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EXHIBIT 10.19
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement ("Assignment") is made as of
July 28, 1995 (the "Contribution Date"), by and between T & W Finance Corp. III,
a Delaware corporation ("Assignor"), and T & W Funding Company IV, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company ("Assignee"), with reference to the following
facts:
RECITALS:
A. In connection with the contribution of certain lease assets of
Assignor in conjunction with the issuance from time to time of notes (the
"Notes") by the Assignee, Assignee and the Assignor have executed the
Contribution Agreement dated as of July 1, 1995 (the "Contribution Agreement").
B. In connection with the Contribution Agreement, the Assignor desires
to assign and transfer to Assignee all of Assignor's right, title and interest
in and to each of the assets described in Schedule II hereto, as supplemented
from time to time, and the corresponding paragraphs below (the "Assigned
Interests").
C. Assignor desires to transfer and Assignee is willing to assume
certain indebtedness of Assignor listed on Schedule I hereto.
D. Assignee desires to accept the Assignment and transfer of the
Assigned Interests and assume all duties and obligations attendant thereto,
accruing after the Contribution Date.
E. Terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them
in the Contribution Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and in consideration of the mutual
covenants set forth herein, the Assignor and Assignee hereby agree as follows:
1. Assignment. The Assignor hereby assigns, conveys, grants and
transfers, without recourse except as provided in the Contribution Agreement, to
Assignee (and the successors and assigns of Assignee) the following property:
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1.1. The Assignor's right, title and interest in and to the
Lease Contracts and related Lease Receivables described and listed on
Schedule II hereto.
1.2. All of Assignor's right, title and interest in and to the
equipment subject to each such Lease Contract (the "Equipment").
1.3. All of Assignor's other Lease Assets relating to each
such Lease Contract.
2. Assumption. The Assignee hereby agrees to assume the indebtedness of
Assignor listed on Schedule I hereto and to use the proceeds of the sale of
Notes to pay such indebtedness. Assignee hereby accepts the foregoing Assignment
and hereby assumes all of the other obligations incident hereto and thereto,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Contribution Agreement.
3. Further Assurance. The Assignor and Assignee each hereby agree to
provide such further assurances and to execute and deliver such documents and to
perform all such other acts as are necessary or appropriate to consummate and
effectuate this Assignment.
4. Distinct Entities. The Assignor and Assignee hereby acknowledge that
for all purposes the Assignor and Assignee are each separate and distinct legal
entities. Accordingly, the Assignor shall not be liable to any third party for
the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Assignee; and Assignee shall not
be liable to any third party for the debts, obligations and liabilities of the
Assignor to the extent that such debts, obligations and liabilities have not
been expressly assumed by Assignee hereunder.
5. Governing Law. This Assignment shall be governed by and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto
hereby acknowledge and agree that this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereunder were negotiated and entered into in the
State of Delaware.
6. Authority. The Assignor and Assignee each hereby represent
respectively that they have full power and authority to enter into this
Assignment.
7. Counterparts. This Assignment may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which, taken
together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
8. Successors and Assigns. The Assignor and Assignee each agree that
this Assignment will be binding and will inure to the benefit of the Assignor
and its successors and assigns and the Assignee and its successors and assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Assignment has been executed as of the date
first above written.
T & W FINANCE CORP. III,
Assignor
By /s/ XXXXXXX X. PRICE
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Name:
Title:
T & W FUNDING COMPANY IV, L.L.C.,
Assignee
By /s/ XXXXXXX X. PRICE
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE OF EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
Northwest Community Bank $201,468.20
Seafirst Bank $8,947,739.88
Corestates Bank $8,219,766.62
Key Bank of Washington $6,334,295.53
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SCHEDULE II
LEASE SCHEDULE
