NORDSTROM CREDIT, INC., as Seller, and NORDSTROM CREDIT CARD RECEIVABLES II LLC, as Purchaser AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of May 1, 2007
[Exhibit 99.3]
NORDSTROM CREDIT, INC.,
as Seller,
as Seller,
and
NORDSTROM CREDIT CARD RECEIVABLES II LLC,
as Purchaser
as Purchaser
AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 1, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE |
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DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01. |
Definitions | 2 | ||||
Section 1.02. |
Other Definitional Provisions | 4 | ||||
ARTICLE TWO |
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PURCHASE AND CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES |
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Section 2.01. |
Purchase | 5 | ||||
Section 2.02. |
Additional Accounts | 6 | ||||
Section 2.03. |
Delivery of Documents | 8 | ||||
Section 2.04. |
Representations and Warranties as to the Security Interest of the Purchaser in the Receivables | 8 | ||||
ARTICLE THREE |
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CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT |
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Section 3.01. |
Purchase Price | 9 | ||||
Section 3.02. |
Adjustments to Purchase Price | 9 | ||||
Section 3.03. |
Capital Contribution | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE FOUR |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 4.01. |
Representations and Warranties of the Seller | 10 | ||||
Section 4.02. |
Representations and Warranties as to the Agreement and the Receivables | 11 | ||||
Section 4.03. |
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser | 13 | ||||
ARTICLE FIVE |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 5.01. |
Covenants of the Seller | 15 | ||||
Section 5.02. |
Covenants of the Seller with Respect to Receivables Purchase Agreements | 16 |
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ARTICLE SIX |
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REPURCHASE OBLIGATION |
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Section 6.01. |
Reassignment of Ineligible Receivables | 18 | ||||
Section 6.02. |
Reassignment | 18 | ||||
ARTICLE SEVEN |
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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Section 7.01. |
Conditions to the Purchaser's Obligations Regarding Initial Receivables | 19 | ||||
Section 7.02. |
Conditions Precedent to the Seller's Obligations | 19 | ||||
ARTICLE EIGHT |
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TERM AND PURCHASE TERMINATION |
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Section 8.01. |
Term | 21 | ||||
Section 8.02. |
Purchase Termination | 21 | ||||
ARTICLE NINE |
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Section 9.01. |
Amendment | 22 | ||||
Section 9.02. |
GOVERNING LAW | 22 | ||||
Section 9.03. |
Notices | 22 | ||||
Section 9.04. |
Severability of Provisions | 23 | ||||
Section 9.05. |
Merger, Consolidation of, or Assignment of Obligations of Seller | 23 | ||||
Section 9.06. |
Acknowledgement and Agreement of the Seller | 24 | ||||
Section 9.07. |
Further Assurances | 24 | ||||
Section 9.08. |
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | 24 | ||||
Section 9.09. |
Counterparts | 25 | ||||
Section 9.10. |
Third-Party Beneficiaries | 25 | ||||
Section 9.11. |
Merger and Integration | 25 | ||||
Section 9.12. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents | 25 | ||||
Section 9.13. |
Survival of Representations and Warranties | 25 | ||||
Section 9.14. |
Nonpetition Covenant | 25 |
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EXHIBITS |
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Exhibit A — Form of Supplemental Conveyance | A-1 | |||||
SCHEDULES |
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Schedule I — List of Accounts |
SI-1 |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (as amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), is between
Nordstrom Credit, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Seller”), and Nordstrom Credit Card
Receivables II LLC (formerly known as Nordstrom Private Label Receivables LLC), a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Purchaser”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Nordstrom fsb (the “Bank”) and the Seller entered into an Operating Agreement for
Nordstrom Proprietary Accounts and Receivables, dated August 30, 1991, as amended by Amendment No.
1 to Operating Agreement, dated February 1, 1997, Amendment No. 2 to Operating Agreement, dated
October 1, 2001, and by Amendment No. 3 to Operating Agreement, dated May 1, 2007 (collectively,
the “Operating Agreement”), pursuant to which the Seller acquired from the Bank all amounts owing
by obligors in relation to certain private label credit card accounts from time to time (the
“Private Label Receivables”);
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Purchaser entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as
of October 1, 2001 (the “Original Receivables Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Seller
sold Private Label Receivables to the Purchaser from time to time;
WHEREAS, the Seller intends to acquire from the Bank pursuant to the Participation Agreement,
dated as of May 1, 2007, an undivided beneficial interest equal to the Participation Percentage (as
defined herein) in certain existing and future VISA® Receivables (as defined herein)
from time to time (the “Participation” and, together with the Private Label Receivables, the
“Receivables”);
WHEREAS, the Bank will continue to own the private label credit card and VISA®
accounts relating to the Receivables; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Original Receivables Purchase
Agreement to provide for the sale by the Seller and the purchase by the Purchaser, from time to
time of the Receivables.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms and covenants contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings:
“Addition Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Bank” means Nordstrom fsb, a federal savings bank, and its successors.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.
“Closing Date” means May 1, 2007.
“Conveyance” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).
“Conveyance Papers” means this Agreement, each Receivables Purchase Agreement, any
other document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto, including any Supplemental Conveyance, to
which the Seller is a party.
“Credit Adjustment” means, with respect to one or more Receivables previously conveyed
by the Seller to the Purchaser, an amount equal to the aggregate of (i) the reduction in the
principal balance of the related Receivables described in Section 3.02 multiplied by the quotient
(expressed as a percentage) of (ii) the Purchase Price for Principal Receivables payable on the
related Distribution Date divided by the aggregate of the Principal Receivables transferred to the
Purchaser on such Addition Date.
“Document Delivery Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Eligible Account” has the meaning set forth in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement,
except that the word “Seller” shall be substituted for each occurrence of the word “Transferor” and
the word “Purchaser” shall be substituted for each occurrence of the word “Trust”.
“Eligible Receivable” has the meaning set forth in the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement, except that the word “Seller” shall be substituted for each occurrence of the word
“Transferor” and the word “Purchaser” shall be substituted for each occurrence of the word “Trust”.
“Indenture” means the Master Indenture, as supplemented by the related Indenture
Supplement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“Indenture Supplement” means, with respect to any Series, a supplement to the Master
Indenture, executed by the parties thereto and delivered in connection with the original issuance
of the Notes of such Series pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Master Indenture, as the same may be
amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Indenture Trustee” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee under the
Indenture, and its successors in such capacity.
“Initial Cut-Off Date” means the close of business on April 30, 2007.
“Master Indenture” means the Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of May 1,
2007, between the Trust, as Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Monthly Period” has the meaning set forth in the related Indenture Supplement.
“Owner Trustee” means Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee under the Trust Agreement,
and its successors in such capacity.
“Participation Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Participation Percentage” has the meaning set forth in the Participation Agreement.
“Periodic Rate Finance Charges” has the meaning set forth in the Credit Card Agreement
applicable to each Account for finance charges (due to periodic rate) or any similar term.
“Private Label Receivables” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Purchase Price” means, with respect to (i) Receivables transferred to the Purchaser
on the Closing Date, an amount equal $859,306,621.93, and (ii) Receivables transferred to the
Purchaser after the Closing Date, an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate balance of Principal
Receivables in the related Accounts as of the Addition Cut-Off Date or an amount determined by the
Seller and the Transferor to be the fair market value of such Receivables and the related Purchased
Assets.
“Purchased Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“Purchaser” means Nordstrom Credit Card Receivables II LLC, in its capacity as
purchaser of the Receivables under this Agreement, and its successors in such capacity.
“Rating Agency” has the meaning set forth in the related Indenture Supplement.
“Rating Agency Condition” has the meaning set forth in the related Indenture
Supplement.
“Receivables” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Receivables Purchase Agreement” means (i) this Agreement or (ii) any receivables
purchase agreement entered into between the Transferor and an Account Owner, as the same may be
amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Securities” means any one of the Notes (as such term is defined in the Indenture) or
the Certificates (as such term is defined in the Trust Agreement).
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“Seller” means Nordstrom Credit, Inc., in its capacity as seller of the Receivables
under this Agreement, and its successors in such capacity.
“Servicer” means Nordstrom fsb, in its capacity as servicer under the Transfer and
Servicing Agreement, and its successors in such capacity.
“Supplemental Conveyance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Transfer and Servicing Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Transfer and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007, among the Bank, the Purchaser, the Indenture Trustee
and the Trust, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Transferor” means Nordstrom Credit Card Receivables II LLC, in its capacity as
Transferor under the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, and its successors in such capacity.
“Trust” means the Nordstrom Credit Card Master Note Trust II (formerly known as
Nordstrom Private Label Credit Card Master Note Trust), a Delaware statutory trust, and its
successors.
“Trust Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of
May 1, 2007, between the Purchaser, as Transferor, and the Owner Trustee, as amended, supplemented,
restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended from time to time, as in effect in
the applicable jurisdiction.
“VISA® Receivables” means all amounts owing by Obligors in relation to certain VISA®
credit card accounts from time to time.
Section 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions.
(a) Except as otherwise specified herein or as the context may otherwise require, for all
purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Agreement or the
Master Indenture, as the case may be.
(b) For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the
context otherwise requires, (i) terms used herein include, as appropriate, all genders and the
plural as well as the singular, (ii) references to this Agreement include all Exhibits and
Schedules hereto, (iii) references to words such as “herein”, “hereof” and the like shall refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular part, Article or Section within this Agreement,
(iv) references to an Article or Section such as “Article One” or “Section 1.01” and the like shall
refer to the applicable Article or Section of this Agreement, (v) the term “include” and all
variations thereof shall mean “include without limitation”, (vi) the term “or” shall include
“and/or” and (vii) the term “proceeds” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the UCC.
(c) All determinations of the principal or finance charge balance of Receivables, and of any
collections thereof, shall be made in accordance with the Transfer and Servicing Agreement and the
Indenture.
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ARTICLE TWO
PURCHASE AND CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES
Section 2.01. Purchase.
(a) The Seller hereby sells, transfers, assigns, sets over and otherwise conveys to the
Purchaser (collectively, the “Conveyance”), without recourse except as provided herein, all its
right, title and interest in, to and under (i) the Receivables existing at the close of business on
the Initial Cut-Off Date, in the case of Receivables arising in the Initial Accounts, and on each
Addition Cut-Off Date, in the case of Receivables arising in the Additional Accounts, and in each
case thereafter created from time to time until the termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Article Eight, (ii) Collections allocable to the Purchaser as provided herein and all monies due or
to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto (including proceeds of
the reassignment of the Receivables to the Seller pursuant to Sections 6.01(b) and 6.02), (iii) the
rights of the Seller in the Receivables Purchase Agreements, (iv) all money, accounts, general
intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, goods, investment property, deposit accounts,
certificates of deposit, letters of credit and advices of credit consisting of, arising from, or
related to the foregoing, (v) all present and future claims, demands, causes and choses in action
in respect of any or all of the foregoing and (vi) any and all proceeds of the foregoing
(collectively, the “Purchased Assets”).
(b) In connection with the Conveyance, the Seller agrees (i) to record and file, at its own
expense, any financing statements (and continuation statements with respect to such financing
statements when applicable) with respect to the Receivables existing as of the Initial Cut-Off Date
and thereafter created in the Initial Accounts, and existing as of the Addition Cut-Off Date and
thereafter created in the Additional Accounts, meeting the requirements of applicable State law in
such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect the first priority nature of the
Purchaser’s interest in the Receivables and other Purchased Assets, and maintain perfection of, the
Conveyance of such Receivables and other Purchased Assets from the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii)
that such financing statements shall name the Seller, as seller/debtor, and the Purchaser, as
purchaser/secured party, of the Receivables and other Purchased Assets and (iii) to deliver a
file-stamped copy of such financing statements or other evidence of such filings to the Purchaser
as soon as is practicable after filing.
(c) In connection with the Conveyance, the Seller further agrees that it will, at its own
expense, (i) on or prior to (A) the Closing Date, in the case of the Initial Accounts, (B) the
applicable Addition Date, in the case of Additional Accounts, and (C) the applicable Removal Date,
in the case of Removed Accounts, indicate in its computer files that, in the case of the Initial
Accounts or the Additional Accounts, Receivables created in connection with such Accounts have been
conveyed to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement and have been conveyed by the Purchaser
to the Trust pursuant to the Transfer and Servicing Agreement and have been pledged by the Trust to
the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders by indicating in
such computer files the transfer of the Receivables to the Purchaser, or in the case of a Removed
Account related to the Receivables, that such Receivables have been reassigned to the Purchaser and
(ii) on or prior to (A) the Closing Date, in the case of the Initial Accounts, (B) the applicable
Addition Date, in the case of designation of Supplemental
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Accounts and (C) the applicable Removal Date, in the case of Removed Accounts, and (iii) to
deliver to the Purchaser a computer file or microfiche list containing a true and complete list of
all such Accounts specifying for each such Account, as of the Initial Cut-Off Date, in the case of
the Initial Accounts, the applicable Addition Cut-Off Date, in the case of Supplemental Accounts or
the applicable Removal Date, in the case of Removed Accounts, (1) its account number, (2) the
aggregate amount outstanding in such Account and (3) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables
in such Account. Each such computer file or microfiche list, as supplemented from time to time to
reflect Additional Accounts or Removed Accounts, shall be marked as Schedule 1 to this Agreement,
shall be delivered to the Purchaser and is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this
Agreement. The Seller further agrees not to alter the computer code referenced in clause (i) of
this paragraph with respect to any Account during the term of this Agreement unless and until such
Account becomes a Removed Account.
(d) The parties hereto intend that the conveyance of the Seller’s right, title and interest in
and to the Purchased Assets shall constitute an absolute sale, conveying good title free and clear
of any Liens or rights of others (other than the rights of the Bank in the Retained Interest) from
the Seller to the Purchaser. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the arrangements with
respect to the Purchased Assets shall constitute a purchase and sale of such Purchased Assets and
not a loan. In the event, however, that it were to be determined that the transactions evidenced
hereby constitute a loan and not a purchase and sale, it is the intention of the parties hereto
that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law, and that the Seller
shall be deemed to have granted and does hereby grant to the Purchaser a first priority perfected
security interest, in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest, whether owned on the Initial
Cut-Off Date or thereafter acquired, in, to and under the Purchased Assets and all money, accounts,
general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, goods, investment property, deposit
accounts, certificates of deposit, letters of credit and advices of credit consisting of, arising
from or related to the Purchased Assets and all proceeds thereof to secure the obligations of the
Seller hereunder.
Section 2.02. Additional Accounts.
(a) If the Purchaser becomes obligated to designate Supplemental Accounts pursuant to Section
2.09(a)(i) of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, then the Purchaser may, at its option, give the
Seller written notice thereof on or before the tenth Business Day (each, an “Addition Notice Date”)
prior to the Addition Date therefor, and upon receipt of such notice the Seller shall on or before
the Addition Date, designate sufficient Eligible Accounts to be included as Supplemental Accounts
so that after the inclusion thereof the Purchaser will be in compliance with the requirements of
Section 2.09(a)(i) of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement. Additionally, subject to Sections
2.09(b) and (c) of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement and Section 2.02(b) hereof, the Seller may
from time to time designate Eligible Accounts to be included as Supplemental Accounts, upon the
mutual agreement of the Purchaser and the Seller. In either event, the Seller shall have sole
responsibility for selecting such Supplemental Accounts.
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(b) On the Addition Date with respect to any designation by the Seller of Eligible Accounts to
be Supplemental Accounts pursuant to Section 2.02(a), the Purchaser shall purchase the Seller’s
right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables in such Supplemental
Accounts (and such Receivables shall be deemed to be Receivables) and the related Purchased
Assets, subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions on such Addition Date:
(i) all such Supplemental Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts as of the Addition
Cut-Off Date;
(ii) the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser copies of UCC-1 financing
statements covering such Supplemental Accounts, if necessary to perfect the Purchaser’s
interest in the Receivables arising therein and the related Purchased Assets;
(iii) to the extent required of the Purchaser by Section 2.09(c) of the Transfer and
Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall have transferred to the Servicer for deposit in the
Collection Account all Collections with respect to such Supplemental Accounts since the
Addition Cut-Off Date;
(iv) as of each of the Addition Cut-Off Date and the Addition Date, no Insolvency Event
with respect to the Seller shall have occurred nor shall the transfer of the Receivables
arising in the Supplemental Accounts to the Purchaser have been made in contemplation of the
occurrence thereof;
(v) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such
Additional Account;
(vi) the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated
the Addition Date, confirming, to the extent applicable, the items set forth in clauses (i)
through (v) above; and
(vii) the transfer of the Receivables arising in the Supplemental Accounts to the
Purchaser will not result in an Adverse Effect and, in the case of such Supplemental
Accounts, the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated
the related Addition Date, stating that the Seller reasonably believes that the transfer of
the Receivables arising in such Supplemental Accounts to the Purchaser will not have an
Adverse Effect.
(c) In addition to designating Additional Accounts pursuant to Section 2.02(a), the Seller
may, subject to the satisfaction by the Purchaser of the conditions relating to the designation by
the Purchaser of Accounts to the Trust set forth in Section 2.09(a)(iii) of the Transfer and
Servicing Agreement, automatically convey newly originated Eligible Accounts to the Purchaser upon
their establishment.
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Section 2.03. Delivery of Documents. In the case of the designation of Supplemental
Accounts, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser (i) the computer file or microfiche list
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(c) with respect to such Supplemental Accounts on
the date such file or list is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(c) (the “Document
Delivery Date”) and (ii) a duly executed, written assignment (including an acceptance by the
Purchaser), substantially in the form of Exhibit A (the “Supplemental Conveyance”), on the Document
Delivery Date.
Section 2.04. Representations and Warranties as to the Security Interest of the Purchaser
in the Receivables. The Seller makes the following representations and warranties to the
Purchaser. The representations and warranties speak as of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date. Such representations and warranties shall survive the sale,
transfer and assignment of the Receivables to the Transferor and the Trust, the pledge thereof to
the Indenture Trustee and the termination of this Agreement and shall not be waived by any party
hereto unless the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied.
(a) This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the
applicable UCC) in the Receivables in favor of the Purchaser, which security interest is
prior to all other Liens other than the Lien of each of the Indenture and the Trust, and is
enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller.
(b) The Receivables constitute “accounts” or “general intangibles” within the meaning
of the applicable UCC.
(c) The Seller owns and has good and marketable title to the Receivables free and clear
of any Lien of any Person.
(d) The Seller has caused or will have caused, within ten days of the Closing Date, the
filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the
appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in
the Receivables granted to the Purchaser hereunder.
(e) Other than the security interest granted to the Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement, the Seller has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or
otherwise conveyed any of the Receivables. The Seller has not authorized the filing of and
is not aware of any financing statements against the Seller that include a description of
collateral covering the Receivables other than any financing statement relating to the
security interest granted to the Purchaser hereunder or that has been terminated. The
Seller is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against the Seller.
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ARTICLE THREE
CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT
Section 3.01. Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for Receivables relating to (i) the
Initial Accounts as of the Initial Cut-Off Date and the related Purchased Assets conveyed to the
Purchaser under this Agreement shall be payable on the Closing Date and (ii) Additional Accounts
and the related Purchased Assets to be conveyed after the Closing Date to the Purchaser under this
Agreement, shall be payable in cash on the Distribution Date following the Monthly Period in which
such Receivables and the related Purchased Assets are conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser.
Section 3.02. Adjustments to Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted on
each Distribution Date by an amount equal to the Credit Adjustment with respect to any one or more
Receivables previously conveyed to the Purchaser by the Seller which have since been reduced by the
Seller or the Servicer because of a rebate, refund, unauthorized charge or billing error to an
Obligor because such Receivable was created in respect of merchandise which was refused or returned
by an Obligor or due to the occurrence of any other event referred to in Section 3.09 of the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement. In the event that the Credit Adjustment pursuant to this Section
causes the Purchase Price to be a negative number, the Seller agrees that, not later than 1:00
p.m., New York City time, on such Distribution Date, the Seller shall pay or cause to be paid to
the Purchaser an amount equal to the amount by which the Credit Adjustment exceeds the Purchase
Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of the occurrence of any event giving rise to
a Credit Adjustment, the Purchaser is required to deposit funds into the Special Funding Account
pursuant to Section 3.09 of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall pay the
Purchaser an amount equal to such required deposit in immediately available funds on or before the
date the Purchaser is required to make such deposit to the Special Funding Account.
Section 3.03. Capital Contribution. Simultaneously with the closing of the Purchaser
of the sale of the Notes on the Closing Date, the Seller shall make a capital contribution to the
Purchaser of $ in consideration of a membership interest in the Purchaser.
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ARTICLE FOUR
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Seller.
(a) The Seller hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Purchaser as of the
date of this Agreement, as of the Closing Date with respect to the Initial Accounts (and the
Receivables arising therein) and on each Addition Date with respect to the additional accounts (and
the Receivables arising therein), that:
(i) Organization and Good Standing. The Seller is a Colorado corporation
validly existing under the laws thereof, with power and authority to own its properties and
conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently
conducted, and had at all relevant times, and has, power, authority and legal right to
acquire, own and sell the Receivables.
(ii) Due Qualification. The Seller is duly qualified to do business and has
obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction in which the failure to
so qualify or to obtain such licenses and approvals would, in the reasonable judgment of the
Seller, materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations
under this Agreement and the Receivables Purchase Agreement, or the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement or the Receivables.
(iii) Power and Authority. The Seller has the power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to carry out its terms; and the
execution, delivery and performance of the Conveyance Papers and the sale of the Receivables
has been duly authorized by it by all necessary corporate action.
(iv) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of
this Agreement, each Receivables Purchase Agreement, each other Conveyance Paper and the
sale of the Receivables, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
Receivables Purchase Agreements and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof will not
conflict with, result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with
or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, its articles of incorporation
or bylaws, or conflict with or breach any of the material terms or provisions of, or
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, any indenture,
agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it shall be bound; nor
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the
terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than this Agreement); nor
violate any law or, to its knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to it of any
court or of any federal or State regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over it or its properties, which breach,
default, conflict, Lien or violation would have a material adverse effect on the Seller’s
earnings, business affairs or business prospects or the Receivables.
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(v) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or to
the best knowledge of the Seller, threatened against the Seller, before any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having
jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties: (A) asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreements or the other Conveyance Papers, (B) seeking
to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreements or the other Conveyance
Papers, (C) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect
the performance by the Seller of its obligations under this Agreement, the Receivables
Purchase Agreements or the other Conveyance Papers or (D) seeking to affect adversely the
income tax attributes of the Trust under federal or applicable State income or franchise tax
systems.
(vi) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or
other actions of any Person or any Governmental Authority required in connection with the
execution and delivery by the Seller of this Agreement or any of the other Conveyance Papers
and the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other
Conveyance Papers by the Seller have been obtained.
(vii) Insolvency. The Seller is not insolvent and no Insolvency Event with
respect to the Seller has occurred, and the transfer of the Receivables and Purchased Assets
by the Seller to the Purchaser contemplated hereby has not been made in contemplation of
such insolvency or Insolvency Event.
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section shall survive the transfer
and assignment of the Receivables to the Purchaser. Upon discovery by the Seller or the Purchaser
of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such
breach shall give written notice to the other party, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee
within three Business Days following such discovery.
Section 4.02. Representations and Warranties as to the Agreement and the Receivables.
(a) Representations and Warranties. The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the
Purchaser as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with respect to the Initial
Accounts (and the Receivables arising therein), and, with respect to Additional Accounts (and the
Receivables arising therein), as of the related Addition Date that:
(i) Binding Obligation. This Agreement and, in the case of Supplemental
Accounts, the related Supplemental Conveyance, each constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except
as such enforceability may be limited by applicable Debtor Relief Laws or general principles
of equity;
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(ii) List of Accounts. As of the Initial Cut-Off Date, with respect to the
Initial Accounts (and the Receivables arising therein) and as of the related Addition
Cut-Off Date with respect to Additional Accounts (and the Receivables arising therein),
Schedule 1 to this Agreement, as supplemented to such date, is an accurate and complete
listing in all material respects of all the Accounts relating to the Receivables as of
the Initial Cut-Off Date or such Addition Cut-Off Date, as the case may be, and the
information contained therein with respect to the identity of such Accounts and the
Receivables existing thereunder is true and correct in all material respects as of the
Initial Cut-Off Date or such applicable Addition Cut-Off Date, as the case may be;
(iii) No Liens. Each Receivable conveyed to the Purchaser by the Seller has
been conveyed to the Purchaser free and clear of any Lien of any Person claiming through or
under the Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than Liens permitted under Section 5.01(b))
and in compliance with all Requirements of Law applicable to the Seller;
(iv) Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of or
registrations or declarations with any Governmental Authority required to be obtained,
effected or given by the Seller in connection with the conveyance by the Seller of the
Receivables to the Purchaser have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full
force and effect;
(v) Sale. This Agreement or, in the case of Supplemental Accounts, the related
Supplemental Conveyance, upon execution and delivery by the Seller, constitutes an absolute
sale, transfer and assignment to the Purchaser of all right, title and interest of the
Seller in the Receivables and other Purchased Assets conveyed to the Purchaser by the Seller
and the proceeds thereof and Recoveries identified as relating to the Receivables conveyed
to the Purchaser by the Seller or, if this Agreement or, in the case of Supplemental
Accounts, the related Supplemental Conveyance, does not constitute a sale of such property,
it constitutes a grant of a first priority perfected “security interest” (as defined in the
UCC) in such property to the Purchaser, which, in the case of Receivables in Initial
Accounts and the proceeds thereof and Recoveries, is enforceable upon execution and delivery
of this Agreement, or, with respect to then existing Receivables in Additional Accounts, as
of the applicable Addition Date, and which will be enforceable with respect to such
Receivables hereafter and thereafter created and the proceeds thereof upon such creation;
and upon the filing of the financing statements and, in the case of Receivables hereafter
created and the proceeds thereof, upon the creation thereof, the Purchaser shall have a
first priority perfected security or ownership interest in such property and proceeds;
(vi) Accounts. Each Initial Account specified in Schedule 1 with respect to
the Seller is an Eligible Account and, on the applicable Addition Cut-Off Date, each related
Additional Account specified in Schedule 1 with respect to the Seller is an Eligible
Account;
(vii) Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable in the Initial Accounts conveyed
to the Purchaser by the Seller is an Eligible Receivable, and (i) on the applicable Addition
Cut-Off Date, each Receivable conveyed in the related Additional Accounts conveyed to the
Purchaser by the Seller is an Eligible Receivable and (ii) as of the date of the creation of
any new Receivable transferred to the Purchaser by the Seller, such Receivable is an
Eligible Receivable; and
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(viii) Selected Procedures. No selection procedures believed by the Seller to
be materially adverse to the interests of the Noteholders have been used in selecting
Accounts relating to Receivables.
(b) Notice of Breach. The representations and warranties set forth in this Section
shall survive the transfer and assignment of the Receivables to the Purchaser and the transfer and
assignment by the Purchaser of the Receivables to the Trust. Upon discovery by either the Seller
or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this
Section, the party discovering such breach shall give written notice to the other party, the Owner
Trustee and the Indenture Trustee within three Business Days following such discovery; provided
that the failure to give notice within three Business Days does not preclude subsequent notice.
The Seller hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser intends to rely on the representations hereunder
in connection with representations made by the Purchaser to secured parties, assignees or
subsequent transferees including transfers made by the Purchaser to the Trust pursuant to the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement and the pledge by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to
the Indenture and that the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may enforce such representations
directly against the Seller.
Section 4.03. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.
(a) The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Seller as of the
date of this Agreement, as of the Closing Date with respect to the Initial Accounts (and the
Receivables arising therein) and on each Addition Date with respect to the Additional Accounts (and
the Receivables arising therein):
(i) Organization and Good Standing. The Purchaser has been duly formed and is
validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as
such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all
relevant times, and has, power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and purchase the
Receivables.
(ii) Due Qualification. The Purchaser is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign limited liability company in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses
and approvals in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify or to obtain such
licenses and approvals would, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, materially and
adversely affect the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations under, or the validity
or enforceability of, this Agreement.
(iii) Power and Authority. The Purchaser has the power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to carry out its
terms; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other
Conveyance Papers has been duly authorized by the Purchaser by all necessary limited
liability company action.
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(iv) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of
this Agreement and the other Conveyance Papers and of the purchase of the
Receivables and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
other Conveyance Papers and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof does not
conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, nor constitute
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the limited liability
company agreement of the Purchaser, nor conflict with or violate any of the material terms
or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under, any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by
which it shall be bound; nor result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of
its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument
(other than pursuant to this Agreement or the related Supplemental Conveyance); nor violate
any law or any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Purchaser of any court or of any
federal or State regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or its properties, which breach,
default, conflict, Lien or violation would have a material adverse effect on the earnings,
business affairs or business prospects of the Purchaser or on the ability of the Purchaser
to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(v) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or to
the best knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser, before any
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or its properties: (A)
asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any other Conveyance Papers, (B) seeking to
prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Conveyance Papers, (C) seeking any determination
or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Purchaser of its
obligations under this Agreement or the other Conveyance Papers or (D) seeking to affect
adversely the income tax attributes of the Trust under federal or applicable State income or
franchise tax systems.
(vi) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or
other actions of any Person or any Governmental Authority required in connection with the
execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or any of the other Conveyance Papers
and the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other
Conveyance Papers by Purchaser have been obtained, effected or given and are in full force
and effect.
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section shall survive the Conveyance.
Upon discovery by the Purchaser or the Seller of a breach of any of the foregoing representations
and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other
party, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.
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ARTICLE FIVE
COVENANTS
Section 5.01. Covenants of the Seller. The Seller hereby covenants and agrees with
the Purchaser as follows:
(a) Receivables Not to be Evidenced by Promissory Notes. Except in connection
with its enforcement or collection of any Receivable, the Seller will take no action to
cause any Receivable conveyed by it to the Purchaser to be evidenced by any instrument (as
defined in the UCC) and if any Receivable is so evidenced (whether or not in connection with
the enforcement or collection of a Receivable), it shall be deemed to be an Ineligible
Receivable and shall be reassigned to the Seller in accordance with Section 6.01(b).
(b) Security Interests. Except for the conveyances hereunder, the Seller will
not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or
suffer to exist any Lien on, any Receivable conveyed by it to the Purchaser, whether now
existing or hereafter created, or any interest therein, and the Seller shall defend the
right, title and interest of the Purchaser in, to and under the Receivables, whether now
existing or hereafter created, against all claims of third parties claiming through or under
the Seller; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent or be deemed to
prohibit the Seller from suffering to exist upon any of the Receivables transferred by it to
the Purchaser any Liens for municipal or other local taxes if such taxes shall not at the
time be due and payable or if the Seller shall currently be contesting the validity thereof
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and shall have set aside on its books adequate
reserves with respect thereto.
(c) Account Allocations. In the event that the Seller is unable for any reason
to transfer Receivables to the Purchaser in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
(including by reason of the application of the provisions of Section 8.02 or any order of
any Governmental Authority), then the Seller agrees (except as prohibited by any such order)
to allocate and pay to the Purchaser, after the date of such inability, all amounts in the
manner by which the Purchaser will allocate and pay such amounts to the Trust after such
inability by the Purchaser to transfer Receivables to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.11 of
the Transfer and Servicing Agreement.
(d) Delivery of Collections or Recoveries. In the event that the Seller
receives Collections or Recoveries, the Seller agrees to pay to the Purchaser (or to the
Servicer if the Purchaser so directs) all such Collections and Recoveries as soon as
practicable after receipt thereof but in no event later than two Business Days after the
Date of Processing thereof.
(e) Notice of Liens. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser promptly after
becoming aware of any Lien on any Receivable other than the conveyances hereunder, under the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Transfer and Servicing Agreement or the Indenture.
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(f) Continuous Perfection. The Seller shall not change its name, identity or
structure in any manner that might cause any financing or continuation statement filed
pursuant to this Agreement to be seriously misleading unless the Seller shall have delivered
to the Purchaser at least 30 days’ prior written notice thereof and, no later than 30 days
after making such change, shall have taken all action necessary or advisable to amend such
financing statement or continuation statement so that it is not seriously misleading. The
Seller shall not change the jurisdiction under whose laws it is organized, its chief
execution office or change the location of its principal records concerning the Receivables
unless it has delivered to the Purchaser at least 30 days’ prior written notice of its
intention to do so and has taken such action as is necessary or advisable to cause the
interest of the Purchaser in the Receivables and other Purchased Assets to continue to be
perfected with the priority required by this Agreement.
(g) Interchange. With respect to any Distribution Date, on or prior to the
related Determination Date, the Servicer shall notify the Seller of the amount of
Interchange required to be included as Collections of Finance Charge Receivables with
respect to the related Monthly Period. Not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
related Transfer Date, the Seller shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, into the
Collection Account, in immediately available funds, the amount of the Interchange to be so
included as Collections of Finance Charge Receivables with respect to such Monthly Period.
Section 5.02. Covenants of the Seller with Respect to Receivables Purchase Agreements.
The Seller, in its capacity as purchaser of Receivables from the Account Owner pursuant to the
Receivables Purchase Agreements between the Seller and the Account Owner, hereby covenants that it
will at all times enforce the covenants and agreements of the Account Owner in such Receivables
Purchase Agreements, including covenants substantially to the effect set forth below:
(a) Periodic Rate Finance Charges. Except (i) as otherwise required by any
Requirements of Law or (ii) as is deemed by the Account Owner to be necessary in order for
it to maintain its credit card business on a competitive basis based on a good faith
assessment by it of the nature of the competition in the credit card business, it shall not
at any time reduce the annual percentage rate of the Periodic Rate Finance Charges assessed
on the Receivables transferred by it to the Purchaser or other fees charged on any of the
Accounts owned by it if either (A) as a result of any such reduction, such Account Owner’s
reasonable expectation is that such reduction will cause a Pay Out Event or Event of Default
to occur or (B) such reduction is not also applied to all comparable segments of the
VISA®, private label or other retail consumer revolving credit card accounts
owned by such Account Owner which have characteristics the same as, or substantially similar
to, such Accounts.
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(b) Credit Card Agreements and Guidelines. Subject to compliance with all
Requirements of Law and Section 5.02(a), the Account Owner may change the terms and
provisions of the Credit Card Agreements or the Credit Card Guidelines with respect to any
of the Accounts owned by it in any respect (including the calculation of the amount or the
timing of charge-offs and the Periodic Rate Finance Charges and other fees to be
assessed thereon) only if such change is made applicable to all comparable segments of
the VISA®, private label or other retail consumer revolving credit card accounts
owned by such Account Owner which have characteristics the same as, or substantially similar
to, such Accounts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless required by Requirements of Law or
as permitted by Section 5.02(a), no Account Owner will take any action with respect to the
Credit Card Agreements or the Credit Card Guidelines, which, at the time of such action, the
Account Owner reasonably believes will have a material adverse effect on the Noteholders.
The Seller further covenants that it will not enter into any amendments to the Receivables
Purchase Agreements or enter into a new Receivables Purchase Agreement unless the Rating Agency
Condition has been satisfied.
The Purchaser covenants that it will provide the Seller with such information as the Seller
may reasonably request to enable the Seller to determine compliance with the covenants contained in
Section 5.02(b).
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ARTICLE SIX
REPURCHASE OBLIGATION
Section 6.01. Reassignment of Ineligible Receivables.
(a) In the event any representation or warranty under Section 4.02(a)(ii), (iii), (iv), (vi),
(vii) or (viii) is not true and correct in any material respect as of the date specified therein
with respect to any Receivable or the related Account and as a result of such breach the Purchaser
is required to accept reassignment of Ineligible Receivables previously sold by the Seller to the
Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.05(a) of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall
accept reassignment of such Ineligible Receivables on the terms and conditions set forth in Section
6.01(b).
(b) The Seller shall accept reassignment of any Ineligible Receivables previously sold by the
Seller to the Purchaser from the Purchaser on the date on which such reassignment obligation
arises, and shall pay for such reassigned Ineligible Receivables by paying to the Purchaser, not
later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date, an amount equal to the product of (i) 100%
and (ii) the sum of (A) the unpaid balance of such Ineligible Receivables plus (B) accrued and
unpaid finance charges at the annual percentage rate applicable to such Receivables from the last
date billed through the end of the Monthly Period in which such reassignment obligation arises.
Upon reassignment of such Ineligible Receivables, the Purchaser shall automatically and without
further action be deemed to sell, transfer, assign, set-over and otherwise convey to the Seller,
without recourse, representation or warranty, all the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in
and to such Ineligible Receivables, all Recoveries related thereto, all monies and amounts due or
to become due with respect thereto and all proceeds thereof; and such reassigned Ineligible
Receivables shall be treated by the Purchaser as collected in full as of the date on which they
were transferred. The Purchaser shall execute such documents and instruments of transfer or
assignment and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by the Seller to effect the
conveyance of such Ineligible Receivables and other property pursuant to this subsection.
Section 6.02. Reassignment. In the event any representation or warranty set forth in
Section 4.01(a)(i) or (iii) or Section 4.02(a)(i) or (v) is not true and correct in any material
respect and as a result of such breach the Purchaser is required to accept a reassignment of the
Receivables previously sold by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.06 of the Transfer
and Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall be obligated to accept a reassignment of such Receivables
on the terms set forth below.
The Seller shall pay to the Purchaser by depositing in the Collection Account in immediately
available funds, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, two Business Days after which such
reassignment obligation arises, in payment for such reassignment, an amount equal to the amount
specified in Section 2.06 of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement. Upon reassignment of the
Receivables on such Transfer Date, the Purchaser shall automatically and without further action be
deemed to sell, transfer, assign, set-over and otherwise convey to the Seller, without recourse,
representation or warranty, all the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in and to the
Receivables, all Recoveries related thereto and all monies and amounts
due or to become due with respect thereto and all proceeds thereof. The Purchaser shall
execute such documents and instruments of transfer or assignment and take such other actions as
shall reasonably be requested by the Seller to effect the conveyance of such property pursuant to
this Section.
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ARTICLE SEVEN
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 7.01. Conditions to the Purchaser’s Obligations Regarding Initial Receivables.
The obligations of the Purchaser to purchase the Receivables in the Initial Accounts on the
Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) all representations and warranties of the Seller contained in this Agreement shall
be true and correct;
(b) all information concerning the Initial Accounts provided to the Purchaser shall be
true and correct as of the Initial Cut-Off Date in all material respects;
(c) the Seller shall have (i) delivered to the Purchaser a computer file or microfiche
list containing a true and complete list of all Initial Accounts identified by account
number and by the Receivables balance as of the Initial Cut-Off Date and (ii) substantially
performed all other obligations required to be performed by the provisions of this
Agreement;
(d) the Seller shall have recorded and filed, at its expense, any financing statement
with respect to the Receivables (other than Receivables in Additional Accounts) now existing
and hereafter created for the transfer of accounts (as defined in the applicable UCC)
meeting the requirements of applicable law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as would
be necessary to perfect the sale of and security interest in the Receivables from the Seller
to the Purchaser, and shall deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing statements or
other evidence of such filings to the Purchaser;
(e) on or before the Closing Date, (i) the Purchaser and the Owner Trustee shall have
entered into the Trust Agreement, (ii) the Purchaser, the Bank, the Indenture Trustee and
the Trust shall have entered into the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, (iii) the Trust and
the Indenture Trustee shall have entered into the Indenture and (iv) the closing under all
such agreements shall take place simultaneously with the initial closing hereunder; and
(f) all corporate and legal proceedings and all instruments in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to
the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall have received from the Seller copies of all documents
(including records of corporate proceedings) relevant to the transactions herein
contemplated as the Purchaser may reasonably have requested.
Section 7.02. Conditions Precedent to the Seller’s Obligations. The obligations of
the Seller to sell Receivables in the Initial Accounts on the [Closing Date] shall be subject to
the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) all representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement
shall be true and correct with the same effect as though such representations and warranties
had been made on such date;
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(b) payment or provision for payment of the Purchase Price in accordance with the
provision of Section 3.01 shall have been made; and
(c) all corporate and legal proceedings and all instruments in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to
the Seller, and the Seller shall have received from the Purchaser copies of all documents
(including records of corporate proceedings) relevant to the transactions herein
contemplated as the Seller may reasonably have requested.
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ARTICLE EIGHT
TERM AND PURCHASE TERMINATION
Section 8.01. Term. This Agreement shall commence as of the date of execution and
delivery hereof and shall continue until at least the termination of the Trust as provided in
Section 8.01 of the Trust Agreement. Thereafter, this Agreement may be terminated by the mutual
agreement of the parties hereto.
Section 8.02. Purchase Termination. If an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the
Seller, then the Seller shall immediately cease to transfer Principal Receivables to the Purchaser
and shall promptly give notice to the Purchaser, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee of
such Insolvency Event. Notwithstanding any cessation of the transfer to the Purchaser of
additional Principal Receivables, Principal Receivables transferred to the Purchaser prior to the
occurrence of such Insolvency Event and Collections in respect of such Principal Receivables and
Finance Charge Receivables whenever created, accrued in respect of such Principal Receivables,
shall continue to be property of the Purchaser available for transfer by the Purchaser to the Trust
pursuant to the Transfer and Servicing Agreement.
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ARTICLE NINE
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 9.01. Amendment. This Agreement and any other Conveyance Papers and the
rights and obligations of the parties hereunder and thereunder may not be changed orally, but only
by an instrument in writing signed by the Purchaser and/or the Seller, as applicable in accordance
with this Section. This Agreement and any other Conveyance Papers may be amended from time to time
by the Purchaser and/or the Seller, as applicable (i) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to correct or
supplement any provisions herein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions herein or in
any such other Conveyance Papers, (iii) to add any other provisions with respect to matters or
questions arising under this Agreement or any other Conveyance Papers which shall not be
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or any other Conveyance Papers, (iv) to change
or modify the Purchase Price and (v) to change, modify, delete or add any other obligation of the
Seller or the Purchaser; provided, however, that no amendment pursuant to clause (ii), (iii), (iv)
or (v) shall be effective unless the Seller and/or the Purchaser have been notified in writing that
the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied; provided further that the Seller shall have
delivered to the Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated the date of such action, stating that
the Seller reasonably believes that such action will not have an Adverse Effect unless the Owner
Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall consent thereto. Any reconveyance executed in accordance
with the provisions hereof shall not be considered to be an amendment to this Agreement. A copy of
any amendment to this Agreement shall be sent to the Rating Agency.
Section 9.02. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS
(OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
Section 9.03. Notices. Unless otherwise expressly specified or permitted by the terms
hereof, all demands, notices, instruction, directions and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at, mailed by
registered mail, return receipt requested or sent by facsimile transmission to (i) in the case of
the Seller, 00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Legal Department
(facsimile no. (000) 000-0000), (ii) in the case of the Purchaser, 00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Legal Department (facsimile no. (000) 000-0000), (iii) in
the case of the Owner Trustee, Xxxxxx Square North, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration (facsimile no. (000) 000-0000), (iv) in the case
of the Indenture Trustee, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate
Trust Asset-Backed Securities (facsimile no. (000) 000-0000), or (v) as to each party, at such
other address or facsimile number as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each
other party.
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Section 9.04. Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants,
agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement or any other Conveyance Paper shall for any
reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions and terms shall
be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions and terms of this
Agreement or any other Conveyance Paper and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability
of the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms and this Agreement or of any other
Conveyance Paper.
Section 9.05. Merger, Consolidation of, or Assignment of Obligations of Seller.
(a) The Seller shall not consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or convey or
transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person unless:
(i) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Seller is merged or the
Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of Seller
substantially as an entirety shall be, if the Seller is not the surviving entity, an entity
organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State and if the Seller is
not the surviving entity, such entity expressly assumes, by an agreement supplemental
hereto, executed and delivered to the Purchaser and the Indenture Trustee in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser and the Indenture Trustee, the performance of every covenant
and obligation of the Seller hereunder;
(ii) the Seller has delivered to the Purchaser and the Indenture Trustee (A) an
Officer’s Certificate stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and
such supplemental agreement comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent
herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with and (B) an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that such supplemental agreement is a valid and binding obligation
of such surviving entity enforceable against such surviving entity in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from
time to time in effect and except as such enforceability may be limited by general
principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity);
(iii) the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser and Indenture Trustee and each
Rating Agency a Tax Opinion, dated the date of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or
transfer; and
(iv) if the Seller is not the surviving entity, the surviving entity shall file new
UCC-1 financing statements with respect to the interest of the purchaser in the Receivables.
(b) This Section shall not be construed to prohibit or in any way limit the Seller’s ability
to effectuate any consolidation or merger pursuant to which the Seller would be the surviving
entity.
(c) The Seller shall notify each Rating Agency promptly after any consolidation, merger,
conveyance or transfer effected pursuant to this Section;
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(d) The obligations of the Seller hereunder shall not be assignable nor shall any Person
succeed to the obligations of the Seller hereunder except in each case in accordance with (i) the
provisions of the foregoing paragraphs or (ii) conveyances, mergers, consolidations, assumptions,
sales or transfers to other entities (A) for which the Seller delivers an Officer’s Certificate to
the Purchaser and the Indenture Trustee indicating that the Seller reasonably believes that such
action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Purchaser or any
Noteholder, (B) which meet the requirements of clause (ii) of paragraph (a) and (C) for which such
purchaser, transferee, pledgee or entity shall expressly assume, in an agreement supplemental
hereto, executed and delivered to the Purchaser and the Indenture Trustee in writing in form
satisfactory to the Seller and the Indenture Trustee, the performance of every covenant and
obligation of the Seller thereby conveyed.
Section 9.06. Acknowledgement and Agreement of the Seller. By execution below, the
Seller expressly acknowledges and agrees that all of the Purchaser’s right, title, and interest in,
to, and under this Agreement, including all of the Purchaser’s right, title, and interest in and to
the Purchased Assets purchased pursuant to this Agreement, may be assigned by the Purchaser to the
Trust, and a security interest therein may be granted by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee for the
benefit of the beneficiaries of the Trust, including the Noteholders, and the Seller consents to
such assignment and grant. The Seller further agrees that notwithstanding any claim, counterclaim,
right of setoff or defense which it may have against the Purchaser, due to a breach by the
Purchaser of this Agreement or for any other reason, and notwithstanding the bankruptcy of the
Purchaser or any other event whatsoever, the Seller’s sole remedy shall be a claim against the
Purchaser for money damages, and then only to the extent of funds available to the Purchaser, and
in no event shall the Seller assert any claim on or any interest in the Receivables or any proceeds
thereof or take any action which would reduce or delay receipt by the Trust of collections with
respect to the Receivables. Additionally, the Seller agrees that any amounts payable by the Seller
to the Purchaser hereunder which are to be paid by the Purchaser to the Indenture Trustee shall be
paid by the Seller, on behalf of the Purchaser, directly to the Indenture Trustee.
Section 9.07. Further Assurances. The Purchaser and the Seller agree to do and
perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments
required or reasonably requested by the other party and their respective permitted successors and
assigns, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee more fully to effect the purposes of this
Agreement and the other Conveyance Papers, including the execution of any financing statements or
continuation statements relating to the Receivables for filing under the provisions of the UCC of
any applicable jurisdiction.
Section 9.08. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in
exercising, on the part of the Purchaser or the Seller, any right, remedy, power or privilege under
this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies,
powers and privileges provided under this Agreement are cumulative and not exhaustive of any
rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
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Section 9.09. Counterparts. This Agreement and all other Conveyance Papers may be
executed in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 9.10. Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the other Conveyance
Papers will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. The Trust and the Indenture Trustee shall be considered
third-party beneficiaries of the Conveyance Papers. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, no other Person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
Section 9.11. Merger and Integration. Except as specifically stated otherwise herein,
this Agreement and the other Conveyance Papers set forth the entire understanding of the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are
superseded by this Agreement and the other Conveyance Papers. This Agreement and the other
Conveyance Papers may not be modified, amended, waived or supplemented except as provided herein.
Section 9.12. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section
headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof.
Section 9.13. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations,
warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or contained in any Supplemental Conveyance
shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive conveyance of the Receivables
by the Purchaser to the Trust pursuant to the Transfer and Servicing Agreement and the grant of a
security interest therein by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
Section 9.14. Nonpetition Covenant. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Seller shall not, prior to the date
which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement, acquiesce, petition or
otherwise invoke or cause the Purchaser or the Trust to invoke the process of any Governmental
Authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Purchaser or the Trust
under any Debtor Relief Law or appointing a receiver, conservator, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Purchaser or the Trust or any substantial
part of its property or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Purchaser or
the Trust.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Receivables Purchase Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.
NORDSTROM CREDIT, INC., as Seller |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Chairman and CEO | ||||
NORDSTROM CREDIT CARD RECEIVABLES II LLC, as Purchaser |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
Treasurer | ||||
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE
This Supplemental Conveyance No. ___, dated as of , 200_, is between Nordstrom
Credit, Inc., as seller (the “Seller”), and Nordstrom Credit Card Receivables II LLC (formerly
known as Nordstrom Private Label Receivables LLC), as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to the
Receivables Purchase Agreement referred to below.
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Purchaser are parties to an Amended and Restated Receivables
Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (as such agreement may have been amended, supplemented,
restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Seller wishes to designate
Additional Accounts to be included as Accounts and the Seller wishes to convey its right, title and
interest in the Receivables of such Additional Accounts, whether now existing or hereafter created,
to the Purchaser pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as each such term is defined in
the Receivables Purchase Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser is willing to accept such designation and conveyance subject to the
terms and conditions hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Seller and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
“Addition Date” means, with respect to the Additional Accounts designated hereby
___, ___.
“Addition Cut-Off Date” means, with respect to the Additional Accounts designated
hereby, ___, ___.
2. Designation of Additional Accounts. The Seller delivers herewith a computer file
or microfiche list containing a true and complete schedule identifying all such Additional Accounts
(the “Additional Accounts”) and specifying for each such Additional Account, as of the Addition
Cut-Off Date, its account number, the aggregate amount outstanding in such Account and the
aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in such Account. Such computer file, microfiche list or
other documentation shall be as of the date of this Supplemental Conveyance incorporated into and
made part of this Supplemental Conveyance and is marked as Schedule 1 to this Supplemental
Conveyance.
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3. Conveyance of Receivables.
(a) The Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the
Purchaser, without recourse except as provided in the Receivables Purchase
Agreement, all its right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables arising
in such Additional Accounts, existing at the close of business on the Addition Cut-Off Date
and thereafter created until termination of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, all
Collections with respect to such Receivables, all monies due or to become due and all
amounts received or receivable with respect thereto and all proceeds thereof.
(b) In connection with such sale and if necessary, the Seller agrees to record and
file, at its own expense, one or more financing statements (and continuation statements with
respect to such financing statements when applicable) with respect to the Receivables,
existing on the Addition Cut-Off Date and thereafter created, meeting the requirements of
applicable State law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect
the sale and assignment of and the security interest in the Receivables to the Purchaser,
and to deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing statement or other evidence of such
filing to the Purchaser.
(c) In connection with such sale, the Seller further agrees, at its own expense, on or
prior to the date of this Supplemental Conveyance, to indicate in the appropriate computer
files or microfiche list that all Receivables created in connection with the Additional
Accounts designated hereby have been conveyed to the Purchaser pursuant to this Supplemental
Conveyance.
4. Acceptance by the Purchaser. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges its acceptance of
all right, title and interest to the property, existing on the Addition Cut-Off Date and thereafter
created, conveyed to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3(a) and declares that it shall maintain
such right, title and interest. The Purchaser further acknowledges that, prior to or
simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Conveyance, the Seller
delivered to the Purchaser the computer file or microfiche list described in Section 2.
5. Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller hereby represents and
warrants to the Purchaser as of the date of this Supplemental Conveyance and as of the Addition
Date that:
(a) Legal, Valid and Binding Obligation. This Supplemental Conveyance
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the
Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable Debtor Relief Laws or general principles of equity.
(b) Eligibility of Accounts. On the Addition Cut-Off Date, each Additional
Account designated hereby is an Eligible Account.
(c) No Liens. Each Receivable in an Additional Account designated hereby has
been conveyed to the Purchaser free and clear of any Lien and each underlying receivable is
free and clear of all Liens.
(d) Eligibility of Receivables. On the Addition Cut-Off Date, each Receivable
existing in an Additional Account designated hereby is an Eligible Receivable and as of the
date of creation of any Receivable in an Additional Account designated hereby, such
Receivable is an Eligible Receivable.
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(e) Selection Procedures. Each Account has been randomly selected and no
selection procedures believed by the Seller to be adverse to the interests of the Purchaser
or the Noteholders were utilized in selecting the Additional Accounts.
(f) Transfer of Receivables. This Supplemental Conveyance constitutes an
absolute sale, transfer and assignment to the Purchaser of all right, title and interest of
the Seller in the Receivables arising in the Additional Accounts designated hereby existing
on the Addition Cut-Off Date or thereafter created, the Recoveries with respect thereto, all
monies due or to become due and all amounts received with respect thereto and the “proceeds”
(including “proceeds” as defined in Article 9 of the UCC) thereof.
(g) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Supplemental Conveyance,
the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Supplemental Conveyance and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof, will not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the
material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or
both) a material default under, any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust
or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which it or its properties are
bound.
(h) No Violation. The execution and delivery of this Supplemental Conveyance
by the Seller, the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Supplemental
Conveyance and the fulfillment of the terms hereof applicable to the Seller will not
conflict with or violate any Requirements of Law applicable to the Seller.
(i) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations, pending or, to
the best knowledge of the Seller, threatened, against the Seller before any Governmental
Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Supplemental Conveyance, (ii) seeking to
prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Supplemental
Conveyance, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of
the Seller, would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its
obligations under this Supplemental Conveyance or (iv) seeking any determination or ruling
that would materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this
Supplemental Conveyance.
(j) All Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of any
Governmental Authority required to be obtained by the Seller in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Supplemental Conveyance by the Seller and the performance of
the transactions contemplated by this Supplemental Conveyance by the Seller, have been
obtained.
6. Ratification of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Receivables Purchase
Agreement is hereby ratified, and all references to the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”, “this
Agreement” and “herein” shall be deemed from and after the Addition Date to be a reference to the
Receivables Purchase Agreement as supplemented by this Supplemental Conveyance. Except as
expressly amended hereby, all the representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions of
the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall remain unamended and shall continue to be, and shall,
remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and except as expressly
provided herein shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with or
consent to non-compliance with any term or provision of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
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7. Counterparts. This Supplemental Conveyance may be executed in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED
BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS (OTHER
THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Conveyance to be duly
executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the day and the year first
above written.
NORDSTROM CREDIT, INC., | ||||
as Seller | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
NORDSTROM CREDIT CARD RECEIVABLES II LLC, | ||||
as Purchaser | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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Schedule 1 to | ||
Supplemental | ||
Conveyance |
Additional Accounts
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Schedule I
List of Accounts
Delivered to the Transferor on the Closing Date
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