FIRST AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 4.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AGREEMENT, dated as of April 15, 2013 (the “Amendment”) to the Transfer Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2012 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and among DRYROCK FUNDING LLC, as Transferor (“Dryrock Funding”), DRYROCK ISSUANCE TRUST, as Issuer (the “Issuer”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, the Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).
WHEREAS, effective April 15, 2013, the Issuer Accounts shall be established and maintained at Barclays Bank PLC, New York Branch;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as provided herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements contained herein and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Agreement, the undersigned parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
AMENDMENTS
Section 1.01. Amendment to the Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended by this Amendment as follows:
(a) by amending clause (c) of the definition of “Finance Charge Collections” in Section 1.1 to read as follows:
“(c) the amount of all interest and other investment earnings (net of losses and investment expenses), if any, on amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Excess Funding Account on such Date of Processing.”
(b) by amending the definition “Note Transfer Date” in Section 1.1 to read in its entirety as follows:
““Note Transfer Date” means the second Business Day prior to the Payment Date for a Series or Class of Notes.”
(c) by amending Section 2.11(c)(viii) to read in its entirety as follows:
“(viii) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, dated the Addition Date, in accordance with Section 6.2(d); and”
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(d) by amending the preamble of Section 7.4 to read in its entirety as follows:
“On or before the earlier of (a) March 15th and (b) 15 days prior to the date on which the Trust is required to file the report on Form 10-K in each calendar year, commencing in 2013, the Indenture Trustee shall:”
ARTICLE
II
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 2.01. Effectiveness. The amendment provided for by this Amendment shall become effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee;
(b) delivery of an Officer’s Certificate, from Dryrock Funding, to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, to the effect that Dryrock Funding reasonably believes that such amendment will not have an Adverse Effect;
(c) satisfaction of the Note Rating Agency Condition; and
(d) counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the parties hereto.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01. Waiver of Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Agreement, each of the undersigned parties hereby waive any notice or other timing requirements with respect to and gives its consent to the amendment provided for herein.
Section 3.02. Ratification of Agreement. Except as specifically amended, modified or supplemented by this Amendment, the Agreement is hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Agreement, but shall constitute an amendment thereof. Each of the parties to the Agreement agrees to be bound by the terms of the obligations of the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, as though the terms and obligations of such agreement were set forth herein.
Section 3.03. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by separate parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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Section 3.04. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
Section 3.05. Defined Terms and Section References. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement. All Section or Subsection references herein shall mean Sections or Subsections in the Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first above written.
DRYROCK ISSUANCE TRUST, as Issuer
By: Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Cavalli____________
Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Banking Officer
DRYROCK FUNDING LLC, as Transferor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Jain___________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Indenture Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxx
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment to Transfer Agreement]
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