EXHIBIT 4.3
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AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
between
AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK
and
AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION III LLC
Dated as of April 16, 2004
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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of April 16, 2004, by and
between AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, a Utah industrial loan company
(together with its permitted successors and assigns, "Centurion"), and AMERICAN
EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION III LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, "RFC III").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, RFC III desires to purchase, from time to time, certain
Receivables (hereinafter defined) existing or arising in designated credit or
charge accounts of Centurion;
WHEREAS, Centurion desires to sell and assign, from time to time,
certain Receivables to RFC III upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the Receivables purchased hereunder
will be transferred by RFC III to the Trustee under the terms of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement and that the Trust created under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement will issue beneficial interests in the Trust (each capitalized term as
hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, Centurion agrees that all representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements made by Centurion herein with respect to the Accounts
and the Receivables shall also be for the benefit of the Trust, the Trustee and
the Certificateholders (each capitalized term as hereinafter defined).
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between Centurion and RFC
III as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein or in any
certificate, or document made or delivered pursuant hereto, and not defined
herein or therein, shall have the following meanings:
"Account" shall mean (a) each Initial Account, (b) each Additional
Account (but only from and after the Addition Date with respect thereto), (c)
each Related Account, and (d) each Transferred Account. The term "Account" shall
not include Deleted Accounts and any Account all of the Receivables in which are
reassigned to Centurion pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.02.
"Account Agreement" shall mean, with respect to an Account, the
agreement between Centurion and the Obligor governing the terms and conditions
of such Account, as such agreement may be amended, modified or otherwise changed
from time to time.
"Account Schedule" shall mean a computer file or microfiche list
containing a true and complete list of Accounts, identified by account number,
and setting forth, with respect to each Account other than the Initial Accounts,
the aggregate amount outstanding in such Account (a) on the Distribution Date
immediately succeeding the related Monthly Period (for any Account Schedule
relating to New Accounts) and (b) on the Addition Cut-Off Date (for any Account
Schedule relating to Aggregate Addition Accounts).
"Addition Cut-Off Date" shall mean (a) with respect to New Accounts,
the later of the dates on which such New Accounts are originated or designated,
and (b) with respect to Aggregate Addition Accounts, the date specified as such
in the notice delivered with respect thereto.
"Addition Date" shall mean (a) with respect to New Accounts, the first
Distribution Date following the calendar month in which falls the later of the
dates on which such New Accounts are originated or designated, and (b) with
respect to Aggregate Addition Accounts, the date from and after which such
Aggregate Addition Accounts are included as Accounts pursuant to Subsection
2.02(a)(i).
"Addition Selection Date" shall mean, for each Aggregate Addition
Account, the date specified as such in the notice delivered with respect thereto
pursuant to Subsection 2.02(a).
"Additional Account" shall mean each New Account and each Aggregate
Addition Account.
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other
Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified
Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" shall mean the power to
direct the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the
terms "controlling" and "controlled" shall have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
"Aggregate Addition Account" means each credit or charge account or
line of credit (if, with respect to the line of credit, the full receivable
balance is not due upon receipt of a monthly billing statement (excluding the
billing statement with respect to the final payment of such balance) and the
line of credit contains an indicator as described in Subsection 2.01(c)),
established pursuant to an Account Agreement between Centurion and any Person,
which account or line of credit is designated pursuant to Subsection 2.02(a) to
be included as an Account and is identified on an Account Schedule delivered
pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02.
"Agreement" shall mean this Receivables Purchase Agreement, as the same
may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
"Average Rate" shall have the meaning specified in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday
or (b) any other day on which national banking associations or state banking
institutions in New York, New York, or any other State in which the principal
executive offices of Centurion are located, are authorized or obligated by law,
executive order or governmental decree to be closed.
"Cash Advance Fees" shall mean cash advance transaction fees and cash
advance late fees, if any, as specified in any Account Agreement applicable to
an Account.
"Centurion" shall have the meaning specified in the initial paragraph
of this Agreement.
"Certificateholder" shall have the meaning specified in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
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"Closing Date" shall mean the close of business on April 16, 2004.
"Collection Account" shall have the meaning specified in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
"Collections" shall mean all payments (including Recoveries and
Insurance Proceeds) received in respect of the Receivables, in the form of cash,
checks, wire transfers, electronic transfers, ATM transfers or any other form of
payment.
"Conveyance" shall have the meaning specified in Subsection 2.01(a).
"Credit Guidelines" shall mean the policies and procedures of
Centurion, as such policies and procedures may be amended from time to time, (a)
relating to the operation of its credit or charge business, as the case may be,
which generally are applicable to its portfolio of similar accounts, including
the policies and procedures for determining the creditworthiness of customers
and the extension of credit or charge privileges to customers, and (b) relating
to the maintenance of accounts and collection of related receivables.
"Date of Processing" shall mean, with respect to any transaction or
receipt of Collections, the Business Day after such transaction is first output,
in written form under the Servicer's customary and usual practices, from the
Servicer's computer file of Accounts and accounts comparable to the Accounts
(without regard to the effective date of recordation).
"Debtor Relief Laws" shall mean (a) the United States Bankruptcy Code
and (b) all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy,
moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, suspension
of payments, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets, assignment for the
benefit of creditors and similar debtor relief laws from time to time in effect
in any jurisdiction affecting the rights of creditors generally or the rights of
creditors of banks.
"Defaulted Receivable" shall mean a Principal Receivable which is
charged off as uncollectible in accordance with the Credit Guidelines and the
Servicer's customary and usual servicing procedures for servicing accounts
comparable to the Accounts. A Principal Receivable shall become a Defaulted
Receivable on the Date of Processing on which such Principal Receivable is
recorded as charged-off on the Servicer's computer file of Accounts.
"Deleted Account" shall mean any Removed Account as to which there are
no Receivables arising therein owned by RFC III.
"Determination Date" shall have the meaning specified in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
"Distribution Date" shall have the meaning specified in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
"Eligible Account" shall mean a credit or charge account or line of
credit (if, with respect to the line of credit, the full receivable balance is
not due upon receipt of a monthly billing statement (excluding the billing
statement with respect to the final payment of such balance) and the line of
credit contains an indicator as described in Subsection 2.01(c)), owned by
Centurion which (i) in the case of the Initial Accounts, as of the selection
date related to its date of designation as an "Account" under the Original
Pooling Agreement or (ii) in the case of the Additional Accounts, as of the
applicable Addition Selection Date, in each case, meets the following
requirements:
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(a) is a credit or charge account or line of credit (if, with respect
to the line of credit, the full receivable balance is not due upon receipt of a
monthly billing statement (excluding the billing statement with respect to the
final payment of such balance) and the line of credit contains an indicator that
it has been sold as described in Subsection 2.01(c)) in existence and maintained
by Centurion;
(b) is payable in United States dollars;
(c) has an Obligor who is not confirmed by Centurion in its computer
files as being involved in a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding;
(d) has an Obligor who has provided, as his or her most recent billing
address, an address located in the United States or its territories or
possessions or Canada or a United States military address; provided, however,
that, with the consent of RFC III, as of any date of determination, up to 3% of
the Accounts (calculated by number of Accounts) may have Obligors who have
provided, as their billing addresses, addresses located outside of such
jurisdictions;
(e) if such account is a credit card or charge card account, has not
been identified as an account with respect to which a related card has been lost
or stolen;
(f) has not been sold or pledged to any other party;
(g) does not have any receivables that have been sold or pledged by
Centurion to any other party (except pursuant to the Original Pooling
Agreement); and
(h) does not have any receivables that are Defaulted Receivables or
that have been identified by Centurion as having been incurred as a result of
the fraudulent use of a related credit or charge card.
Notwithstanding the above requirements, Eligible Accounts may include accounts
(I) the receivables of which have been written off or (II) with respect to which
Centurion has confirmed the related Obligor is bankrupt, in each case as of the
selection dates related to their date of designation as an "Account" under the
Original Pooling Agreement with respect to Initial Accounts and as of the
related Addition Selection Date with respect to Additional Accounts; provided,
however, that (1) the balance of all receivables included in such accounts is
reflected on the books and records of Centurion (and is treated for purposes of
this Agreement) as "zero," (b) borrowing and charging privileges with respect to
all such accounts have been canceled in accordance with the Credit Guidelines
applicable thereto and will not be reinstated, and (c) any recoveries, insurance
proceeds or other amounts realized on such accounts are retained by Centurion.
"Eligible Receivable" shall mean each Receivable:
(a) which has arisen in an Eligible Account;
(b) which was created in compliance in all material respects with all
Requirements of Law applicable to Centurion and pursuant to an Account Agreement
that complies in all material respects with all Requirements of Law applicable
to Centurion, in either case, the failure to comply with which would have a
material adverse effect on RFC III;
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(c) with respect to which all material consents, licenses, approvals or
authorizations of, or registrations or declarations with, any Governmental
Authority required to be obtained, effected or given in connection with the
creation of such Receivable or the execution, delivery and performance by
Centurion of the Account Agreement pursuant to which such Receivable was
created, have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and
effect;
(d) as to which, at the time of the sale of such Receivable to RFC III,
Centurion has good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens
(other than any Lien for municipal or other local taxes of Centurion if such
taxes are not then due and payable or if Centurion is then contesting the
validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and has set aside on
its books adequate reserves with respect thereto);
(e) which has been the subject of a valid sale and assignment from
Centurion to RFC III of all Centurion's right, title and interest therein
(including any proceeds thereof);
(f) which is the legal, valid and binding payment obligation of the
Obligor thereon, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable Debtor Relief Laws
and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity
(whether considered in a suit at law or in equity);
(g) which, at the time of the sale of such Receivable to RFC III, has
not been waived or modified except as permitted in accordance with the Credit
Guidelines and which waiver or modification is reflected in Centurion's computer
file of accounts;
(h) which, at the time of the sale of such Receivable to RFC III, is
not subject to any right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or any other
defense (including defenses arising out of violations of usury laws) of the
Obligor, other than defenses arising out of applicable Debtor Relief Laws;
(i) as to which, at the time of the sale of such Receivable to RFC III,
Centurion has satisfied all its obligations required to be satisfied by such
time;
(j) as to which, at the time of the sale of such Receivable to RFC III,
Centurion has not taken any action which would impair, or omitted to take any
action the omission of which would impair, the rights of RFC III therein; and
(k) which constitutes either an "account" or a "general intangible"
under and as defined in Article 9 of the UCC as then in effect in any state
where the filing of a financing statement is then required to perfect RFC III's
interest in such Receivable and the proceeds thereof.
"Finance Charge Receivables" shall mean Receivables created in respect
of Periodic Rate Finance Charges, Cash Advance Fees, annual membership fees and
annual service charges, Late Fees, Overlimit Fees, and all other incidental and
miscellaneous fees and charges.
"Governmental Authority" shall mean the United States of America, any
state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government.
"Group" shall have the meaning specified in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
"Initial Account" shall mean each credit or charge account or line of
credit (if, with respect to the line of credit, the full receivable balance is
not due upon receipt of a monthly billing statement (excluding the billing
statement with respect to the final payment of such balance) and the line of
credit contains an indicator as described in Subsection 2.01(c)) established
pursuant to an Account Agreement between Centurion and any Person, which account
or line of credit is identified in the Account Schedule delivered to RFC III by
Centurion on the Closing Date.
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"Initial Cut-Off Date" shall mean the close of business on April 16,
2004.
"Insolvency Event" shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.02.
"Insurance Proceeds" shall mean any amounts received pursuant to the
payment of benefits under any credit life insurance policies, credit disability
insurance policies or unemployment insurance policies covering any Obligor with
respect to Receivables under such Obligor's Account.
"Issuer Rate Fees" shall mean all issuer rate fees payable to Centurion
in connection with cardholder charges for goods or services with respect to the
Receivables, the amount of which shall be calculated as provided in Subsection
5.01(f).
"Late Fees" shall have the meaning specified in the Account Agreement
applicable to each Account for late fees or similar terms.
"Lien" shall mean any security interest, mortgage, deed of trust,
pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, equity interest,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, participation interest,
priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or
nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect
as any of the foregoing; provided, however, that the lien created in favor of
the Trustee under the Original Pooling Agreement shall not be deemed to
constitute a Lien.
"Monthly Period" shall mean, with respect to each Distribution Date,
the period (a) from and including the second day following the last day of the
seventh billing cycle applicable to the Accounts ending during the second
preceding calendar month and (b) to and including the day following the last day
of the seventh billing cycle applicable to the Accounts ending in the calendar
month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date
shall occur.
"New Account" shall mean each credit or charge account or line of
credit (if, with respect to the line of credit, the full receivable balance is
not due upon receipt of a monthly billing statement (excluding the billing
statement with respect to the final payment of such balance) and the line of
credit contains an indicator as described in Subsection 2.01(c)) established
pursuant to an Account Agreement between Centurion and any Person, which account
or line of credit is designated pursuant to Subsection 2.02(b) to be included as
an Account and is identified on an Account Schedule delivered pursuant to
Sections 2.01 and 2.02.
"Obligor" shall mean, with respect to any Account, the Person or
Persons obligated to make payments with respect to such Account, including any
guarantor thereof but excluding any merchant.
"Officer's Certificate" shall mean a certificate delivered to RFC III
signed by any Vice President or more senior officer of Centurion.
"Original Pooling Agreement" shall have the meaning specified in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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"Overlimit Fees" shall have the meaning specified in the Account
Agreement applicable to each Account for overlimit fees or similar terms if such
fees are provided for with respect to such Account.
"Pay-Out Event" shall have the meaning specified in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
"Periodic Rate Finance Charges" shall have the meaning specified in the
Account Agreement applicable to each Account for finance charges (due to
periodic rate) or any similar term.
"Person" shall mean any person or entity, including any individual,
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited liability
partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority, or other
entity of any nature.
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement" shall mean the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1996, as amended and restated as of April 16,
2004, among American Express Receivables Financing Corporation II, RFC III and
American Express Receivables Financing Corporation IV LLC, as Transferors,
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., as Servicer, and The
Bank of New York, as Trustee, as amended and supplemented from time to time.
"Portfolio Yield" shall have the meaning specified in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
"Principal Receivables" shall mean all Receivables other than Finance
Charge Receivables. In calculating the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables
on any day, the amount of Principal Receivables shall be reduced by the
aggregate amount of credit balances in the Accounts on such day.
"Proceeding" shall mean any suit in equity, action at law or other
judicial or administrative proceeding.
"Purchase Price" shall have the meaning specified in Subsection
3.01(a).
"Purchase Price Adjustment" shall have the meaning specified in Section
3.02.
"Purchase Price Payment Date" shall have the meaning specified in
Subsection 3.01(a).
"Purchased Assets" shall have the meaning specified in Subsection
2.01(a).
"Rating Agency" shall mean the nationally-recognized statistical rating
agency or agencies, if any, selected by RFC III and the other Transferors to
rate any securities issued by the Trust.
"Receivables" shall mean all amounts shown on Centurion's records as
amounts payable by Obligors on any Account from time to time, including amounts
payable for Principal Receivables and Finance Charge Receivables.
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"Recoveries" shall mean all amounts received with respect to
Receivables which have previously been charged-off.
"Reinvestment Event" shall have the meaning specified in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
"Related Account" shall mean an Account with respect to which a new
account number has been issued by Centurion (a)(i) resulting from a lost or
stolen credit or charge card relating to such Account (if such Account is a
credit or charge card account) or (ii) under circumstances not requiring the
standard application and credit evaluation procedures under the Credit
Guidelines applicable to such Account, and (b) that can be traced or identified
by reference to or by way of the Account Schedule and the computer or other
records of Centurion.
"Removed Account" shall mean any Account as to which Centurion has
received notice from the Servicer that such Account is a "Removed Account" as
defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
"Requirements of Law" shall mean any law, treaty, rule or regulation,
or determination of an arbitrator or Governmental Authority, whether federal,
state or local (including, without limitation, usury laws, the Federal Truth in
Lending Act and Regulation B and Regulation Z of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System), and, when used with respect to any Person, the
certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing
documents of such Person.
"RFC III" shall have the meaning specified in the initial paragraph of
this Agreement.
"Servicer" shall mean the entity acting as Servicer under the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
"Stop Date" shall have the meaning specified in Subsection 2.03(a).
"Supplemental Conveyance" shall have the meaning specified in
Subsection 2.02(b)(v).
"Transfer Date" shall have the meaning specified in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
"Transfer Restriction Event" shall mean that Centurion is unable for
any reason to transfer Receivables to RFC III in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement, including by reason of the application of the provisions in
Section 8.02 or any order of any Governmental Authority.
"Transferors" shall mean the entities acting as Transferors under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
"Transferred Account" shall mean each credit or charge account or line
of credit (if, with respect to the line of credit, the full receivable balance
is not due upon receipt of a monthly billing statement (excluding the billing
statement with respect to the final payment of such balance) and the line of
credit contains an indicator as described in Subsection 2.01(c)) into which an
Account shall be transferred provided that (a) such transfer was made in
accordance with the Credit Guidelines and (b) such account or line of credit can
be traced or identified by reference to or by way of the Account Schedule and
the computer or other records of Centurion.
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"Trust" shall mean the American Express Credit Account Master Trust,
heretofore created and continued by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
"Trustee" shall mean the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
"UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the
applicable jurisdiction.
Section 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions.
The words "hereof," "herein," "hereunder" and words of similar
import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and Section, Subsection,
Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to
Sections, Subsections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified.
[END OF ARTICLE I]
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES
Section 2.01. Purchase.
(a) In consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price as provided
herein, Centurion does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise
convey to RFC III (collectively, the "Conveyance"), without recourse except as
provided herein, all of its right, title and interest, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Receivables existing at the close of
business on the Initial Cut-Off Date, in the case of Receivables arising in the
Initial Accounts (including Related Accounts and Transferred Accounts with
respect to such Initial Accounts), and at the close of business on the related
Addition Cut-Off Date, in the case of Receivables arising in the Additional
Accounts (including Related Accounts and Transferred Accounts with respect to
such Additional Accounts), and in each case thereafter created from time to time
in such Accounts, all Insurance Proceeds, Issuer Rate Fees and Recoveries
allocable to such Receivables, all monies due or to become due and all amounts
received or receivable with respect thereto, all Collections with respect
thereto, and all proceeds (including "proceeds" as defined in the UCC) thereof
(collectively, the "Purchased Assets"). The Receivables existing in the Initial
Accounts at the close of business on the Initial Cut-Off Date and thereafter
arising in the Initial Accounts on or prior to the Closing Date, and the related
Purchased Assets, shall be sold by Centurion and purchased by RFC III on the
Closing Date. Receivables arising after the Closing Date in the Initial Accounts
and the related Purchased Assets shall be sold by Centurion and purchased by RFC
III on the date such Receivables arise. The Receivables existing in Additional
Accounts at the close of business on the related Addition Cut-Off Date and
thereafter arising in such Additional Accounts on or prior to the related
Addition Date, and the related Purchased Assets, shall be sold by Centurion and
purchased by RFC III on the related Addition Date. Receivables arising after
such Addition Date in such Additional Accounts and the related Purchased Assets
shall be sold by Centurion and purchased by RFC III on the date such Receivables
arise.
(b) Centurion shall (i) record and file, at its own expense, any
financing statements (and amendments with respect to such financing statements
when applicable) with respect to the Purchased Assets meeting the requirements
of applicable state law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are
necessary to perfect, and maintain perfection of, the Conveyance of such
Purchased Assets from Centurion to RFC III, (ii) cause such financing statements
and amendments to name Centurion, as seller, and RFC III, as purchaser, of the
Purchased Assets and (iii) deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing
statements or amendments or other evidence of such filings to RFC III as soon as
is practicable after filing.
(c) Centurion shall, at its own expense, (i) on or prior to (x) the
Closing Date, in the case of Initial Accounts, and (y) the applicable Addition
Date, in the case of Additional Accounts, indicate in its books and records
(including its computer files) that Receivables created in connection with such
Accounts and the related Purchased Assets have been sold to RFC III in
accordance with this Agreement and have been conveyed by RFC III to the Trustee
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (ii) on or prior to (x) the
Closing Date, in the case of Initial Accounts, and (y) the applicable Addition
Date, in the case of Additional Accounts, deliver to RFC III an Account Schedule
(provided, however, that such Account Schedule shall be provided in respect of
New Accounts on the Distribution Date immediately succeeding the related Monthly
Period during which their respective Addition Dates occur) containing a true and
complete list of all such Accounts. Centurion shall not alter the indication
referenced in clause (i) of this paragraph with respect to any Account during
the term of this Agreement unless and until such Account is no longer an Account
or Centurion has taken such action as is necessary or advisable to cause the
interest of RFC III in the Purchased Assets to continue to be perfected and of
first priority. The Account Schedules, as supplemented and amended, collectively
shall be marked as Schedule 1 to this Agreement, shall be incorporated into and
made a part of this Agreement and shall be updated by Centurion on each Addition
Date (or with respect to New Accounts, on the Distribution Date immediately
succeeding the related Monthly Period during which their respective Addition
Dates occur), but not later than on a semi-annual basis to include any new
Related Accounts and Transferred Accounts.
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(d) The parties hereto intend that the conveyance of Centurion'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, claims, encumbrances or
rights of others, from Centurion to RFC III. 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,
including for accounting purposes. 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 Centurion
shall be deemed to have granted, and Centurion does hereby grant, to RFC III a
first priority perfected security interest in all of Centurion's right, title
and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the
Purchased Assets to secure the obligations of Centurion hereunder.
(e) To the extent that Centurion retains any interest in the Purchased
Assets, Centurion hereby grants to the Trustee a security interest in all of
Centurion's right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
in, to and under the Purchased Assets, to secure the performance of all of the
obligations of Centurion hereunder and under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. With respect to such security interest and such collateral, the
Trustee shall have all of the rights that it has under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. The Trustee shall also have all of the rights of a secured creditor
under the UCC.
(f) Centurion hereby acknowledges and agrees to perform its obligations
under Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Section 2.02. Addition of Accounts.
(a) If (i) RFC III is required, pursuant to Section 2.09(a) of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to designate additional accounts to the Trust,
or (ii) RFC III elects, pursuant to Section 2.09(b) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, to designate additional accounts to the Trust, then in either case
RFC III, at its option, may give written notice thereof to Centurion; provided,
however, that such notice shall be provided on or before the eighth (8th)
Business Day immediately preceding the related addition date. Upon receipt of
such notice and on or prior to such addition date, Centurion shall designate
sufficient Eligible Accounts as Aggregate Addition Accounts and shall sell to
RFC III the Purchased Assets related to such Aggregate Addition Accounts. In
addition, at its option and with the consent of RFC III, Centurion may designate
Eligible Accounts as Aggregate Addition Accounts and sell to RFC III the
Purchased Assets related to such Aggregate Addition Accounts.
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(b) At its option and with the consent of RFC III, Centurion may
designate Eligible Accounts as New Accounts and sell to RFC III the Purchased
Assets related to such New Accounts. Centurion or RFC III, each at its option
and by written notice to the other party at least ten (10) days in advance, may
elect at any time to terminate the inclusion of new accounts which would
otherwise be New Accounts as of any Business Day, to suspend any such inclusion
as of any Business Day, or to resume any such inclusion as of any Business Day.
(c) On the Addition Date with respect to any designation of Additional
Accounts, such Additional Accounts shall become Accounts, and RFC III shall
purchase Centurion's right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables
in such Additional Accounts and the related Purchased Assets as provided in
Section 2.01, subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions on such
Addition Date:
(i) as of the Addition Selection Date, such Additional Accounts
shall be Eligible Accounts;
(ii) Centurion shall have delivered to RFC III copies of UCC
financing statements covering such Additional Accounts, if necessary to
perfect RFC III's interest in the Receivables arising therein and the
related Purchased Assets;
(iii) Centurion shall have delivered to RFC III all Collections with
respect to such Additional 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 Centurion shall have occurred nor
shall the sale of the Receivables arising in the Additional Accounts and
the related Purchased Assets to RFC III have been made in contemplation of
the occurrence thereof;
(v) in the case of Aggregate Addition Accounts, such addition will
not have a material adverse effect on RFC III;
(vi) Centurion shall have delivered to RFC III an Officer's
Certificate of Centurion, dated the Addition Date, confirming, to the
extent applicable and in Centurion's reasonable belief, the items set
forth in clauses (i) through (v) above;
(vii) in the case of New Accounts, such addition will not cause a
Pay-Out Event or a Reinvestment Event under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
(viii) Centurion shall have indicated in its computer files that
Receivables created in connection with such Additional Accounts and the
related Purchased Assets have been sold to RFC III and, in the case of
Aggregate Addition Accounts, shall have delivered to RFC III the Account
Schedule with respect to such Aggregate Addition Accounts; and
(ix) Centurion and RFC III shall have entered into a duly executed,
written assignment, substantially in the form of Exhibit A (the
"Supplemental Conveyance").
Section 2.03. Removal and Deletion of Accounts.
(a) If an Account becomes a Removed Account, then Centurion shall stop
selling to RFC III Principal Receivables arising in such Removed Account
effective on the Business Day (the "Stop Date") after the date such Account
becomes a Removed Account. Notwithstanding the cessation of the sale to RFC III
of additional Principal Receivables arising in such Removed Account, Principal
Receivables sold to RFC III prior to the Stop Date, Collections in respect of
such Principal Receivables, Finance Charge Receivables whenever created that
accrue in respect of such Principal Receivables, Collections in respect of such
Finance Charge Receivables, and Issuer Rate Fees allocable to the foregoing
shall continue to be property of RFC III available for transfer by RFC III to
the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. To the extent that
it is not clear to Centurion whether collections relate to a Receivable that was
sold to RFC III or to a receivable that Centurion did not sell to RFC III,
Centurion shall allocate payments on each such Removed Account with respect to
the principal balance of such Removed Account first to the oldest principal
balance of such Removed Account.
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(b) On and after the Stop Date for a Removed Account, Centurion may
xxxx its books and records to indicate that such Account is a Removed Account,
but Centurion shall not (i) alter the indication referenced in clause (i) of
Subsection 2.01(c) with respect to such Removed Account unless and until such
Account becomes a Deleted Account or Centurion has taken such action as is
necessary or advisable to cause the interest of RFC III in the Purchased Assets
to continue to be perfected and of first priority, or (ii) delete such Removed
Account from Schedule 1 hereto or any Account Schedule.
(c) Once a Removed Account becomes a Deleted Account, Centurion shall
promptly delete such Deleted Account from Schedule 1 hereto and shall indicate
in its computer files that such Deleted Account is no longer an Account.
[END OF ARTICLE II]
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ARTICLE III
CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT
Section 3.01. Purchase Price.
(a) The "Purchase Price" for the Receivables in the Initial Accounts
existing at the close of business on the Initial Cut-Off Date, and the related
Purchased Assets, that are conveyed to RFC III under this Agreement shall be
payable on April 19, 2004, in an amount equal to the fair market value of such
Receivables and the related Purchased Assets as mutually agreed upon by
Centurion and RFC III. This computation of initial purchase price shall assume
no reinvestment in new Receivables. The Purchase Price for the Receivables
(including Receivables in Additional Accounts) and the related Purchased Assets
conveyed to RFC III under this Agreement which come into existence after the
Initial Cut-Off Date (i) shall be payable on a date (the "Purchase Price Payment
Date") mutually agreed to by Centurion and RFC III, but no later than the 15th
calendar day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business
Day) following the calendar month in which such Receivables and the related
Purchased Assets are conveyed by Centurion to RFC III and (ii) shall be an
amount equal to 100% of the aggregate balance of the Principal Receivables so
conveyed, adjusted to reflect such factors, if any, as Centurion and RFC III
mutually agree will result in a Purchase Price determined to be the fair market
value of such Principal Receivables and the related Purchased Assets. Centurion
hereby acknowledges, and agrees to perform in accordance with, Section 4.03(c)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the related instructions of RFC III.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Centurion
shall not be obligated to continue to sell Receivables or other Purchased Assets
to RFC III to the extent that Centurion is not paid the Purchase Price therefor
as provided herein.
Section 3.02. Adjustments to Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall
be reduced on the Purchase Price Payment Date (a "Purchase Price Adjustment")
with respect to any Receivable previously conveyed to RFC III by Centurion which
is reduced by Centurion or the Servicer because of a rebate, refund, or billing
error to an Obligor, other than by reason of a Servicer error. The amount of
such reduction shall equal the reduction in the principal balance of such
Receivable resulting from the occurrence of such event. In the event that a
reduction pursuant to this Section 3.02 causes the Purchase Price to be a
negative number, Centurion agrees that, on the Purchase Price Payment Date,
Centurion shall pay or cause to be paid to RFC III an amount equal to the amount
by which the Purchase Price Adjustment exceeds the unadjusted Purchase Price;
provided, however, that if the reduction relating to such Purchase Price
Adjustment also gives rise to an obligation on the part of RFC III as Transferor
to make a deposit in the Special Funding Account pursuant to Section 3.09 of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, then Centurion and RFC III hereby agree that
the date that RFC III is required to make such deposit pursuant to Section 3.09
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be a Purchase Price Payment Date.
Section 3.03. Use of Name, Logo and Marks. Centurion does hereby grant
to RFC III a non-exclusive license to use the name "American Express Centurion
Bank" and all related identifying trade or service marks, signs, symbols, logos,
designs, servicing software, customer lists and other intangibles in connection
with the servicing of the Receivables purchased hereunder. The license granted
shall be co-extensive with the term of the Agreement.
[END OF ARTICLE III]
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01. Representations and Warranties of Centurion Relating to
Centurion.
(a) Representations and Warranties. Centurion hereby represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, RFC III as of the Closing Date and on each
Addition Date, that:
(i) Organization and Good Standing. Centurion is a Utah industrial
loan company validly existing under the laws of the State of Utah, and
has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its
properties and conduct its business as presently owned or conducted, and
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(ii) Due Qualification. Centurion is duly qualified to do business
and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity and has
obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in each jurisdiction in
which failure to so qualify or to obtain such licenses and approvals would
have a material adverse effect on this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby or on the ability of Centurion to perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
(iii) Due Authorization. The execution and delivery by Centurion of
this Agreement and any other document or instrument delivered by Centurion
pursuant hereto, including any Supplemental Conveyance, to which Centurion
is a party and the consummation by Centurion of the transactions provided
for in this Agreement and any such Supplemental Conveyance, have been duly
authorized by Centurion by all necessary action on the part of Centurion.
(iv) No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery by
Centurion of this Agreement, the performance by Centurion of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment by
Centurion of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Centurion, will not
conflict with or violate any Requirements of Law applicable to Centurion
or 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 Centurion is a party
or by which it or its properties are bound.
(v) No Proceedings. There are no Proceedings or investigations
pending or, to the best knowledge of Centurion, threatened, against
Centurion before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity
of this Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) seeking any
determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of Centurion,
would materially and adversely affect the performance by Centurion of its
obligations under this Agreement or (iv) seeking any determination or
ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of Centurion, would materially and
adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
(vi) All Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals
of or registrations or declarations with any Governmental Authority
required to be obtained, effected or given by Centurion in connection with
the execution and delivery by Centurion of this Agreement and the
performance by Centurion of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force
and effect.
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(b) Notice of Breach. The representations and warranties set forth in
this Section 4.01 shall survive the sale of the Purchased Assets to RFC III.
Upon discovery by Centurion or RFC III of a breach of any of the foregoing
representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give
written notice to the other party and the Trustee within three (3) Business Days
following such discovery.
Section 4.02. Representations and Warranties of Centurion Relating to
the Agreement and the Receivables.
(a) Representations and Warranties. Centurion hereby represents and
warrants to RFC III as of the Closing Date with respect to the Initial Accounts
(and the Receivables arising therein), and as of the related Addition Date with
respect to Additional Accounts (and the Receivables arising therein), that:
(i) this Agreement and, in the case of Additional Accounts, the
related Supplemental Conveyance, each constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of Centurion enforceable against Centurion in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable Debtor Relief Laws or general principles of equity;
(ii) as of the Initial Cut-Off Date with respect to the Initial
Accounts (and the Receivables arising thereunder), as of the related
Addition Cut-Off Date with respect to Aggregate Addition Accounts and as
of the Distribution Date immediately succeeding the Monthly Period in
which New Accounts were designated with respect to such New Accounts,
Schedule 1 to this Agreement, as supplemented to such date, is an accurate
and complete listing in all material respects of all the Accounts as of
such applicable date, 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 such applicable date;
(iii) each Receivable conveyed to RFC III has been conveyed to RFC
III free and clear of any Lien (other than any Lien for municipal or other
local taxes of Centurion if such taxes are not then due and payable or if
Centurion is then contesting the validity thereof in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and has set aside on its books adequate reserves
with respect thereto);
(iv) all authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of or
registrations or declarations with any Governmental Authority required to
be obtained, effected or given by Centurion in connection with the
conveyance of Receivables to RFC III have been duly obtained, effected or
given and are in full force and effect;
(v) this Agreement and, in the case of Additional Accounts, the
related Supplemental Conveyance, constitutes a valid sale to RFC III of
all right, title and interest of Centurion in the Purchased Assets, and
such sale is perfected under the UCC;
(vi) on the selection date related to its date of designation as an
"Account" under the Original Pooling Agreement, with respect to each
Initial Account, and on the applicable Addition Selection Date, with
respect to each Additional Account, each such Account is an Eligible
Account;
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(vii) on the selection date related to its date of designation as an
Account, with respect to each Initial Account, and on the applicable
Addition Selection Date, with respect to each Additional Account, each
Receivable contained in such Account on such applicable date and sold to
RFC III by Centurion is an Eligible Receivable;
(viii) as of the date of the creation of any new Receivable sold to
RFC III by Centurion, such Receivable is an Eligible Receivable; and
(ix) no selection procedures believed by Centurion to be materially
adverse to the interests of RFC III or its transferees have been used in
selecting such Accounts.
(b) Notice of Breach. The representations and warranties set forth in
this Section 4.02 shall survive the sale of the Purchased Assets to RFC III.
Upon discovery by either Centurion or RFC III of a breach of any of the
representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4.02, the party
discovering such breach shall give written notice to the other party and the
Trustee within three (3) Business Days following such discovery. Centurion
hereby acknowledges that RFC III intends to rely on the representations
hereunder in connection with representations made by RFC III to secured parties,
assignees or subsequent transferees, including transfers made by RFC III to the
Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and Centurion hereby
consents to such reliance.
Section 4.03. Representations and Warranties of RFC III. As of the
Closing Date and each Addition Date, RFC III hereby represents and warrants to,
and agrees with, Centurion that:
(a) Organization and Good Standing. RFC III is a limited liability
company duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its
properties and conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and
such business is presently conducted, and to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Due Authorization. The execution and delivery by RFC III of this
Agreement and any other document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto,
including any Supplemental Conveyance, to which RFC III is a party, and the
consummation by RFC III of the transactions provided for in this Agreement and
any such Supplemental Conveyance, have been duly authorized by RFC III by all
necessary company action on the part of RFC III.
(c) No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery by RFC III of
this Agreement, the performance by RFC III of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the fulfillment by RFC III of the terms of this Agreement
applicable to RFC III, will not conflict with or violate any Requirements of Law
applicable to RFC III or 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 RFC III is a party or by
which it or any of its properties are bound.
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(d) No Proceedings. There are no Proceedings or investigations pending
or, to the best knowledge of RFC III, threatened, against RFC III, before any
Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii)
seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the
reasonable judgment of RFC III, would materially and adversely affect the
performance by RFC III of its obligations under this Agreement or (iv) seeking
any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of RFC III, would
materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement.
(e) All Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of
or registrations or declarations with any Governmental Authority required to be
obtained, effected or given by RFC III in connection with the execution and
delivery by RFC III of this Agreement and the performance by RFC III of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly obtained, effected or
given and are in full force and effect.
The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4.03 shall
survive the sale of the Purchased Assets to RFC III. Upon discovery by Centurion
or RFC III of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties,
the party discovering such breach shall give written notice to the other party
and the Trustee within three (3) Business Days following such discovery.
[END OF ARTICLE IV]
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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.01. Covenants of Centurion. Centurion hereby covenants and
agrees with RFC III as follows:
(a) Receivables Not To Be Evidenced by Instruments. Except in
connection with its enforcement or collection of an Account, Centurion will take
no action to cause any Receivable sold to RFC III hereunder to be evidenced by
any instrument (as defined in the UCC), and if any Receivable is so evidenced as
a result of any action by Centurion, it shall be deemed to be a Receivable
described in Subsection 6.01(a) and shall be reassigned to Centurion in
accordance with Subsection 6.01(b).
(b) Security Interests. Except for the conveyances hereunder, Centurion
will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or take any other
action inconsistent with RFC III's ownership of, the Purchased Assets, or grant,
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien arising through or under
Centurion on any Purchased Asset or any interest therein (other than any Lien
for municipal or other local taxes of Centurion if such taxes are not then due
and payable or if Centurion is then contesting the validity thereof in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and has set aside on its books adequate
reserves with respect thereto), and Centurion shall not claim any ownership
interest in any Purchased Asset and shall defend the right, title and interest
of RFC III in, to and under the Purchased Assets against all claims of third
parties claiming through or under Centurion.
(c) Account Allocations. If a Transfer Restriction Event occurs,
Centurion agrees (except as prohibited by any such order or any Requirement of
Law) to allocate and pay to RFC III, after the date of such Transfer Restriction
Event, all Collections with respect to Principal Receivables previously sold to
RFC III. To the extent that it is not clear to Centurion whether collections
relate to a Receivable that was sold to RFC III or to a receivable that
Centurion is unable to sell to RFC III, Centurion agrees that it shall allocate
payments on each Account with respect to the principal balance of such Account
first to the oldest principal balance of such Account. Notwithstanding any
cessation of the sale to RFC III of additional Principal Receivables, Principal
Receivables sold to RFC III prior to the occurrence of the Transfer Restriction
Event, Collections in respect of such Principal Receivables, Finance Charge
Receivables whenever created that accrue in respect of such Principal
Receivables, Collections in respect of such Finance Charge Receivables, and
Issuer Rate Fees allocable to the foregoing shall continue to be property of RFC
III available for transfer by RFC III to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
(d) Delivery of Collections. In the event that Centurion receives
Collections or any other amounts in respect of the Purchased Assets sold to RFC
III hereunder, Centurion agrees to pay to RFC III (or to the Servicer or the
Trustee if RFC III so directs) all such Collections and other amounts promptly
after receipt thereof.
(e) Notice of Liens. Centurion shall notify RFC III promptly after
becoming aware of any Lien arising through or under Centurion on any Purchased
Asset other than the conveyances hereunder.
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(f) Issuer Rate Fees. On each Distribution Date, Centurion shall pay to
RFC III, in immediately available funds, the amount of Issuer Rate Fees
allocable to the Receivables. Such amount of Issuer Rate Fees shall be equal to
the sum of (i) the product of (A) the rate at which issuer rate fees accrued to
Centurion during the second preceding Monthly Period on credit accounts owned by
Centurion, multiplied by (B) a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the
aggregate amount of cardholder charges in all credit accounts owned by
Centurion, excluding balance transfer transactions, purchases made by
convenience checks, cash advances, certain ineligible products and services
offered by American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. or any
affiliate or subsidiary thereof, and all other transactions on which issuer rate
fees did not accrue to Centurion, in each case with respect to such Monthly
Period, and (II) the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of cardholder
charges in all credit accounts owned by Centurion with respect to such Monthly
Period, multiplied by (C) new Principal Receivables that arose during such
Monthly Period in the Accounts that constitute credit accounts, plus (ii) the
product of (A) the rate at which issuer rate fees accrued to Centurion during
the second preceding Monthly Period on charge accounts or lines of credit owned
by Centurion, multiplied by (B) a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the
aggregate amount of obligor charges on all charge accounts or lines of credit
owned by Centurion, excluding balance transfer transactions, purchases made by
convenience checks, cash advances, certain ineligible products and services
offered by American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. or any
affiliate or subsidiary thereof, and all other transactions on which issuer rate
fees did not accrue to Centurion, in each case with respect to such Monthly
Period, and (II) the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of obligor
charges on all charge accounts or lines of credit owned by Centurion with
respect to such Monthly Period, multiplied by (C) new Principal Receivables that
arose during such Monthly Period in the Accounts that constitute charge accounts
or lines of credit.
(g) Documentation of Transfer. Centurion shall timely file in all
appropriate filing offices the documents which are necessary or advisable to
perfect and maintain the perfection of the sale of the Purchased Assets to RFC
III.
(h) Periodic Rate Finance Charges. Except (i) as otherwise required by
any Requirements of Law or (ii) as is deemed by Centurion to be necessary in
order for it to maintain its credit or charge business or a program operated by
such credit or charge business on a competitive basis based on a good faith
assessment by it of the nature of the competition with respect to such credit or
charge business or such program, Centurion shall not at any time reduce the
annual percentage rate of the Periodic Rate Finance Charges assessed on the
Receivables or take any other action with respect to any of the Accounts if, as
a result of any such action, Centurion's reasonable expectation is that such
action will cause a Pay-Out Event or a Reinvestment Event to occur under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement based on the insufficiency of Portfolio Yield or
any similar test. In addition, except as otherwise required by any Requirements
of Law, Centurion shall not at any time reduce the annual percentage rate of the
Periodic Rate Finance Charges assessed on the Receivables or take any other
action with respect to any of the Accounts if, as a result of any such action,
Centurion's reasonable expectation is that such action will cause the Portfolio
Yield under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be less than the then-current
highest Average Rate for any Group.
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(i) Account Agreements and Guidelines. Subject to compliance with all
Requirements of Law and paragraph (h) above, Centurion may change the terms and
provisions of the Account Agreements or the Credit Guidelines applicable to the
Accounts in any respect (including the calculation of the amount or the timing
of charge-offs and the Periodic Rate Finance Charges to be assessed thereon).
Notwithstanding the above, unless required by Requirements of Law or as
permitted by paragraph (h) above, Centurion will not take any action with
respect to such Account Agreements or such Credit Guidelines which, at the time
of such action, Centurion reasonably believes will have a material adverse
effect on RFC III.
(j) Name and Type and Jurisdiction of Organization. Centurion shall not
change its name or its type or jurisdiction of organization without previously
having delivered to RFC III an opinion of counsel to the effect that all actions
have been taken, and all filings have been made, as are necessary to continue
and maintain the first-priority perfected ownership interest of RFC III in the
Purchased Assets.
(k) Annual Opinion. On or before March 31st of each calendar year,
commencing March 31, 2005, Centurion shall deliver to RFC III, with a copy to
the Trustee, an opinion of counsel to the effect that (i) no further action with
respect to the recording or filing of any financing statements, any amendments
to financing statements, or any other documents or filings is then necessary to
perfect the ownership interest of RFC III in the Purchased Assets, and (ii) no
further action with respect to the recording or filing of any financing
statements, any amendments to financing statements, or any other documents or
filings will be necessary prior to March 31st of the next calendar year to
perfect the ownership interest of RFC III in the Purchased Assets or stating
what such filings will be necessary prior to such March 31st.
[END OF ARTICLE V]
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ARTICLE VI
REPURCHASE OBLIGATION
Section 6.01. Reassignment of Ineligible Receivables.
(a) In the event any representation or warranty under Subsection
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 RFC III is required under
Subsection 2.05(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to accept reassignment
of such Receivables previously sold by Centurion to RFC III pursuant to this
Agreement, Centurion shall accept reassignment of such Receivables on the terms
and conditions set forth in Subsection 6.01(b).
(b) Centurion shall accept reassignment of any Receivables described in
Subsection 6.01(a) from RFC III on the date on which such Receivables are
reassigned to RFC III pursuant to Subsection 2.05(a) of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, and shall pay for such reassigned Receivables by paying to
RFC III in immediately available funds an amount equal to the unpaid balance of
such Receivables. Upon reassignment of such Receivables, RFC III shall
automatically and without further action sell, transfer, assign, set-over and
otherwise convey to Centurion, without recourse, representation or warranty, all
the right, title and interest of RFC III in and to such Receivables, all
Insurance Proceeds, Issuer Rate Fees and Recoveries allocable to such
Receivables, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or
receivable with respect thereto, all Collections with respect thereto, and all
proceeds (including "proceeds" as defined in the UCC) thereof. Such reassigned
Receivables shall be treated by RFC III as collected in full as of the date on
which they were reassigned. RFC III shall execute such documents and instruments
of transfer or assignment and take such other actions as shall reasonably be
requested by Centurion to effect the conveyance of such Receivables and other
property pursuant to this Subsection.
Section 6.02. Reassignment of Other Receivables.
(a) In the event any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection
4.01(a) or (c) or Subsection 4.02(a)(i) or (v) is not true and correct in any
material respect and as a result of such breach RFC III is required under
Section 2.06 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to accept a reassignment of
all of the Receivables previously sold by Centurion to RFC III pursuant to this
Agreement, Centurion shall accept a reassignment of such Receivables on the
terms and conditions set forth in Subsection 6.02(b).
(b) Centurion shall accept reassignment of any Receivables described in
Subsection 6.02(a) from RFC III on the date on which such Receivables are
reassigned to RFC III, and shall pay for such reassigned Receivables by paying
to RFC III, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first Transfer
Date following the Monthly Period in which such reassignment obligation arises,
an amount equal to the unpaid balance of such Receivables. Upon reassignment of
such Receivables, RFC III shall automatically and without further action sell,
transfer, assign, set-over and otherwise convey to Centurion, without recourse,
representation or warranty, all the right, title and interest of RFC III in and
to such Receivables, all Insurance Proceeds, Issuer Rate Fees and Recoveries
allocable to such Receivables, all monies due or to become due and all amounts
received or receivable with respect thereto, all Collections with respect
thereto, and all proceeds (including "proceeds" as defined in the UCC) thereof.
Such reassigned Receivables shall be treated by RFC III as collected in full as
of the date on which they were reassigned. RFC III shall execute such documents
and instruments of transfer or assignment and take such other actions as shall
reasonably be requested by Centurion to effect the conveyance of such
Receivables and other property pursuant to this Section.
[END OF ARTICLE VI]
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ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 7.01. Conditions to RFC III'S Obligations Regarding Initial
Receivables. The obligations of RFC III 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 Centurion contained in this
Agreement shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with the same effect as
though such representations and warranties had been made on such date (except
that, to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly relates to an
earlier date, such representation or warranty was true and correct on such
earlier date);
(b) all information concerning the Initial Accounts provided to RFC III
shall be true and correct as of the Initial Cut-Off Date in all material
respects;
(c) Centurion shall have (i) delivered to RFC III a true and correct
Account Schedule with respect to the Initial Accounts, and (ii) performed all
other obligations required to be performed by Centurion on or before the Closing
Date by the provisions of this Agreement;
(d) Centurion shall have recorded and filed, at its expense, any
financing statement with respect to the Purchased Assets meeting the
requirements of applicable law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are
necessary to perfect the sale of the Purchased Assets from Centurion to RFC III,
and shall deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing statements or other
evidence of such filings to RFC III; and
(e) 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 RFC III, and RFC III shall have received
from Centurion copies of all documents (including records of corporate
proceedings) relevant to the transactions herein contemplated as RFC III may
reasonably have requested.
Section 7.02. COnditions Precedent to Centurion's Obligations. The
obligations of Centurion to sell 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 RFC III contained in this
Agreement shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with the same effect as
though such representations and warranties had been made on such date (except
that, to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly relates to an
earlier date, such representation or warranty was true and correct on such
earlier date);
(b) payment or provision for payment of the Purchase Price in
accordance with Section 3.01 hereof shall have been made; and
(c) all company and legal proceedings and all instruments in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in
form and substance to Centurion, and Centurion shall have received from RFC III
copies of all documents (including records of company proceedings) relevant to
the transactions herein contemplated as Centurion may reasonably have requested.
[END OF ARTICLE VII]
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ARTICLE VIII
TERM AND PURCHASE TERMINATION
Section 8.01. Term. This Agreement shall commence as of the date of
execution and delivery hereof and shall continue at least until the earlier of
(i) the termination of the Trust as provided in Article XII of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement and (ii) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement being amended
for the purpose of replacing RFC III as Transferor under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. Thereafter this Agreement may be terminated by the mutual
agreement of the parties hereto.
Section 8.02. Purchase Termination. If (i) Centurion shall file a
petition or commence a Proceeding (A) to take advantage of any bankruptcy,
conservatorship, receivership, insolvency, or similar laws or (B) for the
appointment of a trustee, conservator, receiver, liquidator, or similar official
for or relating to Centurion or all or substantially all of its property, (ii)
Centurion shall consent or fail to object to any such petition filed or
Proceeding commenced against or with respect to it or all or substantially all
of its property, or any such petition or Proceeding shall not have been
dismissed within sixty (60) days of its filing or commencement, or a court,
agency, or other supervisory authority with jurisdiction shall have decreed or
ordered relief with respect to any such petition or Proceeding, (iii) Centurion
shall be unable, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts
generally as they become due, (iv) Centurion shall make an assignment for the
benefit of its creditors or (v) Centurion shall voluntarily suspend payment of
its obligations (each, an "Insolvency Event"); then Centurion shall immediately
cease to sell Principal Receivables to RFC III and shall promptly give notice to
RFC III and the Trustee of such Insolvency Event. Notwithstanding any cessation
of the sale to RFC III of additional Principal Receivables, Principal
Receivables sold to RFC III prior to the occurrence of such Insolvency Event,
Collections in respect of such Principal Receivables, Finance Charge Receivables
whenever created that accrue in respect of such Principal Receivables,
Collections in respect of such Finance Charge Receivables, and Issuer Rate Fees
allocable to the foregoing shall continue to be property of RFC III available
for transfer by RFC III to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. To the extent that it is not clear to Centurion whether collections
relate to a Receivable that was sold to RFC III or to a receivable that
Centurion has not sold to RFC III, Centurion agrees that it shall allocate
payments on each Account with respect to the principal balance of such Account
first to the oldest principal balance of such Account.
[END OF ARTICLE VIII]
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 9.01. Amendment. This Agreement may not be changed orally, but
only by an instrument in writing signed by RFC III and Centurion in accordance
with this Section 9.01; provided, however, that no amendment shall be effective
unless (x) Centurion and RFC III have given prior notice to the Trustee and each
Rating Agency, and (y) written confirmation has been received by RFC III from
each Rating Agency that such amendment will not result in the reduction or
withdrawal of the respective ratings of such Rating Agency for any securities
issued by the Trust; provided, further, that Centurion shall have delivered to
RFC III an Officer's Certificate of Centurion, dated the date of such action,
stating that Centurion reasonably believes that such action will not cause a
Pay-Out Event or a Reinvestment Event. Any conveyance (including any
Supplemental Conveyance) or reassignment 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 each Rating Agency.
Section 9.02. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS
CONFLICT OF LAW 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. All demands, notices and communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
personally delivered at or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested
and postage prepaid, to (a) in the case of Centurion, American Express Centurion
Bank, 0000 Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000, Attention: President
(facsimile: 801-945-4075), (b) in the case of RFC III, American Express
Receivables Financing Corporation III LLC, 0000 Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx, Xxxx 0000,
00-00-00, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000, Attention: President (facsimile:
801-945-4045) and (c) in the case of the Trustee, The Bank of New York, 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate
Trust Administration (facsimile: 212-815-3883); or, as to each party, at such
other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each
other party in accordance with this Section 9.03.
Section 9.04. Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall for any
reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions,
or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements,
provisions, and terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity
or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.
Section 9.05. Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, other than RFC III's assignment of its right, title, and
interest in, to, and under this Agreement to the Trustee as contemplated by the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Section 9.06 hereof, this Agreement may not
be assigned by the parties hereto; provided, however, that Centurion shall have
the right to assign its right, title and interest in, to and under this
Agreement to (a) any successor by merger assuming this Agreement or (b) to any
other entity; provided, further, that (x) in the case of an assignment pursuant
to clauses (a) and (b), Centurion has given ten (10) days prior notice to RFC
III, the Trustee and each Rating Agency, and (y) in the case of an assignment
pursuant to clause (b), written confirmation has been received by RFC III and
the Trustee from each Rating Agency that such assignment will not result in the
reduction or withdrawal of the respective ratings of such Rating Agency for any
securities issued by the Trust.
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Section 9.06. Acknowledgement and Agreement of Centurion. By execution
below, Centurion expressly acknowledges and agrees that all of RFC III's right,
title, and interest in, to, and under this Agreement, including all of RFC III's
right, title, and interest in and to the Purchased Assets, may be assigned by
RFC III to the Trustee, and Centurion consents to such assignment. Centurion
further agrees that notwithstanding any claim, counterclaim, right of setoff or
defense which it may have against RFC III, due to a breach by RFC III of this
Agreement or for any other reason, and notwithstanding the bankruptcy of RFC III
or any other event whatsoever, Centurion's sole remedy shall be a claim against
RFC III for money damages, and then only to the extent of funds available to RFC
III, and in no event shall Centurion assert any claim on or any interest in the
Purchased Assets or take any action which would reduce or delay receipt by the
Trustee of Collections with respect to the Purchased Assets. Additionally,
Centurion agrees that any amounts payable by Centurion to RFC III hereunder
which are to be paid by RFC III to the Trustee or the Servicer shall be paid by
Centurion directly to the Trustee or the Servicer, as applicable, as assignee of
RFC III.
Section 9.07. Further Assurances. RFC III and Centurion 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 or the Trustee
more fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement, including the execution of
any financing statements or amendments thereto or equivalent documents relating
to the Purchased Assets for filing under the provisions of the UCC or other law
of any applicable jurisdiction.
Section 9.08. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise
and no delay in exercising, on the part of RFC III or Centurion, any right,
remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege
hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and
privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights,
remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Section 9.09. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of
which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
Section 9.10. Binding; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement will
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. The Trust and the Trustee shall be
considered third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement.
Section 9.11. Merger and Integration. Except as specifically stated
otherwise herein, this Agreement sets 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. This Agreement may not be
modified, amended, waived or supplemented except as provided herein.
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Section 9.12. Headings. The headings are for purposes of reference only
and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision
hereof.
Section 9.13. Schedules and Exhibits. The schedules and exhibits
attached hereto and referred to herein shall constitute a part of this Agreement
and are incorporated into this Agreement for all purposes.
Section 9.14. 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 Purchased Assets by RFC III
to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Section 9.15. Nonpetition Covenant. Notwithstanding any prior
termination of this Agreement, Centurion 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 RFC III or the Trust to invoke the process
of any Governmental Authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case
against RFC III or the Trust under any Debtor Relief Law or appointing a
receiver, conservator, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or
other similar official of RFC III or the Trust or any substantial part of its
property or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of RFC III or
the Trust.
[END OF ARTICLE IX]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, RFC III and Centurion have caused this Receivables
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers
as of the date first above written.
AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK
By: /s/ L. Xxxxx Xxxxx
---------------------------------
Name: L. Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President & Chief Operating Officer
AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES
FINANCING CORPORATION III LLC
By: /s/ L. Xxxxx Xxxxx
---------------------------------
Name: L. Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
Acknowledged and Accepted by:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE
(As required by Section 2.02 of
the Receivables Purchase Agreement)
SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE No. [___], dated as of [__________], by and
between AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, a Utah industrial loan company
(together with its permitted successors and assigns, "Centurion"), and AMERICAN
EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION III LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, "RFC III"),
pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement referred to below.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Centurion and RFC III are parties to a Receivables Purchase
Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2004 (hereinafter as such agreement may have
been, or may from time to time be, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified,
the "Receivables Purchase Agreement");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, Centurion
wishes to designate Aggregate Addition Accounts to be included as Accounts and
Centurion wishes to convey its right, title and interest in the Receivables of
such Aggregate Addition Accounts, whether existing on the Addition Cut-Off Date
or thereafter created, to RFC III pursuant to the Receivables Purchase
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, RFC III is willing to accept such designation and conveyance
subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, Centurion and RFC III hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Receivables Purchase Agreement unless otherwise
defined herein.
"Addition Date" shall mean, with respect to the Aggregate Addition
Accounts, [__________].
"Addition Cut-Off Date" shall mean, with respect to the Aggregate
Addition Accounts, [----------].
"Additional Purchased Assets" shall have the meaning set forth in
Subsection 3(a).
"Aggregate Addition Accounts" shall mean the Aggregate Addition
Accounts, as defined in the Receivables Purchase Agreement, that are designated
hereby and listed on Schedule 1 hereto. [To be modified for New Accounts.]
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2. Designation of Aggregate Addition Accounts. Centurion delivers
herewith an Account Schedule containing a true and complete list of the
Aggregate Addition Accounts. Such Account Schedule is incorporated into and made
part of this Supplemental Conveyance, shall be Schedule 1 to this Supplemental
Conveyance and shall supplement Schedule 1 to the Receivables Purchase
Agreement. [To be modified for New Accounts.]
3. Conveyance of Receivables.
(a) Centurion does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and
otherwise convey to RFC III, without recourse except as provided in the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, all of its right, title and interest, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Receivables arising in the
Aggregate Addition Accounts (including Related Accounts and Transferred Accounts
with respect to such Aggregate Addition Accounts), existing at the close of
business on the Addition Cut-Off Date and thereafter created, all Insurance
Proceeds, Issuer Rate Fees and Recoveries allocable to such Receivables, all
monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect
thereto, all Collections with respect thereto, and all proceeds (including
"proceeds" as defined in the UCC) thereof (collectively, the "Additional
Purchased Assets").
(b) In connection with such sale and if necessary, Centurion agrees to
record and file, at its own expense, one or more financing statements (and
amendments with respect to such financing statements when applicable) with
respect to the Additional Purchased Assets meeting the requirements of
applicable state law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary
to perfect the sale of the Additional Purchased Assets to RFC III, and to
deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing statements or amendments or other
evidence of such filing to RFC III.
(c) In connection with such sale, Centurion further agrees, at its own
expense, on or prior to the date of this Supplemental Conveyance, to indicate in
the appropriate computer files that all Receivables created in connection with
the Aggregate Addition Accounts and the related Additional Purchased Assets have
been conveyed to RFC III pursuant to this Supplemental Conveyance.
(d) The parties hereto intend that the conveyance of Centurion's right,
title and interest in and to the Additional Purchased Assets shall constitute an
absolute sale, conveying good title free and clear of any liens, claims,
encumbrances or rights of others from Centurion to RFC III. It is the intention
of the parties hereto that the arrangements with respect to the Additional
Purchased Assets shall constitute a purchase and sale of such Additional
Purchased Assets and not a loan, including for accounting purposes. 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 Supplemental Conveyance shall constitute a security
agreement under applicable law, and that Centurion shall be deemed to have
granted, and Centurion does hereby grant, to RFC III a first priority perfected
security interest in all of Centurion's right, title and interest, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Additional Purchased Assets to
secure the obligations of Centurion hereunder and under the Receivables Purchase
Agreement.
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(e) To the extent that Centurion retains any interest in the Additional
Purchased Assets, Centurion hereby grants to the Trustee a security interest in
all of Centurion's right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, in, to and under the Additional Purchased Assets, to secure the
performance of all of the obligations of Centurion hereunder, under the
Receivables Purchase Agreement and under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
With respect to such security interest and such collateral, the Trustee shall
have all of the rights that it has under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The Trustee shall also have all of the rights of a secured creditor under the
UCC.
4. Acceptance by RFC III. RFC III hereby acknowledges that, prior to or
simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Conveyance,
Centurion delivered to RFC III the Account Schedule described in Section 2 of
this Supplemental Conveyance with respect to all Additional Accounts. [To be
modified for New Accounts.]
5. Representations and Warranties of Centurion. Centurion hereby
acknowledges on the Addition Date that it makes the representations and
warranties in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement with
respect to the Aggregate Addition Accounts.
6. Ratification of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Receivables
Purchase Agreement is hereby ratified, and all references to the "Receivables
Purchase Agreement," to "this Agreement" and "herein" shall be deemed from and
after the Addition Date to be a reference to the Receivables Purchase Agreement
as supplemented and amended 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.
7. Counterparts. This Supplemental Conveyance may be executed in any
number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.
8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS
CONFLICT OF LAW 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, RFC III and Centurion have caused this Supplemental
Conveyance to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized
officers on the date first above written.
AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES
FINANCING CORPORATION III LLC
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
Acknowledged and Accepted by:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Schedule 1 to
Supplemental
Conveyance
AGGREGATE ADDITION ACCOUNTS
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Schedule 1
LIST OF ACCOUNTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions.......................................................................1
Section 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions.....................................................9
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES
Section 2.01. Purchase.........................................................................10
Section 2.02. Addition of Accounts.............................................................11
Section 2.03. Removal and Deletion of Accounts.................................................13
ARTICLE III
CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT
Section 3.01. Purchase Price...................................................................14
Section 3.02. Adjustments to Purchase Price....................................................14
Section 3.03. Use of Name, Logo and Marks......................................................14
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01. Representations and Warranties of Centurion Relating to Centurion................15
Section 4.02. Representations and Warranties of Centurion Relating to the Agreement and
the Receivables..................................................................16
Section 4.03. Representations and Warranties of RFC III........................................17
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.01. Covenants of Centurion...........................................................19
ARTICLE VI
REPURCHASE OBLIGATION
Section 6.01. Reassignment of Ineligible Receivables...........................................22
Section 6.02. Reassignment of Other Receivables................................................22
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 7.01. Conditions to RFC III's Obligations Regarding Initial Receivables................24
Section 7.02. Conditions Precedent to Centurion's Obligations..................................24
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ARTICLE VIII
TERM AND PURCHASE TERMINATION
Section 8.01. Term.............................................................................26
Section 8.02. Purchase Termination.............................................................26
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 9.01. Amendment........................................................................27
Section 9.02. Governing Law....................................................................27
Section 9.03. Notices..........................................................................27
Section 9.04. Severability of Provisions.......................................................27
Section 9.05. Assignment.......................................................................27
Section 9.06. Acknowledgement and Agreement of Centurion.......................................28
Section 9.07. Further Assurances...............................................................28
Section 9.08. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies...................................................28
Section 9.09. Counterparts.....................................................................28
Section 9.10. Binding; Third-Party Beneficiaries...............................................28
Section 9.11. Merger and Integration...........................................................28
Section 9.12. Headings.........................................................................28
Section 9.13. Schedules and Exhibits...........................................................29
Section 9.14. Survival of Representations and Warranties.......................................29
Section 9.15. Nonpetition Covenant.............................................................29
EXHIBIT A: FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE...................................................A-1
SCHEDULE 1: LIST OF ACCOUNTS.................................................................I-1
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