” the following
legend (or the substantive equivalent thereof) has been included: “THE
RECEIVABLES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAVE BEEN SOLD TO UNITED RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC
II, PURSUANT TO A PURCHASE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MAY 31, 2005,
AMONG UNITED RENTALS, INC., THE ORIGINATORS NAMED THEREIN AND UNITED RENTALS
RECEIVABLES LLC II; AND AN INTEREST IN THE RECEIVABLES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS BEEN
GRANTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, PURSUANT TO A RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MAY 31, 2005, AMONG UNITED RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II,
UNITED RENTALS, INC., LIBERTY STREET FUNDING CORP., THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
ATLANTIC ASSET SECURITIZATION CORP., CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH.”; and
(h) A
favorable opinion of counsel for each Originator, substantially in such form and
as to such matters as the Buyer or Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.
SECTION
3.02 Conditions
Precedent to All Purchases and Contributions.
Each
purchase and contribution (including the initial purchase and contribution)
hereunder shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that:
(a) on the
date of such purchase or contribution the following statements shall be true
(and each Originator, by accepting the amount of such purchase or contribution,
shall be deemed to have certified that):
(i) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct on and as
of the date of such purchase or contribution as though made on and as of such
date, and
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(ii) no event
has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such purchase or
contribution, that constitutes an Event of Termination or an Incipient Event of
Termination,
(b) the Buyer
shall not have delivered to such Originator a notice that the Buyer shall not
make any further purchases or receive any additional contributions of
Transferred Receivables hereunder; and
(c) the Buyer
shall have received such other approvals, opinions or documents as the Buyer may
reasonably request.
SECTION
3.03 Certification
as to Representation and Warranties.
Each
Originator, by accepting the Purchase Price related to each purchase of
Receivables (and related rights) generated by such Originator, shall be deemed
to have certified that the representations and warranties contained in Article
IV are true and correct on and as of such day, with the same effect as though
made on and as of such day.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
SECTION
4.01 Representations
and Warranties of the Originators.
Each
Originator represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Such
Originator is an organization validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and is duly qualified to do
business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction where the nature of its
business requires it to be so qualified.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance by such Originator of each Transaction
Document to which it is a party, (i) are within such Originator’s
organizational or limited partnership powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by
all necessary organizational or limited partnership action, (iii) do not
contravene (1) such Originator’s charter or by-laws or limited partnership
agreement, (2) any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Originator,
(3) any contractual or limited partnership agreement restriction binding on or
affecting such Originator or its property or (4) any order, writ, judgment,
award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting such Originator or its
property, and (iv) do not result in or require the creation of any Adverse Claim
upon or with respect to any of its properties (except for the transfer of such
Originator’s interest in the Transferred Receivables pursuant to this
Agreement); and no transaction contemplated by this Agreement requires
compliance with any bulk sales act or similar law. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of such
Originator.
(c) No
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution,
delivery and performance by such Originator of this Agreement or any other
document to be delivered hereunder, except for the filing of UCC financing
statements which are referred to herein.
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(d) Each of
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of such Originator enforceable against such Originator in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(e) Sales and
contributions made pursuant to this Agreement will constitute a valid sale,
transfer and assignment of the Transferred Receivables to the Buyer, enforceable
against creditors of, and purchasers from, such Originator. Such Originator
shall have no remaining property interest in any Transferred Receivable.
(f) The
consolidated balance sheets of United Rentals and its Subsidiaries as at the end
of its most recent fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of
income and retained earnings of United Rentals and its Subsidiaries for such
fiscal year, copies of which have been or will be furnished to the Buyer in
accordance with Section 5.01(j) below, fairly present the financial condition of
United Rentals and its Subsidiaries as at such date and the results of the
operations of United Rentals and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such
date, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and since the end of its
most recent fiscal year there has been no material adverse change in the
business, operations, property or financial condition of United Rentals and its
Subsidiaries.
(g) There is
no pending or, to such Originator’s knowledge, threatened action or proceeding
affecting such Originator before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator
which may materially adversely affect the financial condition or operations of
such Originator or the ability of such Originator to perform its obligations
under this Agreement, or which purports to affect the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement; such Originator is not in default with respect
to any order of any court, arbitration or governmental body except for defaults
with respect to orders of governmental agencies which defaults are not material
to the business or operations of such Originator.
(h) No
proceeds of any purchase will be used to acquire any equity security of a class
which is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
(i) Each
Transferred Receivable, together with the Related Security, is owned (prior to
its sale or contribution hereunder) by the Originator free and clear of any
Adverse Claim (other than any Adverse Claim arising solely as the result of any
action taken by the Buyer and any Permitted Liens). When the Buyer makes a
purchase or receives a contribution of a Contributed Receivable it shall acquire
valid ownership of each Transferred Receivable and the Related Security and
Collections with respect thereto free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than
any Adverse Claim arising solely as the result of any action taken by the
Buyer); provided, that
the interest of the Originators in Leased Equipment Receivables may be subject
to the lien of the lessor thereof; provided,
further, that
the interest of the Originators in Receivables that represent proceeds of the
sale of equipment that has been leased to an Originator may be subject to the
lien of the lessor thereof; provided,
finally, that
the right of any assignee of Receivables the obligor of which is a Government
Obligor to enforce such Receivable directly against such obligor may be
restricted by the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar applicable law
to the extent the applicable Originator or Borrower and/or any assignee thereof
shall not have complied with the applicable provisions of any such law in
connection with the assignment or subsequent reassignment of any such
Receivable. No effective financing statement or other instrument similar in
effect covering any Contract or any Transferred Receivable, any interest
therein, the Related Security or Collections with respect thereto is on file in
any recording office, except those filed in favor of the Buyer relating to this
Agreement and those filed pursuant to the Receivables Agreement and any
Permitted Liens.
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(j) Each
report, information, exhibit, financial statement, document, book, record or
report furnished or to be furnished at any time by the Originator to the Buyer
in connection with this Agreement is true, complete and accurate in all material
respects as of its date or (except as otherwise disclosed to the Buyer at such
time) as of the date so furnished.
(k) The
principal place of business and chief executive office of the Originator and the
office where the Originator keeps its records concerning the Transferred
Receivables are located at the address or addresses referred to in Section
5.01(b).
(l) Such
Originator is not known by and does not use, nor has it been known by or used
within the past five years, any tradename or doing-business-as
name.
(m) With
respect to any programs used by the Originator in the servicing of the
Receivables, no sublicensing agreements are necessary in connection with the
designation of a new Collection Agent so that such new Collection Agent shall
have the benefit of such programs (it being understood,
however, that
the Collection Agent, if other than United Rentals, shall be required to be
bound by a confidentiality agreement reasonably acceptable to the
Originators).
(n) All
sales, excise or other taxes with respect to the merchandise, insurance or
services which are the subject of any Contract for a Receivable have been paid
by the Originator when due.
(o) The names
and addresses of all the Controlled Account Banks, together with the account
numbers of the Controlled Accounts at such Controlled Account Banks, are
specified in Annex B (as the same may be updated from time to time pursuant to
Section 5.01(g)).
(p) All
right, title and interest of such Originator in and to, and exclusive dominion
and control in respect of each Controlled Account has been transferred by such
Originator to the Buyer, or its designee, free and clear of any Adverse
Claim.
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ARTICLE
V
COVENANTS
SECTION
5.01 Covenants
of the Originators.
From the
date hereof until the first day following the Facility Termination Date on which
all of the Transferred Receivables are either collected in full or have been
written off as uncollectible:
(a) Compliance
with Laws, Etc. Each
Originator will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and orders and preserve and maintain its corporate or limited
partnership existence, rights, franchises, qualifications and privileges except
to the extent that the failure so to comply with such laws, rules and
regulations or the failure so to preserve and maintain such existence, rights,
franchises, qualifications, and privileges would not materially adversely affect
the collectibility of the Transferred Receivables or the ability of such
Originator to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Offices,
Records and Books of Account. Each
Originator will keep its principal place of business and chief executive office
and the office where it keeps its records concerning the Transferred Receivables
(and all original documents relating thereto) at the address of the Originator
set forth in Section 9.02 of this Agreement or, upon 30 days’ prior written
notice to the Buyer, at any other locations in jurisdictions where all actions
required by Section 5.01(k) shall have been taken and completed. Each
Originator also will maintain and implement administrative and operating
procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to recreate records
evidencing Transferred Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the
destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents,
books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the
collection of all Transferred Receivables (including, without limitation,
records adequate to permit the daily identification of each new Transferred
Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Transferred
Receivable). Each Originator shall make a notation in its books and records,
including its computer files, to indicate which Receivables have been sold or
contributed to the Buyer hereunder.
(c) Performance
and Compliance with Contracts and Credit and Collection Policy. Each
Originator will, at its expense, timely and fully perform and comply with all
material provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it
under the Contracts related to the Transferred Receivables (to the same extent
as if the Transferred Receivables had not been sold or transferred), and timely
and fully comply in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy
in regard to each Transferred Receivable and the related Contract.
(d) Sales,
Liens, Etc. Except
for the sales and contributions of Receivables contemplated herein, no
Originator will sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise
dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon or with respect
to, any Transferred Receivable, Related Security or Collections, or upon or with
respect to any account to which any Collections of any Transferred Receivable
are sent, or assign any right to receive income in respect thereof except to the
extent of any Permitted Liens.
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(e) Extension
or Amendment of Transferred Receivables. No
Originator will extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms or any Transferred
Receivable, or amend, modify or waive any term or condition of any Contract
related thereto.
(f) Change
in Business or Credit and Collection Policy. No
Originator will make or permit any change in the character of its business or in
the Credit and Collection Policy that would, in either case, materially
adversely affect the collectibility of the Transferred Receivables or the
ability of such Originator to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
(g) Change
in Payment Instructions to Obligors. No
Originator will make any change in the instructions to Obligors regarding
payments to be made to any Controlled Account Bank, unless the Buyer and its
assigns shall have received notice of such change (including an updated Annex B)
and executed copies of Controlled Account Agreements with each new Controlled
Account Bank or with respect to each new Controlled Account, which agreements
are reasonably acceptable to the Buyer and its assigns.
(h) Deposits
to Controlled Accounts. Each
Originator will deposit, or cause to be deposited, all Collections of
Transferred Receivables into Controlled Accounts except for the Special Branch
Collections, and no Originator will deposit or otherwise credit, or cause or
permit to be so deposited or credited, to any Controlled Account cash or cash
proceeds other than Collections of Transferred Receivables, and, to the limited
extent permitted herein, Identifiable Combined Assets.
(i) Marking
Records. Each
Originator will xxxx its master data processing records and, at the request of
the Buyer, each Contract giving rise to Purchased Receivables and all other
relevant records evidencing the Receivables which are the subject of each
purchase with a legend, acceptable to the Buyer, stating that such Receivables,
the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, have been sold in
accordance with this Agreement.
(j) Reporting
Requirements. United
Rentals will provide to the Buyer the following:
(i) as soon
as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of the first three
quarters of each fiscal year of United Rentals, balance sheets of United Rentals
and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and statements of income and
retained earnings of United Rentals and its Subsidiaries for the period
commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of
such quarter, certified by the chief financial officer of United Rentals; except
that the requirement to deliver March 31, 2005 quarterly financials is waived
until August 15, 2005, and upon request by United Rentals with the consent of
the Administrative Agent, further extensions may be granted without payment of
any waiver fee so long as any such additional extension is not beyond 2005.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the due date for delivery of such
financials is waived or extended with respect to the Revolving Loans (as defined
in the Credit Agreement) pursuant to the Credit Agreement and at such time both
Calyon and Scotia Capital are Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Credit
Agreement) thereunder, such waiver or extension will be deemed to have been made
with respect to the delivery of such financials under this
Agreement;
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(ii) as soon
as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year
of United Rentals, a copy of the annual report for such year for United Rentals
and its Subsidiaries, containing financial statements for such year audited by
Ernst & Young or other independent public accountants acceptable to the
Buyer or its designee; except that the requirement to deliver 2004 Year-end
audited financial statements is waived until June 30, 2005, and upon request by
United Rentals, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the 2004 Year-end
audited financial statements may be delivered as late as October 1, 2005 without
payment of any waiver fee, however, unaudited 2004 year-end financial statements
must be delivered prior to the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event the due date for delivery of such financials is waived
or extended with respect to the Revolving Loans (as defined in the Credit
Agreement) pursuant to the Credit Agreement and at such time both Calyon and
Scotia Capital are Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement)
thereunder, such waiver or extension will be deemed to have been made with
respect to the delivery of such financials under this Agreement;
(iii) notice of
the (i) scheduled maturity of the Credit Agreement on or before the
60th day
prior to such scheduled maturity, (ii) termination of the Credit Agreement by
the Collection Agent or any Originator as soon as reasonably practicable but no
later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to such termination and (iii)
termination of the Credit Agreement by the lenders thereunder as soon as
reasonably practicable, but in any event within one (1) Business Day of the
earlier of receipt by the Collection Agent or any Originator of notice of such
termination and the effectiveness of such termination;
(iv) as soon
as possible and in any event within five days after the occurrence of each Event
of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination, a statement of the chief
financial officer or treasurer of United Rentals setting forth details of such
Event of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination and the action that
applicable Originator has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(v) promptly
after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports that United Rentals
sends to any of its securityholders, and copies of all reports and registration
statements that United Rentals or any Subsidiary files with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or any national securities exchange;
(vi) promptly
after the filing or receiving thereof, copies of all reports and notices that
United Rentals or any Affiliate files under ERISA with the Internal Revenue
Service or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of
Labor or that United Rentals or any Affiliate receives from any of the foregoing
or from any multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA) to which United Rentals or any Affiliate is or was, within the preceding
five years, a contributing employer, in each case in respect of the assessment
of withdrawal liability or an event or condition which could, in the aggregate,
result in the imposition of liability on United Rentals and/or any such
Affiliate in excess of $1,000,000;
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(vii) at least
ten Business Days prior to any change in the name or change in or addition of
jurisdiction of organization of any Originator, a notice setting forth such
change and the effective date thereof;
(viii) at the
time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for in clauses
(i) and (ii) of this paragraph, a certificate of the chief financial
officer or the treasurer of United Rentals to the effect that, to the best of
such officer’s knowledge, no Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing
or, if any Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing, specifying the
nature and extent thereof;
(ix) such
other information respecting the Transferred Receivables or the condition or
operations, financial or otherwise, of the Originators as the Buyer may from
time to time reasonably request;
(x) promptly
after United Rentals obtains knowledge thereof, notice of any (a) litigation,
investigation or proceeding which may exist at any time between an Originator
and any governmental authority which, in either case, if not cured or if
adversely determined, as the case may be, would have a material adverse effect
on the business, operations, property or financial or other condition of an
Originator; (b) litigation or proceeding adversely affecting an
Originator’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or (c)
litigation or proceeding adversely affecting an Originator in which the amount
involved is $5,000,000 or more and not covered by insurance or in which
injunctive or similar relief is sought; and
(xi) promptly
after the occurrence thereof, notice of a material adverse change in the
business, operations, property or financial condition of an
Originator.
The
reporting requirements set forth in this Section
5.01(j) are
satisfied by filing any of the documentation specified in (i), (ii) and (iv)
above with the Securities and Exchange Commission through the XXXXX electronic
filing system.
(k) Change
of Control. No
Originator shall permit a Change of Control, as defined in the Receivables
Agreement, to occur.
(l) Further
Assurances.
(i) Each
Originator agrees from time to time, at its expense, promptly to execute and
deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions,
that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Buyer or its assignee may
reasonably request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the sale and
contribution of Receivables under this Agreement, or to enable the Buyer or its
assignee to exercise and enforce their respective rights and remedies under this
Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, each Originator will, upon the
request of the Buyer or its assignee,
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(ii) prepare
and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and
such other instruments and documents, that may be necessary or desirable to
perfect, protect or evidence such Transferred Receivables;
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conspicuously each invoice in their files evidencing each Transferred Receivable
with a legend, acceptable to the Buyer, evidencing that such Receivable has been
sold and
(iv) deliver
to the Buyer copies of all Contracts relating to the Transferred Receivables and
all records relating to such Contracts and the Transferred Receivables, whether
in hard copy or in magnetic tape or diskette format (which if in magnetic tape
or diskette format shall be compatible with the Buyer’s computer equipment);
(v) Each
Originator authorizes the Buyer or its assignee to file financing or
continuation statements, and amendments thereto and assignments thereof,
relating to the Transferred Receivables, the Related Security and the
Collections with respect thereto without the signature of the Originator where
permitted by law. A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be
sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law;
(vi) Each
Originator authorizes the Buyer or its assignee to take any and all steps in the
Originator’s name and on behalf of the Originator that are necessary or
desirable, in the determination of the Buyer, to collect amounts due under the
Transferred Receivables, including, without limitation, endorsing the
Originator’s name on checks and other instruments representing Collections of
Transferred Receivables and enforcing the Transferred Receivables and the
Related Security;
provided that
nothing in this Section 5.01(l) shall require an Originator to take any
action
with respect to the Identifiable Combined Assets.
(m) Audits. Each
Originator will, from time to time during regular business hours as requested by
the Buyer or its assigns, permit the Buyer, or its agents, representatives or
assigns
(i) to
conduct periodic audits of the Transferred Receivables, the Related Security and
the related books and records and collections systems of the Collection Agent
(including any subcontractor) and the Originator;
(ii) to
examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books, records and documents
(including, without limitation, computer tapes and disks) in the possession or
under the control of the Collection Agent (including any subcontractor) or the
Originator relating to Transferred Receivables and the Related Security,
including, without limitation, the related Contracts and
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(iii) upon
reasonable prior notice, to visit the offices and properties of the Collection
Agent, the Seller or the Originators for the purpose of examining such materials
described in clause (ii) above, and to discuss matters relating to
Transferred Receivables and the Related Security or the Originator’s performance
hereunder with any of the officers or employees of the Collection Agent, the
Seller or the Originators having knowledge of such matters; provided, that,
unless an Event of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination have occurred
and be continuing, neither the Seller nor the Collection Agent shall be required
to permit the Administrative Agent to conduct any of the actions contained in
this Section
5.01(m) more
often than every twelve months.
Upon the
request of the Buyer or its designee, (which at any time prior to the occurrence
of an Event of Termination or any Incipient Event of Termination shall be no
more frequent than once every twelve months excluding the report to be initiated
in July 2005), the Originator will, at its expense, appoint independent public
accountants (which may, with the consent of the Buyer or its designee, be United
Rental’s regular independent public accountants), or utilize the representatives
or auditors of the Buyer or its designee, to prepare and deliver to the Buyer or
its designee a written report with respect to the Transferred Receivables and
the Credit and Collection Policy (including, in each case, the systems,
procedures and records relating thereto) on a scope and in a form reasonably
requested by the Buyer or its designee.
(n) Purchase
Price. The
purchase price payable by the Buyer to an Originator hereunder is intended by
such Originator and Buyer to be consistent with the terms that would be obtained
in an arm’s length sale.
(o) Payment
of Sales Taxes. Each
Originator will pay all sales, excise or other taxes with respect to the
Receivables to the applicable taxing authority when due, and will, upon the
request of the Buyer, provide the Buyer with evidence of such
payment.
SECTION
5.02 Covenant
of the Originators and the Buyer.
The
Originators and the Buyer have structured this Agreement with the intention that
each purchase or contribution of Transferred Receivables hereunder be treated as
a sale or absolute conveyance of such Transferred Receivables by such
Originators to the Buyer for all purposes. The Originators and the Buyer shall
(i) either (x) record each purchase as a sale or purchase, as the case may be,
on its books and records or (y) record each contribution as a capital
contribution on its books and records, and (iii) reflect each purchase or
contribution in its financial statements and tax returns as a sale, contribution
or purchase, as the case may be. In the event that, contrary to the mutual
intent of the Originators and the Buyer, any purchase, transfer, or contribution
of Transferred Receivables hereunder is not characterized as a sale or absolute
conveyance, the Originators shall, effective as of the date hereof, be deemed to
have granted (and each Originator hereby does grant) to the Buyer a first
priority security interest in and to any and all Transferred Receivables, all
Related Security with respect to such Transferred Receivables and all
Collections with respect thereto (the “Collateral”) to
secure the repayment of all amounts advanced to the Originators hereunder with
accrued interest thereon, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be a security
agreement.
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ARTICLE
VI
ADMINISTRATION
AND COLLECTION OF RECEIVABLES
SECTION
6.01 Designation
and Responsibilities of Collection Agent.
(a) The
servicing, administration and collection of the Transferred Receivables shall be
conducted by such Person (the “Collection
Agent”) so
designated hereunder from time to time. Until the Buyer or its designee gives
notice to the Originator of the designation of a new Collection Agent, United
Rentals is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and
obligations of, the Collection Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as an interest in the Transferred
Receivables is sold pursuant to the Receivables Agreement, the servicing,
administration and collection of the Transferred Receivables will be arranged
for and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Receivables Agreement
and related documents. Upon the termination of the Receivables Agreement, at a
time when this Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect, the
Buyer and the Originators shall incorporate, in all substantial respects, the
provisions of Article IV of the Receivables Agreement or shall provide for other
arrangements for the servicing, administration and collection of the Transferred
Receivables.
(b) Each
Originator shall deliver to the Collection Agent to hold in trust for the
Originator and the Buyer in accordance with their respective interests, all
documents, instruments and records (including, without limitation, computer
tapes or disks) which evidence or relate to Transferred
Receivables.
SECTION
6.02 Rights
and Remedies.
(a) Each
Originator will perform all of its obligations under the Contracts related to
the Transferred Receivables to the same extent as if the Originators had not
sold or contributed Receivables to the Buyer and the exercise by the Buyer of
its rights hereunder shall not release the Originators from any of their duties
and obligations with respect to the Transferred Receivables; provided that
nothing in this Section 6.02(a) shall create recourse to the Originators for the
collectibility of the Transferred Receivables. The Buyer shall not have any
obligation or liability with respect to any Transferred Receivables or related
Contracts, nor shall the Buyer be obligated to perform any of the obligations of
the Originators thereunder.
(b) The
Originators shall cooperate with the Collection Agent in collecting amounts due
from Obligors in respect of the Transferred Receivables.
(c) Each
Originator hereby grants to the Collection Agent an irrevocable power of
attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take in
the name of the Originator all steps necessary or advisable to endorse,
negotiate or otherwise realize on any writing or other right of any kind held or
transmitted by the Originator or transmitted or received by Buyer (whether or
not from the Originator) in connection with any Transferred
Receivable.
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(d) The
Collection Agent will, and will require in its agreement with the Originators
that each Originator will, pay all sales, excise or other taxes with respect to
the Receivables to the applicable taxing authority when due, and will, upon the
request of the Administrative Agent, provide the Administrative Agent with
evidence of such payment.
SECTION
6.03 Transfer
of Records to Buyer.
(a) Each
purchase and contribution of Receivables hereunder shall include the transfer to
the Buyer of all of the Originator’s right and title to and interest in the
records relating to such Receivables and shall include a license to the use of
the Originator’s computer software system to access and create such records.
Such license shall be without royalty or payment of any kind, is coupled with an
interest, and shall be irrevocable until all of the Transferred Receivables are
either collected in full or have been written off the books as
uncollectible.
(b) Each
Originator shall take such action requested by the Buyer, from time to time
hereafter, that may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that the Buyer has an
enforceable ownership interest in the records relating to the Transferred
Receivables and rights (whether by ownership, license or sublicense) to the use
of the Originator’s computer software system to access and create such
records.
(c) In
recognition of an Originator’s need to have access to the records transferred to
the Buyer hereunder, the Buyer hereby grants to United Rentals a license to
access such records in connection with any activity arising in the ordinary
course of the Originator’s business or in performance of United Rentals’ duties
as Collection Agent, provided that (i) United Rentals shall not disrupt or
otherwise interfere with the Buyer’s use of and access to such records during
such license period and (ii) each Originator consents to the assignment and
delivery of the records (including any information contained therein relating to
the Originator or its operations) to any assignees or transferees of the Buyer
provided they agree to hold such records confidential. Such license shall be
without royalty or payment of any kind, is coupled with an interest, and shall
be irrevocable until all of the Transferred Receivables are either collected in
full or have been written off the books as uncollectible.
ARTICLE
VII
EVENTS OF
TERMINATION
SECTION
7.01 Events
of Termination.
If any of
the following events (“Events
of Termination”) shall
occur and be continuing:
(a) The
Collection Agent (if United Rentals or any of its Affiliates) (i) shall
fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement under this Agreement
(other than as referred to in clause (ii) of this paragraph (a)) and such
failure shall remain unremedied for three Business Days or (ii) shall fail to
make when due any payment or deposit to be made by it under this Agreement;
or
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(b) An
Originator shall fail to make any payment required under Section 2.05(a) or
2.05(b); or
(c) Any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Originator or the Parent
(or any of their respective officers) pursuant to this Agreement or the
Performance Undertaking Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any
information or report delivered by the Originator pursuant to this Agreement or
any other Transaction Document or the Parent pursuant to the Performance
Undertaking Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect or untrue in any
material respect when made or deemed made or delivered; or
(d) The
Parent or the Originators shall fail to perform or observe any other term,
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or in any other Transaction
Document on its part to be performed or observed and any such failure shall
remain unremedied for ten days after written notice thereof shall have been
given to the Parent or the appropriate Originator, as applicable by the Buyer;
or
(e) United
Rentals or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay its Debt and other
obligations, including liabilities in respect of Taxes, before the same shall
become delinquent or in default, except
where (a)(i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings, (ii) United Rentals or such Subsidiary has set aside on
its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, (iii)
such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and the
enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation and (iv) the failure to make
payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect or (b) the aggregate uninsured and unpaid amount is less
than $25,000,000 and does not include Taxes or the failure to make payment could
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(f) Any
purchase or contribution of Receivables hereunder, the Related Security and the
Collections with respect thereto shall for any reason cease to constitute valid
ownership of such Receivables, Related Security and Collections free and clear
of any Adverse Claim other than the security interest created pursuant to
Section 5.02 hereof and any Permitted Liens; or
(g) Any
Originator or the Parent shall generally not pay its debts as such
debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or
file a notice of intention to make a proposal to some or all of its creditors;
or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Seller or the Parent
seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment,
protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the
entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its
property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not
instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed
for a period of 30 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding
(including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it
or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Seller or the
Parent shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth
above in this paragraph (g);
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(h) There
shall have occurred any material adverse change in the business, operations,
property or financial condition of an Originator or the Parent since the end of
its most recent fiscal quarter; or there shall have occurred any event which
could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect (as determined by
the Banks in their sole and absolute discretion) the collectibility of the
Transferred Receivables or the ability of an Originator to collect Transferred
Receivables or otherwise perform its obligations under this Agreement;
or
(i) The
Performance Undertaking Agreement shall cease to be in full force and effect or
the Parent shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement
contained in the Performance Undertaking Agreement on its part to be performed
or observed and any such failure shall remain unremedied for ten days after
written notice thereof shall have been given by the Buyer (or the Administrative
Agent or any Purchaser Agent on behalf of the Buyer) to the Parent;
then, and
in any such event, the Buyer may, by notice to the Originators, declare the
Facility Termination Date to have occurred (in which case the Facility
Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred) provided, that,
automatically upon the occurrence of any event (without any requirement for the
passage of time or the giving of notice) described in paragraph (g) of this
Section 7.01, the Facility Termination Date shall occur. Upon any such
declaration or designation or upon such automatic termination, the Buyer shall
have, in addition to the rights and remedies under this Agreement, all other
rights and remedies with respect to the Receivables provided after default under
the UCC and under other applicable law, which rights and remedies shall be
cumulative.
ARTICLE
VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION
8.01 Indemnities
by the Originators.
Without
limiting any other rights which the Buyer may have hereunder or under applicable
law, the Originators hereby, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify the Buyer
and its assigns and transferees (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from
and against any and all claims, damages, costs, expenses, losses and liabilities
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (all of the foregoing being collectively
referred to as “Indemnified
Amounts”)
arising out of or resulting from this Agreement or the ownership of Transferred
Receivables or in respect of any Transferred Receivable or any Contract,
excluding, however, (a) Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party, (b)
recourse for Receivables that are uncollectible solely due to the relevant
Obligor’s unwillingness or financial inability to pay or (c) any income taxes or
franchise taxes imposed on such Indemnified Party by the jurisdiction under the
laws of which such Indemnified Party is organized or any political subdivision
thereof, arising out of or as a result of this Agreement or the ownership of
Transferred Receivables or in respect of any Transferred Receivable or any
Contract. Without limiting or being limited by the foregoing (but subject to the
aforementioned exclusions), each Originators, jointly and severally, shall pay
on demand to each Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify
such Indemnified Party from and against any and all Indemnified Amounts relating
to or resulting from any of the following:
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(a) any
representation or warranty or statement made or deemed made by an Originator (or
any of its officers) under or in connection with this Agreement, and the other
Transaction Documents that shall have been incorrect in any material respect
when made;
(b) the
failure by an Originator to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation
with respect to any Transferred Receivable or the related Contract; or the
failure of any Transferred Receivable or the related Contract to conform to any
such applicable law, rule or regulation;
(c) the
failure to vest in the Buyer absolute ownership of the Transferred Receivables
that are, or that purport to be, the subject of a purchase or contribution under
this Agreement and the Related Security and Collections in respect thereof free
and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(d) the
failure of an Originator to have filed, or any delay in filing, financing
statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any
applicable jurisdiction or other applicable laws with respect to any Receivables
that are, or that purport to be, the subject of a purchase or contribution under
this Agreement and the Related Security and Collections in respect thereof,
whether at the time of any purchase or contribution or at any subsequent
time;
(e) without
double counting for any Dilution for which a repurchase has been made under
Section 2.05 of this Agreement, any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other
than discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor or any other credit related losses)
of the Obligor to the payment of any Transferred Receivable that is, or that
purports to be, the subject of a purchase or contribution under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, a defense based on such Transferred Receivable
or the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim
resulting from the sale of goods or services related to such Transferred
Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish such goods or services or
relating to collection activities with respect to such Transferred Receivable
(to the extent such collection activities were performed by such Originator or
any of its Affiliates acting as Collection Agent);
(f) any
failure of such Originator to perform its duties or obligations in accordance
with the provisions hereof or to perform its duties or obligations under any
Contract related to a Transferred Receivable;
(g) any
products liability or other claim (including any claim for unpaid sales, excise
or other taxes) arising out of or in connection with goods or services which are
the subject of any Contract;
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(h) the
commingling of Collections of Transferred Receivables by an Originator or a
designee of an Originator, as Collection Agent or otherwise, at any time with
other funds of such Originator or an Affiliate of such Originator or the failure
of Collections to be deposited into Controlled Accounts;
(i) any
investigation, litigation or proceeding related to this Agreement or the
ownership of Transferred Receivables, the Related Security, or Collections with
respect thereto or in respect of any Transferred Receivable, Related Security or
Contract;
(j) any
Collection Agent Fees or other costs and expenses payable to any replacement
Collection Agent, to the extent in excess of the Collection Agent Fees payable
hereunder;
(k) any
failure of an Originator to comply with its covenants contained in Section 5.01;
or
(l) any claim
brought by any Person other than an Indemnified Party arising from any activity
by an Originator or any Affiliate of an Originator in servicing, administering
or collecting any Transferred Receivable.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
9.01 Amendments,
Etc.
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any
departure by the Originator therefrom shall be effective unless in a writing
signed by the Buyer and, in the case of any amendment, also signed by the
Originators; provided, that
the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents shall have consented to such
amendment or waiver. Any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on
the part of the Buyer to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right.
SECTION
9.02 Notices,
Etc.
All
notices, demands, consents, requests and other communications provided for
hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (which shall
include electronic transmission), shall be personally delivered, express
couriered, electronically transmitted (in which case receipt shall be confirmed
by telephone and a hard copy shall also be sent by regular mail) or mailed by
registered or certified mail and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided
herein, be effective when received at the address specified below for the listed
parties or at such other address as shall be specified in a written notice
furnished to the other parties hereunder.
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If to the
Originators:
UNITED
RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
UNITED
RENTALS NORTHWEST, INC.
0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
UNITED
RENTALS SOUTHEAST, L.P.
0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
UNITED
EQUIPMENT RENTALS GULF, L.P.
0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
If to the
Buyer:
UNITED
RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II
0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
If to the
Collection Agent:
UNITED
RENTALS, INC.
0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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SECTION
9.03 Binding
Effect; Assignability.
(a) This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Originators, the
Buyer and the Buyer’s successors and assigns.
(b) This
Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties
hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect
until such time, after the Facility Termination Date, when all of the
Transferred Receivables are either collected in full or have been written off
the books of the Originators as uncollectible; provided,
however, that
rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and
warranty made by the Originators pursuant to Article IV and the provisions of
Article VIII and Sections 9.04, 9.05 and 9.06 shall be continuing and shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION
9.04 Costs,
Expenses and Taxes.
(a) In
addition to the rights of indemnification granted to the Buyer pursuant to
Article VIII hereof, each Originator, jointly and severally, agrees to pay
on demand all costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the other documents and agreements to be
delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Buyer with respect thereto and with
respect to advising the Buyer as to its rights and remedies under this
Agreement, and each Originator agrees to pay all costs and expenses, if any
(including reasonable counsel fees and expenses), in connection with the
enforcement of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder
excluding,
however, any
costs of enforcement or collection of Transferred Receivables.
(b) In
addition, each Originator agrees to pay any and all stamp and other taxes and
fees payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of
this Agreement or the other documents or agreements to be delivered hereunder,
and each Originator agrees to save each Indemnified Party harmless from and
against any liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or
omission to pay such taxes and fees.
SECTION
9.05 No
Proceedings.
Each
Originator hereby agrees that it will not institute against the Buyer any
proceeding of the type referred to in Section 7.01(g) so long as there
shall not have elapsed one year plus one day since the later of (i) the Facility
Termination Date and (ii) the date on which all of the Transferred
Receivables are either collected in full or have been written off the books of
the Originators as uncollectible.
SECTION
9.06 Confidentiality.
Each of
the parties agrees to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement and other
Transaction Documents (and all drafts thereof); provided that
this Agreement may be disclosed to (a) each of the parties officers, directors,
employees, outside auditors and Affiliates who agree to hold such information
confidential and then only in connection with the proposed transaction, (b)
third parties who agree in writing to hold such information confidential, (c)
any other commercial paper conduit administered by Calyon or Scotia Capital, (d)
any current or prospective participant in the commercial paper issuance program
of the Purchasers or any other commercial paper conduit administered by Calyon
or Scotia Capital including but not limited to representatives of rating
agencies, liquidity providers, commercial paper placement agents and commercial
paper dealers and provided further that this Agreement may be disclosed if
required by applicable law, regulations or legal process, or the listing or
quotation requirements of any exchange or quotation system on which securities
of it or its parent or other Affiliates may be listed or quoted. Officers,
directors, employees and agents of Calyon and Scotia Capital shall at all times
have the right to share information received from United Rentals and its
affiliates to appropriate parties in connection with the proposed transaction on
a confidential basis.
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SECTION
9.07 GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THEREOF OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW WHICH SHALL APPLY HERETO), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
PERFECTION OF THE BUYER’S OWNERSHIP OF OR SECURITY INTEREST IN THE TRANSFERRED
RECEIVABLES OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT THEREOF, ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS
OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION
9.08 SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION.
ANY LEGAL
ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO
THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF
FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF
ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS WHICH MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS
PERMITTED BY NEW YORK LAW.
SECTION
9.09 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH OF
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PURCHASES OR THE
ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR
ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.
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SECTION
9.10 Third
Party Beneficiary.
Each of
the parties hereto hereby acknowledges that the Buyer intends to assign rights
under this Agreement pursuant to the Receivables Agreement and that such
assignees may (except as otherwise agreed to by such assignees) further assign
their rights under this Agreement, and the Originators hereby consent to any
such assignments. All such assignees, including parties to the Receivables
Agreement in the case of assignment to such parties, shall be third party
beneficiaries of, and shall be entitled to enforce the Buyer’s rights and
remedies under, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were parties
hereto, except to the extent specifically limited under the terms of their
assignment.
SECTION
9.11 Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart
of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION
9.12 Survival
of Termination.
The
provisions of Article VIII and Sections 9.04, 9.05 and 9.06 shall survive any
termination of this Agreement.
SECTION
9.13 Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above
written.
ORIGINATORS: | UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
By: ____________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
UNITED
RENTALS NORTHWEST, INC.
By: ____________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
UNITED
RENTALS SOUTHEAST, L.P.
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
|
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UNITED
EQUIPMENT RENTALS GULF, L.P.
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
| |
BUYER: |
UNITED
RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
|
COLLECTION AGENT: | UNITED RENTALS, INC.
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
|
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ANNEX
A
CREDIT
AND COLLECTION POLICY
A-1
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ANNEX
B
CONTROLLED
ACCOUNT BANKS
B-1