LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT MANCHESTER INDIANA FUNDING, LLC as Borrower PALM BEACH MULTI-STRATEGY FUND, L.P. as Lender and THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Collateral Agent $ 30,000,000 Loan December 28, 2006
MANCHESTER
INDIANA FUNDING, LLC
as
Borrower
PALM
BEACH MULTI-STRATEGY FUND, L.P.
as
Lender
and
THE
BANK
OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as
Collateral Agent
$
30,000,000 Loan
December
28, 2006
TABLE
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS |
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1.1. DEFINITIONS
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1.2. EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES; ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS
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1.3. AMENDMENT OF DEFINED DOCUMENTS
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1.4. REFERENCES AND TITLES
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ARTICLE 2 LOAN(S), INTEREST RATE AND OTHER CHARGES; GUARANTY |
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2.1. TERM LOAN AND REVOLVING FACILITY
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2.2. INTEREST RATE.
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2.3. PAYMENTS
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2.4. PAYMENT DUE ON A NON-BUSINESS DAY
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2.5. MANDATORY PAYMENTS
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2.6. VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENTS
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2.7. MAXIMUM INTEREST; CONTROLLING AGREEMENT
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2.8. INTEREST AFTER DEFAULT
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2.9. APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS
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2.10. ASSET MANAGEMENT FEE
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2.11. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION ACCOUNT
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2.12. CAPITAL ADEQUACY
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2.13. DETERMINATIONS CONCLUSIVE
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2.14. COLLECTION ACCOUNT
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2.15. GUARANTY
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ARTICLE 3 SECURITY |
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3.1. SECURITY INTEREST
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3.2. FINANCING STATEMENTS AND FURTHER ASSURANCES
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3.3. DELIVERY OF RECEIVABLES
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3.4. FAILURE TO DELIVER
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3.5. NOTICE OF COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT
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3.6. [RESERVED]
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3.7. RECORDS AND INSPECTIONS
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3.8. COLLECTION
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3.9. BLOCKED ACCOUNTS
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3.10. PROTECTION OF RECEIVABLE RECORDS
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3.11. USE OF PROCEEDS
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3.12. RETURN OF COLLATERAL
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3.13. LENDER’S PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
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ARTICLE 4 CONDITIONS OF ADVANCES |
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4.1. ADVANCES
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Section
4.2. FURTHER ADVANCES
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4.3. ALL ADVANCES TO CONSTITUTE ONE LOAN
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4.4. ADVANCES
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ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BORROWERS |
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5.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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5.2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO ELIGIBLE
RECEIVABLES
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ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS |
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6.1. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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6.2. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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6.3. SEPARATENESS COVENANTS
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6.4. FINANCIAL REPORT
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ARTICLE 7 EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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7.1. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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7.2. ACCELERATION OF THE INDEBTEDNESS
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7.3. REMEDIES
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7.4. NO WAIVER
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7.5. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS
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7.6. APPOINTMENT OF SECURED PARTIES AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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ARTICLE 8 EXPENSES AND INDEMNITIES |
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8.1. PAYMENT FOR EXPENSES
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8.2. GENERAL INDEMNIFICATION
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ARTICLE 9 COLLATERAL AGENT |
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9.1. APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY
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9.2. EXCULPATION, COLLATERAL AGENT’S RELIANCE, ETC
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9.3. INDEMNIFICATION
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9.4. BENEFIT OF ARTICLE 9
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9.5. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF COLLATERAL AGENT
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9.6. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS
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ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS |
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10.1. NOTICES
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10.2. ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS
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10.3. SURVIVAL OF AGREEMENTS
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10.4. NO OBLIGATION BEYOND MATURITY
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10.5. PRIOR AGREEMENTS SUPERSEDED
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10.6. PARTIES BOUND
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10.7. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY
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10.8. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS
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10.9. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS
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10.10. FURTHER INSTRUMENTS
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10.11. COUNTERPARTS
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10.12. GOVERNING LAW
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10.13. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
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10.14. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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10.15. PLEDGE BY LENDER
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10.16. COMMITMENT LETTER
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10.17. TIME OF ESSENCE
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Schedules
and Exhibits
Schedule
A
Exhibit
A
- Request for Advance
Exhibit
B
- Availability Report
Exhibit
C
- Compliance Certificate
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LOAN
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
is
made as of December 28, 2006 between Palm Beach Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
(“Lender”),
whose
corporate address is 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
00000, Manchester Indiana Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Borrower”),
whose
chief executive office is located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000 (the “Borrower’s
Address”)
and
The Bank of New York Trust Company N.A., or any affiliated successor thereto,
as
collateral agent for Lender (in such capacity, the “Collateral
Agent”).
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1. DEFINITIONS.
As used
in this Agreement, each of the following terms has the meaning given to such
term in this Section 1.1 or in the schedules, sections and subsections referred
to below.
ADDITIONAL
SUMS.
The
term “Additional Sums” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
2.7(a) of this Agreement.
AFFILIATE.
The
term “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person
directly or indirectly Controlling or Controlled by or under direct or indirect
common Control with such Person.
AGING
PROCEDURES.
The
term “Aging Procedures” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a)(i) of
Schedule A attached hereto.
AGREEMENT.
The
term “Agreement” shall mean this Loan and Security Agreement and any amendment,
supplement, restatement, modifications or extension hereof.
AGGREGATE
NET POOL BALANCE.
The
term “Aggregate Net Pool Balance” shall have the meaning given to that term in
the Fee Letter.
AMOUNT
OF CREDIT LINE.
The
term “Amount of Credit Line” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(a)(ii) of Schedule A attached hereto.
APPLICABLE
USURY LAW.
The
term “Applicable Usury Law” shall mean all federal and state usury Laws
applicable to the Loans, the Indebtedness, this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
APPROVED
STATE.
The
term “Approved State” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a)(ii) of
Schedule A attached hereto.
ASSET
MANAGEMENT FEE.
The
term “Asset Management Fee” shall have the meaning given to that term in the Fee
Letter.
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AUTO
TITLE.
The
term “Auto Title” shall mean the certificate of title issued by the department
of transportation or other corresponding instrumentality or agency of any state
that relates to an automobile or other vehicle which is collateral for a
Receivable.
AUTO
TITLE PROCEDURES.
The
term “Auto Title Procedures” shall mean compliance by Borrower (or by Servicer
on its behalf) with the following requirements:
(a) at
least
three (3) Business Days prior to any new advance hereunder being made, the
delivery by Borrower (or by the Servicer on its behalf) to the Custodian of
the
application for Auto Title, related guaranty of title and all other information
that was or is simultaneously being submitted to the appropriate county tax
assessor collector’s office or other appropriate office (or, with respect to a
Receivable as to which the related Auto Title has not been delivered to Borrower
or Servicer by the third party seller and therefore such application cannot
yet
be submitted, a copy of the application for Auto Title and all other information
that will be submitted, containing all information available to Borrower (or
to
Servicer) at such time; provided that fully completed copies of all such
information and documentation shall be delivered to the Custodian no later
than
the earlier of (x) one (1) Business Day after Borrower’s (or Servicer’s)
submission thereof to the appropriate county tax assessor collector’s office or
other appropriate office and (y) thirty (30) days after such Receivable has
been
included in the Collateral Base for an advance made hereunder);
(b) no
later
than three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof from the appropriate county
tax assessor collector’s office or other appropriate office, the delivery by
Borrower (or by the Servicer on its behalf) to the Custodian of the original
Auto Title reflecting Borrower as lienholder on each vehicle securing such
Receivable; and
(c)
with
respect to the Initial Receivables, not more than 30 days after the Effective
Date the delivery by Borrower (or by the Servicer on its behalf) to the
Custodian of the applications for Auto Title necessary to transfer the
registered title in all such Receivables into the name of the Borrower subject
to the Lien of the Collateral Agent.
AVAILABILITY
REPORT.
The
term “Availability Report” shall mean a report executed by the Borrower in the
form of Exhibit
B
to this
Agreement.
BAILEE
LETTER. The
term
“Bailee Letter” shall mean the letter dated December 28, 2006, from the Lender
to Xxxx Xxxxxxx, and any amendment, supplement, restatement, modifications
or
extension thereof.
BLOCKED
ACCOUNT.
The
term “Blocked Account” shall mean an account (i) initially account number
0572000211, held at First Indiana Bank in the name of GNAC, Inc.; and (ii)
thereafter the account established pursuant to the Post Closing Agreement,
held
in the name of Lender, in either case into which Servicer shall deposit all
payments received from each Obligor pursuant to the Blocked Account
Agreement.
BLOCKED
ACCOUNT AGREEMENT.
The
term “Blocked Account Agreement” shall mean the Deposit Account Control
Agreement to be entered into in accordance with the Post Closing Agreement,
with
respect to the Blocked Account among Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Servicer
and a depository bank to be chosen by Lender, and any amendment, supplement,
restatement, modifications or extension thereof.
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BORROWER
LLC AGREEMENT.
The
term “Borrower LLC Agreement” shall mean the limited liability company agreement
of the Borrower dated December 28, 2006, and executed by MIA, as the sole member
of the Borrower, and any amendment, supplement, restatement, modifications
or
extension thereof.
BUSINESS
DAY.
The
term “Business Day” shall mean a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which
commercial banks are open for business to the public in New York, New
York.
CODE.
The
term “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time.
COLLATERAL.
The
term “Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
hereof.
COLLATERAL
BASE.
The
term “Collateral Base” shall have the meaning given to that term in the Fee
Letter.
COLLATERAL
AGENCY FEE LETTER.
The
term “Collateral Agent Fee Letter” shall mean that certain Collateral Agency Fee
Schedule dated December 28, 2006 by and between Collateral Agent and Lender,
and
any amendment, supplement, restatement, modifications or extension
thereof.
COLLECTION
ACCOUNT.
The
term “Collection Account” shall mean account number 592610 at The Bank of New
York held in the name of Lender, into which all amounts on deposit in the
Blocked Account shall be wired in accordance with the Post Closing Agreement
and
the Blocked Account Agreement.
COMMITMENT
LETTER.
The
term “Commitment Letter” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section
10.16 of this Agreement.
COMMONLY
CONTROLLED ENTITY.
The
term “Commonly Controlled Entity” shall mean an entity, whether or not
incorporated, which is under common control with any Related Party within the
meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.
CONTRACT.
The
term “Contract” shall have the meaning given to that term in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
CONTROL.
The
term “Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities or general partnership or
managing member interests, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and
“Controlled” shall have the correlative meanings. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to Control any other
Person in which it owns, directly or indirectly, 49% or more of the ownership
interests.
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CREDIT
AND COLLECTION POLICY.
The
term “Credit and Collection Policy” shall have the meaning given to that term in
the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
CROSS
GUARANTY OBLIGATION.
The
term “Cross Guaranty Obligation” shall mean the cross guaranty obligation of
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.15 of this Agreement.
CUSTODIAL
AGREEMENT.
The
term “Custodial Agreement” shall mean that certain Custodial Agreement dated as
of December 28, 2006 between Borrower, Lender, the Collateral Agent, the
Servicer and the Custodian, as amended from time to time in accordance with
its
terms.
CUSTODIAL
CERTIFICATION.
The
term “Custodial Certification” shall have the meaning given to that term in the
Custodial Agreement.
CUSTODIAL
DOCUMENTS.
The
term “Custodial Documents” shall have the meaning given to that term in the
Custodial Agreement.
CUSTODIAN.
The
term “Custodian” shall mean CAR Financial Services, Inc., a Georgia Corporation,
its successors and permitted assigns.
CUSTODIAN
FEE.
The
term “Custodian Fee” shall mean the fee payable to the Custodian in accordance
with the Custodial Agreement.
DEFAULT.
The
term “Default” shall mean an event which with the passage of time or notice or
both would constitute an Event of Default.
DETERMINATION
DATE.
The
term “Determination Date” shall mean, with respect to any Settlement Date, the
fourth Business Day preceding such Settlement Date.
DEFAULT
RATE.
The
term “Default Rate” shall have the meaning given to that term in the Fee
Letter.
DISTRIBUTION.
The
term “Distributions” shall mean, during any period of determination, (i) any
dividends or other distribution of earnings to any Related Party’s shareholders,
members or equity holders, (ii) the net increase in the outstanding balance
of
all obligations or indebtedness due from any Related Party’s shareholders,
members or equity holders to such Related Party and (iii) the net decrease
in
the outstanding balance of all obligations or indebtedness due from any Related
Party to such Related Party’s shareholders, members or equity
holders.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
term “Effective Date” shall mean December 28, 2006.
ELIGIBLE
INVESTMENTS.
The
term “Eligible Investments” means any one or more of the following obligations
or securities; (i) the direct obligations of, and obligations the timely payment
of which are fully guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency
or
instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (ii)
domestic and eurodollar certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’
acceptances (which shall each have a maturity of not more than 90 days and,
in
the case of bankers’ acceptances, shall in no event have an original maturity of
more than 365 days or a remaining maturity of more than 30 days) issued by
any
depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or any state thereof (including The Bank of New York
or
Lender acting in its commercial banking capacity) and subject to supervision
and
examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, or any foreign bank,
which are rated A-1 (or better) by S&P or P-1 (or better) by Xxxxx’x;
(iii) commercial paper of United States and foreign banks which are rated
A-1 (or better) by S&P or P-1 (or better) by Xxxxx’x; (iv) any The Bank of
New York money market fund that is rated at least “AAm” or “AAmg” by S&P and
“Aa2” by Xxxxx’x (provided that there is no r-highlighter affixing to such
rating); and (v) such other liquid investments as agreed to by Lender in
writing.
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ELIGIBLE
RECEIVABLES.
The
term “Eligible Receivables” shall mean those Receivables of Borrower that are
acceptable to Lender, in its discretion, and, in each case, that meet, at a
minimum, all of the following requirements:
(a) are
originated by Seller (or, solely with respect to the Initial Receivables, by
MIO) and arise from the extension of credit, the sale and delivery of goods
or
the rendering of services in the ordinary course of Seller’s business and have
been validly assigned to Borrower by Seller pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and the related Transfer Instrument;
(b) represent
a valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor enforceable in accordance
with its terms for the amount outstanding thereof without offset, counterclaim
or defense (whether actual or alleged);
(c) as
to
which the Obligor thereunder is personally liable pursuant to the applicable
Contract;
(d) comply
in
all respects with all applicable Laws, including, but not limited to, truth
in
lending and credit disclosure laws and regulations and all applicable state
and
federal usury laws;
(e) as
to
which the related Contract in form and substance acceptable to Lender has been
delivered to the Custodian pursuant to the terms of Section 3.3 and as to which
all amounts and information appearing on such Contract or otherwise furnished
to
Lender or the Custodian in connection therewith are true and correct and
undisputed by the Obligor thereon or any guarantor thereof;
(f) as
to
which the related Obligor, on the one hand, and the Borrower, the Seller or
the
Servicer, on the other hand, are not engaged in any litigation, including any
action regarding nonpayment thereof;
(g) none
of
the Receivables, the Obligor thereon or any guarantor thereof is subject to
any
receivership, insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, nor is any Obligor thereon
or
any guarantor thereof insolvent or has failed to meet its debts as they
mature;
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(h) Borrower
has good and sufficient right to pledge, assign and deliver the Receivables
free
and clear from all Liens whatsoever;
(i) neither
the Obligor thereon nor any guarantor thereof is employed by, related to or
affiliated with Borrower, the Seller, the Servicer, any Guarantor, or any of
their respective Affiliates;
(j) no
condition exists that materially or adversely affects the value of the
Receivables or jeopardizes any security therefor;
(k) if
the
Receivables arise from the sale of goods, such goods have been delivered and
accepted by the Obligor and are still subject to the lawful possession and
control of the Obligor and have not been otherwise returned to or repossessed
by
Borrower, the Seller, the Servicer or any Guarantor;
(l) has
not
been renewed or extended;
(m) the
current principal amount thereof does not exceed the Maximum Amount of an
Eligible Receivable and the original term thereof does not exceed the Maximum
Term of an Eligible Receivable;
(n) satisfies
the Eligibility Test and has been reported to Lender in compliance with the
Aging Procedures;
(o) is
not
evidenced by a judgment or has not been reduced to judgment;
(p) is
not an
open account or a revolving line of credit;
(q) is
evidenced by a Contract and bearing interest or containing a time price
differential, which have been executed by the Obligor;
(r) the
Obligor thereunder is a legal resident of the United States;
(s) payments
under the Receivable are to be made in United States dollars;
(t) the
number of days between contractual payment dates of a Receivable does not exceed
thirty-one (31) days;
(u) complies
with all Underwriting Guidelines;
(v) has
been
originated in an Approved State; and
(w) payment
thereof is secured by a first priority Lien in the related Obligor’s automobile
or other vehicle, free and clear of any Liens of other Persons (including
without limitation any mechanic’s lien or claim for work, labor or material
affecting such vehicle) and as to which all Auto Title Procedures have been
complied with in all respects.
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ELIGIBILITY
TEST.
The
term “Eligibility Test” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a)(iii)
of Schedule A attached hereto.
ERISA.
The
term “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.
EVENT
OF DEFAULT.
The
term “Event of Default” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
7.1.
FACILITY
TERMINATION DATE.
The
term “Facility Termination Date” shall mean the earliest date in which any of
the following shall occur: (i) a Voluntary Termination Date, (ii) the Maturity
Date or (iii) the acceleration of the indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.2
of
this Agreement.
FEE
LETTER.
The
term “Fee Letter” shall mean the fee letter dated the date hereof between
Lender, the Borrower, and Manchester, as amended from time to time in accordance
with its terms.
FINANCED
VEHICLE.
The
term “Financed Vehicle” shall have the meaning given to that term in the Sale
and Servicing Agreement.
GAAP.
The
term “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles and other
standards as promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.
GUARANTOR.
The
term “Guarantor” shall mean any Person or Persons who have now executed or
hereafter execute a guaranty agreement in favor of Lender with respect to all
or
any part of the Indebtedness, including, without limitation, the Persons listed
in Section 1.1(c) of Schedule A attached hereto.
GUARANTOR
ACCOUNT CONTROL AGREEMENTS.
The
term “Guarantor Account Control Agreements” shall have the meaning given to that
term in the Guarantor Security Agreement.
GUARANTOR
DEFAULT.
The
term “Guarantor Default” shall have the meaning given to that term in the
Guarantor Security Agreement.
GUARANTOR
SECURITY AGREEMENT.
The
term “Guarantor Security Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement dated
December 28, 2006, executed by Manchester, MIA, MIO, Lender, and the Collateral
Agent, and any amendment, supplement, restatement, modifications or extension
thereof.
GUARANTY.
The
term “Guaranty” shall mean the Guaranty dated December 28, 2006 executed by
Manchester, MIA and MIO in favor of Lender, and any amendment, supplement,
restatement, modifications or extension thereof.
INDEBTEDNESS.
The
term “Indebtedness” shall mean all amounts advanced hereunder by Lender to
Borrower together with all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts
owing or becoming owing to any Secured Party by Borrower or any other Related
Party under or pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation,
pursuant to Section 2.15 hereof), whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, now or hereafter existing, whether pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or any document or instrument evidencing or securing the transaction
contemplated hereby.
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INDEPENDENT
MANAGER.
The
term “Independent Manager” shall mean a natural person who is not at the time of
initial appointment as a manager or at any time while serving as a manager
of
the Borrower and has not been at any time during the five (5) years preceding
such initial appointment:
(a) a
stockholder, director, manager (with the exception of serving as an Independent
Manager of the Borrower), officer, trustee, employee, partner, member, attorney
or counsel of the Borrower, MIA in its capacity as the member of the Borrower
or
any Affiliate of either of them;
(b) a
creditor, customer, supplier or other person who derives any of its purchases
or
revenues from its activities with the Borrower, MIA in its capacity as the
member of the Borrower, or any Affiliate or either of them;
(c) a
Person
Controlling or under common Control with any Person excluded from serving as
Independent Manager under (a) or (b); or
(d) a
member
of the immediate family by blood or marriage of any Person excluded from serving
as Independent Manager under (a) or (b).
A
natural
person who satisfies the foregoing definition other than subparagraphs (a)
or
(b) shall not be disqualified from serving as an Independent Manager of the
Borrower if such individual is an Independent Manager provided by a
nationally-recognized company that provides professional independent managers
(a
“Professional
Independent Manager”)
and
other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business.
INITIAL
RECEIVABLES.
The
term “Initial Receivables” shall mean all Eligible Receivables listed in the
schedule to the Notice of Pledge (as defined in the Custodial Agreement) dated
December 28, 2006.
ITEMS.
The
term “Items” shall mean all cash payments, checks, drafts, or similar items of
payment upon and/or proceeds of the Receivables.
LAW.
The
term “Law” shall mean any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, treaty,
judgment, order, decree, permit, concession, franchise, license, agreement
or
other governmental restriction of the United States or any state or political
subdivision thereof or of any foreign country or any department, state, province
or other political subdivision thereof.
LIABILITIES.
The
term “Liabilities” shall mean, as to any Person, all indebtedness, liabilities
and obligations of such Person, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or
unliquidated, primary or secondary, direct or indirect, absolute, fixed or
contingent, and whether or not required to be considered pursuant to
GAAP.
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LIEN.
The
term “Lien” shall mean, with respect to any property or assets, any right or
interest therein of a creditor to secure Liabilities owed to it or any other
arrangement with such creditor which provides for the payment of such
Liabilities out of such property or assets or which allows such creditor to
have
such Liabilities satisfied out of such property or assets prior to the general
creditors of any owner thereof, including any lien, mortgage, security interest,
pledge, deposit, rights of a vendor under any title retention or conditional
sale agreement or lease substantially equivalent thereto, tax lien, mechanic’s
or materialman’s lien, or any other charge or encumbrance for security purposes,
whether arising by Law or agreement or otherwise, but excluding any right of
offset which arises without agreement in the ordinary course of business. “Lien”
also includes any financing statement, any registration of a pledge (such as
with an issuer of uncertificated securities), or any other arrangement or action
which would serve to perfect a Lien described in the preceding sentence,
regardless of whither such financing statement is filed, such registration
is
made, or such arrangement or action is undertaken before or after such Lien
exists.
LIQUIDATED
DAMAGES.
The
term “Liquidated Damages” shall have the meaning given to that term in the Fee
Letter.
LOANS.
The
term “Loans” shall mean the Term Loan and the Revolving Loan.
LOAN
DOCUMENTS.
The
term “Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Note, the Schedule, the
Guaranty, the Guarantor Security Agreement, each Guarantor Account Control
Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, each Transfer
Instrument, the Borrower LLC Agreement, the Blocked Account Agreement, any
Lockbox Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, the Collateral Agent Fee Letter,
the
Post Closing Agreement and all other documents, instruments, writings and other
agreements executed in connection with this Agreement, together with any and
all
renewals, amendments, restatements or replacements thereof.
LOCKBOX.
The
term “Lockbox” shall mean any lockbox account set up pursuant to Section 3.9,
into which all Obligors are directed to mail all payments in connection with
all
Receivables, and from which all cash receipts shall be deposited into the
Blocked Account.
LOCKBOX
AGREEMENT.
The
term “Lockbox Agreement” shall mean any agreement governing a Lockbox, in form
and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, as such may be
amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
MANCHESTER.
The
term “Manchester” shall mean Manchester Inc., a Nevada Corporation, together
with its successors and permitted assigns.
MANCHESTER
SPE.
The term
“Manchester SPE” shall mean Nice Cars Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and each other SPE (whether formed before, on or after the date hereof
but excluding Borrower) which is at any time before, on or after the date hereof
Controlled by Manchester.
MANCHESTER
SPE INDEBTEDNESS.
The
term “Manchester SPE Indebtedness” shall mean all indebtedness (including,
without limitation, principal, interest, fees and any other amounts),
liabilities and obligations of any Manchester SPE which may at any time be
owed
to Lender, whether incurred before, on or after the date hereof, and howsoever
arising.
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MATERIAL
ACTION.
The
term “Material Action” means to file any insolvency, or reorganization case or
proceeding, to institute proceedings to have the Borrower be adjudicated
bankrupt or insolvent, to institute proceedings under any applicable insolvency
law, to seek any relief under any law relating to relief from debts or the
protection of debtors, to consent to the filing or institution of bankruptcy
or
insolvency proceedings against the Borrower, to file a petition seeking, or
consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to the Borrower under any
applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, to seek
or
consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator, custodian, or any similar official of or for the Borrower or
a
substantial part of its property, to make any assignment for the benefit of
creditors of the Borrower, to admit in writing the Borrower’s inability to pay
its debts generally as they become due, or to take action in furtherance of
any
of the foregoing.
MATERIAL
ADVERSE EFFECT.
The
term “Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material and adverse effect on (a)
Borrower’s, any Related Party’s, the Servicer’s or the Seller’s financial
condition, consolidated or otherwise, (b) Borrower’s, any Related Party’s, the
Servicer’s or the Seller’s consolidated business, assets, operations, properties
or prospects, considered as a whole, or (c) Borrower’s ability to timely pay the
Indebtedness or any Related Party’s, the Servicer’s or the Seller’s ability to
timely pay its obligations as they come due (ii) a material and adverse effect
on the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document against any Related
Party, the Servicer or the Seller (to the extent a party thereto); or (iii)
a
material and adverse effect on the validity, perfection or priority of any
Lien
on a material portion of the Collateral or any other assets intended to be
granted under or pursuant to any Loan Document to secure the
Indebtedness.
MATURITY
DATE.
The
term “Maturity Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(d) of
Schedule A attached hereto.
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF AN ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLE.
The
term “Maximum Amount of an Eligible Receivable” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 1.1(a)(iv) of Schedule A attached hereto.
MAXIMUM
RATE.
The
term “Maximum Rate” shall mean the highest lawful and nonusurious rate of
interest that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken,
reserved, charged, or received on the Note and the Indebtedness under Applicable
Usury Law.
MAXIMUM
TERM OF AN ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLE.
The
term “Maximum Term of an Eligible Receivable” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 1.1(a)(v) of Schedule A attached hereto.
MIA.
The
term “MIA” shall mean Manchester Indiana Acceptance, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, together with its successors and permitted assigns.
MIO.
The
term “MIO” shall mean Manchester Indiana Operations, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, together with its successors and permitted assigns.
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NET
TERM POOL BALANCE.
The
term “Net Term Pool Balance” shall have the meaning given to that term in the
Fee Letter.
NET
REVOLVING POOL BALANCE.
The
term “Net Revolving Pool Balance” shall have the meaning given to that term in
the Fee Letter.
NOTE.
The
term “Note” shall mean that certain promissory note dated December 28, 2006 in
the aggregate principal amount of $30,000,000, executed by Borrower and payable
to the order of Lender, and all renewals, extensions, restatements, amendments,
supplements or modifications thereof.
OBLIGOR.
The
term “Obligor” shall mean any Person or Persons that is or are an obligor
(including without limitation any co-xxxxxx or guarantor) in respect of any
Receivable.
OTHER
CONVEYED PROPERTY.
The
term “Other Conveyed Property” shall have the meaning given to that term in the
Sale and Servicing Agreement.
PATRIOT
ACT.
The
term “Patriot Act” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001,
P.L.
107-56, as amended.
PERSON.
The
term “Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, joint stock
company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or any other entity
or
organization, including without limitation a government or agency or political
subdivision thereof.
PLAN.
The
term “Plan” shall mean any pension plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA and
with respect to which Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is an “Employer”
as defined in section 3(5) of ERISA.
POST
CLOSING AGREEMENT.
The
term “Post Closing Agreement” shall mean the Post Closing Agreement dated
December 28, 2006 among Manchester, MIA, MIO, the Borrower and Lender, as
amended, and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
PRIME
RATE.
The
term “Prime Rate” shall mean the “Prime” rate of interest published each
business day in The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate”. If more than one
“Prime Rate” is published in The Wall Street Journal for a day, the highest of
such “Prime Rates” shall be used. In the event that The Wall Street Journal is
no longer published or ceases to publish the “Prime Rate”, Lender may substitute
another publication publishing the “Prime Rate”, reasonably acceptable to
Lender. In the event that “Prime Rates” are no longer generally published or are
limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasi-governmental
body,
Lender may substitute another rate approximating the “Prime Rate” (and which
substitute rate may be reasonably adjusted by Lender to the effect that such
substitute rate will provide for an interest rate equivalent to the Stated
Interest Rate which would have been effective if the “Prime Rate” were
published).
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RECEIVABLES.
The
term “Receivables” shall mean all retail installment sale contracts for Financed
Vehicles conveyed to the Borrower from time to time pursuant to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement and any Transfer Instrument and all rights of the Borrower
thereunder.
RELATED
PARTY.
The
term “Related Party” shall mean, collectively, the Borrower, the Seller, the
Servicer, Manchester, MIA, MIO, each Guarantor and each other Person who have
pledged or may at any time pledge any of their assets as collateral for the
Indebtedness pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
REQUEST
FOR ADVANCE.
The
term “Request for Advance” shall mean a written request for an advance in the
form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto and made a part hereof.
REQUEST
FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS.
The
term “Request for Release of Documents” shall have the meaning given to that
term in the Custodial Agreement.
REPOSSESSION
EXCESS AMOUNT.
The
term “Repossession Excess Amount” shall have the meaning given to that term in
the Fee Letter.
RESERVE
ACCOUNT SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT.
The
term “Reserve Account Side Letter Agreement” shall mean the Letter Agreement
dated December 28, 2006 from Brazos Equities, LLC, to the Lender, as amended,
and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
REVOLVING
APPLICABLE MARGIN.
The
term “Revolving Applicable Margin” shall have the meaning given to that term in
the Fee Letter.
REVOLVING
FACILITY.
The
term “Revolving Facility” shall mean the revolving loan facility granted to
Borrower by Lender on the terms of Section 2.1(c) hereof.
REVOLVING
FACILITY LIMIT.
The
term “Revolving Facility Limit” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an
amount equal to the Amount of Credit Line less the principal balance of the
Term
Loan as of such date.
REVOLVING
LOAN.
The
term “Revolving Loan” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.1(c) of this Agreement.
REVOLVING
LOAN BORROWING BASE.
The
term “Revolving Loan Borrowing Base” shall have the meaning given to that term
in the Fee Letter.
REVOLVING
LOAN RECEIVABLES POOL.
The
term “Revolving Loan Receivables Pool” shall mean all Eligible Receivables
listed in schedules to Notices of Pledge (as defined in the Custodial Agreement)
dated after the Effective Date, together with any Eligible Receivables which
become part of the Revolving Loan Receivables Pool pursuant to Section 2.5
of
this Agreement provided that, when the principal balance of the Term Loan has
been reduced to zero, the “Revolving Loan Receivables Pool” shall mean all
Eligible Receivables.
SALE
AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.
The
term “Sale and Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Sale and Servicing Agreement
dated December 28, 2006 among the Borrower, the Seller and the Servicer, as
amended, and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
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SCHEDULE
A.
The
term “Schedule A” shall mean Schedule A of this Agreement dated December 28,
2006 executed by Borrower, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to
time, upon written agreement of Lender and Borrower.
SECURED
OBLIGATIONS.
The
term “Secured Obligations” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section
3.1.
SECURED
PARTIES.
The
term “Secured Parties” shall mean Lender and the Collateral Agent.
SELLER.
The
term “Seller” shall mean MIA, in its capacity as the Seller under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
SELLER
DEFAULT.
The
term “Seller Default” shall have the meaning given to that term in Annex A of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
SERVICER.
The
term “Servicer” shall mean Manchester, in its capacity as Servicer under the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, together with its successors and permitted assigns
in such capacity.
SERVICER
TERMINATION EVENT.
The
term “Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning given to that term in
the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
SERVICING
FEE.
The
term “Servicing Fee” shall have the meaning given to that term in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
SERVICING
GUIDELINES.
The
term “Servicing Guidelines” shall have the meaning given to that term in the
Sale and Servicing Agreement.
SETTLEMENT
DATE.
The
term “Settlement Date” means, the 15th day of each calendar month (or, if such
day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day).
SPE.
The term
“SPE” shall mean a special purpose entity whose formation documents contain
restrictions on its activities similar to those set forth in Section 6.3 of
this
Agreement.
STATED
INTEREST RATE.
The
term “Stated Interest Rate” shall have the meaning given to that term in the Fee
Letter.
TERM
APPLICABLE MARGIN.
The
term “Term Applicable Margin” shall have the meaning given to that term in the
Fee Letter,
TERM
LOAN.
The
term “Term Loan” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.1(a) of
this Agreement.
TERM
LOAN FLOOR.
The
term “Term Loan Floor” shall have the meaning given to that term in the Fee
Letter.
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TERM
LOAN TARGET AMOUNT.
The
term “Term Loan Target Amount” shall have the meaning given to that term in the
Fee Letter.
TERM
LOAN RECEIVABLES POOL.
The
term “Term Loan Receivables Pool” shall mean the Eligible Receivables listed in
the schedules to each Notice of Pledge (as defined in the Custodial Agreement)
dated on or prior to the Effective Date, together with any Eligible Receivables
which become part of the Term Loan Receivables Pool pursuant to Section 2.5
of
this Agreement.
TRANSFER
INSTRUMENT.
The
term “Transfer Instrument” shall have the meaning given to that term in the Sale
and Servicing Agreement.
UCC.
The
term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of
New York.
UNDERWRITING
GUIDELINES.
The
term “Underwriting Guidelines” shall mean the Seller’s customary credit and
underwriting guidelines as of the date hereof, a copy of which has been
delivered to Lender, as such guidelines are amended from time to time; provided
that such amendments have been approved by Lender in writing.
VOLUNTARY
TERMINATION.
The
term “Voluntary Termination” shall have the meaning given to such term in
Section 2.6 of this Agreement.
VOLUNTARY
TERMINATION DATE.
The
term “Voluntary Termination Date” shall have the meaning given to such term in
Section 2.6 of this Agreement.
VOLUNTARY
TERMINATION NOTICE.
The
term “Voluntary Termination Notice” shall have the meaning given to such term in
Section 2.6 of this Agreement.
Section
1.2. EXHIBITS
AND SCHEDULES; ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.
All
Exhibits and Schedules attached to this Agreement are a part hereof for all
purposes. Reference is hereby made to Schedule A for the meaning of certain
terms defined therein and used but not defined herein, which definitions are
incorporated herein by reference. All terms defined in the UCC and not otherwise
defined herein (including, without limitation, chattel paper, commercial tort
claims, deposit accounts, documents, equipment, fixtures, general intangibles,
goods, instruments, inventory, investment property, letter-of-credit rights,
supporting obligations, and proceeds) shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the UCC. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be
construed in accordance with GAAP.
Section
1.3. AMENDMENT
OF DEFINED DOCUMENTS.
Unless
the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise provided herein the terms
defined in this Agreement which refer to a particular agreement, instrument
or
document also refer to and include all renewals, extensions, modifications,
amendments and restatements of such agreement, instrument or documents provided
that nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to authorize any
such
renewal, extension, modification, amendment or restatement.
Section
1.4. REFERENCES
AND TITLES.
All
references in this Agreement to Exhibits, Schedules, articles, sections,
subsections and other subdivisions refer to the Exhibits, Schedules, articles,
sections, subsections and other subdivisions of this Agreement unless expressly
provided otherwise. Exhibits and Schedules to any Loan Document shall be deemed
incorporated by reference in such Loan Document. References to any document,
instrument, or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other
attachments thereto and (b) shall include all documents, instruments or
agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof. Titles appearing at the
beginning of any subdivisions are for convenience only and do not constitute
any
part of such subdivisions and shall be disregarded in construing the language
contained in such subdivisions. The words “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereof”,
“hereby”, “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The
phrases “this section” and “this subsection” and similar phrases refer only to
the sections or subsections hereof in which such phrases occur. The word “or” is
not exclusive, and the word “including” (in its various forms) means “including
without limitation”. References to “days” shall mean calendar days unless the
term Business Day is used. Unless otherwise specified, references herein to
any
particular Person also refer to its successors and permitted
assigns.
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ARTICLE
2
LOAN(S),
INTEREST RATE AND OTHER CHARGES; GUARANTY
Section
2.1. TERM
LOAN AND REVOLVING FACILITY.
(a) Subject
to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth (including, without
limitation, the terms set forth in Schedule A attached hereto), Lender hereby
agrees to make to Borrower on the date hereof a term loan (the “Term
Loan”)
in a
principal amount of $21,103,692.02.
(b) Borrower
hereby covenants to pay to Lender the entire principal amount of the Term Loan,
together with accrued interest thereon, on or before the Maturity Date (subject
to earlier mandatory repayment on the terms of this Agreement), and to repay
principal of the Term Loan as provided under Section 2.5 and Section 2.11 of
this Agreement. The Borrower shall not be permitted to reborrow repayments
of
principal of the Term Loan for any reason.
(c) Subject
to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth (including, without
limitation, the terms set forth in Schedule A attached hereto), Lender agrees
upon the Borrower’s request from time to time (but in no event more often than
once per week) until the Maturity Date, to make advances to Borrower under
the
Revolving Facility (such advances, the “Revolving Loan”) in an aggregate amount
not to exceed at any time outstanding the lesser of the following: (i) the
Revolving Facility Limit or (ii) the Revolving Loan Borrowing Base. The minimum
amount of any advance made hereunder shall not be less than the amount set
forth
in Section 2.1(a)(i) of Schedule A hereto. Within the limits of this Section
2.1(c), Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow advances under the Revolving
Facility.
(d) The
obligation of Borrower to repay to Lender the aggregate amount of the Loans
made
by Lender, together with interest accruing in connection therewith, is evidenced
by the Note. The amount of principal owing on the Note at any given time shall
be the aggregate amount of the Loans theretofore made by Lender minus all
payments of principal theretofore received by Lender on the Note. Interest
on
the Note shall accrue and be due and payable as provided herein and therein.
The
Note shall be due and payable as provided herein and therein and shall be due
and payable in full on the Maturity Date and Borrower unconditionally promises
to pay the Note in full on the Maturity Date.
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Section
2.2. INTEREST
RATE.
(a) Unless
the Default Rate shall apply, the outstanding principal balances of the Term
Loan and the Revolving Loan shall bear interest at the applicable Stated
Interest Rate on each day outstanding. If Lender is ever prevented from charging
or collecting interest at the applicable Stated Interest Rate because interest
at such rate would exceed the Maximum Rate, then the applicable Stated Interest
Rate shall be the Maximum Rate until Lender has charged and collected the full
amount of interest chargeable and collectable had the applicable Stated Interest
Rate always been lawfully chargeable and collectible.
(b) Interest
due on the principal balance of the Loans outstanding shall be payable monthly
in arrears and shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed during
the month in question on the basis of a year consisting of three hundred sixty
(360) days and shall be calculated by determining the average daily principal
balance outstanding for each day of the month in question. The daily rate shall
be equal to 1/360th times the applicable Stated Interest Rate (but shall not
exceed the Maximum Rate).
Section
2.3. PAYMENTS.
Borrower will make each payment which it owes under the Loan Documents to Lender
in lawful money of the United States of America, without set-off, deduction
or
counterclaim, and in immediately available funds. The Borrower’s obligations to
make payments to Lender hereunder may be satisfied either by payment being
made
to Lender by the Collateral Agent from the Collection Account pursuant to
Section 2.11 or by payment being made by the Borrower directly to Lender. Each
such payment must be received by Lender not later than noon, New York, New
York
time, on the date such payment becomes due and payable. Any payment received
by
Lender after such time will be deemed to have been made on the following
Business Day Each payment under a Loan Document shall be due and payable at
the
place provided therein and, if no specific place of payment is provided, shall
be due and payable at the place of payment of the Note. The Indebtedness shall
be due and payable as follows:
(a) Accrued
but unpaid interest for each calendar month during the term hereof shall be
due
and payable, in arrears, on or before the related Settlement Date, and with
respect to any month in which a Facility Termination Date occurs, accrued but
unpaid interest for such calendar month commencing on the first day of such
month and continuing through the Facility Termination Date shall be due and
payable, in arrears, on the Facility Termination Date;
(b) Costs,
fees and expenses payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be due and payable
by
Borrower to Lender or to such other person(s) designated by Lender in writing
on
demand; and
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(c) The
entire outstanding balance of the Indebtedness shall be due and payable, if
not
prepaid, on the Facility Termination Date.
Section
2.4. PAYMENT
DUE ON A NON-BUSINESS DAY.
If any
payment of the Indebtedness falls due on a day other than a Business Day, then
such due date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in
the
case of a payment of principal or past due interest, interest shall accrue
and
be payable thereon for the period of such extension as provided in the Loan
Document under which such payment is due.
Section
2.5. MANDATORY
PAYMENTS.
If at
any time the aggregate principal amount of the Loans exceed the Collateral
Base,
Borrower shall immediately and without notice repay to Lender a principal amount
of the Loans (to be applied first to the Term Loan until reduced to zero and
second to the Revolving Loan) or otherwise in the discretion of the Lender
sufficient to eliminate such excess or, with the Lender’s prior written consent,
assign and deliver additional Eligible Receivables sufficient for such purpose
(which additional Eligible Receivables shall become part of the Term Loan
Receivables Pool unless the principal balance of the Term Loan is reduced to
zero, in which case such Eligible Receivables shall become part of the Revolving
Loan Receivables Pool).
If
at any
time the principal amount of the Revolving Loan exceeds the lesser of (i) the
Revolving Facility Limit and (ii) the Revolving Loan Borrowing Base, Borrower
shall immediately and without notice, repay to Lender an amount sufficient
to
eliminate such excess, or, with the Lender’s prior written consent, assign and
deliver additional Eligible Receivables sufficient for such purpose (which
additional Eligible Receivables shall become part of the Revolving Loan
Receivables Pool).
In
the
event Borrower sells, transfers, assigns or otherwise disposes of all or any
portion of its Receivables, other than in the ordinary course of business
(subject at all times to the restrictions set forth in Section 6.2(c) of this
Agreement), Borrower shall immediately apply all proceeds of any such sale,
transfer, assignment or other disposition to reduce the outstanding balance
of
the Indebtedness in accordance with Section 2.9.
Section
2.6. VOLUNTARY
PREPAYMENTS.
Borrower may, at any time, terminate financing under this Agreement and prepay
the Indebtedness in full (but not in part except as expressly provided herein)
(a “Voluntary
Termination”)
by
providing Lender with written notice (the “Voluntary
Termination Notice”)
at
least ninety (90) calendar days prior to the specific date upon which Borrower
intends to cease financing hereunder and prepay the Indebtedness in full (the
“Voluntary
Termination Date”).
After
receipt of the Voluntary Termination Notice, Lender shall cease making advances
under this Agreement and all Indebtedness shall be immediately due and payable
upon the earlier of the Maturity Date or the Voluntary Termination Date, as
applicable. In connection with a Voluntary Termination, the Indebtedness owing
and to be paid by Borrower to Lender on the Voluntary Termination Date shall
include as liquidated damages, not as a penalty, the Liquidated Damages.
Notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document, no termination of
financing under this Agreement shall affect Lender’s rights or any of the
Indebtedness existing as of the Voluntary Termination Date, and the provisions
of the Loan Documents shall continue to be fully operative until the
Indebtedness (other than indemnity obligations under the Loan Documents that
are
not then due and payable or for which any events or claims that would give
rise
thereto are not then pending) have been fully performed and indefeasibly paid
in
cash in full. The Liens granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of
Lender under the Loan Documents and the financing statements filed pursuant
thereto and the rights and powers of Secured Parties thereunder shall continue
in full force and effect until (a) all of the Indebtedness (other than indemnity
obligations under the Loan Documents that are not then due and payable or for
which any events or claims that would give rise thereto are not then pending)
has been fully performed and indefeasibly paid in full in cash, and (b)
financing under this Agreement has been terminated, as provided herein. Lender
hereby agrees to give Borrower written confirmation of the amount of the
Indebtedness in a timely fashion following receipt of a Voluntary Termination
Notice. Except as provided in this Section 2.6 or as otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement, Borrower may not voluntarily prepay the Term Loan
or
the Revolving Loan.
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Section
2.7. MAXIMUM
INTEREST; CONTROLLING AGREEMENT.
The
contracted rate of interest on the Loans without limitation, shall consist
of
the following: (i) the Stated Interest Rate, calculated and applied to the
principal balance of the Note in accordance with the provisions of the Note
and
this Agreement; (ii) additional interest charged when the Default Rate is
charged pursuant to the terms hereof, calculated and applied to the amounts
due
under the Note in accordance with the provisions of the Note and this Agreement;
and (iii) all Additional Sums, if any. Borrower agrees to pay an effective
contracted for rate of interest which is the sum of the above-referenced
elements.
(a) All
fees,
charges, float, goods, things in action or any other sums or things of value
(other than amounts described in the immediately previous paragraph), paid
or
payable by Borrower (collectively, the “Additional
Sums”),
whether pursuant to the Note, this Agreement or any other documents or
instruments in any way pertaining to this lending transaction, or otherwise
with
respect to this lending transaction, that under any applicable Law may be deemed
to be interest with respect to this lending transaction, for the purpose of
any
applicable Law that may limit the maximum amount of interest to be charged
with
respect to this lending transaction, shall be payable by Borrower as, and shall
be deemed to be, additional interest and for such purposes only, the agreed
upon
and “contracted for rate of interest” of this lending transaction shall be
deemed to be increased by the rate of interest resulting from the inclusion
of
the Additional Sums.
(b) It
is the
intent of the parties to comply with Applicable Usury Law. Accordingly, it
is
agreed that notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Loan
Documents, or in any of the documents securing payment hereof or otherwise
relating hereto, in no event shall the Loan Documents or such other documents
require the payment or permit the collection of interest in excess of the
Maximum Rate permitted by Applicable Usury Law. In the event (i) any such excess
of interest otherwise would be contracted for, charged or received from Borrower
or otherwise in connection with the Loans or other Indebtedness, or (ii) the
Maturity Date is accelerated in whole or in part, or (iii) all or part of the
principal or interest of the Loans shall be prepaid, so that under any of such
circumstances the amount of interest contracted for, charged or received in
connection with the Loans, would exceed the Maximum Rate permitted by Applicable
Usury Law, then in any such event (1) the provisions of this paragraph shall
govern and control, (2) neither Borrower, any Guarantor nor any other Person
now
or hereafter liable for the payment of any Indebtedness will be obligated to
pay
the amount of such interest to the extent that it is in excess of the Maximum
Rate, (3) any such excess which may have been collected shall be either applied
as a credit against the then unpaid principal amount of the Indebtedness or
refunded to Borrower, at Lender’s option, and (4) the effective rate of interest
will be automatically reduced to the Maximum Rate. It is further agreed, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, that to the extent permitted by
Applicable Usury Law, (i) all calculations of interest which are made for the
purpose of determining whether such rate would exceed the Maximum Rate shall
be
made by amortizing, prorating, allocating and spreading during the period of
the
full stated term of the Loans, all interest at any time contracted for, charged
or received from Borrower or otherwise in connection with the Loans; and (ii)
in
the event that the effective rate of interest on the Loans should at any time
exceed the Maximum Rate, such excess interest that would otherwise have been
collected had there been no ceiling imposed by Applicable Usury Law shall be
paid to Lender from time to time, if and when the effective interest rate on
the
Loans otherwise falls below the Maximum Rate, to the extent that interest paid
to the date of calculation does not exceed the Maximum Rate, until the entire
amount of interest which would have otherwise been collected had there been
no
ceiling imposed by Applicable Usury Law has been paid in full. Borrower further
agrees that should the Maximum Rate be increased at any time hereafter because
of a change in the Law, then to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Usury
Law, such increases shall apply to all Indebtedness evidenced hereby regardless
of when incurred; but, again to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Usury
Law, should the Maximum Rate be decreased because of a change in the Law, such
decreases shall not apply to the Indebtedness evidenced hereby regardless of
when incurred.
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Section
2.8. INTEREST
AFTER DEFAULT.
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Borrower
shall pay Lender interest on the daily outstanding balance of the Loans at
the
Default Rate; provided, however, the Default Rate shall never exceed the Maximum
Rate.
Section
2.9. APPLICATION
OF PAYMENTS.
The
amount of all payments or amounts received by Lender with respect to the
Indebtedness shall be applied to the extent applicable under this Agreement
and
subject to Section 2.11: (a) first, to any late fees, overdue risk assessments,
examination fees and expenses, collection fees and expenses, legal fees and
expenses and any other fees and expenses (including, without limitation, the
Asset Management Fee) due to Lender hereunder; (b) then, to accrued and unpaid
interest through the date of such payment, including any interest calculated
at
the Default Rate in accordance with Section 2.8 hereof; and (c) last, the
remaining balance, if any, to the unpaid principal balance of the Indebtedness;
provided, however, while a Default exists under the Loan Documents, each payment
hereunder shall be applied to amounts owed to Lender by Borrower as Lender
in
its sole discretion may determine. In calculating interest and applying payments
as set forth above; (a) interest shall be calculated and collected through
the date a payment is actually applied by Lender under the terms of this
Agreement; (b) interest on the outstanding balance shall be charged during
any
grace period permitted hereunder; (c) at the end of each month, all accrued
and
unpaid interest and other charges provided for hereunder shall be added to
the
principal balance of the Loans; and (d) to the extent that Borrower makes a
payment or Lender receives any payment or proceeds of the Collateral for
Borrower’s benefit that is subsequently invalidated, set aside or required to be
repaid to any other Person, then, to such extent, the obligations intended
to be
satisfied shall be revived and continue as if such payment or proceeds had
not
been received by Lender and Lender may adjust the outstanding balance of the
Indebtedness as Lender, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate under the
circumstances.
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Section
2.10. ASSET
MANAGEMENT FEE.
The
Borrower shall pay to Lender the Asset Management Fee, as provided in the Fee
Letter and in accordance with Section 2.11.
Section
2.11. DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM THE COLLECTION ACCOUNT.
In
accordance with the Availability Report delivered to Lender and the Collateral
Agent by the Servicer on the Determination Date and approved by Lender (as
set
forth in Section 4.9 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement), all funds on deposit
in the Collection Account shall be distributed on each Settlement Date by the
Collateral Agent as follows:
First,
pari
passu to the Custodian and the Collateral Agent, the Custodian Fee (including
all expenses of the Custodian, if any, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 per
annum) and the Collateral Agent Fee (including all expenses of the Collateral
Agreement, if any, in an amount not to exceed $50,000 per annum) payable on
such
Settlement Date;
Second,
to
Lender, all fees and expenses then due and owing to Lender pursuant to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, including the Asset Management
Fee;
Third,
to the
Servicer, the Servicing Fee with respect to such Settlement Date;
Fourth,
to
Lender, unpaid interest on the Loans, accrued in accordance with this Agreement
up to and including the final day of the calendar month immediately preceding
such Settlement Date;
Fifth,
to
Lender, a repayment of principal of the Revolving Loan in an amount necessary
to
cause the amount of the Revolving Loan to be no greater than the lesser of
(i)
the Revolving Facility Limit and (ii) the Revolving Loan Borrowing
Base;
Sixth,
to
Lender, a repayment of principal of the Term Loan in an amount equal to the
lesser of (i) the Term Loan Target Amount and (ii) the amount of all remaining
funds on deposit in the Collection Account;
Seventh,
to
Lender, on each Settlement Date following the occurrence of an Event of Default,
a repayment of principal in an amount necessary to reduce the amount of the
Loans to zero;
Eighth,
to
Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and any other indemnified party
(other than Borrower, the Servicer or the Seller) pursuant to the terms of
this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, sequentially in that order, an amount
equal to all fees, costs, expenses, indemnities, reimbursements and other
payments then due and owing to such person pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Loan Document;
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Ninth,
to
Lender, the amount of any Manchester SPE Indebtedness which is due and unpaid
(and any payment made to Lender under this clause ninth
shall
reduce pro tanto such Manchester SPE Indebtedness);
Tenth,
to any
Manchester SPE, the amount of any payment made by such Manchester SPE in respect
of the Loans; and
Eleventh,
to the
Borrower, or to such other person as the Borrower shall direct the Collateral
Agent in writing, all remaining funds.
Notwithstanding
anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, no distributions
shall be made pursuant to clause eleventh
of this
Section 2.11 at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance
of
an Event of Default or a Default.
Section
2.12. CAPITAL
ADEQUACY.
(a) If
either
(i) the introduction or change in the implementation after December 28, 2006
of
or the compliance with or any change after the date hereof in or in the
interpretation of any Law regarding the lending contemplated hereby, or
(ii) the introduction or change in the implementation after December 28,
2006 or the compliance with any request, directive or guideline issued after
December 28, 2006 from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether
or not having the force of Law) regarding the lending contemplated hereby has
or
would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on Lender’s capital, or on
the capital of any Person controlling Lender, as a consequence of the Loans
made
by Lender, to a level below that which Lender or such Person could have achieved
but for such change (taking into consideration Lender’s policies and the
policies of any such Person with respect to capital adequacy), then from time
to
time Borrower will pay to Lender, within three (3) Business Days of demand
therefore by Lender, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate Lender
or such Person for such reduction.
(b) A
certificate of Lender setting forth such amount or amounts as shall be necessary
to compensate Lender with respect to the preceding subsection (a) when delivered
to Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Section
2.13. DETERMINATIONS
CONCLUSIVE.
All
determinations made by Lender of any amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder
(whether of principal, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise) shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
Section
2.14. COLLECTION
ACCOUNT.
The
amount at any time credited to the Collection Account shall be invested in
the
name of the Collateral Agent in such Eligible Investments as instructed by
Lender in writing, or if not so instructed, as described in clause (iv) of
the
definition thereof. All Eligible Investments shall mature or be subject to
redemption or withdrawal on or before, and shall be held until, the Business
Day
preceding the related Settlement Date. All investment earnings from Eligible
Investments in the Collection Account from time to time shall be credited to
the
Collection Account and included as Collections on the next succeeding Settlement
Date, provided that Lender shall be entitled to a four (4) day float on all
Collections which float shall be paid to Lender as additional interest on the
Loans pursuant to clause Fourth of Section 2.11. If there is any loss on any
Eligible Investment, the Borrower shall promptly remit the amount of the loss
to
the Collateral Agent, for deposit into the Collection Account, no later than
the
Business Day preceding the next following Settlement Date. All funds deposited
in the Collection Account (including any interest and earnings thereon) from
time to time shall constitute the property and assets of the Borrower and
Borrower shall be solely liable for any taxes payable with respect to the
Collection Account.
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Section
2.15. GUARANTY
Borrower
hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally guarantees to Lender the
prompt, complete, and full payment when due, and no matter how the same shall
become due, of the Manchester SPE Indebtedness. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, Borrower’s liability under this Section 2.15 shall extend to
and include all post-petition interest, expenses, and other duties and
liabilities of any Manchester SPE to Lender, which would be owed by any
Manchester SPE but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable
due
to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar proceeding
involving any Manchester SPE. If any Manchester SPE shall for any reason fail
to
pay any Manchester SPE Indebtedness, as and when such Manchester SPE
Indebtedness shall become due and payable, whether at its stated maturity,
as a
result of the exercise of any power to accelerate, or otherwise, Borrower will
forthwith, upon demand by Lender, pay such Manchester SPE Indebtedness in full
to Lender. As between Borrower and Lender, the obligations of Borrower under
this Section 2.15 shall be considered a primary and liquidated liability of
Borrower. The obligations of Borrower under this Section 2.15 are a continuing
guaranty and shall apply to and cover all Manchester SPE Indebtedness and
renewals and extensions thereof and substitutions therefor from time to time.
No
action which Lender may take or omit to take in connection with any Manchester
SPE Indebtedness or any security therefor shall release or diminish the
Borrower’s obligations under this Section 2.15, regardless of whether any such
action or inaction may increase the Manchester SPE Indebtedness. Lender may
invoke the benefits of the obligations of Borrower under this Section 2.15
before pursuing any remedies against any Manchester SPE or any other Person
and
before proceeding against any security now or hereafter existing for the payment
or performance of any Manchester SPE Indebtedness. Borrower hereby waives (i)
notice of the incurrence of any Manchester SPE Indebtedness by any Manchester
SPE; (ii) notice that Lender, any Manchester SPE or any other Person has taken
or omitted to take any action relating to any Manchester SPE Indebtedness;
(iii)
default, demand, presentment for payment, and notice of default, demand,
dishonor, nonpayment, or nonperformance; (iv) notice of intention to accelerate,
notice of acceleration, protest, notice of protest, notice of any exercise
of
remedies; and (iv) all other notices of any kind whatsoever.
ARTICLE
3
SECURITY
Section
3.1. SECURITY
INTEREST.
To
secure the prompt payment to Lender of the Indebtedness and any and all other
obligations owed by Borrower to Lender, whether now existing or hereinafter
arising (the “Secured
Obligations”),
Borrower hereby irrevocably grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit
of
Lender a first and continuing security interest in all of the Borrower’s right,
title and interest in and to the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property
and
all of the other property and assets of Borrower, whether now owned or existing
or hereafter acquired (the “Collateral”):
including, without limitation, all accounts, general intangibles, deposit
accounts and other bank accounts wherever maintained and established (and all
moneys and funds at any time paid, deposited, credited or held in such
accounts), deposits, downpayments, chattel paper, instruments, equipment,
inventory, goods, fixtures, letter-of-credit rights, software, documents,
investment property, payment intangibles, supporting obligations, contract
rights and all books and records related to the foregoing, and all proceeds
(including, without limitation, “proceeds” as defined in Article 9 of the UCC)
of any of the foregoing, including without limitation interest, dividends,
cash,
instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for or on account of the
sale
or other disposition of any or all of the foregoing, and all additions and
accessions to any of the foregoing. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Collateral shall also include, without limitation, the following:
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(a) All
right, title and interest of the Borrower in and to the Contracts with respect
to the Receivables, the Transfer Instruments and the other Loan
Documents;
(b) All
right, title and interest of the Borrower in and to all other property whether
now or hereafter owned, acquired or held by the Borrower which secure (or
constitute collateral for) any of the Receivables and the Contracts (including
the Auto Titles) or other instruments or agreements which evidence any of the
Receivables, including without limitation, all right, title and interest in
and
to all financing statements perfecting such security interests in any of the
foregoing;
(c) All
right, title and interest of the Borrower in and to all guaranties and other
instruments by which any Person guarantees the payment or performance of the
Receivables;
(d) All
right, title and interest of the Borrower in and to all insurance policies
pertaining to or obtained by any Obligor or the Borrower in connection with,
or
arising out of, any Contract;
(e) All
right, title and interest of the Borrower in and to all commitments and other
agreements to purchase any Receivables;
(f) All
right, title and interest of the Borrower in and to all collections on, and
proceeds of or from, any and all of the foregoing;
(g) All
files, surveys, certificates, correspondence, appraisals, computer programs,
software, tapes, discs, cards, accounting records, and other records,
information, and data of the Borrower relating to the Receivables (including
all
information, data, programs, tapes, discs and cards necessary to administer
and
service such Receivables);
(h) All
contract rights, accounts, rights to payment of money, and general intangibles,
relating to such documents and contracts described in (a) through (g) above
and
as to all such Collateral described in (a) through this subparagraph (h) whether
now existing or hereafter at any time acquired or arising;
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(i) All
now
existing or hereafter arising rights to service, administer and/or collect
on
the Receivables and all rights to the payment of money on account of such
servicing, administration and/or collection activities;
(j) All
monies, securities and property, now or hereafter held, received by, or
entrusted to, in the possession or under the control of any Secured Party or
a
bailee of Lender and all investment property now or hereafter owned by the
Borrower;
(k) All
accessions to, substitutions for and all replacements, products and proceeds
of
the foregoing, including, without limitation, proceeds of insurance policies
(including but not limited to claims paid and premium refunds); and
(l) All
books
and records (including, without limitation, customer lists, credit files, tapes,
ledger cards, computer software and hardware, electronic data processing
software, computer printouts and other computer materials and records) of the
Borrower evidencing or containing information regarding any of the
foregoing.
Section
3.2. FINANCING
STATEMENTS AND FURTHER ASSURANCES.
(a) Borrower
hereby authorizes Secured Parties to file UCC-1 Financing Statements with
respect to the Collateral, and any amendments or continuations relating thereto.
Borrower hereby agrees to execute any other instruments or documents reasonably
necessary to evidence, preserve or protect the security interest of the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender in the Collateral. Borrower shall
not
allow any financing statement or notice of assignment of any Receivables, other
than those filed in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender,
to
be on file in any public office covering any Collateral, proceeds thereof or
other matters subject to the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent
for the benefit of Lender.
(b) Borrower
hereby agrees to deliver to Lender, at such places as Lender may reasonably
designate, schedules executed by Borrower, listing the Receivables and fully
and
correctly specifying in adequate detail the aggregate unmatured unpaid face
amount of each Receivable and the amount of the deferred installments thereof
falling due each month. These schedules shall be in form and tenor satisfactory
to or supplied by Lender. Borrower further warrants and agrees that in each
case
where the terms of any Receivable require the Borrower or the related Obligor
to
place or carry fire insurance or other insurance in respect of the merchandise
or property to which such Receivable relates, the Borrower shall or shall cause
such Obligor to maintain such insurance until the full amount of such Receivable
is collected and if not, Lender, at its option, may place and maintain such
insurance, charging the cost thereof to Borrower.
Section
3.3. DELIVERY
OF RECEIVABLES.
Borrower hereby agrees to deliver to the Custodian (i) the original Contract
evidencing each Eligible Receivable, together with all related credit
applications, truth-in-lending disclosures, credit reports and similar
information provided by or related to each Obligor for such Eligible Receivable,
and (ii) all applications for Auto Title, guaranties of title, the original
Auto
Title documentation relating to each Auto Title and all other related
information, each as required by and in accordance with the Auto Title
Procedures. All Receivables shall, regardless of their location, be deemed
to be
under the dominion and control of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender
(with files so labeled) and deemed to be in the possession of the Collateral
Agent for the benefit of Lender.
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Section
3.4. FAILURE
TO DELIVER.
Failure
to deliver physical possession of any instruments, documents or writings in
respect of any Receivable to the Custodian or the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of Lender shall not invalidate the security interest of the Collateral
Agent for the benefit of Lender therein. To the extent that possession of any
such instruments, documents or writings may be required by applicable law for
the perfection of the security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit
of Lender, the original chattel paper and instruments representing the
Receivables shall be deemed to be held by the Collateral Agent for the benefit
of Lender, although kept by the Borrower or the Servicer or any other Related
Party as the custodial agent of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of
Lender.
Section
3.5. NOTICE
OF COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT.
At all
times all contracts, documents or instruments representing or evidencing a
Receivable and the Borrower’s master data processing records shall contain (by
way of stamp or other method satisfactory to Lender) the following language:
“THIS
DOCUMENT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO MANCHESTER INDIANA FUNDING, LLC AND IS SUBJECT
TO
A SECURITY INTEREST IN FAVOR OF, AND PLEDGED AS COLLATERAL TO THE BANK OF NEW
YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., OR ANY AFFILIATED SUCCESSOR THERETO, AS COLLATERAL
AGENT FOR, LENDER UNDER AND AS DEFINED IN THE LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN MANCHESTER INDIANA FUNDING, LLC, AS BORROWER, LENDER AND COLLATERAL
AGENT, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO
TIME”.
Section
3.6. [RESERVED].
Section
3.7. RECORDS
AND INSPECTIONS.
Borrower (or Servicer on its behalf) shall at all times keep complete and
accurate records pertaining to the Collateral, which records shall be current
on
a daily basis and located only at the locations set forth in Section 3.7 of
Schedule A attached hereto. Any Secured Party, by or through any of its
officers, agents, employees, attorneys or accountants, shall have the right
to
enter any such locations, at any reasonable time or times during regular
business hours, for so long as such Secured Party may desire, to inspect the
Collateral and to inspect, audit and make extractions or copies from the books,
records, journals, orders, receipts, correspondence or other data relating
to
the Collateral or this Agreement.
Section
3.8. COLLECTION.
Subject
to Section 3.9, Borrower agrees at its own expense to promptly and diligently
collect (or cause the Servicer on its behalf to diligently collect) each
installment of all Receivables in trust for the exclusive account of the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender, to hold each Secured Party harmless
from any and all loss, damage, penalty, liability, fine or expense arising
from
such collection by Borrower or its agents and to faithfully account therefor
to
Lender and the Collateral Agent. Upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event
of
Default, Lender expressly retains the unqualified right at any time if it so
elects to take over, or cause a successor Servicer to take over, the collection
of the Receivables.
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Section
3.9. BLOCKED
ACCOUNTS.
Borrower (or Servicer on its behalf) shall ensure that all collections of
Receivables and the proceeds of all other Collateral are deposited into the
Blocked Account on the day of receipt thereof or, if not a Business Day, on
the
next following Business Day. The Borrower will ensure, pursuant to the Blocked
Account Agreement or otherwise, that the depository bank has no Lien upon,
or
right of set off against, the Blocked Account or in any Items from time to
time
on deposit therein, and that automatically, on each Business Day the depository
bank maintaining the Blocked Account will wire, or otherwise transfer, in
immediately available funds, all funds received or deposited into the Blocked
Account to the Collection Account. Borrower hereby confirms and agrees that
all
amounts deposited in the Blocked Account and any other funds received and
collected by any Secured Party, whether as proceeds of Collateral or otherwise,
shall constitute Collateral. Any Receivables collections or other proceeds
of
Collateral shall be held in trust by Borrower, Servicer or any Related Party
until deposited into the Blocked Account. If a credit balance exists with
respect to the Blocked Account as the result of collections of Receivables
or
proceeds of other Collateral pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Section 3.9, such credit balance shall not accrue interest in favor of the
Borrower. Any interest accrued on the Blocked Account shall be transferred
to
the Collection Account, as provided above. All items deposited in the Blocked
Account shall be subject to final payment. If any such item is returned
uncollected, the Borrower will immediately pay the amount of that item, or
such
bank at its discretion may charge any uncollected item to the Servicer’s
commercial account or other account. The Servicer shall be liable as an endorser
on all items deposited in the Blocked Account, whether or not in fact endorsed
by the Servicer. Upon Lender’s request any time hereafter, Borrower agrees to
establish and maintain a Lockbox with a bank acceptable to Lender and to execute
with such bank a Lockbox Agreement acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion.
Thereafter, Borrower shall ensure that all collections of Receivables with
the
proceeds of other Collateral are paid directly by the Obligors to the Lockbox.
To the extent that any Receivables collections or other proceeds of Collateral
are not sent directly to the Lockbox but are received by Borrower or any Related
Party, Borrower shall cause such collections and proceeds to be held in trust
for the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender and to be deposited within
one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof, in the form received, to the Lockbox
or
Blocked Account.
Section
3.10. PROTECTION
OF RECEIVABLE RECORDS.
Borrower hereby agrees to take the following protective actions to prevent
destruction of Borrower’s Collateral and records pertaining to such Collateral:
(i) if Borrower maintains its Collateral records on a manual system such records
shall be kept in a fire proof cabinet or on no less than a monthly basis, a
record of all payments on Receivables and all other matters relating to the
Collateral shall be placed in an off site safety deposit box (and each Secured
Party shall have access to such safety deposit box); or (ii) Borrower agrees
to
create (or cause the Servicer on its behalf to create) a tape or diskette
“back-up” of the computerized information and shall provide Lender with a tape
or diskette copy of such “back-up” information each date on which it delivers an
Availability Report.
Section
3.11. USE
OF PROCEEDS.
Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans (a) to purchase Eligible
Receivables from the Seller pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or
(b)
for payments to Lender hereunder or payment of closing costs incurred with
respect to the Transaction Documents.
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Section
3.12. RETURN
OF COLLATERAL.
Upon
the payment in full of any Receivable to which the written documents evidencing
such Receivable are held by any Secured Party or Custodian, Borrower shall
submit all requests for the return of such documents pursuant to a Request
For
Release of Documents, and the Custodian shall return such documents within
five
(5) Business Days after receipt of such request.
Section
3.13. LENDER’S
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.
Any
Secured Party may, in its sole discretion, discharge or obtain the release
of
any Lien asserted by any Person against the Collateral. All sums paid by any
Secured Party in respect thereof shall be payable, on demand, by Borrower to
Lender and shall be a part of the Indebtedness.
ARTICLE
4
CONDITIONS
OF ADVANCES
Section
4.1. ADVANCES.
The
obligation of Lender to advance the Term Loan hereunder is subject to the
fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Lender and its counsel, in their sole
discretion, of each of the following conditions prior to the making of such
advance:
(a) Loan
Documents.
Lender
shall have received each of the following Loan Documents: (i) this Agreement,
and each other Loan Document executed by the respective parties and (ii) such
other documents, certificates, instruments and agreements in connection herewith
as Lender shall require, executed, certified and/or acknowledged by such parties
as Lender shall designate;
(b) Payoff
Letter from Existing Lender.
The
Lender shall have received the duly executed Bailee Letter, in form and
substance acceptable to Lender;
(c) Charter
Documents.
Lender
shall have received (i) copies of the charter documents of the Borrower, the
Seller and the Servicer, as certified by the appropriate officials of the
applicable States of organization and the bylaws of the Borrower, the Seller
and
the Servicer, each as amended, modified, or supplemented to the Effective Date
and each certified by the Secretary of Borrower, the Seller or the Servicer,
as
applicable and (ii) documents similar to those specified in (c)(i) above with
respect to each Guarantor not an individual;
(d) Good
Standing.
Lender
shall have received a good standing certificate with respect to Borrower ,
the
Seller, the Servicer and each Guarantor not an individual or partnership, dated
within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date, by the appropriate official
of
such Person’s state of organization, which certificate shall indicate that
Borrower, the Seller, the Servicer and such Guarantor (as applicable) are in
good standing in such state;
(e) Foreign
Qualification.
Lender
shall have received certificates with respect to Borrower, the Seller, the
Servicer and each Guarantor not an individual relating to such Person’s
qualification to do business in each state in which such Person’s failure to be
duly qualified or licensed would have a Material Adverse Effect, each dated
within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date, issued by the appropriate
official of each state and indicating that such party is in qualified to do
business in such state and in good standing;
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(f) Authorizing
Resolutions and Incumbency.
Lender
shall have received a certificate dated the Effective Date from the Secretary
of
Borrower, the Seller, the Servicer and each Guarantor not an individual
attesting to (i) the authorization of the applicable transactions under the
Loan
Documents and execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents to which Borrower, the Seller, the Servicer and such Guarantor are
a
party, and the authorization of the specific officers of Borrower, the Seller,
the Servicer and such Guarantor to execute same, and (ii) the authenticity
of
original specimen signatures of such officers;
(g) Availability
Report.
Lender
shall have received an Availability Report with respect thereto from Borrower
(or Servicer on behalf of Borrower) executed by an authorized representative
of
Borrower or Servicer and all supporting documentation as Lender may
request;
(h) Property
Insurance.
If
applicable, Lender shall have received the insurance certificates and certified
copies of policies required herein, along with a loss payable endorsement naming
Lender as sole loss payee and additional insured, all in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender and its counsel;
(i) Searches;
Certificates of Title.
Lender
shall have received evidence reflecting the filing of its financing statements
and other filings in such jurisdictions as it shall determine, and shall have
received certificates of title with respect to the Collateral which shall have
been duly executed in a manner sufficient to perfect all of the security
interests granted to Lender and shall have received other background reports
and
information with respect to Borrower, the Seller, the Servicer and Guarantors,
which is satisfactory to Lender;
(j) Landlord
and Mortgagee Waivers.
If
applicable, Lender shall have received landlord and mortgagee waivers from
the
lessors and mortgagees of all locations where any Collateral is
located;
(k) Fees.
Borrower shall have paid all fees payable by it pursuant to this Agreement,
including without limitation, fees and expenses of Lender’s
counsel;
(l) Opinions
of Counsel.
Lender
shall have received opinions of Borrower’s, the Seller’s, the Servicer’s and
each Guarantor’s counsel dated the Effective Date covering such matters as
Lender shall determine in its sole discretion;
(m) Solvency
Certificate.
A
signed certificate of the Seller concerning the solvency and financial condition
of Seller, in form and substance acceptable to Lender;
(n) Accounts.
The
Collection Account shall have been established to the satisfaction of Lender
in
its sole discretion;
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(o) Custodian
Deliverables.
The
Custodian shall have received all Contracts and all other documents, instruments
and writings required to be delivered to the Custodian hereunder and under
the
Custodial Agreement (including, without limitation, all applications for Auto
Titles, guaranties of title and other information required by the Auto Title
Procedures and all other Custodial Documents) and Lender shall have received
the
Custodial Certification from the Custodian relating thereto;
(p) No
Material Adverse Effect.
No
event or condition has occurred since December 28, 2006, or is existing which
has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
(q) Due
Diligence.
Lender
shall have completed all business, legal and collateral due diligence
(including, without limitation, completion by Lender or its agents of an
examination and inspection of the Collateral, Borrowers’, Related Parties’, the
Seller’s and the Servicer’s financial information, including monthly
projections, and Borrowers’ history performance), and the results of such due
diligence are satisfactory to Lender, in its sole discretion;
(r) Share
Transaction.
An
executed set of documents relating to the acquisition (the “Acquisition”)
of
F.S. English, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and GNAC, Inc., an Indiana
corporation, by MIO and MIA, respectively, in form and substance acceptable
to
Lender in its sole discretion, and evidence satisfactory to Lender in its sole
discretion that such transactions have been consummated;
(s) Closing
Certificate.
A
certificate from Manchester and Xxxx Xxxxxxx, as the selling shareholders’
representative, certifying that all conditions to the Acquisition have been
satisfied, in form and substance acceptable to Lender in its sole
discretion;
(t) Guidelines.
Lender
shall have received copies of the Underwriting Guidelines, the Credit and
Collection Policy and the Servicing Guidelines, each in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender;
(u) Term
Loan.
As of
the advance of the Term Loan, the outstanding
principal balance
of the
Term Loan does not exceed 80% of the Net Term Pool Balance; and
(v) Reserve
Account Side Letter Agreement.
Lender
shall have received the duly executed Reserve Account Side Letter Agreement
in
form and substance acceptable to Lender.
Section
4.2. FURTHER
ADVANCES.
The
obligation of Lender to make any advance hereunder (including the advance of
the
Term Loan) shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that, on and
as
of the date of such advance:
(a) the
representations and warranties of Borrower, the Seller, the Servicer and each
Guarantor set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be
accurate, before and after giving effect to such advance or issuance and to
the
application of any proceeds thereof;
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(b) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result
from
such advance or issuance or from the application of any proceeds
thereof;
(c) no
Material Adverse Effect has occurred;
(d) the
Custodian shall have issued a Custodian Certification with respect to the
Eligible Receivables being financed by such advance;
(e) Lender
shall have received a copy of the applicable Transfer Instrument, duly executed
by the parties thereto and such other approvals, certificates, opinions or
documents as Lender shall reasonably request;
(f) Borrower
shall have submitted to Lender a completed Request for Advance in the form
and
substance of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date such advance is
requested and all filings, (including, without limitation, UCC filings) required
to be made by any Person and all actions required to be taken or performed
by
any Person in any jurisdiction to give the Collateral Agent for the benefit
of
Lender a first priority perfected security interest in such Collateral and
the
proceeds thereof shall have been made, taken or performed; and
(g) each
of
the conditions set out in Section 2.1(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement
shall have been satisfied with respect to the sale of such Collateral by the
Seller to the Purchaser.
Section
4.3. ALL
ADVANCES TO CONSTITUTE ONE LOAN.
All
evidences of credit, loans and advances made by Lender to Borrower under this
Agreement and any other documents or instruments executed in connection herewith
shall constitute one loan, and all indebtedness and obligations of Borrower
to
Lender under this Agreement and all other such documents and instruments shall
constitute one general obligation secured by the security interest of the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender in all of the Collateral and by
all
other security interests, liens, claims and encumbrances heretofore, now, or
at
any time or times hereafter granted by Borrower to Lender or the Collateral
Agent. Borrower agrees that all of the rights of any Secured Party set forth
in
this Agreement shall apply to any modification of or supplement to this
Agreement and any other such documents and instruments.
Section
4.4. ADVANCES.
Lender
shall have the right in Lender’s discretion, subject to availability hereunder
on behalf of and without notice to Borrower, to make and use advances to pay
Lender for any amounts due to Lender pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise,
or
to cure any default hereunder, notwithstanding the expiration of any applicable
cure period.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BORROWERS
Section
5.1. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES.
To
confirm Lender’s understanding concerning the Borrower and its business,
properties and obligations and to induce Lender to enter into this Agreement
and
to extend credit hereunder, the Borrower hereby continuously represents and
warrants to Lender and the Secured Parties that, during the term of this
Agreement and so long as any Indebtedness remains outstanding:
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(a) The
Borrower is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, is duly qualified to
do
business and is in good standing as a foreign limited liability company in
all
states where such qualification is required, has all necessary limited liability
company power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each of the other
Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform all of its obligations
hereunder and thereunder.
(b) The
Borrower operates its business only under the assumed names listed on Schedule
5.1(b) of Schedule A attached hereto.
(c) Each
Related Party (i) is
a duly organized and validly existing entity in good standing under the laws
of
the state of its formation, (ii) is duly qualified as a foreign entity in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of its business, makes such qualification
necessary or desirable, (iii) has the requisite licenses and permits
required under applicable law to carry on its business as now being conducted
in
all applicable states,
except
to the extent the failure to do so does not have a material adverse effect
on
the ability of such Related Party to conduct its business,
and
(iv) has
all
requisite right and power and is duly authorized and empowered to enter into,
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and each other Loan Document to
which it is a party and this Agreement and each Loan Document to which a Related
Party is a party are the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Related
Party and are enforceable against the such Related Party in accordance with
their terms.
(d) The
execution, delivery and performance by each Related Party of this Agreement
and
the other Loan Documents to which it is a party does not and shall not
(i) violate any provision of any Law, order, writ, judgment, injunction,
decree, determination or award presently in effect having applicability to
such
Person; (ii) violate any provision of its charter documents, bylaws, limited
liability company agreement, operating agreement or partnership agreement,
as
applicable; or (iii) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any
indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or
instrument to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its assets
or properties may be bound or affected; and no Related Party is in default
of
any such Law, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award
or any such indenture, agreement, lease or instrument.
(e) No
consent, approval, license, exemption of or filing or registration with, giving
of notice to, or other authorization of or by, any court, administrative agency
or other governmental authority is or shall be required in connection with
the
execution, delivery or performance by any Related Party of this Agreement or
any
other Loan Document for the valid consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.
(f) No
event
has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of
Default. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or
threatened against or affecting any Related Party, the Seller or the Servicer
before or by any court, administrative agency or other governmental authority
that brings into question the validity of the transactions contemplated hereby,
or that might result in any Material Adverse Effect.
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(g) No
Related Party is in default in the payment of any taxes levied or assessed
against it or any of its assets or properties, except for taxes being contested
in good faith and by appropriate proceedings.
(h) Each
Related Party has good and marketable title to its assets and properties as
reflected in its financial statements furnished to Lender.
(i) Each
of
the financial statements furnished to Lender by Related Parties was prepared
in
accordance with GAAP and fairly and accurately reflects their financial
condition as of the date thereof; and the Borrower hereby certifies that there
have been no Material Adverse Effects, since the date of such statements, and
there are no known contingent liabilities not provided for or disclosed in
such
statements.
(j) Neither
this Agreement, any Availability Report or any statement or document referred
to
herein or delivered to any of Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Custodian
by
any Related Party contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits
to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made herein or therein
not misleading.
(k) Borrower
has good, indefeasible and merchantable title to and ownership of the
Collateral, free and clear of all Liens, except those of the Collateral Agent
for the benefit of Lender.
(l) All
books, records and documents relating to the Collateral are and shall be genuine
and in all respects what they purport to be; the original amount and the unpaid
balance of each Receivable shown on the books and records of Borrower or the
Servicer and in the schedules represented as owing by each Obligor is and shall
be the correct amount actually owing or to be owing by such Obligor at maturity;
each Obligor liable upon the Receivables has and shall have capacity to
contract; Borrower has no knowledge of any fact which would impair the validity
or collectibility of any of the Receivables; and the payments shown to have
been
made by each Obligor on the books and records of Borrower or the Servicer shall
reflect the amounts of and dates on which said payments were actually
made.
(m) Each
place of business of each Related Party is only at the locations set forth
in
Section 5.1(n) of Schedule A attached hereto. No Related Party shall begin
or do
business (either directly or through subsidiaries) at other locations or cease
to do business at any of the above locations or at Borrower’s principal place of
business without first notifying Lender.
(n) The
present value of all benefits vested under all Plans of the Related Parties
or
any Commonly Controlled Entity (based on the assumptions used to fund the Plans)
did not, as of the last annual valuation date (which in case of any Plan was
not
earlier than December 31, 1982) exceed the value of the assets of the Plans
applicable to such vested benefits.
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(o) The
liability to which any Related Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity would
become subject under Sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA if such Related Party or
any
Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw from all Multi-employer Plans or
if
such Multi- employer Plans were to be terminated as of the valuation date most
closely preceding the Effective Date, is not in excess of One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00);
(p) No
Related Party is engaged nor shall it engage, principally or as one of its
important activities, in a business of extending credit for the purpose of
“purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of
each of the quoted terms under Regulations G or X of the Board of Governors
of
the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect.
No
part of the proceeds of any advances hereunder shall be used for “purchasing” or
“carrying” “margin stock” as so defined or for any purpose which violates, or
which would be inconsistent with, the provisions of the Regulations of such
Board of Governors. If requested by Lender, Borrower shall furnish to Lender
a
statement in conformity with the requirement of Federal Reserve Form G-3
referred to in said Regulation G to the foregoing effect. All of the outstanding
securities of each Related Party have been offered, issued, sold and delivered
in compliance with, or are exempt from, all federal and state laws and rules
and
regulations of federal and state regulatory bodies governing the offering,
issuance, sale and delivery of securities.
(q) No
Related Party is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an
“investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
(r) Each
of
the Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement contain true, complete and correct
information.
(s) To
the
best of Borrower’s knowledge, the land and improvements owned or leased by each
Related Party for use in its business operations (including the locations listed
in Section 5.1(n) of Schedule A) are free of dangerous levels of contaminates,
oils, asbestos, radon, PCB’s, hazardous substances or waste as defined by
federal, state or local environmental laws, regulations or administrative orders
or other materials, the removal of which is required or the maintenance of
which
is prohibited, regulated or penalized by any federal, state or local
governmental authority.
(t) Each
Related Party is solvent, generally able to pay its obligations as they become
due, has sufficient capital to carry on its business and transactions and all
businesses and transactions in which it intends to engage, and the current
value
of such Related Party’s assets, at fair saleable valuation, exceeds the sum of
its liabilities. No Related Party shall be rendered insolvent by the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the capital remaining
in
each Related Party is not now and shall not foreseeably become unreasonably
small to permit such Related Party to carry on its business and transactions
and
all businesses and transactions in which it is about to engage. No Related
Party
intends to, nor does it reasonably believe it shall, incur debts beyond its
ability to repay the same as they mature.
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(u) The
Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender has a perfected first priority
security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender
in
all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in the Collateral, prior and
superior to any other Lien, except any statutory or constitutional lien for
taxes not yet due and payable.
(v) There
are
no material actions, suits or proceedings pending, or threatened against or
affecting the assets of any Related Party or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, at law, or in equity, or before or by any
governmental authority or instrumentality or before any arbitrator of any kind.
No Related Party is subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree
of any court or governmental agency. There is not a reasonable likelihood of
an
adverse determination of any pending proceeding which would, individually or
in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Section
5.1(x) of Schedule A attached hereto correctly and completely sets forth for
each Related Party (i) its full legal name and state of organization, (ii)
its
Federal Tax Identification Number; (iii) its chief executive office, (iv) all
prior names used in the last five (5) years (including, without limitation,
such
Related Party’s predecessors in interest as a result of a merger or
consolidation) and (v) the charter or other similar number for such Related
Party in its state of organization.
(x) No
Related Party (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked
or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons
Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079
(2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section
2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such person
in
any manner violative of Section 2, or (iii) is a Person on the list of Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or
prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign
Assets Control regulation or executive order.
(y) Each
Related Party is in compliance with the Patriot Act. No part of the proceeds
of
the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any
governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political
party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official
capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper
advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
of
1977, as amended.
Section
5.2. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES AS TO ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLES.
With
respect to the Eligible Receivables, the Borrower hereby continuously represents
and warrants to Lender that during the term of this Agreement and so long as
any
of the Indebtedness remains unpaid: (i) in determining which Receivables are
“Eligible Receivables,” Lender may rely upon all statements or representations
made by Borrower, the Seller or the Servicer or any other Related Party; and
(ii) those Receivables designated as Eligible Receivables meet the following
requirements at all times:
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(a) Each
Eligible Receivable is genuine, is in all respects what it purports to be and
the Contract evidencing such Eligible Receivable has only one original
counterpart and, if evidenced by an instrument, includes only one original
promissory note which constitutes an instrument under the UCC and no Person
other than Lender or the Custodian is in actual or constructive possession
of
any such original Contract or Auto Title;
(b) The
Eligible Receivables represent undisputed, bona fide transactions completed
in
accordance with the terms and provisions contained in any documents related
thereto;
(c) The
amounts of the face value shown on any schedule of Receivables provided to
Lender, and/or all invoices or statements delivered to Lender with respect
to
any Eligible Receivables, are actually and absolutely owing to Borrower and
are
not contingent for any reason;
(d) No
set-offs, counterclaims or disputes as to payments or liability thereon exist
or
have been asserted with respect thereto and neither Borrower nor any Related
Party has made any agreement with any Obligor thereunder for any deduction
therefrom, except a discount or allowance allowed by Borrower or Servicer in
the
ordinary course of business for prompt payment, all of which discounts or
allowances are reflected in the calculation of the outstanding amount of such
Eligible Receivable;
(e) No
facts,
events or occurrences exist that, in any way, impair the validity or enforcement
thereof or tend to reduce the amount payable thereunder from the amount of
the
Receivable shown on any schedule, or on all contracts, invoices or statements
delivered to Lender or the Custodian with respect thereto;
(f) All
Obligors in connection with Eligible Receivables: (i) had the capacity to
contract at the time any contract or other document giving rise to the
Receivable was executed; and (ii) generally have the ability to pay their debts
as they become due;
(g) To
Borrower’s knowledge, no proceedings or actions are threatened or pending
against any Obligor that might result in any material adverse effect in the
Obligor’s financial condition;
(h) The
Eligible Receivables have not been assigned or pledged to any Person other
than
as permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents;
(i) The
goods
giving rise to the Eligible Receivables are not, and were not at the time of
the
sale, rental and/or lease thereof, subject to any Lien except those of the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender, or those removed or terminated
prior
to the date hereof;
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(j) The
Delinquency set forth in the Availability Report shall be delivered to Lender
by
Borrower hereunder as determined pursuant to the Aging Procedures and
Eligibility Test;
(k) All
Receivables included in all calculations of the Collateral Base or the Revolving
Loan Borrowing Base hereunder are Eligible Receivables;
(l) All
Contracts represent the legal, valid and binding payment obligation of the
applicable Obligors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency and other Laws (including, but not limited to principles
of equity) affecting the rights of creditors;
(m) No
instrument of release or waiver has been executed in connection with any
Contract, and no Obligor has been released from its obligations thereunder,
in
whole or in part, and no action has been taken by the Borrower or any Related
Party to release any collateral under any Contract; and
(n) Except
as
disclosed in writing to Lender, no Contract has been amended after the date
on
which such Contract is pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender
hereunder in any material respect or such that the amount of any monthly payment
or the total number of the monthly payments is increased or such that the amount
of any monthly payment or the total number of monthly payments is
decreased.
ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
Section
6.1. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS.
During
the term of this Agreement and so long as any of the Indebtedness remains unpaid
and until Lender’s obligations to make advances under this Agreement have
terminated, the Borrower agrees and covenants, that it shall:
(a) Pay
or
cause to be paid currently all of its expenses, including all payments on its
obligations whenever due, as well as all payments of any and all taxes of
whatever nature when due. This provision shall not apply to taxes or expenses
which are due, but which are challenged in good faith and for which adequate
reserves have been established.
(b) Maintain,
preserve, and protect the Collateral, including, but not limited to, keeping
all
Contracts and other written records otherwise evidencing the Collateral (to
the
extent not held by the Custodian) in a fire proof cabinet.
(c) Furnish
to Secured Parties prompt written notice as to the occurrence of any Default
or
Event of Default hereunder.
(d) Carry
on
and conduct its business in the same manner and in the same fields of enterprise
as it is presently engaged, and shall preserve its existence, licenses or
qualifications as a domestic, limited liability company in the State of Delaware
and as a foreign organization in every jurisdiction in which the character
of
its assets or properties or the nature of the business transacted by it at
any
time makes qualification as a foreign organization necessary, and to maintain
all other material organizational rights and franchises.
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(e) Comply,
and cause each Related Party to comply, with all statutes, governmental rules
and regulations applicable to them and their business (including, without
limitation, applicable usury and consumer Laws).
(f) Permit
and authorize Secured Parties and allow Secured Parties to access, without
notifying any Related Party, (i) to make such inquiries or investigation through
business credit, other credit reporting services or other sources concerning
any
Related Party as any Secured Party, in its sole discretion, shall deem
appropriate and (ii) to inspect, audit and examine the Collateral at the
premises of Related Parties.
(g) Provide
Lender sixty (60) days prior written notice of Borrower initiating any
activities in any state other than the then-Approved States. Lender shall not
provide financing for any Receivable generated in a state other than the
Approved States until Lender’s counsel has reviewed applicable lending laws in
such new state and Lender has approved activities in such new state by adding
such new state to the Approved State list.
(h) In
accordance with Section 5.2(a) hereof, cause each Contract to have only one
original counterpart.
(i) Purchase
Receivables evidenced by Contracts which are solely on forms that are in
compliance with applicable state and federal Laws.
(j) Deliver
to the Custodian the original Contract and all other documentation required
by
Section 3.3 hereof to be governed by the terms of the Custodial
Agreement.
(k) Provide
Lender with evidence of Related Parties’ insurance (including, without
limitation, property damage and liability insurance) issued by a reputable
carrier, as required by Lender (which insurance shall be in such amounts and
cover such risks as is satisfactory to Lender and shall include without
limitation, Director and Officer insurance, Errors and Omissions insurance
and
Fidelity insurance). This insurance shall reflect the Collateral Agent for
the
benefit of Lender as the loss payee or additional insured, as required by
Lender, and contain a provision that the Collateral Agent for the benefit of
Lender shall be notified by the carrier thirty (30) days prior to the
termination or cancellation of any such insurance.
(l) Promptly
notify Lender and the Collateral Agent in writing of:
(i) the
occurrence of any Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) the
acceleration of the maturity of any indebtedness owed by any Related Party,
or
any default by any Related Party under any indenture, mortgage, agreement,
contract or other instrument to which any of them is a party or by which any
of
them or any of their properties is bound; and
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(iii) the
filing of any suit or proceeding against any Related Party.
Upon
the
occurrence of any of the foregoing the Related Parties will take all necessary
or appropriate steps to remedy promptly any such Material Adverse Effect,
acceleration, default, to protect against any such adverse claim, to defend
any
such suit or proceeding, and to resolve all controversies on account of any
of
the foregoing.
(m) Perform
its obligations and undertakings under and pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, purchase Receivables thereunder in strict compliance with the terms
thereof, take all actions to perfect and enforce its rights and interests (and
the rights and interests of Lender and the Collateral Agent for the benefit
of
Lender as collateral assignee of the Borrower) under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement as any Secured Party may from time to time request, and diligently
enforce the rights and remedies accorded to the Borrower with respect to the
Seller and the Servicer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
(n) Comply
at
all times with the Post Closing Agreement.
Section
6.2. NEGATIVE
COVENANTS.
During
the term of this Agreement and until the Indebtedness secured hereby has been
paid in full and all of Lender’s obligations to make advances under this
Agreement have terminated, the Borrower covenants and agrees that it shall
not,
without Lender’s prior written consent, do any of the following:
(a) (i)
Incur
or permit to exist any Lien with respect to the Collateral now owned or
hereafter acquired by Borrower, except Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent
for the benefit of Lender or (ii) enter into or become subject to any agreement
(other than this Agreement or any Loan Document) that prohibits or otherwise
restricts the right of Borrower to create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien
in
favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender on such Person’s
assets.
(b) Delegate,
transfer or assign any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document, or any part thereof, to any other Person.
(c) Be
a
party to or participate in: (i) any merger or consolidation; (ii) any purchase
or other acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets or properties
or
shares of any class of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any
other Person; (iii) any sale, transfer, conveyance or lease of all or
substantially all of the Borrower’s assets or properties; or (iv) any sale or
assignment with or without recourse of any Receivables or other
Collateral.
(d) Incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Liabilities (including any contingent liabilities)
or otherwise become liable upon the obligations of any Person by assumption,
endorsement or guaranty thereof or otherwise other than (i) the Indebtedness,
(ii) accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business, or (iii)
other Liabilities consented to in writing by Lender.
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(e) Directly
or indirectly make loans to, invest in, extend credit to, or guaranty the debt
of any Person, other than in the ordinary course of Borrower’s
business.
(f) Amend,
modify, or otherwise change in any respect any material agreement, instrument,
or arrangement (written or oral) by which Borrower, or any of its assets, are
bound.
(g) Change
its name, convert from one type of entity to another type, change its principal
place of business, change the state in which it is organized under, or make
any
material changes in the nature of its business as carried on as of December
28,
2006.
(h) Make
any
expenditure or commitment or incur any obligation or enter into or engage in
any
transaction except as expressly authorized pursuant to the Loan Documents,
(ii)
engage directly or indirectly in any business or conduct any operations except
as expressly authorized pursuant to the Loan Documents, or (iii) make any
acquisitions of or capital contributions to or other investments in any Person
except pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(i) Make
any
Distribution except from amounts paid to the Borrower under sub-section
“Eleventh”
of
Section 2.11, or as expressly authorized in the use of proceeds letter
referenced to in Section 4.1(t).
Section
6.3. SEPARATENESS
COVENANTS.
(a) Borrower
shall:
(i) maintain
books and records and bank accounts separate from those of any other
Person;
(ii) maintain
its assets in such a manner that it is not costly or difficult to segregate,
identify or ascertain such assets;
(iii) comply
with all organizational formalities necessary to maintain its separate
existence;
(iv) hold
itself out to creditors and the public as a legal entity separate and distinct
from any other entity;
(v) maintain
separate financial statements, showing its assets and liabilities separate
and
apart from those of any other Person and not have its assets listed on any
financial statement of any other Person; except that the Borrower’s assets may
be included in a consolidated financial statement of its Affiliate so long
as
appropriate notation is made on such consolidated financial statements to
indicate the separateness of the Borrower from such Affiliate and to indicate
that the Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and
other obligations of such Affiliate or any other Person;
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(vi) prepare
and file its own tax returns separate from those of any Person to the extent
required by applicable law, and pay any taxes required to be paid by applicable
law;
(vii) allocate
and charge fairly and reasonably any common employee or overhead shared with
Affiliates;
(viii) not
enter
into any transaction with Affiliates except on an arm’s-length basis and
pursuant to written, enforceable agreements;
(ix) conduct
business in its own name, and use separate stationery, invoices and
checks;
(x) not
commingle its assets or funds with those of any other Person;
(xi) not
assume, guarantee or pay the debts or obligations of any other Person except
for
the Cross Guaranty Obligation;
(xii) correct
any known misunderstanding as to its separate identity;
(xiii) not
permit any Affiliate to guarantee or pay its obligations except (a) the
Guarantors pursuant to the Guaranty, or (b) any Manchester SPE pursuant to
the
Cross Guaranty Obligation;
(xiv) not
make
loans or advances to any other person except pursuant to the Cross Guaranty
Obligation;
(xv) pay
its
liabilities and expenses out of its own funds except for (a) the Guarantors
pursuant to the Guaranty, and (b) any Manchester SPE pursuant to Section 2.11
of
this Agreement;
(xvi) maintain
a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated business purpose
and pay the salaries of its own employees, if any, only from its own
funds;
(xvii) maintain
adequate capital in light of its contemplated business purpose, transactions
and
liabilities;
(xviii) at
all
times have at least one Independent Manager; and
(xix) comply
in
all respects with the assumptions contained in the bankruptcy opinion of
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP dated December 28, 2006.
(b) Borrower
shall not:
(i) guarantee
any obligation of any Person, including any Affiliate or become obligated for
the debts of any other Person or hold out its credit as being available to
pay
the obligations of any other Person;
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(ii) engage,
directly or indirectly, in any business other than as required or permitted
to
be performed under the Loan Documents;
(iii) incur,
create or assume any indebtedness or liabilities other than as expressly
permitted under the Loan Documents;
(iv) make
or
permit to remain outstanding any loan or advance to, or own or acquire any
stock
or securities of, any Person other than as permitted under the Loan
Documents;
(v) to
the
fullest extent permitted by law, engage in any dissolution, liquidation,
consolidation, merger, sale or other transfer of any of its assets outside
the
ordinary course of the Borrower’s business;
(vi) buy
or
hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person (other than cash or
investment-grade securities); or
(vii) form,
acquire or hold any subsidiary (whether corporate, partnership, limited
liability company or other) or own any equity interest in any other
entity.
Section
6.4. FINANCIAL
REPORTS.
Borrower (or the Servicer on Borrower’s behalf) shall furnish to Lender and its
duly authorized representatives such information respecting the business and
financial condition of the Borrower as Lender may reasonably request, and
without any request, the following financial statements and reports, in a form
satisfactory to Lender:
(a) As
soon
as available and in any event no later than 12:00 noon New York time on each
Determination Date and on each Monday (or if not a Business Day, on the next
following Business Day): (i) the Availability Report in the form and substance
of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto; (ii) the Statement of Accounts Receivable showing the detailed aging
of
each Receivable, in a form acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion; and
(iii) the Compliance Certificate in form and substance of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto;
(b) Promptly
after receipt thereof, any written reports, management letters or other detailed
information contained in writing concerning significant aspects of any Related
Party’s or any of their subsidiary’s operations or concerning significant
aspects of any Related Party’s or any of their subsidiary’s financial affairs,
given to it by its independent public accountants;
(c) Promptly
after receipt thereof and in no event more than five (5) Business Days
thereafter, a copy of each audit or other report made by any state or federal
agency of the books and records or assets of any Related Party of their
compliance or non-compliance with applicable laws relating to the underwriting,
origination, servicing and/or collection of loans;
(d) Promptly
(but never more than five (5) Business Days) after knowledge thereof shall
have
come to the attention of Borrower, written notice of (i) any threatened or
pending litigation or governmental proceeding or labor controversy against
the
Borrower or any Related Party or (ii) the occurrence of any Default or Event
of
Default hereunder or a default under any other Loan Document;
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(e) As
soon
as available, a copy of all federal and state tax returns filed by each Related
Party during the current fiscal year and each fiscal year hereafter;
and
(f) Within
ten (10) calendar days of a request therefor from Lender, such other information
(whether financial or otherwise) regarding the Borrower or any Related Party
as
Lender shall reasonably require.
ARTICLE
7
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section
7.1. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT.
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event
of Default”:
(a) The
Borrower fails to pay the principal component of the Loans or any interest
thereon when due and payable, whether at a date for the payment of a fixed
installment or as a contingent or other payment becomes due and payable or
as a
result of acceleration or otherwise;
(b) The
Borrower fails to pay any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness in
subsection (a) above) when due and payable, whether at a date for the payment
of
a fixed installment or as a contingent or other payment becomes due and payable
or as a result of acceleration or otherwise, within five (5) calendar days
after
the same becomes due and payable.
(c) Any
“default” or “event of default” (other than those set forth in Subsections (a)
and (b) above) occurs under any Loan Document, and the same is not remedied
within the applicable period of grace (if any) provided in such Loan
Document.
(d) The
Borrower fails to duly observe, perform or comply with any covenant, agreement
or provision of Section 6.1(a), (c), (g), (j), or (m), Section 6.2 or Section
6.3.
(e) Any
Related Party fails (other than as referred to in subsections (a), (b), (c)
or
(d) above or (q) below) to duly observe, perform or comply with any covenant,
agreement, condition or provision of any Loan Document to which it is a party,
and such failure remains unremedied for a period of ten (10) days after notice
of such failure is given by any Secured Party to Borrower.
(f) Any
representation or warranty previously, presently or hereafter made in writing
by
or on behalf of any Related Party in connection with any Loan Document shall
prove to have been false or incorrect in any material respect as of the date
upon which the same was made, or any Loan Document at any time ceases to be
valid, binding and enforceable for any reason.
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(g) If
the
validity or enforceability of any Lien granted to the Collateral Agent for
the
benefit of Lender to secure the Indebtedness shall be impaired in any respect
or
to any degree, for any reason, or if any other Lien shall be created or imposed
upon the Collateral.
(h) If
any
judgment or judgments in the aggregate against Borrower or any other Related
Party (net of any insurance for which the insurance company has admitted
liability) in an amount in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00),
or any attachment or other levy against the properties or assets of any Related
Party with respect to a claim for any amount in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000.00), remains unpaid, unstayed on appeal, undischarged, unbonded
or undismissed for a period of thirty (30) days.
(i) Default
in the payment of any sum due under any instrument of indebtedness for borrowed
money owed by any Related Party to any Person, or any other default under such
instrument of indebtedness for borrowed money that permits such indebtedness
for
borrowed money to become due prior to its stated maturity.
(j) If
a
court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall enter an order,
judgment or decree appointing, with or without any Related Party’s consent or
acquiescence, a receiver, custodian, liquidator, trustee or other officer with
similar powers of any Related Party or of the whole or any substantial part
of
its properties or assets, or approving a petition filed against any Related
Party seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment,
liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under the federal bankruptcy laws
or
any other applicable law, and such order, judgment or decree shall remain
unvacated, unstayed or not set aside for an aggregate of thirty (30) days
(whether or not consecutive) from the date of the entry thereof or if any
petition seeking such relief shall be filed against any Related Party and such
petition shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days.
(k) The
occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) If
any
Related Party shall: (i) be generally not paying its debts as they become due;
(ii) file a petition in bankruptcy or a petition to take advantage of any
insolvency act or other act for the relief or aid of debtors; (iii) make an
assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (iv) consent to or acquiesce in
the
appointment of a receiver, custodian, liquidator, trustee or other officer
with
similar powers of either its properties or assets; (v) file a petition or answer
seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation,
dissolution or similar relief under the federal bankruptcy laws or any other
applicable law; (vi) be adjudicated insolvent or be liquidated; (vii) admit
in
writing its inability to pay debts as they become due; (viii) voluntarily
suspend transaction of usual business; or (ix) take any action, corporate or
otherwise, for the purpose of any of the foregoing.
(m) Any
of
the following shall occur: (i) entry of a court order that enjoins, restrains
or
in any way prevents any Related Party from conducting all or any material part
of its business affairs in the ordinary course of business or (ii) withdrawal
or
suspension of any license or authority required for the conduct of any material
part of any Related Party’s business.
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(n) Any
Person seeks to challenge the enforceability of any Loan Document.
(o) Any
of
the following cease to be officers and employees of Manchester Seller or
Servicer (as applicable), or the terms of their engagement by, or the scope
of
their involvement in the business or operations of, Manchester, MIA or MIO
(as
applicable) changes in any material respect, unless such cessation or change
is
expressly approved by Lender in writing: (i) with respect to Manchester: Xxxxx
Wororz, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx; and (ii) with respect
to
MIA and MIO: Xxxx Xxxxxxx.
(p) The
occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event, Seller Default or Guarantor
Default.
(q) Any
breach by Manchester, MIA, MIO or the Borrower of their covenants and agreements
under the Post-Closing Agreement.
Section
7.2. ACCELERATION
OF THE INDEBTEDNESS.
Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Sections 7.1(j) and (l)
above, all of the Indebtedness shall thereupon be immediately due and payable,
without demand, presentment, notice of demand or dishonor and nonpayment,
protest, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate, declaration
or
notice of acceleration, or any other notice or declaration of any kind, all
of
which are hereby expressly waived by each Related Party. Upon any such
acceleration, any obligation of Lender to make any additional advances on the
Loans shall be permanently terminated. During the continuance of any other
Event
of Default, the outstanding principal balance together with all accrued but
unpaid interest on the Indebtedness and all other sums due and payable by
Borrower to Lender may, at the option of Lender and without demand, presentment,
notice of demand or dishonor and nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, notice
of intention to accelerate, declaration or notice of acceleration, or any other
notice or declaration of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived
by
each Related Party, be declared, and immediately shall become due and
payable.
Section
7.3. REMEDIES.
If any
Default shall occur and be continuing, Lender may protect and enforce its rights
under the Loan Documents by any appropriate proceedings, including proceedings
for specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in any Loan
Document and the following rights and remedies:
(a) All
of
the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC, as amended, or other
applicable Law.
(b) The
right, to the fullest extent permissible by law, to: (i) enter upon the premises
of any Related Party, or any other place or places where the Collateral is
located and kept, without any obligation to pay rent to any Related Party,
through self-help and without judicial process, without first obtaining a final
judgment or giving any Related Party notice and opportunity for a hearing on
the
validity of Lender’s claim, and remove the Collateral therefrom to the premises
of any Secured Party or any agent of any Secured Party, for such time as Lender
may desire, in order to effectively collect and liquidate the Collateral; and/or
(ii) require any Related Party to assemble the Collateral and make it available
to such Secured Party at a place to be designated by Lender, in Lender’s
reasonable discretion.
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(c) The
right
to sell or otherwise dispose of any or all Collateral in its then condition
at
public or private sale or sales, in lots or in bulk, for cash or on credit,
all
as Lender, in its discretion, may deem advisable; provided that such sales
may
be adjourned from time to time with or without notice. The requirement of
reasonable notice to Related Parties of the time and place of any public sale
of
the Collateral or of the time after which any private sale either by Lender
or
at its option, a broker, or any other intended disposition thereof is to be
made, shall be met if such notice is mailed, postage prepaid, to Related Parties
at the address of Related Parties designated herein at least ten (10) Business
Days before the date of any public sale or at least ten (10) Business Days
before the time after which any private sale or other disposition is to be
made
unless applicable law requires otherwise.
(d) Each
Secured Party shall have the right to conduct such sales on Related Parties’
premises or elsewhere and shall have the right to use Related Parties’ premises
without charge for such sales for such time or times as Lender may see fit.
Each
Secured Party is hereby granted a license or other right to use, without charge,
Related Parties’ labels, copyrights, rights of use of any name, trade secrets,
trade names, trademarks and advertising matter, or any property of a similar
nature, as it pertains to the Collateral, in advertising for sale and selling
any Collateral and Related Parties’ rights under all licenses and all franchise
agreements shall inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent for the benefit
of
Lender.
(e) Each
Secured Party shall have the right to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the
Collateral, or any part thereof, for cash, credit or any combination thereof,
and such Secured Party may purchase all or part of the Collateral at public
or,
if permitted by law, private sale and, in lieu of actual payment of such
purchase price, may set off the amount of such price against the Indebtedness
owing by Borrower to Lender, all in the discretion of Lender. The proceeds
realized from the sale of any Collateral shall be applied first to reasonable
costs and expenses, attorney’s fees, expert witness fees incurred by any Secured
Party for collection and for acquisition, completion, protection, removal,
storage, sale and delivery of the Collateral; second to any unpaid expenses
or
fees payable hereunder to any Secured Party or the Custodian; third to all
payments, other than principal and interest, due under this Agreement; fourth
to
interest due upon any of the Indebtedness; fifth to the principal balance owing
on the Indebtedness; and sixth the remainder, if any, to Borrower, its
successors or assigns, or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive
the
same. If any deficiency shall arise, Borrower shall remain liable to Lender
therefor.
(f) The
right
to appoint or seek appointment of a receiver, custodian or trustee of Borrower
or any of its properties or assets pursuant to court order.
(g) The
right
to cease all advances hereunder.
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(h) All
other
rights and remedies that any Secured Party may have at law or in
equity.
Additionally,
if any Default shall occur and be continuing, each Secured Party may enforce
the
payment of any Indebtedness due it or enforce any other legal or equitable
right
which it may have. All rights, remedies and powers conferred upon Secured
Parties under the Loan Documents shall be deemed cumulative and not exclusive
of
any other rights, remedies or powers available under the Loan Documents or
at
Law or in equity.
Section
7.4. NO
WAIVER.
No
delay, failure or omission of Lender or the Collateral Agent to exercise any
right upon the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default shall impair any
such right or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event
of
Default or an acquiescence therein. Lender may, from time to time, in a writing
waive compliance by the other parties with any of the terms of this Agreement
and its rights and remedies upon any Default or Event of Default, and, Borrower
agrees that no waiver by Lender shall ever be legally effective unless such
waiver shall be acknowledged and agreed to in writing by Lender. No waiver
of
any Default or Event of Default by Lender shall impair any right or remedy
of
Lender not specifically waived. No single, partial or full exercise of any
right
of Lender shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof. No modification
or amendment of or supplement to this Agreement or any other written agreement
between the parties hereto shall be valid or effective (or serve as a basis
of
reliance by way of estoppel) unless the same is in writing and signed by the
party against whom it is sought to be enforced. The acceptance by Lender at
any
time and from time to time of a partial payment or partial performance of any
of
Borrower’s obligations set forth herein shall not be deemed a waiver, reduction,
modification or release from any Default or Event of Default then existing.
No
waiver by Lender of any Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to be a
waiver of any other existing or any subsequent Default or Event of
Default.
Section
7.5. APPLICATION
OF PROCEEDS.
After
an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, all amounts received
by any Secured Party on account of any Indebtedness and realized by any Secured
Party with respect to the Collateral, including any sums which may be held
by
any Secured Party, or the proceeds of any thereof, shall be applied in the
same
manner as proceeds of Collateral as set forth in Section 7.3(e)
hereof.
Section
7.6. APPOINTMENT
OF SECURED PARTIES AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT.
Borrower irrevocably designates, makes, constitutes and appoints each Secured
Party (and all persons reasonably designated by any Secured Party), with full
power of substitution, as Borrower’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact (and not
agent-in-fact) and each Secured Party, or such Secured Party’s agent, may,
without notice to Borrower, and at such time or times thereafter as such Secured
Party or said agent, in its discretion, may determine, in Borrower’s or such
Secured Party’s name, at no duty or obligation on such Secured Party, do the
following:
(a) All
acts
and things necessary to fulfill Borrower’s administrative duties pursuant to
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) Upon
the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, all acts and things necessary
to
fulfill Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents,
except as otherwise set forth herein, at the cost and expense of Borrower;
and
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(c) In
addition to, but not in limitation of the foregoing, at any time or times upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Secured Party shall have the right:
(i) to enter upon Borrower’s premises and to receive and open all mail directed
to Borrower and remove all payments to Borrower on the Receivables; (ii) in
the
name of Borrower, to notify the Post Office authorities to change the address
for the delivery of mail addressed to Borrower to such address as such Secured
Party may designate; (iii) demand, collect, receive for and give renewals,
extensions, discharges and releases of any Receivable; (iv) institute and
prosecute legal and equitable proceedings to realize upon the Receivables;
(v)
settle, compromise, compound or adjust claims in respect of any Receivable
or
any legal proceedings brought in respect thereof; (vi) generally, sell in whole
or in part for cash, credit or property to others or to itself at any public
or
private sale, assign, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal
with
any of the Receivables as fully and completely as though such Secured Party
were
the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, except to the extent limited by
any
applicable Laws and subject to any requirements of notice to Borrower or other
persons under applicable Laws; (vii) take possession and control in any manner
and in any place of any cash or non-cash items of payment or proceeds of
Receivables; (viii) endorse the name of Borrower upon any notes, acceptances,
checks, drafts, money orders, chattel paper or other evidences of payment of
Receivables that may come into the possession of such Secured Party; and (ix)
sign Borrower’s name on any instruments or documents relating to any of the
Collateral, or on drafts against Obligors. The appointment of each Secured
Party
as attorney-in-fact for Borrower is coupled with an interest and is
irrevocable.
ARTICLE
8
EXPENSES
AND INDEMNITIES
Section
8.1. PAYMENT
FOR EXPENSES.
Borrower shall pay (on the date of the initial funding of the Loans, and
thereafter, within thirty (30) days after any invoice or other statement or
notice) all costs and expenses incurred by any Secured Party or any of their
affiliates, including, without limitation, (a) all documentation and diligence
fees and expenses, (b) all search, appraisal, recording, professional and filing
fees and expenses and all other out-of-pocket charges and expenses (including,
without limitation, UCC and judgment and tax lien searches and UCC filings
and
fees for post-closing UCC, judgment and tax lien searches and wire transfer
fees), (c) all audit fees and expenses, and (d) all of Secured Parties’
attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with (i) any effort to enforce,
protect or collect payment of any Indebtedness or to enforce this Agreement,
any
other Loan Document or any related agreement, document or instrument, or effect
collection hereunder or thereunder, (ii) instituting, maintaining, preserving,
enforcing and foreclosing on the Liens of the Collateral Agent for the benefit
of the Lender in any of the Collateral, whether through judicial proceedings
or
otherwise, (v) defending or prosecuting any actions, claims or proceedings
arising out of or relating to the Secured Parties’ transactions with the
Borrower or the Related Parties unless there is a final, non-appealable
judgement by a court which finds the applicable Secured Party to have acted
in
gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection therewith, or (vi) any
modification, restatement, supplement, amendment, waiver or extension of this
Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement, document or
instrument and all of the same may and shall be part of the Indebtedness.
Borrower hereby further agrees to pay all of the Custodian’s fees and expenses
owing under the Custodial Agreement and all of the Collateral Agent’s fees and
expenses pursuant to the Collateral Agent Fee Letter.
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Section
8.2. GENERAL
INDEMNIFICATION.
Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold each Secured Party harmless, on
demand, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, fines, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements (collectively “Claim”
or
“Claims”)
of any
kind or nature whatsoever, which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against any Secured Party, or any of their officers, directors, employees or
agents (including accountants, attorneys or other professionals hired by any
Secured Party) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents
or
any action taken or omitted by any Secured Party, or any of their officers,
directors, employees or agents (including accountants, attorneys or other
professionals) under the Loan Documents, except to the extent such indemnified
matters are finally found by a court to be caused by the applicable Secured
Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
ARTICLE
9
COLLATERAL
AGENT
Section
9.1. APPOINTMENT
AND AUTHORITY.
Lender
hereby irrevocably authorizes Collateral Agent, and Collateral Agent hereby
undertakes, to hold and maintain the Collection Account and receive deposits
therein, and make distributions therefrom in accordance with Section 2.11 and
to
take all other actions and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents
as
are specifically delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof or
thereof, together with all other powers reasonably incidental thereto. The
relationship of Collateral Agent to Lender is only that of one a bank acting
as
Collateral Agent for Lender, and nothing in the Loan Documents shall be
construed to constitute Collateral Agent a trustee or other fiduciary for Lender
or any holder of any participation in the Loans nor to impose on Collateral
Agent duties and obligations other than those expressly provided for in the
Loan
Documents. With respect to any matters not expressly provided for in the Loan
Documents and any matters which the Loan Documents place within the discretion
of Collateral Agent, Collateral Agent shall not be required to exercise any
discretion or take any action, and it may request instructions from Lender
with
respect to any such matter, in which case it shall be required to act or to
refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected and free from liability to
Lender, all Related Parties or any other Person, pending receipt of instructions
or in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of Lender,
provided, however, that Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any
action which exposes it to a risk of personal liability that it considers
unreasonable or which is contrary to the Loan Documents or to applicable
Law.
Section
9.2. EXCULPATION,
COLLATERAL AGENT’S RELIANCE, ETC.
Neither
Collateral Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, attorneys, or
employees shall be liable to Lender, any Related Party or any other Person
for
any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection
with the Loan Documents, including their negligence of any kind, except that
each shall be liable for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as
determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Collateral
Agent
(a) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for Borrower), independent
public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable
for
any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with
the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b) makes no warranty or
representation to Lender and shall not be responsible to Lender for any
statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the
Loan
Documents; (c) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the
performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the
Loan Documents on the part of any Related Party or to inspect the property
(including the books and records) of any Related Party; (d) shall not be
responsible to Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of any Loan Document or any instrument or
document furnished in connection therewith; (e) may rely upon the
representations and warranties of each Related Party or Secured Party in
exercising its powers hereunder; and (f) shall incur no liability to Lender
under or in respect of the Loan Documents by acting upon any notice, consent,
certificate or other instrument or writing (including any facsimile, telegram,
cable or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper
Person or Persons. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing
or
refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document
unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of Lender as it deems
appropriate. Collateral Agent shall not be liable to Lender, any Related Party
or any other Person for special, exemplary, punitive or consequential
damages.
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Section
9.3. INDEMNIFICATION.
Lender
agrees to indemnify Collateral Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower
within ten (10) days after demand) from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, actions, judgments,
suits, settlements, costs, expenses or disbursements (including reasonable
fees
of attorneys, accountants, experts and advisors) of any kind or nature
whatsoever (in this section collectively called “liabilities and costs”) which
to any extent (in whole or in part) may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against Collateral Agent arising out of, resulting from or in any other way
associated with any of the Collateral, the Loan Documents and the transactions
and events (including the enforcement thereof) at any time associated therewith
or contemplated therein (whether arising in contract or in tort and
otherwise).
THE
FOREGOING INDEMNIFICATION SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT SUCH LIABILITIES AND
COSTS
ARE IN ANY WAY OR TO ANY EXTENT OWED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UNDER ANY CLAIM
OR
THEORY OF STRICT LIABILITY, OR ARE CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ANY NEGLIGENT
ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY KIND BY COLLATERAL
AGENT,
provided
only that Lender shall not be obligated under this section to indemnify
Collateral Agent for that portion, if any, of any liabilities and costs which
is
proximately caused by Collateral Agent’s own individual gross negligence or
willful misconduct, as determined in a final non-appealable judgment. Cumulative
of the foregoing, Lender agrees to reimburse Collateral Agent promptly upon
demand any costs and expenses to be paid to Collateral Agent by Borrower under
Section 8.1 to the extent that Collateral Agent is not timely reimbursed for
such expenses by Borrower as provided in such section. As used in this section
the term “Collateral Agent” shall refer not only to the Person designated as
such in this Agreement but also to each director, officer, attorney, employee,
representative and Affiliate of such Person.
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Section
9.4. BENEFIT
OF ARTICLE 9.
The
provisions of this Article are intended solely for the benefit of Lender, and
no
Related Party shall be entitled to rely on any such provision or assert any
such
provision in a claim or defense against Lender. Lender and the Collateral Agent
may waive or amend such provisions as they desire without any notice to or
consent of Borrower or any other Related Party.
Section
9.5. RESIGNATION
AND REMOVAL OF COLLATERAL AGENT.
The
Collateral Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by Lender.
The
Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to
Lender and Borrower. Each such notice shall set forth the date of such
resignation. Upon any such removal or resignation, Lender shall have the right
to appoint a successor Collateral Agent, or may act as the Collateral Agent
itself. A successor must be appointed for any removed or retiring Collateral
Agent, and such Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal shall become effective
only when such successor accepts such appointment. If, within sixty days after
the date of the retiring or removed Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal,
as applicable, no successor Collateral Agent has been appointed and has accepted
such appointment, then the retiring or removed Collateral Agent’s resignation or
removal, as applicable, shall nonetheless be effective as of such date. Upon
the
earlier of the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder
by a
successor Collateral Agent or the effective date of the retiring or removed
Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal, the retiring or removed Collateral
Agent, as applicable, shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. After any retiring or removed
Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder, as applicable, the
provisions of this Article 9 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any
actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Collateral Agent under
the Loan Documents. Upon the removal or resignation of the Collateral Agent,
the
Collateral Agent hereby agrees, at Borrower’s expense, to cooperate with Lender
in transferring to the successor Collateral Agent the Collection Account and
all
amounts therein, all documents, instruments, chattel paper and other items
in
its possession, and all UCC-1 financing statements naming it as secured party
thereunder and hereby further agrees to cause to be promptly and duly taken,
executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further acts, documents and
assurances as may from time to time be necessary or as Lender may from time
to
time reasonably request in order to so transfer to any successor Collateral
Agent any duties and documents, instruments or chattel paper.
Section
9.6. NOTICE
OF DEFAULTS.
Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of
amounts required to be paid to Collateral Agent for the account of Lender or
otherwise, unless Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from
a
Lender or Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and
stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” Collateral Agent will notify
Lender of its receipt of any such notice. Collateral Agent shall take such
action with respect to such Default as may be directed by Lender; provided,
however, that unless and until Collateral Agent has received any such direction,
Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or
refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default as it shall deem
advisable or in the best interest of Lender.
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ARTICLE
10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
10.1. NOTICES.
Except
when telephonic notice is expressly authorized by this Agreement, any notice
or
other communication to any party in connection with this Agreement shall be
in
writing and shall be sent by manual delivery, telegram, facsimile transmission,
overnight courier or United States mail (postage prepaid) addressed to such
party at the address specified on Schedule A hereto, or at such other address
as
such party shall have specified to the other party hereto in writing. All
periods of notice shall be measured from the date of delivery thereof if
manually delivered, from the date of sending thereof if sent by telegram, or
facsimile transmission, from the first Business Day after the date of sending
if
sent by overnight courier, or from four days after the date of mailing if
mailed; provided, that any notice to a Secured Party under Section 2.1 hereof
shall be deemed to have been given only when received by such Secured Party.
The
Borrower hereby authorizes Secured Parties to rely upon the telephone or written
instructions of any person identifying himself or herself as an authorized
officer of the Borrower and upon any signature which such Secured Party believes
to be genuine, and the Borrower shall be bound thereby in the same manner as
if
the Borrower were authorized or such signature were genuine.
Section
10.2. ASSIGNMENTS
AND PARTICIPATIONS.
Lender
may at any time sell, assign, grant participations in, delegate or otherwise
transfer to any other Person (an “Assignee”)
all or
part of the rights and duties of Lender under this Agreement and the other
Loan
Documents pursuant to a written instrument a copy of which has been delivered
to
Collateral Agent. To the extent indicated in any document, instrument or
agreement so selling, assigning, granting participations in, or otherwise
transferring to an Assignee such rights and/or duties, (i) the Assignee shall
acquire all of Lender’s rights under the Agreement and the other Loan documents
and (ii) the Assignee shall be deemed to be the “Lender” under this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents with the authority to exercise such rights in
the
capacity of Lender; provided, however, all such Assignees shall be bound by
the
terms of Article 9, and similar provisions in the other Loan Documents. Related
Parties hereby authorize Lender to disseminate any information it has pertaining
to the Indebtedness, including without limitation, complete and current credit
information on Related Parties and any of their principals to any Assignee
or
prospective Assignee.
Section
10.3. SURVIVAL
OF AGREEMENTS.
All of
the various representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Related
Parties (including without limitation, any agreements to pay costs and expenses
and to indemnify Secured Parties) in the Loan Documents shall survive the
execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the performance under such
Loan
Documents, and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lender shall retain
its
Liens in the Collateral and all of its rights and remedies under the Loan
Documents notwithstanding any termination of financing under this Agreement
until all Indebtedness is fully performed and paid in full in cash. All
indemnity obligations and all other obligations to pay costs and expenses of
the
Related Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall survive
payment of the Indebtedness in full.
Section
10.4. NO
OBLIGATION BEYOND MATURITY.
Each
Related Party agrees and acknowledges that upon the Maturity Date, Lender shall
have no obligation to renew, extend, modify or rearrange the Loans or make
further advances and shall have the right to require all amounts due and owing
under the Loans to be paid in full upon such date.
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Section
10.5. PRIOR
AGREEMENTS SUPERSEDED.
This
Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, constitute the sole and
only
agreement of the parties hereto and supersede any prior understandings or
written or oral agreements between the parties respecting the subject matter
of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. No provision of this Agreement
or
other Loan Document may be modified, waived or terminated except by instrument
in writing executed by Lender and the party against whom a modification, waiver
or termination is sought to be enforced.
Section
10.6. PARTIES
BOUND.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, Lender
and
their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of
the
Borrower, the Collateral Agent, Lender and the successors and permitted assigns
of Borrower, the Collateral Agent and Lender. Borrower shall not assign its
rights or duties hereunder without the written consent of Lender.
Section
10.7. NO
THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY.
This
Agreement is for the sole benefit of Lender, the Collateral Agent and Borrower
and is not for the benefit of any third party.
Section
10.8. EXECUTION
IN COUNTERPARTS.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered
shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section
10.9. SEVERABILITY
OF PROVISIONS.
Any
provision which is determined to be unconscionable, against public policy or
any
provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision
in any other jurisdiction.
Section
10.10. FURTHER
INSTRUMENTS.
Borrower shall from time to time execute and deliver, and shall cause each
of
its subsidiaries to execute and deliver, all such amendments, supplements and
other modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents and all such
financing statements or continuation statements, instruments of further
assurance and any other instruments, and shall take such other actions, as
Lender or the Collateral Agent reasonably requests and deems necessary or
advisable in furtherance of the agreements contained herein.
Section
10.11. COUNTERPARTS.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and either of the parties
hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Any such
counterpart which is delivered to Lender by email, facsimile or other similar
electronic transmission shall be deemed the equivalent of an originally executed
counterpart and shall be fully admissible in any enforcement proceedings
regarding this Agreement.
Section
10.12. GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED A CONTRACT AND INSTRUMENT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING
AGAINST IT WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF NEW YORK AS LENDER MAY ELECT, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY HEREOF, EACH
PARTY HERETO ACCEPTS AND CONSENTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT TO ITS PROPERTY,
GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID
COURTS. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5.1402 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL APPLY TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS
AND
WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO STAY OR TO DISMISS ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BEFORE
SAID COURTS ON THE BASIS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY
WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT, AND AGREES THAT ALL
SUCH
SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL DIRECTED TO IT AT THE ADDRESS
SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED
UPON ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF.
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Section
10.13. CONSENT
TO JURISDICTION.
AT THE
OPTION OF LENDER, THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY
BE
ENFORCED IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OR NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK,
NEW
YORK; AND EACH PARTY HERETO CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY SUCH
COURT AND WAIVES ANY ARGUMENT THAT VENUE IN SUCH FORUMS IS NOT CONVENIENT.
IN
THE EVENT ANY RELATED PARTY COMMENCES ANY ACTION IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION OR
VENUE UNDER ANY TORT OR CONTRACT THEORY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM
THE
RELATIONSHIP CREATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS,
LENDER AT ITS OPTION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE CASE TRANSFERRED TO ONE
OF
THE JURISDICTIONS AND VENUES ABOVE-DESCRIBED, OR IF SUCH TRANSFER CANNOT BE
ACCOMPLISHED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TO HAVE SUCH CASE DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE.
Section
10.14. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH
PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
TO
ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS (a) UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR UNDER ANY OF THE OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR (b) ARISING FROM ANY LENDING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING AMONG
THE
COLLATERAL AGENT AND LENDER, ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE RELATED PARTIES, ON THE
OTHER HAND, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREE THAT ANY SUCH ACTION
OR
PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.
Section
10.15. PLEDGE
BY LENDER.
For the
avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that Lender may at any time pledge the
Indebtedness owed to it or create a security interest in all or any portion
of
its rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in favor of any
Person; provided, however, that (i) no such pledge or grant of security interest
to any Person shall release Lender from its obligations hereunder or under
any
other Loan Document and (ii) the acquisition of title to Lender’s Indebtedness
pursuant to any foreclosure or other exercise of remedies by such Person shall
be subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
in
all respects.
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Section
10.16. COMMITMENT
LETTER. This
Agreement was made pursuant to the terms of that certain Commitment Letter
(the
“Commitment Letter”) dated September 28, 2006 among Lender, Manchester and Palm
Beach Links Capital, L.P, and any amendment, supplement, restatement,
modifications or extension thereof. To the extent this Agreement supersedes
any
terms or provisions of the Commitment Letter, this Agreement shall control.
Any
terms or provisions of the Commitment Letter which are not expressly superseded
by this Agreement shall remain in effect.
Section
10.17. TIME
OF ESSENCE.
Time is
of the essence for the performance of the obligations set forth in this
Agreement and the Loan Documents.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year
first set forth above.
BORROWER:
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MANCHESTER
INDIANA FUNDING, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
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By: | MANCHESTER INDIANA ACCEPTANCE , INC., | |
its Member | ||
By: | ||
Name: |
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Title:
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LENDER: | ||
PALM
BEACH MULTI-STRATEGY FUND, L.P.
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By: | PALM BEACH LINKS CAPITAL, L.P., | |
its
general partner
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By: PBL HOLDINGS, LLC, | ||
its
general partner
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By:
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Managing
Director
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By:
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Managing
Director
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BANK
OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as
Collateral Agent
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By: | ||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title:
Vice President
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EXHIBIT
A
REQUEST
FOR ADVANCE
MANCHESTER
INDIANA FUNDING, LLC
To: |
Palm Beach Multi-Strategy Fund L.P.
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
00000
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Re:
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Loan
and Security Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”), dated as of December 28, 2006, by and among Palm Beach
Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P., Manchester Indiana Funding, LLC and The
Bank of
New York, as Collateral Agent
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Date
of
Request: ______________,
200__
This
Request for Advance is delivered pursuant to Section
4.2
of the
Loan Agreement. All terms defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same
meaning herein, except as expressly stipulated otherwise
herein.
I.
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(i)
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Total
Receivables to be contributed
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related
to Request for Advance:
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$
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(ii)
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Less
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(A)
Unearned finance charges/insurance/fees
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(B)
Net ineligible Receivables
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(C)
Total Eligible Receivables to be contributed related to Request
for
Advance (I(i) minus I(ii)(A) and (B))
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$
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II.
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(i)
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Gross
Availability related to Request for Advance:
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Advance
Rate 80.0% x Total Eligible Receivables (I)(C)
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$
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(ii)
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Request
for Advance
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$
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(iii)
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Loan
amount available
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(A)
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Loan
amount
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$
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30,000,000.00
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(B)
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Current
Outstanding Balance of Indebtedness
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$
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(C)
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Available
(II(iii)(A) minus II(iii)(B))
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$
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Amount
of Advance (least of II(i), II(ii), and II(iii)(C)
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$
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To
induce
Lender to make the Loan requested herein, Borrower hereby represents, warrants,
acknowledges and agrees to and with Lender that:
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a.
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upon
making the requested advance, the aggregate principal balance of
the
outstanding Loan made by Lender shall be equal to or less than the
lesser
of (i) the Amount of Credit Line or (ii) the Availability on Eligible
Receivables;
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b.
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the
representations and warranties made in the Loan Agreement and the
other
Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and
as of
the date hereof, with the same effect as though such representations
and
warranties had been made on and as of the date
hereof;
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c.
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no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
be
caused by the advance requested
hereby;
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d.
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Borrower
has performed and complied with all agreements and conditions required
to
be performed or complied with by it under the Loan
Documents.
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e.
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all
necessary authorizations and approvals contemplated by the Loan Documents
have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect;
and
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f.
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the
proceeds of the requested advance shall be used for the purposes
set forth
in Section 3.11 of the Loan
Agreement.
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g.
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the
officer of Borrower signing this Request for Advance is the duly
elected,
qualified and acting officer of Borrower as indicated below such
officer’s
signature hereto having all necessary authority to act for Borrower
in
making the request herein contained.
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MANCHESTER
INDIANA FUNDING, LLC
By:
Manchester Indiana Acceptance, Inc., its Member
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Name: | ||
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Title: | ||
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EXHIBIT
B
AVAILABILITY
REPORT
B-1
EXHIBIT
C
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
To: |
Palm Beach Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
c/o
Links
Business Capital, LP
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Re:
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Loan
and Security Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”),
dated as of December 28, 2006, by and among Manchester Indiana Funding,
LLC (“Borrower”),
Palm Beach Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P., as Lender, and The Bank of
New York
Trust Company, N.A., or any affiliated successor thereto, as Collateral
Agent
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Reference
is hereby made to the Loan Agreement. Terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Loan Agreement. This
Compliance Certificate (this “Certificate”)
is
being delivered to you pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(iii) of the Loan Agreement.
Borrower hereby represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees to and with Lender
that:
(a) The
representations and warranties of Borrower made in the Loan Agreement and the
other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as
of
the date hereof, with the same effect as though such representations and
warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof;
(b) There
does not exist on the date hereof any condition or event which constitutes
a
Default or Event of Default;
(c) The
officer of Borrower signing this Certificate is the duly elected, qualified
and
acting officer of Borrower as indicated below such officer’s signature
hereto.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate is executed as of ____________,
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MANCHESTER INDIANA FUNDING, LLC | ||
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By: | MANCHESTER INDIANA ACCEPTANCE, INC. | |
its Member | ||
By: | ||
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Name: | ||
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Title: | ||
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SCHEDULE
A TO
This
Schedule A to the Loan and Security Agreement is executed in conjunction
with that certain Loan and Security Agreement (“Loan
Agreement”),
dated
December 28, 2006, by and between Manchester Indiana Funding, LLC, as Borrower,
Palm Beach Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P. as Lender and The Bank of New York Trust
Company, N.A., or any affiliated successor thereto, as Collateral
Agent.
ELIGIBLE
RECEIVABLES TESTS
SECTION
1.1(a)(i)
AGING
PROCEDURES
The
term
“Aging Procedures” shall mean, with respect to a Receivable, such Receivable has
been reported to the Lender in compliance with the following aging
procedures:
No
payment missed or due
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=
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Current
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1
to 30 days past due
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=
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“30
day Account”
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31
to 60 days past due
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=
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“60
day Account”
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61
or more days past due
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=
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“60+
day Account”
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SECTION
1.1(a)(ii) APPROVED
STATES
The
term
“Approved States” shall mean Indiana.
SECTION
1.1(a)(iii)
ELIGIBILITY
TEST
The
term
“Eligibility Test” shall mean satisfaction of the following additional tests to
determine the eligibility of a Receivable for purposes of being an Eligible
Receivable:
1.
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Such
Receivable is not sixty one (61) days or more contractually past
the due
date set forth in the underlying Contract unless the applicable Obligor
is
protected under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003, and
the
contribution of such Receivable will not cause the aggregate principal
balance of all Eligible Receivables which are more than 30 days
contractually past due to exceed five percent (5%) of the aggregate
principal balance of all Eligible
Receivables.
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2.
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The
minimum interest rate on the Consumer Loan Documents underlying such
Receivable is at least 19% per annum with respect to the Initial
Receivables and at least 24% per annum with respect to any other
Eligible
Receivables, in each case payable no less frequently than
monthly.
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3.
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The
Contribution of the Receivable will not cause the weighted average
age (by
unpaid principal balance, based on model year) of all Eligible Receivables
to exceed eight (8) years.
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4.
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The
contribution of the Receivable will not cause the weighted average
mileage
(by unpaid principal balance, at the time of sale) of all Eligible
Receivables to exceed 95,000.
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5.
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The
contribution of the Receivable will not cause the weighted average
down
payment with respect to all Eligible Receivables (by unpaid principal
balance) to be less than 8% of the initial price of the related Financed
Vehicles.
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SECTION
1.1(a)(iv) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF AN ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLE
The
maximum principal balance of an Eligible Receivable (the “Maximum
Amount of an Eligible Receivable”),
for
any date of determination, shall not exceed $15,000, as of such determination
date.
SECTION
1.1(a)(v)
MAXIMUM
TERM OF AN ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLE
The
maximum term of an Eligible Receivable (the “Maximum
Term of an Eligible Receivable”),
for
any date of determination, shall not have more than 59 months remaining until
the due date of such Eligible Receivable, as of such determination
date.
SECTION
1.1(c)
GUARANTORS
1.
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Manchester,
Inc., a Nevada corporation.
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2.
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Manchester
Indiana Operations, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
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3.
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Manchester
Indiana Acceptance, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
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SECTION
1.1(d)
MATURITY
DATE
The
term
“Maturity Date” shall mean December 28, 2009.
SECTION
2.1(a)(i)
MINIMUM
AMOUNT FUNDED UNDER A LOAN
The
minimum amount of any advance funded under the Loan shall not be less than
$200,000.
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SECTION
2.1(a) (ii) AMOUNT
OF CREDIT LINE
Thirty
million dollars ($30,000,000).
SECTION
5.1(b)
ASSUMED
NAMES
(i) Borrower:
[TO
BE
PROVIDED]
(ii) Guarantors:
XX
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx # XX000
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F.S.
English, Inc, dba XX Xxxxxxx
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GNAC,
Inc. dba CarNow Acceptance Company
(CNAC)
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SECTION
5.1(n) BUSINESS
LOCATIONS
All
locations are as follows:
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX
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0000
XX 41 South, Terre Haute, IN
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0000
Xxxx Xx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX
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0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
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0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx XX
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SECTION
5.1(x)
RELATED
PARTY
INFORMATION
Exact
Name of Related Party
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State
of Organization
|
Federal
Tax I.D. No.
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Chief
Executive Officer
|
Prior
Names
|
Charter
No.
|
|||||
Manchester
Indiana Funding, LLC
|
DE
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
None
|
4275138
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||||||
Manchester
Indiana Operations, Inc.
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DE
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00-0000000
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
None
|
4255687
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|||||
Manchester
Indiana Acceptance, Inc.
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DE
|
00-0000000
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
None
|
4255689
|
|||||
NV
|
00-0000000
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
None
|
C21342-2002
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SECTION
10.1. NOTICES
Lender:
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Palm
Beach Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
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c/o
Links Business Capital, LP
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0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
|
||
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
||
Tel:
000.000.0000
|
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Fax:
000.000.0000
|
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With
a copy to:
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Bank
of New York Trust Company, N.A.
|
|
000
X. Xxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 000
|
||
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
||
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
|
||
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
||
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
||
Borrower:
|
Manchester
Indiana Funding, LLC
|
|
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
|
||
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
||
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
||
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Corporate Secretary
|
||
Manchester:
|
||
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
|
||
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
||
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
||
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Corporate Secretary
|
||
Collateral
Agent:
|
Bank
of New York Trust Company, N.A.
|
|
000
X. Xxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 000
|
||
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
||
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
|
||
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
||
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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