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EXHIBIT 4.26
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ESCROW AND PAYING AGENT AGREEMENT
(Class C-II)
Dated as of March 21, 1997
among
FIRST SECURITY BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Escrow Agent
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
CHASE SECURITIES INC.
and
XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.
as Initial Purchasers
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Pass Through Trustee
for and on behalf of
Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust 1997-1C-II-O
as Pass Through Trustee
and
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
as Paying Agent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. Escrow Agent ................................................. 2
Section 1.01. Appointment of Escrow Agent ............................. 2
Section 1.02. Instruction; Etc. ....................................... 3
Section 1.03. Initial Escrow Amount; Issuance of Escrow Receipts....... 4
Section 1.04. Payments to Receiptholders .............................. 5
Section 1.05. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Escrow Receipt...... 5
Section 1.06. Additional Escrow Amounts ............................... 6
Section 1.07. Resignation or Removal of Escrow Agent .................. 6
Section 1.08. Persons Deemed Owners ................................... 7
Section 1.09. Further Assurances ...................................... 7
SECTION 2. Paying Agent ................................................. 7
Section 2.01. Appointment of Paying Agent ............................. 7
Section 2.02. Establishment of Paying Agent Account ................... 8
Section 2.03. Payments from Paying Agent Account ...................... 8
Section 2.04. Withholding Taxes ....................................... 9
Section 2.05. Resignation or Removal of Paying Agent .................. 10
Section 2.06. Notice of Final Withdrawal .............................. 11
SECTION 3. Payments ..................................................... 11
SECTION 4. Other Actions ................................................ 12
SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties of the Escrow Agent ........... 12
SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties of the Paying Agent ........... 14
SECTION 7. Indemnification .............................................. 15
SECTION 8. Amendment, Etc. .............................................. 15
SECTION 9. Notices ...................................................... 16
SECTION 10. Transfer ..................................................... 17
SECTION 11. Entire Agreement ............................................. 17
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 12. Governing Law ................................................ 17
SECTION 13. Waiver of Jury Trial Right ................................... 18
SECTION 14. Counterparts ................................................. 18
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ESCROW AND PAYING AGENT AGREEMENT (Class C-II) dated as of March 21, 1997
(as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this "Agreement")
among FIRST SECURITY BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as Escrow Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in
such capacity, the "Escrow Agent"); CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION,
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED, CHASE SECURITIES INC. and XXXXXXX, XXXXX &
CO., as Initial Purchasers of the below referred to Certificates (the "Initial
Purchasers" and together with their respective transferees and assigns as
registered owners of the Certificates, the "Investors") under the Certificate
Purchase Agreement referred to below; WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware
banking corporation, not in its individual capacity except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, but solely as trustee (in such capacity, together
with its successors in such capacity, the "Pass Through Trustee") under the
Pass Through Trust Agreement referred to below; and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a
Delaware banking corporation, as paying agent hereunder (in such capacity,
together with its successors in such capacity, the "Paying Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, Continental Airlines, Inc. ("Continental") and the Pass Through
Trustee have entered into a Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of March 21,
1997 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with
the terms thereof, the "Pass Through Trust Agreement") relating to Continental
Airlines Pass Through Trust 1997-1C-II-O (the "Pass Through Trust") pursuant to
which the Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1997-1C-II-O
Certificates referred to therein (the "Certificates") are being issued;
WHEREAS, Continental and the Initial Purchasers have entered into a
Certificate Purchase Agreement dated as of March 12, 1997 (as amended, modified
or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the
"Certificate Purchase Agreement") pursuant to which the Pass Through Trustee
will issue and sell the Certificates to the Initial Purchasers;
WHEREAS, Continental, the Pass Through Trustee, certain other pass through
trustees and certain other persons concurrently herewith are entering into the
Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the "Note Purchase
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Agreement"), pursuant to which the Pass Through Trustee has agreed to acquire
from time to time on or prior to the Delivery Period Termination Date (as
defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) equipment notes (the "Equipment Notes")
issued to finance the acquisition of aircraft by Continental, as lessee or as
owner, utilizing a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Certificates
(the "Net Proceeds");
WHEREAS, the Initial Purchasers and the Pass Through Trustee intend that
the Net Proceeds be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent on behalf of the
Investors, subject to withdrawal upon request by the Pass Through Trustee and
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement for the
purpose of purchasing Equipment Notes, and that pending such withdrawal the Net
Proceeds be deposited on behalf of the Escrow Agent with Credit Suisse First
Boston, a Swiss bank acting through its New York branch, as Depositary (the
"Depositary") under the Deposit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof between
the Depositary and the Escrow Agent relating to the Pass Through Trust (as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof, the "Deposit Agreement") pursuant to which, among other things,
the Depositary will pay interest for distribution to the Investors and
establish accounts from which the Escrow Agent shall make withdrawals upon
request of and proper certification by the Pass Through Trustee;
WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent wishes to appoint the Paying Agent to pay
amounts required to be distributed to the Investors in accordance with this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pass Through Trust Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the obligations contained herein, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Escrow Agent.
Section 1.01. Appointment of Escrow Agent. Each of the Initial
Purchasers, for and on behalf of each of the Investors, hereby irrevocably
appoints, authorizes and directs the Escrow Agent to act as escrow agent and
fiduciary hereunder and under the Deposit Agreement for such specific purposes
and
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with such powers as are specifically delegated to the Escrow Agent by the terms
of this Agreement, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Any and all money received and held by the Escrow Agent under this
Agreement or the Deposit Agreement shall be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement is irrevocable
and the Investors' rights with respect to any monies received and held in
escrow by the Escrow Agent under this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement shall
only be as provided under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
Deposit Agreement. The Escrow Agent (which term as used in this sentence shall
include reference to its affiliates and its own and its affiliates' officers,
directors, employees and agents): (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities
except those expressly set forth in this Agreement; (b) shall not be
responsible to the Pass Through Trustee or the Investors for any recitals,
statements, representations or warranties of any person other then itself
contained in this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement or for the failure by the
Pass Through Trustee, Investors or any other person or entity (other than the
Escrow Agent) to perform any of its obligations hereunder (whether or not the
Escrow Agent shall have any knowledge thereof); and (c) shall not be
responsible for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or
provided for herein or in connection herewith, except for its own willful
misconduct or gross negligence (or simple negligence in connection with the
handling of funds).
Section 1.02. Instruction; Etc. The Initial Purchasers, for and on behalf
of each of the Investors, hereby irrevocably instruct the Escrow Agent, and the
Escrow Agent agrees, (a) to enter into the Deposit Agreement, (b) to appoint
the Paying Agent as provided in this Agreement, (c) upon receipt at any time
and from time to time prior to the Termination Date (as defined below) of a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (a "Withdrawal
Certificate") executed by the Pass Through Trustee, together with an attached
Notice of Purchase Withdrawal in substantially the form of Exhibit A to the
Deposit Agreement duly completed by the Pass Through Trustee (the "Applicable
Notice of Purchase Withdrawal" and the withdrawal to which it relates, a
"Purchase Withdrawal"), immediately to execute the Applicable Notice of
Purchase Withdrawal as Escrow Agent and transmit it to the Depositary by
facsimile transmission in accordance with the Deposit Agreement; provided that,
upon the request of the Pass Through Trustee after such transmission, the
Escrow Agent shall cancel such Applicable Notice of Purchase
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Withdrawal, and (d) if there are any undrawn Deposits (as defined in the
Deposit Agreement) on the "Termination Date", which shall mean the earlier of
(i) July 1, 1998 and (ii) the day on which the Escrow Agent receives notice
from the Pass Through Trustee that the Pass Through Trustee's obligation to
purchase Equipment Notes under the Note Purchase Agreement has terminated, to
give notice to the Depositary (with a copy to the Paying Agent) substantially
in the form of Exhibit B to the Deposit Agreement requesting a withdrawal of
all of the remaining Deposits, together with accrued and unpaid interest on
such Deposits to the date of withdrawal, on the 35th day after the date that
such notice of withdrawal is given to the Depositary (or, if not a Business
Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) (a "Final Withdrawal"), provided that
if the day scheduled for the Final Withdrawal in accordance with the foregoing
is within 10 days before or after a Regular Distribution Date, then the Escrow
Agent shall request that such requested Final Withdrawal be made on such
Regular Distribution Date (the date of such requested withdrawal, the "Final
Withdrawal Date"). If for any reason the Escrow Agent shall have failed to
give the Final Withdrawal Notice to the Depositary on or before July 6, 1998,
and there are unwithdrawn Deposits on such date, the Final Withdrawal Date
shall be deemed to be July 31, 1998.
Section 1.03. Initial Escrow Amount; Issuance of Escrow Receipts. The
Escrow Agent hereby directs the Initial Purchasers to, and the Initial
Purchasers hereby acknowledge that on the date hereof they shall, irrevocably
deliver to the Depositary on behalf of the Escrow Agent, an amount in U.S.
dollars ("Dollars") and immediately available funds equal to $10,000,000.00 for
deposit on behalf of the Escrow Agent with the Depositary in accordance with
Section 2.1 of the Deposit Agreement. The Initial Purchasers hereby instruct
the Escrow Agent, upon receipt of such sum from the Initial Purchasers, to
confirm such receipt by executing and delivering to the Pass Through Trustee an
Escrow Receipt in the form of Exhibit A hereto (an "Escrow Receipt"), (a) to be
affixed by the Pass Through Trustee to each Certificate and (b) to evidence the
same percentage interest (the "Escrow Interest") in the Account Amounts as the
Fractional Undivided Interest in the Pass Through Trust evidenced by the
Certificate to which it is to be affixed. The Escrow Agent shall provide to
the Pass Through Trustee for attachment to each Certificate newly issued under
and in accordance with the Pass Through Trust Agreement an executed Escrow
Receipt as the Pass Through Trustee may from time to time
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request of the Escrow Agent. Each Escrow Receipt shall be registered by the
Escrow Agent in a register (the "Register") maintained by the Escrow Agent in
the same name and same manner as the Certificate to which it is attached and
may not thereafter be detached from such Certificate to which it is to be
affixed prior to the distribution of the Final Withdrawal (the "Final
Distribution"). After the Final Distribution, no Escrow Receipts shall be
issued and the Pass Through Trustee shall request the return to the Escrow
Agent for cancellation of all outstanding Escrow Receipts.
Section 1.04. Payments to Receiptholders. All payments and distributions
made to holders of an Escrow Receipt (collectively "Receiptholders") in respect
of the Escrow Receipt shall be made only from amounts deposited in the Paying
Agent Account ("Account Amounts"). Each Receiptholder, by its acceptance of an
Escrow Receipt, agrees that (a) it will look solely to the Account Amounts for
any payment or distribution due to such Receiptholder pursuant to the terms of
the Escrow Receipt and this Agreement and (b) it will have no recourse to
Continental, the Pass Through Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Escrow Agent,
except as expressly provided herein or in the Pass Through Trust Agreement. No
Receiptholder shall have any right to vote or in any manner otherwise control
the operation and management of the Paying Agent Account or the obligations of
the parties hereto, nor shall anything set forth herein, or contained in the
terms of the Escrow Receipt, be construed so as to constitute the
Receiptholders from time to time as partners or members of an association.
Section 1.05. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Escrow Receipt. If (a)
any mutilated Escrow Receipt is surrendered to the Escrow Agent or the Escrow
Agent receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft
of any Escrow Receipt and (b)Ethere is delivered to the Escrow Agent and the
Pass Through Trustee such security, indemnity or bond, as may be required by
them to hold each of them harmless, then, absent notice to the Escrow Agent or
the Pass Through Trustee that such destroyed, lost or stolen Escrow Receipt has
been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, and provided that the requirements of
Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction are met, the Escrow Agent shall execute, authenticate and deliver,
in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Escrow Receipt, a new Escrow Receipt or Escrow Receipts and of like
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Escrow Interest and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
In connection with the issuance of any new Escrow Receipt under this
Section 1.05, the Escrow Agent may require the payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Pass
Through Trustee and the Escrow Agent) connected therewith.
Any duplicative Escrow Receipt issued pursuant to this Section 1.05 shall
constitute conclusive evidence of the appropriate Escrow Interest in the
Account Amounts, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or
destroyed Escrow Receipt shall be found at any time.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or
payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Escrow Receipts.
Section 1.06. Additional Escrow Amounts. On the date of any Purchase
Withdrawal, the Pass Through Trustee may re-deposit with the Depositary some or
all of the amounts so withdrawn in accordance with Section 2.4 of the Deposit
Agreement.
Section 1.07. Resignation or Removal of Escrow Agent. Subject to the
appointment and acceptance of a successor Escrow Agent as provided below, the
Escrow Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice
thereof to the Investors, but may not otherwise be removed except for cause by
the written consent of the Investors with respect to Investors representing
Escrow Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest in the
Account Amounts (an "Action of Investors"). Upon any such resignation or
removal, the Investors, by an Action of Investors, shall have the right to
appoint a successor Escrow Agent. If no successor Escrow Agent shall have been
so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the
retiring Escrow Agent's giving of notice of resignation or the removal of the
retiring Escrow Agent, then the retiring Escrow Agent may appoint a successor
Escrow Agent, which shall be a bank which has an office in the United States
with a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000. Upon the
acceptance of any appointment as Escrow Agent hereunder by a successor Escrow
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Agent, such successor Escrow Agent shall enter into such documents as the Pass
Through Trustee shall require and shall thereupon succeed to and become vested
with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Escrow
Agent, and the retiring Escrow Agent shall be discharged from its duties and
obligations hereunder. No resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent shall be
effective unless a written confirmation shall have been obtained from each of
Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Rating Group, a division
of XxXxxx-Xxxx Inc., that the replacement of the Escrow Agent with the
successor Escrow Agent will not result in (a) a reduction of the rating for the
Certificates below the then current rating for the Certificates or (b) a
withdrawal or suspension of the rating of the Certificates.
Section 1.08. Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment of a
Certificate for registration of transfer, the Escrow Agent and the Paying Agent
may treat the Person in whose name any Escrow Receipt is registered (as of the
day of determination) as the owner of such Escrow Receipt for the purpose of
receiving distributions pursuant to this Agreement and for all other purposes
whatsoever, and none of the Escrow Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected
by any notice to the contrary.
Section 1.09. Further Assurances. The Escrow Agent agrees to take such
actions, and execute such other documents, as may be reasonably requested by
the Pass Through Trustee in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement
and the performance by the Escrow Agent of its obligations hereunder.
SECTION 2. Paying Agent.
Section 2.01. Appointment of Paying Agent. The Escrow Agent hereby
irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Paying Agent to act as its paying agent
hereunder, for the benefit of the Investors, for such specific purposes and
with such powers as are specifically delegated to the Paying Agent by the terms
of this Agreement, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Any and all money received and held by the Paying Agent under this
Agreement or the Deposit Agreement shall be held in the Paying Agent Account
(as defined below) for the benefit of the Investors. The Paying Agent (which
term as used in this sentence shall include reference to its affiliates and its
own and its affiliates' officers, directors, employees and
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agents): (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly
set forth in this Agreement, and shall not by reason of this Agreement be a
trustee for the Escrow Agent; (b) shall not be responsible to the Escrow Agent
for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties of any person other
then itself contained in this Agreement or for the failure by the Escrow Agent
or any other person or entity (other than the Paying Agent) to perform any of
its obligations hereunder (whether or not the Paying Agent shall have any
knowledge thereof); and (c) shall not be responsible for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it hereunder or provided for herein or in connection
herewith, except for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence (or simple
negligence in connection with the handling of funds).
Section 2.02. Establishment of Paying Agent Account. The Paying Agent
shall establish a deposit account (the "Paying Agent Account") at Wilmington
Trust Company in the name of the Escrow Agent. It is expressly understood by
the parties hereto that the Paying Agent is acting as the paying agent of the
Escrow Agent hereunder and that no amounts on deposit in the Paying Agent
Account constitute part of the Trust Property.
Section 2.03. Payments from Paying Agent Account. The Escrow Agent hereby
irrevocably instructs the Paying Agent, and the Paying Agent agrees to act, as
follows:
(a) on each Interest Payment Date (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) or
as soon thereafter as the Paying Agent has confirmed receipt in the Paying
Agent Account from the Depositary of any amount in respect of accrued interest
on the Deposits, the Paying Agent shall distribute out of the Paying Agent
Account the entire amount deposited therein by the Depositary. There shall be
so distributed to each Receiptholder of record on the 15th day (whether or not
a Business Day) preceding such Interest Payment Date by check mailed to such
Receiptholder, at the address appearing in the Register, such Receiptholder's
pro rata share (based on the Escrow Interest in the Account Amounts held by
such Receiptholder) of the total amount of interest deposited by the Depositary
in the Paying Agent Account on such date, except that, with respect to Escrow
Receipts registered on the Record Date in the name of DTC, such distribution
shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account
designated by DTC.
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(b) upon the confirmation by the Paying Agent of receipt in the Paying
Agent Account from the Depositary of any amount in respect of the Final
Withdrawal, the Paying Agent shall forthwith distribute the entire amount of
the Final Withdrawal deposited therein by the Depositary. There shall be so
distributed to each Receiptholder of record on the 15th day (whether or not a
Business Day) preceding the Final Withdrawal Date by check mailed to such
Receiptholder, at the address appearing in the Register, such Receiptholder's
pro rata share (based on the Escrow Interest in the Account Amounts held by
such Receiptholder) of the total amount in the Paying Agent Account on account
of such Final Withdrawal, except that, with respect to Escrow Receipts
registered on the Record Date in the name of DTC, such distribution shall be
made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated
by DTC.
(c) If any payment of interest or principal in respect of the Final
Withdrawal is not received by the Paying Agent within five days of the
applicable date when due, then it shall be distributed to Receiptholders after
actual receipt by the Paying Agent on the same basis as a Special Payment is
distributed under the Pass Through Trust Agreement.
(d) the Paying Agent shall include with any check mailed pursuant to this
Section any notice required to be distributed under the Pass Through Trust
Agreement that is furnished to the Paying Agent by the Pass Through Trustee.
Section 2.04. Withholding Taxes. The Paying Agent shall exclude and
withhold from each distribution of accrued interest on the Deposits and any
amount in respect of the Final Withdrawal any and all withholding taxes
applicable thereto as required by law. In addition, the Paying Agent shall
remit or cause to be remitted such amounts as would be required by Section 1446
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as if the agreements of the
Initial Purchasers set forth in this Agreement were characterized as a
partnership engaged in a U.S. trade or business for U.S. federal income tax
purposes and shall withhold or cause to be withheld such amounts from amounts
distributable to or for the benefit of Receiptholders or beneficial owners of
interests in Escrow Receipts that are not United States persons within the
meaning of section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
("Non-U.S. Persons"). In this regard, the Paying Agent shall cause the
appropriate withholding agent to withhold with respect to such distributions in
the manner
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contemplated by Section 10.04 of Revenue Procedure 89-31 and Treasury
Regulation 1.1445-8(b)(3)) by filing a notice with the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. substantially in the form of Exhibits C and D on or
before the date 10 days prior to the Record Date. The Paying Agent shall mail
such notice to the National Association of Securities Dealers no later than the
date 15 days prior to the Record Date. Investors that are not United States
Persons agree to furnish a taxpayer identification number ("TIN") to the Paying
Agent and the Paying Agent shall provide such TINs to the appropriate U.S.
withholding agent. The Paying Agent agrees to act as such withholding agent
(except to the extent contemplated above with respect to withholding amounts as
if the agreements of the Initial Purchasers as set forth in this Agreement were
characterized as a business engaged in a U.S. trade or business for U.S.
federal income tax purposes) and, in connection therewith, whenever any present
or future taxes or similar charges are required to be withheld with respect to
any amounts payable in respect of the Deposits or the escrow amounts, to
withhold such amounts and timely pay the same to the appropriate authority in
the name of and on behalf of the Receiptholders, that it will file any
necessary withholding tax returns or statements when due, and that, as promptly
as possible after the payment thereof, it will deliver to each such
Receiptholder appropriate documentation showing the payment thereof, together
with such additional documentary evidence as such Receiptholder may reasonably
request from time to time. The Paying Agent agrees to file any other
information reports as it may be required to file under United States law.
Each Receiptholder or beneficial owner of an interest in an Escrow Receipt that
is a Non-U.S. Person, by its acceptance of an Escrow Receipt or a beneficial
interest therein, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent and
the Paying Agent from and against any improper failure to withhold Taxes from
amounts payable to it or for its benefit other than an improper failure
attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent
or the Paying Agent, as the case may be.
Section 2.05. Resignation or Removal of Paying Agent. Subject to the
appointment and acceptance of a successor Paying Agent as provided below, the
Paying Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice
thereof to the Escrow Agent, but may not otherwise be removed except for cause
by the Escrow Agent. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Escrow Agent
shall have the right to appoint a successor Paying Agent. If no successor
Paying Agent shall have been so appointed and
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shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Paying
Agent's giving of notice of resignation or the removal of the retiring Paying
Agent, then the retiring Paying Agent may appoint a successor Paying Agent,
which shall be a bank which has an office in the United States with a combined
capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any
appointment as Paying Agent hereunder by a successor Paying Agent, such
successor Paying Agent shall enter into such documents as the Escrow Agent
shall require and shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Paying Agent, and the
retiring Paying Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder.
Section 2.06. Notice of Final Withdrawal. Promptly after receipt by the
Paying Agent of notice that the Escrow Agent has requested a Final Withdrawal
or that a Final Withdrawal will be made, the Paying Agent shall cause notice of
the distribution of the Final Withdrawal to be mailed to each of the
Receiptholders at its address as it appears in the Register. Such notice shall
be mailed not less than 20 days prior to the Final Withdrawal Date. Such
notice shall set forth:
(i) the Final Withdrawal Date and the date for determining
Receiptholders of record who shall be entitled to receive distributions
in respect of the Final Withdrawal,
(ii) the amount of the payment in respect of the Final Withdrawal
for each $1,000 face amount Certificate (based on information provided by
the Pass Through Trustee) and the amount thereof constituting unused
Deposits and interest thereon, and
(iii) if the Final Withdrawal Date is the same date as a Regular
Distribution Date, the total amount to be received on such date for each
$1,000 face amount Certificate (based on information provided by the Pass
Through Trustee).
Such mailing may include any notice required to be given to Certificateholders
in connection with such distribution pursuant to the Pass Through Trust
Agreement.
SECTION 3. Payments. If, notwithstanding the instructions in Section 4
of the Deposit Agreement that all amounts payable to the Escrow Agent under the
Deposit Agreement
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be paid by the Depositary directly to the Paying Agent or the Pass Through
Trustee (depending on the circumstances), the Escrow Agent receives any payment
thereunder, then the Escrow Agent shall forthwith pay such amount in Dollars
and in immediately available funds by wire transfer to (a) in the case of a
payment of accrued interest on the Deposits or any Final Withdrawal, directly
to the Paying Agent Account and (b) in the case of any Purchase Withdrawal,
directly to the Pass Through Trustee or its designee as specified and in the
manner provided in the Applicable Notice of Purchase Withdrawal. The Escrow
Agent hereby waives any and all rights of set-off, combination of accounts,
right of retention or similar right (whether arising under applicable law,
contract or otherwise) it may have against amounts payable to the Paying Agent
howsoever arising.
SECTION 4. Other Actions. The Escrow Agent shall take such other actions
under or in respect of the Deposit Agreement (including, without limitation,
the enforcement of the obligations of the Depositary thereunder) as the
Investors, by an Action of Investors, may from time to time request.
SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties of the Escrow Agent. The
Escrow Agent represents and warrants to Continental, the Investors, the Paying
Agent and the Pass Through Trustee as follows:
(i) it is a national banking association duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;
(ii) it has full power, authority and legal right to conduct its
business and operations as currently conducted and to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Deposit Agreement;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of each of this
Agreement and the Deposit Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of it and do not require any
stockholder approval, or approval or consent of any trustee or holder of
any indebtedness or obligations of it, and each such document has been
duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and
binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy,
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insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws or equitable
principles of general application to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(iv) no authorization, consent or approval of or other action by,
and no notice to or filing with, any United States federal or state
governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the execution,
delivery or performance by it of this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement;
(v) neither the execution, delivery or performance by it of this
Agreement or the Deposit Agreement, nor compliance with the terms and
provisions hereof or thereof, conflicts or will conflict with or results
or will result in a breach or violation of any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of, or will require any consent or approval under, any law,
governmental rule or regulation or the charter documents, as amended, or
bylaws, as amended, of it or any similar instrument binding on it or any
order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority
against it or by which it or any of its properties is bound or any
indenture, mortgage or contract or other agreement or instrument to which
it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, or
constitutes or will constitute a default thereunder or results or will
result in the imposition of any lien upon any of its properties; and
(vi) there are no pending or, to its knowledge, threatened actions,
suits, investigations or proceedings (whether or not purportedly on
behalf of it) against or affecting it or any of its property before or by
any court or administrative agency which, if adversely determined, (A)
would adversely affect the ability of it to perform its obligations under
this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement or (B) would call into question
or challenge the validity of this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement or
the enforceability hereof or thereof in accordance with the terms hereof
or thereof, nor is the Escrow Agent in default with respect to any order
of any court, governmental authority, arbitration board or administrative
agency so as to adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement.
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SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties of the Paying Agent. The
Paying Agent represents and warrants to Continental, the Investors, the Escrow
Agent and the Pass Through Trustee as follows:
(i) it is a Delaware banking company duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation;
(ii) it has full power, authority and legal right to conduct its
business and operations as currently conducted and to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of it
and does not require any stockholder approval, or approval or consent of
any trustee or holder of any indebtedness or obligations of it, and such
document has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its
legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance
with the terms hereof except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws
or equitable principles of general application to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(iv) no authorization, consent or approval of or other action by,
and no notice to or filing with, any United States federal or state
governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the execution,
delivery or performance by it of this Agreement;
(v) neither the execution, delivery or performance by it of this
Agreement, nor compliance with the terms and provisions hereof, conflicts
or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach or violation
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or will require any
consent or approval under, any law, governmental rule or regulation or
the charter documents, as amended, or bylaws, as amended, of it or any
similar instrument binding on it or any order, writ, injunction or decree
of any court or governmental authority against it or by which it or any
of
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its properties is bound or any indenture, mortgage or contract or other
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of
its properties is bound, or constitutes or will constitute a default
thereunder or results or will result in the imposition of any lien upon
any of its properties; and
(vi) there are no pending or, to its knowledge, threatened actions,
suits, investigations or proceedings (whether or not purportedly on
behalf of it) against or affecting it or any of its property before or by
any court or administrative agency which, if adversely determined, (A)
would adversely affect the ability of it to perform its obligations under
this Agreement or (B) would call into question or challenge the validity
of this Agreement or the enforceability hereof in accordance with the
terms hereof, nor is the Paying Agent in default with respect to any
order of any court, governmental authority, arbitration board or
administrative agency so as to adversely affect its ability to perform
its obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 7. Indemnification. Except for actions expressly required of the
Escrow Agent or the Paying Agent hereunder, each of the Escrow Agent and the
Paying Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to
act hereunder unless it shall have been indemnified by the party requesting
such action in a manner reasonably satisfactory to it against any and all
liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or
continuing to take any such action. In the event Continental requests any
amendment to any Operative Agreement (as defined in the Note Purchase
Agreement), the Pass Through Trustee agrees to pay all reasonable fees and
expenses (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel) of
the Escrow Agent and the Paying Agent in connection therewith.
SECTION 8. Amendment, Etc. Upon request of the Pass Through Trustee and
approval by an Action of Investors, the Escrow Agent shall enter into an
amendment to this Agreement, so long as such amendment does not adversely
affect the rights or obligations of the Escrow Agent or the Paying Agent,
provided that upon request of the Pass Through Trustee and without any consent
of the Investors, the Escrow Agent shall enter into an amendment to this
Agreement for any of the following purposes:
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(1) to correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement which
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein or to
cure any ambiguity or correct any mistake or to modify any other
provision with respect to matters or questions arising under this
Agreement, provided that any such action shall not materially adversely
affect the interests of the Investors; or
(2) to comply with any requirement of the SEC, applicable law, rules
or regulations of any exchange or quotation system on which the
Certificates are listed, any regulatory body or the Registration Rights
Agreement to effectuate the Exchange Offer; or
(3) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under
this Agreement of a successor Escrow Agent, successor Paying Agent or
successor Pass Through Trustee.
SECTION 9. Notices. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any
notice or other communication under this Agreement shall be in writing
(including by facsimile) and shall be deemed to be given and effective upon
receipt thereof. All notices shall be sent to (a) in the case of the
Investors, as their respective addresses shall appear in the Register, (b)Ein
the case of the Escrow Agent, First Security Bank, National Association, 00
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust
Services (Telecopier: (000) 000-0000), (c)Ein the case of the Pass Through
Trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX
00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration (Telecopier: (000) 000-0000)
or (d) in the case of the Paying Agent, Wilmington Trust Company, 0000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
(Telecopier: (000) 000-0000), in each case with a copy to Continental,
Continental Airlines, Inc., 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000,
Attention: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000) (or at such other address as any such party may specify from
time to time in a written notice to the other parties). On or prior to the
execution of this Agreement, the Pass Through Trustee has delivered to the
Escrow Agent a certificate containing specimen signatures of the
representatives of the Pass Through Trustee who are authorized to give notices
and instructions with respect to this Agreement. The Escrow Agent may
conclusively rely on such certificate until
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the Escrow Agent receives written notice from the Pass Through Trustee to the
contrary.
SECTION 10. Transfer. No party hereto shall be entitled to assign or
otherwise transfer this Agreement (or any interest herein) other than (in the
case of the Escrow Agent) to a successor escrow agent under Section 1.06 hereof
or (in the case of the Paying Agent) to a successor paying agent under Section
2.04 hereof, and any purported assignment in violation thereof shall be void.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and (in the case of the Escrow Agent and the Paying Agent) their
respective permitted assigns. Upon the occurrence of the Transfer (as defined
below) contemplated by the Assignment and Assumption Agreement (as defined
below), the Pass Through Trustee shall (without further act) be deemed to have
transferred all of its right, title and interest in and to this Agreement to
the trustee of the Successor Trust (as defined below) and, thereafter, the
trustee of the Successor Trust shall be deemed to be the "Pass Through Trustee"
hereunder with the rights and obligations of the "Pass Through Trustee"
hereunder and each reference herein to "Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust
1997-1C-II-O" shall be deemed to be a reference to "Continental Airlines Pass
Through Trust 1997-1C-II-S". The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and consent
to the Transfer contemplated by the Assignment and Assumption Agreement. As
used herein, "Transfer" means the transfers of the assets to the Successor
Trust contemplated by the Assignment and Assumption Agreement; "Assignment and
Assumption Agreement" means the Assignment and Assumption Agreement to be
entered into between the Pass Through Trustee and the trustee of the Successor
Trust, substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Pass Through Trust
Agreement; "Successor Trust" means the Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust
1997-1C-II-S.
SECTION 11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth all of the
promises, covenants, agreements, conditions and understandings among the Escrow
Agent, the Paying Agent, the Initial Purchasers and the Pass Through Trustee
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements and undertakings, inducements or conditions, express
or implied, oral or written.
SECTION 12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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SECTION 13. Waiver of Jury Trial Right. EACH OF THE ESCROW AGENT, THE
PAYING AGENT, THE INVESTORS AND THE PASS THROUGH TRUSTEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND
ACCEPTS THAT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
SECTION 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Escrow Agent, the Paying Agent, the Initial
Purchasers and the Pass Through Trustee have caused this Escrow and Paying
Agent Agreement (Class C-II) to be duly executed as of the day and year first
above written.
FIRST SECURITY BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Escrow Agent
By
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
CORPORATION; XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO.
INCORPORATED; CHASE SECURITIES INC.;
and XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO., as Initial
Purchasers
By: CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
CORPORATION
By
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Name:
Title:
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as
Pass Through Trustee for and on behalf of Continental Airlines Pass Through
Trust 1997-1C-II-O
By
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Name:
Title:
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Paying
Agent
By
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES 1997-1C-II ESCROW RECEIPT
No. __
This Escrow Receipt evidences a fractional undivided interest in amounts
("Account Amounts") from time to time deposited into a certain paying agent
account (the "Paying Agent Account") described in the Escrow and Paying Agent
Agreement (Class C-II) dated as of March 21, 1997 (as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, the "Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement") among
First Security Bank, National Association, as Escrow Agent (in such capacity,
together with its successors in such capacity, the "Escrow Agent"), Credit
Suisse First Boston Corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, Chase
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co., as Initial Purchasers, Wilmington
Trust Company, as Pass Through Trustee (in such capacity, together with its
successors in such capacity, the "Pass Through Trustee") and Wilmington Trust
Company, as paying agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in
such capacity, the "Paying Agent"). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement.
This Escrow Receipt is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement. By virtue
of its acceptance hereof the holder of this Escrow Receipt assents and agrees
to be bound by the provisions of the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement and this
Escrow Receipt.
This Escrow Receipt represents a fractional undivided interest in amounts
deposited from time to time in the Paying Agent Account, and grants or
represents no rights, benefits or interests of any kind in respect of any
assets or property other than such amounts. This Escrow Receipt evidences the
same percentage interest in the Account Amounts as the Fractional Undivided
Interest in the Pass Through Trust evidenced by the Certificate to which this
Escrow Receipt is affixed.
All payments and distributions made to Receiptholders in respect of the
Escrow Receipt shall be made only from Account Amounts deposited in the Paying
Agent Account. The holder of this Escrow Receipt, by its acceptance of this
Escrow Receipt, agrees that it will look solely to the Account Amounts for any
payment or distribution due to it pursuant to this Escrow Receipt
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and that it will not have any recourse to Continental, the Pass Through
Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Escrow Agent, except as expressly provided
herein or in the Pass Through Trust Agreement. No Receiptholder of this Escrow
Receipt shall have any right to vote or in any manner otherwise control the
operation and management of the Paying Agent Account, nor shall anything set
forth herein, or contained in the terms of this Escrow Receipt, be construed so
as to constitute the Receiptholders from time to time as partners or members of
an association.
This Escrow Receipt may not be assigned or transferred except in
connection with the assignment or transfer of the Certificate to which this
Escrow Receipt is affixed. After payment to the holder hereof of its Escrow
Interest in the Final Distribution, upon the request of the Pass Through
Trustee, the holder hereof will return this Escrow Receipt to the Pass Through
Trustee.
The Paying Agent may treat the person in whose name the Certificate to
which this Escrow Receipt is attached as the owner hereof for all purposes, and
the Paying Agent shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
THIS ESCROW RECEIPT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Escrow Agent has caused this Escrow Receipt to be
duly executed.
Dated: ______________, 1997
FIRST SECURITY BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION as Escrow Agent
By
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
WITHDRAWAL CERTIFICATE
(Class C-II)
First Security Bank, National Association,
as Escrow Agent
Dear Sirs:
Reference is made to the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement, dated as of
March 21, 1997 (the "Agreement"). We hereby certify to you that the conditions
to the obligations of the undersigned to execute a Participation Agreement
pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement have been satisfied. Pursuant to
Section 1.02(c) of the Agreement, please execute the attached Notice of
Withdrawal and immediately transmit by facsimile to the Depositary, at (212)
325-8319, Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx.
Very truly yours,
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY not in its
individual capacity by solely as
Pass Through Trustee
By
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Name:
Title:
