RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of May 31, 2005 Among UNITED RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II, as Seller, UNITED RENTALS, INC., as Collection Agent, ATLANTIC ASSET SECURITIZATION CORP., as a Purchaser, LIBERTY STREET FUNDING CORP., as a Purchaser,...
Dated as
of May 31, 2005
Among
UNITED
RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II,
as
Seller,
UNITED
RENTALS, INC.,
as
Collection Agent,
ATLANTIC
ASSET SECURITIZATION CORP.,
as a
Purchaser,
LIBERTY
STREET FUNDING CORP.,
as a
Purchaser,
CALYON
NEW YORK BRANCH,
as
Purchaser Agent for Atlantic, as Administrative Agent and as a
Bank,
THE BANK
OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as
Purchaser Agent for Liberty and as a Bank
Table
of Contents
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ARTICLE I AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES |
1 | ||
SECTION
1.01. |
Purchase
Facility |
1 | |
SECTION
1.02. |
Making
Purchases |
2 | |
SECTION
1.03. |
Receivable
Interest Computation |
3 | |
SECTION
1.04. |
Settlement
Procedures |
3 | |
SECTION
1.05. |
Fees |
8 | |
SECTION
1.06. |
Payments
and Computations, Etc. |
8 | |
SECTION
1.07. |
Dividing
or Combining Receivable Interests |
8 | |
SECTION
1.08. |
Increased
Costs and Requirements of Law |
9 | |
SECTION
1.09. |
Intended
Characterization Security Interest |
10 | |
SECTION
1.10. |
[Reserved] |
11 | |
SECTION
1.11. |
Sharing
of Payments |
11 | |
SECTION
1.12. |
Repurchase
Option |
12 | |
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS; EVENTS OF TERMINATION |
12 | ||
SECTION
2.01. |
Representations
and Warranties; Covenants |
12 | |
SECTION
2.02. |
Events
of Termination |
12 | |
ARTICLE III INDEMNIFICATION |
13 | ||
SECTION
3.01. |
Indemnities
by the Seller |
13 | |
ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF POOL RECEIVABLES |
15 | ||
SECTION
4.01. |
Designation
of Collection Agent |
15 | |
SECTION
4.02. |
Duties
of Collection Agent |
15 | |
SECTION
4.03. |
Certain
Rights of the Administrative Agent |
16 | |
SECTION
4.04. |
Rights
and Remedies |
18 | |
SECTION
4.05. |
Further
Actions Evidencing Purchases |
18 | |
SECTION
4.06. |
Covenants
of the Collection Agent and the Seller |
19 | |
SECTION
4.07. |
Indemnities
by the Collection Agent |
20 | |
SECTION
4.08. |
Representations
and Warranties of the Collection Agent |
21 | |
ARTICLE V THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
22 | ||
SECTION
5.01. |
Authorization
and Action |
22 | |
SECTION
5.02. |
Administrative
Agent’s Reliance, Etc. |
22 | |
SECTION
5.03. |
Indemnification
of Administrative Agent |
23 | |
SECTION
5.04. |
Calyon
and Affiliates |
23 | |
SECTION
5.05. |
Bank’s
Purchase Decision |
23 | |
SECTION
5.06. |
[Reserved] |
24 | |
SECTION
5.07. |
Notice
of Event of Termination |
24 |
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ARTICLE VI THE PURCHASER AGENTS |
24 | ||
SECTION
6.01. |
Authorization |
24 | |
SECTION
6.02. |
Reliance
by Purchaser Agent |
25 | |
SECTION
6.03. |
Agent
and Affiliates |
25 | |
SECTION
6.04. |
Notices |
26 | |
SECTION
6.05. |
Bank’s
Purchase Decision |
26 | |
ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS |
26 | ||
SECTION
7.01. |
Amendments,
Etc. |
26 | |
SECTION
7.02. |
Notices,
Etc. |
26 | |
SECTION
7.03. |
Assignability |
28 | |
SECTION
7.04. |
Costs,
Expenses and Taxes |
29 | |
SECTION
7.05. |
No
Proceedings |
30 | |
SECTION
7.06. |
Confidentiality |
30 | |
SECTION
7.07. |
Governing
Law |
31 | |
SECTION
7.08. |
SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION |
31 | |
SECTION
7.09. |
WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL |
32 | |
SECTION
7.10. |
Execution
in Counterparts |
32 | |
SECTION
7.11. |
Survival
of Termination |
32 | |
SECTION
7.12. |
Severability |
32 | |
SECTION
7.13. |
Excess
Funds |
32 | |
SECTION
7.14. |
No
Recourse |
32 |
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
I -- |
Definitions |
EXHIBIT
II -- |
Conditions
of Purchases |
EXHIBIT
III -- |
Representations
and Warranties |
EXHIBIT
IV -- |
Covenants |
EXHIBIT
V -- |
Events
of Termination |
ANNEXES
ANNEX
A -- |
Leased
Equipment Receivables |
ANNEX
B -- |
Concentration
Percentages |
ANNEX
C -- |
Credit
and Collection Policy |
ANNEX
D -- |
Controlled
Account Agreement |
ANNEX
E -- |
Monthly
Report |
ANNEX
F -- |
Controlled
Accounts |
ANNEX
G-1 -- |
Weekly
Report |
ANNEX
G-2 -- |
Daily
Report |
ANNEX
H -- |
Special
Branches |
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Dated as
of May 31, 2005
UNITED
RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”),
UNITED RENTALS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Collection Agent”),
ATLANTIC ASSET SECURITIZATION CORP. (“Atlantic”), a Delaware corporation, and
LIBERTY STREET FUNDING CORP. (“Liberty”) (each of Atlantic and Liberty, a
“Purchaser”, and together the “Purchasers”), CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH (“CALYON”),
a branch of a French banking corporation, as a Bank, as administrative agent
(the “Administrative Agent”) for the Investors and the Banks (as defined
herein), as purchaser agent for Atlantic (the “Atlantic Purchaser Agent”), and
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (“SCOTIA CAPITAL”), as a Bank and as purchaser agent for
Liberty (the “Liberty Purchaser Agent” and together with the Atlantic Purchaser
Agent, the “Purchaser Agents”), agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS
Certain
terms that are capitalized and used throughout this Agreement are defined in
Exhibit I to this Agreement. References in the Exhibits to “the Agreement” refer
to this Agreement, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. All
interest rate and yield determinations referenced herein shall be expressed as a
decimal and rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundredth of a percentage
point.
The
Seller has acquired, and may continue to acquire, Receivables and Related
Security from the Originators, either by purchase or by contribution to the
capital of the Seller, in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
The Seller is prepared to sell undivided fractional ownership interests
(referred to herein as “Receivable Interests”) in the Pool Receivables. The
Purchasers may, in their sole discretion, purchase such Receivable Interests in
the Pool Receivables, and the Banks are prepared to purchase such Receivable
Interests in the Pool Receivables, in each case on the terms set forth herein.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
AMOUNTS
AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES
SECTION
1.01. Purchase
Facility.
(a) On the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Purchasers may, in their sole
discretion, and the Banks shall, ratably in accordance with their respective
Bank Commitments, purchase Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables from the
Seller from time to time during the period from the date hereof through the date
immediately preceding the Facility Termination Date, in the case of the
Purchasers, and through the date immediately preceding the Commitment
Termination Date, in the case of the Banks. Under no circumstances shall the
Purchasers make any such purchase, or the Banks be obligated to make any such
purchase, if after giving effect to such purchase the aggregate outstanding
Capital of Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables would exceed the
Purchase Limit or would exceed its ratable share of the Bank
Commitment.
(b) The
Seller may, upon at least five Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent
and each Purchaser Agent, terminate this purchase facility in whole or, from
time to time, reduce in part the unused portion of the Purchase Limit ratably in
accordance with each Bank’s Percentage; provided that
each partial reduction shall be in the amount of at least $1,000,000, and
provided further that the Seller shall pay any related Broken Funding Cost, and
provided further that no partial reduction shall reduce the Purchase Limit below
$50,000,000.
(c) Subject
to the conditions described in Section 2(b) of Exhibit II to this
Agreement, Collections attributable to Receivable Interests in the Pool
Receivables shall be automatically reinvested pursuant to Section 1.04(b)(ii) in
additional undivided percentage interests in the Pool Receivables by making an
appropriate readjustment of the applicable Receivable Interest
percentages.
SECTION
1.02. Making
Purchases.
(a) Each
notice of purchase of a Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables shall be
delivered by the Seller to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent no
later than 10:30 a.m. (New York City time), on the proposed date the purchase is
to be made. Each such notice of a purchase shall be in the form of an
irrevocable Purchase Request and shall specify (i) the amount requested to
be paid to the Seller by each Purchaser (such amount, which shall not be less
than $5,000,000 in the aggregate (inclusive of any amount being rolled over from
a previous purchase), being referred to herein as the initial “Capital” of each
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables then being purchased), (ii) the
date of such purchase (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) the desired
duration of the initial Fixed Period for each such Receivable Interest in the
Pool Receivables. Each Purchaser Agent shall promptly thereafter (but in no
event later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the proposed date of
purchase) notify the Seller and the Administrative Agent whether the respective
Purchaser has determined to make a purchase and, if so, whether all of the terms
specified by the Seller are acceptable to such Purchaser and the yield with
respect to such purchase and the amount of interest that will be due for the
related Settlement Period. If a Purchaser has determined not to make a proposed
purchase, the respective Purchaser Agent shall promptly send notice of the
proposed purchase to all of the related Banks concurrently specifying the date
of such purchase, each Bank’s Percentage multiplied by the aggregate amount of
Capital of the Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables being purchased, the
Assignee Rate for the Fixed Period for such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, and the duration of the Fixed Period for such Receivable Interest
in the Pool Receivables (which shall be one day if the Seller has not selected
another period). The Seller shall indemnify the Purchasers and the Banks against
any loss or expense incurred by the Purchasers and/or the Banks, either directly
or indirectly, as a result of any failure by the Seller to complete such
transfer, including, without limitation, any loss or expense incurred by the
Purchasers and/or the Banks by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of
funds acquired by the Purchasers or the Banks (including, without limitation,
funds obtained by issuing notes, obtaining deposits as loans from third parties
and reemployment of funds) to fund such transfer.
(b) On the
date of each such purchase of a Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, the
Purchaser or the Banks, as the case may be, shall, upon satisfaction of the
applicable conditions set forth in Exhibit II hereto,
make available to the Seller by wire transfer in U.S. dollars in same day funds,
to the account designated by the Seller, no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City
time) an amount equal to such Purchaser’s or Bank’s ratable share (based on the
applicable Bank’s Percentage) of the initial Capital of such Receivable Interest
in the Pool Receivables.
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(c) Effective
on the date of each purchase pursuant to this Section 1.02 and each
reinvestment pursuant to Section 1.04, the Seller hereby sells and assigns to
the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the parties making such purchase,
an undivided percentage ownership interest, to the extent of the Receivable
Interests then being purchased, in each Pool Receivable then existing and in the
Related Security and Collections with respect to, and other proceeds of, such
Pool Receivable and Related Security.
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Bank shall not be obligated to make purchases under this
Section 1.02 at any time in an amount that would exceed the Bank Commitment with
respect to such Bank less such Bank’s Percentage of the outstanding and unpaid
Capital of the Purchaser. Each Bank’s obligation shall be several, such that the
failure of any Bank to make available to the Seller any funds in connection with
any purchase shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligation, if any,
hereunder to make funds available on the date of such purchase, and if any Bank
shall fail to make funds available, each remaining Bank shall (subject to the
limitation in the preceding sentence) make available its pro rata portion of the
funds required for such purchase.
SECTION
1.03. Receivable
Interest Computation.
Each
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables shall be initially computed on its
date of purchase. Thereafter until the Termination Date for such Receivable
Interest in the Pool Receivables, such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables shall be automatically recomputed (or deemed to be recomputed based
upon the information provided in the most recently submitted Monthly Report) on
each day other than a Liquidation Day; provided that if a more recently
submitted Weekly Report or Daily Report reflects a smaller Receivable Interest
in the Pool Receivables, the lowest number shall be used. Such Receivable
Interest shall be 100% from and after the occurrence of a Termination Date until
the event causing such Termination Date has been waived or cured.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Receivable Interest shall become zero when
Capital thereof and Yield thereon shall have been paid in full, all other
amounts owed by the Seller and the Collection Agent hereunder to the Investors,
the Banks, the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents and each
Indemnified Party and each Affected Person are paid in full and the Collection
Agent shall have received the accrued Collection Agent Fee thereon.
SECTION
1.04. Settlement
Procedures.
(a) Collection
of the Pool Receivables shall be administered by a Collection Agent, in
accordance with the terms of Article IV of this Agreement. The Collection
Agent shall direct each Obligor to direct all payments of Collections (other
than ROA Collections) into a Lock-Box Account, and the Collection Agent shall
deposit all ROA Collections (other than Special Branch Collections) into a
Blocked Account within two Business Days of its receipt thereof. The Seller
shall provide to the Collection Agent (if other than United Rentals) on a timely
basis all information needed for such administration, including notice of the
occurrence of any Liquidation Day and current computations of each Receivable
Interest in the Pool Receivables.
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The
Seller may request the extension of the Facility Termination Date for an
additional three hundred and sixty four (364) days from time to time by
providing the Purchaser Agents with a written request for such extension no
fewer than forty-five (45) days, but no more than sixty (60) days prior to the
Facility Termination Date then in effect. The related Purchaser Agent shall
provide written notice to each other Purchaser Agent and the Seller on or prior
to the thirtieth (30th) day
(the “Consent
Date”)
following the applicable Purchaser Agent’s actual receipt of such written
request for extension of its desire to extend (any such Purchaser an
“Extending
Committed Purchaser”) or not
to so extend (any such Purchaser a “Non-Extending
Committed Purchaser”) such
date.
If
Purchasers holding less than 100% of the aggregate Commitment of all Commitments
consent to such extension, then the Seller may elect by written notice to the
Purchaser Agents either to:
(i) continue
this receivables financing facility for such additional period with an aggregate
Commitment equal to the then effective aggregate Commitment less the Commitment
of the Non-Extending Purchaser(s); or
(ii) require
any such Non-Extending Purchaser(s) to execute an assignment (a “Purchaser
Assignment”) with respect to all of such Non-Extending Purchaser(s)’ Commitment
and their other interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to a
Purchaser who consents thereto (in its sole discretion at such time) and shall
assume such obligations upon its consent to assume such obligations;
provided that (x)
no such assignment shall conflict with any law, (y) such assignment shall be at
the Seller’s cost and expense, and (z) the purchase price to be paid to such
Non-Extending Purchaser shall be an amount equal to the Capital and accrued and
unpaid Yield and fees and payments pursuant to the applicable Fee Agreement
attributable to such Non-Extending Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, such a transfer of a Non-Extending Purchaser’s
interest pursuant to a Purchaser Assignment shall be subject to the consent of
the Purchaser Agents (not to be unreasonably withheld).
(b) The
Collection Agent shall, on each day on which Collections of Pool Receivables are
received or deemed received by it pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables:
(i) set aside
and hold in trust (and, at the request of the Administrative Agent, segregate
such amount into a separate account into which no other funds are deposited) for
the Investors or the Banks that hold such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, out of the percentage of such Collections attributable to such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, an amount equal to the Yield, all
fees and payments due pursuant to each of the Fee Agreements, and the Collection
Agent Fee accrued through such day for such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables and not previously set aside;
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(ii) if such
day is not a Liquidation Day, reinvest with the Seller, on behalf of the
Investors or the Banks that hold such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, the remainder of such percentage of Collections, to the extent
representing a return of Capital, by recomputation of such Receivable Interest
in the Pool Receivables pursuant to Section 1.03;
(iii) if such
day is a Liquidation Day, set aside and hold in trust the entire remainder of
such percentage of Collections for the Investors or the Banks that hold such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables (and, at the request of the
Administrative Agent, segregate such amount into a separate account into which
no other funds are deposited); provided,
however, that if
the Liquidation Day resulted solely by reason of the non-satisfaction of the
initial purchase conditions (as set forth in paragraph 1 of Exhibit II) and such
conditions are subsequently satisfied or are waived by the Purchaser Agents and
written notice is provided to the rating agencies rating the Commercial Paper,
any amounts that have been set aside and held in trust pursuant to this clause
(iii) shall be reinvested in accordance with the preceding clause (ii), provided
that, the Events of Termination identified as paragraphs (g) and (i) of Exhibit
V cannot be waived by the Purchaser Agents; and
(iv) during
such times as amounts are required to be reinvested in accordance with the
foregoing clause (ii) or the proviso to clause (iii), release to the Seller
for its own account any Collections in excess of such amounts and the amounts
that are required to be set aside pursuant to clause (i)
above.
(c) The
Collection Agent shall deposit ratably according to the amount then owed to each
Investor or Bank into each Purchaser Agents’ Account (i) on the first Business
Date of each month, commencing in July 2005, Collections held for the Investors
or Banks pursuant to Sections 1.04(b)(i) and (iii) in respect of fees and
payments under the Fee Agreements and (ii) on the last day of each Settlement
Period for a Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, Collections held for
the Investors or the Banks that relate to such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables pursuant to Section 1.04(b)(i) and (iii) (other than in respect
of fees and payments owed under the Fee Agreements).
(d) Upon
receipt of funds deposited into its Purchaser Agent’s Account, the related
Purchaser Agent shall distribute them as follows:
(i) if such
distribution occurs on a day that is not a Liquidation Day, first to the
Investors or the Banks that hold the relevant Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, pro rata, in payment in full of all accrued Yield, all fees and
payments due pursuant to each of the Fee Agreements, and second to the
Collection Agent in payment in full of all accrued Collection Agent Fees;
and
(ii) if such
distribution occurs on a Liquidation Day, first to the
Collection Agent if the Collection Agent is not United Rentals or an Affiliate
of United Rentals, second to the
Investors or the Banks that hold the relevant Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, pro rata, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Yield and
all fees and payments due pursuant to each of the Fee Agreements, third to such
Investors or Banks, pro rata, in reduction to zero of all Capital, fourth to such
Investors or Banks or the Administrative Agent or the Purchaser Agents or any
Indemnified Party or Affected Person, pro rata, in payment of any other amounts
owed by the Seller hereunder, and fifth to the
Collection Agent, if United Rentals or an Affiliate of United Rentals is the
Collection Agent, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Collection Agent
Fees.
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After the
Capital and Yield and Collection Agent Fees with respect to a Receivable
Interest in the Pool Receivables, and any other amounts payable by the Seller to
the Investors, the Banks, the Administrative Agent or the Purchaser Agents
hereunder, have been paid in full, all additional Collections with respect to
such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables and any excess cash Collateral
shall be paid to the Seller for its own account.
(e) For the
purposes of this Agreement:
(i) if on any
day the Outstanding Balance of any Pool Receivable is reduced or adjusted as a
result of any Dilution, the Seller shall be deemed to have received on such day
a Collection of such Pool Receivable in the amount of such reduction or
adjustment;
(ii) if on any
day any of the representations or warranties in paragraph (h) or (e) of
Exhibit III is not
true with respect to any Pool Receivable, the Seller shall be deemed to have
received on such day a Collection of such Pool Receivable in full; and
(iii) if and to
the extent the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, any Investors or any
Bank or any Indemnified Party or Affected Person shall be required for any
reason to pay over to an Obligor (or to any trustee, receiver, custodian or
similar official in any proceeding of the type contemplated by paragraph (g) of
Exhibit V) any
amount received by it hereunder, such amount shall be deemed not to have been so
received but rather to have been retained by the Seller, and, accordingly, the
Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the Banks, or the
Indemnified Parties or the Affected Persons, as the case may be, shall have a
claim against the Seller for such amount, payable when and to the extent that
any distribution from or on behalf of such Obligor is made in respect
thereof.
(f) Except as
provided in Section 1.04(e)(i) or (ii), or as otherwise required by applicable
law or the relevant Contract, all Collections received from an Obligor of any
Receivables shall be applied to the Receivables of such Obligor in the order of
the age of such Receivables, starting with the oldest such Receivable, unless
such Obligor designates in writing its payment for application to specific
Receivables.
(g) The
Seller shall forthwith deliver (i) to the Collection Agent an amount equal to
all Collections deemed received by the Seller pursuant to
Section 1.04(e)(i) or (ii) above and the Collection Agent shall hold or
reinvest such Collections in accordance with Section 1.04(b), or (ii) if
Collections are then being paid to the Administrative Agent or a Controlled
Account directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Administrative Agent,
the Seller shall forthwith cause such deemed Collections to be paid to the
Administrative Agent or such Controlled Account. So long as the Seller shall
hold any Collections or deemed Collections required to be paid to the Collection
Agent, the Administrative Agent, a Purchaser Agent, a Purchaser, a Bank, an
Indemnified Party, or an Affected Person, it shall hold such Collections in
trust and separate and apart from its own funds and shall clearly xxxx its
records to reflect such trust.
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(h) Subject
to Section 1.04(a) with respect to each Non-Extending Purchaser that has not
agreed to transfer and assign its Commitment pursuant to Section 1.04(a) of this
Agreement, the Collection Agent shall implement the procedures set forth in this
Section 1.04(h) (a “Partial Liquidation”). On each Business Day prior to such
Non-Extending Purchaser's Commitment being reduced to zero (provided that no
Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing), the Collection Agent shall
apply funds, out of the Collections represented by the Receivable Interest
received and not previously applied, in the following manner:
(i) set aside
and hold in trust in the Collection Account, for the benefit of the Purchasers
an amount equal to all Yield and fees and other payments owed under the Fee
Agreements (based on the Receivable Interest at such time), in each case accrued
through such day and not so previously set aside or paid. The Collection Agent
shall thereafter pay to each Purchaser Agent on the last day of each Settlement
Period for the Purchasers (ratably according to accrued Yield and fees other
payments owed under the Fee Agreements ) the amount of such accrued and unpaid
fees other payments owed under the Fee Agreements and Yield;
(ii) pay to
each applicable Purchaser Agent for the account of each Non-Extending Purchaser,
if any, related to such Purchaser Agent (ratably based on the Bank Commitment of
the Bank related to such Purchasers at such time), and, for the account of any
related Purchasers solely to the extent necessary to reduce such Purchaser’s pro
rata portion of the Purchase Limit to an amount that is equal to or lesser than
the amount of any available Bank Commitment of any remaining Banks related to
such Purchaser at such time, from such Collections remaining after application
pursuant to clause (i) above, the amount of such Non-Extending Purchaser's
Commitment; provided that solely for purposes of determining such Non-Extending
Purchaser's ratable share of such Collections, such Bank Commitment shall be
deemed to remain constant from the date such Purchaser becomes a Non-Extending
Purchaser until the date such Non-Extending Purchaser's Commitment has been paid
in full; it being understood that if such day is also a Termination Day or a day
on which an Event of Termination has occurred, the Bank Commitment of the Bank
related to such Purchaser shall be recalculated at such time (taking into
account amounts received by or on behalf of such Purchaser in respect of its
Capital pursuant to this clause (ii)), and thereafter Collections shall be set
aside for payment to all Purchasers (ratably according to the Bank Commitment of
the Bank related to such Purchaser) pursuant to paragraph (d) above;
and
(iii) reinvest
the balance of such Collections in respect of Capital to the acquisition of
additional undivided percentage interests pursuant to Section 1.02
hereof.
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SECTION
1.05. Fees.
(a) The
Collection Agent shall be entitled to receive a fee (the “Collection
Agent Fee”) of
0.50% per annum on the average daily Outstanding Balance of each Receivable
Interest owned by each Investor or Bank, for the period from the date of
purchase of such Receivable Interest until the later of the Termination Date for
such Receivable Interest or the date on which such Capital is reduced to zero,
payable in arrears on the first day of each calendar month following each
Settlement Period for such Receivable Interest. Upon three Business Days’ notice
to the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents, the Collection Agent (if
not United Rentals) may elect to be paid, as such fee, a different percentage
per annum on the average daily Outstanding Balance of such Receivable Interest
for such Settlement Period, but in no event in excess for all Receivable
Interests relating to a single Receivables Pool of 110% of the reasonable costs
and expenses of the Collection Agent in administering and collecting the
Receivables in such Receivables Pool. The Collection Agent Fee shall be payable
only from Collections pursuant to, and subject to the priority of payment set
forth in, Section 1.04.
(b) The
Seller agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents
certain fees in the amounts and on the dates set forth in the applicable Fee
Agreement with each of the Purchaser Agents, as applicable.
SECTION
1.06. Payments
and Computations, Etc.
(a) All
amounts to be paid or deposited by the Seller or the Collection Agent, including
all Broken Funding Costs, hereunder to or for the account of the Purchaser
Agents, a Purchaser or any other Investor or Bank shall be paid or deposited no
later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in same day funds
to the applicable Purchaser Agent’s Account.
(b) The
Seller and Collection Agent shall, to the extent permitted by law, pay interest
on any amount not paid or deposited by the Seller or Collection Agent, as
applicable (whether as Collection Agent or otherwise), when due hereunder, at an
interest rate per annum equal to 2% per annum above the Alternate Base Rate,
payable upon the demand of the related Purchaser Agent.
(c) All
computations of interest under clause (b) above and all computations of Yield,
fees, and other amounts hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360
days (or 365 or 366 days, as applicable, if computed with reference to the
Alternate Base Rate) for the actual number of days elapsed. Whenever any payment
or deposit to be made hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day,
such payment or deposit shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and
such extension of time shall be included in the computation of such payment or
deposit.
SECTION
1.07. Dividing
or Combining Receivable Interests.
A
Purchaser Agent, on written notice to the Seller on or prior to the last day of
any Fixed Period, may either (i) divide any Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables into two or more Receivable Interests having aggregate Capital equal
to the Capital of such divided Receivable Interest, or (ii) combine any two
or more Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables originating on such last
day or having Fixed Periods ending on such last day into a single Receivable
Interest in the Pool Receivables having Capital equal to the aggregate of the
Capital of such Receivable Interests.
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SECTION
1.08. Increased
Costs and Requirements of Law.
(a) If the
Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, any Investor, any Bank, any entity
that enters into a commitment to purchase Receivable Interests in the Pool
Receivables or interests therein or any entity that provides liquidity or credit
enhancement or any of their respective Affiliates (each an “Affected
Person”)
reasonably determines that compliance with any law or regulation or any
guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority
(whether or not having the force of law):
(i) affects
or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by
such Affected Person and such Affected Person determines that the amount of such
capital is increased by or based upon the existence of any commitment to make
purchases of or to lend against or otherwise to maintain the investment in Pool
Receivables or interests therein, hereunder or under any commitments to an
Investor related to this Agreement or to the funding thereof or any related
liquidity facility or credit enhancement facility (or any participation therein)
and other commitments of the same type; or
(ii) increases
the cost to an Affected Person of agreeing to purchase or purchasing, or
maintaining the ownership of, Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables in
respect of which the Yield is computed by reference to the Eurodollar Rate
(Reserve Adjusted);
(b) then,
upon demand by such Affected Person (with a copy to the related Purchaser
Agent), the Seller shall pay to the related Purchaser Agent within 30 days of
the delivery of such demand, for the account of such Affected Person (as a
third-party beneficiary), from time to time as specified by such Affected
Person, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Affected Person in the
light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Affected Person reasonably
determines such increase in capital or increased costs to be allocable to the
existence of any of such commitments. Without limiting the Seller’s liability
with respect to such increases in capital or costs, such Affected Person shall,
if possible, use its reasonable best efforts to mitigate such increases in
capital or costs. A certificate as to such amounts submitted to the Seller and
the related Purchaser Agent by such Affected Person shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(c) In the
event that any change in any requirement of law or in the interpretation or
application to an Affected Person of a requirement of law or change thereto by
the relevant governmental authority after the date hereof or compliance by an
Affected Person with any request or directive (whether or not having the force
of law) from any central bank or other governmental authority after the date of
this Agreement:
(i) does or
shall subject such Affected Person to any tax of any kind whatsoever with
respect to this Agreement or change the basis of taxation of payments to such
Affected Person on account of Collections, Yield, Collection Agent Fees or any
other amounts payable hereunder or under the Fee Agreement (excluding franchise
taxes imposed on such Affected Person by the jurisdiction under the laws of
which such Affected Person is organized or a political subdivision thereof and
income taxes of any kind); or
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(ii) does or
shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory
loan or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other
liabilities in or for the account of, purchases, advances or loans by, or other
credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such
Affected Person which are not otherwise included in the determination of the
Alternate Base Rate or Eurodollar Rate (Reserve Adjusted)
hereunder;
and the
result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Affected
Person of owning
the Receivable Interests in the
Pool Receivables or to
reduce any amount receivable hereunder or under the Fee Agreement then, upon
demand by the related Purchaser Agent, the Seller shall pay to the related
Purchaser Agent within 30 days of the delivery of such demand, any additional
amounts necessary to compensate such Affected
Person for such
additional cost or reduced amount receivable. Without
limiting the Seller’s liability with respect to such increases in capital or
costs, such Affected Person shall, if possible, use its reasonable best efforts
to mitigate such increases in capital or costs.
(d) For the
avoidance of doubt, any change in interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin
No. 51 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any other change in
national or international generally accepted principles of accounting (whether
foreign or domestic) that would require the consolidation of some or all of the
assets and liabilities of any Purchaser or Bank, including the assets and
liabilities that are the subject of this Agreement and/or other Transaction
Documents, but excluding any assets and liabilities that are currently
consolidated with those of any Affected Person (other than such Purchaser or
Bank), shall constitute a change in the interpretation, administration or
application of a law, regulation, guideline or request subject to Section
1.08(a), (b) and (c).
(e) The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Seller if any event of which it
has knowledge, which will entitle an Affected Person to compensation pursuant to
this Section
1.08.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that such notice is not given to the
Seller by the Administrative Agent, such Affected Person shall not be entitled
to compensation from the Administrative Agent for any additional costs incurred
as a result of such failure to notify.
SECTION
1.09. Intended
Characterization Security Interest.
The
Seller, the Purchasers, the Administrative Agent, the Investors, the Banks and
the Purchaser Agents intend that the sale, assignment and transfer of the
Receivable Interests to the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be treated as a
true sale for all purposes, other than federal and state income tax purposes and
accounting purposes. If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the sale,
assignment and transfer of the Receivable Interests is not treated as a sale for
all purposes, other than federal and state income tax purposes, the sale,
assignment and transfer of the Receivable Interests shall be treated as a grant
of, and the Seller does hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, for its
benefit and the ratable benefit of the Investors and the Banks, and as
collateral security for the performance by the Seller of all the terms,
covenants and agreements on the part of the Seller (whether as the Seller or
otherwise) to be performed under this Agreement or any document delivered in
connection with this Agreement, including the punctual payment when due of all
obligations of the Seller hereunder or thereunder, whether for indemnification
payments, fees, expenses or otherwise, the Seller hereby assigns to the
Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Investors
and the Banks, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and
the ratable benefit of the Investors and the Banks, a security interest in, all
of the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under (but none of the
Seller’s obligations under) all of the following, whether now or hereafter
existing or arising:
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(a) each of
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including, without limitation,
(i) all rights of the Seller to receive moneys due or to become due under
or pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, (ii) all security interests and
property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of
monies due or to become due under or pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
(iii) all rights of the Seller to receive proceeds of any insurance,
indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect to the Purchase Agreement,
(iv) claims of the Seller for damages arising out of or for breach of or
default under the Purchase Agreement, and (v) the right of the Seller to
compel performance and otherwise exercise all remedies thereunder,
(b) all
Receivables, the Related Security with respect thereto and the Collections and
all other assets, including, without limitation, accounts, chattel paper,
instruments and general intangibles (as those terms are defined in the
UCC) owned by the Seller and not otherwise purchased or scheduled to be
purchased under this Agreement,
(c) the
Controlled Accounts and all amounts on deposit therein and all certificates and
instruments, if any, from time to time evidencing any of the foregoing
and
(d) to the
extent not included in the foregoing, all proceeds of and all amounts received
or receivable under any and all of the foregoing.
The
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Investors, shall have, with respect
to the foregoing, in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to
it, for the benefit of the Investors, all of the rights and remedies of a
secured party under the UCC.
SECTION
1.10. [Reserved]
SECTION
1.11. Sharing
of Payments.
If any
Purchaser (for purpose of this Section 1.11 only, a
“Recipient”) shall
obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any
right of setoff, or otherwise) on account of any interest in the Capital owned
by it in excess of its ratable share thereof, such Recipient shall forthwith
purchase from the Purchaser entitled to a share of such amount participations in
the percentage interests owned by such Persons as shall be necessary to cause
such Recipient to share the excess payment ratably with each such other Person
entitled thereto; provided,
however, that if
all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such
Recipient, such purchase from each such other Person shall be rescinded and each
such other Person shall repay to the Recipient the purchase price paid by such
Recipient for such participation to the extent of such recovery, together with
an amount equal to such other Person’s ratable share (according to the
proportion of (a) the amount of such other Person’s required payment to (b) the
total amount so recovered from the Recipient) of any interest or other amount
paid or payable by the Recipient in respect of the total amount so
recovered.
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SECTION
1.12. Repurchase
Option.
So long
as no Event of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination would occur or be
continuing after giving effect thereto, the Seller shall have the right to
repurchase all, but not less than all, of the Receivable Interests held by the
Investors and the Banks upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice
to the Purchaser Agents. Such notice shall specify the date that the Seller
desires that such repurchase occur (such date, the “Repurchase Date”). On the
Repurchase Date, the Seller shall transfer to the Purchaser Agents’ Account in
immediately available funds an amount equal to (i) the Capital of the Receivable
Interests held by the Investors and the Banks, (ii) all accrued and unpaid Yield
thereon to the Repurchase Date, (iii) all accrued and unpaid fees owing to the
Investors and the Banks under the Fee Agreements, (iv) the Liquidation Fee owing
to the Investors and the Banks in respect of such repurchase and (v) all
expenses and other amounts payable hereunder to any of the Administrative Agent,
the Purchaser Agents, the Investors and the Banks (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements). Any repurchase
pursuant to this Section 1.12 shall be made without recourse to or warranty by
the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the Banks
(except for a warranty that all Receivable Interests repurchased are transferred
free of any lien, security interest or Adverse Claim created solely by the
actions of the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the
Banks). Further, on the Repurchase Date the Bank Commitments for all the Banks
shall terminate, each of the Commitment Termination Date and Facility
Termination Date shall have occurred, and no further purchases or reinvestments
of Collections shall be made hereunder.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS; EVENTS OF TERMINATION
SECTION
2.01. Representations
and Warranties; Covenants.
The
Seller hereby makes the representations and warranties, and hereby agrees to
perform and observe the covenants, set forth in Exhibits
III and
IV,
respectively, hereto.
SECTION
2.02. Events of
Termination.
If any of
the Events of Termination set forth in Exhibit V hereto
shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent
may, by notice to the Seller, take either or both of the following actions:
(x) declare the Facility Termination Date and the Commitment Termination
Date to have occurred (in which case the Facility Termination Date and the
Commitment Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred) and
(y) without limiting any right under this Agreement to replace the
Collection Agent, designate another Person to succeed the then current
Collection Agent as the Collection Agent; provided that,
automatically upon the occurrence of any event (without any requirement for the
passage of time or the giving of notice) described in paragraphs (g) or (i) of
Exhibit V, the
Facility Termination Date and the Commitment Termination Date shall occur. Upon
any such declaration or designation or upon any such automatic termination, the
Investors, the Banks, the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent shall
have (a) the rights of the Seller as “Buyer” under the Purchase Agreement and
(b) in addition to the rights and remedies that they may have under this
Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided after default under the UCC of
the appropriate jurisdiction or jurisdictions and under other applicable law,
which rights and remedies shall be cumulative.
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ARTICLE
III
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION
3.01. Indemnities
by the Seller.
Without
limiting any other rights that the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents,
the Investors, the Banks or any entity that provides liquidity or credit
enhancement or any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective
employees, officers, directors, agents or counsel (each, an “Indemnified
Party”) may
have hereunder or under applicable law, the Seller hereby agrees to indemnify
each Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims, damages, costs,
expenses, losses and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (all of
the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Indemnified
Amounts”)
arising out of or resulting from this Agreement or the ownership of Receivable
Interests or in respect of any Receivable or any Contract, excluding, however,
(a) Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from gross negligence or willful
misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party, (b) recourse for uncollectible
Receivables or (c) any income taxes or any other tax or fee measured by income
incurred by such Indemnified Party, arising out of or as a result of this
Agreement or the ownership of Receivable Interests or in respect of any
Receivable or any Contract. Without limiting or being limited by the foregoing
(but subject to the aforementioned exclusions), the Seller shall pay on demand
to each Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify such
Indemnified Party from and against any and all Indemnified Amounts relating to
or resulting from any of the following:
(i) the
creation of an undivided percentage ownership or security interest in any
Receivable that purports to be part of the Net Receivables Pool Balance but that
is not at the date of the creation of such interest an Eligible
Receivable;
(ii) any
representation or warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Seller (or
any of its officers) pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents that shall have been incorrect when made or deemed made;
(iii) the
failure by the Seller or any of the Originators to comply with any applicable
law, rule or regulation with respect to any Pool Receivable or the related
Contract; or the failure of any Pool Receivable or the related Contract to
conform to any such applicable law, rule or regulation;
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(iv) the
failure to vest and maintain vested in the Administrative Agent on behalf of the
Investors and the Banks (a) a first priority perfected undivided percentage
ownership or security interest, to the extent of each Receivable Interest, in
the Receivables in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool and the Related
Security and Collections in respect thereof or (b) a first priority perfected
security interest as provided in Section 1.09, in each case free and clear
of any Adverse Claim;
(v) the
failure to have filed, or any delay in filing, financing statements or other
similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or
other applicable laws with respect to any Receivables in, or purporting to be
in, the Receivables Pool and the Related Security and Collections in respect
thereof, whether at the time of any purchase or reinvestment or at any
subsequent time;
(vi) without
double counting for any Dilution for which a deemed collection has been received
under Section 1.04(e)(i) of this Agreement, any dispute, claim, offset or
defense (other than discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor or any other credit
related loss) of the Obligor to the payment of any Receivable in, or purporting
to be in, the Receivables Pool (including, without limitation, a defense based
on such Receivable or the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms),
or any other claim resulting from the sale of the goods or services related to
such Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish such goods or services
or relating to collection activities with respect to such Receivable (to the
extent such collection activities were performed by the Seller or any of its
Affiliates acting as Collection Agent);
(vii) any
failure of the Seller to perform its duties or obligations in accordance with
the provisions hereof (including any failure to comply with the covenants
contained in Exhibit IV) or of
any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or under any
Contract;
(viii) any
products liability or other claim, investigation or proceeding (including any
claim for unpaid sales, excise or other taxes) arising out of or in connection
with the goods or services or merchandise or insurance that are the subject of
any Contract;
(ix) the
commingling by the Seller or any of its Affiliates (United Rentals as Collection
Agent or otherwise) of Collections of Pool Receivables at any time with other
funds or the failure of Collections to be deposited into Controlled
Accounts;
(x) any
investigation, litigation or proceeding related to this Agreement or the
ownership of Receivable Interests or in respect of any Receivable or Related
Security;
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(xi) any
Collection Agent Fees or other costs and expenses payable to any replacement
Collection Agent, to the extent in excess of the Collection Agent Fees payable
to the Collection Agent hereunder; or
(xii) any claim
brought by any Person other than an Indemnified Party arising from any activity
by the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller in servicing, administering or
collecting any Receivable.
ARTICLE
IV
ADMINISTRATION
AND COLLECTION OF POOL RECEIVABLES
SECTION
4.01. Designation
of Collection Agent.
The
servicing, administration and collection of the Pool Receivables shall be
conducted by the Collection Agent so designated hereunder from time to time.
Until the Administrative Agent, with the consent of each Purchaser Agent, gives
prior notice to the Seller of the designation of a new Collection Agent in
accordance with the terms hereof, United Rentals is hereby designated as, and
hereby agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, the Collection Agent
pursuant to the terms hereof. The Administrative Agent, with the consent of each
Purchaser Agent, at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Termination may
designate as Collection Agent any Person (including itself) to succeed United
Rentals or any successor Collection Agent, if such Person shall consent and
agree to the terms hereof. The Collection Agent may, with the prior consent of
the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, subcontract with any other
Person for the servicing, administration or collection of the Pool Receivables.
Any such subcontract shall not affect the Collection Agent’s liability for
performance of its duties and obligations pursuant to the terms hereof. Any
termination of the Collection Agent shall also terminate such
subcontract.
SECTION
4.02. Duties
of Collection Agent.
(a) The
Collection Agent shall take or cause to be taken all such actions as may be
necessary or advisable to collect each Pool Receivable from time to time, all in
accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, with reasonable care and
diligence, and in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy. The Seller,
the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents hereby appoint the Collection
Agent, from time to time designated pursuant to Section 4.01, as agent for
themselves and for the Investors and the Banks to enforce their respective
rights and interests in the Pool Receivables and the Related Security. In
performing its duties as Collection Agent, the Collection Agent shall exercise
the same care and apply the same policies as it would exercise and apply if it
owned such Receivables and shall act in the best interests of the Seller, the
Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent, the Investors and the
Banks.
(b) The
Collection Agent shall administer the Collections in accordance with the
procedures described in Section 1.04 and shall perform the other
obligations of the “Collection Agent” set forth in this Agreement.
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(c) If no
Event of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination shall have occurred and
be continuing, United Rentals, while it is the Collection Agent, may, in
accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy, extend the maturity or adjust
the Outstanding Balance or otherwise modify the payment terms of any Receivable
as it deems appropriate to maximize Collections thereof; provided, that
such modification shall not (i) alter the status of the Pool Receivable as a
Delinquent Receivable or Defaulted Receivable, or (ii) limit the rights of the
Administrative Agent, Purchaser Agents, Banks or Investors.
(d) The
Collection Agent shall hold in trust for the Seller and each Investor and Bank,
in accordance with their respective interests, all documents, instruments and
records (including, without limitation, computer tapes or disks) which evidence
or relate to Pool Receivables.
(e) The
Collection Agent shall, as soon as practicable following receipt, turn over to
the Seller to whom any cash collections or other cash proceeds is received with
respect to Receivables not constituting Pool Receivables.
(f) The
Collection Agent shall, from time to time at the request of the Administrative
Agent or any Purchaser Agent, furnish to the Administrative Agent or such
Purchaser Agent (promptly after any such request) a calculation of the amounts
set aside for the Investors and the Banks pursuant to
Section 1.04(b).
(g) On or
before the twelfth Business Day of each month, the Collection Agent shall
prepare and forward to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent a
Monthly Report relating to the Receivable Interests outstanding on the last day
of the immediately preceding month. On or before the first Business Day of each
week, the Collection Agent shall prepare and forward to the Administrative Agent
and each Purchaser Agent a Weekly Report as of the last Business Day of the
previous week; provided that no
Weekly Report is due if Capital is equal to zero; provided,
further, that a
Weekly Report shall be provided to the Administrative Agent before Capital can
be increased from zero. On any Business Day during the continuation of any Daily
Report Trigger Event, the Collection Agent shall prepare and forward to the
Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent a Daily Report as of the previous
Business Day; provided that no
Daily Report is due if Capital is equal to zero; provided,
further, that a
Daily Report shall be provided to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser
Agent before Capital can be increased from zero during the continuation of a
Daily Report Trigger Event.
SECTION
4.03. Certain
Rights of the Administrative Agent.
(a) The
Administrative Agent is authorized at any time after the occurrence of an Event
of Termination to deliver to the Controlled Account Banks the Notice of
Effectiveness provided for in the Controlled Account Agreements. The Seller
hereby transfers to the Administrative Agent the exclusive control of the
Controlled Accounts to which the Obligors of Pool Receivables shall make
payments, subject only to the Administrative Agent’s delivery of such Notice of
Effectiveness. The Seller shall take any actions reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent to effect such transfer of control of the Controlled
Accounts to the Administrative Agent. All amounts in the Controlled Accounts
that represent Collections of Receivables may, in accordance with this
Agreement, be deposited into the respective Purchaser Agent’s Account, pro rata
in accordance with outstanding Capital.
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(b) At any
time following an Event of Termination or an Incipient Event of
Termination:
(i) The
Administrative Agent may direct the Obligors of Pool Receivables that all
payments thereunder be made directly to the Administrative Agent or its
designee.
(ii) At the
Seller’s expense the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the
Administrative Agent the Seller shall, notify each Obligor of Pool Receivables
of the ownership of Receivable Interests under this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents and direct that payments be made directly to the
Administrative Agent or its designee.
(iii) At the
Administrative Agent’s request and at the Seller’s expense, the Seller and the
Collection Agent shall (x) assemble all of the documents, instruments and
other records (including, without limitation, computer tapes and disks) that
evidence or relate to the Pool Receivables and the related Contracts and Related
Security, or that are otherwise necessary or desirable to collect the Pool
Receivables, and shall make the same available to the Administrative Agent and
each Purchaser Agent at a place selected by the Administrative Agent or its
designee, (y) segregate all cash, checks and other instruments received by
it from time to time constituting Collections of Pool Receivables in a manner
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, and (z)
promptly upon receipt, remit all such cash, checks and instruments, duly
endorsed or with duly executed instruments of transfer, to the Administrative
Agent or its designee.
(c) The
Seller and the Collection Agent each irrevocably authorizes the Administrative
Agent at any time and from time to time in the sole discretion of the
Administrative Agent, and appoints the Administrative Agent as its
attorney-in-fact, to act on behalf of the Seller and the Collection Agent (i) to
execute on behalf of the Seller as debtor (if required) and to file financing
statements necessary or desirable in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion
to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interest of the
Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Purchaser Agents and the Banks, in the
Receivables and (ii) to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of
this Agreement or any financing statement with respect to the Receivables as a
financing statement in such offices as the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion deems necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the
perfection and priority of the interests of the Purchasers in the Receivables;
provided that nothing in this Section 4.03(c) shall authorize the Administrative
Agent to take any action to effect any release of the security interests of
third parties in the Identifiable Combined Assets without the prior written
consent of the Seller and the Collection Agent. This appointment is coupled with
an interest and is irrevocable.
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SECTION
4.04. Rights
and Remedies.
(a) If the
Collection Agent fails to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement,
the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be required to) itself perform, or
cause performance of, such obligation; and the Administrative Agent’s costs and
expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Seller (if the
Collection Agent that fails to so perform is United Rentals or any of its
Affiliates).
(b) The
Seller and the Originators shall perform their respective obligations under the
Contracts related to the Pool Receivables to the same extent as if Receivable
Interests had not been sold and the exercise by the Administrative Agent on
behalf of the Purchaser Agents, the Investors and the Banks of their rights
under this Agreement shall not release the Collection Agent, any Originator or
the Seller from any of their duties or obligations with respect to any Pool
Receivables or related Contracts. Neither the Administrative Agent, the
Purchaser Agents, the Investors nor the Banks shall have any obligation or
liability with respect to any Pool Receivables or related Contracts, nor shall
any of them be obligated to perform the obligations of the Seller or the
Originators thereunder.
(c) In the
event of any conflict between the provisions of this Article and Article VI
of the Purchase Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall
control.
SECTION
4.05. Further
Actions Evidencing Purchases.
(a) The
Seller will, and will require that each of the Originators will, from time to
time, at its own expense, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments
and documents and take all further actions that may be reasonably necessary or
desirable, or that the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may
reasonably request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the Receivable
Interests in the Pool Receivables purchased hereunder, or to enable the
Investors, the Banks or the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce their
respective rights and remedies hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Seller or the Originators will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or
any Purchaser Agent
(i) execute
and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and
such other instruments and documents, that may be reasonably necessary or
desirable, or that the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may
reasonably request, to perfect, protect or evidence such Receivable Interests in
the Pool Receivables; and
(ii) xxxx
conspicuously (which marking may be done electronically) each invoice evidencing
each Pool Receivable with a legend, acceptable to the Administrative Agent and
the Purchaser Agents, evidencing that Receivable Interests therein have been
sold.
;
provided that nothing in this Section 4.05(a) shall require the Seller to take
any action with respect to the Identifiable Combined Assets.
(b) The
Seller authorizes the Administrative Agent to file financing or continuation
statements, and amendments thereto and assignments thereof, relating to the Pool
Receivables, the Related Security and the Collections with respect thereto. A
photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a
financing statement where permitted by law.
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(c) The
Seller authorizes the Administrative Agent to take any and all steps in the
Seller’s name and on behalf of the Seller that are necessary or desirable, in
the determination of the Administrative Agent, to collect amounts due under the
Pool Receivables, including, without limitation, endorsing the Seller’s name on
checks and other instruments representing Collections of Pool Receivables and
enforcing the Pool Receivables and the Related Security.
SECTION
4.06. Covenants
of the Collection Agent and the Seller.
(a) Audits. The
Collection Agent and the Seller will, and will require that each of the
Originators will, from time to time during regular business hours as requested
by the Administrative Agent, permit the Administrative Agent
(i) to
conduct periodic audits of the Receivables, the Related Security and the related
books and records and collections systems of the Collection Agent, the Seller
and the Originators,
(ii) to
examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books, records and documents
(including, without limitation, computer tapes and disks) in the possession or
under the control of the Collection Agent, the Seller or the Originators
relating to Pool Receivables and the Related Security, including, without
limitation, the Contracts, and
(iii) upon
reasonable prior notice, to visit the offices and properties of the Collection
Agent, the Seller or the Originators for the purpose of examining such materials
described in clause (ii) above, and to discuss matters relating to Pool
Receivables and the Related Security or the Collection Agent’s performance
hereunder with any of the officers or employees of the Collection Agent, the
Seller or the Originators having knowledge of such matters; provided, that,
unless an Event of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination have occurred
and be continuing, neither the Seller nor the Collection Agent shall be required
to permit the Administrative Agent to conduct any of the actions contained in
this Section
4.06(a) more
often than once every twelve months.
Upon the
Administrative Agent’s or any Purchaser Agent’s request, (which, at any time
prior to the occurrence of an Event of Termination or any Incipient Event of
Termination shall be no more frequent than once every twelve months, excluding
the report to be initiated in July 2005), the Seller will, at its expense,
appoint independent public accountants (which may, with the consent of the
Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents, be United Rentals’ regular
independent public accountants), or utilize the Administrative Agent’s
representatives or auditors, to prepare and deliver to the Administrative Agent
a written report with respect to the Receivables and the Credit and Collection
Policy (including, in each case, the systems, procedures and records relating
thereto) on a scope and in a form reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent.
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(b) Change
in Credit and Collection Policy. The
Collection Agent will not make any change in the character of its business or
Credit and Collection Policy or any Contract that would impair the
collectibility of any Pool Receivable or the enforceability of any related
Contract or the ability of United Rentals (if it is acting as Collection Agent)
to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) Payment
of Sales Taxes. The
Collection Agent will, and will require in its agreement with the Originators
that each Originator will, pay all sales, excise or other taxes with respect to
the Receivables to the applicable taxing authority when due, and will, upon the
request of the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent, provide the
Administrative Agent or such Purchaser Agent with evidence of such
payment.
(d) Termination
of Credit Agreement. The
Collection Agent shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent
(i) of the scheduled maturity of the Credit Agreement on or before the 60th day
prior to such scheduled maturity, (ii) of the termination of the Credit
Agreement by the Collection Agent or any Originator as soon as reasonably
practicable but no later than 15 calendar days prior to such termination and
(iii) of the termination of the Credit Agreement by the lenders thereunder as
soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event within one (1) Business Day of
the earlier of receipt by the Collection Agent or any Originator of notice of
such termination and the effectiveness of such termination.
SECTION
4.07. Indemnities
by the Collection Agent.
Without
limiting any other rights that the Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent,
any Investor, any Bank or any of their respective Affiliates or agents (each, a
“Special
Indemnified Party”) may
have hereunder or under applicable law, and in consideration of its appointment
as Collection Agent, the Collection Agent hereby agrees to indemnify each
Special Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims, damages, costs,
expenses, losses and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (all of
the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Special
Indemnified Amounts”)
arising out of or resulting from any of the following (excluding, however,
(a) Special Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of a Special Indemnified Party,
(b) recourse for uncollectible Receivables or (c) any income taxes or
any other tax or fee measured by income incurred by such Special Indemnified
Party arising out of or as a result of this Agreement or the ownership of
Receivable Interests or in respect of any Receivable or any
Contract):
(i) any
representation or warranty or statement made by the Collection Agent under or in
connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents that shall have been
incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(ii) the
failure by the Collection Agent or the Originators to comply with any applicable
law, rule or regulation with respect to any Pool Receivable or Contract,
including payment of all unpaid sales, excise or other taxes when
due;
(iii) any
failure of the Collection Agent to perform its duties or obligations in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
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(iv) the
commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables at any time by the Collection
Agent with other funds;
(v) any
action or omission by the Collection Agent not in compliance with its Credit and
Collection Policy that has the effect of reducing or impairing the rights of the
Investors or the Banks with respect to any Pool Receivable or the value of any
Pool Receivable;
(vi) any claim
brought by any Person other than a Special Indemnified Party arising from any
activity by the Collection Agent or its Affiliates in servicing, administering
or collecting any Pool Receivable; or
(vii) any
dispute, claim, offset or defense of the Obligor to the payment of any
Receivable in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool as a result of the
collection activities with respect to such Receivable by the Collection
Agent.
SECTION
4.08. Representations
and Warranties of the Collection Agent.
The
Collection Agent represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The
Collection Agent is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and is duly
qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction where
the nature of its business requires it to be so qualified, except where the
failure to so qualify would not be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the Collection Agent’s ability to perform its duties or obligations with respect
to the Receivables Pool or on the Receivables Pool.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Collection Agent of this Agreement
and any other Transaction Document to be delivered by it (i) are within the
Collection Agent’s corporate powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and (iii) do not contravene (1) the Collection
Agent’s charter or by-laws, (2) any law, rule or regulation applicable to the
Collection Agent or (3) any contractual restriction binding on or affecting
the Collection Agent or its property, the violation of which could reasonably be
expected to have Material Adverse Effect on the collectibility of any Pool
Receivable or on the performance of the Collection Agent hereunder. This
agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Collection Agent.
(c) No
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution,
delivery and performance by the Collection Agent of this Agreement or any other
document to be delivered by it hereunder other than those obtained by the
Collection Agent.
(d) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Collection
Agent enforceable against the Collection Agent in accordance with its terms
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
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(e) If the
Collection Agent is United Rentals or one of its Affiliates, each Monthly
Report, Weekly Report, Daily Report, information, exhibit, financial statement,
document, book, record or report furnished or to be furnished at any time by or
on behalf of United Rentals to the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents,
the Investors or the Banks in connection with this Agreement is correct in all
material respects as of its date or (except as otherwise disclosed to the
Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the Banks, as the
case may be, at such time) as of the date so furnished, and, as of such date, no
such document contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(f) All
sales, excise or other taxes with respect to the goods, insurance or services
that are the subject of any Contract for a Receivable have been paid when
due.
ARTICLE
V
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION
5.01. Authorization
and Action.
Each
Investor and each Bank hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent
to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under
this Agreement as are delegated to the Purchaser Agent by the terms hereof,
together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Upon receipt of
any report, notice, information or other document, certificate or instrument
delivered by the Collection Agent or any Affiliate pursuant to the terms of the
Transaction Documents, the Administrative Agent shall promptly forward a copy to
each Purchaser Agent.
SECTION
5.02. Administrative
Agent’s Reliance, Etc.
Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees
shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by them as
Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement (including,
without limitation, the Administrative Agent’s servicing, administering or
collecting Pool Receivables as Collection Agent), except for its or their own
gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(a) may
consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Seller, the Originators or
the Collection Agent), independent certified public accountants and other
experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted
to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel,
accountants or experts;
(b) makes no
warranty or representation to any Investor or Bank (whether written or oral) and
shall not be responsible to any Investor or Bank for any statements, warranties
or representations (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this
Agreement;
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(c) shall not
have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of
any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of the
Seller, the Originators or the Collection Agent or to inspect the property
(including the books and records) of the Seller or the Collection
Agent;
(d) shall not
be responsible to any Investor or Bank for the due execution, legality,
validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or
any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and
(e) shall
incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any
notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument
or writing (which may be by telecopier or telex) believed by it to be genuine
and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION
5.03. Indemnification
of Administrative Agent.
Each Bank
agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, solely in its capacity as
Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the
Seller), ratably according to its respective Bank Commitment, from and against
any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the
Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or
the other transactions related hereto or any action taken or omitted by the
Administrative Agent under this Agreement or the other transaction related
hereto, provided that no
Bank shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
SECTION
5.04. Calyon
and Affiliates.
With
respect to any Receivable Interest or interest therein owned by it, Calyon shall
have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any Bank and may
exercise the same as though it were not Administrative Agent. Calyon and any of
its Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the Seller, the
Collection Agent, the Originators or any Obligor, any of their respective
Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the
Seller, the Collection Agent, the Originators or any Obligor or any of their
respective Affiliates, all as if Calyon were not the Administrative Agent and
without any duty to account therefor to the Investors or the Banks.
SECTION
5.05. Bank’s
Purchase Decision.
Each Bank
acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent, any of its Affiliates or any other Bank and based on such
documents and information as they have deemed appropriate, made their own
evaluation and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent, any of their Affiliates or any other Bank and based on
such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under this
Agreement.
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SECTION
5.06. [Reserved]
SECTION
5.07. Notice
of Event of Termination.
Neither
any Purchaser Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have
knowledge or notice of the occurrence of an Event of Termination unless such
Person has received notice from another Purchaser Agent, a Purchaser, the Seller
or the Collection Agent referring to this Agreement, stating that an Event of
Termination has occurred hereunder and describing such Event of Termination. If
the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice
thereof to each Purchaser Agent whereupon each such Purchaser Agent shall
promptly give notice thereof to its Purchasers. In the event that either
Purchaser Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to
the Purchasers and the other Purchaser Agent. The Purchaser Agent shall take
such action concerning an Event of Termination as may be directed by the
Purchaser Agents unless such action otherwise requires the consent of all
Purchasers), but until the Administrative Agent receives such directions, the
Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or
refrain from taking such action, as the Administrative Agent deems advisable and
in the best interests of the Purchasers and Purchaser Agents.
ARTICLE
VI
THE
PURCHASER AGENTS
SECTION
6.01. Authorization.
Atlantic,
Calyon, and each Bank or other Person that has entered into an Assignment and
Acceptance with Atlantic or Calyon and each assignee (directly or indirectly) of
any such Purchaser, Bank or other Person, which assignee has entered into an
Assignment and Acceptance has appointed Calyon as its Purchaser Agent to take
such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this
Agreement as are delegated to such Purchaser Agent by the terms hereof, together
with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Liberty, Scotia Capital,
and each Bank or other Person that has entered into an Assignment and Acceptance
with Liberty or Scotia Capital and each assignee (directly or indirectly) of any
such Purchaser, Bank or other Person, which assignee has entered into an
Assignment and Acceptance has appointed Scotia Capital as its Purchaser Agent to
take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this
Agreement as are delegated to such Purchaser Agent by the terms hereof, together
with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
As to any
matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including, without
limitation, enforcement of this Agreement), a Purchaser Agent shall not be
required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to
act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or
refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the majority of its related
Banks, and such instructions shall be binding upon all of its related Investors
and Banks; provided,
however, that
such Purchaser Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes such
Purchaser Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or
applicable law.
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SECTION
6.02. Reliance
by Purchaser Agent.
No
Purchaser Agent or any of its respective directors, officers, agents,
representatives, employees, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be liable for
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them (in their capacity as or
on behalf of such Purchaser Agent) under or in connection with this Agreement,
except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without
limitation of the generality of the foregoing, a Purchaser Agent:
(a) |
may
consult with legal counsel, independent certified public accountants and
other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken
or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice
of such counsel, accountants or experts; |
(b) |
makes
no warranty or representation to the Administrative Agent, any other
Purchaser Agent, any Investor or Bank (whether written or oral) and shall
not be responsible to the Administrative Agent, any other Purchaser Agent,
any Investor or Bank for any statements, warranties or representations
(whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement;
|
(c) |
shall
not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or
observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement
or any other Transaction Document on the part of the Seller, any
Originator, the Banks or the Collection Agent or to inspect the property
(including the books and records) of the Seller, any Originator, the Banks
or the Collection Agent; |
(d) |
shall
not be responsible to the Administrative Agent, any other Purchaser Agent,
any Investor or Bank for the due execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto;
and |
(e) |
shall
incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon
any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other
instrument or writing (which may be by telecopier or telex) believed by it
to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or
parties. |
SECTION
6.03. Agent
and Affiliates.
With
respect to any Receivables Interest or interest therein owned by a Purchaser
Agent, such Purchaser Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this
Agreement as would any Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not a
Purchaser Agent. A Purchaser Agent and its respective Affiliates may generally
engage in any kind of business with the Seller, the Collection Agent, the Banks,
any Originator or any Obligor, any of their respective Affiliates and any Person
who may do business with or own securities of the Seller, the Collection Agent,
the Banks, any Originator or any Obligor or any of their respective Affiliates,
all as if no such Purchaser Agent were a Purchaser Agent and without any duty to
account therefor to the Investors or the Banks. If any Purchaser Agent is
removed as a Purchaser Agent, such removal will not affect the rights and
interests of such Purchaser Agent as a Bank.
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SECTION
6.04. Notices.
A
Purchaser Agent shall give each of its related Investors and Banks prompt notice
of each written notice received by it from the Seller or the Administrative
Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION
6.05. Bank’s
Purchase Decision.
Each Bank
acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Purchaser
Agent, any of its Affiliates or any other Bank and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own evaluation and decision
to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will,
independently and without reliance upon any Purchaser Agent, any of its
Affiliates or any other Bank and based on such documents and information as it
shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking
or not taking action under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
7.01. Amendments,
Etc.
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and no consent to any
departure by the Seller or the Collection Agent therefrom shall be effective
unless in a writing signed by the Administrative Agent, the Banks, and each of
the Purchaser Agents, as agent for the related purchaser, and, in the case of
any amendment, also signed by the Seller; provided,
however, that no
amendment shall, unless signed by the Collection Agent in addition to the
Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents, affect the rights or duties of
the Collection Agent under this Agreement and provided further that any such
amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given; provided,
however, that,
if required by the securitization program documents governing any Purchaser’s
commercial paper program, no such amendment shall be effective until each rating
agency rating the Commercial Paper has received written notice of such amendment
and, in the case of material amendments, notified the related Purchaser Agent in
writing that such action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the
rating of any Commercial Paper. No failure on the part of the Investors, the
Banks, the Administrative Agent or the Purchaser Agents to exercise, and no
delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
SECTION
7.02. Notices,
Etc.
All
notices, demands, consents, requests and other communications provided for
hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (which shall
include electronic transmission), shall be personally delivered, express
couriered, electronically transmitted (in which case receipt shall be confirmed
by telephone and a hard copy shall also be sent by regular mail) or mailed by
registered or certified mail and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided
herein, be effective when received at the address specified below for the listed
parties or at such other address as shall be specified in a written notice
furnished to the other parties hereunder.
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If to the
Seller:
UNITED
RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II
Five
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
If to the
Collection Agent:
UNITED
RENTALS, INC.
0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
If to the
Atlantic Purchaser Agent or the Administrative Agent:
CALYON
NEW YORK BRANCH
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000, (212) 261- 7858, (212) 261- 7814
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxx.xxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xxx
xxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xxx
If to the
Liberty Purchaser Agent:
THE BANK
OF NOVA SCOTIA
0 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxxx_xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Xxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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If to a
Purchaser:
ATLANTIC
ASSET SECURITIZATION CORP.
c/o Lord
Securities Corporation
Two Xxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (212) 346-9012
LIBERTY
STREET FUNDING CORP.
Global
Securitization
000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Xxx.Xx.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
If to the
Banks:
CALYON
NEW YORK BRANCH
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000, (212) 261- 7858, (212) 261- 7814
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxx.xxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xxx
xxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xxx
THE BANK
OF NOVA SCOTIA
0 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxxx_xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Xxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
SECTION
7.03. Assignability.
(a) This
Agreement and the Investors’ rights and obligations herein (including ownership
of each Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables) shall be assignable by
participation or otherwise in whole or in part by the Investors and their
successors and assigns with the prior written consent of the Seller, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided,
however, that
the Seller’s consent shall not be required for any assignment or participation
from an Investor pursuant to the terms of its applicable liquidity agreement.
Each assignor of a Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables or any interest
therein shall notify the applicable Purchaser Agent, the Administrative Agent
and the Seller of any such assignment. Each assignor of a Receivable Interest in
the Pool Receivables may, in connection with the assignment or participation,
disclose to the assignee or participant any information, relating to the Seller
or the Receivables, that was furnished to such assignor by or on behalf of the
Seller or by the Administrative Agent and the related Purchaser Agent; provided
that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or participant agrees to
preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the
Seller received by it from any of the foregoing entities.
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(b) Each Bank
may assign, with the prior written consent of the Seller, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to any Eligible Assignee or to any
other Bank all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Bank Commitment and any
Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables or interests therein owned by it).
The parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent and the related Purchaser Agent an Assignment and
Acceptance. In addition, Calyon, Scotia Capital or any of their respective
Affiliates may assign any of its rights (including, without limitation, rights
to payment of Capital and Yield) under this Agreement to any Federal Reserve
Bank without notice to or consent of the Seller, the Administrative Agent or the
Purchaser Agent.
(c) Subject
to the prior written consent of the Seller, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, this Agreement and the rights and obligations
of each Purchaser Agent and the Administrative Agent herein shall be assignable
by each Purchaser Agent and the Administrative Agent and its successors and
assigns.
(d) Neither
the Seller nor the Collection Agent may assign its rights or obligations
hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(e) Without
limiting any other rights that may be available under applicable law, the rights
of the Investors may be enforced through them or by their agents.
SECTION
7.04. Costs,
Expenses and Taxes.
(a) In
addition to the rights of indemnification granted under Section 3.01
hereof, the Seller agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses in connection
with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration (including periodic
auditing of Pool Receivables) of this Agreement, any asset purchase agreement or
similar agreement relating to the sale or transfer of interests in Receivable
Interests in the Pool Receivables and the other documents and agreements to be
delivered hereunder and thereunder, including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative
Agent and the Purchaser Agents, the Purchasers, Calyon and Scotia Capital and
their respective Affiliates and agents with respect thereto and with respect to
advising the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents, the Purchasers,
Calyon and Scotia Capital and their respective Affiliates and agents as to their
rights and remedies under this Agreement, the fees of the rating agencies
associated with reviewing the Transaction Documents and providing the rating
confirmations of each Purchaser’s Commercial Paper required in connection with
the execution of this Agreement, and all costs and expenses, if any (including
reasonable counsel fees and expenses), of the Administrative Agent and the
Purchaser Agents, the Investors, the Banks and their respective Affiliates and
agents, in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other
documents and agreements to be delivered hereunder.
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(b) To the
extent not otherwise included in the Investor Rate, the Seller shall pay, upon
the receipt of an invoice, (i) any and all commissions of placement agents and
commercial paper dealers in respect of commercial paper notes issued to fund the
purchase or maintenance of any Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, (ii)
any and all costs and expenses of any issuing and paying agent or other Person
responsible for the administration of the Purchasers’ commercial paper program
in connection with the preparation, completion, issuance, delivery or payment of
commercial paper notes issued to fund the purchase or maintenance of any
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables and (iii) any and all stamp and
other taxes and fees payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing
and recording of this Agreement or the other documents or agreements to be
delivered hereunder. The Seller agrees to save each Indemnified Party harmless
from and against any liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay by
the Seller in paying or omission to pay such taxes and fees.
(c) The
Seller also shall pay on demand all other reasonable costs, expenses and taxes
(excluding income taxes) incurred by a Purchaser or any stockholder or agent of
a Purchaser (“Other
Costs”),
including the reasonable cost of administering the operations of such Purchaser,
the reasonable cost of auditing such Purchaser’s books by certified public
accountants, the cost of rating such Purchaser’s commercial paper by independent
financial rating agencies, the taxes (excluding income taxes) resulting from
such Purchaser’s operations, and the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses
of counsel for any stockholder or agent of such Purchaser with respect to
advising as to rights and remedies under this Agreement, the enforcement of this
Agreement or advising as to matters relating to such Purchaser’s operations;
provided that the Seller and any other Persons who from time to time sell
receivables or interests therein to a Purchaser (“Other
Sellers”) each
shall be liable for such Other Costs ratably in accordance with such Person’s
usage under its respective facility; and provided further that if such Other
Costs are attributable to the Seller and not attributable to any Other Seller,
the Seller shall be solely liable for such Other Costs.
SECTION
7.05. No
Proceedings.
Each of
the Seller, the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Collection
Agent, each Investor, each Bank, each assignee of a Receivable Interest or any
interest therein and each entity that enters into a commitment to purchase
Receivable Interests or interests therein hereby agrees that it will not
institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, a Purchaser
any proceeding of the type referred to in paragraph (g) of Exhibit V for one
year and one day after the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such
Purchaser is paid in full.
SECTION
7.06. Confidentiality.
Each of
the parties agrees to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement and other
Transaction Documents (and all drafts thereof); provided that
this Agreement may be disclosed to (a) each of the party’s officers, directors,
employees, outside auditors, legal counsel and Affiliates who agree to hold such
information confidential and then only in connection with the proposed
transaction, (b) third parties who agree in writing to hold such information
confidential, (c) any other commercial paper conduit administered by Calyon or
Scotia Capital, (d) any current or prospective participant in the commercial
paper issuance program of the Purchasers or any other commercial paper conduit
administered by Calyon or Scotia Capital including but not limited to
representatives of rating agencies, liquidity providers, commercial paper
placement agents and commercial paper dealers and provided further that this
Agreement may be disclosed if required by applicable law, regulations or legal
process, including a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission through
the XXXXX electronic filing system, or the listing or quotation requirements of
any exchange or quotation system on which securities of it or its parent or
other Affiliates may be listed or quoted. Officers, directors, employees and
agents of Calyon and Scotia Capital shall at all times have the right to share
information received from United Rentals and its affiliates to appropriate
parties in connection with the proposed transaction on a confidential basis.
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SECTION
7.07. Governing
Law.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THEREOF, OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW WHICH SHALL APPLY HERETO), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
PERFECTION OF THE INTERESTS OF THE INVESTORS AND THE BANKS IN THE RECEIVABLES
AND IN THE OTHER ITEMS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1.09, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER IN
RESPECT THEREOF, ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE
OF NEW YORK.
SECTION
7.08. SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION.
ANY LEGAL
ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION
DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF
THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT
OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE
PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY
OBJECTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE
OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER
HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION WITH
RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS THAT
MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY NEW YORK LAW.
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SECTION
7.09. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH OF
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION
DOCUMENT, THE PURCHASES OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION,
ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR THEREOF.
SECTION
7.10. Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart
of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION
7.11. Survival
of Termination.
The
provisions of Sections 1.08, 3.01, 4.07, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.13 and 7.14 shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION
7.12. Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION
7.13. Excess
Funds.
A
Purchaser shall not be obligated to pay any amount pursuant to this Agreement
unless such Purchaser has excess cash flow from operations or has received funds
with respect to such obligation that may be used to make such payment and which
funds or excess cash flow are not required to repay when due its Commercial
Paper or other short-term funding backing its Commercial Paper. Any amount that
such Purchaser does not pay pursuant to the operation of the preceding sentence
shall not constitute a claim, as defined in Section 101(5) of the Federal
Bankruptcy Code, against such Purchaser for any insufficiency unless and until
such Purchaser does have excess cash flow or excess funds.
SECTION
7.14. No
Recourse.
(a) The
obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement are solely the corporate
obligations of such Purchaser.
(b) No
recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing by Atlantic under this
Agreement, or for the payment by Atlantic of any other obligation or claim of or
against Atlantic arising out of or based on this Agreement, against Lord
Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Lord”) or against any
stockholder, employee, officer, director or incorporator of Atlantic. For
purposes of this Section, the term “Lord” shall mean and include Lord and all
affiliates thereof and any employee, officer, director, incorporator,
stockholder or beneficial owner of any of them; provided, however, that Atlantic
shall not be considered to be an affiliate of Lord for purposes of this
Section.
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(c) No
recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing by Liberty under this
Agreement, or for the payment by Liberty of any other obligation or claim of or
against Liberty arising out of or based on this Agreement, against Global
Securitization Services, a Delaware corporation (“Global”) or against any
stockholder, employee, officer, director or incorporator of Liberty. For
purposes of this Section, the term “Global” shall mean and include Global and
all affiliates thereof and any employee, officer, director, incorporator,
stockholder or beneficial owner of any of them; provided, however, that Liberty
shall not be considered to be an affiliate of Global for purposes of this
Section.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above
written.
SELLER: | UNITED RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II
By: ____________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
|
COLLECTION AGENT: |
UNITED
RENTALS, INC.
By: ____________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: |
PURCHASERS: |
ATLANTIC
ASSET SECURITIZATION CORP.
By: CALYON
NEW YORK
BRANCH,
as Attorney-in-Fact
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
LIBERTY
STREET FUNDING CORP.
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
|
PURCHASER AGENTS: |
CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
THE
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
|
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT: |
CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
|
BANKS: | CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
Percentage:
50 %
THE
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
Percentage:
50 % |
EXHIBIT
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DEFINITIONS
As used
in the Agreement (including its Exhibits and Annexes), the following terms shall
have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Administrative
Agent” means
Calyon New York Branch, in its capacity as administrative agent for the banks,
or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative
Agent’s Account” means
the special account (account number 01-25680-0001-00-001) of the
Administrative Agent maintained at the office of Calyon New York Branch, ABA
000000000.
“Adverse
Claim” means a
lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance, or any other type of
preferential arrangement, but shall not include the liens in favor of Seller or
Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” means,
as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control
of, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or is a
director or officer of such Person.
“Affiliated
Obligor” means
any Obligor that is an Affiliate of another Obligor.
“Aged
Receivables Ratio” means
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, computed as of the last day of each
calendar month, obtained by dividing (a) the sum of (i) the Outstanding Balance
of Pool Receivables that were 121 to 150 days past due as of the last day of
such month, excluding Pool Receivables that have been written off at any time
after the date on which they were 120 days past due, (ii) (without duplication
of any amounts included in clause (i) or (iii)) the Outstanding Balance of Pool
Receivables that were less than 121 days past due as of the last day of such
month and that, consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy, were written
off as uncollectible during such month (excluding write-offs of United Rentals
General Account numbered “6661xxx”), and (iii) (without duplication of any
amounts included in clause (i) or (ii)) the Outstanding Balance of Pool
Receivables that were less than 121 days past due as of the last day of such
month, as to which the Obligor thereof or any other Person obligated thereon or
owning any Related Security in respect thereof has taken any action, or suffered
any event to occur, of the type described in paragraph (g) of Exhibit V, by
(b) the aggregate dollar amount of all Pool Receivables created during the month
ended five months prior to the most recent month-end.
“Alternate
Base Rate”
means:
(a) For
Calyon, Atlantic and each other Bank for Atlantic, on any date, a fluctuating
interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate
shall be at all times equal to the higher of:
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(i) the rate
of interest determined by Calyon in New York, New York, from time to time in its
sole discretion, as its prime commercial lending rate (which rate is not
necessarily the lowest rate that Calyon charges any corporate customer)(the
“Calyon Prime Rate”); and
(ii) the
Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum; and
(b) For
Scotia Capital, Liberty and each other Bank for Scotia Capital, on any date, a
fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time,
which rate shall be at all times equal to the higher of:
(i) the rate
of interest determined by Scotia Capital in New York, New York, from time to
time in its sole discretion, as its prime commercial lending rate (which rate is
not necessarily the lowest rate that Scotia Capital charges any corporate
customer); and
(ii) the
Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum.
“Assignee
Rate” for any
Fixed Period for any Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables means an
interest rate per annum equal to the applicable percentage per annum (set forth
in the Fee Agreements) above the Eurodollar Rate (Reserve Adjusted) for such
Fixed Period; provided,
however, that in
the case of
(a) any Fixed
Period on or prior to the first day that an Investor or Bank shall have notified
its Purchaser Agent that
(i) the
introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or
regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental
authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Investor or Bank to fund such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables at the rate set forth above (and
such Investor or Bank shall not have subsequently notified its Purchaser Agent
that such circumstances no longer exist),
(ii) dollar
deposits in the relevant amounts and for the relevant Fixed Period are not
available,
(iii) adequate
and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate (Reserve
Adjusted) for the relevant Fixed Period or
(iv) the
Eurodollar Rate (Reserve Adjusted) determined pursuant hereto does not
accurately reflect the cost to the Investors or the Banks (as conclusively
determined by the related Purchaser Agent) of maintaining Receivable Interests
during such Fixed Period,
(b) any Fixed
Period of one to and including 29 days (other than a Fixed Period that
corresponds to the month of February or that begins on a day in the month of
February and runs to the numerically corresponding day of the following
month),
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(c) any Fixed
Period as to which the related Purchaser Agent does not receive notice, by no
later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day preceding
the first day of such Fixed Period, that the related Receivable Interest will
not be funded by issuance of commercial paper, or
(d) any Fixed
Period for a Receivable Interest the Capital of which allocated to the Investors
or Banks is less than $500,000,
the
“Assignee
Rate” for
each such Fixed Period shall be an interest rate per annum equal to the
Alternate Base Rate in effect on the first day of such Fixed Period;
provided,
further, that
after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Termination, the
“Assignee
Rate” for
each Fixed Period shall be an interest rate per annum equal to 2% plus the
Alternate Base Rate in effect on the first day of such Fixed
Period.
“Assignment
and Acceptance” means
an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into by a Bank and an Eligible
Assignee and approved by the related Purchaser Agent, pursuant to which such
Eligible Assignee may become a party to the Agreement as a Bank.
“Atlantic
Purchaser” means
Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp., as a purchaser.
“Atlantic
Purchaser Agent” means
Calyon New York Branch and its successors and assigns.
“Audit
Liquidation Day” has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit II to this Agreement.
“Audit
Resolution Day” has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit II to this Agreement.
“Bank
Commitment” of any
Bank means, (a) with respect to Calyon, $100,000,000, or such amount as reduced
by any Assignment and Acceptance entered into with other Banks; (b) with respect
to Scotia Capital, $100,000,000, or such amount as reduced by any Assignment and
Acceptance entered into with other Banks; or (c) with respect to a Bank that has
entered into an Assignment and Acceptance, the amount set forth therein as such
Bank’s Bank Commitment, in each case as such amount may be reduced by an
Assignment and Acceptance entered into between such Bank and an Eligible
Assignee, and as may be further reduced (or terminated) pursuant to the next
sentence. Any reduction (or termination) of the Purchase Limit pursuant to the
terms of the Agreement shall reduce ratably (or terminate) each Bank’s Bank
Commitment.
“Banks” means
each of Calyon, Scotia Capital and each respective Eligible Assignee that shall
become a party to the Agreement pursuant to Section 7.03.
“Blocked
Account”
means a deposit
account, that is not associated with a lock-box, maintained at a bank or other
financial institution for the purpose of receiving deposited
Collections.
“Broken
Funding Costs” means
for any Receivable Interest that is assigned or terminated prior to the date on
which it was originally scheduled to end; an amount equal to the excess, if any,
of (A) the Yield that would have accrued during the remainder of the tranche
periods for Commercial Paper determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent to
relate to such Receivable Interest (as applicable) subsequent to the date of
such reduction, assignment or termination of the Outstanding Balance of such
Receivable Interest if such reduction, assignment or termination had not
occurred, over (B) the sum of (x) to the extent all or a portion of such
Outstanding Balance is allocated to another Receivable Interest, the amount of
Yield actually accrued during the remainder of such period on such Outstanding
Balance for the new Receivable Interest, and (y) to the extent such Outstanding
Balance is not allocated to another Receivable Interest, the income, if any,
actually received during the remainder of such period by the holder of such
Receivable Interest from investing the portion of such Outstanding Balance not
so allocated. In the event that the amount referred to in clause (B) exceeds the
amount referred to in clause (A), the relevant Purchaser or Purchasers agree to
pay to Seller the amount of such excess.
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“Business
Day” means
any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) that (a) banks are not authorized
or required to close in New York City and (b) if this definition of
“Business Day” is utilized in connection with the Eurodollar Rate, dealings are
carried out in the London interbank market.
“Calyon” has the
meaning as set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and its successor and
assigns.
“Calyon
Fee Agreement” means
the separate fee agreement, of even date herewith, pertaining to fees among the
Seller and Calyon as Atlantic Purchaser Agent and as the Administrative Agent,
as the same may be amended or restated from time to time.
“Capital” of each
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables means the original amount paid to
the Seller for such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables at the time of
its purchase by a Purchaser or a Bank pursuant to the Agreement, or such amount
divided or combined in accordance with Section 1.07, in each case reduced
from time to time by Collections distributed on account of such Capital pursuant
to Section 1.04(d) or Section 1.04(h) of the Agreement; provided that if
such Capital shall have been reduced by any distribution and thereafter all or a
portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any
reason, such Capital shall be increased by the amount of such rescinded or
returned distribution, as though it had not been made.
“Change
of Control” means
(a) any Person or group of Persons (within the meaning of Section 13 or 14 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding Permitted Holders) shall
acquire beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 35% or more of the ordinary voting power
represented by the outstanding Equity Interests of United Rentals having
ordinary voting power; (b) during any 24-month period, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constituted United Rentals Board of Directors (together
with any new directors whose election by United Rentals Board of Directors or
whose nomination for election by United Rentals shareholders was approved by a
vote of at least two-thirds of the directors who either were directors at
beginning of such period or whose election or nomination was previously so
approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
Directors of United Rentals; (c) any “Change of Control” or similar event,
however denominated, shall occur under, and as defined in, any Subordinated Note
Indenture, the Note Documents or any document evidencing or governing any other
Subordinated Debt; or (d) the Seller shall cease to be a direct or indirect,
wholly owned Subsidiary of United Rentals.
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“Collateral” means
each Receivable and the Related Security and Collections with respect to, and
other proceeds of, such Receivable and Related Security and the collateral
security referred to in Section 1.09 of the Agreement.
“Collection
Agent” means
at any time the Person then authorized pursuant to Article IV to service,
administer and collect Pool Receivables.
“Collection
Agent Default” has the
meaning specified in Exhibit VI hereto.
“Collection
Agent Fee” has the
meaning specified in Section 1.05(a).
“Collection
Agent Fee Reserve” for any
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables at any time means the sum of (a) the
unpaid Collection Agent Fee relating to such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables accrued to such time, plus (b) an amount equal to the product of (i)
the Outstanding Balance of such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables on
such date, (ii) the percentage per annum at which the Collection Agent Fee is
accruing on such date, (iii) a stress factor of 2.25 and (iv) a fraction having
the Days Sales Outstanding as its numerator and 360 as its
denominator.
“Collections” means,
with respect to any Receivable, (a) all funds that are received by the Seller or
the Collection Agent in payment of any amounts owed in respect of such
Receivable (including, without limitation, purchase price, finance charges,
interest and all other charges), or applied to amounts owed in respect of such
Receivable (including, without limitation, insurance payments and net proceeds
of the sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or
property of the related Obligor or any other party directly or indirectly liable
for the payment of such Receivable and available to be applied thereon), (b) all
Collections deemed to have been received pursuant to Section 1.04 and (c) all
other proceeds of such Receivable.
“Commercial
Paper” means
promissory notes of a Purchaser issued by such Purchaser in the commercial paper
market.
“Commitment
Termination Date” means
the earliest of (a) May 29, 2009, unless, prior to such date (or the
date so extended pursuant to this clause (a)), upon the Seller’s request, made
not more than 90 nor less than 45 days prior to the then Commitment Termination
Date, one or more Banks having Bank Commitments equal to 100% of the Purchase
Limit shall in their sole discretion consent, which consent shall be given not
less than 30 days prior to the then Commitment Termination Date, to the
extension of the Commitment Termination Date to the date occurring 364 days
after the then Commitment Termination Date; provided, however, that any failure
of any Bank to respond to the Seller’s request for such extension shall be
deemed a denial of such request by such Bank, (b) the Facility Termination Date,
(c) the date determined pursuant to Section 2.02, and (d) the date the Purchase
Limit reduces to zero.
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“Comparable
Credit Facility” means a
credit agreement entered into by United Rentals or United Rentals (North
America), Inc. with a lender or group of lenders on substantially similar terms
to the Credit Agreement, including a principal amount of at least twice the
Purchase Limit and a maturity date not earlier than the Facility Termination
Date (without giving effect to clause (e)).
“Concentration
Percentage” for any
Obligor means at any time 2%; provided that in
the case of an Obligor with any Affiliated Obligor, the Concentration Percentage
shall be calculated as if such Obligor and such Affiliated Obligor are one
Obligor.
“Contract” means
with respect to any Receivable, an agreement between an Originator and any
Obligor, pursuant to or under which such Obligor shall be obligated to pay for
goods or services from time to time.
“Controlled
Account” means a
Blocked Account and a Lock-Box Account.
“Controlled
Account Agreement” means
an agreement between United Rentals, the Seller and each Controlled Account Bank
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided, that
the Controlled Account Agreements entered into on the date hereof shall be
deemed to be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Controlled
Account Bank” means
any of the banks or other financial institutions holding one or more Controlled
Accounts.
“Credit
Agreement” means
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2004, among
United Rentals, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
as U.S. administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Toronto Branch, as Canadian
administrative agent, JPMorgan Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC
and Credit Suisse First Boston as joint arrangers, Bank of America, N.A. as
syndication agent and Citicorp North America, Inc. and Credit Suisse First
Boston, as documentation agents, as amended to date, and as the same may, from
time to time, be amended, waived, modified or supplemented but only to the
extent that the Purchaser Agents approve such amendment, waiver, modification or
supplement for the purposes of incorporation of such amendment, waiver,
modification or supplement herein.
“Credit
and Collection Policy” means
those receivables credit and collection policies and practices of the Seller in
effect on the date of the Agreement and described in Annex
C hereto,
as modified in compliance with the Agreement.
“Daily
Report” means a
report, in substantially the form of Annex G-2 hereto, furnished by the
Collection Agent to the Administrative Agent and to each Purchaser Agent as
required pursuant to Article IV of the Agreement.
“Daily
Report Trigger Event” means,
at any time after May 31, 2005, the occurrence and continuation of a downgrade
or negative watch placement of the senior secured debt rating of United Rentals
(North America), Inc. by Standard & Poor’s, Xxxxx’x or Fitch (it being
understood that the current negative watch by Standard & Poor’s and Xxxxx’x
shall not constitute a Daily Report Trigger Event) or a breach of one or more of
the following financial covenants:
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(a) The
Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio is less than 1.60 to 1 on any day prior to
December 31, 2005, or 1.80 to 1 on any day thereafter;
(b) The
Maximum Funded Debt to Cash Flow Ratio is greater than 4.00 to 1 on any day
prior to December 31, 2005, or 3.75 to 1 on any day thereafter.
“Days
Sales Outstanding” means
the product of (a) the number of days in the month most recently ended and (b)
the amount obtained by dividing (i) the Outstanding Balance of Pool Receivables
for such month by (ii) the aggregate dollar amount of Receivables created for
such month.
“Debt” of any
Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for
borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes
or
similar instruments, (b) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person as lessee
under Capital Leases, (c) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred
purchase price of property or services (including Contingent Payments and
Holdbacks but excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of
business), (d) all Debt secured by a Lien on the property of such Person,
whether or not such Debt shall have been assumed by such Person (it being
understood that if such Person has not assumed or otherwise become personally
liable for any such Debt, the amount of the Debt of such Person in connection
therewith shall be limited to the lesser of the face amount of such Debt or the
fair market value of all property of such Person securing such Debt), (e) all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to the face amount of all
letters of credit (whether or not drawn) and banker’s acceptances issued for the
account or upon the application of such Person, (f) all Hedging Obligations of
such Person, (g) all Suretyship Liabilities of such Person and (h)
all Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person. (Capitalized terms used in other
defined terms but not defined herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement
are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.)
“Default
Ratio” means
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, computed as of the last day of each
calendar month, obtained by dividing (a) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of
all Pool Receivables that were Defaulted Receivables on the last day of each
such month or that would have been Defaulted Receivables on such day had they
not been written off the books of the applicable Originator or the Seller during
such month by (b) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables on
such day.
“Defaulted
Receivable” means a
Receivable:
(a) as to
which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for 121 or more days from the
original due date for such payment;
(b) as to
which the Obligor thereof or any other Person obligated thereon or owning any
Related Security in respect thereof has taken any action, or suffered any event
to occur, of the type described in paragraph (g) of Exhibit V;
or
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(c) that,
consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy, would be written off as
uncollectible.
“Deferred
Purchase Price” has the
meaning specified in the Purchase Agreement.
“Delinquency
Ratio” means
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, computed as of the last day of each
calendar month, obtained by dividing (a) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of
all Pool Receivables that were Delinquent Receivables as of the last day of such
month by (b) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables on such
day.
“Delinquent
Receivable” means a
Pool Receivable that is not a Defaulted Receivable and:
(a) that any
payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for 61 or more days from the original
due date for such payment; and
(b) that,
consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy, would be classified as
delinquent.
“Designated
Obligor” means,
at any time, each Obligor; provided, however, that any Obligor shall cease to be
a Designated Obligor upon notice by the Administrative Agent to the
Seller.
“Dilution” means,
with respect to any Pool Receivable, the aggregate amount of any reductions or
adjustments in the Outstanding Balance of such Receivable as a result of any
defective, rejected, returned, repossessed or foreclosed goods or services or
any rebate, sales allowance, cash discount or other adjustment or
setoff.
“Dilution
Ratio” means
for any month, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which
is equal to the dollar amount of Dilutions occurring during such month, and the
denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all
Receivables as of the last day of such month.
“Dilution
Reserve” for any
Receivable Interest at any time means an amount equal to (a) the Net Receivables
Pool Balance on such date multiplied by (b) the Dilution Reserve Percentage at
such time.
“Dilution
Reserve Percentage” means
for any Receivable Interest at any time an amount equal to:
[(Stress
Factor x Expected Dilution Ratio) + (Dilution Volatility)]
multiplied
by the Dilution Horizon Ratio
Where:
Stress
Factor = 2.25
Expected
Dilution Ratio = the twelve month rolling average of the Reserve Dilution
Ratio
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Dilution
Volatility = (Dilution Spike - Expected Dilution Ratio) x (Dilution Spike
divided by Expected Dilution Ratio)
Dilution
Spike = the
highest Reserve Dilution Ratio as of the last day of each of the twelve months
immediately preceding such day
Dilution
Horizon Ratio = the aggregate amount of newly generated Receivables during the
most recent two months divided by the Net Receivables Pool Balance as of the
last day of the most recent month.
“Eligible
Assignee” means
(a) with respect to Calyon, (i) Calyon or any of its Affiliates or (ii) any
other Person the short term debt of which is rated A-1 by Standard & Poor’s,
F1 by Fitch and P-1 by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and which is otherwise
acceptable to the Purchaser Agents, and (b) with respect to Scotia Capital, (i)
Scotia Capital or any of its Affiliates or (ii) any other Person the short term
debt of which is rated A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Xxxxx’x Investors
Service, Inc. and which is otherwise acceptable to the Purchaser
Agents.
“Eligible
Receivable” means,
at the relevant time of determination, a Receivable:
(a) the
Obligor of which is a United States resident and is not an Affiliate of the
Originators or the Seller;
(b) the
Obligor of which has not taken any action, or suffered any event to occur, of
the type described in paragraph (g) of Exhibit V;
(c) the
Obligor of which, at the time of the initial creation of an interest therein
under the Agreement, is a Designated Obligor;
(d) that is
not a Defaulted Receivable or a Delinquent Receivable or from a “6661 account”
or a “7771 account”;
(e) that does
not represent Leased Equipment Sale Proceeds;
(f) that,
according to the Contract related thereto, is required to be paid in full within
30 days of the original billing date therefor;
(g) that is
an “account” within the meaning of the UCC of the applicable jurisdictions
governing the perfection of the interest created by a Receivable
Interest;
(h) that is
denominated and payable in United States dollars in the United
States;
(i) that
arises under a Contract that
(i) does not
require the Obligor thereunder to consent to the transfer, sale or assignment of
the rights and duties of the Seller or the Originator thereunder;
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(ii) is
substantially in the form of contract or the form of invoice (in the case of any
open account agreement) previously approved by the Purchaser
Agents;
(iii) together
with such Receivable, is in full force and effect, constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Obligor of such Receivable to pay a determinable
amount and is not subject to any dispute, offset, counterclaim or defense
whatsoever (except the potential discharge in bankruptcy of such Obligor) and
for which neither the Originator thereof, the Seller nor the Collection Agent
has established any offset arrangements with the related Obligor;
(iv) does not
contain a confidentiality provision that purports to restrict the ability of the
Investors, the Banks or their assignees to exercise their rights under the
Agreement, including, without limitation, their right to review the
Contract;
(j) that,
together with the Contract related thereto, does not contravene in any material
respect any laws, rules or regulations applicable thereto (including, without
limitation, laws, rules and regulations relating to usury, consumer protection,
truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit
opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy) and with respect to
which none of the Seller, the Originators or the Obligor is in violation of any
such law, rule or regulation in any material respect;
(k) in which
the Seller owns good and marketable title, free and clear of any Adverse Claims,
and that is freely assignable by the Seller;
(l) that
satisfies all applicable requirements of the Credit and Collection Policy and
complies with such other criteria and requirements (other than those relating to
the collectibility of such Receivable) as the Administrative Agent (with the
prior consent of each Purchaser Agent) may from time to time specify to the
Seller upon 30 days’ notice;
(m) as to
which, at or prior to the time of the initial creation of an interest therein
under the Agreement, the Administrative Agent or the Purchaser Agents has not
notified the Seller that the Receivables of a particular Obligor are not
acceptable for purchase by a Purchaser or the Banks hereunder; and
(n) except
with respect to the ROA Collections, the Obligor of which has been directed to
make all payments to a Lock-Box Account;
(o) for which
the Purchasers shall have a valid and enforceable undivided percentage ownership
or security interest, to the extent of the Receivable Interest, and a valid and
enforceable first priority perfected security interest therein and in the
Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, in each case free and
clear of any Adverse Claim, except for any Permitted Liens;
(p) that does
not represent proceeds of the lease or provision of equipment that has been
leased to an Originator by a lessor (i) that has not released in writing any
lien that it may have on Receivables generated by the lease or provision of such
equipment or (ii) with respect to which a proper financing statement (Form
UCC-3) amending any financing statement known to the Collection Agent, any
Originator or the Seller relating to such lien (in order to exclude such
Receivable from the collateral description therein) has not been filed in the
appropriate filing office in accordance with the terms of such
release;
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(q) that was
not originated by any branch or division of an Originator that was acquired by
such Originator after the date hereof, unless (i) such branch or division has
been fully integrated into the existing accounts receivable platform of the
Collection Agent (the “XXXXX System”), and new receivables generated are
generated in accordance with the Collection Agent’s established credit and
collection policy, and (ii) a Blocked Account and/or Lockbox Account has been
established or exists into which payments on such receivables will be made and a
Blocked Account Agreement or Lockbox Account Agreement, as applicable, has been
executed in connection therewith and delivered to the applicable Purchaser
Agent.
(r) that
following the occurrence of a Termination Event, is not a Receivable, the
Obligor of which is a Government Obligor, unless the Federal Assignment of
Claims Act and each similar applicable law is being fully complied with in
respect of the Receivables owed by such Obligor.
(s) the
transfer, sale or assignment of which does not contravene any applicable law,
rule or regulation.
(t) that is
not a Leased Equipment Receivable.
“ERISA” means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued
thereunder.
“Eurocurrency
Liabilities” has the
meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
“Eurodollar
Rate” means,
for any Fixed Period, an interest rate per annum (expressed as a decimal and
rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one hundredth of a percentage
point) equal to the offered rate per annum for deposits in U.S. dollars in a
principal amount of not less than $1,000,000 for such Fixed Period as of 11:00
A.M., London time, two Business Days before the first day of such Fixed Period,
which appears on the display designated as “Page
3750” on the
Telerate Service (or such other page as may replace “Page
3750” on that
service for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of major
banks) (the “Telerate
LIBO Page”);
provided that if on any Business Day that the Eurodollar Rate is to be
determined any Purchaser Agent shall have determined (which determination shall
be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto), by reason of circumstances
affecting the interbank Eurodollar market, either that: (a) dollar deposits in
the relevant amounts and for the relevant Settlement Period are not available,
or (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the
Eurodollar Rate for such Settlement Period, the Administrative Agent will
request the principal London office of Calyon (the “Eurodollar
Reference Bank”), to
provide the Administrative Agent with its quotation at approximately 11:00 A.M.,
London time, on such date of the rate per annum it offers to prime banks in the
London interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars for the requested Fixed
Period in an amount substantially equal to the Capital associated with such
Fixed Period; if the Eurodollar Reference Bank does not furnish timely
information to the Administrative Agent for determining the Eurodollar Rate,
then the Eurodollar Rate shall be considered to be the Alternate Base Rate for
such Fixed Period.
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“Eurodollar
Rate (Reserve Adjusted)” for any
Investor or Bank for any Fixed Period means the rate (expressed as a decimal
rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one hundredth of a percentage
point) determined pursuant to the following formula:
Eurodollar
Rate (Reserve Adjusted) = Eurodollar
Rate
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Eurodollar Reserve Percentage
“Eurodollar
Reserve Percentage” means,
relative to each Fixed Period, a percentage (expressed as a decimal) applicable
two Business Days before the first day of such Fixed Period under regulations
issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(or any successor) (or if more than one such percentage shall be applicable, the
daily average of such percentages for those days in such Fixed Period during
which any such percentage shall be so applicable) for determining the maximum
reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental
or other marginal reserve requirement) for such Investor or Bank with respect to
liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities (or
with respect to any other category of liabilities that includes deposits by
reference to which the interest rate on Eurocurrency Liabilities is determined)
having a term comparable to such Fixed Period.
“Event
of Termination” has the
meaning specified in Exhibit V.
“Existing
Deal Documents” means
the Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 26,
2001, among the Seller, United Rentals, the issuers party thereto, the banks
party thereto and Calyon New York Branch, as Agent, and the documents executed
in connection therewith, and the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of
June 17, 2003, by and among the Seller,
the
Collection
Agent, the entities from time to time parties thereto as Conduit Investors, the
entities from time to time parties thereto as Committed Investors, the entities
from time to time party hereto as agents for the Investor Groups, the entities
from time to time parties thereto as Administrators and DEUTSCHE BANK
SECURITIES, INC, as the administrative agent.
“Facility
Termination Date” means
the earliest of (a) May 29, 2009, (b) the date determined pursuant to Section
2.02, (c) the date the Purchase Limit is reduced to zero pursuant to Section
1.01(b), (d) the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled maturity
of the Credit Agreement without giving effect to any extensions of such maturity
which has not been approved in writing by the Purchaser Agents, (e) the date
that is fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Credit Agreement is
terminated other than in connection with an Event of Default thereunder or a
simultaneous refinance with a Comparable Credit Facility, or (f) the date upon
which the Credit Agreement is terminated in connection with an Event of Default
thereunder.
“Federal
Assignment of Claims Act” means
the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, 31 U.S.C. § 3727 and 41 U.S.C. § 15, as
amended from time to time.
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“Federal
Bankruptcy Code” means
title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. § § 101 et
seq.
“Federal
Funds Rate” means,
with respect to any day, the rate set forth in H.15(519) for that day opposite
the caption “Federal
Funds (Effective).” If on
any date of determination, such rate is not published in H.15(519), such rate
will be the rate set forth in Composite 3:30 P.M. Quotations for U.S. Government
Securities for that day under the caption “Federal
Funds/Effective Rate.” If on
any date of determination, the appropriate rate is not published in either
H.15(519) or Composite 3:30 P.M. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities, such
rate will be the arithmetic mean of the rates for the last transaction in
overnight federal funds arranged by three leading brokers of federal funds
transactions in New York City prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on that
day.
“Fee
Agreement” means
the Calyon Fee Agreement or the Scotia Capital Fee Agreement.
“Fitch” means
Fitch, Inc.
“Fixed
Period” means
with respect to any Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables:
(a) initially
the period commencing on the date of purchase of such Receivable Interest and
ending such number of days as the Seller shall select and the related Purchaser
Agent shall approve pursuant to Section 1.02, up to 31 days from such date;
and
(b) thereafter
each period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Fixed Period
for such Receivable Interest and ending such number of days (not to exceed 31
days) as the Seller shall select and the related Purchaser Agent shall approve
on notice by the Seller received by the related Purchaser Agent (including
notice by telephone, confirmed in writing) not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York
City time) on such last day, except that if the related Purchaser Agent shall
not have received such notice or approved such period on or before 11:00 A.M.
(New York City time) on such last day, such period shall be one
day;
provided
that
(i) any Fixed
Period in respect of which Yield is computed by reference to the Assignee Rate
shall be a period from one to and including 29 days, or a period of one month,
as the Seller may select as provided above;
(ii) any Fixed
Period (other than of one day) that would otherwise end on a day that is not a
Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (provided,
however, that if Yield in respect of such Fixed Period is calculated by
reference to the Eurodollar Rate, and such Fixed Period would otherwise end on a
day that is not a Business Day, and there is no subsequent Business Day in the
same calendar month as such day, such Fixed Period shall end on the next
preceding Business Day);
(iii) in the
case of any Fixed Period of one day, (x) if such Fixed Period is the initial
Fixed Period for a Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, such Fixed
Period shall be the day of purchase of such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables; (y) any subsequently occurring Fixed Period that is one day shall,
if the immediately preceding Fixed Period is more than one day, be the last day
of such immediately preceding Fixed Period, and, if the immediately preceding
Fixed Period is one day, be the day next following such immediately preceding
Fixed Period; and (z) if such Fixed Period occurs on a day immediately preceding
a day that is not a Business Day, such Fixed Period shall be extended to the
next succeeding Business Day; and
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(iv) in the
case of any Fixed Period for any Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables
that commences before the Termination Date for such Receivable Interest and
would otherwise end on a date occurring after such Termination Date, such Fixed
Period shall end on such Termination Date and the duration of each Fixed Period
that commences on or after the Termination Date for such Receivable Interest
shall be of such duration as shall be selected by the related Purchaser
Agent.
“Government
Obligor” means
an Obligor that is the United States federal government or governmental
subdivision or agency of the United States or a state government or governmental
subdivision or agency thereof.
“Incipient
Event of Termination” means
an event that but for notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event
of Termination.
“Identifiable
Combined Assets” means
(i) amounts received in Lock-box Accounts or Blocked Accounts that the
Collection Agent can identify as being received in respect of Leased Equipment
Receivables, (ii) amounts received in Lock-box Accounts or Blocked Accounts that
the Collection Agent can identify as being received in respect of the sale of
equipment that has been leased to an Originator and is subject to the lien of
the lessor thereof, and (iii) amounts received in Lock-box Accounts or Blocked
Accounts that the Collection Agent can identify as being received in respect of
Receivables that would, in accordance with the accounts receivable adjustment
codes used by the Collection Agent, the Seller and each Originator on the
Closing Date, be identified on the general ledger thereof under account
receivable adjustment code “N/A.”
“Indemnified
Amounts” has the
meaning specified in Section 3.01 of the Agreement.
“Indemnified
Party” has the
meaning specified in Section 3.01 of the Agreement.
“Intercreditor
Agreement” means
the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2005, among Bank of America,
N.A., the Seller, the Collection Agent and the Administrative
Agent.
“Investor” means
each of the Purchasers, Banks and all other owners by assignment or otherwise of
a Receivable Interest or any interest therein and any Person that has entered
into an agreement to purchase, undivided interests therein (each of which shall
be an Eligible Assignee).
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“Investor
Rate” for any
Fixed Period for any Receivable Interest means, to the extent a Purchaser funds
such Receivable Interest for such Fixed Period by issuing commercial paper, the
rate (or if more than one rate, the weighted average of the rates) at which
commercial paper notes of such Purchaser having a term equal to such Fixed
Period and to be issued to fund such Receivable Interest may be sold by any
placement agent or commercial paper dealer selected by the its Purchaser Agent
on behalf of its Purchaser, plus all commissions of placement agents and
commercial paper dealers with respect to such commercial paper notes as agreed
between each such agent or dealer and such Purchaser Agent and notice of which
has been given by such Purchaser Agent to the Collection Agent; provided that if
the rate (or rates) as agreed between any such agent or dealer and such
Purchaser Agent for any Fixed Period for any Receivable Interest is a discount
rate (or rates), then such rate shall be the rate (or if more than one rate, the
weighted average of the rates) resulting from converting such discount rate (or
rates) to an interest-bearing equivalent rate per annum.
“Liberty
Purchaser Agent” means
Scotia Capital and its successors and assigns.
“Leased
Equipment Receivables” means
Receivables that represent proceeds of the lease or provision of equipment that
has been leased to an Originator by any lessor identified on Annex
A.
“Leased
Equipment Receivables Collections” means
amounts received in a Controlled Account in respect of Leased Equipment
Receivables.
“Leased
Equipment Sale Proceeds” means
proceeds of the sale of equipment that has been leased to an Originator and is
subject to the lien of such lease.
“Liquidation
Day” means,
for any Receivable Interest, (a) each day during a Settlement Period for such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables on which the conditions set forth in
paragraph 2 of Exhibit II are not satisfied, and (b) each day that occurs
on or after the Termination Date for such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, (c) each day after the occurrence of the Facility Termination Date,
(d) each day that an Event of Termination (not otherwise waived by the
Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and the Banks) occurs, and (e) any
Audit Liquidation Day through but not including the Audit Resolution
Day.
“Liquidation
Fee” means,
for any Fixed Period during which a Liquidation Day occurs, the amount, if any,
by which (a) the additional Yield (calculated without taking into account
any Liquidation Fee or any shortened duration of such Fixed Period pursuant to
clause (iv) of the definition thereof) that would have accrued during such Fixed
Period on the reductions of Capital of the Receivable Interest relating to such
Fixed Period had such reductions remained as Capital, exceeds (b) the income, if
any, received by the Investors’ or Banks’ investing the proceeds of such
reductions of Capital.
“Lock-Box
Account” means
an account maintained at a bank or other financial institution for the purpose
of receiving Collections.
“Loss
Horizon Ratio” means
for any month the ratio determined by dividing the cumulative sales over the
most recent three months by the current month’s Net Receivables Pool
Balance.
“Loss
Reserve” means,
for any Receivable Interest on any date, an amount equal to the Net Receivables
Pool Balance multiplied by the Loss Reserve Percentage.
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“Loss
Reserve Percentage” means,
for any Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables on any date, an amount equal
to the greater of:
(a) Stress
Factor * Loss Ratio * Loss Horizon Ratio and
(b) Minimum
Loss Reserve
Where:
Loss
Ratio = the highest three month rolling average of the Aged Receivables Ratio in
the most recent twelve months ended prior to such date.
Minimum
Loss Reserve = 10%
Stress
Factor = 2.25
“Material
Adverse Effect” means a
material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the financial
condition, operations, assets, business, properties or prospects of United
Rentals and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Maximum
Funded Debt to Cash Flow Ratio” means
(a) as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (i) Funded Debt as of
such day (reduced by the amount of any Qualifying Cash as of such day) to (ii)
Cash Flow as of such day, and (b) otherwise, as of any date, the ratio of (i)
Funded Debt as of such date (reduced by the amount of any Qualifying Cash as of
such date) to (ii) Cash Flow as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal
Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered hereunder, expressed
as a fraction with a denominator equal to 1.0. Capitalized terms used within
this definition that are not defined in the Agreement are used as defined in the
Credit Agreement.
“Minimum
Interest Coverage Ratio” means,
for any Computation Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Income before
deducting Interest Expense (other than Interest Expense attributable to
Securitization Transactions), income tax expense, amortization (but not
depreciation) and Rentals (excluding Rentals attributable to real property
leases in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 during such Computation
Period) for such Computation Period to (b) Interest Expense (other than Interest
Expense attributable to Securitization Transactions) plus (without duplication)
Rentals (excluding Rentals attributable to real property leases in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $100,000,000 and Rentals relating to the principal
component under Synthetic Leases during such Computation Period) for such
Computation Period. Capitalized terms used within this definition that are not
defined in the Agreement are used as defined in the Credit
Agreement.
“Monthly
Report” means a
report, in substantially the form of Annex E hereto, furnished by the
Collection Agent to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent pursuant
to Article IV of the Agreement.
“Moody’s” means
Xxxxx’x Investor Service, Inc.
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“Net
Receivables Pool Balance” means
at any time the Outstanding Balance of Eligible Receivables reduced
by
(a) the
aggregate amount by which the Outstanding Balance of Eligible Receivables of
each Obligor exceeds the product of (i) the Concentration Percentage for such
Obligor multiplied by (ii) the Outstanding Balance of the Eligible Receivables;
(b) the
Outstanding Balance of Eligible Receivables for Obligors that are United States,
federal government, governmental subdivisions or agencies that in the aggregate
are in excess of 2% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible
Receivables;
(c) the
Outstanding Balance of Eligible Receivables for Obligors that are state
government, governmental subdivisions or agencies that in the aggregate are in
excess of 2% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables;
(d) the
aggregate monthly collections received during the preceding calendar month and
deposited outside of the Controlled Accounts;
(e) the
aggregate amount of Collections received as credit card payments during the
preceding calendar month that were not deposited into Blocked
Accounts;
(f) with
respect to any month, the ROA Collections in excess of 15% of Collections for
such month;
(g) the
amount shown as “Un-reconciled Difference” in the latest Monthly Report
expressed as a positive number; and
(h) with
respect to any Obligor in respect of which (i) there is currently an Outstanding
Balance of Eligible Receivables owing from such Obligor in excess of $100,000
and (ii) there is a payable owing from the Collection Agent or any of its
Affiliates to such Obligor, the lesser of (x) the Outstanding Balance of
Eligible Receivables owing from such Obligor and (y) the aggregate amount owing
from the Collection Agent and its Affiliates to such Obligor.
“Obligor” means a
Person obligated to make payments pursuant to a Contract; provided that in the
event that any payments in respect of a Contract are made by any other Person,
such other Person shall also be deemed to be an Obligor.
“Originator” means
each of United Rentals (North America), Inc., United Rentals Northwest, Inc.,
United Rentals Southeast, L.P. and United Equipment Rentals Gulf, L.P. and each
of their successors and permitted assigns.
“Other
Corporations” means
United Rentals, Inc. and all of its Subsidiaries except the Seller.
“Other
Investors” means
any Person other than the Seller, the Originators or the Collection
Agent.
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“Outstanding
Balance” of any
Receivable at any time means the then outstanding principal balance
thereof.
“Parent” means
United Rentals, Inc. and its successors and permitted assigns.
“Performance
Undertaking Agreement” means
the Performance Undertaking Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, made by
United Rentals in favor of the Seller, as the same may, from time to time, be
amended, modified or supplemented.
“Percentage” of any
Bank means, (a) with respect to Calyon, the percentage set forth on the
signature page to the Agreement, (b) with respect to Scotia, the percentage set
forth on the signature page to the Agreement, and (c) with respect to a Bank
that has entered into an Assignment and Acceptance, the amount set forth therein
as such Bank’s Percentage, in each case as such amount may be modified by an
Assignment and Acceptance entered into between a Bank and an Eligible
Assignee.
“Periodic
Report” means
the Monthly Report, the Weekly Report or the Daily Report.
“Permitted
Liens” means
those liens (i) related to any Leased Equipment Receivables, (ii) related to any
Leased Equipment Sale Proceeds, and (iii) in favor of Bank of America, N.A. to
the extent governed by the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Person” means
an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint
stock company, limited liability company, unincorporated association, trust,
joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or
agency thereof.
“Pool
Balance Dilution Ratio” means
the three month rolling average of the percentage equivalent of a fraction,
computed as of the last day of each calendar month, obtained by dividing (a) the
aggregate Dilutions occurring during such month by (b) the aggregate Outstanding
Balance of Receivables as of the last day of such month.
“Pool
Receivable” means a
Receivable in the Receivables Pool.
“Purchase
Agreement” means
the Purchase and Contribution Agreement, dated the date of the Agreement,
between the Originators, as sellers, and United Rental Receivables LLC II, as
buyer, as the same may be amended, modified or restated from time to
time.
“Purchase
Limit” means
$200,000,000, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 1.01(b).
References to the unused portion of the Purchase Limit shall mean, at any time,
the Purchase Limit, as then reduced pursuant to Section 1.01(b), minus the then
outstanding Capital of Receivable Interests under the Agreement.
“Purchase
Request” means a
request, substantially in the form of Annex E hereto, delivered by Seller
pursuant to Section 1.02 of the Agreement.
“Purchaser” means
(i) Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp. and any successor or assign of such
Purchaser that is a receivables investment company that in the ordinary course
of its business issues commercial paper or other securities to fund its
acquisition and maintenance of receivables and (ii) Liberty Street Funding Corp.
and any successor or assign of such Purchaser that is a receivables investment
company that in the ordinary course of its business issues commercial paper or
other securities to fund its acquisition and maintenance of receivables.
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“Purchaser
Agent” means
(i) Calyon and its permitted successors and assigns as Atlantic Purchaser Agent
and (ii) Scotia Capital and its permitted successors and assigns as Liberty
Purchaser Agent.
“Purchaser
Agent’s Account” means
(i) with respect to Calyon, the special account (account number
01-25680-001-00-001, ABA No. 000000000) of Calyon maintained at the office of
Calyon and (ii) with respect to Scotia Capital, the special account (account
number 2158-13, ABA No. 026-002532) of Scotia Capital maintained at the office
of Scotia Capital.
“Receivable” means
the U.S. dollar denominated indebtedness of any Obligor resulting from the
provision or sale of goods or services to such Obligor by an Originator under a
Contract generated by the Originator in the ordinary course of its business for
which all actions required to be performed by the Originator have been
performed, and includes the right to payment of any sales tax, interest or
finance charges and other obligations of such Obligor with respect thereto,
which Receivable has been acquired or purported to be acquired by the Seller by
purchase or by capital contribution pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
“Receivable
Interest” means,
at any date of determination, an undivided percentage ownership interest in (a)
all then outstanding Pool Receivables arising prior to the time of the most
recent computation or recomputation of such undivided percentage interest
pursuant to Section 1.03, (b) all Related Security with respect to such
Pool Receivables and (c) all Collections with respect to, and other proceeds of,
such Pool Receivables and Related Security. Each undivided percentage interest
shall be computed as
C + YR
+ LR + CAFR +DR
NRPB
where:
C |
= |
the
Capital of each such Receivable Interest at
the time of computation. |
YR |
= |
the
Yield Reserve of each such Receivable Interest
at the time of computation. |
LR |
= |
the
Loss Reserve of each such Receivable Interest
at the time of computation. |
CAFR |
= |
the
Collection Agent Fee Reserve of each such
Receivable Interest at the time of computation. |
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DR |
= |
the
Dilution Reserve of each such Receivable
Interest at the time of computation. |
|
||
NRPB |
= |
the
Net Receivables Pool Balance at the time
of computation. |
Each
Receivable Interest shall be determined from time to time pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1.03.
“Receivables
Pool” means
at any time the aggregation of each then outstanding Receivable, payment of
which is directed to one of the Controlled Accounts specified in Annex F
hereto.
“Related
Bank” means
(a) with respect to Atlantic, Calyon and each Eligible Assignee that shall
become a party to the Agreement as a Related Bank for Atlantic pursuant to
Section 7.03 of the Agreement and (b) with respect to Liberty, Scotia Capital
and each Eligible Assignee that shall become a party to the Agreement as a
Related Bank for Liberty pursuant to Section 7.03 of the Agreement.
“Related
Security” means
with respect to any Receivable all of the Seller’s interest in:
(a) any goods
(including returned goods) relating to any sale giving rise to such
Receivable;
(b) all
security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time
purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether pursuant to the
Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together with all financing
statements authorized or signed by an Obligor describing any collateral securing
such Receivable;
(c) all
guaranties, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character
from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Receivable whether
pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise;
and
(d) the
Contract and all other books, records and other information (including, without
limitation, computer programs, tapes, discs, punch cards, data processing
software and related property and rights) relating to such Receivable and the
related Obligor.
“Repurchase
Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.12.
“Reserve
Dilution Ratio” means
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, computed as of the last day of each
calendar month, obtained by dividing (a) the aggregate Dilutions as of the last
day of such month by (b) the aggregate amount of newly generated
Receivables during the two months prior to such month.
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“ROA
Collections” means
Collections that are not deposited directly into lock-boxes, but rather that are
received by the Collection Agent before being deposited into a Blocked
Account.
“Scotia
Capital” has the
meaning as set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and its successors and
assigns.
“Scotia
Capital Fee Agreement” means
the separate fee agreement, of even date herewith, pertaining to fees among the
Seller and Scotia Capital as Liberty Purchaser Agent, as the same may be amended
or restated from time to time.
“Settlement
Period” for any
Receivable Interest means each period commencing on the first day and ending on
the last day of each Fixed Period for such Receivable Interest and, on and after
the Termination Date for such Receivable Interest, such period (including,
without limitation, a period of one day) as shall be selected from time to time
by the related Purchaser Agent or, in the absence of any such selection, each
period of thirty days from the last day of the immediately preceding Settlement
Period.
“Special
Branch Collections” means
any Collections received by an Originator or the Collection Agent at a branch of
any Originator listed on Annex
H. Special
Branch Collections are not ROA Collections.
“Standard
& Poor’s” means
Standard & Poor’s, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc.
“Subsidiary” of a
specified Person means any corporation of which securities having ordinary
voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons
performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by
such specified Person.
“Tangible
Net Worth” means
at any time the excess of (a) the Outstanding Balance of all Receivables
plus cash and cash equivalents of the Seller, minus (b) the sum of
(i) the Outstanding Balance of such Receivables that have become Defaulted
Receivables, plus (ii) Capital, Yield Reserve, Loss Reserve, Collection
Agent Fee Reserve and Dilution Reserve, plus (iii) the Deferred Purchase
Price.
“Termination
Date” for any
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables means (a) in the case of a
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables owned by an Investor, the earlier of
(i) the Business Day that the Seller or the related Purchaser Agent so
designates by notice to the other at least two Business Days in advance for such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables and (ii) the Facility
Termination Date and (b) in the case of a Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables owned by a Bank, the earlier of (i) the Business Day that the
Seller so designates by notice to the related Purchaser Agent at least one
Business Day in advance for such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables and
(ii) the Commitment Termination Date.
“Transaction
Document” means
any of the Agreement, each Fee Agreement, the Performance Undertaking Agreement,
the Purchase Agreement and all other agreements and documents delivered and/or
related hereto or thereto.
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“UCC” means
the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable
jurisdiction.
“United
Rentals” means
United Rentals, Inc. and its successors and permitted assigns.
“Unresponsive
Audit Liquidation Day” has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit II to this Agreement.
“Unresponsive
Audit Resolution Day” has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit II to this Agreement.
“Unsatisfactory
Audit Liquidation Day” has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit II to this Agreement.
“Unsatisfactory
Audit Resolution Day” has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit II to this Agreement.
“Weekly
Report” means a
report, in substantially the form of Annex G-1 hereto, furnished by the
Collection Agent to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent pursuant
to Article IV of the Agreement.
“Yield”
means:
(a) for each
Receivable Interest for any Fixed Period to the extent a Purchaser will be
funding such Receivable Interest during such Fixed Period through the issuance
of commercial paper,
IR x C x
ED +
LF
360
(b) for each
Receivable Interest for any Fixed Period, to the extent the Investors will not
be funding such Receivable Interest during such Fixed Period through the
issuance of commercial paper or the Banks will be funding such Receivable
Interest,
AR x C x
ED +
LF
360
where:
AR |
= |
the
Assignee Rate for such Receivable Interest for such Fixed
Period |
C |
= |
the
Capital of such Receivable Interest during such Fixed
Period |
ED |
= |
the
actual number of days elapsed during such Fixed
Period |
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IR |
= |
the
Investor Rate for such Receivable Interest for such Fixed
Period |
LF |
= |
the
Liquidation Fee, if any, for such Receivable Interest for such Fixed
Period; |
provided, that no
provision of the Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of
Yield in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law; and provided further that
Yield for any Receivable Interest shall not be considered paid by any
distribution to the extent that at any time all or a portion of such
distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any
reason.
“Yield
Reserve” for any
Receivable Interest at any time means the sum of (a) the then accrued and unpaid
Yield for such Receivable Interest and (b) an amount equal to the product of (i)
a stress factor of 2.25, (ii) the Capital of such Receivable Interest on such
date, (iii) the Alternate Base Rate for such Receivable Interest for a 30-day
Fixed Period deemed to commence on such date and (iv) a fraction having Days
Sales Outstanding as its numerator and 360 as its denominator.
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Other
Terms. All
accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. All terms used in
Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York, and not specifically defined
herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9.
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EXHIBIT
II
CONDITIONS
OF PURCHASES
1. Conditions
Precedent to Initial Purchase. The
initial purchase of a Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables under the
Agreement is subject to the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent
and each Purchaser Agent shall have received on or before the date of such
purchase the following, each (unless otherwise indicated) dated such date, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser
Agent:
(a) A
certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Seller and each
Originator certifying (i) copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of
the Seller and such Originator approving the applicable Transaction Documents,
(ii) copies of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and
governmental approvals, if any, with respect to the Transaction Documents, (iii)
the by-laws of the Seller and each Originator and (iv) the names and true
signatures of the officers of the Seller and each Originator authorized to sign
the Transaction Documents to be signed by it hereunder. Until the Administrative
Agent and each Purchaser Agent receives a subsequent incumbency certificate from
the Seller or each Originator, as the case may be, the Administrative Agent and
each Purchaser Agent shall be entitled to rely on the last such certificate
delivered to it by the Seller or such Originator.
(b) A
certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Parent certifying (i)
copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Parent approving the
Performance Undertaking Agreement, (ii) copies of all documents evidencing other
necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to
the Performance Undertaking Agreement and (iii) the names and true signatures of
the officers thereof authorized to sign the Performance Undertaking
Agreement.
(c) A copy of
the certificate or articles of incorporation of the Seller, certified as of a
recent date by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of the state
of its organization, and a certificate as to the good standing of the Seller
from such Secretary of State or other official, dated as of a recent
date.
(d) Acknowledgment
copies or time stamped receipt copies of proper financing statements, duly filed
on or before the date of such initial purchase under the UCC of all
jurisdictions necessary to perfect the ownership and security interests
contemplated by the Agreement and the Purchase Agreement.
(e) Acknowledgment
copies, or time stamped receipt copies of proper financing statements, if any,
necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in
the Collateral previously granted by the Seller or the Originators, except for
those financing statements related to any Permitted Liens.
(f) Evidence
of payment by the Seller of all accrued and unpaid fees (including those
contemplated by the Fee Agreements), costs and expenses to the extent then due
and payable on the date thereof, including any such costs, fees and expenses
arising under or referenced in Section 7.04(b) of the Agreement and the Fee
Agreements.
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(g) Completed
UCC search reports, dated on or within one month before the date of this
Agreement, listing the financing statements filed in all applicable
jurisdictions referred to in clause (d) above that name any Originator or the
Seller as debtor, together with copies of such other financing statements that
were filed on any date after May 6, 2003 for United (NA), May 8, 2003 for the
Buyer, April 13, 2003 for United Rentals Southeast, L.P., and April 15, 2003 for
United Rentals Northwest, Inc., and similar search reports with respect to
judgment liens, federal tax liens and liens of the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation in such jurisdictions, as the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser
Agent may request, showing no Adverse Claims on any Pool
Receivable.
(h) Copies of
executed Controlled Account Agreements with the Controlled Account
Banks.
(i) Letters
from each of the rating agencies then rating the Commercial Paper of each
Purchaser confirming the rating of such Commercial Paper after giving effect to
the transaction contemplated by the Agreement and the Transaction
Documents.
(j) A
favorable opinion of counsel for the Seller and the Originators, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser
Agent.
(k) A
favorable opinion of counsel for the Parent, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent.
(l) An
executed copy of the Fee Agreements.
(m) An
executed copy of each of the Transaction Documents.
(n) An
executed copy of the Parent Undertaking Agreement.
(o) [Reserved]
(p) Each Pool
Receivable included in the calculation of Eligible Receivables is an Eligible
Receivable.
2. Conditions
Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments. Each
purchase of (including the initial purchase) and each reinvestment in the Pool
Receivables shall be subject to the further conditions precedent
that
(a) in the
case of each purchase, the Collection Agent shall have delivered to the
Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent on or prior to such purchase, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser
Agent, a completed Monthly Report, Weekly Report and Daily Report, when
applicable, containing information covering the most recently ended calendar
month and demonstrating that after giving effect to such purchase no Event of
Termination or Incipient Event of Termination under paragraph (i) of
Exhibit V would occur;
(b) on the
date of such purchase or reinvestment pursuant to Section 1.04(b)(ii) of
the Agreement, the following statements shall be true (and acceptance of the
proceeds of such purchase or reinvestment shall be deemed a representation and
warranty by the Seller that such statements are then true), except that the
statement in clause (iii) below is required to be true only if such purchase or
reinvestment is by an Investor:
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(i) the
representations and warranties contained in Exhibit III are
correct on and as of the date of such purchase or reinvestment as though made on
and as of such date,
(ii) no event
has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such purchase or
reinvestment, that constitutes an Event of Termination or an Incipient Event of
Termination, and
(iii) the
Administrative Agent shall not have given the Seller at least one Business Day’s
notice that the Investors have terminated the reinvestment of Collections in
Receivable Interests; and
(c) in the
case of each purchase, the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent shall
have received a Purchase Request and such other approvals, opinions or documents
as it may reasonably request.
3. A review
and audit of the Originators’ Collection, operating and reporting systems,
Credit and Collection Policy, historical receivables data and accounts, shall
commence on or before July 31, 2005; provided, that
(a) if
the results of such review and audit are not received by the sixtieth day after
July 31, 2005, and the Originator or Collection Agent has not responded, within
30 days of a request, to one or more requests for information by the auditor,
then, commencing on such sixtieth day (an “Unresponsive Audit Liquidation Day”),
further purchases (including reinvestments) of Receivable Interests shall be
discontinued until such time (the “Unresponsive Audit Resolution Day”) as the
requested information is provided to the auditors, and
(b) if
the results of such review and audit are received, and if such results, when
received, are unsatisfactory to the Administrative Agent or either Purchaser
Agent, then
commencing
on such sixtieth day or on the day of receipt of the unsatisfactory results (an
“Unsatisfactory Audit Liquidation Day,” and, together with any Unresponsive
Audit Liquidation Day, an “Audit Liquidation Day”), further purchases (including
reinvestments) of Receivable Interests shall be discontinued until such time
(the “Unsatisfactory Audit Resolution Day,” and, together with any Unresponsive
Audit Resolution Day, an “Audit Resolution Day”) that any deficiencies
identified by the review and audit are resolved to the satisfaction of the
Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent.
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EXHIBIT
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
The
Seller represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The
Seller is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good
standing only under the laws of Delaware, and is duly qualified to do business,
and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction where the nature of its business
requires it to be so qualified.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of each Transaction Document
to which it is a party (i) are within the Seller’s limited liability
company powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action, (iii) do not contravene (1) the Seller’s certificate of formation
and limited liability company agreement, (2) any law, rule or regulation
applicable to the Seller, (3) any contractual restriction binding on or
affecting the Seller or its property, the violation of which could reasonable be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the collectibility of any Pool
Receivable or a Material Adverse Effect on Seller or (4) any order, writ,
judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting the Seller or its
property, and (iv) do not result in or require the creation of any Adverse Claim
upon or with respect to any of its properties (except for the interest created
pursuant to the Agreement). Each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the
Seller.
(c) No
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution,
delivery and performance by the Seller of the Transaction Documents to which it
is a party, except for the filing of UCC financing statements that are referred
to therein other than those which have been obtained; provided, that
the right of any assignee of a Receivable the obligor of which is a Government
Obligor to enforce such Receivable directly against such obligor may be
restricted by the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar applicable Law
to the extent the Originator thereof or the Seller shall not have complied with
the applicable provisions of any such Law in connection with the assignment or
subsequent reassignment of any such Receivable.
(d) Each of
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(e) The
consolidated balance sheets of United Rentals and its Subsidiaries as at the end
of its most recent fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of
income and retained earnings of United Rentals and its Subsidiaries for such
fiscal year, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent and
each Purchaser Agent, fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial condition of United Rentals and its Subsidiaries as at such date and
the consolidated results of the operations of United Rentals and its
Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and since the end of its
most recent fiscal year there has been no material adverse change in the
business, operations, property or financial condition of United Rentals or its
Subsidiaries. The requirement to deliver 2004 Year-end audited financial
statements is waived until June 30, 2005; provided, that
with the consent of the Administrative Agent, such consent not subject to the
payment of any fee, such statements may be delivered at any time prior to
October 1, 2005. The requirement to deliver March 31, 2005 quarterly financials
is waived until August 15, 2005; provided, that
with the consent of the Administrative Agent, such consent not subject to the
payment of any fee, such statements may be delivered at any time prior to
January 1, 2006. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the due date for
delivery of such financials is waived or extended with respect to the Revolving
Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) pursuant to the Credit Agreement and
at such time both Calyon and Scotia Capital are Revolving Lenders (as defined in
the Credit Agreement) thereunder, such waiver or extension will be deemed to
have been made with respect to the delivery of such financials under this
Agreement. Since the formation of the Seller, there has been no material adverse
change in the business, operations, property or financial or other condition of
the Seller.
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(f) There is
no pending or, to the Seller’s knowledge, threatened action or proceeding
affecting United Rentals or any of its Subsidiaries before any court,
governmental agency or arbitrator that may materially adversely affect the
financial condition or operations of United Rentals or any of its Subsidiaries
or the ability of the Seller or United Rentals to perform their respective
obligations under the Transaction Documents, or which purports to affect the
legality, validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents. To the
Seller’s knowledge, neither United Rentals nor any Subsidiary is in default with
respect to any order of any court, arbitration or governmental body except for
defaults with respect to orders of governmental agencies that defaults are not
material to the business or operations of United Rentals and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole.
(g) No
proceeds of any purchase or reinvestment will be used to acquire any equity
security of a class that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
(h) The
Seller is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pool Receivables and Related
Security free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than any Adverse Claim
arising hereunder, under the Purchase and Contribution Agreement or any other
Transaction Document, and other than Permitted Liens). Upon each purchase of or
reinvestment in a Receivable Interest, the Investors or the Banks, as the case
may be, shall acquire a valid and perfected undivided percentage ownership
interest or first priority security interest to the extent of the pertinent
Receivable Interest in each Pool Receivable then existing or thereafter arising
and in the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto; provided, that
the right of any assignee of a Receivable the obligor of which is a Government
Obligor to enforce such Receivable directly against such obligor may be
restricted by the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar applicable Law
to the extent the Originator thereof or the Seller shall not have complied with
the applicable provisions of any such Law in connection with the assignment or
subsequent reassignment of any such Receivable, other than Permitted Liens. No
effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any
Contract or any Pool Receivable or the Related Security or Collections with
respect thereto is on file in any recording office, except those filed in favor
of the Administrative Agent relating to the Agreement and those filed pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement and those related to the Permitted Liens.
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(i) Each
Monthly Report, Weekly Report and Daily Report (if prepared by the Seller, or to
the extent that information contained therein is supplied by the Seller),
information, exhibit, financial statement, document, book, record or report
furnished at any time by or on behalf of the Seller to the Administrative Agent,
the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the Banks in connection with the
Agreement is true, complete and accurate in all material respects as of its date
or (except as otherwise disclosed to the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser
Agents, the Investors or the Banks, as the case may be, at such time) as of the
date so furnished.
(j) The
principal place of business and chief executive office of the Seller and the
office where the Seller keeps its records concerning the Pool Receivables are
located at the address or addresses referred to in paragraph (b) of Exhibit IV.
(k) The names
and addresses of all the Controlled Account Banks, together with the account
numbers of the Controlled Accounts of the Seller at such Controlled Account
Banks, are specified in Annex
F hereto
(or at such other Controlled Account Banks and/or with such other Controlled
Accounts as have been notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with
the Agreement).
(l) The
Seller is not known by and does not use any tradename or doing-business-as
name.
(m) The
Seller was formed on December 15, 2000 and the Seller did not engage in any
business activities prior to the date of the Agreement other than those relating
to the transactions evidenced by the Existing Deal Documents and the documents
amended and restated thereby. The Seller has no Subsidiaries.
(n) (i) The
fair value of the property of the Seller is greater than the total amount of
liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of the Seller, (ii) the
present fair salable value of the assets of the Seller is not less than the
amount that will be required to pay all probable liabilities of the Seller on
its debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) the Seller does not
intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur Debt or liabilities beyond
the Seller’s abilities to pay such Debt and liabilities as they mature and
(iv) the Seller is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not
about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which the Seller’s property
would constitute unreasonably small capital.
(o) With
respect to each Pool Receivable, the Seller (i) shall have received such
Pool Receivable as a contribution to the capital of the Seller by the
Originators or (ii) shall have purchased such Pool Receivable from the
Originators in exchange for payment (made by the Seller to the Originators in
accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement) of cash in an amount
that constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value. Each such
sale referred to in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall not have
been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Originators to the
Seller and no such sale is voidable or subject to avoidance under any
section of the Federal Bankruptcy Code.
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EXHIBIT
IV
COVENANTS
OF THE SELLER
Until the
latest of the Facility Termination Date, the date on which no Capital of or
Yield on any Receivable Interest shall be outstanding or the date all other
amounts owed by the Seller hereunder to the Investors, the Banks, the
Administrative Agent or the Purchaser Agents are paid in full:
(a) Compliance
with Laws, Etc. The
Seller will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and orders and preserve and maintain its existence, rights,
franchises, qualifications, and privileges except to the extent that the failure
so to comply with such laws, rules and regulations or the failure so to preserve
and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, qualifications and privileges
would not materially adversely affect the collectibility of the Receivables Pool
or the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under the Transaction
Documents.
(b) Offices,
Records and Books of Account. The
Seller will keep its principal place of business and chief executive office and
the office where it keeps its records concerning the Pool Receivables (and all
original documents relating thereto) at the address of the Seller set forth in
Section 7.02 of the Agreement or, upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent, at any other locations in jurisdictions where all actions
reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to protect and perfect the
interest in the Collateral have been taken and completed. The Seller also will
maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including,
without limitation, an ability to recreate records evidencing Pool Receivables
and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof),
and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information
reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Pool Receivables
(including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the daily
identification of each Pool Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to
each existing Pool Receivable).
(c) Performance
and Compliance with Contracts and Credit and Collection Policy. The
Seller will require, at its expense, that each Originator will timely and fully
perform and comply with all material provisions, covenants and other promises
required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Pool
Receivables, and timely and fully comply in all material respects with the
Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Pool Receivable and the related
Contract.
(d) Sales,
Liens, Etc. The
Seller will not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise
dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon or with respect
to, the Seller’s undivided interest in any Pool Receivable, Related Security or
Collections, or upon or with respect to any account to which any Collections of
any Pool Receivables are sent, or assign any right to receive income in respect
thereof, except to the extent of any Permitted Liens.
(e) Extension
or Amendment of Receivables. Except
as provided in Section 4.02(c), the Seller will not, and will not permit the
Collection Agent to, extend the maturity or adjust the Outstanding Balance or
otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable, or amend, modify or waive any
term or condition of any Contract related thereto.
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(f) Change
in Business or Credit and Collection Policy. The
Seller will not make or permit any change in the character of its business or in
the Credit and Collection Policy that would, in either case, materially
adversely affect the collectibility of the Receivables Pool or the ability of
the Seller to perform its obligations under the Agreement.
(g) Change
in Payment Instructions to Obligors. The
Seller will not make or permit any change in the instructions to Obligors
regarding payments to be made to the Seller or the Collection Agent or payments
to be made to any Controlled Account Bank, unless the Administrative Agent shall
have received notice of and agreed to such change, other than a change related
solely to instructions to Obligors to pay to a new Controlled Account Bank and
subject to a Controlled Account Agreement.
(h) Addition
or Termination of Controlled Account Banks or Controlled Account
Agreements. The
Seller will not add or terminate or cause or permit the addition or termination
of any bank as a Controlled
Account Bank
from those listed in Annex F to the Agreement or terminate any Controlled
Account Agreement, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice of
such addition or termination of a Controlled Account Bank, notice of the
termination of the Controlled Account with any terminated Controlled Account
Bank and executed copies of Controlled Account Agreements with each newly added
Controlled Account Bank. The Seller will not permit any provision of any
Controlled Account Agreement to be changed, amended, modified or waived without
the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(i) Deposits
to Controlled Accounts. The
Seller will deposit, or cause to be deposited, all Collections of Pool
Receivables into Controlled Accounts, except for any Special Branch Collections.
The Seller will not deposit or otherwise credit, or cause or permit to be so
deposited or credited, to any Controlled Account cash or cash proceeds other
than Collections of Pool Receivables, and, to the limited extent permitted
herein, Identifiable Combined Assets.
(j) Marking
of Records. At its
expense, the Seller will xxxx its master data processing records evidencing Pool
Receivables and related Contracts with a legend evidencing that Receivable
Interests related to such Pool Receivables and related Contracts have been sold
in accordance with the Agreement.
(k) Reporting
Requirements. The
Seller will provide to the Administrative Agent (in multiple copies, if
requested by the Administrative Agent) the following:
(i) as soon
as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of the first three
quarters of each fiscal year of United Rentals, balance sheets of United
Rentals, its Subsidiaries and the Seller as of the end of such quarter and
statements of income and retained earnings of United Rentals, its Subsidiaries
and the Seller for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year
and ending with the end of such quarter, certified by the chief financial
officer of United Rentals, except that the requirement to deliver March 31, 2005
quarterly financials is waived until August 15, 2005; provided, that with the
consent of the Administrative Agent, such consent not subject to the payment of
any fee, such statements may be delivered at any time prior to October 1, 2005;
notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the due date for delivery of such
financials is waived or extended with respect to the Revolving Loans pursuant to
the Credit Agreement and at such time both Calyon and Scotia Capital are
Revolving Lenders thereunder, such waiver or extension will be deemed to have
been made with respect to the delivery of such financials under this
Agreement;
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(ii) as soon
as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year
of United Rentals, a copy of the annual report for such year for United Rentals
and its Subsidiaries, containing financial statements for such year audited by
Ernst & Young or other independent public accountants acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, except that the requirement to deliver 2004 Year-end
audited financial statements is waived until June 30, 2005; provided, that with
the consent of the Administrative Agent, such consent not subject to the payment
of any fee, such statements may be delivered at any time prior to January 1,
2006; notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the due date for delivery of
such financials is waived or extended with respect to the Revolving Loans
pursuant to the Credit Agreement and at such time both Calyon and Scotia Capital
are Revolving Lenders thereunder, such waiver or extension will be deemed to
have been made with respect to the delivery of such financials under this
Agreement;
(iii) as soon
as possible and in any event within five days after the occurrence of each Event
of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination, a statement of the chief
financial officer of the Seller setting forth details of such Event of
Termination or Incipient Event of Termination and the action that the Seller has
taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(iv) promptly
after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports that United Rentals
sends to any of its securityholders, and copies of all reports and registration
statements that United Rentals or any Subsidiary files with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or any national securities exchange;
(v) promptly
after the filing or receiving thereof, copies of all reports and notices that
the Seller or any Affiliate files under ERISA with the Internal Revenue Service
or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or
that the Seller or any Affiliate receives from any of the foregoing or from any
multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) to which
the Seller or any Affiliate is or was, within the preceding five years, a
contributing employer, in each case in respect of the assessment of withdrawal
liability or an event or condition that could, in the aggregate, result in the
imposition of liability on the Seller and/or any such Affiliate in excess of
$1,000,000;
(vi) at least
ten Business Days prior to any change in the name of an Originator or the
Seller, a notice setting forth the new name and the effective date thereof and
UCC-3 amendments to all UCC-1 financing statements filed in connection with the
Transaction Documents;
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(vii) promptly
after the Seller obtains knowledge thereof, notice of any “Event of Termination”
or “Facility Termination Date” under the Purchase Agreement;
(viii) so long
as any Capital shall be outstanding, as soon as possible and in any event no
later than the day of occurrence thereof, notice that the Originators have
stopped selling or contributing to the Seller, pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, all newly arising Receivables;
(ix) at the
time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for in clauses
(i) and (ii) of this paragraph, a certificate of the chief financial
officer or the treasurer of the Seller to the effect that, to the best of such
officer’s knowledge, no Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing or,
if any Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing, specifying the
nature and extent thereof;
(x) promptly
after receipt thereof, copies of all consents requested from the Seller by, and
all notices or other documents received by the Seller from, any Originator under
the Purchase Agreement;
(xi) promptly,
from time to time, such other information, documents, records or reports
respecting the Receivables or the condition or operations, financial or
otherwise, of the Seller as the Administrative Agent may from time to time
reasonably request;
(xii) promptly
after the Seller obtains knowledge thereof, notice of any (a) litigation,
investigation or proceeding that may exist at any time between the Seller or the
Originators and any governmental authority that, in either case, if not cured or
if adversely determined, as the case may be, would have a Material Adverse
Effect on the business, operations, property or financial or other condition of
the Seller or the Originators; (b) litigation or proceeding adversely
affecting the Seller’s or an Originator’s ability to perform its obligations
under a Transaction Document or (c) litigation or proceeding adversely affecting
the Seller or the Originators which, if adversely determined, could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and not covered by insurance or in
which injunctive or similar relief is sought; and
(xiii) promptly
after the occurrence thereof, notice of a material adverse change in the
business, operations, property or financial condition of the Seller or the
Collection Agent or the Parent.
The
reporting requirements set forth above are satisfied by filing any of the
documentation specified in (i), (ii) and (iv) with the Securities and Exchange
Commission through the XXXXX electronic filing system.
(l) Corporate
Separateness. (i) The Seller shall at all times maintain at least two
independent directors each of whom (x) is not currently and has not been
during the five years preceding the date of the Agreement an officer, director
or employee of, or a major vendor or supplier of services to, an Affiliate of
the Seller or any Other Corporation, (y) is not a current or former officer
or employee of the Seller and (z) is not a stockholder of any Other
Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates.
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(i) The
Seller shall not direct or participate in the management of any of the Other
Corporations’ operations.
(ii) The
Seller shall conduct its business from an office separate from that of the Other
Corporations (but which may be located in the same facility as one or more of
the Other Corporations). The Seller shall have stationery and other business
forms and a mailing address and a telephone number separate from that of the
Other Corporations.
(iii) The
Seller shall at all times be adequately capitalized in light of its contemplated
business.
(iv) The
Seller shall at all times provide for its own operating expenses and liabilities
from its own funds.
(v) The
Seller shall maintain its assets and transactions separately from those of the
Other Corporations and reflect such assets and transactions in financial
statements separate and distinct from those of the Other Corporations and
evidence such assets and transactions by appropriate entries in books and
records separate and distinct from those of the Other Corporations. The Seller
shall hold itself out to the public under the Seller’s own name as a legal
entity separate and distinct from the Other Corporations. The Seller shall not
hold itself out as having agreed to pay, or as being liable, primarily or
secondarily, for, any obligations of the Other Corporations.
(vi) The
Seller shall not maintain any joint account with any Other Corporation or become
liable as a guarantor or otherwise with respect to any Debt or contractual
obligation of any Other Corporation.
(vii) The
Seller shall not make any payment or distribution of assets with respect to any
obligation of any Other Corporation or grant an Adverse Claim on any of its
assets to secure any obligation of any Other Corporation.
(viii) The
Seller shall not make loans, advances or otherwise extend credit to any of the
Other Corporations.
(ix) The
Seller shall hold regular duly noticed meetings of its Managers and make and
retain minutes of such meetings.
(x) The
Seller shall have bills of sale (or similar instruments of assignment) and, if
appropriate, UCC-1 financing statements, with respect to all assets purchased
from any of the Other Corporations.
(xi) The
Seller shall not engage in any transaction with any of the Other Corporations,
except as permitted by the Agreement and as contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement.
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(xii) The
Seller shall comply with (and cause to be true and correct) each of the facts
and assumptions contained in the opinion delivered pursuant to paragraph (h) of
Exhibit II to the Agreement.
(m) Transaction
Documents. The
Seller will not amend, waive or modify any provision of any of the Transaction
Documents or waive the occurrence of any “Event of Termination” under the
Purchaser Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent and each Purchaser Agent. The Seller will perform all of its obligations
under the Transaction Documents in all material respects and will enforce the
Transaction Documents in accordance with its terms in all material
respects.
(n) Nature
of Business. The
Seller will not engage in any business other than the purchase of Receivables,
Related Security and Collections from the Originators and the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement. The Seller will not create or form any
Subsidiary.
(o) Mergers,
Etc. The
Seller will not merge with or into or consolidate with or into, or convey,
transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a
series of transactions), all or substantially all of its assets (whether now
owned or hereafter acquired) to, or acquire all or substantially all of the
assets or capital stock or other ownership interest of, or enter into any joint
venture or partnership agreement with, any Person.
(p) Distributions,
Etc. So long
as a Purchaser’s Commercial Paper with respect to this transaction are
outstanding, the Seller will not declare or make any dividend payment or other
distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on
account of any shares of any class of capital stock of the Seller, or return any
capital to its shareholders as such, or purchase, retire, defease, redeem or
otherwise acquire for value or make any payment in respect of any shares of any
class of capital stock of the Seller or any warrants, rights or options to
acquire any such shares, now or hereafter outstanding; provided, however, that
the Seller may declare and pay cash dividends on its capital stock to its
shareholders so long as (i) no Event of Termination shall then exist or
would occur as a result thereof, (ii) such dividends are in compliance with
all applicable law including the corporate law of the state of the Seller’s
incorporation, and (iii) such dividends have been approved by all necessary
and appropriate corporate action of the Seller.
(q) Debt. The
Seller will not incur any Debt, other than any Debt incurred pursuant to the
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or the Fee Agreements.
(r) Limited
Liability Agreement. The
Seller will not amend or delete Sections 7 to 10, 16, 20 to 25 or 30 of its
limited liability agreement.
(s) Tangible
Net Worth. The
Seller will maintain Tangible Net Worth at all times equal to at least 3% of the
Outstanding Balance of the Receivables at such time.
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EXHIBIT
V
EVENTS OF
TERMINATION
Each of
the following, unless waived in writing by the Purchaser Agents (other than as
set forth in paragraphs (g) and (i) which cannot be waived), shall be an
“Event
of Termination”:
(a) A
Collection Agent Default shall have occurred; or
(b) The
Seller shall fail (i) to transfer or cause to be transferred to the
Administrative Agent when requested any rights, pursuant to the Agreement, of
the Collection Agent or (ii) to make any payment required under
Section 1.04; or
(c) Any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Seller (or any of their
respective officers) pursuant to the Agreement or any other Transaction Document
or any information or report delivered by the Seller pursuant to the Agreement
or any other Transaction Document shall prove to have been incorrect or untrue
in any material respect when made or deemed made or delivered; or
(d) The
Seller shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement
contained in the Agreement or in any other Transaction Document on its part to
be performed or observed and any such failure shall remain unremedied for ten
days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Seller by the
Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent (or, with respect to a failure to
deliver the Monthly Report, the Weekly Report or the Periodic Report pursuant to
the Agreement, such failure shall remain unremedied for five days or one
Business Day, respectively, without a requirement for notice); or
(e) The
Seller shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any of its
Debt that is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $25,000,000 in the
aggregate when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity,
required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall
continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement
or instrument relating to such Debt; or any other event shall occur or condition
shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Debt and
shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such
agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to
accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Debt; or any
such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid
(other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased
or defeased, or an offer to repay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt shall
be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
(f) Any
purchase or any reinvestment pursuant to the Agreement shall for any reason
(other than pursuant to the terms hereof) cease to create, or any Receivable
Interest shall for any reason cease to be, a valid and perfected undivided
percentage ownership or first priority security interest to the extent of the
pertinent Receivable Interest in each applicable Pool Receivable and the Related
Security and Collections with respect thereto free and clear of any Adverse
Claim except for any Permitted Liens; or the security interest created pursuant
to Section 1.09 shall for any reason cease to be a valid first priority
perfected security interest in the collateral security referred to in that
section free and clear of any Adverse Claim, except for any Permitted Liens;
or
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(g) The
Seller shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall
admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors or file a notice of intention to
make a proposal to some or all of its creditors; or any proceeding shall be
instituted by or against the Seller seeking liquidation, winding up,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of
it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief
or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official
for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such
proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such
proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 30 days, or any
of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the
entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its
property) shall occur; or the Seller shall take any corporate action to
authorize any of the actions set forth above in this paragraph (g);
or
(h) As of the
last day of any calendar month, either the Default Ratio shall exceed 10.25% or
the three-month rolling average of the Default Ratio shall exceed 10.00%, or the
Delinquency Ratio shall exceed 10.50% or the three-month rolling average of the
Delinquency Ratio shall exceed 10.25%, or the Dilution Ratio shall exceed 3.25%
or the Pool Balance Dilution Ratio shall exceed 3.00%; or at any time, the Days
Sales Outstanding shall exceed 66.5 days; or
(i) The sum
of the Receivable Interests shall for a period of two Business Days be greater
than 100%; or
(j) There
shall have occurred any material adverse change in the business, operations,
property or financial condition of the Seller or the Parent since the last
publicly filed financial statements; or there shall have occurred any event that
could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect (as determined by
the Banks in their sole and absolute discretion) the collectibility of the
Receivables Pool or the ability of the Seller or the Collection Agent to collect
Pool Receivables or otherwise perform its obligations under the Agreement;
or
(k) An “Event
of Termination” or “Facility Termination Date” shall occur under the Purchase
Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall cease to be in full force and
effect; or
(l) All of
the outstanding membership interests of the Seller shall cease to be owned,
directly or indirectly, by United Rentals; or
(m) The
Outstanding Balance of all Receivables (based on the most recent Weekly Report)
shall for any two consecutive Business Days be less than 108% of the aggregate
outstanding Capital (based on the most recent Weekly Report), Yield Reserve,
Loss Reserve, Collection Agent Fee Reserve and Dilution Reserve (each as shown
in the most recent Monthly Report) and the Seller shall not have cured such
event within two Business Days after the date of delivery of the Weekly Report
to the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents or the date such Weekly
Report should have been delivered;
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(n) the
aggregate amount of Identifiable Combined Assets deposited in the Lock-box
Accounts and Blocked Accounts during any one-month period (without double
counting for transfers of funds between such accounts), as reported on any
Monthly Report, shall at any time be greater than 7.5% of the aggregate amount
of Collections received in respect of Receivables during the related
month.
(o) the
aggregate amount of Special Branch Collections received during any one-month
period as reported on any Monthly Report, shall at any time be greater than 2.0%
of the aggregate amount of Collections received in respect of Receivables during
such one-month period.
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EXHIBIT
VI
COLLECTION
AGENT DEFAULTS
Each of
the following, unless waived in writing by the Purchaser Agents (other than as
set forth in paragraph (e) which cannot be waived), shall be a “Collection
Agent Default”:
(a)
The
Collection Agent (if United Rentals or any of its Affiliates) (i) shall fail to
perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement under the Agreement (other
than as referred to in clause (ii) of this paragraph (a)) and such failure shall
remain unremedied for three (3) Business Days or (ii) shall fail to make when
due any payment or deposit to be made by it under the Transaction Documents (or,
in the case of a default in payment or deposit of an amount less that $10,000,
resulting solely from an administrative error or omission by the Collection
Agent, such default continues for a period of one (1) Business Day);
or
(b)
The
Collection Agent shall fail to transfer to the Administrative Agent when
requested any rights, pursuant to the Agreement, which it then has as Collection
Agent; or
(c)
Any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Collection Agent (or any
of their respective officers) pursuant to the Agreement or any other Transaction
Document or any information or report delivered by the Collection Agent pursuant
to the Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall prove to have been
incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made or
delivered; or
(d)
The
Collection Agent shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on
any of its Debt that is outstanding in a principal amount of at least
$25,000,000 in the aggregate when the same becomes due and payable (whether by
scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and
such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified
in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt; or any other event shall
occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any
such Debt and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any,
specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or
condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of
such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required
to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment),
redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to repay, redeem, purchase or
defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated
maturity thereof; or
(e)
The
Collection Agent shall generally not pay its debts as such
debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or
file a notice of intention to make a proposal to some or all of its creditors;
or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Collection Agent seeking
liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection,
relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an
order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other
similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the
case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it),
either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 30
days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without
limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a
receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any
substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Collection Agent shall
take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in
this paragraph (e); or
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(f)
There
shall have occurred any material adverse change in the business, operations,
property or financial condition of the Collection Agent since the last publicly
filed financial statements; or there shall have occurred any event that may
materially adversely affect the collectibility of the Receivables Pool or the
ability of the Collection Agent to collect Pool Receivables or otherwise perform
its obligations under the Agreement; or
(g)
The
rating of the long-term senior secured debt securities of United Rentals (North
America), Inc. is below B+ by Standard & Poor’s or below B2 by Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc.;
(h)
A breach
by the Collection Agent of any of the following (capitalized terms used below
but not defined herein are as defined in the Credit Agreement):
(i) Minimum
Interest Coverage Ratio. The
Collection Agent will not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio for any Computation
Period ending during any period set forth below to be less than the ratio set
forth opposite such period:
Period |
Ratio |
January
1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 |
1.45
to 1.0 |
January
1, 2006 and thereafter |
1.65
to 1.0 |
(ii) Funded
Debt to Cash Flow Ratio. The
Collection Agent will not permit the Funded Debt to Cash Flow Ratio as of the
last day of any Fiscal Quarter during any period set forth below to exceed the
ratio set forth opposite such period:
Period |
Ratio |
January
1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 |
4.50
to 1.0 |
January
1, 2006 and thereafter |
4.25
to 1.0 |
(iii) Senior
Secured Debt to Tangible Assets. The
Collection Agent will not permit the ratio of (i) Senior Secured Debt (reduced
by the amount of any Qualifying Cash) to (ii) Tangible Assets (excluding, to the
extent included in Tangible Assets, (A) all assets that are owned by a Special
Purpose Vehicle or subject to a Lien in connection with a Securitization
Transaction and (B) Excess Synthetic Lease Collateral) to exceed 0.5 to 1.0 at
any time.
(iv) Senior
Secured Debt to Cash Flow Ratio. The
Collection Agent will not permit the Senior Secured Debt to Cash Flow Ratio as
of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter during any period set forth below to
exceed the ratio set forth opposite such period:
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Period |
Ratio |
January
1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 |
1.60
to 1.0 |
January
1, 2006 and thereafter |
1.45
to 1.0 |
(p) A Change
of Control of the Collection Agent or of an Originator shall occur.
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