Exhibit 10.5
Master Repurchase
Agreement
September 1996 Version
Dated as of April 14, 2023
Between: Flowers Foods, Inc.
and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch
From time to time the parties hereto may enter into transactions in which one party (“Seller”) agrees to transfer to the other (“Buyer”) securities or other assets (“Securities”) against the transfer of funds by Xxxxx, with a simultaneous agreement by Buyer to transfer to Seller such Securities at a date certain or on demand, against the transfer of funds by Seller. Each such transaction shall be referred to herein as a “Transaction” and, unless otherwise agreed in writing, shall be governed by this Agreement, including any supplemental terms or conditions contained in Annex I hereto and in any other annexes identified herein or therein as applicable hereunder.
(a)“Act of Insolvency”, with respect to any party, (i) the commencement by such party as debtor of any case or proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium, dissolution, delinquency or similar law, or such party seeking the appointment or election of a receiver, conservator, trustee, custodian or similar official for such party or any substantial part of its property, or the convening of any meeting of creditors for purposes of commencing any such case or proceeding or seeking such an appointment or election, (ii) the commencement of any such case or proceeding against such party, or another seeking such an appointment or election, or the filing against a party of an application for a protective decree under the provisions of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, which (A) is consented to or not timely contested by such party, (B) results in the entry of an order for relief, such an appointment or election, the issuance of such a protective decree or the entry of an order having a similar effect, or (C) is not dismissed within 15 days, (iii) the making by such party of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) the admission in writing by such party of such party’s inability to pay such party’s debts as they become due;
(b)“Additional Purchased Securities”, Securities provided by Seller to Buyer pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) hereof;
(c)“Buyer’s Margin Amount”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, the amount obtained by application of the Buyer’s Margin Percentage to the Repurchase Price for such Transaction as of such date;
(d)“Buyer’s Margin Percentage”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, a percentage (which may be equal to the Seller’s Margin Percentage) agreed to by Buyer and Seller or, in the absence of any such agreement, the percentage obtained by dividing the Market Value of the Purchased Securities on the Purchase Date by the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date for such Transaction;
(e)“Confirmation”, the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b) hereof;
(f)“Income”, with respect to any Security at any time, any principal thereof and all interest, dividends or other distributions thereon;
(g)“Margin Deficit”, the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(a) hereof;
(h)“Margin Excess”, the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(b) hereof;
(i)“Margin Notice Deadline”, the time agreed to by the parties in the relevant Confirmation, Annex I hereto or otherwise as the deadline for giving notice requiring same-day satisfaction of margin maintenance obligations as provided in Paragraph 4 hereof (or, in the absence of any such agreement, the deadline for such purposes established in accordance with market practice);
(j)“Market Value”, with respect to any Securities as of any date, the price for such Securities on such date obtained from a generally recognized source agreed to by the parties or the most recent closing bid quotation from such a source, plus accrued Income to the extent not included therein (other than any Income credited or transferred to, or applied to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof) as of such date (unless contrary to market practice for such Securities);
(k)“Price Differential”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, the aggregate amount obtained by daily application of the Pricing Rate for such Transaction to the Purchase Price for such Transaction on a 360 day per year basis for the actual number of days during the period commencing on (and including) the Purchase Date for such Transaction and ending on (but excluding) the date of determination (reduced by any amount of such Price Differential previously paid by Seller to Buyer with respect to such Transaction);
(l)“Pricing Rate”, the per annum percentage rate for determination of the Price Differential;
(m)“Prime Rate”, the prime rate of U.S. commercial banks as published in The Wall Street Journal (or, if more than one such rate is published, the average of such rates);
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(n)“Purchase Date”, the date on which Purchased Securities are to be transferred by Seller to Buyer;
(o)“Purchase Price”, (i) on the Purchase Date, the price at which Purchased Securities are transferred by Seller to Buyer, and (ii) thereafter, except where Xxxxx and Seller agree otherwise, such price increased by the amount of any cash transferred by Buyer to Seller pursuant to Paragraph 4(b) hereof and decreased by the amount of any cash transferred by Seller to Buyer pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) hereof or applied to reduce Seller’s obligations under clause (ii) of Paragraph 5 hereof;
(p)“Purchased Securities”, the Securities transferred by Seller to Buyer in a Transaction hereunder, and any Securities substituted therefor in accordance with Paragraph 9 hereof. The term “Purchased Securities” with respect to any Transaction at any time also shall include Additional Purchased Securities delivered pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) hereof and shall exclude Securities returned pursuant to Paragraph 4(b) hereof;
(q)“Repurchase Date”, the date on which Seller is to repurchase the Purchased Securities from Buyer, including any date determined by application of the provisions of Paragraph 3(c) or 11 hereof;
(r)“Repurchase Price”, the price at which Purchased Securities are to be transferred from Buyer to Seller upon termination of a Transaction, which will be determined in each case (including Transactions terminable upon demand) as the sum of the Purchase Price and the Price Differential as of the date of such determination;
(s)“Seller’s Margin Amount”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, the amount obtained by application of the Seller’s Margin Percentage to the Repurchase Price for such Transaction as of such date;
(t)“Seller’s Margin Percentage”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, a percentage (which may be equal to the Buyer’s Margin Percentage) agreed to by Buyer and Seller or, in the absence of any such agreement, the percentage obtained by dividing the Market Value of the Purchased Securities on the Purchase Date by the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date for such Transaction.
3.Initiation; Confirmation; Termination
(a)An agreement to enter into a Transaction may be made orally or in writing at the initiation of either Buyer or Seller. On the Purchase Date for the Transaction, the Purchased Securities shall be transferred to Buyer or its agent against the transfer of the Purchase Price to an account of Seller.
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(b)Upon agreeing to enter into a Transaction hereunder, Buyer or Seller (or both), as shall be agreed, shall promptly deliver to the other party a written confirmation of each Transaction (a “Confirmation”). The Confirmation shall describe the Purchased Securities (including CUSIP number, if any), identify Buyer and Seller and set forth (i) the Purchase Date, (ii) the Purchase Price, (iii) the Repurchase Date, unless the Transaction is to be terminable on demand, (iv) the Pricing Rate or Repurchase Price applicable to the Transaction, and (v) any additional terms or conditions of the Transaction not inconsistent with this Agreement. The Confirmation, together with this Agreement, shall constitute conclusive evidence of the terms agreed between Buyer and Seller with respect to the Transaction to which the Confirmation relates, unless with respect to the Confirmation specific objection is made promptly after receipt thereof. In the event of any conflict between the terms of such Confirmation and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail.
(c)In the case of Transactions terminable upon demand, such demand shall be made by Buyer or Seller, no later than such time as is customary in accordance with market practice, by telephone or otherwise on or prior to the business day on which such termination will be effective. On the date specified in such demand, or on the date fixed for termination in the case of Transactions having a fixed term, termination of the Transaction will be effected by transfer to Seller or its agent of the Purchased Securities and any Income in respect thereof received by Xxxxx (and not previously credited or transferred to, or applied to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof) against the transfer of the Repurchase Price to an account of Buyer.
(a)If at any time the aggregate Market Value of all Purchased Securities subject to all Transactions in which a particular party hereto is acting as Buyer is less than the aggregate Buyer’s Margin Amount for all such Transactions (a “Margin Deficit”), then Buyer may by notice to Seller require Seller in such Transactions, at Seller’s option, to transfer to Buyer cash or additional Securities reasonably acceptable to Buyer (“Additional Purchased Securities”), so that the cash and aggregate Market Value of the Purchased Securities, including any such Additional Purchased Securities, will thereupon equal or exceed such aggregate Buyer’s Margin Amount (decreased by the amount of any Margin Deficit as of such date arising from any Transactions in which such Buyer is acting as Seller).
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(b)If at any time the aggregate Market Value of all Purchased Securities subject to all Transactions in which a particular party hereto is acting as Seller exceeds the aggregate Seller’s Margin Amount for all such Transactions at such time (a “Margin Excess”), then Seller may by notice to Buyer require Buyer in such Transactions, at Buyer’s option, to transfer cash or Purchased Securities to Seller, so that the aggregate Market Value of the Purchased Securities, after deduction of any such cash or any Purchased Securities so transferred, will thereupon not exceed such aggregate Seller’s Margin Amount (increased by the amount of any Margin Excess as of such date arising from any Transactions in which such Seller is acting as Buyer).
(c)If any notice is given by Buyer or Seller under subparagraph (a) or (b) of this Paragraph at or before the Margin Notice Deadline on any business day, the party receiving such notice shall transfer cash or Additional Purchased Securities as provided in such subparagraph no later than the close of business in the relevant market on such day. If any such notice is given after the Margin Notice Deadline, the party receiving such notice shall transfer such cash or Securities no later than the close of business in the relevant market on the next business day following such notice.
(d)Any cash transferred pursuant to this Paragraph shall be attributed to such Transactions as shall be agreed upon by Xxxxx and Xxxxxx.
(e)Seller and Xxxxx may agree, with respect to any or all Transactions hereunder, that the respective rights of Buyer or Seller (or both) under subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph may be exercised only where a Margin Deficit or Margin Excess, as the case may be, exceeds a specified dollar amount or a specified percentage of the Repurchase Prices for such Transactions (which amount or percentage shall be agreed to by Xxxxx and Seller prior to entering into any such Transactions).
(f)Seller and Xxxxx may agree, with respect to any or all Transactions hereunder, that the respective rights of Xxxxx and Seller under subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph to require the elimination of a Margin Deficit or a Margin Excess, as the case may be, may be exercised whenever such a Margin Deficit or Margin Excess exists with respect to any single Transaction hereunder (calculated without regard to any other Transaction outstanding under this Agreement).
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Seller shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to all Income paid or distributed on or in respect of the Securities that is not otherwise received by Seller, to the full extent it would be so entitled if the Securities had not been sold to Buyer. Buyer shall, as the parties may agree with respect to any Transaction (or, in the absence of any such agreement, as Buyer shall reasonably determine in its discretion), on the date such Income is paid or distributed either (i) transfer to or credit to the account of Seller such Income with respect to any Purchased Securities subject to such Transaction or (ii) with respect to Income paid in cash, apply the Income payment or payments to reduce the amount, if any, to be transferred to Buyer by Seller upon termination of such Transaction. Buyer shall not be obligated to take any action pursuant to the preceding sentence (A) to the extent that such action would result in the creation of a Margin Deficit, unless prior thereto or simultaneously therewith Seller transfers to Buyer cash or Additional Purchased Securities sufficient to eliminate such Margin Deficit, or (B) if an Event of Default with respect to Seller has occurred and is then continuing at the time such Income is paid or distributed.
Although the parties intend that all Transactions hereunder be sales and purchases and not loans, in the event any such Transactions are deemed to be loans, Seller shall be deemed to have pledged to Buyer as security for the performance by Seller of its obligations under each such Transaction, and shall be deemed to have granted to Buyer a security interest in, all of the Purchased Securities with respect to all Transactions hereunder and all Income thereon and other proceeds thereof.
Unless otherwise mutually agreed, all transfers of funds hereunder shall be in immediately available funds. All Securities transferred by one party hereto to the other party (i) shall be in suitable form for transfer or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank and such other documentation as the party receiving possession may reasonably request, (ii) shall be transferred on the book-entry system of a Federal Reserve Bank, or (iii) shall be transferred by any other method mutually acceptable to Seller and Buyer.
8.Segregation of Purchased Securities
To the extent required by applicable law, all Purchased Securities in the possession of Seller shall be segregated from other securities in its possession and shall be identified as subject to this Agreement. Segregation may be accomplished by appropriate identification on the books and records of the holder, including a financial or securities intermediary or a clearing corporation. All of Seller’s interest in the Purchased Securities shall pass to Buyer on the Purchase Date and, unless otherwise agreed by Buyer and Seller, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Buyer from engaging in repurchase transactions with the Purchased Securities or otherwise selling, transferring, pledging or hypothecating the Purchased Securities, but no such transaction shall relieve Buyer of its obligations to transfer Purchased Securities to Seller pursuant to Paragraph 3, 4 or 11 hereof, or of Buyer’s obligation to credit or pay Income to, or apply Income to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof.
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Required Disclosure for Transactions in Which the Seller Retains Custody of the Purchased Securities Seller is not permitted to substitute other securities for those subject to this Agreement and therefore must keep Buyer’s securities segregated at all times, unless in this Agreement Buyer grants Seller the right to substitute other securities. If Buyer grants the right to substitute, this means that Xxxxx’s securities will likely be commingled with Seller’s own securities during the trading day. Xxxxx is advised that, during any trading day that Xxxxx’s securities are commingled with Seller’s securities, they [will]* [may]** be subject to liens granted by Seller to [its clearing bank]* [third parties]** and may be used by Seller for deliveries on other securities transactions. Whenever the securities are commingled, Seller’s ability to resegregate substitute securities for Buyer will be subject to Seller’s ability to satisfy [the clearing]* [any]** lien or to obtain substitute securities. * Language to be used under 17 C.F.R. ß403.4(e) if Seller is a government securities broker or dealer other than a financial institution. ** Language to be used under 17 C.F.R. ß403.5(d) if Seller is a financial institution. |
(a)Seller may, subject to agreement with and acceptance by Xxxxx, substitute other Securities for any Purchased Securities. Such substitution shall be made by transfer to Buyer of such other Securities and transfer to Seller of such Purchased Securities. After substitution, the substituted Securities shall be deemed to be Purchased Securities.
(b)In Transactions in which Seller retains custody of Purchased Securities, the parties expressly agree that Buyer shall be deemed, for purposes of subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, to have agreed to and accepted in this Agreement substitution by Seller of other Securities for Purchased Securities; provided, however, that such other Securities shall have a Market Value at least equal to the Market Value of the Purchased Securities for which they are substituted.
Each of Buyer and Seller represents and warrants to the other that (i) it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement, to enter into Transactions contemplated hereunder and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and performance, (ii) it will engage in such Transactions as principal (or, if agreed in writing, in the form of an annex hereto or otherwise, in advance of any Transaction by the other party hereto, as agent for a disclosed principal), (iii) the person signing this Agreement on its behalf is duly authorized to do so on its behalf (or on behalf of any such disclosed principal), (iv) it has obtained all authorizations of any governmental body required in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions hereunder and such authorizations are in full force and effect and (v) the execution, delivery
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and performance of this Agreement and the Transactions hereunder will not violate any law, ordinance, charter, bylaw or rule applicable to it or any agreement by which it is bound or by which any of its assets are affected. On the Purchase Date for any Transaction Buyer and Seller shall each be deemed to repeat all the foregoing representations made by it.
In the event that (i) Seller fails to transfer or Buyer fails to purchase Purchased Securities upon the applicable Purchase Date, (ii) Seller fails to repurchase or Buyer fails to transfer Purchased Securities upon the applicable Repurchase Date, (iii) Seller or Buyer fails to comply with Paragraph 4 hereof, (iv) Buyer fails, after one business day’s notice, to comply with Paragraph 5 hereof, (v) an Act of Insolvency occurs with respect to Seller or Buyer, (vi) any representation made by Seller or Buyer shall have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated, or (vii) Seller or Buyer shall admit to the other its inability to, or its intention not to, perform any of its obligations hereunder (each an “Event of Default”):
(a)The nondefaulting party may, at its option (which option shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately upon the occurrence of an Act of Insolvency), declare an Event of Default to have occurred hereunder and, upon the exercise or deemed exercise of such option, the Repurchase Date for each Transaction hereunder shall, if it has not already occurred, be deemed immediately to occur (except that, in the event that the Purchase Date for any Transaction has not yet occurred as of the date of such exercise or deemed exercise, such Transaction shall be deemed immediately canceled). The nondefaulting party shall (except upon the occurrence of an Act of Insolvency) give notice to the defaulting party of the exercise of such option as promptly as practicable.
(b)In all Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Seller, if the nondefaulting party exercises or is deemed to have exercised the option referred to in subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, (i) the defaulting party’s obligations in such Transactions to repurchase all Purchased Securities, at the Repurchase Price therefor on the Repurchase Date determined in accordance with subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, shall thereupon become immediately due and payable, (ii) all Income paid after such exercise or deemed exercise shall be retained by the nondefaulting party and applied to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any other amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder, and (iii) the defaulting party shall immediately deliver to the nondefaulting party any Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions then in the defaulting party’s possession or control.
(c)In all Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer, upon tender by the nondefaulting party of payment of the aggregate Repurchase Prices for all such Transactions, all right, title and interest in and entitlement to all Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions shall be deemed transferred to the nondefaulting party, and the defaulting party shall deliver all such Purchased Securities to the nondefaulting party.
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(d)If the nondefaulting party exercises or is deemed to have exercised the option referred to in subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the nondefaulting party, without prior notice to the defaulting party, may:
(i)as to Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Seller, (A) immediately sell, in a recognized market (or otherwise in a commercially reasonable manner) at such price or prices as the nondefaulting party may reasonably deem satisfactory, any or all Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions and apply the proceeds thereof to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any other amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder or (B) in its sole discretion elect, in lieu of selling all or a portion of such Purchased Securities, to give the defaulting party credit for such Purchased Securities in an amount equal to the price therefor on such date, obtained from a generally recognized source or the most recent closing bid quotation from such a source, against the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any other amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder; and
(ii)as to Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer, (A) immediately purchase, in a recognized market (or otherwise in a commercially reasonable manner) at such price or prices as the nondefaulting party may reasonably deem satisfactory, securities (“Replacement Securities”) of the same class and amount as any Purchased Securities that are not delivered by the defaulting party to the nondefaulting party as required hereunder or (B) in its sole discretion elect, in lieu of purchasing Replacement Securities, to be deemed to have purchased Replacement Securities at the price therefor on such date, obtained from a generally recognized source or the most recent closing offer quotation from such a source.
Unless otherwise provided in Annex I, the parties acknowledge and agree that (1) the Securities subject to any Transaction hereunder are instruments traded in a recognized market, (2) in the absence of a generally recognized source for prices or bid or offer quotations for any Security, the nondefaulting party may establish the source therefor in its sole discretion and (3) all prices, bids and offers shall be determined together with accrued Income (except to the extent contrary to market practice with respect to the relevant Securities).
(e)As to Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer, the defaulting party shall be liable to the nondefaulting party for any excess of the price paid (or deemed paid) by the nondefaulting party for Replacement Securities over the Repurchase Price for the Purchased Securities replaced thereby and for any amounts payable by the defaulting party under Paragraph 5 hereof or otherwise hereunder.
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(f)For purposes of this Paragraph 11, the Repurchase Price for each Transaction hereunder in respect of which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer shall not increase above the amount of such Repurchase Price for such Transaction determined as of the date of the exercise or deemed exercise by the nondefaulting party of the option referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this Paragraph.
(g)The defaulting party shall be liable to the nondefaulting party for (i) the amount of all reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by the nondefaulting party in connection with or as a result of an Event of Default, (ii) damages in an amount equal to the cost (including all fees, expenses and commissions) of entering into replacement transactions and entering into or terminating hedge transactions in connection with or as a result of an Event of Default, and (iii) any other loss, damage, cost or expense directly arising or resulting from the occurrence of an Event of Default in respect of a Transaction.
(h)To the extent permitted by applicable law, the defaulting party shall be liable to the non-defaulting party for interest on any amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder, from the date the defaulting party becomes liable for such amounts hereunder until such amounts are (i) paid in full by the defaulting party or (ii) satisfied in full by the exercise of the nondefaulting party’s rights hereunder. Interest on any sum payable by the defaulting party to the nondefaulting party under this Paragraph 11(h) shall be at a rate equal to the greater of the Pricing Rate for the relevant Transaction or the Prime Rate.
(i)The nondefaulting party shall have, in addition to its rights hereunder, any rights otherwise available to it under any other agreement or applicable law.
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Xxxxx and Xxxxxx acknowledge that, and have entered hereinto and will enter into each Transaction hereunder in consideration of and in reliance upon the fact that, all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and contractual relationship and have been made in consideration of each other. Accordingly, each of Buyer and Seller agrees (i) to perform all of its obligations in respect of each Transaction hereunder, and that a default in the performance of any such obligations shall constitute a default by it in respect of all Transactions hereunder, (ii) that each of them shall be entitled to set off claims and apply property held by them in respect of any Transaction against obligations owing to them in respect of any other Transactions hereunder and (iii) that payments, deliveries and other transfers made by either of them in respect of any Transaction shall be deemed to have been made in consideration of payments, deliveries and other transfers in respect of any other Transactions hereunder, and the obligations to make any such payments, deliveries and other transfers may be applied against each other and netted.
13.Notices and Other Communications
Any and all notices, statements, demands or other communications hereunder may be given by a party to the other by mail, facsimile, telegraph, messenger or otherwise to the address specified in Annex II hereto, or so sent to such party at any other place specified in a notice of change of address hereafter received by the other. All notices, demands and requests hereunder may be made orally, to be confirmed promptly in writing, or by other communication as specified in the preceding sentence.
14.Entire Agreement; Severability
This Agreement shall supersede any existing agreements between the parties containing general terms and conditions for repurchase transactions. Each provision and agreement herein shall be treated as separate and independent from any other provision or agreement herein and shall be enforceable notwithstanding the unenforceability of any such other provision or agreement.
15.Non-assignability; Termination
(a)The rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement and under any Transaction shall not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, and any such assignment without the prior written consent of the other party shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement and any Transactions shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving written notice to the other, except that this Agreement shall, notwithstanding such notice, remain applicable to any Transactions then outstanding.
(b)Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph 15 shall not preclude a party from assigning, charging or otherwise dealing with all or any part of its interest in any sum payable to it under Paragraph 11 hereof.
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This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
No express or implied waiver of any Event of Default by either party shall constitute a waiver of any other Event of Default and no exercise of any remedy hereunder by any party shall constitute a waiver of its right to exercise any other remedy hereunder. No modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and no consent by any party to a departure herefrom shall be effective unless and until such shall be in writing and duly executed by both of the parties hereto. Without limitation on any of the foregoing, the failure to give a notice pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) or 4(b) hereof will not constitute a waiver of any right to do so at a later date.
18.Use of Employee Plan Assets
(a)If assets of an employee benefit plan subject to any provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) are intended to be used by either party hereto (the “Plan Party”) in a Transaction, the Plan Party shall so notify the other party prior to the Transaction. The Plan Party shall represent in writing to the other party that the Transaction does not constitute a prohibited transaction under ERISA or is otherwise exempt therefrom, and the other party may proceed in reliance thereon but shall not be required so to proceed.
(b)Subject to the last sentence of subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, any such Transaction shall proceed only if Seller furnishes or has furnished to Buyer its most recent available audited statement of its financial condition and its most recent subsequent unaudited statement of its financial condition.
(c)By entering into a Transaction pursuant to this Paragraph, Seller shall be deemed (i) to represent to Buyer that since the date of Seller’s latest such financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in Seller’s financial condition which Seller has not disclosed to Buyer, and (ii) to agree to provide Buyer with future audited and unaudited statements of its financial condition as they are issued, so long as it is a Seller in any outstanding Transaction involving a Plan Party.
(a)The parties recognize that each Transaction is a “repurchase agreement” as that term is defined in Section 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended (except insofar as the type of Securities subject to such Transaction or the term of such Transaction would render such definition inapplicable), and a “securities contract” as that term is defined in Section 741 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended (except insofar as the type of assets subject to such Transaction would render such definition inapplicable).
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(b)It is understood that either party’s right to liquidate Securities delivered to it in connection with Transactions hereunder or to exercise any other remedies pursuant to Paragraph 11 hereof is a contractual right to liquidate such Transaction as described in Sections 555 and 559 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.
(c)The parties agree and acknowledge that if a party hereto is an “insured depository institution,” as such term is defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (“FDIA”), then each Transaction hereunder is a “qualified financial contract,” as that term is defined in FDIA and any rules, orders or policy statements thereunder (except insofar as the type of assets subject to such Transaction would render such definition inapplicable).
(d)It is understood that this Agreement constitutes a “netting contract” as defined in and subject to Title IV of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”) and each payment entitlement and payment obligation under any Transaction hereunder shall constitute a “covered contractual payment entitlement” or “covered contractual payment obligation”, respectively, as defined in and subject to FDICIA (except insofar as one or both of the parties is not a “financial institution” as that term is defined in FDICIA).
20.Disclosure Relating to Certain Federal Protections
The parties acknowledge that they have been advised that:
(a)in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a broker or dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“1934 Act”), the Securities Investor Protection Corporation has taken the position that the provisions of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (“SIPA”) do not protect the other party with respect to any Transaction hereunder;
(b)in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a government securities broker or a government securities dealer registered with the SEC under Section 15C of the 1934 Act, SIPA will not provide protection to the other party with respect to any Transaction hereunder; and
(c)in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a financial institution, funds held by the financial institution pursuant to a Transaction hereunder are not a deposit and therefore are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, as applicable.
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COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH |
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[Signature Page to 1996 SIFMA Master Repurchase Agreement]
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FLOWERS FOODS, INC. |
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[Signature Page to 1996 SIFMA Master Repurchase Agreement]
Annex I
Supplemental Terms and Conditions
This Annex I forms a part of the 1996 SIFMA Master Repurchase Agreement dated as of April 14, 2023 (the “SIFMA Master”, and as amended by this Annex I, this or the “Agreement”) between Flowers Foods, Inc. (“Flowers”), as Seller under the Framework Agreement (as defined below), and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch (“Rabobank”) as Buyer under the Framework Agreement. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 1 of this Annex I, (a) capitalized terms used but not defined in this Annex I shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the SIFMA Master, and (b) aside from this Annex I, including all exhibits and schedules attached hereto and thereto, no other Annexes or Schedules thereto shall form a part of the SIFMA Master or be applicable thereunder.
1.Applicability; Parties; Framework.
(a)Framework Agreement. This Agreement is being entered into in accordance with that certain Master Framework Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Framework Agreement”), among certain subsidiaries of Flowers as originators, Flowers as Seller, certain “Buyer Funding Parties” party thereto from time to time, and Rabobank as buyer. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement or in any Confirmations shall have the meanings set forth in the Framework Agreement (including Schedule 1 thereto). In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and that of the Framework Agreement, the Framework Agreement shall govern.
(b)Seller. The Seller will act as seller (in such capacity, the “Seller”) with respect to all Transactions entered into hereunder.
(c)Buyer. Rabobank will act as buyer (in such capacity, the “Buyer”) with respect to all Transactions entered into hereunder.
(d)Securities. The Securities under this Agreement shall consist of all of the Eligible Receivables of the Seller. Only Eligible Receivables shall be recognized as Securities for purposes of any Transactions hereunder. Notwithstanding the Eligible Receivables being referred to as “Securities”, the parties agree that the Eligible Receivables are not “securities” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and no Transaction involves the offer and sale of securities within the meaning of those statutes or the regulations thereunder. The preceding sentence does not imply any agreement of the parties as to whether this Agreement or any Transaction hereunder is a “securities contract” or “repurchase agreement” within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code.
(e)Entire Agreement. The first sentence of Paragraph 14 of the SIFMA Master is subject to, and superseded by, Section 7.3 of the Framework Agreement.
(a)Added Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following additional terms shall have the following meanings:
(i)“Applicable Margin”, the meaning set forth in the Fee Letter;
(ii)“Framework Agreement”, the meaning set forth in Paragraph 1(a)
of this Xxxxx X;
(iii)“Pricing Schedule”, with respect to any Transaction, a schedule attached to the applicable Confirmation setting forth certain terms of the Transaction as referenced in such Confirmation and which shall (i) in the case of Transactions having a Purchase Date that coincides with the Repurchase Date for an expiring Transaction, be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B to Annex I and (ii) in the case of Transactions having a Purchase Date that does not coincide with the Repurchase Date for an expiring Transaction, be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C to Annex I.
(iv)“Roll-Over Securities”, with respect to any expiring Transaction, any Purchased Securities under such Transaction which, in lieu of being transferred back to Seller, become Purchased Securities under a new Transaction with a Purchase Date coinciding with the Repurchase Date of such expiring Transaction.
(v)“Transaction Period”, with respect to any Transaction, the period commencing on (and including) the Purchase Date for such Transaction and expiring on (but excluding) the Repurchase Date for such Transaction.
(b)Revised Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, and notwithstanding anything in Paragraph 2 of the SIFMA Master to the contrary, the following terms shall have the following amended and restated meanings:
(i)“Market Value”, the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 to the Framework Agreement;
(ii)“Pricing Rate”, the per annum percentage rate for determination of the Price Differential, determined for each Transaction (unless otherwise specified in the Confirmation) as being equal to the sum of (A) the Benchmark plus (B) the Applicable Margin plus (C) solely after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, 2.00%;
(iii)“Purchase Price”, the price at which Purchased Securities are transferred by Seller to Buyer.
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(iv)“Purchased Securities”, the Securities transferred by Seller to Buyer in a Transaction hereunder, consisting of all Eligible Receivables of the Seller identified in the relevant Portfolio Report for such Transaction together with all Related Security and Related Contract Rights pertaining to such Eligible Receivables (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that each Receivable indicated in the final Portfolio Report attached to any Confirmation as an Eligible Receivable for the applicable Transaction shall be a Purchased Security included in such Transaction, irrespective of whether such Receivable was actually an Eligible Receivable as of the applicable Purchase Date).
(v)“Repurchase Date”, the date on which Seller is to repurchase the Purchased Securities from Buyer, which shall be the earliest of (i) the next Settlement Date immediately succeeding the applicable Purchase Date, (ii) the Facility Expiration Date and (iii) any date determined by application of the provisions of Paragraph 3(c) or 11 of this Annex I.
(vi)“Repurchase Price”, the price at which Purchased Securities are to be transferred from Buyer to Seller upon termination of a Transaction, which will be determined in each case as the sum of (i) the Purchase Price for such Transaction plus (ii) the accrued and unpaid Price Differential as of the date of such determination (it being understood that all such accrued and unpaid Price Differential shall be payable when and as set forth in Paragraph 12 of this Annex I); provided, that if a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the applicable Repurchase Date for a Transaction, then the Repurchase Price for such Transaction shall include, in addition to the amounts specified in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), all other Secured Obligations due and owing from Seller under the Transaction Agreements through the time such Repurchase Price is paid in full; and provided, further, that if Purchased Securities are repurchased on a date other than a Repurchase Date pursuant to Paragraph 3(c), then the Repurchase Price for such Transaction shall include, in addition to the amounts specified in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) and the preceding proviso, if any, such amount or amounts as shall, without duplication, compensate Buyer for any loss, cost or expense (the “Breakage Costs”) incurred by Xxxxx as a result of the repurchase on a date other than a Settlement Date. Such Breakage Costs shall be calculated as (x) an amount determined by Buyer to be the cost of breaking any interest rate or currency hedging arrangement related to the portion of such Transaction (with any gain from such breakage offsetting any excess amount under (y) below), and (y) an amount determined by Buyer to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of Price Differential which would have accrued on the Purchase Price of such Transaction had such early repurchase not occurred, at the Pricing Rate that would have been applicable for the period from the date of such event to the scheduled Repurchase Date, over (ii) the income, if any, actually received during such period by Buyer from investing an amount equal to such Repurchase Price (including by entering into a new Transaction). The determination by Buyer of the amount of Breakage Costs shall be made in a commercially reasonable manner and set forth in a notice to the Seller.
(c)Deleted Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall not be applicable to Transactions under this Agreement, and references thereto shall be disregarded for purposes of this Agreement: “Buyer’s Margin Amount”, “Buyer’s Margin Percentage”, “Margin Deficit”, “Margin Excess”, “Margin Notice Deadline”, “Seller’s Margin Amount”, and “Seller’s Margin Percentage”.
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3.Initiation; Confirmation; Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 3 of the SIFMA Master, the following shall apply:
(a)No Oral Agreements. All agreements to enter into Transactions hereunder shall be in writing in accordance with Article 4 of the Framework Agreement.
(b)Confirmations; Priority. All Confirmations with respect to Transactions hereunder shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Annex I, and shall be accompanied by (i) a Pricing Schedule setting forth certain terms referenced in such Confirmation and (ii) a Portfolio Report. Subject to the proviso in the definition of “Repurchase Price” set forth in Paragraph 2(b)(vi) of this Annex I, in the event of any conflict between the terms of a Confirmation and this Agreement, the Confirmation shall prevail.
(c)Termination. Paragraph 3(c) of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated as follows:
“Transactions hereunder shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date determined pursuant to the definition of Repurchase Date (without regard to this Paragraph 3(c)) or (ii) a date specified upon demand by Seller, which demand shall be made by Seller in writing no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the Business Day on which such termination will be effective. On such earlier date, termination of the Transaction will be effected by transfer to Seller of the Purchased Securities (except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 7 of Annex I) against the payment of the related Repurchase Price by Seller (which may, to the extent permitted under Paragraph 12 of Annex I hereto, be netted against the Purchase Price payable in respect of any new Transaction) in accordance with the Framework Agreement.”
(d)Outstanding Transactions; Continuity. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties agree that no more than one Transaction hereunder shall be outstanding at any given time. It is the intention of the Parties that during the Facility Term, and subject to fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in the Framework Agreement with respect to Buyer’s entry into Transactions, the expiration of each Transaction hereunder on the applicable Repurchase Date shall coincide with the entry into a subsequent Transaction with a concurrent Purchase Date in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Framework Agreement. The Parties further intend that, pursuant to Paragraph 12 of the SIFMA Master, the Repurchase Price payable by Seller with respect to each such expiring Transaction shall be netted to the extent applicable against the Purchase Price payable by Buyer with respect to such subsequent Transaction.
4.Margin Maintenance. The provisions of Paragraph 4 of the SIFMA Master shall not apply to Transactions under this Agreement, and all terms and provisions thereof and references thereto shall be disregarded for purposes of this Agreement.
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5.Income Payments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 5 of the SIFMA Master, (i) unless a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and Buyer has exercised remedies pursuant to Paragraph 11(d) of the SIFMA Master, as amended by this Annex I, to foreclose on or otherwise take possession or control of the Purchased Securities, Seller and one or more Originators shall service the Purchased Securities, and (ii) unless a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and any Repurchase Price in respect of an outstanding Transaction then remains due and owing by Seller, Seller shall be entitled to receive and retain all Income paid or distributed on or in respect of such Purchased Securities, and to dispose of such Income in accordance with (and to the extent permitted by) Section 5.4(b) of the Framework Agreement. Xxxxxx (A) of the last sentence of Paragraph 5 of the SIFMA Master with respect to Margin Deficit shall not apply to Transactions under this Agreement.
6.Security Interest. Paragraph 6 of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(a) Seller hereby grants to Buyer a security interest in all of Seller’s right, title, benefit and interest in and to all Purchased Securities applicable to each Transaction entered into under this Agreement, all Related Security with respect to such Purchased Securities and all Related Contract Rights with respect to such Purchased Securities, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and all proceeds thereof (collectively, the “Collateral”), to secure the Seller’s obligations under the Transaction Agreements (the “Secured Obligations”). This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral (including all Roll-Over Securities notwithstanding any repurchase by Seller of any such Roll-Over Security under an expiring Transaction and simultaneous purchase by Buyer of such Roll-Over Security under a subsequent Transaction) and shall remain in full force and effect until such security interest is released pursuant to (and to the extent provided in) Paragraph 6(c) below or until all unpaid Repurchase Price with respect to outstanding Transactions under this Agreement have been indefeasibly paid in full (without application of any set off or netting) (other than contingent indemnification claims). Buyer shall have, with respect to the Collateral, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to Buyer under the Transaction Agreements, all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
(b) Seller hereby authorizes Buyer to file such financing statements (and continuation statements with respect to such financing statements when applicable) as may be necessary to perfect the security interest granted pursuant to the foregoing Paragraph 6(a) under the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant jurisdiction (which financing statements may describe the collateral as “All of Debtor’s right, title, benefit and interest in and to all Purchased Securities, together with all Related Security and Related Contract Rights with respect to such Purchased Securities, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and all proceeds thereof.”).
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(c) The security interest granted pursuant to the foregoing Paragraph 6(a) in connection with any Transaction shall be released by Buyer upon the termination of each Transaction Agreement in accordance with its terms. Buyer hereby agrees, at Seller’s expense, to (x) file appropriate financing statement amendments to reflect such release and (y) execute and deliver such other documents as Seller may reasonably request to further evidence such release.”
7.Payment and Transfer. Notwithstanding anything in Paragraph 7 of the SIFMA Master to the contrary, all transfers of Securities by one party to the other party shall be evidenced by the Portfolio Report attached to each Confirmation; it being understood that upon Seller’s payment in full of the Repurchase Price with respect to a Transaction on any Repurchase Date (including as a result of set off or netting pursuant to Paragraph 12 of the SIFMA Master (to the extent permitted under Paragraph 12 of this Annex I)), all Purchased Securities (other than Roll-Over Securities) shall be automatically deemed to be transferred and assigned from Buyer to Seller without further evidence thereof.
8.Rehypothecation of Purchased Securities. Paragraph 8 of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Buyer shall be prohibited from engaging in repurchase transactions with the Purchased Securities or otherwise selling, transferring, pledging or granting any liens or encumbrances on, or hypothecating the Purchased Securities.”
9.Substitution. The provisions of Paragraph 9 of the SIFMA Master shall not apply to Transactions under this Agreement, and all terms and provisions thereof and references thereto shall be disregarded for purposes of this Agreement.
10.Representations. The representations and warranties set forth in Paragraph 10 of the SIFMA Master are hereby deleted in the case of Buyer and, in the case of Seller, are hereby replaced with the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.1 of the Framework Agreement. It is acknowledged that Seller is also making the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.2 of the Framework Agreement with respect to the Purchased Securities.
(a)Replacement of Events of Default. The Events of Default set forth in Paragraph 11 of the SIFMA Master (i) to the extent applicable to Seller, are hereby replaced with the Events of Default set forth in the definition thereof in the Framework Agreement and (ii) to the extent applicable to Buyer, are hereby deleted. All provisions in Paragraph 11 and elsewhere in the SIFMA Master, to the extent relating to the occurrence of any such Event of Default with respect to Buyer or any rights or remedies afforded to Seller in connection therewith, shall be disregarded for purposes of this Agreement. The first paragraph of Paragraph 11 of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing:”
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(b)Remedies. Paragraph 11(d) of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“If Buyer exercises or is deemed to have exercised the option referred to in subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, Buyer may at its discretion and with such notice to Seller as may be required by applicable law, immediately (i) take possession of any or all Purchased Securities subject to any outstanding Transactions, at its discretion, (ii) deliver a Shifting Control Notice under any Control Agreement, (iii) subject to the requirements of applicable law, sell any or all such Purchased Securities, at such price or prices as Buyer may reasonably deem satisfactory, and apply the proceeds thereof to amounts owing by Seller hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Agreements (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that Seller shall remain liable to Buyer for the excess of such amounts owing by Seller over any sale proceeds so applied); and (iv) generally exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law.”
(c)Certain Provisions Inapplicable. The provisions of Paragraphs 11(c), 11(e), and 11(f) of the SIFMA Master shall not apply to Transactions under this Agreement, and all terms and provisions thereof and references thereto (including any references to “Replacement Securities”) shall be disregarded for purposes of this Agreement.
(d)Expenses. The provisions of Paragraph 11(g) of the SIFMA Master are hereby deleted, and shall be deemed to have been replaced with the provisions of Section 7.2 of the Framework Agreement, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
12.Payments. With respect to any Transaction under this Agreement, and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the portions of the Repurchase Price for such Transaction consisting of the Price Differential shall, in all circumstances, be paid by Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of Buyer set forth in Schedule 2 to the Framework Agreement on the Repurchase Date for such Transaction and such payment of the Price Differential shall not, except as contemplated by Section 3(c) of this Annex, be subject to any setoff, netting or other application by Seller against other amounts, whether pursuant to Paragraph 12 of the SIFMA Master or otherwise.
(a)Termination of Agreement. The last sentence of Paragraph 15(a) of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
“This Agreement shall terminate on the Facility Expiration Date, except that this Agreement shall, notwithstanding such termination, remain applicable to any Transactions then outstanding.”
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(b)Notices. The provisions of Paragraph 13 of the SIFMA Master are hereby deleted, and shall be deemed to have been replaced with the provisions of Section 7.8 of the Framework Agreement, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
(c)Governing Law. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 16 of the SIFMA Master, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law).
(d)Other Inapplicable Provisions. Paragraphs 18, 19 and 20 of the SIFMA Master shall not be applicable to Transactions under this Agreement, and all terms and provisions thereof and references thereto shall be disregarded for purposes of this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONFIRMATION
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Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch (“Rabobank”) |
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Dear Flowers Foods, Inc.:
The purpose of this letter agreement (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the above referenced transaction entered into between Counterparty and Rabobank on the Purchase Date specified below (the “Transaction”).
This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Master Receivables Financing Agreement specified below. The definitions and provisions contained in the Master Receivables Financing Agreement are incorporated into this Confirmation. Subject to the proviso to the definition of Repurchase Price set forth in the Master Receivables Financing Agreement, in the event of any inconsistency between the Master Receivables Financing Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern.
1.This Confirmation supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the 1996 SIFMA Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2023, including Annex I thereto and as amended thereby (as further amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Master Receivables Financing Agreement”), among Counterparty and Rabobank. All provisions contained in the Master Receivables Financing Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified below. Except for the information on the attached Pricing Schedule expressly incorporated below, all other information on such Pricing Schedule shall be disregarded.
The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
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The rate set forth on the attached Pricing Schedule under the heading “All-in Rate” that appears in the row immediately above the reference to “Global Projected Interest” or “Projected Global Interest”, as the case may be |
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3.Governing law: This Confirmation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402).
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing the copy of this Confirmation enclosed for that purpose and returning it to us by electronic mail.
Very truly yours,
COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH
Confirmed as of the date first above written:
FLOWERS FOODS, INC.
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF PRICING SCHEDULE
(EXPIRING TRANSACTION)
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF PRICING SCHEDULE
(NO EXPIRING TRANSACTION)
