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ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
among
NEWCOURT RECEIVABLES ASSET TRUST 1997-1,
as Issuer,
NEWCOURT FINANCIAL USA, INC.
as Administrator
NEWCOURT RECEIVABLES CORPORATION II,
as Trust Depositor,
and
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY,
as Indenture Trustee
Dated as of November 1, 1997
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.....................................3
SECTION 2 RECORDS.........................................................5
SECTION 3. COMPENSATION....................................................5
SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED TO THE ISSUER............6
SECTION 5. INDEPENDENCE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR...............................6
SECTION 6. NO JOINT VENTURE................................................6
SECTION 7. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF ADMINISTRATOR...............................6
SECTION 8. TERM OF AGREEMENT; RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF ADMINISTRATOR.....6
SECTION 9. ACTION UPON TERMINATION, RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL.................7
SECTION 10. NOTICES.........................................................7
SECTION 11. AMENDMENTS......................................................8
SECTION 12. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS..........................................8
SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW...................................................8
SECTION 14. HEADINGS........................................................8
SECTION 15. COUNTERPARTS....................................................8
SECTION 16. SEVERABILITY....................................................8
SECTION 17. NOT APPLICABLE TO NEWCOURT USA IN OTHER CAPACITIES..............9
SECTION 18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF OWNER TRUSTEE AND INDENTURE TRUSTEE..9
SECTION 19. THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY.........................................9
SECTION 20. SURVIVABILITY...................................................9
This Administration Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1997, is among
Newcourt Receivables Asset Trust 0000-0 (xxx "XXXXXX"), Xxxxxxxx Financial USA
Inc. ( together with its successors and assigns "NEWCOURT USA") in its capacity
as administrator (the "ADMINISTRATOR"), Newcourt Receivables Corporation II
(together with its successors and assigns, the "TRUST DEPOSITOR") and
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but
solely as Indenture Trustee (together with its successors and assigns, the
"INDENTURE TRUSTEE").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Issuer is issuing [ ]% Class A-1 Receivable-Backed Notes,
[ ]% Class A-2 Receivable-Backed Notes, [ ]% Class A-3 Receivable-Backed
Notes, [ ]% Class A-4 Receivable-Backed Notes, [ ]% Class B
Receivable-Backed Notes, [ ]% Class C Receivable-Backed Notes and [ ]%
Class D Receivable-Backed Notes (collectively, the "NOTES") pursuant to the
Indenture, dated as of the date hereof (the "INDENTURE"), between the Issuer and
the Indenture Trustee (capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement as defined in the Indenture);
WHEREAS, the Issuer has entered into certain agreements in connection with
the issuance of the Notes and of certain beneficial ownership interests of the
Issuer, including (i) a Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof (the "SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT"), among the Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee, the Trust Depositor and Newcourt USA, as Servicer thereunder, and (ii)
the Indenture, and (iii) the other Transaction Documents;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Transaction Documents, the Issuer and the Owner
Trustee are required to perform certain duties in connection with (i) the Notes
and the Collateral therefor pledged pursuant to the Indenture and (ii) the
beneficial ownership interests in the Issuer evidenced by the Class E
Certificates (the registered holders of such interests being referred to herein
as the "OWNERS");
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Owner Trustee desire to have the Administrator
perform certain of the duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee referred to in
the preceding clause and to provide such additional services consistent with the
terms of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents as the Issuer and the
Owner Trustee may from time to time request; and
WHEREAS, the Administrator has the capacity to provide the services
required hereby and is willing to perform such services for the Issuer and the
Owner Trustee on the terms set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.
(a) Duties with respect to the Indenture.
(i) The Administrator agrees to perform all its duties as
Administrator and the duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee under the
Transaction Documents. In addition, the Administrator shall consult with
the Owner Trustee regarding the duties of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee
under the Indenture. The Administrator shall monitor the performance of
the Issuer and shall advise the Owner Trustee when action is necessary to
comply with the respective duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee under
the Indenture. The Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Issuer
or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of, all such
documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions that it
shall be the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or
deliver pursuant to the Indenture. In furtherance of the foregoing, the
Administrator shall take all appropriate action that the Issuer or the
Owner Trustee is required to take pursuant to the Indenture including,
without limitation, such of the foregoing as are required with respect to
the following matters under the Indenture (references are to Sections of
the Indenture):
(A) the duty to cause the Note Register to be kept and to give the
Indenture Trustee notice of any appointment of a new Note Registrar and the
location, or change in location, of the Note Register (Section 2.04);
(B) the notification of Noteholders of the final principal payment on
their Notes (Section 2.07(b));
(C) the preparation of or obtaining of the documents and instruments
required for execution and authentication of the Notes and delivery of the
same to the Indenture Trustee (Section 2.02);
(D) the preparation, obtaining or filing of the instruments, opinions
and certificates and other documents required for the release of Collateral
(Section 2.12);
(E) the maintenance of an office in Wilmington, Delaware, or the
appointment of the Indenture Trustee as its agent therefor, for
registration of transfer or exchange of Notes (Section 3.02);
(F) the duty to cause newly appointed Paying Agents, if any, to
deliver to the Indenture Trustee the instrument specified in the Indenture
regarding funds held in trust (Section 3.03);
(G) the direction to the Indenture Trustee to deposit monies with
Paying Agents, if any, other than the Indenture Trustee (Section 3.03);
(H) the obtaining and preservation of the Issuer's qualification to
do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be
necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the
Notes, the collateral and each other instrument and agreement included in
the Collateral (Section 3.04);
(I) the preparation of all supplements and amendments to the
Indenture and all financing statements, continuation statements,
instruments of further assurance and other instruments and the taking of
such other action as is necessary or advisable to protect the Collateral
other than as prepared by the Servicer (Section 3.05);
(J) the delivery of certain statements as to compliance with the
Indenture (Sections 3.09);
(K) the identification to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer's
Certificate of a Person with whom the Issuer has contracted to perform its
duties under the Indenture (Section 3.07(b));
(L) the notification of the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency
of a Servicer Default under the Sale and Servicing Agreement;
(M) the preparation and obtaining of documents and instruments
required for the release of the Issuer from its obligations under the
Indenture (Section 3.10(b);
(N) the monitoring of the Issuer's obligations as to the satisfaction
and discharge of the Indenture and the preparation of an Officer's
Certificate and the obtaining of the Opinion of Counsel and the Independent
Certificate relating thereto (Section 4.01);
(O) the compliance with any written directive of the Indenture
Trustee with respect to
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the sale of the Collateral in a commercially reasonable manner if an Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (Section 5.04);
(P) the preparation and delivery of notice to Noteholders of the
removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor
Indenture Trustee (Section 6.08);
(Q) the preparation of any written instruments required to confirm
more fully the authority of any co-trustee or separate trustee and any
written instruments necessary in connection with the resignation or removal
of the Indenture Trustee or any co-trustee or separate trustee (Sections
6.08 and 6.10);
(R) the furnishing of the Indenture Trustee with the names and
addresses of Noteholders during any period when the Indenture Trustee is
not the Note Registrar (Section 7.01);
(S) the opening of one or more accounts in the Indenture Trustee's
name, the preparation and delivery of Issuer Orders, Officer's Certificates
and Opinions of Counsel and all other actions necessary with respect to
investment and reinvestment of funds in the Trust Accounts (Sections 8.02
and 8.03);
(T) the preparation of an Issuer Request and Officer's Certificate
and the obtaining of an Opinion of Counsel and Independent Certificates, if
necessary, for the release of the Collateral (Sections 8.04 and 8.05);
(U) the preparation of Issuer Orders and the obtaining of Opinions of
Counsel with respect to the execution of supplemental indentures and the
mailing to the Noteholders of notices with respect to such supplemental
indentures (Sections 9.01, 9.02 and 9.03);
(V) the execution and delivery of new Notes conforming to any
supplemental indenture (Section 9.06);
(W) the duty to notify Noteholders of redemption of the Notes or to
cause the Indenture Trustee to provide such notification (Section 10.02);
(X) the preparation and delivery of all Officer's Certificates,
Opinions of Counsel and Independent Certificates with respect to any
requests by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under
the Indenture (Section 11.01(a));
(Y) the preparation and delivery of Officer's Certificates and the
obtaining of Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the release of
property from the lien of the Indenture (Section 11.01(b));
(Z) the notification of the Rating Agencies, upon the failure of the
Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee to provide notification;
(AA) the preparation and delivery to Noteholders and the Indenture
Trustee of any agreements with respect to alternate payment and notice
provisions (Section 11.06); and
(BB) the recording of the Indenture, if applicable (Section 11.14).
(ii) The Administrator will:
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(A) except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture or the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, pay the Indenture Trustee's fees and
reimburse the Indenture Trustee upon its request for all reasonable
expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Indenture
Trustee in accordance with any provision of the Indenture (including the
reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its agents and
counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be
attributable to its negligence or bad faith;
(B) indemnify the Indenture Trustee and its agents for, and hold them
harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without
negligence or bad faith on their part, arising out of or in connection with
the acceptance or administration of the transactions contemplated by the
Indenture, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending
themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise
or performance of any of their powers or duties under the Indenture; and
(C) indemnify the Owner Trustee and its agents for, and hold them
harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without
negligence or bad faith on their part, arising out of or in connection with
the acceptance or administration of the transactions contemplated by the
Trust Agreement, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending
themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise
or performance of any of their powers or duties under the Trust Agreement
(and including without limitation, an indemnity as described above with
respect to the Trust Depositor's obligations in favor of the Owner Trustee
under Section 8.02 of the Trust Agreement).
(b) Additional Duties.
(i) In addition to the duties set forth in Section 1(a)(i), the
Administrator shall perform such calculations and shall prepare or shall
cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of, and shall execute on
behalf of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, all such documents, reports,
filings, instruments, certificates and opinions that the Issuer or the
Owner Trustee are required to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the
Transaction Documents or Section 5.05 of the Trust Agreement, and at the
request of the Owner Trustee shall take all appropriate action that the
Issuer or the Owner Trustee are required to take pursuant to the
Transaction Documents. In furtherance thereof, the Owner Trustee shall, on
behalf of itself and of the Issuer, execute and deliver to the
Administrator and to each successor Administrator appointed pursuant to the
terms hereof, one or more powers of attorney substantially in the form of
EXHIBIT A hereto, appointing the Administrator the attorney-in-fact of the
Owner Trustee and the Issuer for the purpose of executing on behalf of the
Owner Trustee and the Issuer all such documents, reports, filings,
instruments, certificates and opinions. Subject to Section 5, and in
accordance with the directions of the Issuer, the Administrator shall
administer, perform or supervise the performance of such other activities
in connection with the Collateral (including the Transaction Documents) as
are not covered by any of the foregoing provisions and as are expressly
requested by the Issuer and are reasonably within the capability of the
Administrator.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Administrator shall be
responsible for promptly notifying the Owner Trustee in the event that any
withholding tax is imposed on the Trust's payments (or allocations of
income) to an Owner as contemplated in Section 5.02(c) of the Trust
Agreement. Any such notice shall specify the amount of any withholding tax
required to be withheld by the Owner Trustee pursuant to such provision.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Administrator shall be
responsible for performance of the duties of the Owner Trustee
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set forth in Section 5.05(a), (b), (c) and (d), the penultimate sentence of
Section 5.05 and Section 5.06(a) of the Trust Agreement with respect to,
among other things, accounting and reports to Owners; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the Owner Trustee shall retain responsibility for the distribution of
information forms necessary to enable each Owner to prepare its federal and
state income tax returns.
(iv) The Administrator shall satisfy its obligations with respect
to clauses (ii) and (iii) above by retaining, at the expense of the Trust
payable by the Administrator, a firm of independent public accountants (the
"ACCOUNTANTS") acceptable to the Owner Trustee, which shall perform the
obligations of the Administrator thereunder.
(v) The Administrator shall perform the duties of the
Administrator specified in Section 10.02 of the Trust Agreement required to
be performed in connection with the resignation or removal of the Owner
Trustee, and any other duties expressly required to be performed by the
Administrator under the Trust Agreement.
(vi) In carrying out the foregoing duties or any of its other
obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator may enter into
transactions or otherwise deal with any of its Affiliates; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the terms of any such transactions or dealings shall be in
accordance with any directions received from the Issuer and shall be, in
the Administrator's opinion, no less favorable to the Issuer than would be
available from unaffiliated parties.
(c) Non-Ministerial Matters.
(i) With respect to matters that in the reasonable judgment of
the Administrator are non-ministerial, the Administrator shall not take any
action unless within a reasonable time before the taking of such action,
the Administrator shall have notified the Owner Trustee of the proposed
action and the Owner Trustee shall not have withheld consent or provided an
alternative direction. For the purpose of the preceding sentence,
"NON-MINISTERIAL MATTERS" shall include, without limitation:
(A) the amendment of or any supplement to the Indenture;
(B) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Issuer and the
compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Issuer
(other than in connection with the collection of the Contracts);
(C) the amendment, change or modification of any other Transaction
Documents;
(D) the appointment of successor Note Registrars, successor Paying
Agents and successor Indenture Trustees pursuant to the Indenture or the
appointment of successor Administrators or a successor Servicer, or the
consent to the assignment by the Note Registrar, Paying Agent or Indenture
Trustee of its obligations under the Indenture; and
(E) the removal of the Indenture Trustee.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
the Administrator shall not be obligated to, and shall not, (A) make any
payments to the Noteholders under the Transaction Documents, (B) sell the
Collateral pursuant to clause (iv) of Section 5.04 of the Indenture, (C)
take any other action that the Issuer directs the Administrator not to take
on its behalf or (D) take any other action which may be construed as having
the effect of varying the investment of the Holders.
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SECTION 2 RECORDS. The Administrator shall maintain appropriate
books of account and records relating to services performed hereunder, which
books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by the Issuer
and the Owner Trustee at any time during normal business hours.
SECTION 3. COMPENSATION. As compensation for the performance of the
Administrator's obligations under this Agreement and as reimbursement for its
expenses related thereto, the Administrator shall be entitled to a monthly fee
which shall be solely an obligation of the Servicer as contemplated in Section
5.19 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and which shall be in an amount as
shall be agreeable to the Trust Depositor and the Administrator.
SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED TO THE ISSUER. The
Administrator shall furnish to the Issuer from time to time such additional
information regarding the Collateral as the Issuer shall reasonably request.
SECTION 5. INDEPENDENCE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. For all purposes of this
Agreement, the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be
subject to the supervision of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee with respect to
the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its obligations
hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the Administrator shall
have no authority to act for or represent the Issuer or the Owner Trustee in any
way and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer or the Owner
Trustee.
SECTION 6. NO JOINT VENTURE. Nothing contained in this Agreement (i)
shall constitute the Administrator and either of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee
as members of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate,
unincorporated business or other separate entity, (ii) shall be construed to
impose any liability as such on any of them or (iii) shall be deemed to confer
on any of them any express, implied or apparent authority to incur any
obligation or liability on behalf of the others.
SECTION 7. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF ADMINISTRATOR. Nothing herein shall
prevent the Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other business or,
in its sole discretion, from acting in a similar capacity as an administrator
for any other Person or entity even though such person or entity may engage in
business activities similar to those of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee.
SECTION 8. TERM OF AGREEMENT; RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF ADMINISTRATOR.
This Agreement shall continue in force until the dissolution of the Issuer, upon
which event this Agreement shall automatically terminate.
(a) Subject to Section 8(d) and Section 8(e), the Administrator may
resign its duties hereunder by providing the Issuer with at least
60 days' prior written notice.
(b) Subject to Section 8(d) and Section 8(e), the Issuer may remove
the Administrator without cause by providing the Administrator
with at least 60 days' prior written notice.
(c) Subject to Section 8(d) and Section 8(e), at the sole option of
the Issuer, the Administrator may be removed immediately upon
written notice of termination from the Issuer to the
Administrator if any of the following events shall occur:
(i) the Administrator shall default in the performance of any of
its duties under this Agreement and, after notice of such
default, shall not cure such default within ten days (or, if
such default cannot be cured in such time, shall not give
within ten days such assurance of cure as shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer); or
(ii) an Insolvency Event shall occur with respect to the
Administrator.
The Administrator agrees that if any of the events specified in clause (ii)
above shall occur, it shall give written notice thereof to the Issuer and the
Indenture Trustee within seven days after the occurrence of such event.
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(d) No resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to this
Section shall be effective until (i) a successor Administrator
shall have been appointed by the Issuer and (ii) such successor
Administrator shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the
terms of this Agreement in the same manner as the Administrator
is bound hereunder.
(e) The appointment of any successor Administrator shall be effective
only after the satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with
respect to the proposed appointment.
(f) Subject to Section 8(d) and 8(e), the Administrator acknowledges
that upon the appointment of a Successor Servicer pursuant to the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Administrator shall immediately
resign (subject to Section 8(d) hereof).
SECTION 9. ACTION UPON TERMINATION, RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL. Promptly
upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8
or the resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to Section 8(a), (b)
or (c) respectively, the Administrator shall be entitled to be paid all fees and
reimbursable expenses accruing to it to the date of such termination,
resignation or removal. The Administrator shall forthwith upon such termination
pursuant to Section 8 deliver to the Issuer all property and documents of or
relating to the Collateral then in the custody of the Administrator. In the
event of the resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to Section
(a), (b) or (c), respectively, the Administrator shall cooperate with the Issuer
and take all reasonable steps requested to assist the Issuer in making an
orderly transfer of the duties of the Administrator.
SECTION 10. NOTICES. All notices, demands, certificates, requests and
communications hereunder ("notices") shall be in writing and shall be effective
(a) upon receipt when sent through the U.S. mails, registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, with such receipt to be effective the
date of delivery indicated on the return receipt, or (b) one Business Day after
delivery to an overnight courier, or (c) on the date personally delivered to an
Authorized Officer of the party to which sent, or (d) on the date transmitted by
legible telecopier transmission with a confirmation of receipt, in all cases
addressed to the recipient as follows:
(i) If to the Administrator:
Newcourt Financial USA, Inc.
2700 Bank One Tower
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
(ii) If to the Trust Depositor:
Newcourt Receivables Corporation II
2700 Bank One Tower
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
(iii) If to the Indenture Trustee:
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Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
0 X&X Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
(iv) If to the Issuer or the Owner Trustee:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Each party hereto may, by notice given in accordance herewith to each of the
other parties hereto, designate any further or different address to which
subsequent notices shall be sent.
SECTION 11. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be amended from time to time
by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto, with
the written consent of the Owner Trustee but without the consent of the
Noteholders and the Certificateholders, for the purpose of adding any provisions
to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this
Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or
Certificateholders; provided that such amendment will not, in the Opinion of
Counsel satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, materially and adversely affect
the interest of any Noteholder or Certificateholder. This Agreement may also be
amended by the parties hereto with the written consent of the Owner Trustee and
the Required Holders for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in
any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of
modifying in any manner the rights of Noteholders or the Certificateholders;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such amendment may (i) increase or reduce in any
manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of
payments on the Contracts or distributions that are required to be made for the
benefit of the Noteholders or Certificateholders or (ii) reduce the aforesaid
percentage of the holders of Notes and Certificates which are required to
consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Insurer and the
holders of all outstanding Notes and Certificates. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Administrator may not amend this Agreement without the permission
of the Trust Depositor, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
SECTION 12. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement may not be assigned
by the Administrator unless such assignment is previously consented to in
writing by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee and subject
to the satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition in respect thereof. An
assignment with such consent and satisfaction, if accepted by the assignee,
shall bind the assignee hereunder in the same manner as the Administrator is
bound hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be assigned
by the Administrator without the consent of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to a
corporation or other organization that is a successor (by merger, consolidation
or purchase of assets) to the Administrator; provided that such successor
organization executes and delivers to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, in which such corporation or other
organization agrees to be bound hereunder by the terms of said assignment in the
same manner as the Administrator is bound hereunder. Subject to the foregoing,
this Agreement shall bind any successors or assigns of the parties hereto.
SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE
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WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW
PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
SECTION 14. HEADINGS. The section and subsection headings hereof have
been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to
affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement.
SECTION 15. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall
constitute but one and the same agreement.
SECTION 16. SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement that is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
SECTION 17. NOT APPLICABLE TO NEWCOURT USA IN OTHER CAPACITIES. Nothing
in this Agreement shall affect any obligation Newcourt USA may have in any other
capacity.
SECTION 18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF OWNER TRUSTEE AND INDENTURE
TRUSTEE.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this
instrument has been countersigned by Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware not in its
individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee of the Issuer
and in no event shall Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware in its individual capacity
or any beneficial owner of the Issuer have any liability for the
representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the
Issuer hereunder, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets
of the Issuer. For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of any
duties or obligations of the Issuer hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be
subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of
Articles Six, Seven and Eight of the Trust Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this
Agreement has been countersigned by Manufacturer's and Trader's Trust Company
not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee and in no event
shall Manufacturer's and Trader's Trust Company have any liability for the
representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the
Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered
pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets
of the Issuer.
SECTION 19. THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY. The Owner Trustee is a third-party
beneficiary to this Agreement and is entitled to the rights and benefits
hereunder and may enforce the provisions hereof as if it were a party hereto.
SECTION 20. SURVIVABILITY. The obligations of the Administrator
described in Section 1(a)(ii) hereof shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
NEWCOURT RECEIVABLES ASSET TRUST 1997-1
By: Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, not in
its individual capacity but solely as
Owner Trustee
By:
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Title:
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NEWCOURT RECEIVABLES CORPORATION II,
as Trust Depositor
By:
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Title:
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By:
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Title:
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MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity but solely as
Indenture Trustee
By:
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Printed Name:
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Title:
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NEWCOURT FINANCIAL USA INC., as Administrator
By:
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Printed Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT A
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
State of _______________)
) SS.
County of ______________)
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, a
Delaware banking corporation (the "OWNER TRUSTEE"), by and through its duly
elected and authorized officer, ________________________, a ___________________,
on behalf of itself and of Newcourt Receivables Asset Trust 1997-1 (the "TRUST")
as Issuer under the Administration Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1997 (the
"ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT"), among the Trust, Newcourt Receivables Corporation
II, Manufacturer's and Trader's Trust Company as Indenture Trustee, and Newcourt
Financial USA Inc., as Administrator, does hereby nominate, constitute and
appoint Newcourt Financial USA Inc., a Delaware corporation, each of its
officers from time to time and each of its employees authorized by it from time
to time to act hereunder, jointly and each of them severally, together or acting
alone, its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for the Owner Trustee and the
Issuer in their name, place and xxxxx, in the sole discretion of such
attorney-in-fact, to perform such calculations and prepare or cause the
preparation by other appropriate persons of, and to execute on behalf of the
Issuer or the Owner Trustee, all such documents, reports, filings, instruments,
certificates and opinions that the Issuer or the Owner Trustee is required to
prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Administration Agreement, and to take
any and all other action, as such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or
desirable in accordance with the directions of the Owner Trustee and in
connection with its duties as Administrator or successor Administrator under the
Administration Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Administration
Agreement.
The Owner Trustee hereby ratifies and confirms the execution, delivery and
performance (whether before or after the date hereof) of the above-mentioned
documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions, by the
attorney-in-fact and all that the attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
The Owner Trustee hereby agrees that no person or other entity dealing with
the attorney-in-fact shall be bound to inquire into such attorney-in-fact's
power and authority hereunder and any such person or entity shall be fully
protected in relying on such power of authority.
This Limited Power of Attorney may not be assigned without the prior
written consent of the Owner Trustee. It is effective immediately and will
continue until it is revoked.
This Limited Power of Attorney shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois without reference to
principles of conflicts of law.
Executed as of this ____ day of ______________, 1997.
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
not in its individual capacity but solely as
Owner Trustee,
By:
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Printed Name:
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Title:
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CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
NOTARY PUBLIC
State of Illinois )
) SS.
County of Xxxx )
On August , 1997 before me,
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[insert date] [Here insert name and title of notary]
personally appeared
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/ / personally known to me, or
/ / proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s)
whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they
executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ties), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon
behalf of which person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature [SEAL]
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