SILVERLEAF FINANCE V, L.P., as Issuer SILVERLEAF FINANCE V, LLC, as General Partner SILVERLEAF RESORTS, INC., as Servicer WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Backup Servicer and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee,...
EXHIBIT
10.1
SILVERLEAF
FINANCE V, L.P.,
as
Issuer
SILVERLEAF
FINANCE V, LLC,
as
General Partner
SILVERLEAF
RESORTS, INC.,
as
Servicer
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Backup
Servicer
and
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Indenture Trustee, Paying Agent, Custodian and Account Intermediary
Dated
as
of August 1, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article
I
|
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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3
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Section
1.1
|
General
Definitions.
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3
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Section
1.2
|
Compliance
Certificates and Opinions.
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3
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Section
1.3
|
Form
of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.
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3
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Section
1.4
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Acts
of Noteholders, etc.
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4
|
Section
1.5
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Notice
to Noteholders, Waiver.
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5
|
Section
1.6
|
Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents.
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6
|
Section
1.7
|
Successors
and Assigns.
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6
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Section
1.8
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GOVERNING
LAW; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY.
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6
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Section
1.9
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Legal
Holidays.
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6
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Section
1.10
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Execution
in Counterparts.
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7
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Section
1.11
|
Inspection.
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7
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Section
1.12
|
Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
|
7
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Article
II
|
THE
NOTES
|
7
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Section
2.1
|
General
Provisions.
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7
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Section
2.2
|
Global
Notes.
|
8
|
Section
2.3
|
Definitive
Notes.
|
9
|
Section
2.4
|
Registration,
Transfer and Exchange of Notes.
|
9
|
Section
2.5
|
Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes.
|
15
|
Section
2.6
|
Payment
of Interest and Principal; Rights Preserved.
|
15
|
Section
2.7
|
Persons
Deemed Owners.
|
16
|
Section
2.8
|
Cancellation.
|
16
|
Section
2.9
|
Noteholder
Lists.
|
16
|
Section
2.10
|
Treasury
Notes.
|
16
|
Section
2.11
|
Notice
to Depository.
|
17
|
Section
2.12
|
Confidentiality.
|
17
|
Article
III
|
ACCOUNTS;
COLLECTION AND APPLICATION OF MONEYS; REPORTS
|
17
|
Section
3.1
|
Trust
Accounts; Investments by Indenture Trustee.
|
17
|
Section
3.2
|
Establishment
and Administration of the Trust Accounts.
|
19
|
Section
3.3
|
Reserved.
|
24
|
Section
3.4
|
Distributions.
|
24
|
Section
3.5
|
Reports
to Noteholders.
|
27
|
Section
3.6
|
Note
Balance Write-Down Amounts.
|
28
|
Section
3.7
|
Withholding
Taxes.
|
28
|
Article
IV
|
THE
COLLATERAL
|
28
|
Section
4.1
|
Acceptance
by Indenture Trustee.
|
28
|
Section
4.2
|
Subsequent
Timeshare Loans.
|
29
|
Section
4.3
|
Grant
of Security Interest, Tax Treatment.
|
30
|
Section
4.4
|
Further
Action Evidencing Assignments.
|
30
|
Section
4.5
|
Substitution
and Repurchase of Timeshare Loans.
|
31
|
Section
4.6
|
Release
of Lien.
|
00
|
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4.7
|
Appointment
of Custodian and Paying Agent.
|
34
|
Section
4.8
|
Sale
of Timeshare Loans.
|
34
|
Article
V
|
SERVICING
OF TIMESHARE LOANS
|
34
|
Section
5.1
|
Appointment
of Servicer and Backup Servicer; Servicing Standard.
|
34
|
Section
5.2
|
Payments
on the Timeshare Loans.
|
34
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Section
5.3
|
Duties
and Responsibilities of the Servicer.
|
35
|
Section
5.4
|
Servicer
Events of Default.
|
39
|
Section
5.5
|
Accountings;
Statements and Reports.
|
42
|
Section
5.6
|
Records.
|
44
|
Section
5.7
|
Fidelity
Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance.
|
44
|
Section
5.8
|
Merger
or Consolidation of the Servicer.
|
44
|
Section
5.9
|
Sub-Servicing.
|
45
|
Section
5.10
|
Servicer
Resignation.
|
45
|
Section
5.11
|
Fees
and Expenses.
|
46
|
Section
5.12
|
Access
to Certain Documentation.
|
46
|
Section
5.13
|
No
Offset.
|
46
|
Section
5.14
|
Account
Statements.
|
46
|
Section
5.15
|
Indemnification;
Third Party Claim.
|
47
|
Section
5.16
|
Backup
Servicer.
|
47
|
Section
5.17
|
Reserved.
|
48
|
Section
5.18
|
Recordation.
|
48
|
Article
VI
|
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
|
48
|
Section
6.1
|
Events
of Default.
|
48
|
Section
6.2
|
Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
|
50
|
Section
6.3
|
Remedies.
|
52
|
Section
6.4
|
Indenture
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
|
53
|
Section
6.5
|
Indenture
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes.
|
53
|
Section
6.6
|
Application
of Money Collected.
|
54
|
Section
6.7
|
Limitation
on Suits.
|
56
|
Section
6.8
|
Unconditional
Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest.
|
57
|
Section
6.9
|
Restoration
of Rights and Remedies.
|
57
|
Section
6.10
|
Rights
and Remedies Cumulative.
|
57
|
Section
6.11
|
Delay
or Omission Not Waiver.
|
57
|
Section
6.12
|
Control
by Noteholders.
|
57
|
Section
6.13
|
Waiver
of Events of Default.
|
58
|
Section
6.14
|
Undertaking
for Costs.
|
58
|
Section
6.15
|
Reserved.
|
59
|
Section
6.16
|
Collateral.
|
59
|
Section
6.17
|
Action
on Notes.
|
59
|
Section
6.18
|
Performance
and Enforcement of Certain Obligations.
|
60
|
Article
VII
|
THE
INDENTURE TRUSTEE
|
60
|
Section
7.1
|
Certain
Duties.
|
60
|
Section
7.2
|
Notice
of Events of Default.
|
61
|
Section
7.3
|
Certain
Matters Affecting the Indenture Trustee
|
62
|
Section
7.4
|
Indenture
Trustee Not Liable for Notes or Timeshare Loans.
|
63
|
Section
7.5
|
Indenture
Trustee May Own Notes.
|
63
|
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Section
7.6
|
Indenture
Trustee's Fees and Expenses.
|
63
|
Section
7.7
|
Eligibility
Requirements for Indenture Trustee.
|
63
|
Section
7.8
|
Resignation
or Removal of Indenture Trustee.
|
64
|
Section
7.9
|
Successor
Indenture Trustee.
|
65
|
Section
7.10
|
Merger
or Consolidation of Indenture Trustee.
|
66
|
Section
7.11
|
Appointment
of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee.
|
66
|
Section
7.12
|
Paying
Agent and Note Registrar Rights.
|
68
|
Section
7.13
|
Authorization.
|
68
|
Section
7.14
|
Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
|
68
|
Article
VIII
|
COVENANTS
OF THE ISSUER AND THE GENERAL PARTNER
|
68
|
Section
8.1
|
Payment
of Principal and Interest.
|
68
|
Section
8.2
|
Reserved.
|
68
|
Section
8.3
|
Money
for Payments to Noteholders to Be Held in Trust.
|
69
|
Section
8.4
|
Existence;
Merger; Consolidation, etc.
|
70
|
Section
8.5
|
Protection
of Collateral; Further Assurances.
|
71
|
Section
8.6
|
Additional
Covenants
|
73
|
Section
8.7
|
Taxes.
|
75
|
Section
8.8
|
Restricted
Payments.
|
75
|
Section
8.9
|
Treatment
of Notes as Debt for Tax Purposes.
|
76
|
Section
8.10
|
Further
Instruments and Acts.
|
76
|
Section
8.11
|
Compliance
with Limited Partnership Agreement and LLC Agreement
|
76
|
Section
8.12
|
Separateness
Covenants
|
76
|
Article
IX
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
|
79
|
Section
9.1
|
Supplemental
Indentures.
|
79
|
Section
9.2
|
Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of Noteholders.
|
79
|
Section
9.3
|
Execution
of Supplemental Indentures.
|
80
|
Section
9.4
|
Effect
of Supplemental Indentures.
|
80
|
Section
9.5
|
Reference
in Notes to Supplemental Indentures.
|
81
|
Article
X
|
REDEMPTION
OF NOTES
|
81
|
Section
10.1
|
Optional
Redemption; Election to Redeem.
|
81
|
Section
10.2
|
Notice
to Indenture Trustee.
|
81
|
Section
10.3
|
Notice
of Redemption by the Servicer.
|
81
|
Section
10.4
|
Deposit
of Redemption Price.
|
81
|
Section
10.5
|
Notes
Payable on Redemption Date.
|
81
|
Article
XI
|
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
|
82
|
Section
11.1
|
Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture.
|
82
|
Section
11.2
|
Application
of Trust Money; Repayment of Money Held by Paying Agent.
|
83
|
Section
11.3
|
Trust
Termination Date.
|
83
|
Article
XII
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
|
83
|
Section
12.1
|
Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Issuer.
|
83
|
Section
12.2
|
Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer.
|
85
|
Section
12.3
|
Representations
and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee.
|
87
|
Section
12.4
|
Multiple
Roles.
|
89
|
Section
12.5
|
Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the General Partner.
|
89
|
Section
12.6
|
[Reserved].
|
90
|
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Section
12.7
|
Representations
and Warranties of the Backup Servicer.
|
90
|
Article
XIII
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
91
|
Section
13.1
|
Officer’s
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions
Precedent.
|
91
|
Section
13.2
|
Statements
Required in Certificate or Opinion.
|
92
|
Section
13.3
|
Notices.
|
92
|
Section
13.4
|
No
Proceedings.
|
94
|
Exhibit
A
|
Form
of Notes
|
Exhibit
B
|
Form
of Investor Representation Letter - Rule 144A
|
Exhibit
C
|
Reserved
|
Exhibit
D
|
Form
of Monthly Servicer Report
|
Exhibit
E
|
Servicing
Officer’s Certificate
|
Exhibit
F
|
Reserved
|
Exhibit
G
|
Form
of ROAP Waiver Letter
|
Exhibit
H
|
List
of Silverleaf Executive Management
|
Exhibit
I
|
Form
of Investor Representation Letter - Regulation S
|
Exhibit
J
|
Form
of Transferor Certification - Rule 144A Global Note to Temporary
Regulation S Global Note
|
Exhibit
K
|
Form
of Transferor Certification - Rule 144A Global Note to Regulation
S Global
Note
|
Exhibit
L
|
Form
of Transferor Certification - Regulation S Global Note to Rule 144A
Global
Note
|
Exhibit
M
|
Form
of Class G Note Investor Representation Letter
|
Annex
A
|
Standard
Definitions
|
Schedule
I
|
Schedule
of Timeshare Loans
|
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INDENTURE
This
INDENTURE, dated as of August 1, 2006 (the “Indenture”),
is
among SILVERLEAF FINANCE V, L.P., a limited partnership formed under the laws
of
the State of Delaware, as issuer (the “Issuer”),
SILVERLEAF FINANCE V, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws
of
the State of Delaware, as general partner of the Issuer (the “General
Partner”),
SILVERLEAF RESORTS, INC. (“Silverleaf”),
a
Texas corporation, in its capacity as servicer (the “Servicer”),
and
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association,
as indenture trustee (the “Indenture
Trustee”),
paying agent (the “Paying
Agent”),
as
custodian (the “Custodian”),
as
backup servicer (the “Backup
Servicer”)
and as
a securities intermediary with respect to the Trust Accounts (in such capacity,
the “Account
Intermediary”).
RECITALS
OF THE ISSUER
WHEREAS,
the Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture
to
provide for the issuance of its $49,681,000 5.760% Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes,
Series 2006-A, Class A (the “Class
A Notes”),
$21,736,000 5.909% Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class B (the
“Class
B Notes”),
$15,525,000 6.456% Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class C (the
“Class
C Notes”),
$15,525,000 7.249% Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class D, (the
“Class
D Notes”),
$7,763,000 7.793% Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class E (the
“Class
E Notes”),
$7,763,000 8.287% Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class F (the
“Class
F Notes,”
and
$10,092,000 10.000% Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class G (the
“Class
G Notes,”
together with the Class A Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, Class D Notes,
Class E Notes and Class F Notes, the “Notes”);
WHEREAS,
all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Issuer and
authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee hereunder, the valid
recourse obligations of the Issuer, and to make this Indenture a valid agreement
of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done; and
WHEREAS,
the Servicer has agreed to service and administer the Timeshare Loans securing
the Notes and the Backup Servicer has agreed to perform certain servicing duties
pursuant to the Backup Servicing Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For
and
in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the holders
thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the benefit of the
Noteholders, as allows:
GRANTING
CLAUSE
To
secure
the payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes in accordance with
their terms, the payment of all of the sums payable under this Indenture and
the
performance of the covenants contained in this Indenture, the Issuer hereby
Grants to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, all of
the
Issuer’s right, title and interest in
1
and
to
the following whether now owned or hereafter acquired and any and all benefits
accruing to the Issuer from, (i) the Timeshare Loans specified on Schedule
I
hereto, (ii) any Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loans and Subsequent Timeshare
Loans, (iii) the Receivables in respect of each Timeshare Loan due on and after
the related Cut-Off Date, (iv) the related Timeshare Loan Documents (excluding
any rights as developer or declarant under the Timeshare Declaration, the
Timeshare Program Consumer Documents or the Timeshare Program Governing
Documents), (v) all Related Security in respect of each Timeshare Loan, (vi)
all
rights and remedies under the Transfer Agreement, the Loan Sale Agreement,
the
Lockbox Agreement, the Backup Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement
and
each Subsequent Transfer Agreement, (vii) all amounts in or to be deposited
to
the Lockbox Account, the Collection Account, the Reserve Account, the Prefunding
Account and the Capitalized Interest Account, and (viii) proceeds of the
foregoing (including, without limitation, all cash proceeds, accounts, accounts
receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts,
insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every
kind, and other forms of obligations and receivables which at any time
constitute all or part or are included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing)
(collectively, the “Collateral”). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Collateral shall not include (i) any Timeshare Loan released
from the lien of this Indenture in accordance with the terms hereof and any
Related Security, Timeshare Loan Documents, income or proceeds related to such
released Timeshare Loan, (ii) any amount distributed pursuant to Section 3.4
or
Section 6.6 hereof or (iii) any Misdirected Deposits.
Such
Grant is made in trust to secure (i) the payment of all amounts due on the
Notes
in
accordance with their terms, equally and ratably except as otherwise may be
provided in
this
Indenture, without prejudice, priority, or distinction between any Note of
the
same Class and any other Note of the same Class by reason of differences in
time
of issuance or otherwise, and (ii) the payment of all other sums payable under
the Notes and this Indenture.
The
Indenture Trustee acknowledges such Grant, accepts the trusts hereunder in
accordance with the provisions hereof, and agrees to perform the duties herein
required to the best of its ability and to the end that the interests of the
Noteholders may be adequately and effectively protected as hereinafter
provided.
The
Custodian shall hold the Timeshare Loan Files in trust, for the use and benefit
of the Issuer and all present and future Noteholders, and shall retain
possession thereof. The Custodian further agrees and acknowledges that each
other item making up the Collateral that is physically delivered to the
Custodian will be held by the Custodian in the State of Minnesota or in any
other location acceptable to the Indenture Trustee and the
Servicer.
The
Indenture Trustee further acknowledges that in the event the conveyance of
the
Timeshare Loans by Silverleaf to the Issuer pursuant to the Transfer Agreement
and any Subsequent Transfer Agreement, or by the Seller to the Issuer pursuant
to the Loan Sale Agreement, is determined
to
constitute a loan and not a sale as it is intended by all the parties hereto,
the Custodian will be holding
each of the Timeshare Loans as bailee of the Issuer; provided, however, that
with respect
to the
Timeshare Loans, the Custodian shall not act at the direction of the Issuer
without the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee.
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ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF
GENERAL APPLICATION
Section
1.1 General
Definitions.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Indenture, capitalized terms
shall have the meanings given them in the “Standard Definitions” attached hereto
as Annex A.
Section
1.2 Compliance
Certificates and Opinions.
Upon
any
written application or request (or oral application with prompt written or
telecopied confirmation) by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any
action under any provision of this Indenture, other than any request that (a)
the Indenture Trustee authenticate the Notes specified in such request, (b)
the
Indenture Trustee invest moneys in any of the Trust Accounts pursuant to the
written directions specified in such request or (c) the Indenture Trustee pay
moneys due and payable to the Issuer hereunder to the Issuer’s assignee
specified in such request, the Indenture Trustee shall require the Issuer to
furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the
proposed action have been complied with and that the request otherwise is in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and an Opinion of Counsel stating
that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any,
have
been complied with, except that, in the case of any such requested action as
to
which other evidence of satisfaction of the conditions precedent thereto is
specifically required by any provision of this Indenture, no additional
certificate or opinion need be furnished.
Section
1.3 Form
of
Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.
In
any
case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an
opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters
be
certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they
be so certified or covered by only one such document, but one such Person may
certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other
such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give
opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any
certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer delivered to the Indenture
Trustee may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon an Opinion
of
Counsel, unless such officer knows that the opinion with respect to the matters
upon which his/her certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such
officer’s certificate or opinion and any Opinion of Counsel may be based,
insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of,
or
representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer as to such factual
matters unless such officer or counsel knows that the certificate or opinion
or
representations with respect to such matters is
erroneous. Any Opinion of Counsel may be based on the written opinion of other
counsel, in which event such Opinion of Counsel shall be accompanied by a copy
of such other counsel’s opinion and shall include a statement to the effect that
such other counsel believes that
3
such
counsel and the Indenture Trustee may reasonably rely upon the opinion of such
other counsel.
Where
any
Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests,
consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this
Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one
instrument.
Wherever
in this Indenture, in connection with any application or certificate or report
to the Indenture Trustee, it is provided that the Issuer shall deliver any
document as a condition of the granting of such application, or as evidence
of
compliance with any term hereof, it is intended that the truth and accuracy,
at
the time of the granting of such application or at the effective date of such
certificate or report (as the case may be), of the facts and opinions stated
in
such document shall in such case be conditions precedent to the right of the
Issuer to have such application granted or to the sufficiency of such
certificate or report. The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to affect
the Indenture Trustee’s right to rely upon the truth and accuracy of any
statement or opinion contained in any such document as provided in Section
7.1(b) hereof.
Whenever
in this Indenture it is provided that the absence of the occurrence and
continuation of a Default, Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default is
a
condition precedent to the taking of any action by the Indenture Trustee at
the
request or direction of the Issuer, then, notwithstanding that the satisfaction
of such condition is a condition precedent to the Issuer’s right to make such
request or direction, the Indenture Trustee shall be protected in acting in
accordance with such request or direction if it does not have knowledge of
the
occurrence and continuation of such event. For all purposes of this Indenture,
the Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default,
Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default nor shall the Indenture Trustee
have any duty to monitor or investigate to determine whether a default has
occurred (other than an Event of Default of the kind described in Section 6.1(a)
hereof) or Servicer Event of Default has occurred unless a Responsible Officer
of the Indenture Trustee shall have actual knowledge thereof or shall have
been
notified in writing thereof by the Issuer, the Servicer or any secured
party.
Section
1.4 Acts
of
Noteholders, etc.
(a) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Noteholders may be
embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar
tenor signed by such Noteholders in person or by agents duly appointed in
writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall
become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the
Indenture Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer.
Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act”
of
the
Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any
such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient
for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.1 hereof) conclusive
in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided
in this Section 1.4.
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(b) The
fact
and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may
be
proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate
of a
notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of
deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing
acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer
acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or
affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact
and
date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of
the
Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the
Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
Act
of the holder of any Note shall bind every future holder of the same Note and
the holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or
in
exchange therefore or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted
or
suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon,
whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.
(d) By
accepting the Notes issued pursuant to this Indenture, each Noteholder
irrevocably appoints the Indenture Trustee hereunder as the special
attorney-in-fact for such Noteholder vested with full power on behalf of such
Noteholder to effect and enforce the rights of such Noteholder for the benefit
of such Noteholder; provided that nothing contained in this Section 1.4(d)
shall
be deemed to confer upon the Indenture Trustee any duty or power to vote on
behalf of the Noteholders with respect to any matter on which the Noteholders
have a right to vote pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Section
1.5 Notice
to
Noteholders, Waiver.
(a) Where
this Indenture provides for notice to Noteholders of any event, or the mailing
of any report to Noteholders, such notice or report shall be sufficiently given
(unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, via
first
class mail, or sent by private courier or confirmed telecopy to each Noteholder
affected by such event or to whom such report is required to be mailed, at
its
address as it appears in the Note Register, not later than the interest date,
and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice
or the mailing of such report. In any case where a notice or report to
Noteholders is mailed, neither the failure to mail such notice or report, nor
any defect in any notice or report so mailed, to any particular Noteholder
shall
affect the sufficiency of such notice or report with respect to other
Noteholders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice
may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either
before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such
notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders shall be filed with the Indenture
Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity
of
any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
(b) In
case
by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of other cause
it shall be impracticable to mail or send notice to Noteholders, in accordance
with Section 1.5(a) hereof, of any event or any report to Noteholders when
such
notice or report required to be delivered pursuant to any provision of this
Indenture, then such notification or
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delivery
as shall be made with the approval of the Indenture Trustee shall constitute
a
sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section
1.6 Effect
of
Headings and Table of Contents.
The
Article and Section headings herein and in the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section
1.7 Successors
and Assigns.
All
covenants and agreements in this Indenture by each of the parties hereto shall
bind its respective successors and permitted assigns, whether so expressed
or
not.
Section
1.8 GOVERNING
LAW; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY.
THIS
INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. UNLESS MADE APPLICABLE IN A
SUPPLEMENT HERETO, THIS INDENTURE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT
OF
1939 AND SHALL NOT BE GOVERNED THEREBY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
THEREWITH.
SILVERLEAF,
ISSUER, GENERAL PARTNER, BACKUP SERVICER AND INDENTURE TRUSTEE HEREBY AGREE
NOT
TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVE ANY
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR
HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS AGREEMENT. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL
BY
JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY SILVERLEAF, ISSUER, GENERAL PARTNER,
BACKUP SERVICER AND INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY
EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WOULD
OTHERWISE ACCRUE OR EXIST. SILVERLEAF, ISSUER, GENERAL PARTNER, BACKUP SERVICER
AND INDENTURE TRUSTEE ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH
IN
ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY SILVERLEAF, ISSUER,
GENERAL PARTNER, BACKUP SERVICER AND INDENTURE TRUSTEE.
Section
1.9 Legal
Holidays.
In
any
case where any Payment Date or the Stated Maturity or any other date of which
principal of or interest on any Note is proposed to be paid shall not be a
Business Day then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or
of
the Notes) such payment need not be made on such date, but may be made on the
next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such
Payment Date, Stated Maturity or other date on which principal
of or interest on any Note is proposed to be paid; provided that,
no
penalty interest shall
accrue
for the period from and after such Payment Date, Stated Maturity, or any other
date on
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which
principal of or interest on any Note is proposed to be paid, as the case may
be,
until such next succeeding Business Day.
Section
1.10 Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which such
executed
shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute but one
and
the same instrument.
Section
1.11 Inspection.
The
Issuer agrees that, on ten Business Days’ prior notice (or one Business Day’s
prior notice after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of
Default or a Service-Event of Default), it will permit the representatives
of
the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder during the Issuer’s normal business
hours, to examine all of the books of account, records, reports and other papers
of the Issuer, to make copies thereof and extracts therefrom, and to discuss
its
affairs, finances and accounts with its designated officers, employees and
independent accountants in the presence of such designated officers and
employees (and by this provision the Issuer hereby authorizes its independent
accountants to discuss with such representatives such affairs, finances and
accounts), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably
requested for the purpose of reviewing or evaluating the financial condition
or
affairs of the Issuer or the performance of and compliance with the covenants
and undertakings of the Issuer and the Servicer in this Indenture or any of
the
other documents referred to herein or therein. Any reasonable expense incident
to the exercise by the Indenture Trustee at any time or any Noteholder during
the continuance of any Default or Event of Default, of any right under this
Section 1.11 shall be borne by the Issuer. Nothing contained herein shall be
construed as a duty of the Indenture Trustee to perform such
inspection.
Section
1.12 Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
The
representations, warranties and certifications of the Issuer made in this
Indenture or in any certificate or other writing delivered by the Issuer
pursuant hereto shall survive the authentication and delivery of the Notes
hereunder.
ARTICLE
II
THE
NOTES
Section
2.1 General
Provisions.
(a) Form
of Notes.
The
Notes shall be designated as the “Silverleaf Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series
2006-A”. The Notes, together with their certificates of authentication, shall be
in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit
A
attached
hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other
variations as required or are permitted by this Indenture, and may have such
letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or
endorsements placed thereon, as may consistently herewith, be determined by
the
officer executing such Notes, as evidenced by such officer’s execution of such
Notes.
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(b) Denominations.
The
Outstanding Note Balance of the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class
C
Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes and the Class
G
Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is limited
to $49,681,000, $21,736,000, $15,525,000, $15,525,000, $7,763,000, $7,763,000
and $10,092,000, respectively. The Notes shall be issuable only as registered
Notes, without interest coupons, in the denominations of at least $25,000 and
in
integral multiples of $1,000; provided,
however,
that
the foregoing shall not restrict or prevent the transfer in accordance with
Section 2.4 hereof of any Note with a remaining Outstanding Note Balance of
less
than $25,000.
(c) Execution,
Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The
Notes shall be manually executed by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer. Any
Note bearing the signature of an individual who was at the time of execution
thereof an authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer,
notwithstanding that such individual ceases to hold such office prior to the
authentication and delivery of such Note or did not hold such office at the
date
of such Note. No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture
or
be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a
certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth in
Exhibit
A
hereto,
executed by the Indenture Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate
upon
any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note
has
been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Each Note shall be dated the
date of its authentication. The Notes may from time to time be executed by
the
Issuer and delivered to the Indenture Trustee for authentication together with
an Issuer Order to the Indenture Trustee directing the authentication and
delivery of such Notes and thereupon the same shall be authenticated and
delivered by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with such Issuer
Order.
Section
2.2 Global
Notes.
Each
of
the Notes, upon original issuance, shall be issued in the form of one or more
book-entry global certificates (the “Global
Notes” and
each,
a “Global
Note”)
to be
deposited with the Indenture Trustee as custodian for The Depository Trust
Company, the initial Depository, by or on behalf of the Issuer. The Notes sold
to non-U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) in offshore transactions in
reliance on Regulation S will initially be represented by one or more temporary
Global Notes (each, a “Temporary
Regulation S Global Note”).
Upon
the expiration of the Restricted Period, interests in a Temporary Regulation
S
Global Note will be exchangeable for interests in a permanent Global Note of
the
same Class (together with a Temporary Regulation S Global Note, a “Regulation
S Global Note”).
The
Notes sold to U.S. Persons which are Qualified Institutional Buyers will be
represented by one or more temporary Global Notes (each, a “Rule
144A Global Note”).
All
Global Notes shall be initially registered on the Note Register in the name
of
Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC and no Note Owner will receive a definitive
note (a “Definitive
Note”)
representing such Note Owner’s interest in the related Class of Notes, except as
provided in Section 2.3 hereof. Unless and until Definitive Notes have been
issued in respect of a Class of Notes pursuant to Section 2.3:
(a) the
provisions of this Section 2.2 shall be in full force and effect with respect
to
such Class of Notes;
(b) the
Issuer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee may deal with the Depository
and the Depository Participants for all purposes with respect to such Notes
(including
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the
making of distributions on such Notes) as the authorized representatives of
the
respective Note Owners;
(c) to
the
extent that the provisions of this Section 2.2 conflict with any other
provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Section 2.2 shall control;
and
(d) the
rights of the respective Note Owners of a Class of Notes shall be exercised
only
through the Depository and the Depository Participants and shall be limited
to
those established by law and agreements between the respective Note Owners
and
the Depository and/or the Depository Participants. Pursuant to the Depository
Agreement, unless and until Definitive Notes are issued in respect of the Notes
pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof, the Depository will make book-entry transfers
among the Depository Participants and receive and transmit distributions of
principal of, and interest on, the Notes to the Depository
Participants
Section
2.3 Definitive
Notes.
If
(a)
the Depository advises the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Depository
is
no longer willing, qualified or able to properly discharge its responsibilities
as Depository with respect to the Global Notes and the Issuer is unable to
locate a qualified successor, (b) the Issuer, at its sole option, advises the
Indenture Trustee in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry
system with respect to any or all Classes of Notes through the Depository,
or
(c) after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Note Owners evidencing not
less
than 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of such Class of Notes, advise the
Indenture Trustee and the Depository through the Depository Participants in
writing that the continuation of a book-entry system with respect to such Class
of Notes, respectively, through the Depository is no longer in the best interest
of such Note Owners, the Indenture Trustee shall use its best efforts to notify
all affected Note Owners through the Depository of the occurrence of any such
event and of the availability of Definitive Notes to such Note Owners. None
of
the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer shall be liable for any delay
in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely in, and shall be
protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive
Notes, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and the Servicer
shall recognize Holders of Definitive Notes as Noteholders hereunder. Upon
the
issuance of Definitive Notes, all references herein to obligations imposed
upon
or to be performed by the Depository shall be deemed to be imposed upon and
performed by the Indenture Trustee, to the extent applicable with respect to
such Definitive Notes.
Section
2.4 Registration,
Transfer and Exchange of Notes.
(a) The
Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register
(“Note
Register”)
for
the registration, transfer and exchange of Notes. The Indenture Trustee is
hereby appointed “Note Registrar” for purposes of registering Notes and
transfers of Notes as herein provided. The names and addresses of all
Noteholders and the names and addresses of the transferees of any Notes shall
be
registered in the Note Register; provided,
however,
in no
event shall the Note Registrar be required to maintain in the Note Register
the
names of the individual participants holding Notes through the Depository.
The
Person in whose name any Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated
as
the sole owner and Noteholder hereof for all purposes of this Indenture and
the
Note Registrar, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer and
any
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agent
of
any of them shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary.
A
Definitive Note is transferable or exchangeable only upon the surrender of
such
Note to the Note Registrar at the Corporate Trust Office together with an
assignment and transfer (executed by the Holder or his duly authorized
attorney), subject to the applicable requirements of this Section 2.4. Upon
request of the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar shall provide the Indenture
Trustee with the names and addresses of any Noteholders.
(b) Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Definitive Note, subject to the
applicable requirements of this Section 2.4, the Issuer shall execute and the
Indenture Trustee shall duly authenticate in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes in denominations of a like
aggregate denomination as the Definitive Note being surrendered. Each Note
surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled and consequently
destroyed by the Note Registrar. Each new Note issued pursuant to this Section
2.4 shall be registered in the name of any Person as the transferring Holder
may
request, subject to the applicable provisions of this Section 2.4. All Notes
issued upon any registration of transfer
or
exchange of Notes shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture
as
the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or
exchange.
(c) The
issuance of the Notes will not be registered or qualified under the Securities
Act or the securities laws of any state. No resale or transfer of any Note
may
be made unless such resale or transfer is made in accordance with this
Indenture, in minimum denominations of $25,000 and in integral multiples of
$1,000, and only if (i) such resale or transfer is in compliance with Rule
144A
under the Securities Act, to a person whom the transferor reasonably believes
is
a Qualified Institutional Buyer (as defined in Rule 144A) that is purchasing
for
its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer and to
whom notice is given that such resale or transfer is being made in reliance
upon
Rule 144A under the Securities Act and, in the case of the registered holder
of
a Note, as certified by such registered holder (other than the Initial Purchaser
and its initial transferees) in a letter in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto;
(ii) such resale or transfer is in compliance with Regulation S under the
Securities Act and, in the case of the registered holder of a Note, as certified
by such registered holder (other than the Initial Purchaser and its initial
transferees) in a letter in the form of Exhibit
I
hereto;
(iii) after the appropriate holding period, such resale or transfer is pursuant
to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule
144
under the Securities Act (if available); or (iv) such resale or transfer is
made
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in
each of cases (i) through (iv) in accordance with any applicable securities
laws
of any state of the United States and any other applicable jurisdiction. Each
transferee and each subsequent transferee will be required to notify any
subsequent purchaser of such Notes from it of the resale restrictions described
above. In addition to any certificates delivered by the beneficial owners of
Notes represented by beneficial interests in a Global Note, each Person that
purchases or otherwise acquires any beneficial interest in a Global Note shall
be deemed, by its purchase or other acquisition thereof, to have represented,
warranted and agreed as provided in the legends of such Note and shall be deemed
to have made the representations, warranties and covenants set forth with
respect to a transferee in the letter attached as Exhibit
B
or
Exhibit
I
hereto,
as applicable. Any purported transfer of a Note not in accordance with this
Section 2.4 shall be null and void and shall not be given effect for any purpose
hereunder. None of the Issuer, the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee is
obligated to register or qualify the Notes under the
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Securities
Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required
under this Indenture to permit the transfer of any Note without
registration.
(d) Global
Notes Restrictions.
In
addition to the applicable provisions of this Section 2.4 and the rules of
the
Depository, the exchange, transfer and registration of transfer of Global Notes
shall only be made in accordance with this Section 2.4(d).
(i) Rule
144A Global Note to Temporary Regulation S Global Note During the Restricted
Period.
If,
during the Restricted Period, a Note Owner of an interest in a Rule 144A Global
Note wishes at any time to transfer its beneficial interest in such Rule 144A
Global Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of
a
beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Note, such Note Owner
may
transfer or cause the transfer of such beneficial interest for an equivalent
beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Note only upon
compliance with all applicable rules and procedures of the Depository and
Clearstream or Euroclear applicable to transfers by their respective
participants (the “Applicable
Procedures”)
and in
compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.4(d)(i). Upon receipt by the
Note Registrar at its Corporate Trust Office of (1) written instructions given
in accordance with the Applicable Procedures from a Depository Participant
directing the Note Registrar to credit or cause to be credited to another
specified Depository Participant’s account a beneficial interest in the
Temporary Regulation S Global Note in an amount equal to the Denomination of
the
beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note to be transferred, (2) a
written order given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing
information regarding the account of the Depository Participant (and the
Euroclear or Clearstream account, as the case may be) to be credited with,
and
the account of the Depository Participant to be debited for, such beneficial
interest, and (3) a certification in the form of Exhibit
J
hereto
given by the Note Owner that is transferring such interest, the Note Registrar
shall instruct the Depository to reduce the denomination of the Rule 144A Global
Note by the denomination of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global
Note
to be so transferred and, concurrently with such reduction, to increase the
denomination of the Temporary Regulation S Global Note by the denomination
of
the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note to be so transferred,
and
to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in
such
instructions (who shall be a Depository Participant acting for or on behalf
of
Euroclear or Clearstream, or both, as the case may be) a beneficial interest
in
the Temporary Regulation S Global Note having a denomination equal to the amount
by which the denomination of the Rule 144A Global Note was reduced upon such
transfer.
(ii) Rule
144A Global Note to Regulation S Global Note After the Restricted
Period.
If,
after the Restricted Period, a Note Owner of an interest in a Rule 144A Global
Note wishes at any time to transfer its beneficial interest in such Rule 144A
Global Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of
a
beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note, such holder may transfer
or
cause the transfer of such beneficial interest for an equivalent beneficial
interest in a Regulation S Global Note only upon compliance with all Applicable
Procedures and the provisions of this Section 2.4(d)(ii). Upon receipt by the
Note Registrar at its Corporate Trust Office of (A) written instructions given
in accordance with the Applicable Procedures from a Depository Participant
directing the Note Registrar to credit or cause to be credited to another
specified Depository Participant’s account a beneficial interest in the
Regulation S Global Note in an amount equal to the Denomination of the
beneficial interest
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in
the
Rule 144A Global Note to be transferred, (B) a written order given in accordance
with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the account
of
the Depository Participant (and, in the case of a transfer pursuant to and
in
accordance with Regulation S, the Euroclear or Clearstream account, as the
case
may be) to be credited with, and the account of the Depository Participant
to be
debited for, such beneficial interest, and (C) a certification in the form
of
Exhibit
K
hereto
given by the Note Owner that is transferring such interest, the Note Registrar
shall instruct the Depository, to reduce the denomination of the Rule 144A
Global Note by the aggregate denomination of the beneficial interest in the
Rule
144A Global Note to be so transferred and, concurrently with such reduction,
to
increase the denomination of the Regulation S Global Note by the aggregate
denomination of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note to be
so
transferred, and to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person
specified in such instructions (who shall be a Depository Participant acting
for
or on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both, as the case may be) a
beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note having a denomination equal
to the amount by which the denomination of the Rule 144A Global Note was reduced
upon such transfer.
(iii) Regulation
S Global Note to Rule 144A Global Note.
If the
Note Owner of an interest in a Regulation S Global Note wishes at any time
to
transfer its beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Note to a Person
who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
the
Rule 144A Global Note, such holder may transfer or cause the transfer of such
beneficial interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A
Global Note only upon compliance with all Applicable Procedures and the
provisions of this Section 2.4(d)(iii). Upon receipt by the Note Registrar
at
its Corporate Trust Office of (A) written instructions given in accordance
with
the Applicable Procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Note
Registrar to credit or cause to be credited to another specified Depository
Participant’s account a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note in an
amount equal to the Denomination of the beneficial interest in the Regulation
S
Global Note to be transferred, (B) a written order given in accordance with
the
Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the account of the
Depository Participant to be credited with, and the account of the Depository
Participant (or if such account is held for Euroclear or Clearstream, the
Euroclear or Clearstream account, as the case may be) to be debited for such
beneficial interest, and (C) with respect to a transfer of a beneficial interest
in the Regulation S Global Note for a beneficial interest in the related Rule
144A Global Note (i) during the Restricted Period, a certification in the form
of Exhibit
L
hereto
given by the Note Owner, or (ii) after the Restricted Period, an Investor
Representation Letter in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto
from the transferee to the effect that such transferee is a Qualified
Institutional Buyer, the Note Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce
the denomination of the Regulation S Global Note by the denomination of the
beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to be transferred, and,
concurrently with such reduction, to increase the denomination of the Rule
144A
Global Note by the aggregate denomination of the beneficial interest in the
Regulation S Global Note to be so transferred, and to credit or cause to be
credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall
be a Depository Participant acting for or on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream,
or both, as the case may be) a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global
Note
having a denomination equal to the amount by which the denomination of the
Regulation S Global Note was reduced upon such transfer.
(iv) Transfers
Within Regulation S Global Notes During Restricted
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Period.
If,
during the Restricted Period, the Note Owner of an interest in a Regulation
S
Global Note wishes at any time to transfer its beneficial interest in such
Note
to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a Regulation
S
Global Note, such Note Owner may transfer or cause the transfer of such
beneficial interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation
S
Global Note only upon compliance with all Applicable Procedures and the
provisions of this Section 2.4(d)(iv). Upon receipt by the Note Registrar at
its
Corporate Trust Office of (A) written instructions given in accordance with
the
Applicable Procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Note Registrar
to credit or cause to be credited to another specified Depository Participant’s
account a beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Note in an amount
equal to the denomination of the beneficial interest to be transferred, (B)
a
written order given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing
information regarding the account of the Depository Participant to be credited
with, and the account of the Depository Participant (or if such account is
held
for Euroclear or Clearstream, the Euroclear or Clearstream account, as the
case
may be) to be debited for, such beneficial interest and (C) a certification
in
the form of Exhibit
I
hereto
given by the transferee, the Note Registrar shall instruct the Depository to
credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such
instructions (who shall be a Depository Participant acting for or on behalf
of
Euroclear or Clearstream, or both, as the case may be) a beneficial interest
in
the Regulation S Global Note having a denomination equal to the amount specified
in such instructions by which the account to be debited was reduced upon such
transfer.
(v) Transfer
of Class G Notes.
If the
Note Owner of an interest in a Class G Note, whether such Class G Note is a
Rule
144A Global Note or a Regulation S Global Note, wishes at any time to transfer
its beneficial interest in such Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery
thereof, such Note Owner may transfer or cause the transfer of such beneficial
interest in such Class G Note only upon compliance with, in addition to the
applicable transfer restrictions set forth in Sections 2.4(d)(i) through (iv)
above, the provisions of this Section 2.4(d)(v). In addition to the applicable
transfer restrictions set forth above in Sections 2.4(d)(i) through (iv), the
transferee of a Class G Note must deliver to the Note Registrar at its Corporate
Trust Office a Class G Investor Representation Letter in the form of
Exhibit
M
hereto
in which the transferee represents, warrants and covenants that: (A) it is
a
“United States person” within the meaning of section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or is a non-United States person
who will hold the Class G Notes in connection with the conduct of a trade or
business in the United States and will deliver to the Issuer and Note Registrar
a properly executed Form W-8ECI in connection with its acquisition of the Class
G Notes and at such other times as reasonably required by the Issuer or Note
Registrar or as required by law, (B) is purchasing the Class G Notes, in an
authorized denomination, for its own account as the sole beneficial owner,
(C)
has not acquired, and will not transfer or offer to transfer, the Class G Notes
through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the
substantial equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of section 7704(b) of the
Code, (D) either it is not, for federal income tax purposes, a partnership,
grantor trust, or subchapter S corporation (as defined in the Code) (any such
entity, a “pass-through entity”) or it is a pass-through entity and less than 50
percent of the value of each beneficial ownership interest in such pass-through
entity (including for this purpose any contract or financial instrument the
value of which is determined in whole or in part by reference to such
pass-through entity (including the amount of distributions, the value of assets,
or the result of operations)) is attributable to the Class G Notes, and (E)
it
agrees and understands that no acquisition or transfer of Class G Notes will
be
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effective,
and any such purported acquisition or transfer shall be void ab
initio and
shall
not be recognized by the Issuer or the Note Registrar, if such acquisition
or
transfer would cause there to be more than 70
beneficial
owners
of the Class G Notes.
(e) (i)
No
resale or other transfer of any Note (other than a Class G Note), following
its
purchase from the Issuer by the Initial Purchaser may be made to any transferee
unless (A) such transferee is not, and will not acquire such Note on behalf
or
with the assets of, any Benefit Plan or (B) no non-exempt “prohibited
transaction” under ERISA or section 4975 of the Code or Similar Law will occur
in connection with purchaser’s or such transferee’s acquisition or holding of
such Note; (ii) no resale or other transfer of any Class G Note may be made
to
any transferee unless such transferee is not a Benefit Plan Investor; provided,
however, that the Class G Notes may be transferred to
an
insurance company investor purchasing Class G Notes with assets from its general
account that represents, warrants and covenants that at the time of acquisition
and throughout its holding of the Class G Notes that (A) it is not a Controlling
Person, (B) each of the accounts to which the Class G Notes are allocated by
such insurance company investor is an insurance company general account (I)
that
is eligible for and meets the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 95-60 and (II) of which less than 25% of the assets are (or represent)
assets of a Benefit Plan Investor, and (C) no non-exempt prohibited transaction
under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law will
occur in connection with the acquisition and holding of the Class G
Notes;
and
(iii) in addition to the applicable provisions of this Section 2.4 and the
rules
of the Depository, the exchange, transfer and registration of transfer of Global
Notes shall only be made in accordance with Section 2.4(c), 2.4(d) and this
Section 2.4(e).
(f) No
fee or
service charge shall be imposed by the Note Registrar for its services in
respect of any registration of transfer or exchange referred to in this Section
2.4. The Note Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in
connection with any such transfer.
(g) None
of
the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer or the Note Registrar is
obligated to register or qualify the Notes under the Securities Act or any
other
securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Indenture
to permit the transfer of such Notes without registration or qualification.
Any
such Noteholder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree
to, indemnify the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer and the Note
Registrar against any loss, liability or expense that may result if the transfer
is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state
laws.
(h) The
Servicer agrees to cause the Issuer, and the Issuer agrees to provide, such
information as required under Rule 144A under the Securities Act so as to allow
resales of Notes to “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined therein) in
accordance herewith.
(i) The
Notes
represent the sole obligation of the Issuer payable from the Collateral and
do
not represent the obligations of the Originator, the Servicer, the Backup
Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian.
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Section
2.5 Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes.
(a) If
any
mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall execute
and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefore
a
replacement Note of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding.
(b) If
there
shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee (i) evidence to
their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note and (ii) such
security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any
agent of either of them harmless then, in the absence of actual notice to the
Issuer or the Indenture Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a bona
fide
purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and upon its request the Indenture Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen
Note, a replacement Note of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number
not contemporaneously outstanding.
(c) In
case
the final installment of principal on any such mutilated, destroyed, or stolen
Note has become or will at the next Payment Date become due and payable, the
Issuer, in its discretion, may, instead of issuing a replacement Note, pay
such
Note.
(d) Upon
the
issuance of any replacement Note under this Section 2.5, the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee may require the payment by the Noteholder of a sum sufficient
to cover any Tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed as a result
of
the issuance of such replacement Note.
(e) Every
replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.5 in lieu of any destroyed,
lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual
obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note
shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the
benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other
Notes duly issued hereunder.
(f) The
provisions of this Section 2.5 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent
lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment
of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.
Section
2.6 Payment
of Interest and Principal; Rights Preserved.
(a) Any
installment of interest or principal, payable on any Note that is punctually
paid or duly provided for by or on behalf of the Issuer on the applicable
Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered
at the close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date by check
mailed to the address specified in the Note Register, or if a Holder has
provided wire transfer instructions to the Indenture Trustee at least 5 Business
Days prior to the applicable Payment Date, upon the request of a Holder, by
wire
transfer of federal funds to the account and number specified in the Note
Register, in each case on such Record Date for such Person (which shall be,
as
to each original purchaser of the Notes the account and number specified by
such
purchaser to the Indenture Trustee in writing, or if no such account or number
is so specified, then by check mailed to such Person’s address as it appears in
the Note Register on such Record Date).
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(b) All
reductions in the principal amount of a Note effected by payments of principal
made on any Payment Date shall be binding upon all Holders of such Note and
of
any Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange
therefore or in lieu thereof whether or not such payment is noted on such Note.
All payments on the Notes shall be paid without any requirement of presentment,
but each Holder of any Note shall be deemed to agree by its acceptance of the
same, to surrender such Note at the Corporate Trust Office within thirty (30)
days after receipt of the final principal payment of such Note.
Section
2.7 Persons
Deemed Owners.
Prior
to
due presentment of a Note for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee, and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may
treat the registered Noteholder as the owner of such Note for the purpose of
receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other
purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and neither the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, nor any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture
Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section
2.8 Cancellation.
All
Notes
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or following final payment
shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, be
delivered to the Indenture Trustee and shall be promptly canceled by it. The
Issuer may at any time deliver to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation any
Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Issuer may
have
acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly
canceled by the Indenture Trustee. No Notes shall be authenticated in lieu
of or
in exchange for any Notes canceled as provided in this Section 2.8, except
as
expressly permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Notes held by the Indenture
Trustee may be disposed of in the normal course of its business or as directed
by an Issuer Order.
Section
2.9 Noteholder
Lists.
The
Indenture Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses
of
the Noteholders. In the event the Indenture Trustee no longer serves as the
Note
Registrar, the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes) shall furnish to
the
Indenture Trustee at least 5 Business Days before each Payment Date (and in
all
events in intervals of not more than 6 months) and at such other times as the
Indenture Trustee may request in writing a list in such form and as of such
date
as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses
of
the Noteholders.
Section
2.10 Treasury
Notes.
In
determining whether the Noteholders of the required Outstanding Note Balance
of
the Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes held or
redeemed by the Issuer or any other obligor in respect of the Notes or held
by
an Affiliate of the Issuer or such other obligor shall be considered as though
not Outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the
Indenture Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver
or
consent, only Notes which a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee knows
are so owned shall be so disregarded.
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Section
2.11 Notice
to
Depository.
Whenever
notice or other communication to the Holders of Global Notes is acquired under
this Indenture, unless and until Definitive Notes have been issued to the
related Note Owners pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof, the Indenture Trustee shall
give all such notices and communications specified herein to be given to such
Note Owners to the Depository.
Section
2.12 Confidentiality.
Each
Noteholder, by acceptance of a Note, agrees and covenants that it shall hold
in
confidence all Confidential Information; provided,
however,
that
any Noteholder may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) its
directors, officers, trustees, managers; employees, agents, attorneys and
affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the investment
represented by the Notes), (ii) its financial advisors and other professional
advisors who agree to hold confidential such information substantially in
accordance with the terms of this Section 2.12, (iii) any other Noteholder,
(iv) any institutional investor to which such Noteholder sells or offers to
sell
such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Person
has
agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such confidential information to
be
bound by the provisions of this Section 2.12), (v) any federal or state
regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Noteholder, (vi) the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, or any
nationally recognized rating agencies that requires access to information about
such Noteholder’s investment portfolio, (vii) the Rating Agency, (viii) to the
extent the information relates to the U.S. Federal income tax treatment of
the
offering of the notes and any fact that may be relevant to understanding the
tax
treatment (the “Tax
Structure”)
and
all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are
provided to the Issuer, the Initial Purchaser and each prospective investor
relating to such tax treatment and Tax Structure or (ix) any other person to
which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (w) to effect
compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such
Noteholder, (x) in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y) in
connection with any litigation to which such shareholder is a party or (z)
if an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Noteholder
may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or
appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies
under the Notes and the Transaction Documents.
ARTICLE
III
ACCOUNTS;
COLLECTION AND
APPLICATION
OF MONEYS; REPORTS
Section
3.1 Trust
Accounts; Investments by Indenture Trustee.
(a) On
or
before the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee shall establish in the name
of
the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders as provided in this
Indenture, the Trust Accounts, which accounts (other than the Lockbox Account)
shall be Eligible Bank Accounts maintained at the Corporate Trust
Office.
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Subject
to the further provisions of this Section 3.1(a), the Indenture Trustee shall,
upon receipt or upon transfer from another account, as the case may be, deposit
into such Trust Accounts all amounts received by it which are required to be
deposited therein in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture. All
such
amounts and all investments made with such amounts, including all income and
other gain from such investments, shall be held by the Indenture Trustee in
such
accounts as part of the Collateral as herein provided, subject to withdrawal
by
the Indenture Trustee in accordance with, and for the purposes specified in
the
provisions of, this Indenture.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee shall assume that any amount remitted to it in respect of
the
Collateral is to be deposited into the Collection Account pursuant to Section
3.2(a) hereof unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee receives
written instructions from the Servicer to the contrary.
(c) None
of
the parties hereto shall have any right of “set-off” with respect to any Trust
Account or any investment therein.
(d) So
long
as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all or a portion
of the amounts in any Trust Account (other than the Lockbox Account) shall
be
invested and reinvested by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to an Issuer Order
in
one or more Eligible Investments. Subject to the restrictions on the maturity
of
investments set forth in Section 3.1(f) below, each such Issuer Order may
authorize the Indenture Trustee to make the specific Eligible Investments set
forth therein and to make Eligible Investments from time to time consistent
with
the general instructions set forth therein, in each case, in such amounts as
such Issuer Order shall specify.
(e) In
the
event that either (i) the Issuer shall have failed to give investment directions
to the Indenture Trustee by 9:30 A.M., New York City time on any Business Day
on
which there may be uninvested cash or (ii) an Event of Default shall be
continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly invest and reinvest the funds
then in the designated Trust Account to the fullest extent practicable in those
obligations or securities described in clause (d) of the definition of “Eligible
Investments”. All investments made by the Indenture Trustee shall mature no
later than the maturity date therefor permitted by Section 3.1(f)
below.
(f) No
investment of any amount held in any Trust Account shall mature later than
the
Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date which is scheduled to occur
immediately following the date of investment. All income or other gains (net
of
losses) from the investment of moneys deposited in any Trust Account shall
be
deposited by the Indenture Trustee in such account immediately upon
receipt.
(g) Subject
to Section 3.1(d) above, any investment of any funds in any Trust Account shall
be made under the following terms and conditions:
(i) each
such
investment shall be made in the name of the Indenture Trustee, in each case
in
such manner as shall be necessary to maintain the identity of such investments
part of the Collateral; and
(ii) any
certificate or other instrument evidencing such investment
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shall
be
delivered directly to the Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee shall
have sole possession of such instrument, and all income on such
investment.
(h) The
Indenture Trustee shall not in any way be held liable by reason of any
insufficiency in any Trust Account resulting from losses on investments made
in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.1 including, but not limited
to, losses resulting from the sale or depreciation in the market value of such
investments (but the institution serving as Indenture Trustee shall at all
times
remain liable for its own obligations, if any, constituting part of such
investments). The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any investment
or
liquidation of an investment made by it in accordance with this Section 3.1
on
the grounds that it could have made a more favorable investment or a more
favorable selection for sale of an investment.
(i) The
parties agree that each Trust Account (other than the Lockbox Account) is a
“securities account” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC and that all
property (including without limitation all uninvested funds, securities and
other investment property) at any time deposited or carried in or credited
to
the Trust Accounts (other than the Lockbox Account) shall be treated as
“financial assets” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC. The Account
Intermediary agrees that (A) it is a “securities intermediary” within the
meaning of Article 8 of the UCC and will at all times act in such capacity
with
respect to the Trust Accounts and (B) the Indenture Trustee is the entitlement
holder of the Trust Accounts (other than the Lockbox Account). The parties
agree
that the Account Intermediary shall follow all “entitlement orders” (as such
term is defined in Article 8 of the UCC) originated by the Indenture Trustee
with respect to the Trust Accounts (other than the Lockbox Account) and all
financial assets deposited or carried in or credited to any Trust Account (other
than the Lockbox Account). The parties agree that the “securities intermediary’s
jurisdiction”, within the meaning of Section 8-110 of the UCC, with respect to
security entitlements to financial assets credited to the Trust Accounts (other
than the Lockbox Account) shall be the State of New York.
Section
3.2 Establishment
and Administration of the Trust Accounts.
(a) Collection
Account.
The
Issuer hereby directs and the Indenture Trustee hereby agrees to cause to be
established and maintained an account (the “Collection
Account”)
for
the benefit of the Noteholders. The Collection Account shall be an Eligible
Bank
Account initially established at the corporate trust department of the Indenture
Trustee, bearing the following designation “Silverleaf Timeshare Loan-Backed
Notes, Series 2006-A―Collection
Account, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee for the
benefit of the Noteholders”. The Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders
shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time
to
time in the Collection Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Collection
Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee
for the benefit of the Noteholders as their interests appear in the Collateral.
If, at any time, the Collection Account ceases to be an Eligible Bank Account,
the Indenture Trustee shall within two (2) Business Days establish a new
Collection Account which shall be an Eligible Bank Account, transfer any cash
and/or any investments to such new Collection Account, and from the date such
new Collection Account is established, it shall be the “Collection Account”. The
Indenture Trustee agrees to immediately deposit any amounts received by it
into
the Collection Account. Amounts on deposit in the Collection Account shall
be
invested in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof. Withdrawals and payments from
the
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Collection
Account will be made on each Payment Date as provided in Section 3.4 or Section
6.6 hereof, as applicable. The Indenture Trustee, at the written direction
of
the Servicer, shall withdraw (no more than once per calendar week) from the
Collection Account and return to the Servicer or as directed by the Servicer,
any amounts which (1) were mistakenly deposited by the Lockbox Bank in the
Collection Account, including, without limitation, amounts representing
Misdirected Payments and (ii) represent Additional Servicing Compensation.
The
Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely on such written direction.
(b) General
Reserve Account.
The
Issuer hereby directs and the Indenture Trustee hereby agrees to cause to be
established and maintained an account (the “General Reserve
Account”)
for
the benefit of the Noteholders. On
the
Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee shall deposit, from the proceeds from the
sale of the Notes, an amount equal to the General Reserve Account Initial
Deposit. The
General Reserve Account shall be an Eligible Bank Account initially established
at the corporate trust department of the Indenture Trustee, bearing the
following designation “Silverleaf Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series
2006-A―General
Reserve Account, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee
for the benefit of the Noteholders”. The Indenture Trustee on behalf of the
Noteholders shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit
from time to time in the General Reserve Account and in all proceeds thereof.
The General Reserve Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of
the
Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders as their interests appear
in the Collateral. If, at any time, the General Reserve Account ceases to be
an
Eligible Bank Account, the Indenture Trustee shall within two (2) Business
Days
establish a new General Reserve Account which shall be an Eligible Bank Account,
transfer any cash and/or any investments to such new General Reserve Account
and
from the date such new General Reserve Account is established, it shall be
the
“General Reserve Account”. Amounts on deposit in the General Reserve Account
shall be invested in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof. Deposits to the General
Reserve Account shall be made in accordance with Section 3.4 hereof. Withdrawals
and payments from the General Reserve Account shall be made in the following
manner:
(i) Deposits
into General Reserve Account.
On or
before the Closing Date, the Issuer will cause the Indenture Trustee to deposit
from proceeds of the sale of the Notes an amount equal to the General Reserve
Account Initial Deposit. On or before each Transfer Date, the Indenture Trustee
shall deposit in the General Reserve Account from amounts in the Prefunding
Account to be released to the Issuer in respect of the Subsequent Timeshare
Loans conveyed on such Transfer Date, 5.00% of the Aggregate Loan Balance of
such Subsequent Timeshare Loans as of the related Subsequent Cut-Off Date.
(ii) Withdrawals.
Subject
to Sections 3.2(b)(iii) and (iv) below, if on any Payment Date, Available Funds
(without giving effect to any deposit from the General Reserve Account) would
be
insufficient to pay any portion of the Required Payments on such Payment Date,
the Indenture Trustee shall, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, withdraw
from
the General Reserve Account an amount equal to the lesser of such insufficiency
and the amount on deposit in the General Reserve Account and deposit such amount
in the Collection Account.
(iii) Sequential
Pay Event or Event of Default.
Upon
the occurrence of a Sequential Pay Event, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw
all amounts on deposit in the
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General
Reserve Account and shall deposit such amounts to the Collection Account for
distribution in accordance with Section 3.4(d) hereof. Upon the occurrence
of an
Event of Default, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw all amounts on deposit
in
the General Reserve Account and shall deposit such amounts to the Collection
Account for distribution in accordance with Section 6.6 hereof.
(iv) Stated
Maturity or Payment in Full.
On the
earlier to occur of the Stated Maturity and the Payment Date on which the
Outstanding Note Balance of all Classes of Notes is reduced to zero, the
Indenture Trustee shall withdraw all amounts on deposit in the General Reserve
Account and shall deposit such amounts to the Collection Account.
(v) Amounts
in Excess of General Reserve Account Required Balance.
Except
if a Sequential Pay Event or Event of Default shall have occurred and is
continuing, on any Payment Date, if amounts on deposit in the General Reserve
Account are greater than the General Reserve Account Required Balance (after
giving effect to all other distributions and disbursements on such Payment
Date), the Indenture Trustee shall, based on the Monthly Servicer Report,
withdraw funds in excess of the General Reserve Account Required Balance from
the General Reserve Account and disburse such amounts to the
Issuer.
(c) Senior
Reserve Account.
The
Issuer hereby directs and the Indenture Trustee hereby agrees to cause to be
established and maintained an account (the “Senior
Reserve Account”)
for
the benefit of the Noteholders. The Senior Reserve Account shall be an Eligible
Bank Account initially established at the corporate trust department of the
Indenture Trustee, bearing the following designation “Silverleaf Timeshare
Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A―Senior
Reserve Account, Xxxxx Fargo Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee
for
the benefit of the Noteholders”. The Indenture Trustee on behalf of the
Noteholders shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit
from time to time
in
the Senior Reserve Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Senior Reserve
Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee
for the benefit of the Noteholders as their interests appear in the Collateral.
If, at any time, the Senior Reserve Account ceases to be an Eligible Bank
Account, the Indenture Trustee shall within two (2) Business Days establish
a
new Senior Reserve Account which shall be an Eligible Bank Account, transfer
any
cash and/or any investments to such new Senior Reserve Account and from the
date
such new Senior Reserve Account is established, it shall be the “Senior Reserve
Account”. Amounts on deposit in the Senior Reserve Account shall be invested in
accordance with Section 3.1 hereof. Deposits to the Senior Reserve Account
shall
be made in accordance with Section 3.4 hereof. Withdrawals and payments from
the
Senior Account shall be made in the following manner:
(i) Withdrawal
Upon a Sequential Pay Event or Event of Default.
Upon
the occurrence of a Sequential Pay Event, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw
all amounts on deposit in the Senior Reserve Account and shall deposit such
amounts to the Collection Account for distribution to the Noteholders in
accordance with Section 3.4(d) hereof. Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw all amounts on deposit in the
Senior Reserve Account and shall deposit such amounts to the Collection Account
for distribution in accordance with Section 6.6 hereof.
(ii) Stated
Maturity or Payment in Full.
On the
earlier to occur of the
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Stated
Maturity and the Payment Date on which the Outstanding Note Balance of all
Classes of Notes is reduced to zero, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw all
amounts on deposit in the Senior Reserve Account and shall deposit such amounts
to the Collection Account.
(iii) Amounts
in Excess of Outstanding Note Balance.
Except
if a Sequential Pay Event or Event of Default shall have occurred and is
continuing, on any Payment Date, if amounts on deposit in the Senior Reserve
Account are greater than the Senior Reserve Account Cap (after giving effect
to
all other distributions and disbursements on such Payment Date), the Indenture
Trustee shall, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, withdraw funds in excess
of
the Senior Reserve Account Cap from the Senior Reserve Account and disburse
such
amounts to the Issuer. If during the six month period following the occurrence
of a Senior Reserve Accumulation Event, no other Senior Reserve Accumulation
Event or Cash Accumulation Event occurs, then, on the immediately following
Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall, based on the Monthly Servicer Report,
withdraw funds in excess of the Outstanding Note Balance of the Class A Notes
and the Class B Notes (after giving effect to all other distributions and
disbursements on such Payment Date) from the Senior Reserve Account and disburse
such amounts to the Issuer. If the only Senior Reserve Accumulation Event to
have occurred is the Senior Reserve Accumulation Event described in clause
(iii)
of the definition thereof, and as of the last day of the two immediately
following calendar quarters, such Senior Reserve Accumulation Event does not
exist and no other Senior Reserve Accumulation Event or Cash Accumulation Event
occurs during such period, then, on the immediately following Payment Date,
after giving effect to all other distributions and disbursements on such Payment
Date, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw all funds on deposit in the Senior
Reserve Account and disburse such amounts to the Issuer.
(d) Prefunding
Account.
The
Issuer hereby directs and the Indenture Trustee hereby agrees to cause to be
established and maintained an account (the “Prefunding
Account”)
for
the benefit of the Noteholders. On the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee
shall
deposit in the Prefunding Account, from the proceeds from the sale of the Notes,
an amount equal to the Prefunding Account Initial Deposit. The Prefunding
Account shall be an Eligible Bank Account initially established at the corporate
trust department of the Indenture Trustee, bearing the following designation
“Silverleaf Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A―Prefunding
Account, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee for the
benefit of the Noteholders”. The Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders
shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time
to
time in the Prefunding Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Prefunding
Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee
for the benefit of the Noteholders as their interests appear in the Collateral.
If, at any time, the Prefunding Account ceases to be an Eligible Bank Account,
the Indenture Trustee shall within two (2) Business Days establish a new
Prefunding Account which shall be an Eligible Bank Account, transfer any cash
and/or any investments to such new Prefunding Account and from the date such
new
Prefunding Account is established, it shall be the “Prefunding Account”. Amounts
on deposit in the Prefunding Account shall be invested in accordance with
Section 3.1 hereof. Withdrawals and payments from the Prefunding Account shall
be made in the following manner:
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(i) Withdrawal
of Timeshare Loan Acquisition Price.
At or
before 10:00 AM New York City time, on each Transfer Date for a transfer of
Subsequent Timeshare Loans, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in
Section 4.2 hereof, the Indenture Trustee shall, in accordance with the written
instructions of the Servicer, withdraw from the Prefunding Account an amount
equal to the aggregate Timeshare Loan Acquisition Price of such Subsequent
Timeshare Loans and shall distribute such amounts to, or at the direction of,
the Issuer.
(ii) Withdrawal
of Investment Earnings.
On each
Payment Date during the Prefunding Period and on the Payment Date following
the
Prefunding Termination Date, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw from the
Prefunding Account and deposit in the Collection Account for distribution on
such Payment Date in accordance with Section 3.4 hereof, the net investment
earnings from funds on deposit in the Prefunding Account since the prior Payment
Date or the Closing Date, as applicable.
(iii) Withdrawal
on Prefunding Termination Date.
On the
Prefunding Termination Date, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw all amounts
remaining in the Prefunding Account (other than investment earnings related
thereto) and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account for distribution
on the immediately following Payment Date as a distribution of principal in
accordance with Section 3.4 hereof.
(e) Capitalized
Interest Account.
The
Issuer hereby directs and the Indenture Trustee hereby agrees to cause to be
established and maintained an account (the “Capitalized
Interest Account”)
for
the benefit of the Noteholders. On the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee
shall
deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account, from the proceeds from the sale
of
the Notes, an amount equal to the Capitalized Interest Amount. The Capitalized
Interest Account shall be an Eligible Bank Account initially established at
the
corporate trust department of the Indenture Trustee, bearing the following
designation “Silverleaf Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes,
Series 2006-A―Capitalized Interest Account, Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the
Noteholders”. The Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders shall possess
all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in
the
Capitalized Interest Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Capitalized
Interest Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture
Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders as their interests appear in the
Collateral. If, at any time, the Capitalized Interest Account ceases to be
an
Eligible Bank Account, the Indenture Trustee shall within two (2) Business
Days
establish a new Capitalized Interest Account which shall be an Eligible Bank
Account, transfer any cash and/or any investments to such new Capitalized
Interest Account and from the date such new Capitalized Interest Account is
established, it shall be the “Capitalized Interest Account”. Amounts on deposit
in the Capitalized Interest Account shall be invested in accordance with Section
3.1 hereof. Withdrawals and payments from the Capitalized Interest Account
shall
be made in the following manner:
(i) Withdrawal
of Carrying Charges.
At or
before 11:00 AM New York City time, on the second Business Day prior to each
Payment Date prior to the Prefunding Termination Date, the Servicer shall
determine the Carrying Charges in respect of the upcoming Payment Date and
provide notice thereof, and the direction referenced in the immediately
following sentence, to the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall
transfer into the Collection Account on each Payment Date, in accordance with
the written direction of the
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Servicer,
an amount equal to such Carrying Charges from the Capitalized Interest Account
(solely to the extent of the amount then on deposit therein).
(ii) Limitation
on Withdrawals.
No
withdrawals may be made of funds in the Capitalized Interest Account except
as
provided in clause (i) above and clause (iii) below. Except as specifically
provided, funds in the Capitalized Interest Account shall not be commingled
with
funds in any other account established with respect to the Notes or with any
other monies.
(iii) Withdrawal
after the Prefunding Termination Date.
On the
Payment Date following the Prefunding Termination Date, the Indenture Trustee
shall withdraw all amounts remaining in the Capitalized Interest Account and
deposit such amounts in the Collection Account. Such amounts will be distributed
on such Payment Date in accordance with Section 3.4 hereof. Upon distribution
of
the amounts specified in this clause (iii), the Indenture Trustee shall cause
the Capitalized Interest Account to be closed.
Section
3.3 Reserved.
Section
3.4 Distributions.
(a) So
long
as no Sequential Pay Event or Default Acceleration Event has occurred, on each
Payment Date, to the extent of Available Funds and based on the Monthly Servicer
Report, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw funds from the Collection Account
to make the following disbursements and distributions to the following parties,
in the following order of priority:
(i) to
the
Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee Fee, plus any accrued and unpaid
Indenture Trustee Fees with respect to prior Payment Dates, and any
extraordinary out-of-pocket expenses of the Indenture Trustee (up to $10,000
per
Payment Date) incurred and not reimbursed in connection with its obligations
and
duties under the Indenture;
(ii) to
the
Servicer, the Servicing Fee, plus any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees with
respect to prior Payment Dates and to the successor servicer, if any, the
Servicer Termination Costs, if any (up to a cumulative total of
$100,000);
(iii) to
the
Backup Servicer, the Backup Servicing Fee, plus any accrued and unpaid Backup
Servicing Fees with respect to prior Payment Dates;
(iv) to
the
extent not paid by the Servicer, to the Custodian, the Custodian Fee, plus
any
accrued and unpaid Custodian Fees with respect to prior Payment
Dates;
(v) to
the
extent not paid by the Servicer, to the Lockbox Bank, the Lockbox Fee, plus
any
accrued and unpaid Lockbox Fees with respect to prior Payment
Dates;
(vi) to
the
Noteholders of each Class, the Interest Distribution Amount for such
Class;
(vii) to
the
Class A Noteholders, the Class A Principal Distribution
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Amount;
(viii) to
the
Class B Noteholders, the Class B Principal Distribution Amount;
(ix) to
the
Class C Noteholders, the Class C Principal Distribution Amount;
(x) to
the
Class D Noteholders, the Class D Principal Distribution Amount;
(xi) to
the
Class E Noteholders, the Class E Principal Distribution Amount;
(xii) to
the
Class F Noteholders, the Class F Principal Distribution Amount;
(xiii) to
the
Class G Noteholders, the Class G Principal Distribution Amount;
(xiv) to
(a)
the Class A Noteholders, (b) the Class B Noteholders, (c) the Class C
Noteholders, (d) the Class D Noteholders, (e) the Class E Noteholders, (f)
the
Class F Noteholders and (g) the Class G Noteholders, in that order, the Deferred
Interest Amount for such Class, if any;
(xv) if
a
Senior Reserve Accumulation Event shall have occurred, to the Senior Reserve
Account, all remaining Available Funds until the amount on deposit in the Senior
Reserve Account shall equal the Senior Reserve Account Cap;
(xvi) if
the
amount on deposit in the General Reserve Account is less than the General
Reserve Required Balance, to the General Reserve Account, any remaining
Available Funds until amounts on deposit in the General Reserve Account shall
equal the General Reserve Account Required Balance;
(xvii) to
the
Indenture Trustee, any extraordinary out-of-pocket expenses of the Indenture
Trustee not paid in accordance with (i) above; and
(xviii) to
the
Issuer, any remaining Available Funds.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Upon
the
occurrence of a Sequential Pay Event or pursuant to Section 6.6(a) after the
occurrence of a Payment Default Event, distributions shall be made in the
following order of priority:
(i) to
the
Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee Fee, plus any
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accrued
and unpaid Indenture Trustee Fees with respect to prior Payment Dates, and
any
extraordinary out-of-pocket expenses of the Indenture Trustee (up to $10,000
per
Payment Date) incurred and not reimbursed in connection with its obligations
and
duties under the Indenture;
(ii) to
the
Servicer, the Servicing Fee, plus any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees with
respect to prior Payment Dates and to the successor servicer, if any, the
Servicer Termination Costs, if any (up to a cumulative total of
$100,000);
(iii) to
the
Backup Servicer, the Backup Servicing Fee, plus any unpaid Backup Servicing
Fees
with respect to prior Payment Dates;
(iv) to
the
extent not paid by the Servicer, to the Custodian, the Custodian Fee, plus
any
accrued and unpaid Custodian Fees with respect to prior Payment
Dates;
(v) to
the
extent not paid by the Servicer, to the Lockbox Bank, the Lockbox Fee, plus
any
accrued and unpaid Lockbox Fees from prior Payment Dates;
(vi) to
the
Class A Noteholders, the Class A Interest Distribution Amount;
(vii) to
the
Class B Noteholders, the Class B Interest Distribution Amount;
(viii) to
the
Class C Noteholders, the Class C Interest Distribution Amount;
(ix) to
the
Class D Noteholders, the Class D Interest Distribution Amount;
(x) to
the
Class E Noteholders, the Class E Interest Distribution Amount;
(xi) to
the
Class F Noteholders, the Class F Interest Distribution Amount;
(xii) to
the
Class G Noteholders, the Class G Interest Distribution Amount;
(xiii) to
the
Class A Noteholders, all remaining amounts until the Outstanding Note Balance
of
the Class A Notes is reduced to zero;
(xiv) to
the
Class B Noteholders, all remaining amounts until the Outstanding Note Balance
of
the Class B Notes is reduced to zero;
(xv) to
the
Class C Noteholders, all remaining amounts until the Outstanding Note Balance
of
the Class C Notes is reduced to zero;
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(xvi) to
the
Class D Noteholders, all remaining amounts until the Outstanding Note Balance
of
the Class D Notes is reduced to zero;
(xvii) to
the
Class E Noteholders, all remaining amounts until the Outstanding Note Balance
of
the Class E Notes is reduced to zero;
(xviii) to
the
Class F Noteholders, all remaining amounts until the Outstanding Note Balance
of
the Class F Notes is reduced to zero;
(xix) to
the
Class G Noteholders, all remaining amounts until the Outstanding Note Balance
of
the Class G Notes is reduced to zero;
(xx) to
(a)
the Class A Noteholders, (b) the Class B Noteholders, (c) the Class C
Noteholders, (d) the Class D Noteholders, (e) the Class E Noteholders, (f)
the
Class F Noteholders, and (g) the Class G Noteholders, in that order, the
Deferred Interest Amount for such Class, if any;
(xxi) to
the
Indenture Trustee, any extraordinary out-of-pocket expenses of the Indenture
Trustee not paid in accordance with (i) above; and
(xxii) to
the
Issuer, any remaining Available Funds.
Section
3.5 Reports
to Noteholders.
On
each
Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall make available via the Indenture
Trustee’s internet website the Monthly Servicer Report to the Initial Purchaser,
the Noteholders, the Rating Agency, the Backup Servicer and the Issuer;
provided,
however,
the
Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation to provide such information described
in this Section 3.5 until it has received the requisite information from the
Issuer or the Servicer. The Indenture Trustee will make no representation or
warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of such documents and will assume
no responsibility therefore. On or before the fifth day prior to the final
Payment Date with respect to any Class, the Indenture Trustee shall send notice
of such Payment Date to each Rating Agency, the Initial Purchaser and the
Noteholders of such Class. Such notice shall include a statement that if such
Notes are paid in full on the final Payment Date, interest shall cease to accrue
as of the day immediately preceding such final Payment Date. In addition, the
Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Note Owners, all notices, compliance
reports and other certificates delivered by the Servicer or the Issuer pursuant
to Sections 4.5, 5.3(g), 5.5, 5.7, 5.8 and 11.1 of this Indenture. At a Note
Owner’s request, the Indenture Trustee agrees to provide such Note Owner an
accounting of balances in the General Reserve Account, the Senior Reserve
Account, the Prefunding Account and the Capitalized Interest
Account.
The
Indenture Trustee’s internet website shall be initially located at “xxx.XXXXxxx.xxx”
or
at
another address as shall be specified by the Indenture Trustee from time to
time
in writing to the Issuer, the Servicer, the Noteholders and the Rating Agency.
For assistance with this service, Noteholders may call the customer service
desk
at (000) 000-0000. In connection with providing access to the Indenture
Trustee’s internet website, the Indenture Trustee may require registration and
the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for
the dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement.
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The
Indenture Trustee shall have the right to change the way Monthly Servicer
Reports are distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient
and/or more accessible to the above parties and the Indenture Trustee shall
provide timely and adequate notification to all above parties regarding any
such
changes.
Annually
(and more often, if required by applicable law), the Indenture Trustee shall
distribute to Noteholders any Form 1099 or similar information returns required
by applicable tax law to be distributed to the Noteholders. The Servicer shall
prepare or cause to be prepared all such information for distribution by the
Indenture Trustee to the Noteholders.
Section
3.6 Note
Balance Write-Down Amounts.
The
Note
Balance Write-Down Amount, if any, on each Payment Date shall be applied to
the
Adjusted Note Balance of a Class of Notes immediately following the distribution
of Available Funds in the following order of Priority: first, to the Class
G
Notes until the Adjusted Note Balance thereof is reduced to zero; second, to
the
Class F Notes until the Adjusted Note Balance thereof is reduced to zero; third,
to the Class E Notes until the Adjusted Note Balance thereof is reduced to
zero;
fourth, to the Class D Notes until the Adjusted Note Balance thereof is reduced
to zero; fifth, to the Class C Notes until the Adjusted Note Balance thereof
is
reduced to zero; sixth, to the Class B Notes until the Adjusted Note Balance
thereof is reduced to zero; and seventh, to the Class A Notes until the Adjusted
Note Balance thereof is reduced to zero. The application of the Note Balance
Write-Down Amount to a Class of Notes shall not reduce such Class’ entitlement
to unpaid Principal Distribution Amounts.
Section
3.7 Withholding
Taxes.
The
Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, shall comply with all requirements
of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations and applicable state and local
law with respect to the withholding from any distributions made by it to any
Noteholder of any applicable withholding taxes imposed thereon and with respect
to any applicable reporting requirements in connection therewith.
ARTICLE
IV
THE
COLLATERAL
Section
4.1 Acceptance
by Indenture Trustee.
(a) Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee does
hereby acknowledge and accept the conveyance by the Issuer of the assets
included in the Collateral. The Indenture Trustee shall hold the Collateral
in
trust for the benefit of the Noteholders, subject to the terms and provisions
hereof. In connection with the conveyance of the Collateral to the Indenture
Trustee, the Issuer has delivered or has caused the Originator to deliver (i)
to
the Custodian, the Timeshare Loan Files, and (ii) to the Servicer the Timeshare
Loan Servicing Files for each Timeshare Loan conveyed on the Closing Date.
On or
prior to each Transfer Date, the Issuer will deliver or cause to be delivered
(i) to the Custodian, the Timeshare Loan Files, and (ii) to the Servicer, the
Timeshare Loan Servicing Files, for each Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan
and
Subsequent Timeshare Loan to be conveyed on such
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Transfer
Date.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee shall perform its duties under this Section 4.1 for the
benefit of the Noteholders in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and
applicable law and, in each case, taking into account its other obligations
hereunder, but without regard to:
(i) any
relationship that the Indenture Trustee or any Affiliate of the Indenture
Trustee may have with an Obligor;
(ii) the
ownership of any Note by the Indenture Trustee or any Affiliate of the Indenture
Trustee;
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee’s right to receive compensation for its service hereunder or
with respect to any particular transaction; or
(iv) the
ownership, or holding in trust for others, by the Indenture Trustee or any
other
assets or property.
Section
4.2 Subsequent
Timeshare Loans.
(a) On
each
Transfer Date during the Prefunding Period on which Subsequent Timeshare Loans
are pledged by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee hereunder, subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions, the Indenture Trustee shall transfer
on such Transfer Date, upon the order of the Issuer, from the Prefunding Account
to an account designated by the Issuer, the Timeshare Loan Acquisition Price
for
each such Subsequent Timeshare Loan. Prior to the acceptance by the Indenture
Trustee of any Subsequent Timeshare Loan or the release of any funds therefor,
the following conditions must be satisfied on or prior to the related Transfer
Date:
(i) the
Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee a duly executed Subsequent
Transfer Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Transfer
Agreement, including a list of Subsequent Timeshare Loans attached thereto,
and
confirming the satisfaction of each condition precedent specified in the
Transfer Agreement, not less than three (3) Business Days prior to such Transfer
Date;
(ii) the
Issuer shall have deposited or caused to be deposited in the Collection Account
all principal and interest collected after the related Cut-Off Date in respect
of such Subsequent Timeshare Loans;
(iii) the
Custodian shall have received the Timeshare Loan Files related to such
Subsequent Timeshare Loans and shall have given the Indenture Trustee a written
certification and receipt in accordance with the Custodial
Agreement;
(iv) the
Prefunding Termination Date shall not have occurred; and
(v) no
Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge or has
actually received notice that any conditions to such transfer have not been
fulfilled and the Indenture Trustee shall have received such other documents,
opinions,
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certificates
and instruments as the Indenture Trustee may request.
(b) No
transfer or pledge of a Subsequent Timeshare Loan shall be effective unless
the
(1) the Timeshare Loan Files for such Subsequent Timeshare Loan have been
delivered to the Custodian and (2) the Timeshare Loan Servicing Files for such
Subsequent Timeshare Loan have been delivered to the Servicer.
Section
4.3 Grant
of
Security Interest, Tax Treatment.
(a) The
conveyance by the Issuer of the Timeshare Loans to the Indenture Trustee shall
not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Indenture
Trustee or any Noteholder of any obligation of the Issuer or the Servicer to
the
Obligors, to insurers under any insurance policies, or any other Person in
connection with the Timeshare Loans.
(b) It
is the
intention of the parties hereto that, with respect to all taxes, the Notes
will
be treated as indebtedness of the Issuer to the Noteholders secured by the
Timeshare Loans (the “Intended Tax Characterization”). The provisions of this
Indenture shall be construed in furtherance of the Intended Tax
Characterization. Each of the Issuer, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and
the Backup Servicer by entering into this Indenture, and each Noteholder by
the
purchase of a Note, agree to report such transactions for purposes of all taxes
in a manner consistent with the Intended Tax Characterization, unless otherwise
required by applicable law.
(c) None
of
the Issuer, the Servicer or the Backup Servicer shall take any action
inconsistent with the Indenture Trustee’s interest in the Timeshare Loans and
shall indicate or shall cause to be indicated in its books and records held
on
its behalf that such Timeshare Loan and the other Timeshare Loans constituting
the Collateral have been assigned to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the
Noteholders.
Section
4.4 Further
Action Evidencing Assignments.
(a) The
Issuer and the Indenture Trustee each agrees that, from time to time, it shall
promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take
all
further action, that may be necessary or appropriate, or that the Holders
representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of
Notes may reasonably request, in order to perfect, protect or more fully
evidence the security interest in the Timeshare Loans or to enable the Indenture
Trustee to exercise or enforce any of its rights hereunder. Without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, the Issuer will, without the necessity of a request
and upon the request of the Indenture Trustee, execute and file or record (or
cause to be executed and filed or recorded) such Assignments of Mortgage,
financing or continuation statements, or amendments hereto or assignments
thereof, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or
appropriate to create and maintain in the Indenture Trustee a first priority
perfected security interest, at all times, in the Collateral, including, without
limitation, recording and filing UCC-1 financing statements, amendments or
continuation statements prior to the effective date of any change of the name,
identity or structure or relocation of its chief executive office or any change
which could affect the perfection pursuant to any financing statement or
continuation statement or assignment previously filed or make any UCC-1 or
continuation statement previously filed
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pursuant
to this Indenture seriously misleading within the meaning of applicable
provisions of the UCC (and the Issuer shall give the Indenture Trustee at least
thirty (30) Business Days prior notice of the expected occurrence of any such
circumstance). The Issuer shall deliver promptly to the Indenture Trustee
file-stamped copies of any such filings.
(b) (i)
The
Issuer hereby grants to each of the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee a power
of attorney to execute all documents including, but not limited to, Assignments
of Mortgage, UCC-l financing statements, amendments or continuation statements,
on behalf of the Issuer as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the
foregoing and (ii) the Servicer hereby grants to the Indenture Trustee a power
of attorney to execute all documents on behalf of the Servicer as may be
necessary or desirable to effectuate the foregoing; provided, however, that
such
grant shall not create a duty on the part of the Indenture Trustee or the
Servicer to file, prepare, record or monitor, or any responsibility for the
contents or adequacy of, any such documents.
Section
4.5 Substitution
and Repurchase of Timeshare Loans.
(a) Mandatory
Substitution and Repurchase of Timeshare Loans for Breach of Representation
or
Warranty.
If at
any time, any party hereto obtains knowledge, discovers, or is notified by
any
other party hereto, that any of the representations and warranties of the
Originator in the Transfer Agreement or the Servicer in the Loan Sale Agreement
were incorrect at the time such representations and warranties were made, then
the party discovering such defect, omission, or circumstance shall promptly
notify the other parties to this Indenture, the Rating Agency, the Originator,
and the Servicer. In the event any such representation or warranty of the
Originator or the Servicer, as applicable, is incorrect and materially and
adversely affects the value of a Timeshare Loan or the interests of the
Noteholders therein, then the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall require
the
Originator or the Servicer, as applicable, within 60 days after the date it
is
first notified, or otherwise obtains Knowledge, of such breach to eliminate
or
otherwise cure in all material respects the circumstance or condition which
has
caused such representation or warranty to be incorrect or (1) if the breach
relates to a particular Timeshare Loan and is not cured in all material respects
(such Timeshare Loan, a “Defective Timeshare Loan”), either (a) purchase the
Issuer’s interest in such Defective Timeshare Loan at the Repurchase Price or
(b) provide one or more Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loans and pay the
Substitution Shortfall Amounts, if any. The Indenture Trustee is hereby
appointed attorney-in-fact, which appointment is coupled with an interest and
is
therefore irrevocable, to act on behalf and in the name of the Issuer to enforce
the Originator’s and the Servicer’s purchase or substitution obligations if the
Originator or the Servicer, as applicable, has not complied with its purchase
or
substitution obligations under the Transfer Agreement or the Loan Sale
Agreement, as applicable, within 30 days after the end of the aforementioned
60-day period.
(b) Prepayment
of Upgraded Timeshare Loans.
The
Originator, pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, with respect to any Upgraded
Timeshare Loan, on any date, shall prepay such Upgraded Timeshare loan on behalf
of the related Obligor by either depositing the related Repurchase Price in
the
Collection Account as set forth in Section 4.5(e) below, or by providing one
or
more Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loans and paying the Substitution Shortfall
Amounts, if any; provided, however, that the Originator’s option to substitute a
Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan for the Upgraded Timeshare Loan is limited
on any date to
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(x)
20%
of the Cut-Off Date Aggregate Loan Balance less (y) the aggregate Loan Balances
of the Upgraded Timeshare Loans previously substituted by the Originator on
the
related Transfer Dates.
(c) Optional
Purchase of Defaulted Timeshare Loans.
Pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, with respect to any Defaulted Timeshare
Loans, on any date, the Originator shall have the option, but not the
obligation, to purchase the Defaulted Timeshare Loan at the Default Purchase
Price for such Defaulted Timeshare Loan; provided,
however,
that
the option to purchase a Defaulted Timeshare Loan is limited on any date to
the
Optional Purchase Limit. If the Originator shall purchase Defaulted Timeshare
Loans as provided herein, the Originator shall deposit the related Default
Purchase Price in the Collection Account as set forth in Section 4.5(e) below.
The Originator may irrevocably waive its option to purchase a Defaulted
Timeshare Loan by delivering or causing to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee
a Waiver Letter in the form of Exhibit
G
attached
hereto. The holder or holders of Notes representing at least 66-2/3% of the
Adjusted Note Balance may at any time direct the Indenture Trustee, in
connection with any subsequent purchases of Defaulted Timeshare Loans by the
Originator to require the Originator to conduct a public auction in respect
of
any such Defaulted Timeshare Loan. The Originator may bid on any such Defaulted
Timeshare Loan during such auction, provided that no such bid may be lower
than
fifteen percent (15%) of the original acquisition price paid for the Timeshare
Property by the Obligor under such Defaulted Timeshare Loan. Publication of
notice of such auction in a newspaper published daily in Dallas, Texas, shall
be
sufficient notice of such auction.
(d) Optional
Purchase of Force Majeure Loans.
If a
Force Majeure Event occurs at a Resort, the Originator shall have the option,
but not the obligation, to purchase the related Force Majeure Loans, so long
as
such Timeshare Loans have not become Defaulted Timeshare Loans. The Originator
will have the option to purchase a Force Majeure Loan at the Force Majeure
Purchase Price; provided, however, that (i) the Originator’s
option
to purchase a Force Majeure Loan is limited on any date to the Force Majeure
Purchase Limit, and (ii) the Originator shall have the right to exercise such
purchase option for a Force Majeure Loan only if the related Force Majeure
Purchase Price equals or exceeds the Loan Balance of such Force Majeure Loan
as
of the date of such purchase, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
If
the Originator shall purchase Force Majeure Loans as provided herein, the
Originator shall deposit the related Force Majeure Purchase Price in the
Collection Account as set forth in Section 4.4(e) below.
(e) Payment
of Repurchase Prices and Substitution Shortfall Amounts.
The
Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall direct that the Originator or the
Servicer, as applicable, remit or cause to be remitted all amounts in respect
of
Repurchase Prices, Default Purchase Prices, Force Majeure Purchase Prices and
Substitution Shortfall Amounts payable during the related Due Period in
immediately available funds to the Indenture Trustee for deposit in the
Collection Account.
(f) Schedule
of Timeshare Loans.
The
Issuer and Indenture Trustee shall direct the Originator to provide or cause
to
be provided to the Indenture Trustee on any date on which a Timeshare Loan
is
purchased, repurchased, substituted, or otherwise added (i.e. in the case of
Subsequent Timeshare Loans) with an electronic supplement to the Schedule
of
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Timeshare
Loans reflecting the removal, substitution and/or other addition of Timeshare
Loans and subjecting any Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loans and Subsequent
Timeshare Loans to the provisions of the Transaction Documents.
(g) Officer’s
Certificate.
No
substitution of a Timeshare Loan shall be effective unless the Issuer and the
Indenture Trustee shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of the Originator
or the Servicer, as applicable, indicating that (1) the new Timeshare Loan
meets
all the criteria of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan”, (2)
the Timeshare Loan Files for such Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan have
been
delivered to the Custodian, and (3) the Timeshare Loan Servicing Files for
such
Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan have been delivered to the
Servicer.
(h) Qualified
Substitute Timeshare Loans.
With
respect to each Transfer Date, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall direct
the Originator or the Servicer, as applicable to deliver or cause the delivery
of the Timeshare Loan Files of the related Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loans
to the Custodian in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the
Custodial Agreement.
(i) Subsequent
Timeshare Loans.
With
respect to each Transfer Date, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall direct
the Originator to deliver or cause the delivery of the Timeshare Loan Files
of
the related Subsequent Timeshare Loans to the Custodian in accordance with
the
provisions of this Indenture and the Custodial Agreement.
Section
4.6 Release
of Lien.
(a) The
Lien
of the Indenture shall be automatically released with respect to any Timeshare
Loan purchased, repurchased or substituted under Section 4.5 hereof, (i) upon
satisfaction of each of the applicable provisions of Section 4.5 hereof, (ii)
in
the case of any purchase or repurchase, after a payment by the Originator or
the
Servicer, as applicable, of the Repurchase Price or Default Purchase Price,
as
applicable, of the Timeshare Loan, and (iii) in the case of any substitution,
after payment by the Originator or the Servicer, as applicable, of the
applicable Substitution Shortfall Amounts, if any, pursuant to Section 4.5
hereof.
(b) The
Lien
of the Indenture shall be automatically released with respect to any Timeshare
Loan which has been paid in full.
(c) Reserved.
(d) In
connection with (a) and (b) above, the Issuer and Indenture Trustee will execute
and deliver such releases, endorsements and assignments as are provided to
it by
the Originator or Silverleaf, in its capacity as the Servicer, as applicable,
in
each case, without recourse, representation or warranty, as shall be necessary
to vest in the Originator or Silverleaf, in its capacity as the Servicer, as
applicable, or its designee (or to evidence the vesting in such Person of),
the
legal and beneficial ownership of each Timeshare Loan released pursuant to
this
Section 4.6. The Servicer shall deliver a Request for Release to the Custodian
with respect to the related Timeshare Loan Files and Timeshare Loan Servicing
Files released pursuant to this Section 4.6, and such files shall be transferred
to the Originator or Silverleaf, in its capacity as the Servicer, as applicable,
or its designee.
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Section
4.7 Appointment
of Custodian and Paying Agent.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee may appoint a Custodian to hold all or a portion of the
Timeshare Loan Files as agent for the Indenture Trustee. Each Custodian shall
be
a depository institution supervised and regulated by a federal or state banking
authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000,
shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction, in which it holds any
Timeshare Loan File and shall not be the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer.
The initial Custodian shall be Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association. The
Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for paying the Custodian Fee or
any
other amounts owed to the Custodian.
(b) The
Issuer hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as a Paying Agent. The Issuer
may
appoint other Paying Agents from time to time. Any such other Paying Agent
shall
be appointed by Issuer Order with written notice thereof to the Indenture
Trustee. Any Paying Agent appointed by the Issuer shall be a Person who would
be
eligible to be Indenture Trustee hereunder as provided in Section 7.7
hereof.
Section
4.8 Sale
of
Timeshare Loans.
The
parties hereto agree that none of the Timeshare Loans in the Collateral shall
be
sold or disposed of in any manner except as expressly provided for
herein.
ARTICLE
V
SERVICING
OF TIMESHARE LOANS
Section
5.1 Appointment
of Servicer and Backup Servicer; Servicing Standard.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions herein, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee hereby
appoint Silverleaf as the initial Servicer hereunder. The Servicer shall service
and administer the Timeshare Loans and perform all of its duties hereunder
in
accordance with the Servicing Standard.
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions herein and in the Backup Servicing Agreement, the
Issuer hereby appoints Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association to act as the
initial Backup Servicer hereunder. The Backup Servicer shall service and
administer the Timeshare Loans and perform all of its duties hereunder and
under
the Backup Servicing Agreement in accordance with the Servicing
Standard.
Section
5.2 Payments
on the Timeshare Loans.
(a) The
Servicer shall, in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard, reflect
all
payments made under each Timeshare Loan and direct each Obligor to timely make
all payments in respect of his or her Timeshare Loan to the Lockbox Account
maintained at the Lockbox Bank.
(b) On
the
Closing Date, the Servicer shall cause to be deposited to the Collection Account
all amounts collected and received in respect of the Timeshare Loans
after
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the
Initial Cut-Off Date (without deduction for any Liquidation
Expenses).
(c) Subject
to subsection (d) below, on each Monday, Wednesday, Friday (or if such day
is
not a Business Day, then on the next Business Day) and the last Business Day
of
that related calendar month, all collections in respect of the Timeshare Loans
on deposit in the Lockbox Account will be remitted to the Collection
Account.
(d) Liquidation
Expenses shall be reimbursed to the Servicer in accordance with Section 3.2(a)
hereof. To the extent that the Servicer has received any Liquidation Expenses
as
Additional Servicing Compensation and shall subsequently recover any portion
of
such Liquidation Expenses from the related Obligor, the Servicer shall deposit
such amounts into Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.3(b)
hereof.
(e) The
Servicer agrees that to the extent it receives any amounts in respect of any
insurance policies which are not payable to the Obligor or any other collections
relating to the Collateral, it shall deposit such amounts to the Collection
Account within two (2) Business days of receipt thereof (unless otherwise
expressly provided herein).
Section
5.3 Duties
and Responsibilities of the Servicer.
(a) In
addition to any other customary services which the Servicer may perform or
may
be required to perform hereunder, the Servicer shall perform or cause to be
performed through sub-servicers, the following servicing and collection
activities in accordance with the Servicing Standard:
(i) perform
standard accounting services and general record keeping services with respect
to
the Timeshare Loans;
(ii) respond
to telephone or written inquiries of Obligors concerning the Timeshare
Loans;
(iii) keep
Obligors informed of the proper place and method for making payment with respect
to the Timeshare Loans;
(iv) contact
Obligors to effect collections and to discourage delinquencies in the payment
of
amounts owed under the Timeshare Loans and doing so by any lawful
means;
(v) report
tax information to Obligors and taxing authorities to the extent required by
law;
(vi) take
such
other action as may be necessary or appropriate in the discretion of the
Servicer for the purpose of collecting and transferring to the Indenture Trustee
for deposit into the Collection Account all payments received by the Servicer
or
remitted to the Lockbox Account in respect of the Timeshare Loans (except as
otherwise expressly provided herein), and to carry out the duties and
obligations imposed upon the Servicer pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture;
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(vii) arranging
for Liquidations of Timeshare Properties related to Defaulted Timeshare Loans
and the remarketing of such Timeshare Properties as provided in Section 5.3(b)
below;
(viii) use
reasonable best efforts to enforce the purchase and substitution obligations
of
the Originator under the Transfer Agreement;
(ix) refrain
from modifying, waiving or amending the terms of any Timeshare Loan; provided,
however, the Servicer may modify, waive or amend a Timeshare Loan for which
a
default on such Timeshare Loan has occurred or is imminent and such
modification, amendment or waiver will not (i) materially alter the interest
rate on or the principal balance of such Timeshare Loan, (ii) shorten the final
maturity of, lengthen the timing of payments of either principal or interest,
or
any other terms of, such Timeshare Loan in any manner which would have a
material adverse affect on the Noteholders, (iii) adversely affect the Timeshare
Property underlying such Timeshare Loan or (iv) reduce materially the likelihood
that payments of interest and principal on such Timeshare Loan shall be made
when due; provided, further, the Servicer may grant a single extension of the
final maturity of a Timeshare Loan if the Servicer, in its reasonable
discretion, determines that (A) such Timeshare Loan is in default or a default
on such Timeshare Loan is likely to occur in the foreseeable future and (B)
the
value of such Timeshare Loan will be enhanced by such extension; provided,
further, the Servicer shall not be permitted to modify, waive or amend the
terms
of any Timeshare Loan if the sum of the Cut-Off Date Loan Balance of such
Timeshare Loan and the Cut-Off Date Loan Balances of all other Timeshare Loans
for which the Servicer has modified, waived or amended the terms thereof exceeds
5% of the Cut-Off Date Aggregate Loan Balance;
(x) work
with
Obligors in connection with any transfer of ownership of a Timeshare Property
by
an Obligor to another Person (to the extent permitted), whereby the Servicer
may
consent to the assumption by such Person of the Timeshare Loan related to such
Timeshare Property (to the extent permitted); provided, however, in connection
with any such assumption, the rate of interest borne by, the maturity date
of,
the principal amount of, the timing of payments of principal and interest in
respect of, and all other material terms of, the related Timeshare Loan shall
not be changed other than as permitted in (ix) above;
(xi) to
the
extent that the Custodian Fees or the Lockbox Fees are, in the Servicer’s
reasonable business judgment, no longer commercially reasonable, use
commercially reasonable efforts to exercise its rights under the Custodial
Agreement or the Lockbox Agreement to replace the Custodian or Lockbox Bank,
as
applicable. Any such successor shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indenture
Trustee;
(xii) deliver
such information and data to the Backup Servicer as is required under the Backup
Servicing Agreement;
(xiii) deliver
any new or amended ACH Forms executed by an Obligor to the Custodian to be
held
as part of the related Timeshare Loan File; and
(xiv) (A)
to
cause each Resort to be insured in the event of fire, earthquake, or other
casualty for the full replacement value thereof and if the Resort is located
in
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a
designated flood plain, to maintain flood insurance in an amount not less than
the maximum level available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968,
as
amended; (B) in respect of each Resort, to maintain general liability insurance
in such amounts generally acceptable in the industry; (C) to cause each Resort’s
insurance policies to remain in full force and effect with a generally
acceptable insurance carrier; and (D) to monitor the maintenance of the
insurance coverage described in (A), (B), and (C) above with respect to each
Resort and promptly obtain notice and otherwise acquire Knowledge of any lapse,
cessation, decrease or other change in any such insurance coverage.
(b) In
the
event that a Defaulted Timeshare Loan is not or cannot be released from the
Lien
of the Indenture pursuant to Section 4.6 hereof, the Servicer shall, in
accordance with the Servicing Standard, promptly institute collection
procedures, which may include, but are not limited to, cancellation, forfeiture,
termination or foreclosure proceedings or obtaining a deed-in-lieu of
foreclosure (each, a “Foreclosure
Property”).
Upon
the Timeshare Property becoming a Foreclosure Property, the Servicer shall
promptly attempt to liquidate such foreclosure Property. The Servicer shall
select the liquidation option reasonably anticipated to produce the highest
Net
Liquidation Proceeds, giving effect to the gross price obtainable, broker’s
commissions, foreclosure costs, fees and marketing expenses and other factors.
The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of Liquidation Expenses out
of
Liquidation Proceeds. Any Liquidation Expenses later recovered by the Servicer
shall be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account in accordance
with
Section 5.2(c) and (d) hereof.
(i) To
the
extent that the Originator or an Affiliate thereof is selected to remarket
a
Foreclosure Property, the Servicer shall cause the Originator or Affiliate
thereof to agree that it will remarket such Foreclosure Property in accordance
with the Servicing Standard.
(ii) The
Servicer (if Silverleaf or its Affiliate is acting as Servicer) on behalf of
the
Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall take all necessary steps to have the
record title of the applicable Timeshare Properties subject to such Defaulted
Timeshare Loans continue to be held by the Indenture Trustee. In such event,
the
Servicer shall direct the Indenture Trustee, directly or through its agents
to
exercise the remedies provided for in the Oak N’ Spruce Trust Agreement, in the
Mortgage Note or in the other documents with respect to such Defaulted Timeshare
Loans and the Obligors thereunder, and the related Timeshare Property shall
be
remarketed with the purpose of obtaining the maximum Net Liquidation Proceeds
in
respect of such Defaulted Timeshare Loans.
(iii) The
Servicer shall reserve its rights under the Oak N’ Spruce Trust Agreement and/or
the applicable Mortgages to obtain, at any time, record title and all beneficial
interests in respect of the Timeshare Properties related to Defaulted Timeshare
Loans. All actions taken by the Servicer in respect of any Defaulted Timeshare
Loans shall, at all times, be carried out in a manner such that none of the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders shall, under applicable law,
be
deemed to be the developer or declarant of any Resort.
(iv) The
Servicer may elect to liquidate at a public or private sale any Defaulted
Timeshare Loans or related Timeshare Properties foreclosed upon or otherwise
reacquired on behalf of the Indenture Trustee from the obligors of the Defaulted
Timeshare Loans. In the event the Servicer elects to so liquidate Defaulted
Timeshare Loans or the related
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Timeshare
Properties securing these Defaulted Timeshare Loans, the Originator may bid
on
such Defaulted Timeshare Loans or related Timeshare Properties so long as the
Originator pays an amount at least equal to the net fair market value of each
related Timeshare Property, as determined by the Originator in its commercially
reasonable judgment, which shall in no event be less than fifteen percent (15%)
of the original acquisition price paid for the Timeshare Property by the Obligor
under the Defaulted Timeshare Loan.
(v) The
Servicer agrees that it shall require that any Liquidation Proceeds be in the
form of cash only.
(c) The
Servicer may not sell any of the Defaulted Timeshare Loans that are included
in
the Collateral except as specifically permitted by this Indenture.
(d) For
so
long as Silverleaf or any of its Affiliates controls the Resorts, Servicer
shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain or cause the Resorts to be
maintained in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear
excepted).
(e) For
so
long as Silverleaf or any of its Affiliates controls the Association for a
Resort, and Silverleaf or an Affiliate thereof is the manager, the related
management contract may not be amended or modified if such amendment or
modification is reasonably likely to have a material adverse affect on the
interests of the Noteholder, except with the prior written consent of the
Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each
Class
of Notes, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or after
obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation.
(f) In
the
event any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) attaches to any Timeshare Loan
or
related collateral from any Person claiming from and through Silverleaf or
one
of its Affiliates which materially adversely affects the Issuer’s interest in
such Timeshare Loan, Silverleaf shall, within the earlier to occur of ten (10)
Business Days after such attachment or the respective lienholders’ action to
foreclose on such lien, either (a) cause such Lien to be released of record,
(b)
provide the Indenture Trustee with a bond in accordance with the applicable
laws
of the state in which the Timeshare Property is located, issued by a corporate
surety acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, in an amount and in form reasonably
acceptable to the Indenture Trustee or (c) provide the Indenture Trustee with
such other security as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably
require.
(g) The
Servicer shall: (a) promptly notify the Indenture Trustee of (i) any claim,
action or proceeding which may be reasonably expected to have a material adverse
effect on the Collateral, or any material part thereof, and (ii) any action,
suit, proceeding, order or injunction of which Servicer becomes aware after
the
date hereof pending or threatened against or affecting Servicer or any Affiliate
which may be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Collateral or the Servicer’s ability to service the same; (b) at the request of
Indenture Trustee with respect to a claim or action or proceeding which arises
from or through the Servicer or one of its Affiliates, appear in and defend,
at
Servicer’s expense, any such claim, petition or proceeding which would have a
material adverse effect on the Timeshare Loans or the Servicer’s ability to
service the same; and (c) comply in all respects, and shall cause all Affiliates
to comply in all respects, with the terms of any orders imposed on such Person
by any
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governmental
authority the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect
on the Timeshare Loans or the Servicer’s ability to service the
same.
(h) Except
as
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Servicer (for so long as
Silverleaf or any Affiliate thereof is the Servicer hereunder, otherwise
Silverleaf in its individual capacity) shall not, and shall not permit the
Managing Entity or the Orlando Breeze Resort Club to, encumber, pledge or
otherwise xxxxx x xxxx or security interest in and to the Reservation System
(including, without limitation, all hardware, software and data in respect
thereof) and furthermore agrees, and shall cause the Managing Entity and the
Orlando Breeze Resort Club, to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep
the
Reservation System operational, not to dispose of the same and to allow the
members of each Association the use of, and access to, the Reservation System
in
accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement and the Orlando Breeze
Management Agreement, as applicable.
(i) For
so
long as Silverleaf or any Affiliate thereof is the Servicer, it shall comply
in
all material respects with the Collection Policy in effect on the Closing Date
(or as amended from time to time with the consent of the holders representing
at
least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of Notes if such
amendment is reasonably likely to have material adverse affect on the interests
of the Noteholders or after obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation) and with
the
terms of the Timeshare Loans.
(j) For
so
long as Silverleaf or any Affiliate thereof is the Servicer, it shall provide
a
minimum of 10 days’ prior notice to the Rating Agency of any purchase or
acquisition by the Servicer of (i) another entity (or the stock, membership
interests, or other similar interests therein) or (ii) any resort or other
property, if the related purchase price exceeds $5 million.
Section
5.4 Servicer
Events of Default.
(a) A
“Servicer
Event of Default”
means,
the occurrence and continuance of any of the following events:
(i) any
failure by the Servicer to make any required payment, transfer or deposit when
due hereunder and the continuance of such default for a period of five (5)
Business Days;
(ii) any
failure by the Servicer to provide any required report within five (5) Business
Days of when such report is required to be delivered hereunder;
(iii) any
failure by the Servicer to observe or perform in any material respect the
covenant set forth in Section 5.3(a)(xiv) hereof, which failure in respect
of
clause (A), (B) or (C) of such Section 5.3(a)(xiv) is not remedied within two
(2) Business Days after the Servicer first acquires Knowledge
thereof;
(iv) any
failure by the Servicer to observe or perform in any material respect any other
covenant or agreement in any Transaction Document to which it is a party (other
than as set forth in clause (iii) above), which has a material adverse effect
on
the Noteholders and such failure is not remedied within 30 days (or if the
Servicer shall have provided evidence satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee
that
such covenant cannot be cured in the
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30-day
period and that it is diligently pursuing a cure, 60 days), after the earlier
of
(x) the Servicer first acquiring Knowledge thereof and (y) the Indenture
Trustee’s giving written notice thereof to the Servicer;
(v) any
representation or warranty made by the Servicer in this Indenture shall prove
to
be incorrect in any material respect as of the time when the same shall have
been made, and such breach is not remedied within 30 days (or if the Servicer
shall have provided evidence satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee that such
breach cannot be cured in the 30-day period and that it is diligently pursuing
a
cure, 60 days) after the earlier of (x) the Servicer first acquiring Knowledge
thereof and (y) the Indenture Trustee’s giving written notice thereof to the
Servicer;
(vi) the
entry
by a court having competent jurisdiction in respect of the Servicer of (i)
a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Servicer in an involuntary case
or
proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, or other similar law or (ii) a decree or order adjudging the
Servicer a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition of or in respect
of the Servicer under any applicable federal or state law, or appointing a
custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, or other
similar official of the Servicer, or of any substantial part of its property,
or
ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance
of
any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed
and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;
(vii) the
commencement by the Servicer of a voluntary case or proceeding; under any
applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other
similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt
or
insolvent, or the consent by either to the entry of a decree or order for relief
in respect of the Servicer in an involuntary case or proceeding under any
applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other
similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or
proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent
seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law,
or
the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or
taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator, or similar official of the Servicer or of any substantial part
of
its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors,
or the Servicer’s failure to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the
taking of corporate action by the Servicer in furtherance of any such action;
(viii) a
Sequential Pay Event that remains uncured for one Due Period;
(ix) if
Silverleaf is the Servicer, it fails to maintain a Leverage Ratio of not greater
than 6.0 to 1.0; or
(x) if
Silverleaf is the Servicer, a change occurs of more than 50% of the executive
management of the Servicer as described in Exhibit
H
hereto,
unless Silverleaf provides written certification to the Indenture Trustee (which
the Indenture Trustee shall promptly forward to the Noteholders) within 30
days
after such change, certifying that such executive management personnel have
been
replaced, and setting forth a description of those
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persons’
experience, ability and reputation, and the Indenture Trustee shall not have
received an objection to such replacement personnel from holders of Notes of
at
least 50% of the Adjusted Note Balance, within 15 Business Days after sending
such certificate to the Noteholders.
If
any
Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and not been waived hereunder,
the
Indenture Trustee may, and upon notice from Holders representing at least
66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of Notes shall, terminate
on
behalf of the Noteholders, by notice in writing to the Servicer, all of the
rights and obligations of the Servicer, as Servicer under this
Indenture.
Unless
consented to by the Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note
Balance of each Class of Notes, the Issuer may not waive any Servicer Event
of
Default.
(b) Replacement
of Servicer.
From
and after the receipt by the Servicer of such written termination notice or
the
resignation of the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.10 hereof, all authority
and
power of the Servicer under this Indenture, whether with respect to the
Timeshare Loans or otherwise, shall, pass to and be vested in the Indenture
Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee shall terminate the Backup Servicing
Agreement and be the successor Servicer hereunder and the duties and obligations
of the Servicer shall terminate. The Servicer shall perform such actions as
are
reasonably necessary to assist the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer
in
such transfer. If the Servicer fails to undertake such action as is reasonably
necessary to effectuate such a transfer, the Indenture Trustee is hereby
authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense
of the Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and
other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things reasonably
necessary to effect the purposes of such notice of termination. The Servicer
agrees that if it is terminated pursuant to this Section 5.4, it shall promptly
(and, in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days subsequent to its
receipt of the notice of termination from the Indenture Trustee) provide the
Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer or their respective designees (with
reasonable costs being borne by the Servicer) with all documents and records
(including, without limitation, those in electronic form) reasonably requested
by it to enable the Indenture Trustee to assume the Servicer’s functions
hereunder, and the Servicer shall cooperate with the Indenture Trustee in
affecting the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and rights
hereunder and the assumption by a successor of the Servicer’s obligations
hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer within one (1) Business
Day to the Indenture Trustee or its designee for administration by it of all
cash amounts which shall at the time or thereafter be received by it with
respect to the Timeshare Loans (provided, however, that the Servicer shall
continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under
this
Indenture on or prior to the date of such termination). The Indenture Trustee
shall be entitled to renegotiate the Servicing Fee; provided,
however,
no
change to the Servicing Fee may be made unless the Indenture Trustee shall
have
received the written consent of Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the
Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of Notes. Notwithstanding anything herein
to
the contrary, in no event shall the Indenture Trustee or Silverleaf be liable
for any Servicing Fee or for any differential in the amount of the Servicing
Fee
paid hereunder and the amount necessary to induce any successor Servicer to
assume the obligations of Servicer under this Indenture.
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The
successor servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Servicer, (or
from
the Collateral to the extent set forth in Section 3.4(a)(ii), 3.4(d)(ii) or
Section 6.6(a)(ii) hereof) if the Servicer is unable to fulfill its obligations
hereunder for all Servicer Termination Costs.
The
successor Servicer shall have (i) no liability with respect to any obligation
which was required to be performed by the terminated Servicer prior to the
date
that the successor Servicer becomes the Servicer or any claim of a third party
based on any alleged action or inaction of the terminated Servicer, (ii) no
obligation to perform any repurchase obligations, if any, of the Servicer,
(iii)
no obligation to pay any taxes required to be paid by the Servicer, (iv) no
obligation to pay any of the fees and expenses of any other party involved
in
this transaction that were incurred by the prior Servicer and (v) no liability
or obligation with respect to any Servicer indemnification obligations of any
prior Servicer including the original Servicer.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Indenture to the contrary, any successor Servicer
is
authorized to accept and rely on all of the accounting, records (including
computer records) and work of the prior Servicer relating to the Timeshare
Loans
(collectively, the “Predecessor
Servicer Work Product”),
without any audit or other examination thereof, and such successor Servicer
shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability for the acts and
omissions of the prior Servicer. If any error, inaccuracy, omission or incorrect
or non-standard practice or procedure (collectively, “Errors”)
exist
in any Predecessor Servicer Work Product and such Errors make it materially
more
difficult to service or should cause or materially contribute to the successor
Servicer making or continuing any Errors (collectively, “Continued
Errors”),
the
successor Servicer shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability
for such Continued Errors; provided, however, that each successor Servicer
shall
agree to use its best efforts to prevent further Continued Errors. In the event
that the successor Servicer becomes aware of Errors or Continued Errors, the
successor Servicer shall, with the prior consent of the Indenture Trustee,
use
its best efforts to reconstruct and reconcile such data as is commercially
reasonable to correct such Errors and Continued Errors and to prevent future
Continued Errors and to recover its costs thereby.
The
Indenture Trustee may appoint an Affiliate as the successor Servicer and the
provisions of this Section 5.4(b) related to the Indenture Trustee shall apply
to such Affiliate.
(c) Any
successor Servicer, including the Indenture Trustee, shall not be deemed to
be
in default or to have breached its duties as successor Servicer hereunder if
the
predecessor Servicer shall fail to deliver any required deposit to the
Collection Account or otherwise fail to cooperate with, or take any actions
required by such successor Servicer related to the transfer of servicing
hereunder.
Section
5.5 Accountings;
Statements and Reports.
(a) Monthly
Servicer Report.
Not
later than four (4) Business Days prior to each Payment Date, the Servicer
shall
deliver to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agency, the Backup
Servicer and the Initial Purchaser, a report (the “Monthly
Servicer Report”)
substantially in the form of Exhibit
D
hereto,
detailing certain activity relating to the Timeshare Loans. The Monthly Servicer
Report shall be completed with the information specified therein for the related
Due Period and shall contain such other information as may be
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reasonably
requested by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Initial Purchaser in
writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Determination
Date.
Each such Monthly Servicer Report shall be accompanied by an Officer’s
Certificate of the Servicer in the form of Exhibit
E
hereto,
certifying the accuracy of the computations reflected in such Monthly Servicer
Report.
(b) Certification
as to Compliance.
The
Servicer shall deliver to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agency
and the Initial Purchaser, an Officer’s Certificate on or before April 30 of
each year commencing in 2007: (x) to the effect that a review of the activities
of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year, and of its performance
under
this Indenture during such period has been made under the supervision of the
officers executing such Officer’s Certificate with a view to determining whether
during such period, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, the Servicer had
performed and observed all of its obligations under this Indenture, and either
(A) stating that based on such review, no Servicer Event of Default is known
to
have occurred and is continuing, or (B) if such a Servicer Event of Default
is
known to have occurred and is continuing, specifying such Servicer Event of
Default and the nature and status thereof.
(c) Annual
Accountants’ Reports.
On or
before each April 30 of each year commencing in 2007, the Servicer (unless
the
Indenture Trustee is the Servicer) shall (i) cause a firm of independent public
accountants to furnish a certificate or statement (and the Servicer shall
provide a copy of such certificate or statement to the Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee, the Rating Agency and the Initial Purchaser), to the effect that (1)
such firm has examined and audited the Servicer’s servicing controls and
procedures for the previous calendar year and that such independent public
accountants have examined certain documents and records (including computer
records) and servicing procedures of the Servicer relating to the Timeshare
Loans, (2) they have examined the most recent Monthly Servicer Report prepared
by the Servicer and three other Monthly Servicer Reports chosen at random by
such firm and compared such Monthly Servicer Reports with the information
contained in such documents and records, (3) their examination included such
tests and procedures as they considered necessary in the circumstances, (4)
their examinations and comparisons described under clauses (1) and (2) above
disclosed no exceptions which, in their opinion, were material, relating to
such
Timeshare Loans or such Monthly Servicer Reports, or if any such exceptions
were
disclosed thereby, setting forth such exceptions which, in their opinion, were
material, (5) on the basis of such examinations and comparison, such firm is
of
the opinion that the Servicer has, during the relevant period, serviced the
Timeshare Loans in compliance with this Indenture and the other Transaction
Documents in all material respects and that such documents and records have
been
maintained in accordance with this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents
in all material respects, except in each case for (A) such exceptions as such
firm shall believe to be immaterial and (B) such other exceptions as shall
be
set forth in such written report. The report will also indicate that such firm
is independent of the Servicer within the meaning of the Code of Professional
Ethics of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In the event
such independent public accountants require the Indenture Trustee to agree
to
the procedures to be performed by such firm in any of the reports required
to be
prepared pursuant to this Section 5.5(c), the Servicer shall direct the
Indenture Trustee in writing to so agree; it being understood and agreed that
the Indenture Trustee will deliver such letter of agreement in conclusive
reliance upon the direction of the Servicer, and the Indenture Trustee has
not
made any independent inquiry or investigation
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as
to,
and shall have no obligation or liability in respect of, the sufficiency,
validity or correctness of such procedures.
(d) Report
on Proceedings and Servicer Event of Default.
(i)
Promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Servicer’s obtaining Knowledge of any
proposed or pending investigation of it by any Governmental Authority or any
court or administrative proceeding which involves or is reasonably likely to
involve the possibility of materially and adversely affecting the properties,
business, prospects, profits or conditions (financial or otherwise) of the
Servicer and its subsidiaries, as a whole, the Servicer shall send written
notice specifying the nature of such investigation or proceeding and what action
the Servicer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and evaluating
its merits, or (ii) immediately upon obtaining Knowledge of the existence of
any
condition or event which constitutes a Servicer Event of Default, the Servicer
shall send written notice to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Initial
Purchaser describing its nature and period of existence and what action the
Servicer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
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Section
5.6 Records.
The
Servicer shall maintain all data for which it is responsible (including, without
limitation, computerized tapes or disks) relating directly to or maintained
in
connection with the servicing of the Timeshare Loans (which data and records
shall be clearly marked to reflect that the Timeshare Loans have been Granted
to
the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders and constitute part of the
Collateral) at the address specified in Section 13.3 hereof or, upon fifteen
(15) days’ notice to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, at such other place
where any Servicing Officer of the Servicer is located (or upon 24 hours’
written notice if an Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have
occurred).
Section
5.7 Fidelity
Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance.
The
Servicer shall maintain or cause to be maintained fidelity bond and errors
and
omissions insurance with respect to the Servicer in such form and in amounts
as
is customary for institutions acting as custodian of funds in respect of
timeshare loans or receivables on behalf of institutional investors; provided
that such insurance shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 per policy and
shall name the Indenture Trustee as an additional insured. No provision of
this
Section 5.7 requiring such fidelity bond or errors and omissions insurance
shall
diminish or relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth
in
this Indenture. The Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with this
provision if one of its respective Affiliates has such fidelity bond or errors
and omissions insurance coverage and, by the terms of such fidelity bond or
errors and omissions insurance policy, the coverage afforded thereunder extends
to the Servicer. Upon a request of the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer shall
deliver to the Indenture Trustee, a certification evidencing coverage under
such
fidelity bond and the errors and omissions insurance. Any such fidelity bond
or
errors and omissions insurance policy shall not be canceled or modified in
a
materially adverse manner without ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice
to the Indenture Trustee.
Section
5.8 Merger
or
Consolidation of the Servicer.
(a) The
Servicer shall promptly provide written notice to the Indenture Trustee and
the
Rating Agency of any merger or consolidation of the Servicer. The Servicer
shall
keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchise as a corporation under
the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and
shall
obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation
in
each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to
protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture or any of the
Timeshare Loans and to perform its duties under this indenture.
(b) Any
Person into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer
shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Servicer,
shall be the successor of the Servicer hereunder, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the
successor or surviving Person (i) is a company whose business includes the
servicing of assets similar to the Timeshare Loans and shall be authorized
to
lawfully transact business in the state or states in which the related Timeshare
Properties it is to service are
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situated;
(ii) is a U.S. Person, and (iii) delivers to the Indenture Trustee (1) an
agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee, which contains an assumption by such successor entity of the due and
punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be
performed or observed by the Servicer under this Indenture and the other
Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party and (2) an opinion of
counsel as to the enforceability of such agreement; provided, further, that
the
Rating Agency shall have confirmed that such action will not result in a
downgrade or withdrawal of any rating assigned to the Class of
Notes.
Section
5.9 Sub-Servicing.
(a) The
Servicer may enter into one or more sub-servicing agreements with a sub-servicer
upon such terms and conditions as the Servicer may reasonably agree and as
are
not inconsistent with this Indenture. References herein to actions taken or
to
be taken by the Servicer in servicing the Timeshare Loans include actions taken
or to be taken by a sub-servicer on behalf of the Servicer. The Servicer shall
be solely responsible for any sub-servicing fees due and payable to such
sub-servicer.
(b) Notwithstanding
any sub-servicing agreement, the Servicer shall remain obligated and liable
for
the servicing and administering of the Timeshare Loans in accordance with this
Indenture, without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of
such
sub-servicing agreement, and to the same extent and under the same terms and
conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the
Timeshare Loans.
Section
5.10 Servicer
Resignation.
The
Servicer shall not resign from the duties and obligations hereby imposed on
it
under this Indenture unless and until (i) a successor servicer, acceptable
to
the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders representing at least 66-2/3%
of the Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of Notes, enters into an agreement
in
form and substance satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, which contains an
assumption by such successor servicer of the due and punctual performance and
observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the
Servicer under this Indenture from and after the date of assumption and (ii)
the
ratings of the Notes will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn (as
evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency to the Indenture Trustee to such
effect, which letter shall be obtained at the expense of the Servicer, without
right of reimbursement). Upon such resignation, the Servicer shall comply with
Section 5.4(b) hereunder.
Except
as
provided in the immediately preceding paragraph or elsewhere in this Indenture,
or as provided with respect to the survival of indemnifications herein, the
duties and obligations of a Servicer under this Indenture shall continue until
this Agreement shall have been terminated as provided herein. The duties and
obligations of a Servicer hereunder shall survive the exercise by the Indenture
Trustee of any right or remedy under this Indenture or the enforcement by the
Indenture Trustee of any provision of this Indenture.
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Section
5.11 Fees
and
Expenses.
As
compensation for the performance of its obligations under this Indenture, the
Servicer shall be entitled to receive on each Payment Date, from amounts on
deposit in the Collection Account and in the priorities described in Section
3.4
hereof, the Servicing Fee and any Additional Servicing Compensation. Other
than
Liquidation Expenses, the Servicer shall pay all expenses incurred by it in
connection with its servicing activities hereunder.
Section
5.12 Access
to
Certain Documentation.
Upon
ten
(10) Business Days’ prior written notice (or one Business Day’s prior written
notice after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
or
a Servicer Event of Default), the Servicer will, from time to time during
regular business hours, as requested by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or
any
Noteholder and, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default, at
the
expense of the Issuer or such Noteholder and upon the occurrence and continuance
of a Servicer Event of Default, at the expense of the Servicer, permit the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder or its agents or representatives
(i) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books, records and
documents (including, without limitation, computer tapes and disks) in the
possession or under the control of the Servicer relating to the servicing of
the
Timeshare Loans serviced by it and (ii) to visit the offices and properties
of
the Servicer for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause
(i)
above, and to discuss matters relating to the Timeshare Loans with any of the
officers, employees or accountants of the Servicer having knowledge of such
matters. Nothing in this Section shall affect the obligation of the Servicer
to
observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding
the
Obligors, and the failure of the Servicer to provide access to information
as a
result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this
Section.
Section
5.13 No
Offset.
Prior
to
the termination of this Indenture, the obligations of Servicer under this
Indenture shall not be subject to any defense, counterclaim or right of offset
which the Servicer has or may have against the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee
or
any Noteholder, whether in respect of this Indenture, any Timeshare Loan or
otherwise.
Section
5.14 Account
Statements.
In
connection with the Servicer’s preparation of the Monthly Servicer Reports, the
Indenture Trustee agrees to deliver to the Servicer via electronic delivery
a
monthly statement providing account balances of each of the Trust
Accounts.
Section
5.15 Indemnification;
Third Party Claim.
The
Servicer agrees to indemnify the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup
Servicer, the Custodian and the Noteholders from and against any and all actual
damages (excluding economic losses related to the collectibility of any
Timeshare Loan), claims, reasonable attorneys’ fees and related costs,
judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that each may sustain because
of the failure of the Servicer to service the Timeshare Loans in accordance
with
the Servicing Standard or otherwise perform its obligations and
duties
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hereunder
in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, or because of any act or
omission by the Servicer due to its negligence or willful misconduct in
connection with its maintenance and custody of any funds, documents and records
under this Indenture, or its release thereof except as contemplated by this
Indenture; provided, however, the Servicer shall not be obligated to indemnify
any party hereunder to the extent the related liability results from such
party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Servicer shall immediately
notify the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee if it has Knowledge of a claim
made
by a third party with respect to the Timeshare Loans, and, if such claim relates
to the servicing of the Timeshare Loans by the Servicer, the Servicer shall
assume, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the defense of any such
claim
and pay all expenses in connection herewith, including reasonable counsel fees,
and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be
entered against it. In addition, so long as Silverleaf or any Affiliate thereof
acts as Servicer, the Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify the Indenture Trustee
and its officers, directors, employees and agents for, and to hold them harmless
against, any loss, liability or expense, including any loss, liability or
expense directly or indirectly incurred (regardless of negligence or bad faith
on the part of the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer) to the extent that such
loss, liability or expense arose of out of or was imposed on the Indenture
Trustee as a result of any penalty or other cost imposed by the Internal Revenue
Service or other taxing authority. This Section 5.15 shall survive the
termination of this Indenture or the resignation or removal of the Servicer
hereunder.
Section
5.16 Backup
Servicer.
(a) Backup
Servicing Agreement.
The
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer hereby
agree
to execute the Backup Servicing Agreement. The Backup Servicer shall be
responsible for each of the duties and obligations imposed upon it by the
provisions of the Backup Servicing Agreement and shall have no duties or
obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is not a
party.
(b) Termination
of Servicer; Cooperation.
In the
event that the Servicer is terminated or resigns in accordance with the terms
of
this Indenture, the Backup Servicer agrees that the Backup Servicing Agreement
will be terminated. The Backup Servicer agrees to cooperate in good faith with
any successor Servicer to effect a transition of the servicing obligations
by
the Servicer and the Backup Servicer to any successor Servicer.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Backup
Servicing Fee.
The
Backup Servicer shall receive its Backup Servicing Fee in accordance with
Sections 3.4 or 6.6, as applicable.
(e) Termination
of Backup Servicer.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Indenture Trustee shall
have the right to remove the Backup Servicer with or without cause at any time
and replace the Backup Servicer pursuant to the provisions of the Backup
Servicing Agreement. In the event that the Indenture Trustee shall exercise
its
rights to remove and replace Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association as Backup
Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association shall have no further
obligation to perform the duties of the Backup Servicer under this Indenture.
In
the event of a termination of the Backup Servicing Agreement prior to the
termination or resignation of Silverleaf as the Servicer hereunder, the
Indenture
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Trustee
shall appoint a successor Backup Servicer reasonably acceptable to the Indenture
Trustee. Upon the termination or resignation of the Backup Servicer, the
Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to represent, warrant and covenant that it
will service or engage a subservicer to perform each of the servicing duties
and
responsibilities described in this Indenture.
Section
5.17 Reserved.
Section
5.18 Recordation.
As
soon
as practicable after the Closing Date or Transfer Date, as applicable (but
in no
event later than 10 Business Days or 60 days with respect to Timeshare Loans
for
which the original Mortgages are still at the related recording office) after
such date, the Servicer shall cause all Assignments of Mortgage in respect
of
the Timeshare Loans to be recorded in the appropriate offices. The Servicer
agrees to cause all evidences of recordation to be delivered to the Custodian
to
be held as part of the Timeshare Loan Files.
ARTICLE
VI
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT; REMEDIES
Section
6.1 Events
of
Default.
“Event
of Default”
wherever used herein with respect to Notes, means any one of the following
events:
(a) a
default
in the making of Interest Distribution Amounts, Principal Distribution Amounts,
Deferred Interest Amounts or any other payments in respect of any Note when
such
become due and payable, and continuance of such default for five (5) Business
Days; or
(b) failure
by Silverleaf, in its capacity as the Originator to purchase any Defective
Timeshare Loan or substitute a Qualified Substitute Loan for a Defective
Timeshare Loan within the specified time period; or
(c) a
non-monetary default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant of the
Issuer or the General Partner in this Indenture (other than a covenant dealing
with a default in the performance of which or the breach of which is
specifically dealt with elsewhere in this Section 6.1), the continuance of
such
default or breach for a period of 30 days (or if the Issuer or the General
Partner, as applicable, shall have provided evidence satisfactory to the
Indenture Trustee that such covenant cannot be cured in the 30-day period and
that it is diligently pursuing a cure, 60 days) after the earlier of (x) the
Issuer first acquiring Knowledge thereof, and (y) the Indenture Trustee’s giving
written notice thereof to the Issuer or the General Partner, as applicable;
or
(d) if
any
representation or warranty of the Issuer or the General Partner, as applicable,
made in this Indenture shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect
as of
the time when the same shall have been made, and such breach is not remedied
within 30 days (or if
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the
Issuer or the General Partner, as applicable, shall have provided evidence
satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee that such representation or warranty
cannot be cured in the 30-day period and that it is diligently pursuing a cure,
60 days) after the earlier of (x) the Issuer or the General Partner, as
applicable, first acquiring Knowledge thereof, and (y) the Indenture Trustee’s
giving written notice thereof to the Issuer or the General Partner, as
applicable; or
(e) the
entry
by a court having jurisdiction over the Issuer or the General Partner of (i)
a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Issuer or the General Partner
in an
involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law or (ii) a decree or order
adjudging the Issuer or the General Partner as bankrupt or insolvent, or
approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, or composition of or in respect of the Issuer or the General Partner
under any applicable federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, or other similar official of the
Issuer or the General Partner, or of any substantial part of their respective
property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of their respective affairs,
and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other
decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;
or
(f) the
commencement by the Issuer or the General Partner of a voluntary case or
proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to
be
adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by either to the entry
of a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Issuer or the General Partner
in an
involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law or to the commencement of
any
bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by the
Issuer or the General Partner of a petition or answer or consent seeking
reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law, or the
consent by the Issuer or the General Partner to the filing of such petition
or
to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, sequestrator, or similar official of the Issuer or the
General Partner or of any substantial part of their respective property, or
the
making by the Issuer or the General Partner of an assignment for the benefit
of
creditors, or the Issuer’s or the General Partner’s failure to pay their
respective debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action
by the Issuer or the General Partner in furtherance of any such action;
or
(g) the
Issuer or the General Partner becoming subject to registration as an “investment
company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or
(h) the
impairment of the validity of any security interest of the Indenture Trustee
in
the Collateral in any material respect, except as expressly permitted hereunder,
or the creation of any material encumbrance on or with respect to the Collateral
or any portion thereof not otherwise permitted, which is not stayed or released
within ten (10) days of the Issuer having Knowledge of its creation;
or
(i) (A)
the
occurrence and continuance of the Servicer Event of Default set forth under
Section 5.4(a)(iii) hereof or (B) the occurrence and continuance of a Servicer
Event of Default (other than as described in the immediately preceding clause
(A), Section 5.4(a)(ix) and Section 5.4(a)(x) hereof) that is uncured for two
consecutive Due Periods; or
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(j) on
any
Payment Date, after application of all Available Funds, the sum of the Aggregate
Loan Balance and the sum of the amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account and
the Prefunding Account is less than the aggregate Outstanding Note Balance;
or
(k) failure
by the Originator as the Servicer to maintain a perfected, first priority
ownership interest (and backup security interest) in the Timeshare Loans in
favor of the Issuer.
For
the
avoidance of doubt, the amount of principal and Deferred Interest Amounts
required to be paid to Noteholders pursuant to this Indenture is generally
limited to the Available Funds in the Collection Account. Therefore, the failure
to pay principal and Deferred Interest Amounts on the Notes generally will
not
result in the occurrence of an Event of Default until the Stated
Maturity.
Section
6.2 Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
(a) Upon
the
occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, if (i) such Event
of Default of the kind specified in Section 6.1(e) or Section 6.1(f) above
occurs, (ii) an Event of Default of the kind specified in Section 6.1(a) above
occurs and either (x) the Aggregate Loan Balance of the Timeshare Loans is
less
than the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance due to a default on one or more
of
the Timeshare Loans or (y) such Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(a)
above continues for two consecutive Payment Dates, then each Class of Notes
shall automatically become due and payable at its Outstanding Note Balance
together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
(b) Upon
the
occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, if such Event of Default
is
of the kind specified in Section 6.1(a) above (other than as described in
Section 6.2(a) above), the Indenture Trustee shall, upon notice from Holders
representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of the most senior
Class of Notes then Outstanding (and, if payment of interest and principal
on
the most senior Class of Notes then Outstanding is current, the consent of
the
Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of the most
senior Class of Notes which has failed to receive one or more payments of
interest or principal), declare each Class of Notes to be immediately due and
payable at its Outstanding Note Balance plus all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon.
(c) Upon
the
occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, if such Event of Default
(other than an Event of Default of the kind described in Sections 6.2(a) or
(b)
above) shall occur and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall, upon notice
from Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of
the
most senior Class of Notes then Outstanding, declare each Class of Notes to
be
immediately due and payable at its outstanding Note Balance plus all accrued
and
unpaid interest thereon.
(d) Upon
any
such declaration or automatic acceleration, the Outstanding Note Balance of
each
Class of Notes together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall
become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or
other
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Issuer. The Indenture
Trustee shall promptly send a notice of any declaration or automatic
acceleration to each Rating Agency.
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(e) At
any
time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made but before a
judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the
Indenture Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders
representing at least 66-2/3% of the Outstanding Note Balance of the most senior
Class Outstanding (and, if the consent of another Class shall have been required
for such declaration, Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Outstanding
Note Balance of such Class) by written notice to the Issuer and the Indenture
Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences
if-
(i) the
Issuer has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to
pay:
(A)
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all
principal due on any Class of Notes which has become due otherwise
than by
such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon from the date
when
the same first became due until the date of payment or
deposit,
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(B)
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all
interest due with respect to any Class of Notes and, to the extent
that
payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest
from
the date when the same first became due until the date of payment
or
deposit at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Note Rate,
and
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(C)
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all
sums paid or advanced by the Indenture Trustee hereunder and the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of
each of
the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer, its agents and
counsel;
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and
(ii) all
Events of Default with respect to the Notes, other than the non-payment of
the
Outstanding Note Balance of each Class of Notes which became due solely by
such
declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section
6.13 hereof.
(f) An
automatic acceleration under Section 6.2(a) may only be rescinded and annulled
by Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each
Class of Notes then Outstanding.
(g) Notwithstanding
Section 6.2(d) and (e) above, (i) if the Indenture Trustee shall have commenced
making payments as described in Section 6.6, no acceleration may be rescinded
or
annulled and (ii) no rescission shall affect any subsequent Events of Default
or
impair any rights consequent thereon.
Section
6.3 Remedies.
(a) If
an
Event of Default with respect to the Notes occurs and is continuing of which
a
Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has Knowledge, the Indenture
Trustee shall immediately give notice to each Noteholder as set forth in Section
7.2 and shall solicit such Noteholders for advice. The Indenture Trustee shall
then take such action as so directed by the
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Holders
representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of
Notes then Outstanding subject to the provisions of this Indenture.
(b) Following
any acceleration of the Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall have all of the
rights, powers and remedies with respect to the Collateral as are available
to
secured parties under the UCC or other applicable law, subject to the
limitations set forth in subsection (d) below and provided such action is not
inconsistent with any other provision of this Agreement. Such rights, powers
and
remedies may be exercised by the Indenture Trustee in its own name as trustee
under this Indenture.
(c) (i)
If an
Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(a) above occurs and is continuing,
the
Indenture Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as
trustee under this Indenture against the Issuer for the Aggregate Outstanding
Note Balance and interest remaining unpaid with respect to the
Notes.
(ii) Subject
to the
provisions set forth herein, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing,
the Indenture Trustee may, in its discretion, and at the instruction of the
Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each
Class
of Notes then outstanding shall, proceed to protect and enforce its rights
and
the rights of the Noteholders by such appropriate judicial or other proceedings
as the Indenture Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any
such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement
in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or
to
enforce any other proper remedy. The Indenture Trustee shall notify the Issuer,
the Rating Agency, the Servicer and the Noteholders of any such
action.
(d) If
the
Indenture Trustee shall have received instructions, within 45 days from the
date
notice pursuant to Section 6.3(a) is first given, from Holders representing
at
least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of Notes then
Outstanding that such Persons approve of or request the liquidation of all
of
the Timeshare Loans, the Indenture Trustee shall to the extent lawful, promptly
sell, dispose of or otherwise liquidate all of the Timeshare Loans in a
commercially reasonable manner and on commercially reasonable terms, which
shall
include the solicitation of competitive bids from third parties including any
Noteholder (other than Silverleaf or any Affiliates thereof), such bids to
be
approved by the Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note
Balance of each Class of Notes then Outstanding. The Indenture Trustee may
obtain a prior determination from any conservator, receiver or liquidator of
the
Issuer that the terms and manner of any proposed sale, disposition or
liquidation are commercially reasonable.
Section
6.4 Indenture
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
(a) In
case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding related to the Issuer, or any other obligor in respect of the Notes,
or the property of the Issuer, or such other obligor or their creditors, the
Indenture Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall
then
be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and
irrespective of whether the Indenture Trustee shall have made any demand on
the
Issuer for
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the
payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered,
by
intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(i) to
file
and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and
unpaid in respect of the Notes and to file such other papers or documents as
may
be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee
and any predecessor Indenture Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee
and
any predecessor Indenture Trustee, their agents and counsel) and of the
Noteholders allowed in such judicial proceeding;
(ii) to
collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on
any
such claims and to distribute the same; and
(iii) to
participate as a member, voting or otherwise, of any official committee of
creditors appointed in such matter;
(iv) and
any
custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other
similar official in such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each
Noteholder to make such payments to the Indenture Trustee and to pay to the
Indenture Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and any predecessor
Indenture Trustee, their agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the
Indenture Trustee and any predecessor Indenture Trustee under Section 7.6
hereof.
(b) Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Indenture Trustee to
authorize, consent to, accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan
of
reorganization, agreement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or
the
rights of any Noteholder thereof or affecting the Timeshare Loans or the other
assets included in the Collateral or to authorize the Indenture Trustee to
vote
in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding.
Section
6.5 Indenture
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes.
All
rights of action and claims under this Indenture, the Notes, the Timeshare
Loans
or the other assets included in the Collateral may be prosecuted and enforced
by
the Indenture Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the
production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding
instituted by the Indenture Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee
under this Indenture, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provisions
for
the payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of
the Indenture Trustee and any predecessor Indenture Trustee, their agents and
counsel, be for the benefit of the Noteholders in respect of which such judgment
has been recovered, and distributed pursuant to the priorities contemplated
by
Section 3.4 and Section 6.6 hereof, as applicable.
Section
6.6 Application
of Money Collected.
(a) If
a
Payment Default Event shall have occurred and the Indenture Trustee has not
yet
effected the remedies under Section 6.3(d) and Section 6.16 hereof, any
money
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collected
by the Indenture Trustee in respect of the Collateral and any other money that
may be held thereafter by the Indenture Trustee as security for the Notes,
including, without limitation, the amounts on deposit in the General Reserve
Account, the Senior Reserve Account, the Prefunding Account and the Capitalized
Interest Account shall be applied in accordance with the order set forth in
Section 3.4(d) hereof.
(b) If
(i) a
Payment Default Event shall have occurred and (ii) the Indenture Trustee
shall have effected a sale of the Collateral under Section 6.3(d) and Section
6.16 hereof ((i) and (ii), a “Default Acceleration Event”), any money collected
by the Indenture Trustee in respect of the Collateral and any other money that
may be held hereafter by the Indenture Trustee as security for the Notes,
including without limitation the Amounts on deposit in the General Reserve
Account, the Senior Reserve Account, the Prefunding Account and the Capitalized
Interest Account (all such amounts, collectively “Default Collections”) shall be
applied in the following order on each Payment Date:
(i) to
the
Indenture Trustee, any accrued and unpaid Indenture Trustee Fees and any
extraordinary out-of-pocket expenses of the Indenture Trustee incurred and
not
reimbursed as of such date;
(ii) to
the
Servicer, the Servicing Fee, plus any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees with
respect to prior Payment Dates and to the successor servicer, if any, the
Servicer Termination Costs, if any (up to a cumulative total of
$100,000);
(iii) to
the
Backup Servicer, the Backup Servicing Fee, plus any unpaid Backup Servicing
Fees
with respect to prior Payment Dates;
(iv) to
the
extent not paid by the Servicer, to the Custodian, the Custodian Fee, plus
any
accrued and unpaid Custodian Fees with respect to prior Payment
Dates;
(v) to
the
extent not paid by the Servicer, to the Lockbox Bank, the Lockbox Fee, plus
any
accrued and unpaid Lockbox Fees from prior Payment Dates;
(vi) to
the
Class A Noteholders, the Class A Interest Distribution Amount;
(vii) to
the
Class A Noteholders, the Class A Deferred Interest Amount, if any;
(viii) to
the
Class A Noteholders, all remaining Default Collections until the Outstanding
Note Balance of the Class A Notes is reduced to zero;
(ix) to
the
Class B Noteholders, the Class B Interest Distribution Amount;
(x) to
the
Class B Noteholders, the Class B Deferred Interest Amount, if any;
(xi) to
the
Class B Noteholders, all remaining Default Collections until
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the
Outstanding Note Balance of the Class B Notes is reduced to zero;
(xii) to
the
Class C Noteholders, the Class C Interest Distribution Amount;
(xiii) to
the
Class C Noteholders, the Class C Deferred Interest Amount, if any;
(xiv) to
the
Class C Noteholders, all remaining Default Collections until the Outstanding
Note Balance of the Class C Notes is reduced to zero;
(xv) to
the
Class D Noteholders, the Class D Interest Distribution Amount;
(xvi) to
the
Class D Noteholders, the Class D Deferred Interest Amount, if any;
(xvii) to
the
Class D Noteholders, all remaining Default Collections until the Outstanding
Note Balance of the Class D Notes is reduced to zero;
(xviii) to
the
Class E Noteholders, the Class E Interest Distribution Amount;
(xix) to
the
Class E Noteholders, the Class E Deferred Interest Amount, if any;
(xx) to
the
Class E Noteholders, all remaining Default Collections until the Outstanding
Note Balance of the Class E Notes is reduced to zero;
(xxi) to
the
Class F Noteholders, the Class F Interest Distribution Amount;
(xxii) to
the
Class F Noteholders, the Class F Deferred Interest Amount, if any;
(xxiii) to
the
Class F Noteholders, all remaining Default Collections until the Outstanding
Note Balance of the Class F Notes is reduced to zero;
(xxiv) to
the
Class G Noteholders, the Class G Interest Distribution Amount;
(xxv) to
the
Class G Noteholders, the Class G Deferred Interest Amount, if any;
(xxvi) to
the
Class G Noteholders, all remaining Default Collections until the Outstanding
Note Balance of the Class G Notes is reduced to zero; and
(xxvii) to
the
Issuer, any remaining amounts.
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(c) Notwithstanding
the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, prior to the occurrence
of a Payment Default Event or Default Acceleration Event, Noteholders shall
continue to be paid in the manner and priorities described in Section 3.4(a)
hereof.
Section
6.7 Limitation
on Suits.
No
Noteholder shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or
otherwise, with respect to this Indenture or for any other remedy hereunder,
unless:
(a) there
is
a continuing Event of Default and such Noteholder has previously given written
notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing Event of Default;
(b) such
Noteholder or Noteholders have offered to the Indenture Trustee reasonable
indemnity (which may be in the form of written assurances) against the costs,
expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such
request;
(c) the
Indenture Trustee, for 30 days after its receipt of such notice, request and
offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding;
and
(d) no
direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Indenture
Trustee during such 30-day period by the Holders representing at least 66-2/3%
of the adjusted Note Balance of each Class of Notes Outstanding;
(e) it
being
understood and intended that no one or more of such Noteholders shall have
any
right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision
of
this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other
Noteholders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over
any
other Noteholders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the
manner herein provided and for the ratable benefit of all such Noteholders.
It
is further understood and intended that so long as any portion of the Notes
remains Outstanding, the Servicer shall not have any right to institute any
proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to its Indenture (other than
for
the enforcement of Section 3.4 hereof) or for the appointment of a receiver
or
trustee (including without limitation a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code),
or for any other remedy hereunder. Nothing in this Section 6.7 shall be
construed as limiting the rights of otherwise qualified Noteholders to petition
a court for the removal of a Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 7.8
hereof.
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Section
6.8 Unconditional
Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest.
Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture, other than the provisions hereof limiting
the right to recover amounts due on the Notes to recoveries from the property
comprising the Collateral, the Holder of any Note shall have the absolute and
unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of, and interest on,
such Note as such payments of principal and interest become due, including
on
the Stated Maturity, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent
of
such Noteholder.
Section
6.9 Restoration
of Rights and Remedies.
If
the
Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder has instituted any proceeding to enforce
any
right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued
or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Indenture
Trustee or to such noteholder, then and, in every such case, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the
Noteholders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former
positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Indenture
Trustee and the Noteholders continue as though no such proceeding had been
instituted.
Section
6.10 Rights
and Remedies Cumulative.
Except
as
otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost, or stolen Notes in the last paragraph of Section 2.5 hereof,
no
right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Indenture Trustee
or to
the Noteholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and
every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative
and
in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any
right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent
assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section
6.11 Delay
or
Omission Not Waiver.
No
delay
or omission of the Indenture Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise
any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such
right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an
acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law
to
the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time,
and’ as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee or by the
Noteholders, as the case may be.
Section
6.12 Control
by Noteholders.
Except
as
may otherwise be provided in this Indenture, until such time as the conditions
specified in Sections 11.1(a)(i) and (ii) hereof have been satisfied in full,
the Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each
Class of Notes shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee,
or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee; with respect
to the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
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(i) no
such
direction shall be in conflict with any rule of law or with this
Indenture;
(ii) the
Indenture Trustee shall not be required to follow any such direction which
the
Indenture Trustee reasonably believes might result in any personal liability
on
the part of the Indenture Trustee for which the Indenture Trustee is not
adequately indemnified; and
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Indenture
Trustee which is not inconsistent with any such direction; provided that the
Indenture Trustee shall give notice of any such action to each
Noteholder.
Section
6.13 Waiver
of
Events of Default.
(a) Unless
a
Default Acceleration Event shall have occurred, the Holders representing at
least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of Notes may, by one
or
more instruments in writing, waive any Event of Default hereunder and its
consequences, except a continuing Event of Default:
(i) in
respect of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note (which may
only be waived by the Holder of such Note), or
(ii) in
respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article IX hereof cannot
be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding
Note affected (which only may be waived by the Holders of all Outstanding Notes
affected).
(b) A
copy of
each waiver pursuant to Section 6.13(a) above shall be furnished by the Issuer
to the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder. Upon any such waiver, such Event
of Default shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been cured, for
every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other Event of Default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
Section
6.14 Undertaking
for Costs.
All
parties to this Indenture agree (and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance
hereof shall be deemed to have agreed) that any court may in its discretion
require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture, or in any suit against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it as Indenture Trustee, the filing by any party litigant
in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such
court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant;
but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to (i) any suit instituted
by
the Indenture Trustee, (ii) to any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group
of noteholders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of
each Class of Notes outstanding, or (iii) to any suit instituted by any
Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest
on
any Note on or after the maturities for such payments, including the Stated
Maturity, as applicable.
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Section
6.15 Reserved.
Section
6.16 Collateral.
(a) The
power
to effect the sale of the Collateral pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof shall
continue unimpaired until all the Collateral shall have been sold or all amounts
payable on the Notes shall have been paid or losses allocated thereto and borne
thereby. The Indenture Trustee may from time to time, upon directions in
accordance with Section 6.12 hereof, postpone any public sale by public
announcement made at the time and place of such sale.
(b) Unless
required by applicable law, the Indenture Trustee shall not sell to a third
party the Collateral, or any portion thereof except as permitted under Section
6.3(d) hereof.
(c) In
connection with a sale of the Collateral:
(i) any
one
or more Noteholders (other than Silverleaf or any Affiliates thereof) may bid
for and purchase the property offered for sale, and upon compliance with the
terms of sale may hold, retain, and possess and dispose of such property,
without further accountability, and any Noteholder (other than Silverleaf or
any
Affiliates thereof) may, in paying the purchase money therefor, deliver in
lieu
of cash any Outstanding Notes or claims for interest thereon for credit in
the
amount that shall, upon distribution of the net proceeds of such sale, be
payable thereon, and the Notes, in case the amounts so payable thereon shall
be
less than the amount due thereon, shall be returned to the Noteholders after
being appropriately stamped to show such partial payment;
(ii) the
Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument of
conveyance prepared by the Servicer transferring the Indenture Trustee’s
interest in the Collateral without recourse, representation or warranty in
any
portion of the Collateral in connection with a sale thereof;
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee is hereby irrevocably appointed the agent and attorney-in-fact
of the Issuer to transfer and convey the Issuer’s interest in any portion of the
Collateral in connection with a sale thereof, and to take all action necessary
to effect such sale;
(iv) no
purchaser or transferee at such a sale shall be bound to ascertain the Indenture
Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent
or see to the application of any moneys; and
(v) The
method, manner, time, place and terms of any sale of the Collateral shall be
commercially reasonable.
(vi) Except
as
set forth in Section 5.3(b)(iv) hereof, none of Silverleaf or its Affiliates
may
bid for and purchase the Timeshare Loans offered for sale by the Indenture
Trustee in Section 6.16(c)(i) above.
Section
6.17 Action
on
Notes.
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The
Indenture Trustee’s right to seek and recover judgment on the Notes or under
this Indenture or any other Transaction Document shall not be affected by the
seeking, obtaining or application of any other relief under or with respect
to
this Indenture or any other Transaction Document. Neither the Lien of this
Indenture nor any rights or remedies of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders
shall be impaired by the recovery of any judgment by the Indenture Trustee
against the Issuer or by the levy of any execution under such judgment upon
any
portion of the Collateral or upon any of the assets of the Issuer. Any money
or
property collected by the Indenture Trustee shall be applied in accordance
with
the provisions of this Indenture.
Section
6.18 Performance
and Enforcement of Certain Obligations.
Promptly
following a request from the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall take all such
lawful action as the Indenture Trustee may request to compel or secure the
performance and observance by the Originator and the Servicer, as applicable,
of
each of their respective obligations to the Issuer under or in connection with
the Transfer Agreement, the Loan Sale Agreement and any other Transaction
Document and to exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges
lawfully available to the Issuer under or in connection with the Transfer
Agreement, the Loan Sale Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the
extent, and in the manner directed by the Indenture Trustee, including the
transmission of notices of default on the part of the Originator or the Servicer
thereunder and the institution of legal or administrative actions or proceedings
to compel or secure performance by the Originator or the Servicer of each of
their obligations under the Transfer Agreement, the Loan Sale Agreement and
the
other Transaction Documents.
ARTICLE
VII
THE
INDENTURE TRUSTEE
Section
7.1 Certain
Duties.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as
are
specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Indenture Trustee.
Except as expressly set forth herein, the Indenture Trustee shall have no
obligation to monitor the performance of the Servicer under the Transaction
Documents.
(b) In
the
absence of bad faith on its part, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely,
as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed
herein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Indenture Trustee and
conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required
to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee shall be under
a
duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Indenture; provided, however, the Indenture Trustee shall
not be required to verify or recalculate the contents thereof.
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(c) In
case
an Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default (resulting in the appointment
of the Indenture Trustee as successor Servicer) has occurred and is continuing,
the Indenture Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in
it
by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise,
as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct
of such Person’s own affairs; provided, however, that no provision in this
Indenture shall be construed to limit the obligations of the Indenture Trustee
to provide notices under Section 7.2 hereof.
(d) The
Indenture Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights
or
powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of
the
Noteholders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have
offered to the Indenture Trustee reasonable security or indemnity acceptable
to
the Indenture Trustee (which may be in the form of written assurances) against
the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction.
(e) No
provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Indenture Trustee
from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act,
or its own willful misconduct or bad faith, except
that:
(i) this
Section shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 7.1(a) and (b)
above,
(ii) the
Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good
faith by a Responsible Officer unless it shall be proved that the Indenture
Trustee shall have been negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
and
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the written direction
of the holders of the requisite principal amount of the outstanding Notes,
or in
accordance with any written direction delivered to it under Sections 6.2(a),
(b)
or (c) hereof relating to the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or exercising
any
trust or power conferred upon the Indenture Trustee, under this
Indenture.
(f) Whether
or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating
to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the
Indenture Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section
7.1.
(g) The
Indenture Trustee makes no representations or warranties with respect to the
Timeshare Loans or the Notes or the validity or sufficiency of any assignment
of
the Timeshare Loans to the Issuer or their pledge to the Indenture Trustee
under
this Indenture.
(h) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Indenture Trustee is not required to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance
of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or
powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such
funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably
assured to it.
Section
7.2 Notice
of
Events of Default.
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The
Indenture Trustee shall promptly (but, in any event, within three (3) Business
Days) notify the Issuer, the Servicer, the Rating Agency and the Noteholders
upon a Responsible Officer obtaining actual knowledge of any event which
constitutes an Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default or would
constitute an Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default but for the
requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.
Section
7.3 Certain
Matters Affecting the Indenture Trustee.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof:
(a) The
Indenture Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from
acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other
evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties;
(b) Any
request or direction of any Noteholders, the Issuer, or the Servicer mentioned
herein shall be in writing;
(c) Whenever
in the performance of its duties hereunder the Indenture Trustee shall deem
it
desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering
or
omitting any action hereunder, the Indenture Trustee (unless other evidence
be
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part,
rely upon an Officer’s Certificate or an opinion of counsel;
(d) The
Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice of such counsel
or
any Opinion of Counsel shall be deemed authorization in respect of any action
taken, suffered, or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance
thereon;
(e) Prior
to
the occurrence of an Event of Default or after the curing of all Events of
Default which may have occurred, the Indenture Trustee shall not be bound to
make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent,
order, approval, bond or other paper document, unless requested in writing
so to
do by Noteholders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance
of
each Class of Notes; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable
time to the Indenture Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely
to be
incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the reasonable opinion
of the Indenture Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Indenture Trustee by
the
security afforded to it by the terms of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee
may require reasonable indemnity against such cost, expense or liability as
a
condition to so proceeding. The reasonable expense of every such examination
shall be paid by the Servicer or, if paid by the Indenture Trustee, shall be
reimbursed by the Servicer upon demand;
(f) The
Indenture Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform
any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys or
a
custodian (which may be an Affiliate of the Indenture Trustee), and the
Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of such agents,
attorneys or custodians appointed with due care by it hereunder;
and
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(g) Delivery
of any reports, information and documents to the Indenture Trustee provided
for
herein or any other Transaction Document is for informational purposes only
(unless otherwise expressly stated), and the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of such
shall not constitute constructive knowledge of any information contained therein
or determinable from information contained therein, including the Servicer’s or
Issuer’s compliance with any of its representations, warranties or covenants
hereunder (as to which the Indenture Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively
on
Officer’s Certificates).
Section
7.4 Indenture
Trustee Not Liable for Notes or Timeshare Loans.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency
of
this Indenture or any Transaction Document, the Notes (other than the
authentication thereof) or of any Timeshare Loan. The Indenture Trustee shall
not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of funds paid to
the
Issuer in consideration of conveyance of the Timeshare Loans and related assets
to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee (in its capacity as Indenture Trustee) shall have no
responsibility or liability for or with respect to the validity of any security
interest in any property securing a Timeshare Loan, the existence or validity
of
any Timeshare Loan, the validity of the assignment of any Timeshare Loan to
the
Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders or of any intervening assignment,
the review of any Timeshare Loan, any Timeshare Loan File, the completeness
of
any Timeshare Loan File, the receipt by the Custodian of any Timeshare Loan
or
Timeshare Loan File (it being understood that the Indenture Trustee has not
reviewed and does not intend to review such matters), the performance or
enforcement of any Timeshare Loan, the compliance by the Servicer or the Issuer
with any covenant or the breach by the Servicer or the Issuer of any warranty
or
representation made hereunder or in any Transaction Document or the accuracy
of
any such warranty or representation, the acts or omissions of the Servicer,
the
Issuer or any Obligor, or any action of the Servicer or the Issuer taken in
the
name of the Indenture Trustee.
Section
7.5 Indenture
Trustee May Own Notes.
The
Indenture Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner
or pledgee of Notes with the same rights as it would have if it were not the
Indenture Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Note Registrar, co-registrar or co-paying
agent may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights as it would
have if it were not the Paying Agent, Note Registrar, co-registrar or co-paying
agent.
Section
7.6 Indenture
Trustee's Fees and Expenses.
On
each
Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to the Indenture Trustee
Fee and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in connection
with its responsibilities hereunder in the priorities provided in Sections
3.4
or 6.6 hereof, as applicable.
Section
7.7 Eligibility
Requirements for Indenture Trustee.
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Other
than the initial Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee hereunder shall at
all
times (a) be a corporation, depository institution, or trust company organized
and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any state
thereof authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a
combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000, (b) be subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (c) be capable of
maintaining an Eligible Bank Account, (d) have a long-term unsecured debt rating
of not less than “Baa1” from Xxxxx’x and “BBB” from S&P, and (e) shall be
acceptable to Noteholders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note
Balance of the each Class of Notes. If such institution publishes reports of
condition at least annually, pursuant to or to the requirements of the aforesaid
supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section 7.7,
the combined capital and surplus of such institution shall be deemed to be
its
combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition
so published. In case at any time the Indenture Trustee shall cease to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.7, the Indenture
Trustee shall resign in the manner and with the effect specified in Section
7.8
below.
Section
7.8 Resignation
or Removal of Indenture Trustee.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged with respect to
the
Notes by giving 60 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Servicer, the
Issuer, the Rating Agency and the Noteholders. Upon receiving such notice of
resignation, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee
not
objected to by Noteholders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note
Balance of each Class of Notes within 30 days after prior written notice, by
written instrument, in sextuplicate, one counterpart of which instrument shall
be delivered to each of the Issuer, the Servicer, the Rating Agency, the
Noteholders, the successor Indenture Trustee and the predecessor Indenture
Trustee. If no successor Indenture Trustee shall have been so appointed and
have
accepted appointment within 60 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Indenture Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.
(b) If
at any
time the Indenture Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of Section 7.7 hereof and shall fail to resign after written request
therefor by the Issuer, or if at any time the Indenture Trustee shall be legally
unable to act, fails to perform in any material respect its obligations under
this Indenture, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver
of
the Indenture Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public
officer shall take charge or control of the Indenture Trustee or of its property
or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then
the Issuer or Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance
of each Class of Notes may direct the Issuer to remove the Indenture Trustee.
If
it removes the Indenture Trustee under the authority of the immediately
preceding sentence, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Indenture
Trustee not objected to by Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted
Note Balance of each Class of Notes, within 30 days after prior written notice,
by written instrument, in sextuplicate, one counterpart of which instrument
shall be delivered to each of the Issuer, the Servicer, the Noteholders, the
Rating Agency, the successor Indenture Trustee and the predecessor Indenture
Trustee.
(c) Any
resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and appointment of a successor
Indenture Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 7.8 shall
not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Indenture
Trustee as provided in Section 7.9 hereof.
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Section
7.9 Successor
Indenture Trustee.
(a) Any
successor Indenture Trustee appointed as provided in Section 7.8 hereof shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to each of the Servicer, the Issuer, the Rating
Agency, the Noteholders and to its predecessor Indenture Trustee an instrument
accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal
of the predecessor Indenture Trustee shall become effective and such successor
Indenture Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become
fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its
predecessor Indenture Trustee hereunder with like effect as if originally named
Indenture Trustee. The predecessor Indenture Trustee shall deliver or cause
to
be delivered to the successor Indenture Trustee or its custodian any Transaction
Documents and statements held by it or its custodian hereunder; and the Servicer
and the Issuer and the predecessor Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver
such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for
the
full and certain vesting and confirmation in the successor Indenture Trustee
of
all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
(b) In
case
of the appointment hereunder of a successor Indenture Trustee with respect
to
the Notes, the Issuer, the retiring Indenture Trustee and each successor
Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes shall execute and deliver an
indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Indenture Trustee shall
accept such appointment and which (i) shall contain such provisions as shall
be
necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each
successor Indenture Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes to which the appointment
of
such successor Indenture Trustee relates, (ii) if the retiring Indenture Trustee
is not retiring with respect to all Notes, shall contain such provisions as
shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers,
trusts and duties of the retiring Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes
as
to which the retiring Indenture Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be
vested in the retiring Indenture Trustee, and (iii) shall add to or change
any
of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or
facilitate the administration of the Collateral hereunder by more than one
Indenture Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such
supplemental indenture shall constitute such Indenture Trustees co-trustees
of
the same allocated trust and that each such Indenture Trustee shall be trustee
of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts
hereunder administered by any other such Indenture Trustee; and upon the
execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal
of the retiring Indenture Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided
therein and each such successor Indenture Trustee, without any further act,
deed
or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and
duties of the retiring Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes to which
the
appointment of such successor Indenture Trustee relates; but, on request of
the
Issuer or any successor Indenture Trustee, such retiring Indenture Trustee
shall
duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Indenture Trustee all
property and money held by such retiring Indenture Trustee hereunder with
respect to the Notes of that or those to which the appointment of such successor
Indenture Trustee relates.
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Upon
request of any such successor Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall execute any
and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming
to
such successor trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the
preceding paragraph.
(c) No
successor Indenture Trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section
7.9 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Indenture Trustee
shall
be eligible under the provisions of Section 7.7 hereof.
(d) Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor Indenture Trustee as provided in this
Section 7.9, the Servicer shall mail notice of the succession of such Indenture
Trustee hereunder to each Noteholder at its address as shown in the Note
Register. If the Servicer fails to mail such notice within ten (10) days after
acceptance of appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee, the successor
Indenture Trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the
Issuer and the Servicer.
Section
7.10 Merger
or
Consolidation of Indenture Trustee.
Any
corporation into which the Indenture Trustee may be merged or converted or
with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Indenture Trustee shall be a party,
or
any corporation succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Indenture
Trustee, shall be the successor of the Indenture Trustee hereunder, provided
such corporation shall be eligible under the provisions of Section. 7.7 hereof,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part
of
any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Section
7.11 Appointment
of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee.
(a) At
any
time or times for the purpose of meeting any legal requirement of any
jurisdiction in which any part of the Collateral may at the time be located
or
in which any action of the Indenture Trustee may be required to be performed
or
taken, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer or the Holders representing at least
66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of Notes, by an instrument
in
writing signed by it or them, may appoint, at the reasonable expense of the
Issuer and the Servicer, one or more individuals or corporations to act as
separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, acting jointly with the
Indenture Trustee, of all or any part of the Collateral, to the full extent
that
local law makes it necessary for such separate trustee or separate trustees
or
co-trustee acting jointly with the Indenture Trustee to act. Notwithstanding
the
appointment of any separate or co-trustee, the Indenture Trustee shall remain
obligated and liable for the obligations of the Indenture Trustee under this
Indenture.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee and, at the request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer
shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver all such instruments as may be required by
the
legal requirements of any jurisdiction or by any such separate trustee or
separate trustees or co-trustee for the purpose of more fully confirming such
title, rights, or duties to such separate trustee or separate trustees or
co-trustee. Upon the acceptance in writing of such appointment by any such
separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, it, he, she or they shall
be vested with such title to the Collateral or any part thereof, and with such
rights, powers, duties
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and
obligations as shall be specified in the instrument of appointment, and such
rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be conferred or imposed upon and
exercised or performed by the Indenture Trustee, or the Indenture Trustee and
such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees jointly with the
Indenture Trustee subject to all the terms of this Indenture, except to the
extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or
acts are to be performed the Indenture Trustee shall be incompetent or
unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers,
duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee
or separate trustees or co-trustee, as the case may be. Any separate trustee
or
separate trustees or co-trustee may, at any time by an instrument in writing,
constitute the Indenture Trustee its attorney-in-fact and agent with full power
and authority to do all acts and things and to exercise all discretion on its
behalf and in its name. In any case any such separate trustee or co-trustee
shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, the title to the
Collateral and all assets, property, rights, power duties and obligations and
duties of such separate trustee or co-trustee shall, so far as permitted by
law,
vest in and be exercised by the Indenture Trustee, without the appointment
of a
successor to such separate trustee or co-trustee unless and until a successor
is
appointed.
(c) All
provisions of this Indenture which are for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee
shall extend to and apply to each separate. trustee or co-trustee appointed
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.11.
(d) Every
additional trustee and separate trustee hereunder shall, to the extent permitted
by law, be appointed and act and the Indenture Trustee shall act, subject to
the
following provisions and conditions: (i) all powers, duties and obligations
and
rights conferred upon the Indenture Trustee in respect of the receipt, custody,
investment and payment of monies shall be exercised solely by the Indenture
Trustee; (ii) all other rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or
imposed upon the Indenture Trustee shall be conferred or imposed and exercised
or performed by the Indenture Trustee and such additional trustee or trustees
and separate trustee or trustees jointly except to the extent that under any
law
of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed,
the
Indenture Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or
acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including
the
holding of title to the Timeshare Properties in any such jurisdiction) shall
be
exercised and performed by such additional trustee or trustees or separate
trustee or trustees; (iii) no power hereby given to, or exercisable by, any
such
additional trustee or separate trustee shall be exercised hereunder by such
trustee except jointly with, or with the consent of, the Indenture Trustee;
and
(iv) no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or
omission of any other trustee hereunder.
If
at any
time, the Indenture Trustee shall deem it no longer necessary or prudent in
order to conform to such law, the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver
all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to remove any additional
trustee or separate trustee.
(e) Any
request, approval or consent in writing by the Indenture Trustee to any
additional trustee or separate trustee shall be sufficient warrant to such
additional trustee or separate trustee, as the case may be, to take such action
as may be so requested, approved or consented to.
(f) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 7.11, the powers of any additional trustee
or separate trustee shall not exceed those of the Indenture Trustee
hereunder.
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Section
7.12 Paying
Agent and Note Registrar Rights.
So
long
as the Indenture Trustee is the Paying Agent and Note Registrar, the Paying
Agent and Note Registrar shall be entitled to the rights, benefits and
immunities of the Indenture Trustee as set forth in Article VII to the same
extent and as fully as though named in place of the Indenture Trustee herein.
The Paying Agent shall be compensated out of the Indenture Trustee
Fee.
Section
7.13 Authorization.
The
Issuer hereby authorizes and directs the Indenture Trustee to enter into the
Lockbox Agreement. Pursuant to the Lockbox Agreement, the Indenture Trustee
agrees to cause to be established and maintained an account (the “Lockbox
Account”) for the benefit of the Noteholders. The Lockbox Account will be titled
as follows “Silverleaf Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A—Blocked
Account, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee for the
benefit of the Noteholders”. The Indenture Trustee is authorized and directed to
act as titleholder of the Lockbox Account in accordance with the terms of the
Lockbox Agreement for the benefit of the Noteholders with interests in the
funds
on deposit in such accounts. In addition, the Indenture Trustee is hereby
authorized to enter into, execute, deliver and perform under, each of the
applicable Transaction Documents and the Depository Agreement. The Lockbox
Bank
will be required to transfer and will be permitted to withdraw funds from the
Lockbox Account in accordance with the Lockbox Agreement.
Section
7.14 Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
The
Indenture Trustee will maintain in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, an office
or agency where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Indenture Trustee in
respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Indenture Trustee
will give prompt written notice to the Issuer, the Servicer and the Noteholders
of the location, and of any change in the location, of any such office or agency
or shall fail to furnish the Issuer or the Servicer with the address thereof,
such surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate
Trust Office, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as its agent
to receive all such surrenders, notices and demands.
ARTICLE
VIII
COVENANTS
OF THE ISSUER
AND THE
GENERAL PARTNER
Section
8.1 Payment
of Principal and Interest.
The
Issuer will cause the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and interest
on, the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes and this
Indenture.
Section
8.2 Reserved.
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Section
8.3 Money
for
Payments to Noteholders to Be Held in Trust.
(a) All
payments of amounts due and payable with respect to any Notes that are to be
made from amounts withdrawn from the Trust Accounts pursuant to Sections 3.4
or
6.6 hereof shall be made on behalf of the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee,
and
no amounts so withdrawn from the Collection Account for payments of Notes shall
be paid over to the Issuer under any circumstances, except as provided in this
Section 8.3, in Section 3.4 or Section 6.6, as the case may be.
(b) In
making
payments hereunder, the Indenture Trustee will hold all sums held by it for
the
payment of amounts due with respect to the Notes in trust for the benefit of
the
Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or
otherwise disposed of as herein provided and pay such sums to such Persons
as
herein provided.
(c) Except
as
required by applicable law, any money held by the Indenture Trustee or the
Paying Agent in trust for the payment of any amount due with respect to any
Note
shall not bear interest and if remaining unclaimed for two (2) years after
such
amount has become due and payable to the Noteholder shall be discharged from
such trust and, subject to applicable escheat laws, and so long as no Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing, paid to the Issuer upon request;
otherwise, such amounts shall be redeposited in the Collection Account as
Available Funds, and such Noteholder shall thereafter, as an unsecured general
creditor, look only to the Issuer for payment thereof (but only to the extent
of
the amounts so paid to the Issuer), and all liability of the Indenture Trustee
or the Paying Agent with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease;
provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent, before being
required to make any such repayment, shall cause to be published once, at the
expense and direction of the Issuer, in a newspaper published in the English
language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation
in the City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that,
after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the
date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining
will be repaid to the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent shall
also adopt and employ, at the expense and direction of the Issuer, any other
reasonable means of notification of such repayment (including, but not limited
to, mailing notice of such repayment to Noteholders whose Notes have been called
but have not been surrendered for redemption or whose right to or interest
in
moneys due and payable but not claimed is determinable) from the records of
the
Indenture Trustee or of any Paying Agent, at the last address of record for
each
such Noteholder.
(d) The
Issuer will cause each Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Indenture
Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Indenture
Trustee (and if the Indenture Trustee is the Paying Agent, it hereby so agrees),
subject to the provisions of this Section 8.3, that such Paying Agent
will:
(i) give
the
Indenture Trustee notice of any occurrence that is, or with notice or with
the
lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default by the Issuer of which
it has actual knowledge in the making of any payment required to be made with
respect to the Notes;
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(ii) at
any
time during the continuance of any such occurrence described in clause (i)
above, upon the written request of the Indenture Trustee, pay to the Indenture
Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent;
(iii) immediately
resign as a Paying Agent and forthwith pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums
held by it in trust for the payment of Notes if at any time it ceases to meet
the standards required to be met by a Paying Agent at the time of its
appointment; and
(iv) comply
with all requirements of the Code or any applicable state law with respect
to
the withholding from any payments made by it on any Notes of any applicable
withholding taxes imposed thereon and with respect to any applicable reporting
requirements in connection therewith.
The
Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, by Issuer Order direct
any
Paying Agent to pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums held in trust by such
Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Indenture Trustee upon the same trusts
as those upon which the sums were held by such Paying Agent; and upon such
payment by any Paying Agent to the Indenture Trustee, such Paying Agent shall
be
released from all further liability with respect to such monies.
Section
8.4 Existence;
Merger; Consolidation, etc.
(a) The
Issuer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a
limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware, and will obtain
and
preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect
the
validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or any of the Timeshare
Loans.
(b) The
Issuer shall at all times observe and comply in all material respects with
(i)
all laws applicable to it, (ii) all requirements of law in the declaration
and
payment of distributions, and (iii) all requisite and appropriate formalities
in
the management of its business and affairs and the conduct of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(c) The
Issuer shall not (i) consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or
convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to
any
other Person or (ii) commingle its assets with those of any other
Person.
(d) The
Issuer shall not become an “investment company” or under the “control” of an
“investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (or any successor or amendatory statute), and the rules and
regulations thereunder (taking into account not only the general definition
of
the term “investment company” but also any available exceptions to such general
definition); provided, however, that the Issuer shall be in compliance with
this
Section 8.4 if it shall have obtained an order exempting it from regulation
as
an “investment company” so long as it is in compliance with the conditions
imposed in such order.
(e) The
General Partner will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises
as
a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, and will
obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in
each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect
the
validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or any of the Timeshare
Loans.
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(f) The
General Partner shall at all times observe and comply in all material respects
with (i) all laws applicable to it, (ii) all requirements of law in the
declaration and payment of distributions, and (iii) all requisite and
appropriate formalities in the management of its business and affairs and the
conduct of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) The
General Partner shall not (i) consolidate or merge with or into any other Person
or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to
any other Person or (ii) commingle its assets with those of any other
Person.
(h) The
General Partner shall not become an “investment company” or under the “control”
of an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (or any successor or amendatory statute), and the rules
and regulations thereunder (taking into account not only the general definition
of the term “investment company” but also any available exceptions to such
general definition); provided, however, that the General Partner shall be in
compliance with this Section 8.4 if it shall have obtained an order exempting
it
from regulation as an “investment company” so long as it is in compliance with
the conditions imposed in such order.
Section
8.5 Protection
of Collateral; Further Assurances.
(a) Each
of
the Issuer and the General Partner will from time to time execute and deliver
all such supplements and amendments hereto and all such financing statements,
continuation statements, instruments of further assurance, and other
instruments, and will take such other action as may be necessary or advisable
to:
(i) Grant
more effectively the assets comprising all or any portion of the
Collateral;
(ii) maintain
or preserve the Lien of this Indenture or carry out more effectively the
purposes hereof;
(iii) publish
notice of, or protect the validity of, any Grant made or to be made by this
Indenture and perfect the security interest contemplated hereby in favor of
the
Indenture Trustee in each of the Timeshare Loans and all other property included
in the Collateral; provided, that the Issuer shall not be required to cause
the
recordation of the Indenture Trustee’s name as Lien holder on the related title
documents for the Timeshare Properties so long as no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing;
(iv) enforce
or cause the Servicer to enforce any of the Timeshare Loans in accordance with
the Servicing Standard, provided, however, the Issuer will not cause the
Servicer to obtain on behalf of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders, any
Timeshare Property or to take any actions with respect to any property the
result of which would adversely affect the interests of the Indenture Trustee
or
the Noteholders (including, but not limited to, actions which would cause the
Indenture Trustee or the related Noteholders to be considered a holder of title,
mortgagee-in-possession, or otherwise, or an “owner” or “operator” of Property
not in compliance with applicable environmental statutes); and
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(v) preserve
and defend title to the Timeshare Loans (including the right to receive all
payments due or to become due thereunder), the interests in the Timeshare
Properties, or other property included in the Collateral and preserve and defend
the rights of the Indenture Trustee in the Collateral (including the right
to
receive all payments due or to become due thereunder) against the claims of
all
Persons and parties other than as permitted hereunder.
(b) Each
of
the Issuer and the General Partner will not take any action and will use its
commercially reasonable efforts not to permit any action to be taken by others
that would release any Person from any of such Person’s material covenants or
obligations under any instrument or agreement included in the Collateral or
that
would result in the amendment, hypothecation, subordination, termination or
discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, any such instrument
or
agreement, except as expressly provided in this Indenture or the Custodial
Agreement or such other instrument or agreement.
(c) The
Issuer may contract with or otherwise obtain the assistance of other Persons
to
assist it in performing its duties under this Indenture, and any performance
of
such duties by a Person identified to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer’s
Certificate of the Issuer shall be deemed to be action taken by the Issuer,
provided, however that no appointment of such Person shall relieve the Issuer
of
its duties and obligations hereunder. Initially, the Issuer has contracted
with
the Servicer, Indenture Trustee and the Custodian pursuant to this Indenture
to
assist the Issuer in performing its duties under this Indenture and the other
Transaction Documents.
(d) The
Issuer and the General Partner will punctually perform and observe all of their
respective obligations and agreements contained in this Indenture, the
Transaction Documents and in the instruments and agreements included in the
Collateral.
(e) Without
derogating from the absolute nature of the assignment granted to the Indenture
Trustee under this Indenture or the rights of the Indenture Trustee hereunder,
the Issuer agrees (i) that it will not, without the prior written consent of
the
Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders representing at least 66-2/3% of the
Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of Notes, amend, modify, waive, supplement,
terminate or surrender, or agree to any amendment, modification, supplement,
termination, waiver or surrender of, the terms of any Timeshare Loan (except
to
the extent otherwise provided in this Indenture or in the Timeshare Loan
Documents) or the Transaction Documents, or waive timely performance or
observance by the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Custodian or the Paying
Agent under this Indenture; and (ii) that any such amendment shall not (A)
reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of,
distributions that are required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders
or
(B) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Notes that is required to consent
to
any such amendment, without the consent of the Noteholders of all the
Outstanding Notes. If any such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver
shall be so consented to by the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, the
Issuer agrees, promptly following a request by the Indenture Trustee, to execute
and deliver, at its own expense, such agreements, instruments, consents and
other documents as the Indenture may deem necessary or appropriate in the
circumstances.
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The
Issuer, upon the Issuer’s failure to do so, hereby irrevocably designates the
Indenture Trustee and the Servicer, severally, its agents and attorneys-in-fact
to execute any financing statement or continuation statement or Assignment
of
Mortgage required pursuant to this Section 8.5; provided, however, that such
designation shall not be deemed to create a duty in the Indenture Trustee to
monitor the compliance of the Issuer with the foregoing covenants, and provided,
further, that the duty of the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer to execute
any
instrument required pursuant to this Section 8.5 shall arise only if a
Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer, as applicable,
has
Knowledge of any failure of the Issuer to comply with the provisions of this
Section 8.5.
Section
8.6 Additional
Covenants.
(a) The
Issuer will not:
(i) sell,
transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any portion of the Collateral except
as expressly permitted by this Indenture;
(ii) claim
any
credit on, or make any deduction from, the principal of, or interest on, any
of
the Notes (other than amounts properly withheld from such payments under the
Code) or any applicable state law or assert any claim against any present or
former Noteholder by reason of the payment of any taxes levied or assessed
upon
any portion of the Collateral; or
(iii) engage
in
any business or activity other than as permitted by the Limited Partnership
Agreement, this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents and any activities
incidental thereto;
(iv) issue
debt of obligations under any indenture other than this Indenture;
(v) incur
or
assume, directly or indirectly, any indebtedness, except for such indebtedness
as may be incurred by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture, or guaranty any
indebtedness or other obligations of any Person (other than the Timeshare
Loans), or own, purchase, repurchase or acquire (or agree contingently to do
so)
any stock, obligations, assets or securities of, or any other interest in,
or
make any capital contribution to, any other Person (other than the Timeshare
Loans);
(vi) dissolve
or liquidate in whole or in part or merge or consolidate with any other
Person;
(vii) permit
the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture or any Grant hereby to be
impaired, or permit the Lien of this Indenture to be amended, hypothecated,
subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released
from
any covenants or obligations under this Indenture, except as may be expressly
permitted hereby, (B) permit any lien, charge, security interest, mortgage
or
other encumbrance to be created on or to extend to or otherwise arise upon
or
burden the Collateral or any part thereof or any interest therein or the
proceeds thereof (other than tax liens, mechanics’ liens and other liens that
arise by operation of law, in each case on any of the Resort Interests and
arising solely as a result of an act or omission
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of
the
related Obligor) other than the Lien of this Indenture or (C) except as
otherwise contemplated in this Indenture, permit the Lien of this Indenture
(other than with respect to any Permitted Liens or such tax, mechanics’ or other
lien) not to constitute a valid first priority security interest in the
Collateral;
(viii) take
any
other action or fail to take any actions which may cause the Issuer to be
taxable as an association pursuant to Section 7701 of the Code and the
corresponding regulations, (b) a publicly traded partnership taxable as a
corporation pursuant to Section 7704 of the Code and the corresponding
regulations or (c) a taxable mortgage pool pursuant to Section 7701(i) of the
Code and the corresponding regulations; or
(ix) change
the location of its principal place of business without prior notice to the
Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders.
(b) The
General Partner will not:
(i) engage
in
any business or activity other than as permitted by the Limited Partnership
Agreement, this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents and any activities
incidental thereto;
(ii) incur
or
assume, directly or indirectly, any indebtedness, or guaranty any indebtedness
or other obligations of any Person, or own, purchase, repurchase or acquire
(or
agree contingently to do so) any stock, obligations, assets or securities of,
or
any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other Person
(other than the Issuer);
(iii) dissolve
or liquidate in whole or in part or merge or consolidate with any other
Person;
(iv) permit
the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture or any Grant hereby to be
impaired, or permit the Lien of this Indenture to be amended, hypothecated,
subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released
from
any covenants or obligations under this Indenture, except as may be expressly
permitted hereby, (B) permit any lien, charge, security interest, mortgage
or
other encumbrance to be created on or to extend to or otherwise arise upon
or
burden the Collateral or any part thereof or any interest therein or the
proceeds thereof (other than tax liens, mechanics’ liens and other liens that
arise by operation of law, in each case on any of the Resort Interests and
arising solely as a result of an act or omission of the related Obligor) other
than the Lien of this Indenture or (C) except as otherwise contemplated in
this
Indenture, permit the Lien of this Indenture (other than with respect to any
Permitted Liens or such tax, mechanics’ or other lien) not to constitute a valid
first priority security interest in the Collateral;
(v) take
any
other action or fail to take any actions which may cause the General Partner
to
be taxable as an association pursuant to Section 7701 of the Code and the
corresponding regulations, (b) a publicly traded partnership taxable as a
corporation pursuant to Section 7704 of the Code and the corresponding
regulations or (c) a taxable mortgage pool pursuant to Section 7701(i) of the
Code and the corresponding regulations; or
(vi) change
the location of its principal place of business without the prior notice to
the
Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders.
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(c) Notice
of Events of Defaults.
Immediately upon the Issuer or the General Partner, as applicable, having
Knowledge of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default
or an Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default, the Issuer or the General
Partner, as applicable, shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee a written notice
describing its nature and period of existence and what action the Issuer or
the
General Partner, as applicable, is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto.
(d) Report
on Proceedings.
Promptly upon the Issuer’s or the General Partner’s, as applicable, becoming
aware of (i) any proposed or pending investigation of it by any governmental
authority or agency; or (ii) any pending or proposed court or administrative
proceeding which involves or is reasonably likely to involve the possibility
of
materially and adversely affecting the properties, business, prospects, profits
or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Issuer or the General Partner,
as
applicable, the Issuer or the General Partner, as applicable, shall deliver
to
the Indenture Trustee a written notice specifying the nature of such
investigation or proceeding and what action the Issuer or the General Partner,
as applicable, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and evaluating
its merits.
Section
8.7 Taxes.
Each
of
the Issuer and the General Partner shall pay all taxes when due and payable
or
levied against its assets, properties or income, including any property that
is
part of the Collateral, except to the extent the Issuer or the General Partner,
as applicable, is contesting the same in good faith and has set aside adequate
reserves in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States for the payment thereof.
Section
8.8 Restricted
Payments.
Except
as
otherwise permitted under the Transaction Documents, neither the Issuer nor
the
General Partner, shall directly or indirectly, (i) pay any dividend or make
any
distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property,
securities or a combination thereof, to any owner of an interest in the Issuer
or the General Partner, as applicable, or otherwise with respect to any
ownership or equity interest or security in or of the Issuer or the General
Partner, as applicable, the Originator or the Servicer, (ii) redeem, purchase,
retire or otherwise acquire for value any ownership or equity interest or
security in or of the Issuer or the General Partner, as applicable, the
Originator or the Servicer or (iii) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts
for any such purpose; provided, however, that the Issuer or the General Partner,
as applicable, may make, or cause to be made, payments and distributions to
or
on behalf of the Servicer, the Originator, the Indenture Trustee and the
Noteholders as contemplated by, and to the extent funds are available for such
purpose under, this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents; and, provided,
further, that the Issuer may make cash distributions to its members from funds
available pursuant to Section 3.4(a)(xviii), 3.4 (d)(xxii) or 6.6(b)(xxvii).
The
Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, make or cause to be made payments
to or
distributions from the Collection Account except in accordance with this
Indenture and the other Transaction Documents.
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Section
8.9 Treatment
of Notes as Debt for Tax Purposes.
The
Issuer shall treat the Notes as indebtedness for all federal, state and local
income and franchise tax purposes.
Section
8.10 Further
Instruments and Acts.
Upon
request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer will execute and deliver such
further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary
or
proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.
Section
8.11 Compliance
with Limited Partnership Agreement and LLC Agreement
The
Issuer shall comply with and shall not amend the Limited Partnership Agreement
without the consent of the Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted
Note Balance of each Class of Notes then Outstanding if such amendment would
have a material adverse effect on the rights of the Noteholders. In addition,
the Issuer shall not amend in any material respect the Limited Partnership
Agreement without providing the Rating Agency with notice no later than the
tenth Business Day prior to such amendment (unless the right to such notice
is
waived by the Rating Agency) and provided that the Rating Agency has not
informed the Issuer that the rating of any Class of Notes Outstanding will
be
withdrawn or reduced as a result of such amendment.
The
General Partner shall comply with and shall not amend the Limited Liability
Company Agreement without the consent of the Holders representing at least
66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each Class of Notes then Outstanding
if
such amendment would have a material adverse effect on the rights of the
Noteholders. In addition, the General Partner shall not amend in any material
respect the Limited Liability Company Agreement without providing the Rating
Agency with notice no later than the tenth Business Day prior to such amendment
(unless the right to such notice is waived by the Rating Agency) and provided
that the Rating Agency has not informed the General Partner that the rating
of
any Class of Notes Outstanding will be withdrawn or reduced as a result of
such
amendment.
Section
8.12 Separateness
Covenants
(a) The
Issuer shall:
(i) Maintain
its own deposit and other account or accounts, separate from those of any
Affiliate. The funds of the Issuer will not be diverted to any other Person
or
for other than the use of the Issuer, and, except as may be expressly permitted
by this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents, the funds of the Issuer
shall not be commingled with those of any Affiliate of the Issuer.
(ii) Ensure
that, to the extent that it shares the same officers or other employees as
any
of its partners or Affiliates the salaries of and the expenses related to
providing benefits to such officers and other employees shall be fairly
allocated among such entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share
of
the salary and benefit costs associated with all such common officers and
employees.
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(iii) Ensure
that, to the extent that it jointly contracts with any of its partners or
Affiliates to do business with vendors or service providers or to share overhead
expenses, the costs incurred in so doing shall be allocated fairly among such
entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. To
the
extent that the Issuer contracts or does business with vendors or service
providers where the goods and services provided are partially for the benefit
of
any other Person, the costs incurred in so doing shall be fairly allocated
to or
among such entities for whose benefit the goods and services are provided,
and
each such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. Except as otherwise
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, all material transactions between
the
Issuer and any of its Affiliates shall be only on an arm's-length
basis.
(iv) Maintain
an office and a telephone number separate from those of each of its partners
and
Affiliates other than Affiliates that are bankruptcy remote entities. To the
extent that the Issuer and any of its partners or Affiliates have offices in
contiguous space, there shall be fair and appropriate allocation of overhead
costs (including rent) among them, and each such entity shall bear its fair
share of such expenses.
(v) Ensure
that decisions with respect to its business and daily operations shall be
independently made by the Issuer and shall not be dictated by any Affiliate
of
the Issuer.
(vi) Act
solely in its own name and through its own authorized officers and agents.
The
Issuer shall at all times use its own stationery.
(vii) Other
than organizational expenses and as contemplated by the Transaction Documents,
pay all expenses, indebtedness and other obligations incurred by it using its
own funds.
(viii) Not
enter
into any guaranty, or otherwise become liable, with respect to any obligation
of
any Affiliate nor make any loans to any Person.
(ix) Ensure
that any financial reports required by it shall comply with generally accepted
accounting principles and shall be issued separately from, but may be
consolidated with, any reports prepared for any of its Affiliates so long as
such consolidated reports contain footnotes describing the effect of the
transactions on the Issuer and such Affiliate and also state that the assets
of
the Issuer are not available to pay creditors of the Affiliate.
(x) Ensure
that at all times it is adequately capitalized to engage in the transactions
contemplated in the Limited Partnership Agreement and in the Transaction
Documents.
(b) The
General Partner shall:
(i) Maintain
its own deposit and other account or accounts, separate from those of any
Affiliate. The funds of the General Partner will not be diverted to any other
Person or for other than the use of the General Partner, and, except as may
be
expressly permitted by this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents, the
funds of the General Partner shall not be commingled with those of any Affiliate
of the General Partner.
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(ii) Ensure
that, to the extent that it shares the same officers or other employees as
any
of its members or Affiliates the salaries of and the expenses related to
providing benefits to such officers and other employees shall be fairly
allocated among such entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share
of
the salary and benefit costs associated with all such common officers and
employees.
(iii) Ensure
that, to the extent that it jointly contracts with any of its members or
Affiliates to do business with vendors or service providers or to share overhead
expenses, the costs incurred in so doing shall be allocated fairly among such
entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. To
the
extent that the Issuer contracts or does business with vendors or service
providers where the goods and services provided are partially for the benefit
of
any other Person, the costs incurred in so doing shall be fairly allocated
to or
among such entities for whose benefit the goods and services are provided,
and
each such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. Except as otherwise
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, all material transactions between
the
General Partner and any of its Affiliates shall be only on an arm's-length
basis.
(iv) Maintain
an office and a telephone number separate from those of each of its members
and
Affiliates other than Affiliates that are bankruptcy remote entities. To the
extent that the General Partner and any of its members or Affiliates have
offices in contiguous space, there shall be fair and appropriate allocation
of
overhead costs (including rent) among them, and each such entity shall bear
its
fair share of such expenses.
(v) Ensure
that decisions with respect to its business and daily operations shall be
independently made by the General Partner and shall not be dictated by any
Affiliate of the General Partner.
(vi) Act
solely in its own name and through its own authorized officers and agents.
The
General Partner shall at all times use its own stationery.
(vii) Other
than organizational expenses and as contemplated by the Transaction Documents,
pay all expenses, indebtedness and other obligations incurred by it using its
own funds.
(viii) Not
enter
into any guaranty, or otherwise become liable, with respect to any obligation
of
any Affiliate nor make any loans to any Person.
(ix) Ensure
that any financial reports required by it shall comply with generally accepted
accounting principles and shall be issued separately from, but may be
consolidated with, any reports prepared for any of its Affiliates so long as
such consolidated reports contain footnotes describing the effect of the
transactions on the General Partner and such Affiliate and also state that
the
assets of the General Partner are not available to pay creditors of the
Affiliate.
(x) Ensure
that at all times it is adequately capitalized to engage in the transactions
contemplated in the Limited Liability Company Agreement and in the Transaction
Documents.
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ARTICLE
IX
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
Section
9.1 Supplemental
Indentures.
(a) The
Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order, at any
time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental
hereto, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, for any of the following
purposes:
(i) without
the consent of any Noteholder (x) to correct or amplify the description of
any
property at any time subject to the Lien of this Indenture, or to better assure,
convey and confirm unto the Indenture Trustee any property subject or required
to be subjected to the Lien of this Indenture; provided, such action pursuant
to
this clause (i) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders
in
any respect; or
(y)
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to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder
by a
successor Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes and to add
to or
change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary
to
provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder
by
more than one Indenture Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of
Section
7.9 hereof; or
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(z)
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to
cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein
which
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein,
or to
make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising
under this Indenture; provided that such action pursuant to this
clause
(2) shall not adversely affect the interests of any of the Holders
of
Notes.
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(b) Reserved.
(c) The
Indenture Trustee shall promptly deliver, at least five (5) Business Days prior
to the effectiveness thereof, to each Noteholder and the Rating Agency, a copy
of any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to this Section
9.1(a).
Section
9.2 Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of Noteholders.
(a) With
the
consent of Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance
of
each Class of Notes then Outstanding and by Act of said Noteholders delivered
to
the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
may,
pursuant to an Issuer Order, enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental
hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner
or
eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any
manner the rights of the Noteholders under this Indenture; provided, that no
supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Note affected thereby,
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(i) change
the Stated Maturity of any Note or the due date of any installment of principal
or any installment of interest on any Note, or the amount of principal payments
or interest payments due or to become due on any Payment Date with respect
to
any Note, or change the priority of payment thereof as set forth herein, or
reduce the principal amount thereof or the Note Rate thereon, or change the
place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or the
interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the
enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity; or
(ii) reduce
the required percentage of the Outstanding Note Balance or Adjusted Note
Balance, that must be repeated by the Noteholders voting on whether to approve
any supplemental indenture or to waive compliance with provisions of this
Indenture or Events of Default and their consequences; or
(iii) modify
any of the provisions of this Section 9.2 or Section 6.13 hereof except to
increase any percentage of Noteholders required for any modification or waiver
or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified
or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected
thereby;
(iv) modify
or
alter the provisions of the proviso to the definition of the term “Outstanding”;
or
(v) permit
the creation of any lien ranking prior to or on a parity with the Lien of this
Indenture with respect to any part of the Collateral or terminate the Lien
of
this Indenture on any property at any time subject hereto or deprive any
Noteholder of the security afforded by the Lien of this Indenture.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee shall promptly deliver, at least five (5) Business Days prior
to the effectiveness thereof to each Noteholder and the Rating Agency, a copy
of
any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 9.2(a)
above.
Section
9.3 Execution
of Supplemental Indentures.
In
executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental
indenture (a) pursuant to Section 9.1 of this Indenture or (b) pursuant to
Section 9.2 of this Indenture without the consent of each Holder of the Notes
to
the execution of the same, or the modifications thereby of the trusts created
by
this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject
to Section 7.1 hereof) shall be, fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion
of
Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized
or permitted by this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any supplemental indenture which affects the Indenture
Trustee’s own rights, duties, obligations, or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.
Section
9.4 Effect
of
Supplemental Indentures.
Upon
the
execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture
shall
be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall
form
a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Notes theretofore
or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound
thereby.
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Section
9.5 Reference
in Notes to Supplemental Indentures.
Notes
authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture
pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Indenture Trustee,
bear a notation in form approved by the Indenture Trustee as to any matter
provided for in such supplemental indenture. New Notes so modified as to
conform, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, to any such
supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and
authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for Outstanding
Notes.
ARTICLE
X
REDEMPTION
OF NOTES
Section
10.1 Optional
Redemption; Election to Redeem.
The
Servicer shall have the option to redeem not less than all of the Notes and
thereby cause the early repayment of the Notes on any date after the Optional
Redemption Date by payment of an amount equal to the Redemption Price and any
amounts, fees and expenses that are required to be paid pursuant to Section
6.6(b) hereof (unless amounts in the Trust Accounts are sufficient to make
such
payments).
Section
10.2 Notice
to
Indenture Trustee.
The
Servicer shall give written notice of its intention to redeem the Notes to
the
Indenture Trustee at least fifteen (15) days prior to the Redemption Date
(unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee).
Section
10.3 Notice
of
Redemption by the Servicer.
Notices
of redemption shall be given by the Servicer by first class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the Redemption Date
to
each Noteholder, at the address listed in the Note Register and to the Rating
Agency. All notices of redemption shall state (a) the Redemption Date, (b)
the
Redemption Price, (c) that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will
become due and payable in respect of each Note, and that interest thereon shall
cease to accrue if payment is made on the Redemption Date and (d) the office
of
the Indenture Trustee where the Notes are to be surrendered for payment of
the
Redemption Price. Failure to give notice of redemption, or any defect therein,
to any Noteholder shall not impair or affect the validity of the redemption
of
any other Note.
Section
10.4 Deposit
of Redemption Price.
On
or
before the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date, the Servicer
shall deposit with the Indenture Trustee an amount equal to the Redemption
Price
and any amounts, fees and expenses that are required to be paid hereunder (less
any portion of such payment to be made from funds held in any of the Trust
Accounts).
Section
10.5 Notes
Payable on Redemption Date.
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Notice
of
redemption having been given as provided in Section 10.3 hereof and deposit
of
the Redemption Price with the Indenture Trustee having been made as provided
in
Section 10.4 hereof, the Notes shall on the Redemption Date, become due and
payable at the Redemption Price, and, on such Redemption Date, such Notes shall
cease to accrue interest. The Indenture Trustee shall apply all available funds
in accordance with Section 6.6(b) hereof and the Noteholders shall be paid
the
Redemption Price by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Servicer upon
presentment and surrender of their Notes at the office of the Indenture Trustee.
If the Servicer shall have failed to deposit the Redemption Price with the
Indenture Trustee, the principal and interest with respect to each Class of
Notes shall, until paid, continue to accrue interest at their respective Note
Rates. The Servicer’s failure to deposit the Redemption Price shall not
constitute an Event of Default hereunder.
ARTICLE
XI
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
Section
11.1 Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture.
(a) This
Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights
of registration of transfer or exchange of Notes herein expressly provided
for),
and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of, and at the expense of, the Issuer,
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture, when:
(i) either:
(A)
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all
Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Notes
which
have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced
or paid
as provided in Section 2.5 hereof and (B) Notes for whose payment
money
has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in
trust by
the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from
such
trust, as provided in Section 8.3(c) hereof) have been delivered
to the
Indenture Trustee for cancellation;
or
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(B)
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the
final installments of principal on all such Notes not theretofore
delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation (x) have become
due
and payable, or (y) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity,
as applicable within one year, and the Issuer has irrevocably deposited
or
caused to be deposited with the Indenture Trustee in trust an amount
sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Notes
not
theretofore delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation,
for
principal and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of
Notes
which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity
thereof;
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(ii) the
Issuer and the Servicer have paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable
hereunder by the Issuer and the Servicer for the benefit of the Noteholders
and
the Indenture Trustee; and
(iii) the
Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided
for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been
complied with.
At
such
time, the Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Issuer all cash, securities
and
other property held by it as part of the Collateral other than funds deposited
with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i) above, for the payment
and discharge of the Notes.
(b) Notwithstanding
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer
to the Indenture Trustee under Section 7.6 hereof and, if money shall have
been
deposited with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i) above,
the
obligations of the Indenture Trustee under Sections 11.2 and 8.3(c) hereof
shall
survive.
Section
11.2 Application
of Trust Money; Repayment of Money Held by Paying Agent.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 8.3(c) hereof, all money deposited with the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to Sections 11.1 and 8.3 hereof shall be held in
trust and applied by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the provisions
of
the Notes, this Indenture and the Trust Agreement, to the payment, either
directly or through a Paying Agent, as the Indenture Trustee may determine,
to
the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest for whose payment
such money has been deposited with the Indenture Trustee.
In
connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, all moneys
than held by any Paying Agent other than the Indenture Trustee under the
provisions of this Indenture with respect to the Notes shall, upon demand of
the
Issuer, be paid to the Indenture Trustee to be held and applied according to
Section 3.2 hereof and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all
further liability with respect to such moneys.
Section
11.3 Trust
Termination Date.
Upon
the
full application of (a) moneys deposited pursuant to this Article 11 or (b)
proceeds of the Timeshare Loans pursuant to Sections 3.4 or 6.6 hereof, and
all
Liens granted hereunder shall be released.
ARTICLE
XII
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
Section
12.1 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Issuer.
The
Issuer represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Indenture Trustee,
the Servicer, the Backup Servicer and the Noteholders as of the Closing Date,
as
follows:
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(a) Organization
and Good Standing.
The
Issuer has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing as
a
limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and
authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as presently
conducted and has the power and authority to own and convey all of its
properties and to execute and deliver this Indenture and the other Transaction
Documents and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby;
(b) Binding
Obligation.
This
Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have each
been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Issuer and this Indenture
and
each other Transaction Document to which it is a party constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its
terms except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and by general principles of
equity;
(c) No
Consents Required.
No
consent of, or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or any other party, is required for the due execution,
delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Indenture or any of the other
Transaction Documents or for the perfection of or the exercise by the Indenture
Trustee or the Noteholders of any of their rights or remedies thereunder which
have not been duly obtained;
(d) No
Violation.
The
consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Indenture and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof shall not conflict with, result in any material
breach of any of the terms and provisions of, nor constitute (with or without
notice or lapse of time) a default under, the organizational documents of the
Issuer, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Issuer
is a
party or by which it is bound; nor result in the creation or imposition of
any
Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture,
agreement or other instrument (other than this Indenture);
(e) No
Proceedings.
There
is no pending or, to the Issuer’s Knowledge, threatened action, suit or
proceeding, nor any injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any
nature against or affecting the Issuer, its officers or directors, or the
property of the Issuer, in any court or tribunal, or before any arbitrator
of
any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity
of this Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents, (ii) seeking to
prevent the sale and assignment of any Timeshare Loan or the consummation of
any
of the transactions contemplated thereby, or (iii) seeking any determination
or
ruling that would be reasonably expected to materially and adversely affect
(A)
the performance by the Issuer of this Indenture or any of the other Transaction
Documents or the interests of the Noteholders, (B) the validity or
enforceability of this Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents,
or
(C) the Intended Tax Characterization;
(f) Issuer
Not Insolvent.
The
Issuer is solvent and will not become insolvent after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated by this Indenture and each of the other Transaction
Documents;
(g) Name.
The
legal name of the Issuer is as set forth in the signature page of this Indenture
and the Issuer does not have any tradenames, fictitious names, assumed names
or
“doing business as” names;
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(h) Reportable
Transactions.
The
Issuer hereby represents and warrants that, after consultation with its tax
advisors, it is unaware of the presence of factors in the transaction that
would
cause the transaction contemplated by this Indenture and the other Transaction
Documents to constitute a “reportable transaction” as defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b); and
(i) Performance.
The
Issuer will perform all of its obligations under this Indenture and the other
Transaction Documents in accordance with its terms and will enforce its rights
thereunder.
Section
12.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer.
The
initial Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee, the
Issuer, the Backup Servicer and the Noteholders, as of the Closing Date, the
following:
(a) Organization
and Authority.
The
Servicer:
(i) is
a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the State of Texas;
(ii) has
all
requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties and to conduct
its business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted as
contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to enter
into
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations
under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party; and
(iii) has
made
all filings and holds all material franchises, licenses, permits and
registrations which are required under the laws of each jurisdiction in which
the properties owned (or held under lease) by it or the nature of its activities
makes such filings, franchises, licenses, permits or registrations necessary,
except where the failure to make such filing will not have a material adverse
effect on the Servicer activities or its ability to perform its obligations
under the Transaction Documents.
(b) Place
of Business.
The
address of the principal place of business and chief executive office of the
Servicer is 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 and there
have
been no other such locations during the immediately preceding four
months.
(c) Compliance
with Other Instruments, etc.
The
Servicer is not in violation of any term of its certificate of incorporation
or
by-laws. The execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) conflict
with or violate the organizational documents of the Servicer, (ii) conflict
with
or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any of
the
properties or assets of the Servicer pursuant to the terms of any instrument
or
agreement to which the Servicer is a party or by which it is bound where such
conflict would have a material adverse effect on the Servicer’s activities or
its ability to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents or (iii)
require any consent of or other action by any trustee or any creditor of, any
lessor to or any investor in the Servicer.
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(d) Compliance
with Law.
The
Servicer is in material compliance with all statutes, laws and ordinances and
all governmental rules and regulations to which it is subject, the violation
of
which, either individually or in the aggregate, could materially adversely
affect its business, earnings, properties or condition (financial or other).
The
internal policies and procedures employed by the Servicer are in material
compliance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances and all
governmental rules and regulations. The execution, delivery and performance
of
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party do not and will not cause
the
Servicer to be in violation of any law or ordinance, or any order, rule or
regulation, of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental or public
authority or agency where such violation would, either individually or in the
aggregate, materially adversely affect its business, earnings, properties or
condition (financial or other).
(e) Pending
Litigation or Other Proceedings.
Except
as specified in “RISK FACTORS” in the Offering Circular, there is no pending or,
to the best of the Servicer’s Knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or
investigation before any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or
governmental body against or affecting the Servicer which, if decided adversely,
would materially and adversely affect (i) the condition (financial or
otherwise), business or operations of the Servicer or (ii) the ability of the
Servicer to perform its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability
of
this Agreement or any other documents or transactions contemplated under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, its ability to foreclose or otherwise
enforce the Liens of the Timeshare Loans.
(f) Taxes.
The
Servicer has filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) which are required
to be filed and has paid all taxes related thereto, other than those which
are
being contested in good faith or where the failure to file or pay would not
have
a material adverse effect on the Servicer’s activities or its ability to perform
its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(g) Binding
Obligation.
This
Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have each
been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Servicer and this Indenture
and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Servicer enforceable in accordance with
its
terms except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and by general principles of
equity.
(h) Securities
Laws.
The
Servicer 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.
(i) Proceedings.
The
Servicer has taken all action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery
by it of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the performance
of
all obligations to be performed by it under the Transaction
Documents.
(j) Defaults.
The
Servicer is not in default under any material agreement, contract, instrument
or
indenture to which it is a party or by which it or its properties is or are
bound, or with respect to any order of any court, administrative agency,
arbitrator or governmental body, which default would have a material adverse
effect on the transactions
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contemplated
hereunder; and to the Servicer’s Knowledge, no event has occurred which with
notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default with respect
to
any such agreement, contract, instrument or indenture, or with respect to any
such order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental
body.
(k) Insolvency.
The
Servicer is solvent. Prior to the date hereof, the Servicer did not, and is
not
about to, engage in any business or transaction for which any property remaining
with the Servicer would constitute an unreasonably small amount of capital.
In
addition, the Servicer has not incurred debts that would be beyond the
Servicer’s ability to pay as such debts matured.
(l) No
Consents.
No
prior consent, approval or authorization of, registration, qualification,
designation, declaration or filing with, or notice to any federal, state or
local governmental or public authority or agency, is, was or will be required
for the valid execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party. The Servicer has obtained all
consents, approvals or authorizations of, made all declarations or filings
with,
or given all notices to, all federal, state or local governmental or public
authorities or agencies which are necessary for the continued conduct by the
Servicer of its respective businesses as now conducted, other than such
consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings and notices which,
neither individually nor in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect,
or
in the future will materially and adversely affect, the business, earnings,
prospects, properties or condition (financial or other) of the
Servicer.
(m) Reserved.
(n) Information.
No
document, certificate or report furnished by the Servicer, in writing, pursuant
to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby,
contains or will contain when furnished any untrue statement of a material
fact
or fails or will fail to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. There are no facts relating to the Servicer as of
the
Closing Date which when taken as a whole, materially adversely affect the
financial condition or assets or business of the Servicer, or which may impair
the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement,
which have not been disclosed herein or in the certificates and other documents
furnished by or on behalf of the Servicer pursuant hereto or thereto
specifically for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
or
thereby.
(o) Reserved.
(p) ACH
Form.
The
Servicer has delivered a form of the ACH Form attached to the Transfer Agreement
to the Backup Servicer for its review.
Section
12.3 Representations
and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee.
The
Indenture Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Servicer, the Issuer,
the Backup Servicer and the Noteholders as of the Closing Date, the
following:
(a) The
Indenture Trustee is a national banking association duly organized,
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validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States.
(b) The
execution and delivery of this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents
to
which the Indenture Trustee is a party, and the performance and compliance
with
the terms of this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which the
Indenture Trustee is a party by the Indenture Trustee, will not violate the
Indenture Trustee’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an
event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default)
under, or result in a breach of, any material agreement or other material
instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound.
(c) Except
to
the extent that the laws of certain jurisdictions in which any part of the
Collateral may be located require that a co-trustee or separate trustee be
appointed to act with respect to such property as contemplated herein, the
Indenture Trustee has the full power and authority to carry on its business
as
now being conducted and to enter into and consummate all transactions
contemplated by this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents, has duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture and the
other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and has duly executed and
delivered this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is
a
party.
(d) This
Indenture, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other
parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Indenture
Trustee, enforceable against the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the terms
hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and the rights of creditors of banks and (B) general principles of
equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law.
(e) The
Indenture Trustee is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of
this
Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and its
performance and compliance with the terms of this Indenture and the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party will not constitute a violation
of,
any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation
or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority,
which violation, in the Indenture Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment,
is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Indenture
Trustee to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which
it is
a party.
(f) No
litigation is pending or, to the best of the Indenture Trustee’s knowledge,
threatened against the Indenture Trustee that, if determined adversely to the
Indenture Trustee, would prohibit the Indenture Trustee from entering into
any
Transaction Document to which it is a party or, in the Indenture Trustee’s good
faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect
the
ability of the Indenture Trustee to perform its obligations under any
Transaction Document to which it is a party.
(g) Any
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Indenture
Trustee of or compliance by the Indenture Trustee with the Transaction Documents
to which it is a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
the Transaction
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Documents
has been obtained and is effective.
Section
12.4 Multiple
Roles.
The
parties expressly acknowledge and consent to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National
Association, acting in the multiple roles of Indenture Trustee, the Paying
Agent, the successor Servicer, the Backup Servicer and the Custodian. Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association may, in such capacities, discharge its separate
functions fully, without hindrance or regard to conflict of interest principles,
duty of loyalty principles or other breach of fiduciary duties to the extent
that any such conflict or breach arises from the performance by Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, National Association of express duties set forth in this Indenture in
any
of such capacities, all of which defenses, claims or assertions are hereby
expressly waived by the other parties hereto, except in the case of negligence
(other than errors in judgment) and willful misconduct by Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
National Association.
Section
12.5 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the General Partner.
The
General Partner represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Indenture
Trustee, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer and the Noteholders as of the Closing
Date, as follows:
(a) Organization
and Good Standing.
The
General Partner has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good
standing as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware,
with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business
as
presently conducted and has the power and authority to own and convey all of
its
properties and to execute and deliver this Indenture and the other Transaction
Documents and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby;
(b) Binding
Obligation.
This
Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have each
been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the General Partner and this
Indenture and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of the General Partner enforceable in
accordance with its terms except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and by general
principles of equity;
(c) No
Consents Required.
No
consent of, or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or any other party, is required for the due execution,
delivery and performance by the General Partner of this Indenture or any of
the
other Transaction Documents or for the perfection of or the exercise by the
Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders of any of their rights or remedies
thereunder which have not been duly obtained;
(d) No
Violation.
The
consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Indenture and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof shall not conflict with, result in any material
breach of any of the terms and provisions of, nor constitute (with or without
notice or lapse of time) a default under, the organizational documents of the
General Partner, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the
General Partner is a party or by which it is bound; nor result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms
of
any such indenture, agreement or other instrument;
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(e) No
Proceedings.
There
is no pending or, to the General Partner’s Knowledge, threatened action, suit or
proceeding, nor any injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any
nature against or affecting the General Partner, its officers or directors,
or
the property of the General Partner, in any court or tribunal, or before any
arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority (i) asserting
the invalidity of this Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents,
(ii)
seeking to prevent the sale and assignment of any Timeshare Loan or the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated thereby, or (iii) seeking
any determination or ruling that would be reasonably expected to materially
and
adversely affect (A) the performance by the General Partner of this Indenture
or
any of the other Transaction Documents or the interests of the Noteholders,
(B)
the validity or enforceability of this Indenture or any of the other Transaction
Documents, or (C) the Intended Tax Characterization;
(f) General
Partner Not Insolvent.
The
General Partner is solvent and will not become insolvent after giving effect
to
the transactions contemplated by this Indenture and each of the other
Transaction Documents;
(g) Name.
The
legal name of the General Partner is as set forth in the signature page of
this
Indenture and the General Partner does not have any tradenames, fictitious
names, assumed names or “doing business as” names;
(h) Reportable
Transactions.
The
General Partner hereby represents and warrants that, after consultation with
its
tax advisors, it is unaware of the presence of factors in the transaction that
would cause the transaction contemplated by this Indenture and the other
Transaction Documents to constitute a “reportable transaction” as defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b); and
(i) Performance.
The
General Partner will perform all of its obligations under this Indenture and
the
other Transaction Documents in accordance with its terms and will enforce its
rights thereunder.
Section
12.6 [Reserved].
Section
12.7 Representations
and Warranties of the Backup Servicer.
The
Backup Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee, the
Issuer, the Servicer and the Noteholders, as of the Closing Date, the
following:
(a) The
Backup Servicer is a national banking association duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States.
(b) The
execution and delivery of this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents
to
which the Backup Servicer is a party, and the performance and compliance with
the terms of this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which the
Backup Servicer is a party by the Backup Servicer, will not violate the Backup
Servicer’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which,
with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or
result in a breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument
to
which it is a party or by which it is bound.
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(c) The
Backup Servicer has the full power and authority to carry on its business as
now
being conducted and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated
by this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party,
has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture
and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and has duly
executed and delivered this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to
which it is a party.
(d) This
Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto,
constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Backup Servicer, enforceable
against the Backup Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof,
subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and
other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the
rights of creditors of banks and (B) general principles of equity, regardless
of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law.
(e) The
Backup Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this
Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and its
performance and compliance with the terms of this Indenture and the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party will not constitute a violation
of,
any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation
or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority,
which violation, in the Backup Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is
likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Backup Servicer
to
perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a
party.
(f) No
litigation is pending or, to the best of the Backup Servicer’s knowledge,
threatened against the Backup Servicer that, if determined adversely to the
Backup Servicer, would prohibit the Backup Servicer from entering into any
Transaction Document to which it is a party or, in the Backup Servicer’s good
faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect
the
ability of the Backup Servicer to perform its obligations under any Transaction
Document to which it is a party.
(g) Any
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Backup Servicer
of or compliance by the Backup Servicer with the Transaction Documents to which
it is a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents has been obtained and is effective.
ARTICLE
XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
13.1 Officer’s
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon
any
request or application by the Issuer (or any other obligor in respect of the
Notes) to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the
Issuer (or such other obligor) shall furnish to the Indenture
Trustee:
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(a) an
Officer’s Certificate (which shall include the statements set forth in Section
13.2 hereof) stating that all conditions precedent and covenants, if any,
provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been
complied with; and
(b) at
the
request of the Indenture Trustee, an Opinion of Counsel (which shall include
the
statements set forth in Section 13.2 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of
such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been complied
with.
Section
13.2 Statements
Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(a) a
statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;
(b) a
brief
statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon
which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are
based;
(c) a
statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination
or
investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion
as to
whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with;
and
(d) a
statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition
or
covenant has been complied with.
Section
13.3 Notices.
(a) All
communications, instructions, directions and notices to the parties thereto
shall be (i) in writing (which may be by telecopy, followed by delivery of
original documentation within one Business Day), (ii) effective when received
and (iii) delivered or mailed first class mail, postage prepaid to it at the
following address:
If
to the
Issuer:
Silverleaf
Finance V, L.P.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier
No.: (000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Meadows,
Owens, Collier, Reed, Cousins & Blau, L.L.P.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Telecopier
No.: (000) 000-0000
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If
to the
Servicer:
Silverleaf
Resorts, Inc.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Telecopier
No.: (000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Meadows,
Owens, Collier, Reed, Cousins & Blau, L.L.P.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Telecopier
No.: (000) 000-0000
If
to the
Indenture Trustee, Paying Agent and Backup Servicer:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
Sixth
and
Marquette Avenue
MAC
N9311-161
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services/Asset-Backed Administration
Facsimile
Number: (000)
000-0000
Telephone
Number: (000)
000-0000
If
to the
Custodian:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
XXX
X0000-000
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services/Securities Vault
Facsimile
Number: (000)
000-0000
If
to the
Rating Agency:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc.
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Residential Mortgage Pass-Through Surveillance Group
or
at
such other address as the party may designate by notice to the other parties
hereto, which shall be effective when received.
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(b) All
communications and notices described hereunder to a Noteholder shall be in
writing and delivered or mailed first class mail, postage prepaid or overnight
courier at the address shown in the Note Register. The Indenture Trustee agrees
to deliver or mail to each Noteholder upon receipt, all notices and reports
that
the Indenture Trustee may receive hereunder and under any Transaction Documents.
Unless otherwise provided herein, the Indenture Trustee may consent to any
requests received under such documents or, at its option, follow the directions
of Holders representing at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Note Balance of each
Class of Notes within 30 days after prior written notice to the Noteholders.
All
notices to Noteholders (or any Class thereof) shall be sent simultaneously.
Expenses for such communications and notices shall be borne by the
Servicer.
Section
13.4 No
Proceedings.
The
Noteholders, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Custodian, and the Backup
Servicer each hereby agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly institute,
or cause to be instituted, against the Issuer or the Collateral any proceeding
of the type referred to in Sections 6.1(d) and (e) hereof, so long as there
shall not have elapsed one year plus one day after payment in full of the
Notes.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
SILVERLEAF
FINANCE V, L.P.,
By:
SILVERLEAF
FINANCE V, LLC,
its
general partner
By:
/S/
XXXXX X. XXXXX, XX.
Name:
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxx, Xx.
Title:
Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer
SILVERLEAF
FINANCE V, LLC
By:
/S/
XXXXX X. XXXXX, XX.
Name:
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxx, Xx.
Title:
Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer
SILVERLEAF
RESORTS, INC.,
as
Servicer
By:
/S/
XXXXX X. XXXXX, XX.
Name:
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxx, Xx.
Title:
CFO
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as
Backup
Servicer
By:
/S/
XXXX X. XXXXXXX
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice
President
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Indenture Trustee
By:
/S/
XXXX X. XXXXXXX
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice
President
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Custodian
By:
/S/
XXXX X. XXXXXXX
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice
President
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Account Intermediary
By:
/S/
XXXX X. XXXXXXX
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice
President
[Signature
Page to the Indenture]
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List
of
Schedules and Exhibits to Agreement Not Filed Herewith:
Exhibit
A: Form of Notes
Exhibit
B: Form
of
Investor Representation Letter - Rule 144A
Exhibit
C: Reserved
Exhibit
D: Form of Monthly Servicer Report
Exhibit
E: Servicing Officer’s Certificate
Exhibit
F: Reserved
Exhibit
G: Form of ROAP Waiver Letter
Exhibit
H: List of Silverleaf Executive Management
Exhibit
I: Form of Investor Representation Letter - Regulation S
Exhibit
J: Form of Transferor Certification - Rule 144A Global Note to Temporary
Regulation S Global Note
Exhibit
K: Form of Transferor Certification - Rule 144A Global Note to Regulation S
Global Note
Exhibit
L: Form of Transferor Certification - Regulation S Global Note to Rule 144A
Global Note
Exhibit
M: Form of Class G Note Investor Representation Letter
Annex
A:
Standard Definitions
Schedule
I--Schedule of Timeshare Loans
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