SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of [•] [•], 20[•] by and between [•] as the Issuer and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as the Servicer
Exhibit 99(C)
Dated as of [•] [•], 20[•]
by and between
[•]
as the Issuer
as the Issuer
and
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as the Servicer
as the Servicer
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
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Section 1.1. Definitions |
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Section 1.2. Other Interpretive Matters |
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ARTICLE II APPOINTMENT OF THE SERVICER; CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
SERVICER |
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Section 2.1. Appointment of the Servicer |
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Section 2.2. Duties and Responsibilities of the Servicer |
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Section 2.3. Unrelated Amounts |
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Section 2.4. Authorization of the Servicer |
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Section 2.5. Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances |
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Section 2.6. Covenants of the Servicer |
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Section 2.7. Servicer’s Certificate |
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Section 2.8. Annual Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Default |
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Section 2.9. Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria |
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Section 2.10. Appointment of Subservicer |
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Section 2.11. Maintenance of Security Interests in [Loans] [Receivables] |
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Section 2.12. Accounts |
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Section 2.13. Reserve Account |
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Section 2.14. Disbursement from the Collection Account |
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Section 2.15. Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 3.1. Representations and Warranties of the Servicer |
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ARTICLE IV ADDITIONAL COVENANTS |
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Section 4.1. Covenants of the Servicer Regarding the [Loans] [Receivables] |
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ARTICLE V EVENTS OF SERVICER TERMINATION |
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Section 5.1. Default |
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ARTICLE VI SUCCESSOR SERVICER |
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Section 6.1. Resignation of the Servicer |
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Section 6.2. Appointment of the Successor Servicer |
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Section 6.3. Duties of the Servicer |
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Section 6.4. Effect of Termination or Resignation |
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ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 7.1. Indemnities by the Servicer |
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Section 7.2. Limitation of Damages; Indemnified Persons |
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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 8.1. Notices |
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Section 8.2. Binding Effect; Assignability |
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Section 8.3. Termination; Survival of Obligations Upon Class C Maturity Date or
Redemption Date |
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Section 8.4. No Proceedings |
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Section 8.5. Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement |
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Section 8.6. Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 8.7. No Waiver; Remedies |
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Section 8.8. GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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Section 8.9. Counterparts |
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Section 8.10. Severability |
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Section 8.11. Section Titles |
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Section 8.12. Limited Recourse |
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Section 8.13. Further Assurances |
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Section 8.14. Pledge of Assets |
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Section 8.15. Waiver of Setoff |
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Annex A Definitions and Interpretation |
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This SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of [•] [•], 20[•] (this “Agreement” or
“Servicing Agreement”), by and between [•], a limited liability company organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the “Issuer”), and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(“GE Capital”), in its capacity as the servicer hereunder (the “Servicer”).
In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 1 of Annex A to this Agreement.
Section 1.2. Other Interpretive Matters. For purposes of this Agreement, the other
interpretive matters set forth in Section 2 of Annex A shall govern. All exhibits,
schedules, and other attachments hereto, or expressly identified hereto are incorporated herein by
reference and, taken together with this Agreement, shall constitute but a single agreement.
ARTICLE II
APPOINTMENT OF THE SERVICER; CERTAIN DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SERVICER.
AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SERVICER.
Section 2.1. Appointment of the Servicer. The Issuer hereby appoints the Servicer as
its agent to service [and manage] the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets] and enforce its rights and
interests in and under the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets] and to serve in such capacity until the
termination of its responsibilities pursuant to Sections 5.1 or 6.1. In connection
therewith, the Servicer hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties and
obligations set forth herein. The Servicer may, upon giving prior written notice to the Issuer,
delegate any duties to any Person, or subcontract with a Sub-Servicer, for the collection,
[management,] servicing or administration of the Purchaser Assets; provided, that (a) the
Servicer shall remain liable for the performance of the duties and obligations of any delegate or
the Sub-Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof and (b) any Sub-Servicing Agreement that may be
entered into and any other transactions or services relating to the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets]
involving a Sub-Servicer shall be deemed to be between the Sub-Servicer and the Servicer alone, and
the Issuer shall not be deemed party thereto and shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities
with respect to the Sub-Servicer.
Section 2.2. Duties and Responsibilities of the Servicer. Subject to the provisions
of this Agreement, the Servicer shall conduct the servicing, [management,] administration and
collection of the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets] and shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions that
(a) may be necessary or advisable to service, [manage,] administer and collect the [Loans]
[Purchaser Assets] from time to time, (b) the Servicer would take if such [Loans] [Purchaser
Assets] were owned by the Servicer, and (c) are consistent with the Credit and Collection Policies.
The Servicer shall also perform on behalf of, and as directed by, the Issuer all of the Issuer’s
obligations under the Indenture other than any obligations to pay money and any obligations to be
performed by the Administrator under the Administration Agreement. [With respect to Equipment,
managing shall include remarketing, leasing, re-leasing, selling or otherwise disposing of such
Equipment. In connection with the leasing, re-leasing and sale of any Equipment, the Servicer
shall arrange for a lease, re-lease, sale or other disposition of the Equipment to the lessor
(which may be a Seller) or to any other Person.]
Section 2.3. Unrelated Amounts. If the Servicer determines that amounts which are not
property of the Issuer (the “Unrelated Amounts”) have been deposited in the Collection
Account, then the Servicer shall provide written evidence thereof to the Issuer no later than the
first Business Day following the day on which the Servicer had actual knowledge thereof, which
evidence shall be provided in writing. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Servicer shall
withdraw the Unrelated Amounts from the Collection Account, and the same shall not be treated as
Available Amounts on [Loans] [Purchaser Assets] and shall not be subject to the provisions of
Section 2.12.
Section 2.4. Authorization of the Servicer. The Servicer is hereby authorized to take
any and all reasonable steps necessary or desirable and consistent with the ownership of the
[Loans] [Purchaser Assets] by the Issuer and pledge of the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets] to the
Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, in the determination of the Servicer, to (a) [remarket, or
arrange for the remarketing of Equipment related to the termination of any Receivable of which the
Issuer owns the Residual and take all other action thereto (including the refurbishment and sale
or release thereof), (b)] collect all amounts due under the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets], including
endorsing its name on checks and other instruments representing Available Amounts on the [Loans]
[Purchaser Assets], executing and delivering any and all instruments of satisfaction or
cancellation or of partial or full release or discharge and all other comparable instruments with
respect to the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets], and consistent with its normal procedures, arranging
with the Obligor to extend or modify Scheduled Payments in its discretion, and [(c)] after the
[Loans] [Receivables] become delinquent and to the extent permitted under and in compliance with
applicable law and regulations, (i) commence proceedings with respect to the enforcement of payment
of the [Loans] [Receivables and the related Purchaser Assets], (ii) adjust, settle or compromise
any payments due thereunder and (iii) initiate proceedings against any collateral securing the
obligations due under any such Receivables and the related Purchased Assets, in each case,
consistent with the Credit and Collection Policies; provided, that, with respect to clause
[(b)] and [(c)] above, the Servicer shall not agree to any modification of the APR on any Loan or
of the amount of any Scheduled Payment on a [Loan] [Receivable] if such modification has a Material
Adverse Effect on the Noteholders; and provided, further, that in no event will
such modification be permitted to extend the final payment date beyond the Class C Maturity Date.
Upon the request of an Obligor, and consistent with the Credit and Collection Policies, the
Servicer, on behalf of the Issuer, shall permit such Obligor to terminate a Contract;
provided, that the Obligor shall have paid the Termination Amount, of which the portion
attributable to the remaining payments for a Contract (as calculated by the Servicer) shall
constitute and be treated
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as Available Amounts in respect of the related [Loan] [Receivable]; provided,
further, only GE Capital, as Servicer, is permitted to allow an Obligor to prepay a [Loan]
[Receivable] for an amount less than the Loan Value [or Lease Value, as applicable,] of such [Loan]
[Receivable].
If the Servicer shall commence a legal proceeding to enforce a [Loan] [Receivable], the Issuer
(in the case of a [Loan] [Receivable] other than a Purchased [Loan] [Receivable]) shall thereupon
be deemed to have automatically assigned, solely for the purpose of collection, such [Loan]
[Receivable] to the Servicer. If in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding it shall be held that
the Servicer may not enforce a [Loan] [Receivable] on the ground that it shall not be a real party
in interest or a holder entitled to enforce such [Loan] [Receivable], the Managing Member shall
take steps to enforce such [Loan] [Receivable], including bringing suit in its name.
The Issuer shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) the Servicer with any powers of attorney
and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing[,
equipment management] and administrative duties hereunder, and the Issuer shall assist the Servicer
to the fullest extent to enable the Servicer to collect the [Loans] [Receivables and the other
Purchaser Assets] and otherwise discharge its duties hereunder. In no event shall the Servicer be
entitled to make the Issuer a party to any litigation without the Issuer’s express prior written
consent.
Section 2.5. Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances. (a) As compensation for its
servicing [and equipment management] activities and as reimbursement for its reasonable expenses in
connection therewith, the Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fees for each
Collection Period. [The Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed out of proceeds of
dispositions of Equipment for any costs, fees and expenses for the refurbishment, remarketing,
leasing, re-leasing, selling or disposing of such Equipment in accordance with Section 2.2
(which may include fees and expenses paid by the Servicer to third-parties in connection with such
refurbishment, remarketing, leasing, re-leasing, selling or disposing of Equipment if such
third-parties are engaged to undertake such sale). Except as provided in the preceding sentence,]
[The] [the] Servicer shall be required to pay for all expenses incurred by it in connection with
its activities hereunder (including any payments to accountants, counsel or any other Person) and
shall not be entitled to any payment therefor other than the Servicing Fees. The Servicer shall
also be entitled to reimbursement for any outstanding Servicing Advances owing to the Servicer with
respect to all preceding Collection Periods.
(b) The Servicer may, but shall have no obligation to, make a Servicing Advance in the
manner and to the extent provided herein, but only to the extent the Servicer, in its sole
discretion, expects to be reimbursed for such Servicing Advance. If the Servicer elects to
make a Servicing Advance, prior to the close of business on each Determination Date, the
Servicer will determine the amount of the Servicing Advance that it has elected to make on
the related Transfer Date. The Servicer shall include information as to such determination
in the Servicer’s Certificate furnished by it in accordance with Section 2.7 and
shall be obligated to transfer to the Collection Account on or before 11:00 a.m. (New York
City time) on the related Transfer Date in next day funds the amounts applicable to such
determinations appearing in such Servicer’s Certificate. All Servicing Advances shall be
reimbursable to the Servicer, without interest, when a payment relating to a [Loan]
[Receivable] with respect to which
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Servicing Advance has previously been made is subsequently received. Upon the
determination by the Servicer that reimbursement from the preceding source is unlikely or
nonrecoverable, it will be entitled to recover unreimbursed Servicing Advances from
Available Amounts on or in respect of other Receivables.
Section 2.6. Covenants of the Servicer. The Servicer covenants and agrees that from
and after the Closing Date and until the earlier of the Class C Maturity Date or Redemption Date,
as applicable:
(a) Ownership of [Loans] [Receivables and Related Equipment]. The Servicer
shall identify the [Loans] [Receivables] clearly and unambiguously in its Servicing Records
to reflect that such [Loans] [Receivables and, if applicable, the related Equipment] are
owned by the Issuer and have been pledged to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture.
(b) Compliance with Credit and Collection Policies; Law. The Servicer shall
comply in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policies with respect to the
[Loans] [Purchaser Assets] and in all material respects with applicable law with respect to
the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets], unless, in either case, such failure to comply would not be
reasonably expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect on the Servicer or the Issuer.
Section 2.7. Servicer’s Certificate. On each Determination Date the Servicer shall
deliver to the Issuer, with a copy to the Indenture Trustee, the Seller and the Rating Agencies, a
Servicer’s Certificate containing all information necessary to make the distributions pursuant to
Section 2.14 and the deposits to the Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.12
and the deposits to, or withdrawals from, the Reserve Account pursuant to Section 2.13, for
the Collection Period preceding the date of such Servicer’s Certificate. Receivables and related
Equipment to be repurchased by the Seller shall be identified by the Servicer by account number
with respect to such [Loan] [Receivable and (if applicable) its related Equipment] (as specified in
the Schedule of [Loans] [Receivables] delivered on the Closing Date).
Section 2.8. Annual Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Default. (a) The Servicer
shall deliver to the Issuer, with a copy to the Indenture Trustee, on or before March 15 after the
end of each calendar year of the Issuer (commencing with the calendar year 20[•]), an Officers’
Certificate stating that: (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding
twelve (12)-month period (or, in the case of the first such certificate, from the Cut-off Date to
[December 31], 20[•]) and of its performance under this Agreement has been made under such
officer’s supervision and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such
Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year or, if
there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each
such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.
(b) The Servicer shall deliver to the Issuer, with a copy to the Indenture Trustee,
promptly after having obtained knowledge thereof, but in no event later than five Business
Days thereafter, written notice in an Officers’ Certificate of any event that, with the
giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default under
Section 5.1.
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Section 2.9. Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. On
or before [March 15] of each calendar year of the Issuer (commencing with the calendar year 20[•])
each Reporting Servicer shall furnish, and shall cause each Servicing Function Participant with
which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Loans to furnish, to the
Issuer, with a copy to the Indenture Trustee, a report on assessment of compliance with the
Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility
for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it, (B) a statement that such
Reporting Servicer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the applicable Servicing
Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the applicable Servicing
Criteria as of and for the period ending [December 31], including, if there has been any material
instance of noncompliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure
and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has
issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the
applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for such period; such attestation shall be in accordance
with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Securities
Exchange Act and shall be provided as an exhibit to such Reporting Servicer’s report on assessment
of compliance with the Servicing Criteria.
Section 2.10. Appointment of Subservicer. The Servicer may at any time appoint a
subservicer to perform all or any portion of its obligations as Servicer hereunder;
provided, that the Servicer shall remain obligated and be liable to the Issuer, for the
servicing and administering of the [Loans] [Receivables and the managing of the related Equipment]
in accordance with the provisions hereof, without diminution of such obligations and liabilities by
virtue of the appointment of any subservicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and
conditions as if the Servicer itself were servicing and administering the [Loans] [Receivables
and/or managing the related Equipment, as applicable]. The fees and expenses of any subservicer
shall be as agreed between the Servicer and its subservicer from time to time and the Issuer shall
not have any responsibility therefor.
Section 2.11. Maintenance of Security Interests in [Loans] [Receivables]. The
Servicer shall, in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policies, take such steps as are
necessary to maintain perfection of the security interest created by each [Loan] [Receivable] in
any of the Equipment. The Issuer hereby authorizes the Servicer to take such steps as are
necessary to re-perfect such security interest on behalf of the Issuer or its assigns for any
reason, including the filing of UCC financing statements and any amendments thereto without the
related debtor’s signature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall
make or maintain all required federal lien filings or registrations in the name of the Issuer, as
applicable. Upon discovery by the Issuer or the Servicer of a breach of its obligation to maintain
perfection of the security interest in each [Loan] [Receivable] pursuant to this Section
2.11, which breach is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Issuer, the
party discovering the same shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other party hereto. As
liquidated damages for such breach, the Issuer shall, on the Transfer Date relating to the
Collection Period during which the breach is discovered, request the Servicer to, and the Servicer
shall pay to, or at the direction of, the Issuer the Purchase Amount for the applicable [Loans]
[Receivables] (measured at the end of the Collection Period during which such breach is
discovered). Upon such payment, all rights, title and interest of the Issuer in and to such
Receivables will be deemed to be
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automatically released without the necessity of any further action by the Issuer, the Servicer
or any other party and such Receivables will become the property of the Servicer.
Section 2.12. Accounts. As of the Closing Date, the Servicer shall establish and
maintain, on behalf of the Issuer and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
Collection Account and the Reserve Account, each of which shall be an Eligible Deposit Account in
the name of the Issuer.
(a) Not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Transfer Date, the Servicer
shall deposit into the Collection Account all Available Amounts with respect to the related
Collection Period that have not previously been deposited into the Collection Account (it
being understood that no such deposits are required to be made prior to the Transfer Date
unless a Daily Deposit Event has occurred).
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Daily Deposit Event, the
Servicer shall transfer to the Collection Account, on each Business Day in same day funds,
all Available Amounts then held or thereafter received by it that are required to be
deposited into the Collection Account, within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof.
Section 2.13. Reserve Account. The Servicer shall determine the amounts for deposit
into or for withdrawal from the Reserve Account on each Transfer Date in accordance with the
provisions of Section 8.4 of the Indenture.
Section 2.14. Disbursement from the Collection Account. On each Transfer Date, the
Servicer, on behalf of the Issuer, shall withdraw from the Collection Account for payment to itself
an amount equal to any accrued but unpaid Servicing Fee and any accrued but unpaid Servicing
Advances owing to the Servicer (based on the information contained in the Servicer’s Certificate
delivered on the related Determination Date pursuant to Section 2.7) in accordance with
Section 2.5.
Section 2.15. Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others. Neither the
Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Servicer shall be under any
liability to the Issuer or the Noteholders, except as provided under this Agreement, for any action
taken or for refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement or for errors in
judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or
any such Person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful
misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of reckless
disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement. The Servicer and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any
document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any
matters arising hereunder.
Except as provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear
in, prosecute or defend any legal action that shall not be incidental to its duties to service the
[Loans] [Purchaser Assets] in accordance with this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve
it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Servicer may undertake
any
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reasonable action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement, the
Related Documents and the rights and duties of the parties to this Agreement, the other Related
Documents and the interests of the Noteholders under the Indenture.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 3.1. Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. The Servicer represents
and warrants to the Issuer as of the Closing Date as follows:
(a) It is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and is duly qualified to do
business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction in which the servicing of the
[Loans] [Receivables] hereunder requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to
comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Servicer.
(b) It has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Servicer and
constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the enforceability
of creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles, whether applied in a
proceeding at law or in equity.
(d) No consent of, notice to, filing with or permits, qualifications or other action by
any Governmental Authority or any other party is required for the due execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement, other than consents, notices, filings and other actions
which have been obtained or made or where the failure to get such consent or take such
action, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Servicer.
(e) There is no pending or, to its actual knowledge, threatened litigation of a
material nature against or affecting it, in any court or tribunal, before any arbitrator of
any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, or (ii) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely
affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
Section 4.1. Covenants of the Servicer Regarding the [Loans] [Receivables]. (a)
Maintenance of Files. The Servicer shall, for not less than three (3) years or for such
longer period as may be required by law, from the date on which any [Loan] [Receivable] is paid in
full, maintain the Records with respect to each [Loan] [Receivable and, if applicable, its related
Equipment,] including records of all payments received, credits granted and property returned. The
Servicer will permit representatives of the Issuer or its designee at any reasonable time during
normal business hours, and at such times outside of normal business hours as the Issuer shall
reasonably request, (i) to inspect and make copies of and abstracts from such Records, (ii) to
visit the properties of the Servicer utilized in connection with the collection, processing[,
management] or servicing of the [Loans] [Receivables] for the purpose of examining such Records,
and (iii) to discuss matters relating to the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets] or the Servicer’s
performance under this Agreement with any officer, employee or accountants of the Servicer having
knowledge of such matters. In connection therewith, the Issuer shall institute procedures to
permit it to confirm the Loan Value [or Lease Value, as applicable,] in respect of any [Loan]
[Receivable and, if applicable, its related Equipment]; provided that no one other than the
Servicer or any Sub-Servicer or Person to whom the Servicer has delegated duties in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, subject to any other arrangements made by the Issuer or its designee,
will contact an Obligor unless a Servicer Default has occurred. The Servicer agrees to render to
the Issuer such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably requested with regard to the
foregoing.
(b) Servicer Default. If a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, promptly upon request therefor, the Servicer shall deliver to the Issuer records
reflecting activity with respect to the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets] through the close of
business on the immediately preceding Business Day. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of a Servicer Default, the Servicer shall (i) deliver and turn over to the
Issuer or to its representatives, or at the option of the Issuer shall provide the Issuer or
its representatives with access to, at any time, on demand of the Issuer, all of the
Servicer’s facilities, personnel, books and records pertaining to the [Loans] [Purchaser
Assets], including all Records, (ii) allow the Issuer to occupy the premises of the Servicer
where such books, records and Records are maintained, and (iii) utilize such premises, the
equipment thereon and any personnel of the Servicer that the Issuer may wish to employ to
administer, service[, manage] and collect the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets].
(c) Notice of Adverse Claim. The Servicer shall advise the Issuer promptly, in
reasonable detail, (i) of any claim of ownership or Lien known to it made or asserted
against any of the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets], other than any ownership interest or Lien
created under the Sale Agreement or the Purchase and Sale Agreement, any Lien created under
the Indenture or any Permitted Encumbrances (as defined under the Sale Agreement or the
Purchase and Sale Agreement, as applicable), and (ii) of the occurrence of any event known
to it which would have a material adverse effect on the aggregate value of the [Loan]
[Receivable].
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(d) Further Assurances. The Servicer shall furnish to the Issuer from time to
time such statements and schedules further identifying and describing the [Loans] [Purchaser
Assets] and such other reports in connection with the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets] as the
Issuer may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
ARTICLE V
EVENTS OF SERVICER TERMINATION
Section 5.1. Default. If any of the following events shall occur (regardless of the
reason therefor) with respect to the Servicer:
(a) the Servicer shall (i) fail to make or give instructions for any deposit, transfer
or payment required to be made hereunder and the same shall remain unremedied for three (3)
Business Days, or (ii) fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe in any material respect
any other provision of this Agreement and the same shall remain unremedied for fifteen (15)
days after written notice thereof shall have been given by the Issuer to the Servicer;
(b) any representation or warranty of the Servicer herein or in any written statement,
report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered by the Servicer to the Issuer
hereto or thereto shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when
made or deemed made and shall not be corrected for a period of sixty (60) days after either
(i) any Authorized Officer of the Servicer becomes aware thereof or (ii) notice thereof has
been given to such Person by the Issuer; or
(c) a Bankruptcy Event shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the
Servicer;
then, upon the occurrence of any of such events (each, a “Servicer Default”), the Issuer
may deliver a notice (a “Servicer Termination Notice”) to the Servicer, terminating the
servicing [and equipment management] responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder, without demand,
protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Servicer. Upon the
delivery of any such notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement shall
pass to and be vested in the Successor Servicer acting pursuant to Section 6.2,
provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Servicer agrees to act
as Servicer and to continue to follow the procedures set forth in this Agreement with respect to
Available Amounts on the [Loans] [Purchaser Assets] under this Agreement until a Successor Servicer
has assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer in accordance with Section
6.2.
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ARTICLE VI
SUCCESSOR SERVICER
Section 6.1. Resignation of the Servicer. The Servicer may resign under the
circumstances set forth in clause (a) or (b) of this Section 6.1.
(a) The Servicer may resign from its obligations and duties hereunder if it finds a
replacement servicer satisfying the eligibility criteria set forth in Section 6.2.
No such resignation shall become effective until the replacement servicer shall have
obtained the Issuer’s approval and appointment pursuant to Section 6.2.
(b) The Servicer may resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it upon
its determination that (i) the performance of its duties hereunder has become impermissible
under applicable law, and (ii) there is no reasonable action which the Servicer could take
to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under applicable law. No such
resignation shall become effective until a Successor Servicer shall have assumed the
responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer in accordance with Section 6.2.
Section 6.2. Appointment of the Successor Servicer. In connection with the
termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.1
or 6.1, the Issuer shall within thirty (30) days after the giving of a Servicer Termination
Notice pursuant to Section 5.1 or as soon as practicable after a resignation of the
Servicer pursuant to Section 6.1, appoint a successor servicer that shall have a long-term
debt rating of at least “Baa3” by Xxxxx’x. The successor servicer shall succeed to all rights and
assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement
(such successor servicer being referred to as the “Successor Servicer”); provided,
that the Successor Servicer shall have no responsibility for any actions of the Servicer prior to
the date of its appointment as Successor Servicer. The Successor Servicer shall accept its
appointment by executing, acknowledging and delivering to the Issuer an instrument in form and
substance acceptable to the Issuer, and if directed by the Issuer, by providing prior written
notice of such appointment to the Indenture Trustee. Notice shall be given to the Rating Agencies
of the appointment of any Successor Servicer.
Section 6.3. Duties of the Servicer. At any time following the appointment of a
Successor Servicer:
(a) the Servicer agrees that it shall terminate its activities as servicer hereunder in
a manner acceptable to the Issuer so as to facilitate the transfer of servicing [and
equipment management] to the Successor Servicer, including timely delivery (i) to the Issuer
of any funds that were required to be deposited in the Collection Account and the Reserve
Account and (ii) to the Successor Servicer, at a place selected by the Successor Servicer,
of all Servicing Records and other information with respect to the [Loans] [Purchaser
Assets]. The Servicer shall account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such
instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to
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more fully and
definitely vest and confirm in the Successor Servicer all rights, powers, duties,
responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer; and
(b) the Servicer shall terminate each Sub-Servicing Agreement that may have been
entered into by it and the Successor Servicer shall not be deemed to have assumed any of
such outgoing servicer’s interest therein or to have replaced such outgoing servicer as a
party to any such Sub-Servicing Agreement.
Section 6.4. Effect of Termination or Resignation. Any termination or resignation of
the Servicer under this Agreement shall not affect any claims that the Issuer may have against the
Servicer for events or actions taken or not taken by the Servicer arising prior to any such
termination or resignation.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1. Indemnities by the Servicer. Without limiting any other rights that the
Issuer or its Affiliates or any Stockholder, director, officer, employee, or agent or incorporator
thereof (each, a “Servicer Indemnified Person”) may have hereunder or under applicable law,
the Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify each Servicer Indemnified Person from and against any and
all Indemnified Amounts which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against a Servicer
Indemnified Person to the extent arising from or relating to any material breach of the Servicer’s
obligations under this Agreement; excluding, however, Indemnified Amounts to the
extent resulting from (i) bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the
Servicer Indemnified Person or (ii) recourse for uncollectible [Loans] [Receivables]. Any
Indemnified Amounts subject to the indemnification provisions of this Section 7.1 shall be
paid to the Servicer Indemnified Person within ten (10) Business Days following demand therefor.
Section 7.2. Limitation of Damages; Indemnified Persons. NO SERVICER PARTY TO THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY SUCCESSOR,
ASSIGNEE OR THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSERTING CLAIMS
DERIVATIVELY THROUGH SUCH PARTY, FOR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT
MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1. Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever it is provided
herein that any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication
shall or may be given to or served upon any of the parties by any other parties, or whenever any
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of the parties desires to give or serve upon any other parties any communication with respect to this
Agreement, each such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or
delivered (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in
the United States mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, with proper postage
prepaid, (b) upon transmission, when sent by facsimile (with such transmission promptly confirmed
by delivery of a copy by personal delivery or United States mail as otherwise provided in this
Section 8.1), (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier
with all charges prepaid or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which shall
be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address or facsimile number indicated
below or to such other address (or facsimile number) as may be substituted by notice given as
herein provided. The giving of any notice required hereunder may be waived in writing by the party
entitled to receive such notice. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand,
request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication to any Person designated in any
written notice provided hereunder to receive copies shall in no way adversely affect the
effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other
communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever it is provided herein that a notice is to
be given to any other party hereto by a specific time, such notice shall only be effective if
actually received by such party prior to such time, and if such notice is received after such time
or on a day other than a Business Day, such notice shall only be effective on the immediately
succeeding Business Day.
If to GE Capital, as the Servicer:
General Electric Capital Corporation, as Servicer
000 Xxxxxxx 0
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Telephone: [(000) 000-0000]
Facsimile: [(000) 000-0000]
000 Xxxxxxx 0
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Telephone: [(000) 000-0000]
Facsimile: [(000) 000-0000]
If to the Issuer:
[•]
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Capital Markets Operations
Telephone: [(000) 000-0000]
Facsimile: [(000) 000-0000]
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Capital Markets Operations
Telephone: [(000) 000-0000]
Facsimile: [(000) 000-0000]
If to the Rating Agencies:
[•]
[•]
Attn: [•]
[•]
Attn: [•]
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If to Indenture Trustee:
[•]
[•]
[•]
[•]
Attention: [•]
[•]
[•]
[•]
Attention: [•]
Section 8.2. Binding Effect; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the Issuer and the Servicer and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Except as set forth in Section 2.1, or Article VI, the Servicer may not
assign, transfer, hypothecate or otherwise convey any of its rights or obligations hereunder or
interests herein without the express prior written consent of the Issuer and unless the Rating
Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to any such assignment. Any such purported
assignment, transfer, hypothecation or other conveyance by the Servicer without the prior express
written consent of the Issuer shall be void. The Issuer may, at any time, assign any of its rights
and obligations under this Agreement to any Person and any such assignee may further assign at any
time its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in each case, without the consent of the
Servicer. Each of the Issuer and the Servicer acknowledges and agrees that, upon any such
assignment, the assignee thereof may enforce directly, all of the obligations of the Issuer or the
Servicer hereunder, as applicable.
Section 8.3. Termination; Survival of Obligations Upon Class C Maturity Date or Redemption
Date. 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 the earlier of
the Class C Maturity Date or the Redemption Date; provided, that the rights and remedies
provided for herein with respect to any breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Servicer pursuant to Article III, the indemnification and payment provisions of Article
VII and Sections 8.4 and 8.12 shall be continuing and shall survive the later
of the Class C Maturity Date or the Redemption Date, as applicable.
Section 8.4. No Proceedings. The Servicer hereby agrees that, from and after the
Closing Date and until the date one, year plus one, day following the earlier of the Class C
Maturity Date or the Redemption Date, as applicable, it will not, directly or indirectly, institute
or cause to be instituted against the Issuer any proceeding of the type referred to in the
definition of “Bankruptcy Event”; provided that the foregoing shall not in any way limit
the Servicer’s right to pursue any other creditor rights or remedies that the Servicer may have for
claims against the Issuer.
Section 8.5. Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement. This Agreement
constitutes the complete agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof,
and may not be modified, altered or amended except as set forth in Section 8.6.
Section 8.6. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment, modification, termination or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or any consent to any departure by any party hereto
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therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by
each of the parties hereto.
Section 8.7. No Waiver; Remedies. The failure by the Issuer, at any time or times, to
require strict performance by the Servicer of any provision of this Agreement shall not waive,
affect or diminish any right of the Issuer thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance
herewith. Any suspension or waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall not suspend, waive or
affect any other breach or default whether the same is prior or subsequent thereto and whether the
same or of a different type. None of the undertakings, agreements, warranties, covenants or
representations of the Servicer contained in this Agreement and no breach or default by the
Servicer hereunder, shall be deemed to have been suspended or waived by the Issuer unless such
waiver or suspension is by an instrument in writing signed by an officer of or other duly
authorized signatory of the Issuer and directed to the Servicer specifying such suspension or
waiver. The rights and remedies of the Issuer and its assigns under this Agreement shall be
cumulative and nonexclusive of any other rights and remedies that the Issuer may have under any
other agreement, including the other Related Documents, by operation of law or otherwise.
Section 8.8. GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF
CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401(1) AND 5-1402 OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF) AND
ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
(a) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS
LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO
HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN THEM PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO
ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; PROVIDED, THAT EACH PARTY
HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT
LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY. EACH PARTY HERETO SUBMITS AND
CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT,
AND EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK
OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND
HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE
BY SUCH COURT. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINT
AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS,
COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY
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REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.1 AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE
EARLIER OF SUCH PARTY’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE UNITED
STATES MAIL, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY
PARTY HERETO TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
(b) BECAUSE DISPUTES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH COMPLEX FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE MOST
QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY RESOLVED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT PERSON AND THE PARTIES WISH
APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS TO APPLY (RATHER THAN ARBITRATION RULES), THE PARTIES
DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE,
TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE BENEFITS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION,
THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING
BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT
OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 8.9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate
counterparts, each of which shall collectively and separately constitute one agreement. Executed
counterparts may be delivered electronically.
Section 8.10. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall
be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision
shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the
remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
Section 8.11. Section Titles. The section titles and table of contents contained in
this Agreement are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and
are not a part of the agreement between the parties hereto.
Section 8.12. Limited Recourse. (a) The obligations of the Issuer under this
Agreement are solely the obligations of the Issuer. No recourse shall be had for any obligation or
claim arising out of or based upon this Agreement against any incorporator or similar person,
shareholder, officer, manager, member or director, past, present or future, of the Issuer or of any
successor or of its constituent members or its other Affiliates, either directly or through the
Issuer or any successor, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the
enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by acceptance
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hereof and as part of the consideration for the acceptance hereof, expressly waived and
released. Any accrued obligations owing by the Issuer under this Agreement shall be payable by the
Issuer solely to the extent that funds are available therefor from time to time in accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.12 (provided that such accrued obligations shall not be
extinguished until paid in full), and any amounts which the Issuer does not so pay hereunder shall
not constitute a claim (as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code) against, or limited
liability company obligation of, the Issuer for any such amounts not paid, in each case, until the
Issuer has received funds to make such payments as contemplated by the Related Documents).
(b) The obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement are solely the obligations of
the Servicer. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing hereunder or any
other obligation or claim arising out of or based upon this Agreement, against any
shareholder, employee, officer, manager, member or director, agent or organizer, past,
present or future, of the Servicer or of any successor thereto, either directly or through
the Servicer or any successor thereto, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or
rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such
liability being, by acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the acceptance
hereof, expressly waived and released.
Section 8.13. Further Assurances. The Servicer shall, at its sole cost and expense,
promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all further instruments and documents, and take such
further action, that may be necessary or desirable or that the Issuer may request to enable the
Issuer to exercise and enforce its rights under this Agreement or otherwise carry out more
effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
Section 8.14. Pledge of Assets. The Servicer hereby acknowledges that the Issuer has
granted a security interest in the Collateral to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, and
hereby waives any defenses it may have against the Indenture Trustee for the enforcement of this
Agreement in the event of foreclosure by the Indenture Trustee against the Collateral.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that, in the event of foreclosure by the Indenture Trustee
against the Collateral, the Indenture Trustee shall have the right to enforce this Agreement and
the full performance by the parties hereto of their obligations and undertakings set forth herein.
The Servicer hereby agrees to deliver to the Indenture Trustee a copy of all notices to be
delivered by the Servicer to the Issuer hereunder.
Section 8.15. Waiver of Setoff. The Servicer hereby waives any right of setoff that
it may have for amounts owing to it under or in connection with this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Servicing Agreement to be executed by their
respective representatives thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
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ANNEX A
to
SERVICING AGREEMENT
SERVICING AGREEMENT
dated as of
[•] [•], 20[•]
Definitions and Interpretation
Annex A to Servicing Agreement
SECTION 1. Definitions and Conventions. Capitalized terms used in the Servicing
Agreement shall have (unless otherwise provided elsewhere therein) the following respective
meanings:
“Accounting Changes” means, with respect to any Person an adoption of GAAP different
from such principles previously used for reporting purposes as defined in the Accounting Principles
Board Opinion Number 20.
“Administration Agreement” means the Administration Agreement, dated as of [•] [•],
20[•], between the Administrator and the Issuer.
“Administration Fee” is defined in Section 3 of the Administration Agreement.
“Administrator” means General Electric Capital Corporation, in its capacity as
Administrator under the Administration Agreement, or any other Person designated as a successor
administrator.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (a) each Person that, directly or
indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary,
five percent (5%) or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power in the election of directors of
such Person, (b) each Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such
Person, or (c) each of such Person’s officers, directors, joint venturers and partners. For the
purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
[“Aggregate Receivable Value” means the sum of (i) the Loan Value of all the Loans and
(ii) the Lease Value of all the Leases.]
“Annual Percentage Rate” or “APR” of a Loan means, the interest rate or annual
rate of finance charges stated in or, if not explicitly stated, the implicit finance charge used by
the Servicer to calculate periodic payments with respect to the related Loan.
“Appendices” means, with respect to any Related Document, all exhibits, schedules,
annexes and other attachments thereto, or expressly identified thereto.
“Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any corporation, trust or limited
liability company, as appropriate, the chairman or vice-chairman of the board, the president, any
vice president, the secretary, the treasurer, any assistant secretary, any assistant treasurer, the
Managing Member, and each other officer, employee, manager or member of such corporation, trust or
limited liability company, as appropriate, specifically or similar governing body of such limited
liability company or trust to sign agreements, instruments or other documents on behalf of such
corporation authorized in resolutions of the board of directors of such corporation or similar
governing body of such limited liability company or trust, as appropriate.
“Available Amounts” means, with respect to any Payment Date all payments made by or on
behalf of the Obligors (excluding any late fees, [extension fees,] prepayment charges, assumption
fees, modifications and other administrative fees or similar charges allowed by
Annex A to Servicing Agreement
applicable law with respect to the [Loans] [Receivables] that constitute part of the Servicing
Fees) received during the related Collection Period; any Recoveries received during the related
Collection Period; [net proceeds from any sale, re-lease, continued use or other disposition,
including Residual Realizations, of Equipment and other Collateral during the related Collection
Period;] any proceeds from insurance policies covering the Equipment or related Obligor received
during the related Collection Period; Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the related
Collection Period; the Purchase Amount or other amount received by the Issuer with respect to each
[Loan] [Receivable] that became a Purchased [Loan] [Receivable] during the related Collection
Period (to the extent deposited into the Collection Account); Investment Earnings for such Payment
Date; Servicing Advances received during the related Collection Period; and payments made by a
lessee pursuant to its obligation (if any) to pay the Termination Value pursuant to the related
Loan received during the related Collection Period; provided, however, that the
Available Amounts shall not include all payments or proceeds (including Liquidation Proceeds) of
any [Loans] [Receivables and related Equipment] the Purchase Amount of which has been included in
the Available Amounts in a prior Collection Period.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the provisions of title 11 of the United States Code, 11
U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. as amended from time to time.
“Bankruptcy Event” means, as to any Person, any of the following events: (a) a case or
proceeding shall have been commenced against such Person seeking a decree or order in respect of
such Person (i) under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal, state or foreign
bankruptcy or other similar law, (ii) appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for any such Person or for any substantial part of
such Person’s assets, or (iii) ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of any such
Person; or (b) such Person shall (i) file a petition seeking relief under the Bankruptcy Code or
any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law, (ii) consent or
fail to object in a timely and appropriate manner to the institution of proceedings thereunder or
to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian,
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such Person or
for any substantial part of such Person’s assets, (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or (iv) take any corporate action in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
[“Book Residual Value” means, for the Equipment related to a Receivable arising out of
a Lease that is not a Defaulted Receivable with respect to which the Servicer on behalf of the
Issuer has repossessed the related Equipment and which is not a Liquidated Receivable, the expected
future value of that Equipment at the end of the related Lease term, as determined at the time of
origination by the applicable Seller in accordance with its typical practices and policies.]
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks
are required or permitted to be closed in the State of New York or the State of Connecticut.
“CEF Limited Liability Company Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated
Limited Liability Company Agreement of CEF dated September 25, 2003 as the same may be amended and
supplemented from time to time.
“Closing Date” means [•] [•], 20[•].
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“Collateral” is defined in the Indenture.
“Collection Account” means the account designated as such, established and owned by
the Issuer and maintained in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Indenture.
“Collection Period” means, for any Seller and with respect to any Payment Date, such
Seller’s fiscal month preceding the month in which the Payment Date occurs (or, if for the first
Payment Date, the period from and including the day after the Cut-Off Date to and including the
last day of the fiscal month preceding the fiscal month in which the first Payment Date occurs).
“Collections” is defined in the Indenture.
“Contract” means any arrangement (including any invoice) pursuant to, or under which,
an Obligor shall be obligated to make payments with respect to any [Loan] [Receivable].
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Credit and Collection Policies” or “Credit and Collection Policy” means, with
respect to each type of [Loan] [Receivable], the policies, practices and procedures adopted by the
Issuer on the Closing Date, including the policies and procedures for determining the
creditworthiness of Obligors and the extension of credit to Obligors, or relating to the
maintenance of such types of [loan] [receivable and related equipment] and collections on such
types of [loan] [receivable and related equipment].
“Cut-off Date” means [•] [•], 20[•].
“Daily Deposit Event” means (i) a reduction in the Servicer’s rating below “A2” by
Xxxxx’x or, if such rating is “A2” and is placed on a watch list for possible downgrade by Xxxxx’x,
(ii) a reduction in the Servicer’s short-term rating below “P-1” by Xxxxx’x, or (iii) the Servicer
is not a direct or indirect subsidiary of General Electric Company.
“Defaulted [Loan] [Receivable]” is defined in the Indenture.
“Determination Date” means with respect to any Transfer Date, the second Business Day
prior to such Transfer Date.
“Eligible Deposit Account” means: (a) a segregated deposit account maintained with a
depository institution or trust company whose short-term unsecured debt obligations are rated at
least “[F-1+]” by Fitch and at least “[P-1]” by [Xxxxx’x], (b) a segregated account which is either
(i) maintained in the corporate trust department of the Indenture Trustee or (ii) maintained
with a depository institution or trust company whose long term unsecured debt obligations are
rated at least “[BBB-]” by [Fitch] and at least “[Baa3]” by [Moody’s], or (c) a segregated trust
account or similar account maintained with a federally or state chartered depository institution
whose long term unsecured debt obligations are rated at least “[BBB-]” by [Fitch] and at least
“[Baa3]” by [Moody’s] subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit substantially
similar to 12 C.F.R. §9.10(b) in effect on the Closing Date.
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“Equipment” means any transportation equipment, industrial equipment, construction
equipment, printing presses, maritime assets, furniture and fixtures, technology and
telecommunications equipment or other equipment, together with all accessions thereto securing an
Obligor’s indebtedness under the respective Loan [or that is the subject of a Lease].
“Equipment Loan” means middle market equipment loans that consist of loans and finance
leases secured by new or used transportation equipment, industrial equipment, construction
equipment, furniture and fixtures, printing presses, maritime assets, technology and
telecommunications equipment or other equipment made to obligors in the United States of America
and managed by the Corporate Finance and Equipment Finance reporting categories of the Commercial
Lending and Leasing division of GE Capital.
“Final Maturity Date” means the Payment Date in [•] 20[•].
“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. and its successors and assigns.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
as in effect on the Closing Date, modified by Accounting Changes as GAAP is further defined in
Section 2(a) of this Annex A.
“GE Capital” means General Electric Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Governmental Authority” is defined in the Sale Agreement.
“Indemnified Amounts” means, with respect to any Person, any and all suits, actions,
proceedings, claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon
any appeal).
“Indenture” means the Indenture, dated [•] [•] 20[•], between the Issuer and the
Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
“Indenture Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, not in its individual
capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, or any successor Indenture Trustee
under the Indenture.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [•] [•],
20[•], among the Issuer, GE Capital, [•], [•] and [•], as may be amended or supplemented from time
to time.
“Investment Earnings” means, with respect to any Payment Date, the interest and other
investment earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) on amounts on deposit in the Trust
Accounts to be included as part of Collections pursuant to Section 8.6(a) of the Indenture.
“Issuer” means [•], a Delaware limited liability company, until a successor replaces
it and, thereafter, means the successor and, for purposes of any provision contained in the
Indenture and required by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, each other obligor on the notes issued
pursuant to the Indenture.
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“Issuer Limited Liability Company Agreement” means the Limited Liability Company
Agreement of the Issuer, dated as of [•] [•], 20[•], among the Managing Member and the Issuer, as
the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
[“Lease” means any agreement pursuant to, or under which, Equipment owned by the
Issuer is leased by an Obligor pursuant to a true lease.]
[“Lease Value” means, for any Lease that is not a Liquidated Receivable or a Defaulted
Receivable on any day (including the Cut-off Date), the sum of (i) the future Scheduled Payments
discounted monthly at the individual rate of return of such Lease as determined by the applicable
originators, plus (ii) the portion of any past due payments allocable to principal, plus (iii) the
present value of the Book Residual Value, discounted monthly at the implicit rate of return of the
individual related Lease, as determined by the applicable Seller. Liquidated Receivables that are
Leases shall be deemed to have a Lease Value of zero and Defaulted Receivables that are Leases
shall be deemed to have a Lease Value equal to the outstanding Lease Value at the time it became a
Defaulted Receivable less the amount written-off as uncollectible in accordance with the Credit and
Collection Policy.]
“Lien” means a security interest (as such term is defined in Section 1-201 of Article
1 of the UCC), lien, charge, pledge, equity or encumbrance of any kind, other than tax liens,
mechanics’ liens and any liens that attach to the related [Loan] [Receivable] by operation of law
as a result of any act or omission by the related Obligor.
“Liquidated [Loan] [Receivable]” means any [Loan] [Receivable] (i) liquidated through
the sale or other disposition of all or a portion of the related Equipment or (ii) that has been
charged off in its entirety in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy without realizing
upon the Equipment.
“Liquidation Proceeds” means, with respect to any Liquidated [Loan] [Receivable], the
amounts collected in respect thereof from whatever source (including the proceeds of insurance
policies with respect to the related Equipment or Obligor) during the Collection Period in which
it became a Liquidated [Loan] [Receivable], net of the sum of any amounts expended in
connection with such liquidation and any amounts required by law to be remitted to the Obligor on
such Liquidated [Loan] [Receivable] or any creditor of such Obligor to the extent required by
applicable law or agreement.
“Loan” means any agreement (including any invoice) pursuant to, or under which, an
Obligor shall be obligated to make payments with respect to any [Loan] [equipment loan or a finance
lease].
“Loan Value” is defined in the Indenture.
“Managing Member” means CEF Equipment Holding, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company or any successor, as Managing Member under the Issuer Limited Liability Company Agreement.
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“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any Person, a material adverse effect
on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, operations, prospects or financial or other condition of
such Person, (b) the ability of such Person to perform any of its obligations under the Related
Documents in accordance with the terms thereof, (c) the validity or enforceability of any Related
Document or the rights and remedies of such Person under any Related Document or (d) the [Loans]
[Receivables], the Contracts therefor, any interest related thereto [or the ownership interests] or
Liens of such Person thereon or the priority of such interests or Liens, in each case, which
affects the [Loans] [Receivables], the Contracts, therefor, an interest related thereto [or the
ownership interests] or Liens of such Person thereon or the priority of such interests or Liens
taken as a whole.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.
“Note Register” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4 of the Indenture.
“Noteholder” means the person in whose name a Note is registered on the Note Register.
“Notes” is defined in the Indenture.
“Obligor” means, as to each [Loan] [Receivable], any Person who owes payments under
the [Loan] [Receivable].
“Officer’s Certificate” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by an
Authorized Officer of such Person.
“Payment Date” means, with respect to each Collection Period, the [•] day of the
calendar month following the end of that Collection Period, or, if such day is not a Business Day,
the next Business Day, commencing on [•] [•], 20[•].
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture,
unincorporated organization, trust, association, corporation (including a business trust), limited
liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, joint stock company, or government or
any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.
“Precomputed Loan” means any Loan under which the portion of a payment allocable to
earned interest (which may be referred to in the related Loan as an add-on finance charge) and the
portion allocable to principal are determined according to the sum of periodic balances, the sum of
monthly payments or any equivalent method or are monthly actuarial loans.
“Purchase Amount” means, as of the close of business on the last day of a Collection
Period [(a) with respect to any Loan], an amount equal to the Loan Value of the applicable Loan, as
of the first day of the immediately following Collection Period (or, with respect to any applicable
Loan that is a Liquidated [Loan] [Receivable] or Defaulted [Loan] [Receivable], as of the day
immediately prior to such Loan becoming a Liquidated [Loan] [Receivable] or Defaulted [Loan]
[Receivable] less any Liquidation Proceeds actually received by the Issuer) plus interest accrued
and unpaid thereon as of such last day at a rate per annum equal to the APR for such Loan [and (b)
with respect to any Lease and its related Equipment, an amount equal to the Lease Value of the
applicable Lease and its related Equipment, as of the first day of the immediately
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following Collection Period (or, with respect to any applicable Lease that is a Liquidated
Receivable or Defaulted Receivable, as of the day immediately prior to such Lease becoming a
Liquidated Receivable or Defaulted Receivable less any Liquidation Proceeds actually received by
the Issuer) plus interest accrued and unpaid thereon as of such last day at a rate per annum equal
to the applicable discount rate for the related business unit originating such Lease].
“Purchase and Sale Agreement” means that certain Receivables Purchase and Sale
Agreement, dated as of [•] [•], 20[•] by the Transferor and the Issuer, as the same may be amended
from time to time.
“Purchased [Loan] [Receivable]” means a [Loan] [Receivable and its related Equipment]
repurchased as of the close of business on the last day of a Collection Period by a Seller pursuant
to Section 6.2 of the Sale Agreement and repurchased as of such time by the Transferor pursuant to
Sections 2.4 or 7.2 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement or purchased by a third-party pursuant to
Section 2.4 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Purchaser Assets” is defined in Section 2.1(a) of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Rating Agency” means each of [Fitch and Xxxxx’x]. If any of such organizations or
its successor is no longer in existence, the Issuer shall designate a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization or other comparable Person as a substitute Rating Agency, notice of
which designation shall be given to the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer.
“Rating Agency Condition” means, with respect to any action, that (i) [Moody’s shall
have been given at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior notice thereof and shall have not notified
the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee that such action will result in a reduction or withdrawal of
the then current rating of any Class of the Notes and (ii) Fitch shall have been given at least ten
(10) Business Days’ prior notice thereof, delivered electronically to
xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx].
[“Receivable” means with respect to any Loan or Lease, all indebtedness of the related
Obligor (whether constituting an account, chattel paper, document, instrument or general
intangible) under that Loan or Lease.]
“Record Date” means, with respect to a Payment Date or Redemption Date, the close of
business on the Business Day preceding such Payment Date or Redemption Date, or, if Definitive
Notes are issued, the close of business on the last day of the calendar month preceding the month
of such Payment Date, whether or not such day is a Business Day, or if Definitive Notes were not
outstanding on such date, the date of issuance of the Definitive Notes.
“Records” means all notes, leases, security agreements and other documents, books,
records and other information (including computer programs, tapes, disks, data processing software
and related property and rights) prepared and maintained by any Seller, the Servicer, any
Sub-Servicer or the Issuer with respect to the [Loans] [Receivables] and the Obligors thereunder.
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“Recoveries” means, with respect to any [Liquidated Loan] [Receivable], monies
collected in respect thereof, from whatever source [(other than from the sale or other disposition
of the Equipment), after such loan became a Liquidated Loan] [after the Lease Value or the Loan
Value, as applicable, of such Receivable became zero].
“Redemption Date” is defined in the Indenture.
“Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 — Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17
C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such
clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release
(Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7,
2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from
time to time.
“Related Documents” means the Sale Agreement, the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the
Servicing Agreement, Intercreditor Agreement, the Indenture, the Issuer Limited Liability
Agreement, the CEF Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Administration Agreement and all other
agreements, instruments, and documents and including all other pledges, powers of attorney,
consents, assignments, contracts, notices, and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or
hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Person, or any employee of any
Person, and delivered in connection with any of the foregoing. Any reference in the foregoing
documents to a Related Document shall include all Appendices thereto, and all amendments,
restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to such Related Document
as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.
“Reporting Servicer” means the Servicer or a Servicing Function Participant, as the
case may be.
“Reserve Account” means the account designated as such, established and owned by the
Issuer and maintained in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Indenture.
“Sale Agreement” means the Receivables Sale Agreement, dated [•] [•], 20[•], among GE
Capital, [•], [•], [•] and the Transferor.
“Schedules of [Loans] [Receivables]” means the schedules of Receivables attached as
Schedule I, Schedule II, Schedule III and Schedule IV to the Sale Agreement and the schedule
attached as Schedule I to the Purchase and Sale Agreement (which schedules may be in the form of
microfiche, floppy disk, CD-ROM or other electronic medium).
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“Scheduled Payment” [(a)] on a Loan means that portion of the payment required to be
made by the Obligor during any Collection Period sufficient to amortize the principal balance under
(x) in the case of a Precomputed Loan, the actuarial method or (y) in the case of a Simple Interest
Loan, the simple interest method, in each case, over the term of the Loan and to provide interest
at the APR[;provided that] [, and (b) on a Lease means any payment required to be made by the
Obligor under that Lease, other than on account of Residuals. The principal component of a
Scheduled Payment on a Lease means the full required amount of the Scheduled Payment, less an
imputed yield component based on the discount rate used by the Seller in determining the present
value of scheduled payments payable under the Lease for such Lease; provided that, in the
case of (a) or (b),] Termination Values shall also constitute Scheduled Payments.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 15 U.S.C. Section 77a et seq., as
amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Securities Exchange Act” means the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
15 U.S.C. Sections 78a et seq., as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Seller” means each of GE Capital, [•], [•] and [•] in its capacity as a seller, and
their respective successors and assigns.
“Servicer” means each of GE Capital, in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement,
or any other Person designated as a Successor Servicer.
“Servicer Default” means an event specified in Section 5.1 of the Servicing
Agreement.
“Servicer Indemnified Person” is defined in Section 7.1 of the Servicing
Agreement.
“Servicer Termination Notice” is defined in Section 5.1 of the Servicing
Agreement.
“Servicer’s Certificate” means an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer delivered
pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Servicing Agreement, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A thereto.
“Servicing Advance” means, the amount as of any Payment Date, which the Servicer may,
but is not required to, advance for delinquent Scheduled Payments pursuant to Section 2.5
of the Servicing Agreement.
“Servicing Agreement” means the Servicing Agreement, dated as of [•] [•], 20[•]
between the Servicer and the Issuer.
“Servicing Criteria” means the “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.
“Servicing Fee” means, for any Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of
(a) the Servicing Fee Rate, (b) the [average daily aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
Loans] [Aggregate Receivable Value] as of the first day of such Collection Period[;
provided, however, for the first Collection Period, this portion of the Servicing
Fee shall be an amount equal to the Aggregate Receivable Value on the Cut-off Date] and (c) a
fraction equal to (i) the number of days in such Collection Period, divided by (ii) 360;
plus all late fees, prepayment fees,
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assumption fees, modification fees, and other miscellaneous fees and amounts received during
such Collection Period.
“Servicing Fee Rate” means [•]%.
“Servicing Function Participant” means any Person, other than the Servicer, that is
performing activities that address the Servicing Criteria, unless such Person’s activities relate
only to 5% or less of the Loans.
“Servicing Records” means all documents, books, Records and other information
(including computer programs, tapes, disks, data processing software and related property and
rights) prepared and maintained by the Servicer with respect to the related [Loans] [Purchaser
Assets] and the Obligors thereunder.
“Simple Interest Loan” means any Loan under which the portion of a payment allocable
to interest and the portion allocable to principal is determined by allocating a fixed level
payment between principal and interest, such that such payment is allocated first to the accrued
and unpaid interest at the Annual Percentage Rate for such Loan on the unpaid principal balance and
the remainder of such payment is allocable to principal.
“Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, membership interests in a limited
liability company, general or limited partnership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how
designated) of or in a corporation, partnership or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting,
including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in
Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act).
“Stockholder” means, with respect to any Person, each holder of Stock of such Person.
“Sub-Servicer” means any Person with whom the Servicer enters into a Sub-Servicing
Agreement.
“Sub-Servicing Agreement” means any written contract entered into between the Servicer
and any Sub-Servicer pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.10 relating to the
servicing, administration or collection of the [Loans] [Receivables and other Purchaser Assets].
“Successor Servicer” is defined in Section 6.2.
“Termination Value” means the “Termination Value” (if any) payable by the Obligor
pursuant to the applicable [Loan] [Receivable].
“Transfer Date” means the Business Day preceding the [•] day of each calendar month.
“Transferor” means CEF Equipment Holding, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company, as transferor under the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“UCC” means, with respect to any jurisdiction, the Uniform Commercial Code as the same
may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in such jurisdiction.
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SECTION 2. Other Interpretive Matters. All terms defined directly or by incorporation
in the Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document
delivered pursuant thereto unless otherwise defined therein. For purposes of the Agreement
(including this Annex A) and all certificates and other documents, unless the context
otherwise requires: (a) accounting terms not otherwise defined in the Agreement, and accounting
terms partly defined in the Agreement to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings
given to them under GAAP; and unless otherwise provided, references to any month, quarter or year
refer to a fiscal month, quarter or year as determined in accordance with the GE Capital fiscal
calendar; (b) terms defined in Article 9 of the UCC and not otherwise defined in such Agreement are
used as defined in that Article; (c) references to any amount as on deposit or outstanding on any
particular date means such amount at the close of business on such day; (d) the words “hereof,”
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to such Agreement (or the certificate or
other document in which they are used) as a whole and not to any particular provision of such
Agreement (or such certificate or document); (e) references to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit are
references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to such Agreement (or the certificate or other document in which the reference is made), and
references to any paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision within any Section or
definition refer to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or
definition; (f) the term “including” means “including without limitation”; (g) references to any
law or regulation refer to that law or regulation as amended from time to time and include any
successor law or regulation; (h) references to any agreement refer to that agreement as from time
to time amended, restated or supplemented or as the terms of such agreement are waived or modified
in accordance with its terms; (i) references to any Person include that Person’s successors and
assigns; and (j) headings are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the
meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.
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