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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 17, 2001
between
VARIOUS ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE I,
as the Originators
and
KSI FUNDING CORPORATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL
SECTION 1.1 Agreement To Purchase and Sell ................................. 1
SECTION 1.2 Timing of Purchases ............................................ 3
SECTION 1.3 Consideration for Purchases .................................... 3
SECTION 1.4 Purchase and Sale Termination Date ............................. 3
SECTION 1.5 Intention of the Parties ....................................... 3
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE REPORT; CALCULATION OF PURCHASE PRICE
SECTION 2.1 Purchase Report ................................................ 4
SECTION 2.2 Calculation of Purchase Price .................................. 4
ARTICLE III
PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
SECTION 3.1 Contribution of Receivables and Initial Purchase
Price Payment .................................................. 5
SECTION 3.2 Subsequent Purchase Price Payments ............................. 5
SECTION 3.3 Settlement as to Specific Receivables and Dilution ............. 6
SECTION 3.4 Reconveyance of Receivables .................................... 7
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES
SECTION 4.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase ....................... 7
SECTION 4.2 Certification as to Representations and Warranties ............. 9
SECTION 4.3 Additional Originators ......................................... 9
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ORIGINATOR
SECTION 5.1 Organization and Good Standing ................................. 10
SECTION 5.2 Due Qualification .............................................. 10
SECTION 5.3 Power and Authority; Due Authorization ......................... 10
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SECTION 5.4 Valid Sale; Binding Obligations ................................. 10
SECTION 5.5 No Violation .................................................... 10
SECTION 5.6 Proceedings ..................................................... 11
SECTION 5.7 Bulk Sales Acts ................................................. 11
SECTION 5.8 Government Approvals ............................................ 11
SECTION 5.9 Financial Condition ............................................. 11
SECTION 5.10 Licenses, Contingent Liabilities, and Labor Controversies ....... 11
SECTION 5.11 Margin Regulations .............................................. 12
SECTION 5.12 Quality of Title ................................................ 12
SECTION 5.13 Accuracy of Information ......................................... 12
SECTION 5.14 Offices ......................................................... 12
SECTION 5.15 Trade Names ..................................................... 12
SECTION 5.16 Taxes ........................................................... 13
SECTION 5.17 Compliance with Applicable Laws ................................. 13
SECTION 5.18 Reliance on Separate Legal Identity ............................. 13
SECTION 5.19 Investment Company .............................................. 13
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE ORIGINATORS
SECTION 6.1 Affirmative Covenants ........................................... 13
SECTION 6.2 Reporting Requirements .......................................... 15
SECTION 6.3 Negative Covenants .............................................. 15
SECTION 6.4 Lock-Box Banks .................................................. 16
SECTION 6.5 Accounting for Purchases ........................................ 16
SECTION 6.7 Substantive Consolidation ....................................... 16
ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN
RESPECT OF RECEIVABLES
SECTION 7.1 Rights of the Company ........................................... 18
SECTION 7.2 Responsibilities of the Originators ............................. 18
SECTION 7.3 Further Action Evidencing Purchases ............................. 19
SECTION 7.4 Application of Collections ...................................... 19
ARTICLE VIII
PURCHASE AND SALE TERMINATION EVENTS
SECTION 8.1 Purchase and Sale Termination Events ............................ 20
SECTION 8.2 Remedies ........................................................ 20
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ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 9.1 Indemnities by the Originators ............................... 21
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10.1 Amendments, etc .............................................. 22
SECTION 10.2 Notices, etc ................................................. 23
SECTION 10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies ............................... 23
SECTION 10.4 Binding Effect; Assignability ................................ 23
SECTION 10.5 Governing Law ................................................ 23
SECTION 10.6 Costs, Expenses and Taxes .................................... 24
SECTION 10.7 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION ................................... 24
SECTION 10.8 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL ......................................... 24
SECTION 10.9 Captions and Cross References; Incorporation by Reference .... 25
SECTION 10.10 Execution in Counterparts .................................... 25
SECTION 10.11 Acknowledgment and Agreement ................................. 25
SECTION 10.12 No Proceeding ................................................ 25
SECTION 10.13 Limited Recourse ............................................. 25
SCHEDULES
Schedule I List of Originators
Schedule 5.6 Proceedings
Schedule 5.14A Chief Executive Office of Each Originator
Schedule 5.14B Location of Books and Records of Originators
Schedule 5.15 Trade Names
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Purchase Report
Exhibit B Form of Company Note
Exhibit C Form of Originator Assignment Certificate
Exhibit D Form of Joinder Agreement
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THIS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of April
17, 2001, is entered into between the VARIOUS ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE I
(each, an "Originator"; and collectively, "Originators"), and KSI FUNDING
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms used in this
Agreement are defined in Exhibit A to the Receivables Purchase Agreement of even
date herewith (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the "Receivables Purchase Agreement") among the Company, as
the Seller; Kulicke and Xxxxx Industries, Inc. (individually, "KSI"), as the
initial Servicer; Market Street Funding Corporation and PNC Bank, National
Association, as the Administrator. All references herein to months are to
calendar months unless otherwise expressly indicated.
BACKGROUND:
1. The Company is a special purpose corporation, all of the issued and
outstanding shares of which are owned by Kulicke and Xxxxx Industries, Inc., a
Pennsylvania corporation;
2. The Originators generate Receivables in the ordinary course of their
businesses;
3. The Originators, in order to finance their respective businesses,
wish to sell Receivables to the Company, and the Company is willing to purchase
Receivables from the Originators, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein;
4. The Originators and the Company intend this transaction to be an
absolute and irrevocable true sale of Receivables by each Originator to the
Company, providing the Company with the full benefits of ownership of the
Receivables, and the Originators and the Company do not intend the transactions
hereunder to be characterized as a loan from the Company to any Originator or
for the Receivables to be a part of any Originator's estate in the event of an
Insolvency Proceeding of any Originator;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL
SECTION 1.1 Agreement To Purchase and Sell. On the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Originator, severally and for
itself, agrees to sell to the Company, and the Company agrees to purchase from
such Originator, from time to time on
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or after the Closing Date, but before the Purchase and Sale Termination Date,
all of such Originator's right, title and interest in and to:
(a) each Receivable of such Originator that existed and was
owing to such Originator at the closing of such Originator's business on
February 28, 2001 (the "Cut-off Date") other than Receivables contributed
pursuant to Section 3.1 (the "Contributed Receivables");
(b) each Receivable generated by such Originator from and
including the Cut-off Date to and including the Purchase and Sale Termination
Date;
(c) all rights to, but not the obligations of such Originator
under all Related Security;
(d) all monies due or to become due to such Originator with
respect to any of the foregoing;
(e) all books and records of such Originator related to any of
the foregoing, and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges of such
Originator in any accounts into which Collections are or may be received; and
(f) all collections and other proceeds and products of any of
the foregoing (as defined in the applicable UCC) that are or were received by
such Originator on or after the Cut-off Date, including, without limitation,
all funds which either are received by such Originator, the Company or the
Servicer from or on behalf of the Obligors in payment of any amounts owed
(including, without limitation, invoice price, finance charges, interest and all
other charges) in respect of Receivables, or are applied to such amounts owed by
the Obligors (including, without limitation, any insurance payments that such
Originator or the Servicer applies in the ordinary course of its business to
amounts owed in respect of any Receivable, and net proceeds of sale or other
disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the Obligors
in respect of Receivables or any other parties directly or indirectly liable for
payment of such Receivables).
All purchases and contributions hereunder are absolute and irrevocable shall be
made without recourse except as expressly provided in Sections 3.3, 3.4 and 9.1,
but shall be made pursuant to, and in reliance upon, the representations,
warranties and covenants of the Originators set forth in this Agreement and each
other Transaction Document. No obligation or liability to any Obligor on any
Receivable is intended to be, or shall be, assumed by the Company hereunder, and
any such assumption is expressly disclaimed. The Company's foregoing commitment
to purchase Receivables and the proceeds and rights described in clauses (c)
through (f) (collectively, the "Related Rights") is herein called the "Purchase
Facility."
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SECTION 1.2 Timing of Purchases.
(a) Closing Date Purchases. Each Originator's entire right,
title and interest in, to and under (i) each Receivable that existed and was
owing to such Originator at the Cut-off Date (other than Contributed
Receivables), (ii) all Receivables created by such Originator from and including
the Cut-off Date, to and including the Closing Date (other than Contributed
Receivables), and (iii) all Related Rights with respect thereto automatically
shall be deemed to have been sold by such Originator to the Company on the
Closing Date.
(b) Subsequent Purchases. After the Closing Date, until the
Purchase and Sale Termination Date, each Receivable and the Related Rights
generated by each Originator shall be, and shall be deemed to have been, sold by
such Originator to the Company immediately (and without further action) upon the
creation of such Receivable.
SECTION 1.3 Consideration for Purchases. On the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees to make Purchase
Price payments to the Originators in accordance with Article III and to reflect
all contributions in accordance with Section 3.1.
SECTION 1.4 Purchase and Sale Termination Date. The "Purchase and Sale
Termination Date" shall be the earliest to occur of (a) the date the Purchase
Facility is terminated pursuant to Section 8.2 and (b) the Payment Date
immediately following the day on which KSI shall have given written notice to
the Company at or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) that the Originators
desire to terminate this Agreement.
SECTION 1.5 Intention of the Parties. It is the express intent of the
parties hereto that (a) the transfers of the Receivables, Contributed
Receivables and Related Rights by the Originators to the Company, as
contemplated by this Agreement be treated as true, final, absolute and
irrevocable sales or contributions, as applicable (without recourse except as
expressly provided in Sections 3.3, 3.4 and 9.1), of all of the Originators'
right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables or the Contributed
Receivables, as applicable, and Related Rights, and not as loans secured by the
Receivables, Contributed Receivables and Related Rights, and (b) that the
Receivables, Contributed Receivables and Related Rights not be part of their
respective Originator's estate in the event of an Insolvency Proceeding of such
Originator. For federal income tax and accounting purposes, each Originator and
the Company will treat the transfer of the Receivables, Contributed Receivables
and Related Rights to the Company as a sale, and the supporting tax records of
each Originator and the Company will reflect the sale of the Receivables,
Contributed Receivables and the Related Rights by the Originators to the
Company. Each Originator and the Company will report the transfer of the
Receivables, Contributed Receivables and the Related Rights as a sale in all
publicly available filings and reports. The books, accounts and records of each
Originator and the Company will reflect that, under generally accepted
accounting principles, such Originator's Receivables, Contributed Receivables
and Related Rights have been sold to the Company. Each Originator hereby
acknowledges that neither the Company nor the Administrator has made any
representation or
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warranty concerning the tax, accounting or legal characteristics or treatment of
the Transaction Documents and that such Originator has relied solely on the
advice of its own tax, accounting and legal advisors concerning the Transaction
Documents and the accounting, tax and legal consequences and treatment of the
transactions contemplated thereby. If, however, notwithstanding the intent of
the parties, such transactions are deemed to be loans, each Originator hereby
grants to the Company a first priority security interest in all of such
Originator's right, title and interest in and to: (i) the Receivables,
Contributed Receivables and the Related Rights now existing and hereafter
created by such Originator, (ii) all monies due or to become due and all amounts
received with respect thereto, (iii) all books and records of such Originator
related to any of the foregoing, and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges
of such Originator in any accounts into which Collections are or may be
received; and (iv) all proceeds and products of any of the foregoing to secure
all of such Originator's obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE REPORT; CALCULATION OF PURCHASE PRICE
SECTION 2.1 Purchase Report. On the Closing Date and on each Settlement
Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Company and each Originator a report in
substantially the form of Exhibit A (each such report being herein called a
"Purchase Report") identifying, among other things:
(a) Receivables purchased by the Company from each Originator
on the Closing Date (in the case of the Purchase Report to be delivered on the
Closing Date);
(b) Receivables purchased by the Company from each Originator
during the period commencing on, and including, the Settlement Date immediately
preceding such Settlement Date to (but not including) such Settlement Date (in
the case of each subsequent Purchase Report); and
(c) the calculations of reductions of the Purchase Price for
any Receivables as provided in Section 3.3 (a) and (b).
SECTION 2.2 Calculation of Purchase Price. The "Purchase Price" to be
paid to each Originator for the Receivables that are purchased hereunder from
such Originator shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:
PP = OB x FMVD
where:
PP = Purchase Price for each Receivable as
calculated on the relevant Payment Date.
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OB = The Outstanding Balance of such Receivable
on the relevant Payment Date.
FMVD = Fair Market Value Discount, as measured on
such Payment Date, which is equal to the
quotient (expressed as percentage) of (a)
one divided by (b) the sum of (i) one,
plus (ii) the product of (A) the Prime
Rate on such Payment Date plus 0.25% and
(B) a fraction, the numerator of which is
the Turnover Rate (calculated as of the
last day of the Settlement Period next
preceding such Payment Date) and the
denominator of which is 365.
"Payment Date" means (i) the Closing Date and (ii) each Business Day
thereafter that Originators are open for business.
"Prime Rate" means a per annum rate equal to the "Prime Rate" as
published in the "Money Rates" section of The Wall Street Journal or if such
information ceases to be published in The Wall Street Journal, such other
publication as determined by the Administrator in its reasonable discretion.
ARTICLE III
PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
SECTION 3.1 Contribution of Receivables and Initial Purchase Price
Payment.
(a) On the Closing Date, KSI shall, and hereby does,
irrevocably and absolutely contribute to the capital of the Company Receivables
and Related Rights consisting of each Receivable of KSI that existed and was
owing to KSI on the Closing Date beginning with the oldest of such Receivables
and continuing chronologically thereafter such that the aggregate Outstanding
Balance of all such Contributed Receivables shall be not less than $6,000,000
(provided that no Receivables shall be contributed in part, but only in their
entirety).
(b) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay to each Originator the Purchase Price
for the purchase to be made from such Originator on the Closing Date partially
in cash (in an amount to be agreed between the Company and such Originator and
set forth in the initial Purchase Report) and partially by issuing a promissory
note in the form of Exhibit B to such Originator with an initial principal
balance equal to the remaining Purchase Price (each such promissory note, as it
may be amended, supplemented, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time,
together with all promissory notes issued from time to time in substitution
therefor or renewal thereof in accordance with the Transaction Documents, each
being herein called a "Company Note").
SECTION 3.2 Subsequent Purchase Price Payments. On each Payment Date
subsequent to the Closing Date, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, the
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Company shall pay to each Originator the Purchase Price for the Receivables
generated by such Originator on such Payment Date and sold to the Company
hereunder:
(a) First, in cash to the extent the Company has cash
available therefor; and
(b) Second, to the extent any portion of the Purchase Price
remains unpaid, the principal amount outstanding under the applicable Company
Note shall be increased by an amount equal to such remaining Purchase Price.
The Servicer shall make all appropriate record keeping entries with respect to
each of the Company Notes to reflect the foregoing payments and reductions made
pursuant to Section 3.3, and in the absence of manifest error the Servicer's
books and records shall constitute rebuttable presumptive evidence of the
principal amount of, and accrued interest on, each of the Company Notes at any
time. Furthermore, the Servicer shall hold the Company Notes for the benefit of
the applicable Originator. Each Originator hereby irrevocably authorizes the
Servicer to xxxx the Company Notes "CANCELED" and to return such Company Notes
to the Company upon the final payment thereof after the occurrence of the
Purchase and Sale Termination Date.
SECTION 3.3 Settlement as to Specific Receivables and Dilution.
(a) If, on the day of purchase or contribution of any
Receivable from an Originator hereunder, any of the representations or
warranties set forth in Sections 5.4 and 5.12 are not true with respect to such
Receivable or as a result of any action or inaction of such Originator, on any
subsequent day, any of such representations or warranties set forth in Sections
5.4 and 5.12 are no longer true with respect to such Receivable, then the
Purchase Price (or in the case of a Contributed Receivable the Outstanding
Balance of such Receivable (the "Contributed Value")), with respect to such
Receivable shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Outstanding Balance of
such Receivable and shall be accounted to such Originator as provided in clause
(c) below; provided, that if the Company thereafter receives payment on account
of Collections due with respect to such Receivable, the Company promptly shall
deliver such funds to such Originator.
(b) If, on any day, the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable
(including any Contributed Receivable) purchased or contributed hereunder is
reduced or adjusted as a result of any defective, rejected, returned goods or
services, or any discount or other adjustment made by any Originator, the
Company or the Servicer or any setoff or dispute between any Originator or the
Servicer and an Obligor as indicated on the books of the Company (or, for
periods prior to the Closing Date, the books of Originator), then the Purchase
Price or Contributed Value, as the case may be, with respect to such Receivable
shall be reduced by the amount of such net reduction and shall be accounted to
Originator as provided in clause (c) below.
(c) Any reduction in the Purchase Price or Contributed Value
of any Receivable pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above shall be applied as a
credit for the account of the Company against the Purchase Price of Receivables
subsequently purchased by the Company
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from such Originator hereunder; provided, however if there have been no
purchases of Receivables from such Originator (or insufficiently large purchases
of Receivables) to create a Purchase Price sufficient to so apply such credit
against, the amount of such credit:
(i) shall be paid in cash to the Company by such Originator in
the manner and for application as described in the following proviso,
or
(ii) shall be deemed to be a payment under, and shall be
deducted from the principal amount outstanding under, the Company Note
payable to such Originator;
provided, further, that at any time (y) when a Termination Event or Unmatured
Termination Event exists under the Receivables Purchase Agreement or (z) on or
after the Purchase and Sale Termination Date, the amount of any such credit
shall be paid by such Originator to the Company by deposit in immediately
available funds into the relevant Lock-Box Account for application by the
Servicer to the same extent as if Collections of the applicable Receivable in
such amount had actually been received on such date.
SECTION 3.4 Reconveyance of Receivables. In the event that an
Originator has paid to the Company the full Outstanding Balance of any
Receivable pursuant to Section 3.3, the Company shall reconvey such Receivable
to such Originator, without representation or warranty, but free and clear of
all liens, security interests, charges, and encumbrances created by the Company.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES
SECTION 4.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase. The initial
purchase hereunder is subject to the condition precedent that the Servicer (on
the Company's behalf) shall have received, on or before the Closing Date, the
following, each (unless otherwise indicated) dated the Closing Date, and each in
form and substance satisfactory to the Servicer (acting on the Company's
behalf):
(a) An Originator Assignment Certificate in the form of
Exhibit C from each Originator, duly completed, executed and delivered by each
Originator;
(b) A copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of
each Originator approving the Transaction Documents to be delivered by it and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, certified by the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of such Originator;
(c) Good standing certificates for each Originator issued as
of a recent date acceptable to the Servicer by the Secretary of State of the
jurisdiction of such Originator's organization and each jurisdiction where such
Originator is qualified to transact business;
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(d) A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of
each Originator certifying the names and true signatures of the officers
authorized on such Person's behalf to sign the Transaction Documents to be
delivered by it (on which certificate the Servicer and the Company may
conclusively rely until such time as the Servicer shall receive from such Person
a revised certificate meeting the requirements of this clause (d));
(e) The certificate or articles of incorporation or other
organizational document of each Originator duly certified by the Secretary of
State of the jurisdiction of such Originator's organization as of a recent date,
together with a copy of the by-laws of such Originator, each duly certified by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Originator;
(f) Originals of the proper financing statements (Form UCC-1)
that have been duly executed and name each Originator as the debtor/seller and
the Company as the secured party/purchaser (and the Issuer, as assignee of the
Company) of the Receivables generated by such Originator as may be necessary or,
in the Servicer's or the Administrator's opinion, desirable under the UCC of all
appropriate jurisdictions to perfect the Company's ownership interest in all
Receivables and such other rights, accounts, instruments and moneys (including,
without limitation, Related Security) in which an ownership or security interest
may be assigned to it hereunder; the characterization of each Originator as the
debtor and the Company as the secured party in each such financing statement is
solely for protective purposes, and should in no way be construed as being
contrary to the intent of the parties that this transaction be treated as a sale
of such Originator's entire right, title and interest in and to the Receivables
and the Related Security to the Company;
(g) A written search report from a Person satisfactory to the
Servicer listing all effective financing statements that name the Originators as
debtors or sellers and that are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were
made pursuant to the foregoing clause (f), together with copies of such
financing statements (none of which, except for those described in the foregoing
clause (f), shall cover any Receivable or any Related Rights which are to be
sold to the Company hereunder), and tax and judgment lien search reports from a
Person satisfactory to the Servicer showing no evidence of such liens filed
against any Originator;
(h) A favorable opinion of Drinker Xxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, counsel
to the Originators, in form and substance satisfactory to the Servicer and the
Administrator;
(i) A Company Note in favor of each Originator, duly executed
by the Company; and
(j) A certificate from an officer of each Originator to the
effect that the Servicer and such Originator have placed on the most recent, and
have taken all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that there shall be placed
on each subsequent, data processing report that it generates which are of the
type that a proposed purchaser or lender would use to evaluate the Receivables,
the following legend (or the substantive equivalent thereof): "THE RECEIVABLES
DESCRIBED HEREIN HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED OR SOLD
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PURSUANT TO A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF APRIL 17, 2001, AS THE
SAME MAY FROM TO TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED,
BETWEEN CERTAIN ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE I THERETO, AS ORIGINATORS, AND KSI
FUNDING CORPORATION, AS PURCHASER, AND AN UNDIVIDED, FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP
INTEREST IN THE RECEIVABLES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS BEEN SOLD TO MARKET STREET
FUNDING CORPORATION PURSUANT TO A RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
APRIL 17, 2001 AS THE SAME MAY FROM TO TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR
OTHERWISE MODIFIED, AMONG KSI FUNDING CORPORATION, AS SELLER, KULICKE AND XXXXX
INDUSTRIES, INC., AS SERVICER, MARKET STREET FUNDING CORPORATION, AND PNC BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATOR."
SECTION 4.2 Certification as to Representations and Warranties. Each
Originator, by accepting the Purchase Price related to each purchase of
Receivables generated by such Originator, shall be deemed to have certified that
the representations and warranties contained in Article V are true and correct
on and as of such day, with the same effect as though made on and as of such
day.
SECTION 4.3 Additional Originators. Additional Persons may be added as
Originators hereunder, with the consent of the Company and the Administrator,
provided that following conditions are satisfied on or before the date of such
addition:
(a) The Servicer shall have given the Administrator and the
Company at least thirty days prior written notice of such proposed addition and
the identity of the proposed additional Originator and shall have provided such
other information with respect to such proposed additional Originator as the
Administrator may reasonably request;
(b) such proposed additional Originator has executed and
delivered to the Company and the Administrator an agreement substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit D (a "Joinder Agreement");
(c) such proposed additional Originator has delivered to the
Company and the Administrator each of the documents with respect to such
Originator described in Sections 4.1 and 4.2;
(d) the Administrator shall have received a written statement
from each of Xxxxx'x and Standard & Poor's confirming that the addition of such
Originator will not result in a downgrade or withdrawal of the current ratings
of the Notes; and
(e) the Purchase and Sale Termination Date shall not have
occurred.
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ORIGINATOR
In order to induce the Company to enter into this Agreement and to make
purchases hereunder, each Originator hereby makes, with respect to itself, the
representations and warranties set forth in this Article V.
SECTION 5.1 Organization and Good Standing. Such Originator has been
duly incorporated or formed and is validly existing as a corporation, limited
liability company or partnership, as applicable, in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with power and authority to
own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently
owned and such business is presently conducted.
SECTION 5.2 Due Qualification. Such Originator is located and is
qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation, limited liability
company or partnership, as applicable, in good standing in all jurisdictions in
which (a) the ownership or lease of its property or the conduct of its business
requires such licensing or qualification and (b) the failure to be so licensed
or qualified would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.3 Power and Authority; Due Authorization. Such Originator has
(a) all necessary power, authority and legal right (i) to execute and deliver,
and perform its obligations under, each Transaction Document to which it is a
party and (ii) to generate, own, sell, contribute and assign Receivables on the
terms and subject to the conditions herein and therein provided; and (b) duly
authorized such execution and delivery and such sale, contribution and
assignment and the performance of such obligations by all necessary corporate
action.
SECTION 5.4 Valid Sale; Binding Obligations. Each sale or contribution,
as the case may be, of Receivables made by such Originator pursuant to this
Agreement is and shall constitute an irrevocable and absolute valid sale or
contribution, as the case may be, transfer, and assignment of Receivables to the
Company, enforceable against creditors of, and purchasers from, such Originator;
and this Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document to be signed
by such Originator, when duly executed and delivered, will constitute, a legal,
valid, and binding obligation of such Originator, enforceable in accordance with
its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 5.5 No Violation. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof or thereof, will not (a) conflict with, result
in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time) a default under (i) such Originator's
certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws, limited partnership
agreements, articles of organization or limited liability company agreements, as
applicable or (ii) any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or
other material agreement or instrument to which it is a
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party or by which it is bound, (b) result in the creation or imposition of any
Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such
indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or
instrument, other than the Transaction Documents, or (c) violate any law or any
order, rule or regulation applicable to it of any court or of any state or
foreign regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over it or any of its properties except
where such violation would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 5.6 Proceedings. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.6, there is
no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending before any court,
regulatory body, arbitrator, administrative agency, or other tribunal or
governmental instrumentality (a) asserting the invalidity of any Transaction
Document, (b) seeking to prevent such Originator from transferring any
Receivable hereunder (or in the case such transfer does not constitute a sale
under any applicable law, from granting or maintaining the security interest in
any Receivable) to the Company or the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by any Transaction Document or (c) seeking any determination or
ruling that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.7 Bulk Sales Acts. No transaction contemplated hereby
requires compliance with, or will be subject to avoidance under, any bulk sales
act or similar law.
SECTION 5.8 Government Approvals. Except for the filing of the UCC
financing statements referred to in Article IV, all of which, at the time
required in Article IV, shall have been duly made and shall be in full force and
effect, no authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or
filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for
Originator's due execution, delivery and performance of any Transaction Document
to which it is a party.
SECTION 5.9 Financial Condition.
(a) Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2000, no event
has occurred that has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Solvent. On the date hereof, and on the date of each
purchase hereunder (both before and after giving effect to such purchase), such
Originator shall be Solvent.
SECTION 5.10 Licenses, Contingent Liabilities, and Labor Controversies.
(a) Such Originator has not failed to obtain any licenses,
permits, franchises or other governmental authorizations necessary to the
ownership of its properties or to the conduct of its business, which violation
or failure to obtain would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) There are no labor controversies pending against such
Originator that have had (or are reasonably likely to have) a Material Adverse
Effect.
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SECTION 5.11 Margin Regulations. No use of any funds acquired by any
Originator under this Agreement will conflict with or contravene any of
Regulations, T, U and X promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board from time to
time.
SECTION 5.12 Quality of Title.
(a) Each Receivable of such Originator (together with the
Related Rights with respect to such Receivable) which is to be sold to the
Company hereunder is or at the time of such sale shall be owned by such
Originator, free and clear of any Adverse Claim, except as provided herein and
in the Receivables Purchase Agreement. Whenever the Company makes a purchase or
accepts a contribution hereunder, it shall have acquired and shall continue to
have maintained a valid and perfected ownership interest (free and clear of any
Adverse Claim) in all Receivables generated by such Originator and all
Collections related thereto, and in Originator's entire right, title and
interest in and to the Related Rights with respect thereto.
(b) No effective financing statement or other instrument
similar in effect covering any Receivable generated by such Originator or any
Related Rights is on file in any recording office except such as may be filed in
favor of the Company or the Originators, as the case may be, in accordance with
this Agreement or in favor of the Issuer in accordance with the Receivables
Purchase Agreement.
(c) Unless otherwise identified to the Company on the date of
the purchase or contribution hereunder, each Receivable purchased hereunder is
on the date of purchase or contribution an Eligible Receivable.
SECTION 5.13 Accuracy of Information. All factual written information
heretofore or contemporaneously furnished (and prepared) by such Originator to
the Company or the Administrator for purposes of or in connection with any
Transaction Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is, and
all other such factual written information hereafter furnished (and prepared) by
such Originator to the Company or the Administrator pursuant to or in connection
with any Transaction Document will be, true and accurate in all material
respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified.
SECTION 5.14 Offices. Such Originator's principal place of business and
chief executive office is located at the address set forth in Schedule 5.14A and
the offices where such Originator keeps all its books, records and documents
evidencing its Receivables, the related Contracts and all other agreements
related to such Receivables are located at the addresses specified in Schedule
5.14B (or at such other locations, notified to the Servicer and the
Administrator in accordance with Section 6.1(f)), in jurisdictions where all
action required by Section 7.3 has been taken and completed.
SECTION 5.15 Trade Names. Such Originator does not use any trade name
other than its actual corporate name and the trade names set forth in Schedule
5.15. From and after the date
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that fell five (5) years before the date hereof, except as set forth in Schedule
5.15, such Originator has not been known by any legal name other than its
corporate name as of the date hereof, nor has such Originator been the subject
of any merger or other corporate reorganization.
SECTION 5.16 Taxes. Such Originator has filed all tax returns and
reports required by law to have been filed by it and has paid all taxes and
governmental charges thereby shown to be owing, except any such taxes or charges
which are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set
aside on its books.
SECTION 5.17 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Such Originator is in
compliance with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and
orders of all governmental authorities, a breach of any of which, individually
or in the aggregate, would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 5.18 Reliance on Separate Legal Identity. Such Originator
acknowledges that the Issuer and the Administrator are entering into the
Receivables Purchase Agreement in reliance upon the Company's identity as a
legal entity separate from such Originator.
SECTION 5.19 Investment Company. Such Originator is not an "investment
company," or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended. In addition, such
Originator is not a "holding company," a "subsidiary company" of a "holding
company" or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company"
of a "holding company" within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, as amended.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE ORIGINATORS
SECTION 6.1 Affirmative Covenants. From the date hereof until the first
day following the Purchase and Sale Termination Date, each Originator will,
unless the Administrator and the Company shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply in all material respects
with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders with respect to the
Receivables generated by it and the Contracts and other agreements related
thereto except where the failure to so comply would not materially and adversely
affect the collectibility of such Receivables or the rights of the Company
hereunder.
(b) Preservation of Corporate Existence. Except as otherwise
permitted in Section 6.3(e), preserve and maintain its existence as a
corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and all
rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and
qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign corporation,
partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, in each jurisdiction
where the failure to
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preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and
qualification would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Receivables Reviews. (i) No more than twice annually
(unless a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event exists or there
shall be a material variance in the performance of the Receivables) during
regular business hours, and upon reasonable prior notice, permit the Company or
the Administrator, or their respective agents or representatives, (A) to examine
and make copies of and abstracts from all books, records and documents
(including, without limitation, computer tapes and disks) in possession or under
the control of each Originator relating to Receivables, including, without
limitation, the related Contracts and purchase orders and other agreements
related thereto, and (B) to visit the offices and properties of such Originator
for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (A) above and to
discuss matters relating to Receivables originated by it or the performance
hereunder with any of the officers or employees of each Originator having
knowledge of such matters, and (ii) without limiting the foregoing clause (i)
above, no more than once annually (unless a Termination Event or an Unmatured
Termination Event exists or there shall be a material variance in the
performance of the Receivables), during regular business hours, and upon
reasonable prior notice, permit certified public accountants or other auditors
acceptable to the Company and Administrator to conduct, at the Company's
expense, a review of such Originator's books and records with respect to such
Receivables.
(d) Keeping of Records and Books of Account. Maintain and
implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without
limitation, an ability to re-create records evidencing Receivables it generates
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 such Receivables (including, without limitation,
records adequate to permit the daily identification of each new Receivable and
all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Receivable).
(e) Performance and Compliance with Receivables and Contracts.
Timely and fully perform and comply, in all material respects, with all
provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the
Contracts and all other agreements related to the Receivables that it generates.
(f) Location of Records. Keep its principal place of business
and chief executive office, and the offices where it keeps its records
concerning or related to Receivables, at the address(es) referred to in Schedule
5.14 or, upon 15 days' prior written notice to the Company and the
Administrator, at such other locations in jurisdictions where all action
required by Section 7.3 shall have been taken and completed.
(g) Credit and Collection Policies. Comply in all material
respects with its Credit and Collection Policy in connection with the
Receivables that it generates and all Contracts and other agreements related
thereto.
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(h) Post Office Boxes. On or prior to the date hereof, deliver
to the Servicer (on behalf of the Company) a certificate from an authorized
officer of such Originator to the effect that (i) the name of the renter of all
post office boxes into which Collections may from time to time be mailed have
been changed to the name of the Company (unless such post office boxes are in
the name of the relevant Lock-Box Banks) and (ii) all relevant postmasters have
been notified that each of the Servicer and the Administrator are authorized to
collect mail delivered to such post office boxes (unless such post office boxes
are in the name of the relevant Lock-Box Banks).
(i) Transaction Documents. Comply in all material respects
with the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(j) Notice to Philippine Obligors . At the beginning of each
quarter such Originator shall send a written notice to each Obligor located in
the Philippines notifying such Obligor that pursuant to this Agreement all the
Receivables have been sold to the Company.
SECTION 6.2 Reporting Requirements. From the date hereof until the
first day following the Purchase and Sale Termination Date, each Originator
will, unless the Servicer (on behalf of the Company) shall otherwise consent in
writing, furnish to the Company and the Administrator:
(a) Purchase and Sale Termination Events . As soon as possible
after the Originator has knowledge of the occurrence of, and in any event within
three Business Days after the Originator has knowledge of the occurrence of each
Purchase and Sale Termination Event or each Unmatured Purchase and Sale
Termination Event in respect of such Originator, the statement of the chief
financial officer or chief accounting officer of such Originator describing such
Purchase and Sale Termination Event or Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination
Event and the action that such Originator proposes to take with respect thereto,
in each case in reasonable detail;
(b) Proceedings. As soon as possible and in any event within
three Business Days after Originator otherwise has knowledge thereof, written
notice of (i) material litigation, investigation or proceeding of the type
described in Section 5.6 not previously disclosed to the Company and (ii) all
material adverse developments that have occurred with respect to any previously
disclosed litigation, proceedings and investigations; and
(c) Other. Promptly, from time to time, such other
information, documents, records or reports respecting the Receivables or the
conditions or operations, financial or otherwise, of such Originator as the
Company, the Issuer or the Administrator may from time to time reasonably
request in order to protect the interests of the Company, the Issuer or the
Administrator under or as contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
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SECTION 6.3 Negative Covenants. From the date hereof until the date
following the Purchase and Sale Termination Date, each Originator agrees that,
unless the Servicer (on behalf of the Company) and the Administrator shall
otherwise consent in writing, it shall not:
(a) Sales, Liens, Etc. Except as otherwise provided herein or
in any other Transaction Document, sell, assign (by operation of law or
otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse
Claim upon or with respect to, any Receivable or related Contract or Related
Security, or any interest therein, or any Collections thereon, or assign any
right to receive income in respect thereof.
(b) Extension or Amendment of Receivables. Except as otherwise
permitted in Section 4.2(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, extend, amend
or otherwise modify the terms of any Receivable in any material respect
generated by it, or amend, modify or waive, in any material respect, any
Contract related thereto (which term or condition relates to payments under, or
the enforcement of, such Contract).
(c) Change in Business or Credit and Collection Policy. Make
any change in the character of its business or materially alter its Credit and
Collection Policy, which change or alteration would, in either case, materially
adversely change the credit standing required of particular Obligors or
potential Obligors or impair the collectibility of a material portion of
Receivables generated by it.
(d) Receivables Not to be Evidenced by Promissory Notes or
Chattel Paper. Take any action to cause or permit any Receivable generated by it
to become evidenced by any "instrument" or "chattel paper" (as defined in the
applicable UCC).
(e) Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, etc . (i) Be a party to any
merger or consolidation, except a merger or consolidation where such Originator
is the surviving entity or is merged or consolidated with another Originator, or
(ii) directly or indirectly sell, transfer, assign, convey or lease (other than
to another Originator or wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof) (A) whether in one or
a series of transactions, all or substantially all of its assets or (B) any
Receivables or any interest therein (other than pursuant to this Agreement).
SECTION 6.4 Lock-Box Banks. Make any changes in its instructions to
Obligors regarding Collections or add or terminate any bank as a Lock-Box Bank
unless the requirements of paragraph 2(g) of Exhibit IV to the Receivables
Purchase Agreement have been met.
SECTION 6.5 Accounting for Purchases. Account for or treat (whether in
financial statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated hereby in any
manner other than as sales or contributions to capital of the Receivables and
Related Rights by such Originator to the Company.
SECTION 6.6 Transaction Documents. Enter into, execute, deliver or
otherwise become bound by any agreement, instrument, document or other
arrangement that restricts the right of
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such Originator to amend, supplement, amend and restate or otherwise modify, or
to extend or renew, or to waive any right under, this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document.
SECTION 6.7 Substantive Consolidation. Each Originator hereby
acknowledges that this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are being
entered into in reliance upon the Company's identity as a legal entity separate
from such Originator and its Affiliates. Therefore, from and after the date
hereof, each Originator shall take all reasonable steps necessary to make it
apparent to third Persons that the Company is an entity with assets and
liabilities distinct from those of such Originator and any other Person, and is
not a division of such Originator, its Affiliates or any other Person. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to and consistent with
the other covenants set forth herein, such Originator shall take such actions as
shall be required in order that:
(a) such Originator shall not be involved in the day to day
management of the Company;
(b) such Originator shall maintain separate corporate records
and books of account from the Company and otherwise will observe corporate
formalities and have a separate area from the Company for its business;
(c) the financial statements and books and records of such
Originator shall be prepared after the date of creation of the Company to
reflect and shall reflect the separate existence of the Company; provided, that
the Company's assets and liabilities may be included in a consolidated financial
statement issued by an affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that any
such consolidated financial statement or the notes thereto shall make clear that
the Company's assets are not available to satisfy the obligations of such
affiliate;
(d) except as permitted by the Receivables Purchase Agreement,
(i) such Originator shall maintain its assets separately from the assets of the
Company, (ii) and the Company's assets, and records relating thereto, have not
been, are not, and shall not be, commingled with those of the Company;
(e) all of the Company's business correspondence and other
communications shall be conducted in the Company's own name and on its own
stationery;
(f) such Originator shall not act as an agent for the Company,
other than KSI in its capacity as the Servicer, and in connection therewith,
shall present itself to the public as an agent for the Company and a legal
entity separate from the Company;
(g) such Originator shall not conduct any of the business of
the Company in its own name;
(h) such Originator shall not pay any liabilities of the
Company out of its own funds or assets;
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(i) such Originator shall maintain an arm's-length
relationship with the Company;
(j) such Originator shall not assume or guarantee or become
obligated for the debts of the Company or hold out its credit as being available
to satisfy the obligations of the Company;
(k) such Originator shall not acquire obligations of the
Company;
(l) such Originator shall allocate fairly and reasonably
overhead or other expenses that are properly shared with the Company, including,
without limitation, shared office space;
(m) such Originator shall identify and hold itself out as a
separate and distinct entity from the Company;
(n) such Originator shall correct any known misunderstanding
respecting its separate identity from the Company;
(o) such Originator shall not enter into, or be a party to,
any transaction with the Company, except in the ordinary course of its business
and on terms which are intrinsically fair and not less favorable to it than
would be obtained in a comparable arm's-length transaction with an unrelated
third party; and
(p) such Originator shall not pay the salaries of the
Company's employees, if any.
ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN
RESPECT OF RECEIVABLES
SECTION 7.1 Rights of the Company. Each Originator hereby authorizes
the Company, the Servicer or their respective designees to take any and all
steps in such Originator's name necessary or desirable, in their respective
determination, to collect all amounts due under any and all Receivables,
including, without limitation, indorsing the name of such Originator on checks
and other instruments representing Collections and enforcing such Receivables
and the provisions of the related Contracts that concern payment and/or
enforcement of rights to payment.
SECTION 7.2 Responsibilities of the Originators. Anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding:
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(a) Collection Procedures. Each Originator agrees to direct
its respective Obligors to make payments of Receivables directly to a post
office box related to the relevant Lock-Box Account at a Lock-Box Bank;
provided, however, that with respect to any Receivable the Originator of which
is American Fine Wire Corporation, American Fine Wire Corporation may instruct
the Obligor of such Receivable to make payments with respect to such Receivable
to American Fine Wire Corporation, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, X.X. Xxx 000, Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000. Each Originator further agrees to transfer any Collections that
it receives directly to the Servicer (for the Company's account) within one (1)
Business Day of receipt thereof, and agrees that all such Collections shall be
deemed to be received in trust for the Company and that it shall take all
reasonable steps to maintain and segregate such Collections separate and apart
from all other funds and monies of Originator until transfer of such Collections
to the Servicer.
(b) Each Originator shall perform its obligations hereunder in
all material respects, and the exercise by the Company or its designee of its
rights hereunder shall not relieve such Originator from such obligations.
(c) None of the Company, the Servicer or the Administrator
shall have any obligation or liability to any Obligor or any other third Person
with respect to any Receivables, Contracts related thereto or any other related
agreements, nor shall the Company, the Servicer, the Issuer or the Administrator
be obligated to perform any of the obligations of such Originator thereunder.
(d) Each Originator hereby grants to the Servicer an
irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an
interest, to take in the name of such Originator all steps necessary or
advisable to endorse, negotiate or otherwise realize on any writing or other
right of any kind held or transmitted by such Originator or transmitted or
received by the Company (whether or not from such Originator) in connection with
any Receivable and to take all other steps necessary to comply with its
obligations as Servicer set forth in Article IV of the Receivables Purchase
Agreement.
SECTION 7.3 Further Action Evidencing Purchases. Each Originator agrees
that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all
further instruments and documents, and take all further action that the Servicer
may reasonably request in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the
Receivables and Related Rights purchased by or contributed to the Company
hereunder, or to enable the Company to exercise or enforce any of its rights
hereunder or under any other Transaction Document. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, upon the request of the Servicer, such Originator
will:
(a) execute and file such financing or continuation
statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, and such other
instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate; and
(b) xxxx the master data processing records that evidence or
list (i) such Receivables and (ii) related Contracts with the legend set forth
in Section 4.1(j).
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Each Originator hereby authorizes the Company or its designee to file one or
more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto and
assignments thereof, relative to all or any of the Receivables and Related
Rights now existing or hereafter generated by Originator. If any Originator
fails to perform any of its agreements or obligations under this Agreement, the
Company or its designee may (but shall not be required to) itself perform, or
cause the performance of, such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of the
Company or its designee incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by
Originator as provided in Section 9.1.
SECTION 7.4 Application of Collections. Any payment by an Obligor in
respect of any amount owed by it to any Originator shall, except as otherwise
specified by such Obligor or required by applicable law and unless otherwise
instructed by the Servicer (with the prior written consent of the Administrator)
or the Administrator, be applied as a Collection of any Receivable or
Receivables of such Obligor to the extent of any amounts then due and payable
thereunder (such application to be made starting with the oldest outstanding
Receivable or Receivables) before being applied to any other indebtedness of
such Obligor.
ARTICLE VIII
PURCHASE AND SALE TERMINATION EVENTS
SECTION 8.1 Purchase and Sale Termination Events. Each of the following
events or occurrences described in this Section 8.1 shall constitute a "Purchase
and Sale Termination Event":
(a) A Termination Event (as defined in the Receivables
Purchase Agreement) shall have occurred and, in the case of a Termination Event
(other than one described in paragraph (f) of Exhibit V of the Receivables
Purchase Agreement), the Administrator, shall have declared the Facility
Termination Date to have occurred; or
(b) Any Originator shall fail to make any payment or deposit
to be made by it hereunder when due and such failure shall remain unremedied for
two (2) Business Days; or
(c) Any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made
by any Originator (or any of its officers) under or in connection with this
Agreement, any other Transaction Documents, or any other information or report
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to have been false or incorrect
in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
(d) Any Originator shall fail to perform or observe any other
term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its part to be
performed or observed and such failure shall remain unremedied for five (5)
Business Days after written notice thereof shall have been given by the Servicer
to such Originator.
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SECTION 8.2 Remedies.
(a) Optional Termination. Upon the occurrence of a Purchase
and Sale Termination Event, the Company (and not the Servicer) shall have the
option, by notice to the Originators (with a copy to the Administrator), to
declare the Purchase Facility as terminated.
(b) Remedies Cumulative. Upon any termination of the Purchase
Facility pursuant to Section 8.2(a), the Company shall have, in addition to all
other rights and remedies under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies
provided under the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction and other applicable
laws, which rights shall be cumulative.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 9.1 Indemnities by the Originators. Without limiting any other
rights which the Company may have hereunder or under applicable law, each
Originator, severally and for itself alone hereby agrees to indemnify the
Company and each of its officers, directors, employees and agents (each of the
foregoing Persons being individually called a "Purchase and Sale Indemnified
Party"), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses,
claims, judgments, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being
collectively called "Purchase and Sale Indemnified Amounts") awarded against or
incurred by any of them arising out of or as a result of the failure of such
Originator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document, or arising out of the claims asserted against a Purchase
and Sale Indemnified Party relating to the transactions contemplated herein or
therein or the use of proceeds thereof or therefrom, excluding, however, (i)
Purchase and Sale Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Purchase and Sale
Indemnified Party, (ii) any indemnification which has the effect of recourse for
collectibility or performance of the Receivables to any indemnitor (except as
otherwise specifically provided under this Section 9.1), (iii) Purchase and Sale
Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from any act or failure to act by an
Obligor in violation of the applicable Contract and (iv) any tax based upon or
measured by net income property, or gross receipts. Without limiting the
foregoing, each Originator, severally for itself alone, shall indemnify each
Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party for Purchase and Sale Indemnified Amounts
relating to or resulting from:
(a) the transfer by such Originator of an interest in any
Receivable to any Person other than the Company;
(b) the breach of any representation or warranty made by such
Originator (or any of its officers) under or in connection with this Agreement
or any other Transaction Document, or any information or report delivered by
Originator pursuant hereto or thereto, which shall have been false or incorrect
in any material respect when made or deemed made;
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(c) the failure by such Originator to comply with any
applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any Receivable generated by
such Originator or the related Contract, or the nonconformity of any Receivable
generated by such Originator or the related Contract with any such applicable
law, rule or regulation;
(d) the failure to vest and maintain vested in the Company an
ownership interest in the Receivables generated by such Originator free and
clear of any Adverse Claim, other than an Adverse Claim arising solely as a
result of an act of the Company, the Issuer or the Administrator whether
existing at the time of the purchase or contribution of such Receivables or at
any time thereafter;
(e) the failure to file, 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
or purported Receivables generated by such Originator, whether at the time of
any purchase or contribution or at any subsequent time;
(f) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than
discharge in bankruptcy) of the Obligor to the payment of any Receivable or
purported Receivable generated by such Originator (including, without
limitation, a defense based on such Receivable's or the related Contract's 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 services
related to any such Receivable or the furnishing of or failure to furnish such
services;
(g) any product liability claim arising out of or in
connection with services that are the subject of any Receivable generated by
such Originator; and
(h) any tax or governmental fee or charge (other than any tax
excluded pursuant to clause (iii) in the proviso to the preceding sentence), all
interest and penalties thereon or with respect thereto, and all out-of-pocket
costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel in
defending against the same, which may arise by reason of the purchase or
ownership of the Receivables generated by such Originator or any Related
Security connected with any such Receivables.
If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section 9.1 is
unavailable to a Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold
such Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party harmless, then such Originator,
severally and for itself, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party to the maximum extent permitted under
applicable law.
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10.1 Amendments, etc.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement may from time to time be
amended, modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in
writing and executed by the Company and each Originator affected thereby (with
the prior written consent of the Administrator).
(b) No failure or delay on the part of the Company, the
Servicer, any Originator or any third party beneficiary in exercising any power
or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No notice to or
demand on the Company, the Servicer or any Originator in any case shall entitle
it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or
approval by the Company or the Servicer under this Agreement shall, except as
may otherwise be stated in such waiver or approval, be applicable to subsequent
transactions. No waiver or approval under this Agreement shall require any
similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted hereunder.
(c) The Transaction Documents contain a final and complete
integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter thereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, superseding all prior
oral or written understandings.
SECTION 10.2 Notices, etc. All notices and other communications
provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing
(including facsimile communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by
certified mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, to the intended party at the
mailing address or facsimile number of such party set forth under its name on
the signature pages hereof or at such other address or facsimile number as shall
be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All
such notices and communications shall be effective (i) if personally delivered,
when received, (ii) if sent by certified mail three (3) Business Days after
having been deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, and (iii) if transmitted by
facsimile, when sent, receipt confirmed by telephone or electronic means (and
shall be followed by a hard copy sent by first class mail).
SECTION 10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. The remedies herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Without limiting the foregoing, each Originator hereby authorizes the Company,
at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to
set off, against any obligations of such Originator to the Company arising in
connection with the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation,
amounts payable pursuant to Section 9.1) that are then due and payable or that
are not then due and payable but are accruing in respect of the then current
Settlement Period, any and all
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indebtedness at any time owing by the Company to or for the credit or the
account of such Originator.
SECTION 10.4 Binding Effect; Assignability. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and each Originator and
their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Originator may assign any
of its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent
of the Company, except as otherwise herein specifically provided. This Agreement
shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in
accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until such
time as the parties hereto shall agree. The rights and remedies with respect to
any breach of any representation and warranty made by any Originator pursuant to
Article V and the indemnification and payment provisions of Article IX and
Section 10.6 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.
SECTION 10.5 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
SECTION 10.6 Costs, Expenses and Taxes. In addition to the obligations
of the Originators under Article IX, each Originator, severally and for itself
alone, agrees to pay on demand:
(a) to the Company (and any successor and permitted assigns
thereof) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such Person in connection
with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and
(b) all stamp and other taxes and fees payable or determined
to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording
of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to be delivered hereunder,
and agrees to indemnify each Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party against any
liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to
pay such taxes and fees.
SECTION 10.7 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY (a) SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA OR THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES SITTING IN PITTSBURGH,
PENNSYLVANIA OVER ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY
TRANSACTION DOCUMENT; (b) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR
PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH STATE OR UNITED STATES FEDERAL
COURT; (c) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE
OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING; (d)
IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR
PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO SUCH PERSON AT ITS
ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 10.2;
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AND (e) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE
CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR
IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 10.7 SHALL AFFECT
THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW
OR TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST ANY ORIGINATOR OR ITS PROPERTY IN
THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
SECTION 10.8 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS
UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, OR ANY
AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE
FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY RELATIONSHIP
EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT,
AND AGREES THAT (a) ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT
AND NOT BEFORE A JURY AND (b) ANY PARTY HERETO (OR ANY ASSIGNEE OR THIRD PARTY
BENEFICIARY OF THIS AGREEMENT) MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF
THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF ANY OTHER
PARTY OR PARTIES HERETO TO WAIVER OF ITS OR THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
SECTION 10.9 Captions and Cross References; Incorporation by Reference.
The various captions (including, without limitation, the table of contents) in
this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. References in this
Agreement to any underscored Section or Exhibit are to such Section or Exhibit
of this Agreement, as the case may be. The Exhibits hereto are hereby
incorporated by reference into and made a part of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.10 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
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.
SECTION 10.11 Acknowledgment and Agreement. By execution below, each
Originator expressly acknowledges and agrees that all of the Company's rights,
title, and interests in, to, and under this Agreement (but not its obligations),
shall be assigned by the Company pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement,
and each Originator consents to such assignment. Each of the parties hereto
acknowledges and agrees that the Administrator, and the Issuer are third party
beneficiaries of the rights of the Company arising hereunder and under the other
Transaction Documents to which any Originator is a party.
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SECTION 10.12 No Proceeding. Each Originator hereby agrees that it will
not institute, or join any other Person in instituting, against the Company any
Insolvency Proceeding so long as any of the Company Notes remains outstanding
and for at least one year and one day following the day on which the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of each Company Note is paid in full.
SECTION 10.13 Limited Recourse. Except as explicitly set forth herein,
the obligations of the Company and the Originators under this Agreement or any
other Transaction Documents to which each is a party are solely the obligations
of the Company and each such Originator. No recourse under any Transaction
Document shall be had against, and no liability shall attach to, any officer,
employee, director, or beneficiary, whether directly or indirectly, of the
Company or any Originator; provided, however, that this Section shall not
relieve any such Person of any liability it might otherwise have for its own
gross negligence or willful misconduct.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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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.
KSI FUNDING CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
-----------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Address: KSI Funding Corporation
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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ORIGINATORS:
AMERICAN FINE WIRE CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
-----------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Sr. Vice President,
Treasurer, CPO
Address: American Fine Wire Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
CERPROBE CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
-----------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Address: Cerprobe Corporation
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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KULICKE AND XXXXX INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXX
-----------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President, Treasurer
Address: Kulicke and Xxxxx Industries, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
PROBE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
-----------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Address: Probe Technology Corporation
0000 Xxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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SEMITEC
By: /s/ XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
-----------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Sr. Vice President,
Treasurer, CFO
Address: Semitec
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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Schedule I
LIST OF ORIGINATORS
American Fine Wire Corporation
Cerprobe Corporation
Kulicke and Xxxxx Industries, Inc.
Probe Technology Corporation
Semitec
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Schedule 5.6
PROCEEDINGS
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SCHEDULE 5.14A
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EACH ORIGINATOR
ORIGINATOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE
---------- ----------------------
American Fine Wire Corporation 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Cerprobe Corporation 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Kulicke and Xxxxx Industries, Inc. 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Probe Technology Corporation 0000 Xxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Semitec 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Schedule 5.14B
LOCATION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS OF ORIGINATORS
ORIGINATOR LOCATION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS
---------- -----------------------------
American Fine Wire Corporation 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Cerprobe Corporation 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Kulicke and Xxxxx Industries, Inc. 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Probe Technology Corporation 0000 Xxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Semitec 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Schedule 5.15
TRADE NAMES
Legal Name Trade Names
---------- -----------
American Fine Wire Corporation None
Cerprobe Corporation None
Kulicke and Xxxxx Industries, Inc. None
Probe Technology Corporation None
Semitec None
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Exhibit A
FORM OF PURCHASE REPORT
Originator:
Issuer: KSI Funding Corporation
Payment Date:
1. Outstanding Balance of Receivables Purchased:
2. Fair Market Value Discount:
1/{1 + [(Prime Rate + 0.25%) x Turnover Rate]}
365
Where:
Prime Rate = __________
Turnover Rate = __________
3. Purchase Price (1 x 2) = $ __________
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Exhibit B
FORM OF COMPANY NOTE
_______________
_________, 2001
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, KSI Funding Corporation, a
Delaware limited liability company ("Company"), promises to pay to [NAME OF THE
ORIGINATOR], a _________ [CORPORATION] [LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY] [LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP] (the "Originator"), on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein and in the Purchase and Sale Agreement referred to below, the
aggregate unpaid Purchase Price of all Receivables purchased by the Company from
the Originator pursuant to such Purchase and Sale Agreement, as such unpaid
Purchase Price is shown in the records of the Servicer.
1. Purchase and Sale Agreement. This Company Note is one of the Company
Notes described in, and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in,
that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement of even date herewith (as the same may
be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified in
accordance with its terms, the "Purchase and Sale Agreement"), between the
Company and the various entities listed on Schedule I thereto, including the
Originator. Reference is hereby made to the Purchase and Sale Agreement for a
statement of certain other rights and obligations of the Company and the
Originator.
2. Definitions. Capitalized terms used (but not defined) herein have
the meanings assigned thereto in Exhibit I to the Receivables Purchase Agreement
(as defined in the Purchase and Sale Agreement). In addition, as used herein,
the following terms have the following meanings:
"Bankruptcy Proceedings" has the meaning set forth in clause (b) of
paragraph 9 hereof.
"Final Maturity Date" means the Payment Date immediately following the
date that falls one hundred twenty one (121) days after the Purchase and Sale
Termination Date.
"Interest Period" means the period from and including a Settlement Date
(or, in the case of the first Interest Period, the date hereof) to but excluding
the next Settlement Date.
"Prime Rate" has the meaning assigned thereto in the Purchase and Sale
Agreement.
"Receivables Purchase Agreement" means the Receivables Purchase
Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2001, entered into among the KSI Funding
Corporation, Kulicke and Xxxxx Industries, Inc., Market Street Funding
Corporation, and PNC Bank, National Association.
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"Senior Interests" means, collectively, (i) all accrued and unpaid
Discount, (ii) all fees payable by the Company to the Senior Interest Holders
pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (iii) all amounts payable
pursuant to Section 1.7 and 1.8 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (iv) the
aggregate Capital and (v) all other obligations owed by the Company to the
Senior Interest Holders under the Receivables Purchase Agreement and other
Transaction Documents that are due and payable, together with any and all
interest and Discount accruing on any such amount after the commencement of any
Bankruptcy Proceedings, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law that might
restrict the rights of any Senior Interest Holder, as against the Company or
anyone else, to collect such interest.
"Senior Interest Holders" means, collectively, the Issuer, the
Administrator and the Indemnified Parties.
"Subordination Provisions" means, collectively, clauses (a) through (l)
of paragraph 9 hereof.
"Telerate Screen Rate" means, for any Interest Period, the rate for
thirty day commercial paper denominated in dollars which appears on Page 1250 of
the Dow Xxxxx Telerate Service (or such other page as may replace that page on
that service for the purpose of displaying dollar commercial paper rates) at
approximately 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first day of such Interest
Period.
3. Interest. Subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below,
the Company promises to pay interest on this Company Note as follows:
(a) Prior to the Final Maturity Date, the aggregate unpaid
Purchase Price from time to time outstanding during any Interest Period shall
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Telerate Screen Rate for such
Interest Period as determined by the Servicer; and
(b) From (and including) the Final Maturity Date to (but
excluding) the date on which the entire aggregate unpaid Purchase Price payable
to the Originator is fully paid, such aggregate unpaid Purchase Price from time
to time outstanding shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime
Rate.
4. Interest Payment Dates. Subject to the Subordination Provisions set
forth below, the Company shall pay accrued interest on this Company Note on each
Settlement Date, and shall pay accrued interest on the amount of each principal
payment made in cash on a date other than a Settlement Date at the time of such
principal payment.
5. Basis of Computation. Interest accrued hereunder that is computed by
reference to the Telerate Screen Rate shall be computed for the actual number of
days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year, and interest accrued hereunder that
is computed by reference to the rate described in paragraph 3(b) of this Company
Note shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a
365- or 366-day year.
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6. Principal Payment Dates. Subject to the Subordination Provisions set
forth below, payments of the principal amount of this Company Note shall be made
as follows:
(a) The principal amount of this Company Note shall be reduced
by an amount equal to each payment deemed made pursuant to Section 3.3 of the
Purchase and Sale Agreement; and
(b) The entire remaining unpaid Purchase Price of all
Receivables purchased by the Company from the Originator pursuant to the
Purchase and Sale Agreement shall be due and payable on the Final Maturity Date.
Subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below, the principal amount of
and accrued interest on this Company Note may be prepaid on any Business Day
without premium or penalty.
7. Payment Mechanics. All payments of principal and interest hereunder
are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America.
8. Enforcement Expenses. In addition to and not in limitation of the
foregoing, but subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below and to
any limitation imposed by applicable law, the Company agrees to pay all
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses, incurred by
the Originator in seeking to collect any amounts payable hereunder which are not
paid when due.
9. Subordination Provisions. The Company covenants and agrees, and the
Originator and any other holder of this Company Note (collectively, the
Originator and any such other holder are called the "Holder"), by its acceptance
of this Company Note, likewise covenants and agrees on behalf of itself and any
holder of this Company Note, that the payment of the principal amount of and
interest on this Company Note is hereby expressly subordinated in right of
payment to the payment and performance of the Senior Interests to the extent and
in the manner set forth in the following clauses of this paragraph 9:
(a) No payment or other distribution of the Company's assets
of any kind or character, whether in cash, securities, or other rights or
property, shall be made on account of this Company Note except to the extent
such payment or other distribution is (i) permitted under paragraph 1(n) of
Exhibit IV of the Receivables Purchase Agreement or (ii) made pursuant to clause
(a) or (b) of paragraph 6 of this Company Note;
(b) In the event of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation,
readjustment, reorganization or other similar event relating to the Company,
whether voluntary or involuntary, partial or complete, and whether in
bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings, or upon an assignment for
the benefit of creditors, or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities
of the Company or any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company other than as permitted by the Purchase and Sale Agreement (such
proceedings being herein collectively
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44
called "Bankruptcy Proceedings"), the Senior Interests shall first be paid and
performed in full and in cash before the Originator shall be entitled to receive
and to retain any payment or distribution in respect of this Company Note. In
order to implement the foregoing during any Bankruptcy Proceeding: (i) all
payments and distributions of any kind or character in respect of this Company
Note to which Holder would be entitled except for this clause (b) shall be made
directly to the Administrator (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders);
(ii) Holder shall promptly file a claim or claims, in the form required in any
Bankruptcy Proceedings, for the full outstanding amount of this Company Note,
and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause said claim or claims to
be approved and all payments and other distributions in respect thereof to be
made directly to the Administrator (for the benefit of the Senior Interest
Holders) until the Senior Interests shall have been paid and performed in full
and in cash; and (iii) Holder hereby irrevocably agrees that the Issuer (or the
Administrator acting on the Issuer's behalf), in the name of Holder or
otherwise, may demand, xxx for, collect, receive and receipt for any and all
such payments or distributions, and file, prove and vote or consent in any such
Bankruptcy Proceedings with respect to any and all claims of Holder relating to
this Company Note, in each case until the Senior Interests shall have been paid
and performed in full and in cash;
(c) In the event that Holder receives any payment or other
distribution of any kind or character from the Company or from any other source
whatsoever, in respect of this Company Note, other than as expressly permitted
by the terms of this Company Note, such payment or other distribution shall be
received in trust for the Senior Interest Holders and shall be turned over by
Holder to the Administrator (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders)
forthwith. Holder will xxxx its books and records so as clearly to indicate that
this Company Note is subordinated in accordance with the terms hereof. All
payments and distributions received by the Administrator in respect of this
Company Note, to the extent received in or converted into cash, may be applied
by the Administrator (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders) first to
the payment of any and all expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
legal expenses) paid or incurred by the Senior Interest Holders in enforcing
these Subordination Provisions, or in endeavoring to collect or realize upon
this Company Note, and any balance thereof shall, solely as between the
Originator and the Senior Interest Holders, be applied by the Administrator (in
the order of application set forth in Section 1.4(d)(ii) of the Receivables
Purchase Agreement) toward the payment of the Senior Interests; but as between
the Company and its creditors, no such payments or distributions of any kind or
character shall be deemed to be payments or distributions in respect of the
Senior Interests;
(d) Notwithstanding any payments or distributions received by
the Senior Interest Holders in respect of this Company Note, while any
Bankruptcy Proceedings are pending Holder shall not be subrogated to the then
existing rights of the Senior Interest Holders in respect of the Senior
Interests until the Senior Interests have been paid and performed in full and in
cash. If no Bankruptcy Proceedings are pending, Holder shall only be entitled to
exercise any subrogation rights that it may acquire (by reason of a payment or
distribution to the Senior Interest Holders in respect of this Company Note) to
the extent that any payment arising out of the exercise of such rights would be
permitted under paragraph 1(n) of Exhibit IV of the Receivables Purchase
Agreement;
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(e) These Subordination Provisions are intended solely for the
purpose of defining the relative rights of Holder, on the one hand, and the
Senior Interest Holders on the other hand. Nothing contained in these
Subordination Provisions or elsewhere in this Company Note is intended to or
shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors (other than the Senior
Interest Holders) and Holder, the Company's obligation, which is unconditional
and absolute, to pay Holder the principal of and interest on this Company Note
as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms
hereof or to affect the relative rights of Holder and creditors of the Company
(other than the Senior Interest Holders);
(f) Holder shall not, until the Senior Interests have been
paid and performed in full and in cash, (i) cancel, waive, forgive, transfer or
assign, or commence legal proceedings to enforce or collect, or subordinate to
any obligation of the Company, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or now or hereafter existing, or due
or to become due, other than the Senior Interests, this Company Note or any
rights in respect hereof or (ii) convert this Company Note into an equity
interest in the Company, unless Holder shall have received the prior written
consent of the Administrator and the Issuer in each case;
(g) Holder shall not, without the advance written consent of
the Administrator and the Issuer, commence, or join with any other Person in
commencing, any Bankruptcy Proceedings with respect to the Company until at
least one year and one day shall have passed since the Senior Interests shall
have been paid and performed in full and in cash;
(h) If, at any time, any payment (in whole or in part) of any
Senior Interest is rescinded or must be restored or returned by a Senior
Interest Holder (whether in connection with Bankruptcy Proceedings or
otherwise), these Subordination Provisions shall continue to be effective or
shall be reinstated, as the case may be, as though such payment had not been
made;
(i) Each of the Senior Interest Holders may, from time to
time, at its sole discretion, without notice to Holder, and without waiving any
of its rights under these Subordination Provisions, take any or all of the
following actions: (i) retain or obtain an interest in any property to secure
any of the Senior Interests; (ii) retain or obtain the primary or secondary
obligations of any other obligor or obligors with respect to any of the Senior
Interests; (iii) extend or renew for one or more periods (whether or not longer
than the original period), alter or exchange any of the Senior Interests, or
release or compromise any obligation of any nature with respect to any of the
Senior Interests; (iv) amend, supplement, amend and restate, or otherwise modify
any Transaction Document; and (v) release its security interest in, or
surrender, release or permit any substitution or exchange for all or any part of
any rights or property securing any of the Senior Interests, or extend or renew
for one or more periods (whether or not longer than the original period), or
release, compromise, alter or exchange any obligations of any nature of any
obligor with respect to any such rights or property;
(j) Holder hereby waives: (i) notice of acceptance of these
Subordination Provisions by any of the Senior Interest Holders; (ii) notice of
the existence, creation, non-payment or non-performance of all or any of the
Senior Interests; and (iii) all diligence in
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46
enforcement, collection or protection of, or realization upon, the Senior
Interests, or any thereof, or any security therefor;
(k) Each of the Senior Interest Holders may, from time to
time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction
Documents to which such Persons are party, but without notice to Holder, assign
or transfer any or all of the Senior Interests, or any interest therein; and,
notwithstanding any such assignment or transfer or any subsequent assignment or
transfer thereof, such Senior Interests shall be and remain Senior Interests for
the purposes of these Subordination Provisions, and every immediate and
successive assignee or transferee of any of the Senior Interests or of any
interest of such assignee or transferee in the Senior Interests shall be
entitled to the benefits of these Subordination Provisions to the same extent as
if such assignee or transferee were the assignor or transferor; and
(l) These Subordination Provisions constitute a continuing
offer from the holder of this Company Note to all Persons who become the holders
of, or who continue to hold, Senior Interests; and these Subordination
Provisions are made for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders, and the
Administrator may proceed to enforce such provisions on behalf of each of such
Persons.
10. General. No failure or delay on the part of the Originator in
exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right.
No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any
provision of this Company Note shall in any event be effective unless (i) the
same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by the Company and Holder and
(ii) all consents required for such actions under the Transaction Documents
shall have been received by the appropriate Persons.
11. Maximum Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this Company Note to
the contrary, the Company shall never be required to pay unearned interest on
any amount outstanding hereunder and shall never be required to pay interest on
the principal amount outstanding hereunder at a rate in excess of the maximum
interest rate that may be contracted for, charged or received under applicable
federal or state law (such maximum rate being herein called the "Highest Lawful
Rate"). If the effective rate of interest which would otherwise by payable under
this Company Note would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, or if the holder of this
Company Note shall receive any unearned interest or shall receive monies that
are deemed to constitute interest which would increase the effective rate of
interest payable by the Company under this Company Note to a rate in excess of
the Highest Lawful Rate, then (i) the amount of interest which would otherwise
by payable by the Company under this Company Note shall be reduced to the amount
allowed by applicable law, and (ii) any unearned interest paid by the Company or
any interest paid by the Company in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate shall be
refunded to the Company. Without limitation of the foregoing, all calculations
of the rate of interest contracted for, charged or received by the Originator
under this Company Note that are made for the purpose of determining whether
such rate exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to the
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Originator (such Highest Lawful Rate being herein called the "Originator's
Maximum Permissible Rate") shall be made, to the extent permitted by usury laws
applicable to the Originator (now or hereafter enacted), by amortizing,
prorating and spreading in equal parts during the actual period during which any
amount has been outstanding hereunder all interest at any time contracted for,
charged or received by the Originator in connection herewith. If at any time and
from time to time (i) the amount of interest payable to the Originator on any
date shall be computed at the Originator's Maximum Permissible Rate pursuant to
the provisions of the foregoing sentence and (ii) in respect of any subsequent
interest computation period the amount of interest otherwise payable to the
Originator would be less than the amount of interest payable to the Originator
computed at the Originator's Maximum Permissible Rate, then the amount of
interest payable to the Originator in respect of such subsequent interest
computation period shall continue to be computed at the Originator's Maximum
Permissible Rate until the total amount of interest payable to the Originator
shall equal the total amount of interest which would have been payable to the
Originator if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving
effect to the provisions of the foregoing sentence.
12. No Negotiation. This Company Note is not negotiable except that is
may be assigned to any Affiliate of the Originator.
13. GOVERNING LAW. THIS COMPANY NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER
AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
14. Captions. Paragraph captions used in this Company Note are for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provision of this Company Note.
Exhibit B-7 Purchase and Sale Agreement
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KSI FUNDING CORPORATION
By: ___________________________
Name: __________________
Title: _________________
Exhibit B-8 Purchase and Sale Agreement
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Exhibit C
FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT
THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of ___________ , 20__ (this
"Agreement") is executed by__________, a corporation organized under the laws of
__________ (the "Additional Seller"), with its principal place of business
located at __________.
BACKGROUND:
A. KSI Funding Corporation (the "Buyer") and each entity listed on
Schedule I thereto (collectively, the "Sellers"), have entered into that certain
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2001 (as amended through the
date hereof, and as it may be further amended from time to time, the "Purchase
and Sale Agreement").
B. The Additional Seller desires to become a Seller pursuant to Section
4.3 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Additional Seller hereby agrees as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and
not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the
Purchase and Sale Agreement or in the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as defined
in the Purchase and Sale Agreement).
SECTION 2. Transaction Documents. The Additional Seller hereby agrees
that it shall be bound by all of the terms, conditions and provisions of, and
shall be deemed to be a party to (as if it were an original signatory to), the
Purchase and Sale Agreement and each of the other relevant Transaction
Documents. From and after the later of the date hereof and the date that the
Additional Seller has complied with all of the requirements of Section 4.3 of
the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Additional Seller shall be a Seller for all
purposes of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and all other Transaction Documents.
The Additional Seller hereby acknowledges that it has received copies of the
Purchase and Sale Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. The Additional Seller
hereby makes all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article V
(to the extent applicable) of the Purchase and Sale Agreement as of the date
hereof (unless such representations or warranties relate to an earlier date, in
which as of such earlier date), as if such representations and warranties were
fully set forth herein. The Additional Seller hereby represents and warrants
that the chief place of business and chief executive office of the Additional
Seller, and the offices where the Additional Seller keeps all of its Records and
Related Security is as follows:
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________________________
________________________
________________________
SECTION 4. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. This Agreement is executed by the Additional Seller for the
benefit of the Buyer, and its assigns, and each of the foregoing parties may
rely hereon. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the
benefit of, the Additional Seller and its successors and permitted assigns.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
Exhibit C-2 Purchase and Sale Agreement
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be
executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date and year first above
written.
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL SELLER]
By: __________________________
Name: _________________
Title: ________________
Consented to:
KSI FUNDING CORPORATION
By: ____________________________
Name: _____________________
Title: ____________________
Acknowledged by:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrator
By: ____________________________
Name: ____________________
Title: ___________________
Exhibit C-3 Purchase and Sale Agreement
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Exhibit D
FORM OF ORIGINATOR ASSIGNMENT CERTIFICATE
ORIGINATOR ASSIGNMENT CERTIFICATE
Reference is made to the Purchase and Sale Agreement of even date
herewith (as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Purchase and Sale Agreement") between
the undersigned, the various entities listed on Schedule I, as Originators, and
KSI Funding Corporation (the "Company"). Unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Purchase and
Sale Agreement or in Exhibit I to the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as defined
in the Purchase and Sale Agreement), as applicable.
The undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Company
and its successors and assigns all right, title and interest of the undersigned
in and to:
(a) each Receivable of the undersigned that existed and was
owing to the undersigned as of the Cut-off Date other than Receivables
contributed pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement;
(b) each Receivable generated by the undersigned from and
including the Cut-off Date to and including the Purchase and Sale
Termination Date;
(c) all rights to, but not the obligations under, all Related
Security;
(d) all monies due or to become due with respect to any of the
foregoing;
(e) all books and records of the undersigned related to any of
the foregoing, and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges of such
Originator in any accounts into which Collections are or may be
received; and
(f) all collections and other proceeds and products of any of
the foregoing (as defined in the applicable UCC) that are or were
received by the undersigned on or after the Cut-off Date, including,
without limitation, all funds which either are received by the
undersigned, the Company or the Servicer from or on behalf of the
Obligors in payment of any amounts owed (including, without limitation,
invoice price, finance charges, interest and all other charges) in
respect of Receivables, or are applied to such amounts owed by the
Obligors (including, without limitation, insurance payments that the
undersigned or the Servicer applies in the ordinary course of its
business to amounts owed in respect of any Receivable and net proceeds
of sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral
or property of the Obligors in respect of Receivables or any other
parties directly or indirectly liable for payment of such Receivables).
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This Originator Assignment Certificate is made without recourse but on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents
to which the undersigned is a party. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees
that the Company and its successors and assigns are accepting this Originator
Assignment Certificate in reliance on the representations, warranties and
covenants of the undersigned contained in the Transaction Documents to which the
undersigned is a party.
THIS ORIGINATOR ASSIGNMENT CERTIFICATE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND THE INTERNAL
LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Exhibit D-2 Purchase and Sale Agreement
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Originator
Assignment Certificate to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized
officer this ___ day of _____________, 2001.
[ORIGINATOR]
By:________________________________
Name:______________________________
Title:_____________________________
Originator Assignment
S-1 Certificate (________)
