EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATING
LEASE AGREEMENT
dated as of September 15, 1998
among
AESOP LEASING L.P.,
as Xxxxxx,
XXXX RENT A CAR SYSTEM, INC.,
as Lessee and as Administrator,
and
AVIS RENT A CAR, INC.,
as Guarantor
AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 27 HEREOF, LESSOR HAS ASSIGNED TO AFC-II (AS DEFINED
HEREIN) AND AFC-II HAS ASSIGNED TO THE TRUSTEE (AS DEFINED HEREIN) CERTAIN OF
ITS RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO THIS LEASE. TO THE EXTENT, IF ANY, THAT
THIS LEASE CONSTITUTES CHATTEL PAPER (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE UNIFORM
COMMERCIAL CODE AS IN EFFECT IN ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION) NO SECURITY
INTEREST IN THIS LEASE MAY BE CREATED THROUGH THE TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF ANY
COUNTERPART OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART, WHICH SHALL BE
IDENTIFIED AS THE COUNTERPART CONTAINING THE RECEIPT THEREFOR EXECUTED BY THE
TRUSTEE ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE THEREOF.
[THIS IS NOT COUNTERPART NO. 1]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. DEFINITIONS 1
2. GENERAL AGREEMENT 2
2.1. Lease and Acquisition of Vehicles 4
2.2. Right of Lessees and Guarantor to Act as Lessor's Agent 5
2.3. Payment of Capitalized Cost or Assignment of Net Book Value by
Lessor 5
2.4. Non-Liability of Lessor5
2.5. Lessees' Rights to Purchase Vehicles 6
2.6. Lessor's Right to Cause Vehicles to be Sold 6
2.7. Redesignation of Vehicles 8
2.8. Limitations on the Acquisition or Redesignation of Certain
Vehicles 8
3. TERM 9
3.1. Vehicle Term 9
3.2. Term 10
4. RENT AND CHARGES 11
4.1. Payment of Rent 11
4.2. Special Service Charges 11
4.3. Net Lease 11
5. INSURANCE 12
5.1. Personal Injury and Damage 12
5.2. Delivery of Certificate of
Insurance 13
5.3. Changes in Insurance Coverage 13
6. RISK OF LOSS; CASUALTY AND INELIGIBLE VEHICLE OBLIGATIONS 13
6.1. Risk of Loss Borne by Lessees 13
6.2. Casualty; Ineligible Vehicles 13
7. VEHICLE USE 14
8. LIENS 15
9. XXX-XXXXXXXXXXX 00
00. REGISTRATION; LICENSE; TRAFFIC SUMMONSES; PENALTIES AND FINES 15
11. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 16
12. VEHICLE WARRANTIES 16
12.1. No Lessor Warranties 16
12.2. Manufacturer's Warranties 17
13. VEHICLE USAGE GUIDELINES AND RETURN; SPECIAL DEFAULT PAYMENTS; EARLY
TERMINATION PAYMENTS 17
13.1. Usage 17
13.2. Return 17
13.3. Special Default Payments 18
13.4. Early Termination Payments 19
14. DISPOSITION PROCEDURE 19
15. ODOMETER DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT 19
16. GENERAL INDEMNITY 20
16.1. Indemnity by the Lessees and the Guarantor 20
16.2. Reimbursement Obligation by the Lessees and the Guarantor 22
16.3. Defense of Claims 22
17. ASSIGNMENT 23
17.1. Right of the Lessor to Assign this Agreement 23
17.2. Limitations on the Right of the Lessees to Assign this
Agreement 23
18. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR 24
18.1. Events of Default 24
18.2. Effect of AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default or
Liquidation Event of Default 25
18.3. Rights of Lessor Upon AESOP I Operating Lease Event of
Default, Limited Liquidation Event of Default or Liquidation
Event of Default 26
18.4. Rights of Lender and Trustee Upon Liquidation Event of
Default Limited Liquidation Event of Default and Non-Performance
of Certain Covenants 27
18.5. Measure of Damages 28
18.6. Vehicle Return Default 29
18.7. Application of Proceeds 31
19. MANUFACTURER EVENTS OF DEFAULT 31
20. [RESERVED] 31
21. [RESERVED] 31
22. CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE 32
23. SURVIVAL 32
24. ADDITIONAL LESSEES 32
25. TITLE 34
26. GUARANTY 34
26.1. Guaranty 34
26.2. Scope of Guarantor's Liability 35
26.3. Lessor's Right to Amend this Agreement, Etc 35
26.4. Waiver of Certain Rights by Guarantor 36
26.5. [RESERVED] 37
26.6. Guarantor to Pay Lessor's Expenses 37
26.7. Reinstatement 37
26.8. Pari Passu Indebtedness 37
27. RIGHTS OF LESSOR ASSIGNED 37
28. [RESERVED] 40
29. MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY 40
30. CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 40
30.1. Organization; Ownership; Power; Qualification 40
30.2. Authorization; Enforceability 40
30.3. Compliance 41
30.4. Financial Information; Financial Condition 41
30.5. Litigation 42
30.6. Liens 42
30.7. Employee Benefit Plans 42
30.8. Investment Company Act 42
30.9. Regulations T, U and X 42
30.10. Business Locations; Trade Names; Principal Places of
Business Locations 43
30.11. Taxes 43
30.12. Governmental Authorization 43
30.13. Compliance with Laws 44
30.14. Eligible Vehicles 44
30.15. Supplemental Documents True and Correct 44
30.16. Manufacturer Programs 44
30.17. Absence of Default 44
30.18. Title to Assets 44
30.19. Burdensome Provisions 45
30.20. No Adverse Change 45
30.21. No Adverse Fact 45
30.22. Accuracy of Information 45
30.23. Solvency 46
31. CERTAIN AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 46
31.1. Corporate Existence; Foreign Qualification 46
31.2. Books, Records and Inspections 46
31.3. Insurance 47
31.4. Manufacturer Programs 47
31.5. Reporting Requirements 47
31.6. Payment of Taxes; Removal of Liens 49
31.7. Business 50
31.8. Maintenance of Separate Existence 50
31.9. Trustee as Lienholder 50
31.10. Maintenance of the Vehicles 50
31.11. Enhancement 50
31.12. Manufacturer Payments 51
31.13. Accounting Methods; Financial Records 51
31.14. Disclosure to Auditors 51
31.15. Disposal of Non-Program Vehicles 51
32. CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS 51
32.1. Mergers, Consolidations 51
32.2. Other Agreements 52
32.3. Liens 52
32.4. Use of Vehicles 52
32.5. Termination of Agreement 52
33. ADMINISTRATOR ACTING AS AGENT OF THE LESSOR 52
34. NO PETITION53
35. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RESPECTING THE MASTER EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT 53
36. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION 53
37. GOVERNING LAW 54
38. JURY TRIAL 54
39. NOTICES 54
40. LIABILITY 56
41. TITLE TO MANUFACTURER PROGRAMS IN LESSOR 56
42. HEADINGS 57
43. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS 57
44. EFFECTIVE DATE 57
45. NO RECOURSE 57
SCHEDULES AND ATTACHMENTS
Schedule 30.5 Litigation
Schedule 30.10 Business Locations
Schedule 30.13 Compliance with Law
ATTACHMENT A Information Relating to Initial Leased
Vehicles
ATTACHMENT B Vehicle Acquisition Schedule and Related
Information
ATTACHMENT C Form of Power of Attorney
ATTACHMENT D Form of Joinder in Lease
AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE
OPERATING LEASE AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Operating Lease Agreement
(this "Agreement"), dated as of September 15, 1998, is made by and among AESOP
LEASING L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Lessor"), AVIS RENT A CAR
SYSTEM, INC., a Delaware corporation ("ARAC"), individually and as the
Administrator, Eligible Rental Car Companies that become party to this Agreement
pursuant to the provisions of Section 24 hereof (individually, ARAC and each
such Eligible Rental Car Company, a "Lessee" and, collectively, the "Lessees"),
and AVIS RENT A CAR, INC., a Delaware corporation, as guarantor (the
"Guarantor").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Lessor (such capitalized term, together with all other
capitalized terms used herein, shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 1), ARAC and the Guarantor are parties to a Master Motor Vehicle
Operating Lease Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1997 (the "Prior AESOP I
Operating Lease"), pursuant to which the Lessor has purchased Program Vehicles
and Non-Program Vehicles of one or more Manufacturers with proceeds provided to
the Lessor by the Lender pursuant to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement
and other available funds; and
WHEREAS, the Lessor now wishes to amend the Prior AESOP I Operating Lease
in order to reflect the terms of certain exchanges of Program Vehicles that the
Lessor intends to effect in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Code
and the terms of the Master Exchange Agreement between the Lessor and the
Intermediary; and
WHEREAS, the Lessor desires to lease to the Lessees and the Lessees desire
to lease from the Lessor both Program Vehicles and Non-Program Vehicles financed
by the Lessor with the proceeds of Loans and other available funds for use in
the daily rental car businesses of the Lessees; and
WHEREAS, the Guarantor has, pursuant to Section 26 hereof, guaranteed the
obligations of the Lessees under this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree that the Prior AESOP I Operating Lease is
hereby amended and restated as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms used
herein (including the preamble and recitals hereto) shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Definitions List attached as Schedule I to the
Base Indenture, dated as of July 30, 1997 (the "Base Indenture"), between
AFC-II, as Issuer, and Xxxxxx Trust and Savings
Bank, as Trustee, as such Definitions List has been amended and may from time to
time be further amended in accordance with the Base Indenture.
2. GENERAL AGREEMENT. (a) Each Lessee and the Lessor intend that this
Agreement is a lease and that the relationship between the Lessor and each
Lessee pursuant hereto shall always be only that of lessor and lessee, and each
Lessee hereby declares, acknowledges and agrees that the Lessor is the owner of,
and the Lessor or its Permitted Nominee holds legal title to, the Vehicles. No
Lessee shall acquire by virtue of this Agreement any right, equity, title or
interest in or to any Vehicles, except the right to use the same under the terms
hereof. The parties agree that this Agreement is a "true lease" and agree to
treat this Agreement as a lease for all purposes, including tax, accounting and
otherwise and each party hereto will take no position on its tax returns and
filings contrary to the position that the Lessor is the owner of the Vehicles
for federal and state income tax purposes.
(b) If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties to this Agreement, this
Agreement is characterized by any third party as a financing arrangement or as
otherwise not constituting a "true lease," then it is the intention of the
parties that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under
applicable law, and, to secure all of its obligations under this Agreement, each
Lessee hereby grants to the Lessor a security interest in all of such Lessee's
right, title and interest, if any, in and to all of the following assets,
property and interests in property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or
created:
(i) the rights of such Lessee under this Agreement, as same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with
its terms, and any other agreements related to or in connection with this
Agreement to which the Lessees are a party (the "Lessee Agreements"),
including, without limitation, (a) all monies, if any, due and to become
due to such Lessee from the Guarantor and any other Lessee under or in
connection with any of the Lessee Agreements, whether payable as rent,
guaranty payments, fees, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance
recoveries, damages for the breach of any of the Lessee Agreements or
otherwise, (b) all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of
such Lessee against any other party under or with respect to the Lessee
Agreements (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such Agreements or
otherwise available to such Lessee at law or in equity), including the
right to enforce any of the Lessee Agreements and to give or withhold any
and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or
waivers under or with respect to the Lessee Agreements or the obligations
and liabilities of any party thereunder, (c) all liens and property from
time to time purporting to secure payment of the obligations and
liabilities of such Lessee arising under or in connection with the Lessee
Agreements, and any documents or agreements describing any collateral
securing such obligations or liabilities and (d) all guarantees,
insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from
time to time supporting or securing payment of such obligations and
liabilities of such Lessee pursuant to the Lessee Agreements;
(ii) all Vehicles leased by such Lessee from the Lessor under this
Agreement which, notwithstanding that this Agreement is intended to
convey only a leasehold interest, are determined to be owned by such
Lessee, and all Certificates of Title with respect to such Vehicles;
(iii) all right, title and interest of such Lessee in, to and under
any Manufacturer Programs, including any amendments thereof, and all
monies due and to become due thereunder, in each case in respect of
Vehicles leased by such Lessee which, notwithstanding that this Agreement
is intended to convey only a leasehold interest, are determined to be
owned by such Lessee, whether payable as Vehicle repurchase prices,
auction sales proceeds, fees, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance
recoveries, damages for breach of the Manufacturer Programs or otherwise
(but excluding all incentive payments payable to such Lessee or the
Lessor in respect of purchases of vehicles under the Manufacturer
Programs) and all rights to compel performance and otherwise exercise
remedies thereunder;
(iv) all right, title and interest of such Lessee in and to any
proceeds from the sale of Vehicles leased by such Lessee which,
notwithstanding that this Agreement is intended to convey only a
leasehold interest, are determined to be owned by such Lessee, including
all monies due in respect of such Vehicles, whether payable as the
purchase price of such Vehicles, as auction sales proceeds, or as fees,
expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, or otherwise
(including all upfront incentive payments payable by Manufacturers to
such Lessee or the Lessor in respect of purchases of Non-Program
Vehicles);
(v) all payments under insurance policies (whether or not the Lessor,
the Lender or the Trustee is named as the loss payee thereof) or any
warranty payable by reason of loss or damage to, or otherwise with
respect to, any of the Vehicles leased by such Lessee;
(vi) all additional property that may from time to time hereafter be
subjected to the grant and pledge under this Agreement, as same may be
modified or supplemented from time to time, by such Lessee or by anyone
on its behalf; and
(vii) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing including, without
limitation, payments under insurance (whether or not the Lessor is named
as the loss payee thereof) and cash.
(c) To secure the AFC-II Obligations, each Lessee hereby grants to the
Trustee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, a first priority security interest in
all of such Lessee's right, title and interest, if any, in and to all of the
collateral described in Section 2(b) above, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired or created. Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or a
Limited Liquidation Event of Default and subject to the provisions of the
Related Documents, the Trustee shall have all of the rights and remedies of a
secured
party, including, without limitation, the rights and remedies granted under the
Uniform Commercial Code.
(d) Each Lessee agrees to deliver to the Lessor, the Lender and the
Trustee on or before the Initial Closing Date:
(i) a written search report from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor,
the Lender and the Trustee listing all effective financing statements
that name such Lessee as debtor or assignor, and that are filed in the
jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to clause (ii) below,
together with copies of such financing statements, and tax and judgment
lien search reports from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor, the Lender
and the Trustee showing no evidence of liens filed against such Lessee
that purport to affect any Vehicles leased hereunder or any Collateral
under the Base Indenture;
(ii) evidence of the filing of proper financing statements on Form
UCC-1 naming such Lessee, as debtor, and the Lessor, as secured party,
covering the collateral described in Section 2(b) hereof; and
(iii) evidence of the filing in the states in which such Lessee
conducts business of proper financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming
such Lessee, as debtor, and the Trustee as secured party covering the
collateral described in Section 2(b) hereof.
2.1. Lease and Acquisition of Vehicles. From time to time, subject to the
terms and provisions hereof, the Lessor agrees to lease to each Lessee and each
Lessee agrees to lease from the Lessor, subject to the terms hereof, (i) the new
Vehicles identified in Vehicle orders (each such Vehicle order, a "Vehicle
Order") placed by such Lessee, pursuant to the terms of the Manufacturer
Programs with respect to Program Vehicles and Non-Program Vehicles to the extent
subject to a Manufacturer Program and as otherwise agreed by the Lessor, such
Lessee and a dealer with respect to other Non-Program Vehicles and (ii) the
Vehicles identified in Attachment A hereto containing information concerning the
Initial PVT Vehicles and the Initial ARAC Vehicles leased by ARAC under this
Agreement (the "Initial Leased Vehicles") of a scope agreed upon by ARAC and the
Lessor (including, at a minimum, the Net Book Value (as of the first day of the
Related Month in which the Initial Closing Date occurs) of each of the Initial
Leased Vehicles). If requested by the Lessor, a Lessee shall make each Vehicle
Order with respect to each Vehicle leased by such Lessee available to the
Lessor, together with a schedule containing the information with respect to such
Vehicles included within such Vehicle Order as is set forth in Attachment B
hereto (each, a "Vehicle Acquisition Schedule"), or in such form as is otherwise
requested by the Lessor. In addition, each Lessee agrees to provide such other
information regarding such Vehicles as the Lessor may require from time to time.
This Agreement, together with the Manufacturer Programs and any other related
documents attached to this Agreement or submitted with a Vehicle Order
(collectively, the "Supplemental Documents"), will constitute the entire
agreement regarding the leasing of Vehicles by the Lessor to the Lessees.
2.2. Right of Lessees and Guarantor to Act as Lessor's Agent. The Lessor
agrees that each Lessee and the Guarantor may act as the Lessor's agent in
placing Vehicle Orders on behalf of the Lessor, as well as filing claims on
behalf of the Lessor for damage in transit, and other Manufacturer delivery
claims related to the Vehicles; provided, however, that the Lessor may hold a
Lessee or the Guarantor liable for losses due to such Lessee's or the
Guarantor's actions, or failure to act, in performing as the Lessor's agent in
accordance with the terms hereof. In addition, the Lessor agrees that each
Lessee may make arrangements for delivery of Vehicles leased by such Lessee to a
location selected by such Lessee at its expense. Each Lessee agrees to accept
Vehicles leased by such Lessee as produced and delivered except that each Lessee
will have the option to reject any such Vehicle that may be rejected pursuant to
the terms of the applicable Manufacturer Program (with respect to Program
Vehicles and Non-Program Vehicles subject to a Manufacturer Program), or in
accordance with its customary business practices with respect to other
Non-Program Vehicles. Each Lessee, acting as agent for the Lessor, shall be
responsible for pursuing any rights of the Lessor with respect to the return of
any Vehicle leased by such Lessee to the Manufacturer pursuant to the preceding
sentence. Each of the Lessees and the Guarantor agree that all Program Vehicles
ordered as provided herein shall be ordered utilizing the procedures consistent
with an Eligible Manufacturer Program. Without limiting the foregoing, each
Lessee agrees to give immediate notice to the Lessor, in such form and to such
address as the Lessor may from time to time specify, of each acceptance and of
any rejection of any Program Vehicle identified by the Lessor as an Identified
Replacement Vehicle.
2.3. Payment of Capitalized Cost or Assignment of Net Book Value by
Lessor. On the AESOP I Operating Lease Commencement Date, the Lessor applied to
each Initial Leased Vehicle the Net Book Value (as of the first day of the
Related Month) for such Vehicle as described on Attachment A to the Prior AESOP
I Operating Lease. Upon delivery of any Vehicle, the Lessor shall pay to the
authorized dealer, if any, that sold such Vehicle to the Lessor, the Capitalized
Cost for such Vehicle and the Lessee leasing such Vehicle shall pay all
applicable costs and expenses of freight, packing, handling, storage, shipment
and delivery of such Vehicle, and sales and use tax (if any), to the extent that
the same have not been included in the Capitalized Cost for such Vehicle.
2.4. Non-Liability of Lessor. The Lessor shall not be liable to any Lessee
for any failure or delay in obtaining Vehicles or making delivery thereof. AS
BETWEEN THE LESSOR AND EACH LESSEE, ACCEPTANCE FOR LEASE OF THE VEHICLES LEASED
BY SUCH LESSEE SHALL CONSTITUTE SUCH LESSEE'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT THAT
SUCH LESSEE HAS FULLY INSPECTED SUCH VEHICLES, THAT SUCH VEHICLES ARE IN GOOD
ORDER AND CONDITION AND ARE OF THE MANUFACTURE, DESIGN, SPECIFICATIONS AND
CAPACITY SELECTED BY SUCH LESSEE, THAT SUCH LESSEE IS SATISFIED THAT THE SAME
ARE SUITABLE FOR THIS USE AND THAT THE LESSOR IS NOT A MANUFACTURER OR ENGAGED
IN THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF VEHICLES, AND HAS NOT MADE AND DOES NOT HEREBY
MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY,
CONDITION, QUALITY, DURABILITY OR SUITABILITY OF SUCH VEHICLE IN ANY RESPECT OR
IN CONNECTION WITH OR FOR THE PURPOSES OR USES OF SUCH LESSEE, OR ANY OTHER
REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT THERETO. The Lessor shall not be liable for any failure or
delay in delivering any Vehicle ordered for lease pursuant to this Agreement, or
for any failure to perform any provision hereof, resulting from fire or other
casualty, natural disaster, riot, strike or other labor difficulty, governmental
regulation or restriction, or any cause beyond the Lessor's direct control. IN
NO EVENT SHALL THE LESSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR
ANY OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT
IN OR ANY THEFT, DAMAGE, LOSS OR FAILURE OF ANY VEHICLE, AND THERE SHALL BE NO
ABATEMENT OF MONTHLY BASE RENT, SUPPLEMENTAL RENT OR OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE
HEREUNDER BECAUSE OF THE SAME.
2.5. Lessees' Rights to Purchase Vehicles. Each Lessee shall have the
option, exercisable with respect to any Vehicle during the Vehicle Term with
respect to such Vehicle, to purchase any Vehicle leased by such Lessee at the
greater of (i) the Termination Value or (ii) the Market Value of such Vehicle
(the greater of such amounts being referred to as the "Vehicle Purchase Price"),
in which event such Lessee will pay the Vehicle Purchase Price to the Lessor on
or before the Payment Date with respect to the Related Month in which such
Lessee elects to purchase such Vehicle and such Lessee will pay on or before
such Payment Date all accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent and any Supplemental
Rent then due and payable with respect to such Vehicle through such Payment
Date. The Lessor shall request title to any such Vehicle to be transferred to
the relevant Lessee and the Administrator shall request the Trustee to cause its
Lien to be removed from the Certificate of Title for such Vehicle, concurrently
with or promptly after the Vehicle Purchase Price for such Vehicle (and any such
unpaid Monthly Base Rent and Supplemental Rent) is deposited in the Collection
Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Vehicle that, when
acquired by the Lessor, was a Replacement Vehicle, and with respect to any other
Vehicle that the Lessor may wish to designate as an Identified Relinquished
Vehicle, any Lessee's right to purchase shall be solely in the discretion of the
Lessor.
2.6. Lessor's Right to Cause Vehicles to be Sold. If a Lessee does not
elect to purchase any Vehicle leased by such Lessee hereunder pursuant to
Section 2.5 hereof (or, pursuant to the last sentence of such Section 2.5, is
not permitted to purchase a particular Vehicle, then:
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with
respect to Program Vehicles leased hereunder, and subject to Sections 13.2 and
2.5 hereof, the Lessor shall have the right, at any time following the date
ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Program
Vehicle, to require that the Lessee leasing such Program Vehicle from the Lessor
hereunder or another Person designated by the Lessor,
which Person's compensation will be payable solely from the proceeds from the
sale of such Vehicle, exercise commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for
the sale of such Vehicle to a third party for the Vehicle Purchase Price with
respect to such Vehicle, in which event such Lessee or such other designated
Person shall, until not later than the date thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration of such Maximum Term, exercise commercially reasonable efforts to
arrange for the sale of such Vehicle to a third party for a price (as reduced by
the amount of compensation to be paid to any such other designated Person) equal
to or greater than the Termination Value thereof. If a sale of such Program
Vehicle is arranged by such Lessee or such other designated Person prior to such
date thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, then (i)
such Lessee or such other designated Person shall deliver such Vehicle to the
purchaser thereof, (ii) such Lessee or such other designated Person shall cause
to be delivered to the Lessor the funds paid for such Vehicle by the purchaser
and (iii) the Administrator shall request the Trustee to cause its Lien to be
removed from the Certificate of Title for such Vehicle. If such Lessee or such
other designated Person is unable to arrange for a sale of such Vehicle prior to
such date thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, then
such Lessee or such other designated Person shall cease attempting to arrange
for such a sale and such Lessee shall return such Vehicle, if a Manufacturer
Event of Default has not occurred, to the applicable Manufacturer as herein
provided (and, if so requested by the Lessor, shall cooperate with the Lessor to
effect any such return in accordance with the provisions of the Master Exchange
Agreement).
(b) With respect to Non-Program Vehicles leased hereunder and subject to
the exercise of each Lessee's rights under Section 2.5, each Lessee shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for the sale of each Non-Program
Vehicle leased by such Lessee to a third party for the Vehicle Purchase Price
with respect to such Vehicle on or prior to the applicable Vehicle Operating
Lease Expiration Date. Each Lessee may return a Non-Program Vehicle subject to a
Manufacturer Program to the applicable Manufacturer under such Manufacturer
Program provided that (i) the Repurchase Price of such Vehicle, together with
any Special Default Payments payable by such Lessee with respect to such
Vehicle, is at least equal to the Termination Value with respect to such
Vehicle, (ii) no Manufacturer Event of Default shall have occurred with respect
to such Manufacturer and (iii) by the later of the sixtieth (60th) day after the
Initial Closing Date and the date on which such Vehicle is returned to the
Manufacturer, the Trustee and the Lender shall have received an assignment of
the benefits of such Manufacturer Program, acknowledged in writing by such
Manufacturer. Notwithstanding the disposition of a Non-Program Vehicle by such
Lessee prior to the applicable Vehicle Operating Lease Expiration Date, such
Lessee shall pay to the Lessor all accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent and any
Supplemental Rent then due and payable with respect to such Non-Program Vehicle
through the Payment Date with respect to the Related Month during which such
disposition occurred, unless such Non-Program Vehicle is a Standard Casualty or
becomes an Ineligible Vehicle, payment for which will be made in accordance with
Section 6 hereof. If a sale of such Non-Program Vehicle is arranged by such
Lessee pursuant to this Section 2.6(b), then (i) such Lessee shall deliver the
Vehicle to the purchaser thereof, (ii) such Lessee shall cause to be delivered
to the Lessor the funds paid for such Vehicle by the purchaser and
(iii) the Administrator shall request the Trustee to cause its Lien to be
removed from the Certificate for Title of such Vehicle.
(c) In the event any Vehicle or Vehicles leased hereunder are not
purchased by the Lessee of such Vehicle pursuant to Section 2.5, sold to a third
party pursuant to Section 2.6(a) or sold to a third party or returned to a
Manufacturer pursuant to Section 2.6(b), then, in the case of a Non-Program
Vehicle, such Lessee shall return such Vehicle to the Lessor or, in the case of
a Program Vehicle, such Lessee shall dispose of such Vehicle in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 13.2(a), in each case, on the Payment Date
with respect to the Related Month in which the applicable Vehicle Operating
Lease Expiration Date falls, and such Lessee shall pay an amount equal to all
accrued but unpaid Monthly Base Rent and all Supplemental Rent payable with
respect to such Vehicles through such Payment Date.
2.7. Redesignation of Vehicles. If a Program Vehicle becomes ineligible
for repurchase by its Manufacturer or for sale at auction under the applicable
Manufacturer Program or the return of a Program Vehicle to the applicable
Manufacturer cannot otherwise be effected for any reason (including by reason of
the occurrence of a Manufacturer Event of Default with respect to the
Manufacturer of such Program Vehicle or the failure of a Manufacturer to accept
such Program Vehicle for repurchase and acceptance is not expected upon a
subsequent return), the Lessee of such Vehicle may redesignate the related
Program Vehicle as a Non-Program Vehicle, provided that (i) no Amortization
Event or Potential Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing and (ii) no
violation of the requirements of Section 10.13 of the AESOP I Operating Lease
Loan Agreement or Section 2.8 hereof would be caused by such redesignation, and
provided further, in each case, that (x) the relevant Lessee of such Vehicle
shall pay to the Lessor on the next succeeding Payment Date an amount equal to
the difference, if any, between the Net Book Value of such Vehicle as of the
date of redesignation and an amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Vehicle
as of the date of redesignation had such Vehicle been a Non-Program Vehicle at
the time of delivery thereof pursuant to Section 2.1 and (y) the Required
Enhancement Amount required under each Supplement, after giving effect to such
redesignation, shall be satisfied on the date of redesignation.
2.8. Limitations on the Acquisition or Redesignation of Certain Vehicles.
Unless otherwise specified in a Supplement or unless waived by the Required
Noteholders as specified in a Supplement, (a) the aggregate Net Book Value of
all Vehicles (or such portion thereof as is specified in such Supplement)
manufactured by Manufacturers other than Eligible Non-Program Manufacturers and
leased under this Agreement (after giving effect to the inclusion of such
Vehicle under this Agreement) and the Finance Lease as of such date shall not
exceed any applicable Maximum Non-Eligible Manufacturer Amount, (b) the
aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles (or such portion thereof
as is specified in such Supplement) leased under this Agreement (after giving
effect to the inclusion or redesignation, as the case may be, of such Vehicle
under this Agreement) and the Finance Lease as of such date shall not exceed any
applicable Maximum Non-Program Vehicle Amount, (c) the aggregate Net Book Value
of all Vehicles (or such portion thereof as is specified in such Supplement)
manufactured by a particular Manufacturer or group of Manufacturers and leased
under the Leases (after giving effect to the inclusion of such Vehicle under
this Agreement) as of such date shall not exceed any applicable Maximum
Manufacturer Amount, (d) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles (or such
portion thereof as is specified in such Supplement) titled in the States of
Ohio, Oklahoma and Nebraska and leased under this Agreement (after giving effect
to the inclusion of such Vehicle under this Agreement) and the AESOP II
Operating Lease as of such date shall not exceed any applicable Maximum
Specified States Amount and (e) after giving effect to the inclusion or
redesignation of such Vehicle under this Agreement, there shall not be a failure
or violation of any other conditions, requirements or restrictions with respect
to the leasing of Eligible Vehicles under this Agreement as is specified in any
Supplement.
3. TERM.
3.1. Vehicle Term. (a) The "Vehicle Operating Lease Commencement Date" (x)
for each Initial Leased Vehicle shall mean the Initial Closing Date and (y) for
each other Vehicle shall mean the day as referenced in the Vehicle Acquisition
Schedule with respect to such Vehicle but in no event shall such date be a date
later than the date that funds are expended or allocated by the Lessor to
acquire such Vehicle or, in the case of a Replacement Vehicle, no later than the
date that such Replacement Vehicle is "acquired" (as such term is defined in the
Master Exchange Agreement) by the Intermediary pursuant to the Master Exchange
Agreement. The "Vehicle Term" with respect to each Vehicle shall extend from the
Vehicle Operating Lease Commencement Date through the earliest of (i) if such
Vehicle is a Program Vehicle that has not been identified by the Lessor as an
Identified Relinquished Vehicle pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Master Exchange
Agreement or a Non-Program Vehicle returned to a Manufacturer under a
Manufacturer Program in accordance with Section 2.6(b), the Turnback Date for
such Vehicle, (ii) if such Vehicle is sold to a third party (other than through
an auction conducted by or through or arranged by the Manufacturer pursuant to
its Manufacturer Program), the date on which funds in respect of such sale are
deposited in the Collection Account (by such third party or by the applicable
Lessee or the Guarantor on behalf of such third party) and such funds equal or
exceed the Termination Value of such Vehicle, (iii) if such Vehicle becomes a
Standard Casualty or an Ineligible Vehicle, the date funds in the amount of the
Termination Value thereof are deposited in the Collection Account by the
applicable Lessee, (iv) the date that such Vehicle is purchased by the
applicable Lessee pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof and the Vehicle Purchase Price
with respect to such purchase (and any unpaid Monthly Base Rent and Supplemental
Rent with respect to such Vehicle) is deposited in the Collection Account by
such Lessee, (v) the date that is the last Business Day of the month that is 18
months after the month in which the Vehicle Operating Lease Commencement Date
occurs with respect to such Vehicle, and (vi) if such Vehicle has been
designated by the Lessor as an Identified Relinquished Vehicle pursuant to
Section 3.1 of the Master Exchange Agreement, the date that such Vehicle is
"transferred" to the Intermediary pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Master Exchange
Agreement, provided, however, that if such designation as an Identified
Relinquished Vehicle is rescinded pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Master Exchange
Agreement, such Vehicle shall continue to be a leased Vehicle hereunder, as if
such
designation had not occurred, until the occurrence of one of the events
described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) (the earliest of such six
dates being referred to as the "Vehicle Operating Lease Expiration Date").
(b) Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.5 and 2.6, each Lessee shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to return each Program Vehicle leased by
such Lessee hereunder to the related Manufacturer (or such Manufacturer's agent
or as otherwise directed by such Manufacturer in accordance with such
Manufacturer Program) (a) not prior to the end of the minimum holding period
specified in the related Manufacturer Program (prior to which the Lessor may not
return such Program Vehicle without penalty (the "Minimum Term")) and (b) not
later than the end of the maximum holding period (after which the Lessor may not
return such Program Vehicle without penalty (the "Maximum Term")); provided,
however, that each Lessee shall in any case return each Program Vehicle leased
by such Lessee hereunder to the related Manufacturer (or such Manufacturer's
agent or as otherwise directed by such Manufacturer in accordance with such
Manufacturer Program) on or before the Vehicle Operating Lease Expiration Date
with respect to such Vehicle pursuant to Section 13.2 hereof. The Lessee of any
Program Vehicles returned before the Minimum Term will pay to the Lessor the
equivalent of the Monthly Base Rent with respect to such vehicle for the Minimum
Term plus any early turn back surcharges payable by the Lessor or deductible
from the Repurchase Price of such Vehicle regardless of actual usage, unless
such Vehicle is a Standard Casualty or becomes an Ineligible Vehicle, in which
case, the disposition of such Vehicle will be handled in accordance with Section
6 hereof.
3.2. Term. The "AESOP I Operating Lease Commencement Date" shall mean the
Initial Closing Date. The "AESOP I Operating Lease Expiration Date" shall mean
the latest of (i) the date of the payment in full of all Loans (including any
Loan Interest thereon) the proceeds of which were used by the Lessor to finance
the purchase of Vehicles subject to this Agreement, (ii) the Vehicle Operating
Lease Expiration Date for the last Vehicle leased by any Lessee hereunder and
(iii) the date on which all amounts payable hereunder and under the Loan
Agreements have been paid in full. The "Term" of this Agreement shall mean the
period commencing on the AESOP I Operating Lease Commencement Date and ending on
the AESOP I Operating Lease Expiration Date.
4. RENT AND CHARGES. Each Lessee will pay Monthly Base Rent and any
Supplemental Rent due and payable on a monthly basis (and any Special Service
Charges, on the date due and payable) as set forth in this Section 4.
4.1. Payment of Rent. On each Payment Date each Lessee shall pay in
immediately available funds to the Lessor not later than 11:00 a.m. New York
City time, on such Payment Date, such Lessee's allocable portion of (i) all
Monthly Base Rent that has accrued during the Related Month with respect to each
Vehicle leased hereunder during or prior to the Related Month and (ii) all
Supplemental Rent due and payable on such Payment Date. The portion of Monthly
Base Rent allocable to each Lessee will equal (i) with respect to the amounts
described in clause (b) of the definition of Monthly Base Rent, the portion
thereof
that relates to the particular Vehicles leased hereunder by such Lessee and (ii)
with respect to other amounts included in the definition of Monthly Base Rent,
such Lessee's Share, determined as of the beginning of the Related Month, of
such amounts. The portion of Supplemental Rent allocable to each Lessee will
equal (i) with respect to Supplemental Rent that relates to particular Vehicles,
the portion thereof that relates to the particular Vehicles leased hereunder by
such Lessee and (ii) with respect to Supplemental Rent that does not relate to
particular Vehicles, such Lessee's Share, determined as of the beginning of the
Related Month, of such amounts.
4.2. Special Service Charges. On each Payment Date, or on such other
Business Day as the Lessor shall request, each Lessee shall pay in immediately
available funds to, or at the direction of, the Lessor, not later than 11:00
a.m., New York City time, on such date, such Lessee's allocable portion of the
Special Service Charges determined by the Lessor to be due and payable on such
date. The portion of Special Service Charges allocable to each Lessee will equal
(i) with respect to Special Service Charges that relate to particular Vehicles,
the portion thereof that relates to the particular Vehicles leased hereunder by
such Lessee, and (ii) with respect to Special Service Charges that do not relate
to particular Vehicles, such Lessee's Share, determined as of the beginning of
the Related Month, of such amounts. Each Lessee acknowledges that the Lessor has
assigned and transferred its right to payment of such amounts to the
Intermediary, together with the right to invoice or request payment thereof,
pursuant to the Master Exchange Agreement, and that the Intermediary shall be
entitled to further assign and pledge any such rights to the Lender Agent, and
that either of the Intermediary or the Lender Agent, as applicable, shall be
entitled to exercise the rights to enforce and collect such amounts if any such
amounts are not paid when due. The provisions of this Section 4.2 will survive
the expiration or earlier termination of the Term.
4.3. Net Lease. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE A NET LEASE, AND EACH LESSEE'S
OBLIGATION TO PAY ALL MONTHLY BASE RENT, SUPPLEMENTAL RENT AND OTHER SUMS
HEREUNDER SHALL BE ABSOLUTE AND UNCONDITIONAL, AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY
ABATEMENT, SETOFF, COUNTERCLAIM, DEDUCTION OR REDUCTION FOR ANY REASON
WHATSOEVER. The obligations and liabilities of each Lessee hereunder shall in no
way be released, discharged or otherwise affected (except as may be expressly
provided herein including, without limitation, the right of each Lessee to
reject Vehicles pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof) for any reason, including
without limitation: (i) any defect in the condition, merchantability, quality or
fitness for use of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (ii) any damage to,
removal, abandonment, salvage, loss, scrapping or destruction of or any
requisition or taking of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (iii) any
restriction, prevention or curtailment of or interference with any use of the
Vehicles or any part thereof; (iv) any defect in or any Lien on title to the
Vehicles or any part thereof; (v) any change, waiver, extension, indulgence or
other action or omission in respect of any obligation or liability of such
Lessee or the Lessor; (vi) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding
relating to such Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person, or any action taken
with respect to this Agreement by any
trustee or receiver of any Person mentioned above, or by any court; (vii) any
claim that such Lessee has or might have against any Person, including without
limitation the Lessor; (viii) any failure on the part of the Lessor or any other
Lessee to perform or comply with any of the terms hereof or of any other
agreement; (ix) any invalidity or unenforceability or disaffirmance of this
Agreement or any provision hereof or any of the other Related Documents or any
provision of any thereof, in each case whether against or by such Lessee or
otherwise; (x) any insurance premiums payable by such Lessee with respect to the
Vehicles; or (xi) any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar
to the foregoing, whether or not such Lessee shall have notice or knowledge of
any of the foregoing and whether or not foreseen or foreseeable. This Agreement
shall be noncancelable by the Lessees and, except as expressly provided herein,
each Lessee, to the extent permitted by law, waives all rights now or hereafter
conferred by statute or otherwise to quit, terminate or surrender this
Agreement, or to any diminution or reduction of Monthly Base Rent, Supplemental
Rent or other amounts payable by such Lessee hereunder. All payments by each
Lessee made hereunder shall be final (except to the extent of adjustments
provided for herein), absent manifest error and, except as otherwise provided
herein, each Lessee shall not seek to recover any such payment or any part
thereof for any reason whatsoever, absent manifest error. If for any reason
whatsoever this Agreement shall be terminated in whole or in part by operation
of law or otherwise except as expressly provided herein, each Lessee shall
nonetheless pay an amount equal to such Lessee's allocable portion of all
Monthly Base Rent, all Supplemental Rent and all other amounts due hereunder at
the time and in the manner that such payments would have become due and payable
under the terms of this Agreement as if it had not been terminated in whole or
in part. All covenants and agreements of each Lessee herein shall be performed
at its cost, expense and risk unless expressly otherwise stated.
5. INSURANCE. Each Lessee represents that it shall at all times maintain
or cause to be maintained insurance coverage in force as follows:
5.1. Personal Injury and Damage. Insurance coverage as set forth in
Section 31.3 hereof. In addition, each Lessee will maintain with respect to each
Lessee's properties and businesses insurance against loss or damage of the kind
customarily insured against by corporations engaged in the same or similar
businesses, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried by such
similarly situated corporations.
5.2. Delivery of Certificate of Insurance. Within 10 days after the
Initial Closing Date (or, with respect to any additional party becoming a
"Lessee" hereunder pursuant to the provisions of Section 24 hereof, within 10
days after the date such party becomes a "Lessee" hereunder), each Lessee or the
Guarantor shall deliver to the Lessor a certificate(s) of insurance naming the
Lender, the Lessor, Original AESOP, PVHC, Quartx, and the Trustee as additional
insureds as to the item required by Section 31.3. Such insurance shall not be
changed or canceled except as provided below in Section 5.3.
5.3. Changes in Insurance Coverage. No changes shall be made in any of the
foregoing insurance requirements unless the prior written consent of the Lessor,
the Lender
and the Trustee are first obtained. The Lessor may grant or withhold its consent
to any proposed change in such insurance in its sole discretion. The Lender and
the Trustee shall be required to grant its consent to any proposed change in
such insurance upon compliance with the following conditions:
(i) The relevant Lessee or the Guarantor shall deliver not less than 30
days' prior written notice of any proposed change in such insurance to
the Lender and the Trustee;
(ii) The relevant Lessee or the Guarantor shall furnish to the Lender
and the Trustee a letter from each Rating Agency with respect to all
Outstanding Commercial Paper Notes and Notes rated by such Rating Agency
to the effect that such proposed change will not cause a reduction in or
a withdrawal of the current rating of such Commercial Paper Notes or the
Notes; and
(iii) The proposed change will satisfy the Rating Agency Confirmation
Condition.
6. RISK OF LOSS; CASUALTY AND INELIGIBLE VEHICLE OBLIGATIONS.
6.1. Risk of Loss Borne by Lessees. Upon delivery of each Vehicle to the
Lessee of such Vehicle, as between the Lessor and such Lessee, such Lessee
assumes and bears the risk of loss, damage, theft, taking, destruction,
attachment, seizure, confiscation or requisition with respect to such Vehicle,
however caused or occasioned, and all other risks and liabilities, including
personal injury or death and property damage, arising with respect to such
Vehicle or the manufacture, purchase, acceptance, rejection, ownership,
delivery, leasing, subleasing, possession, use, inspection, registration,
operation, condition, maintenance, repair, storage, sale, return or other
disposition of such Vehicle, howsoever arising.
6.2. Casualty; Ineligible Vehicles. If a Vehicle becomes a Standard
Casualty or an Ineligible Vehicle, then the Lessee of such Vehicle will (i)
promptly notify the Lessor thereof and (ii) promptly, but in no event later than
the Payment Date with respect to the Related Month during which such Vehicle
became a Standard Casualty or an Ineligible Vehicle, pay to the Lessor the
Termination Value of such Vehicle (as of the date such Vehicle became a Standard
Casualty or an Ineligible Vehicle). Upon payment by such Lessee to the Lessor of
the Termination Value of any Vehicle that has become a Standard Casualty or an
Ineligible Vehicle (i) the Lessor shall cause title to such Vehicle to be
transferred to such Lessee to facilitate liquidation of such Vehicle by such
Lessee, (ii) such Lessee shall be entitled to any physical damage insurance
proceeds applicable to such Vehicle and (iii) the Administrator shall request
the Trustee to cause its Lien to be removed from the Certificate of title for
such Vehicle.
7. VEHICLE USE. So long as no AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default,
Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default has
occurred (subject,
however, to Section 2.6 hereof), each Lessee may use Vehicles leased hereunder
in its regular course of business. Such use shall be confined primarily to the
United States; provided, however, that the principal place of business or rental
office of each Lessee with respect to the Vehicles is located in the United
States. The Administrator shall promptly and duly execute, deliver, file and
record all such documents, statements, filings and registrations, and take such
further actions as the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee shall from time to time
reasonably request in order to establish, perfect and maintain the Lessor's
title to and interest in the Vehicles and the Certificates of Title as against
each Lessee or any third party in any applicable jurisdiction and to establish,
perfect and maintain the Trustee's Lien on the Vehicles and the Certificates of
Title (other than noting the Lien of the Trustee on the Certificates of Title
with respect to (i) the Initial PVT Vehicles (which shall reflect the Lien of
BONY) and (ii) Vehicles titled in the states of Ohio, Oklahoma and Nebraska) as
a perfected first lien in any applicable jurisdiction. Each Lessee may, at its
sole expense, change the place of principal location of any Vehicles.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no change of location shall be undertaken unless
and until (x) all actions necessary to maintain the Lien of the Trustee on such
Vehicles and the Certificates of Title (other than noting the Lien of the
Trustee on the Certificates of Title with respect to (i) the Initial PVT
Vehicles (which shall reflect the Lien of BONY) and (ii) Vehicles titled in the
states of Ohio, Oklahoma and Nebraska) with respect to such Vehicles shall have
been taken and (y) all legal requirements applicable to such Vehicles shall have
been met or obtained. Following the occurrence of an AESOP I Operating Lease
Event of Default, a Limited Liquidation Event of Default, a Liquidation Event of
Default or a Manufacturer Event of Default, and upon the Lender's request, each
Lessee shall advise the Lender in writing where all Vehicles leased hereunder as
of such date are principally located. Each Lessee shall not knowingly use any
Vehicles or knowingly permit the same to be used for any unlawful purpose. Each
Lessee shall use reasonable precautions to prevent loss or damage to Vehicles.
Each Lessee shall comply with all applicable statutes, decrees, ordinances and
regulations regarding acquiring, titling, registering, leasing, insuring and
disposing of Vehicles and shall take reasonable steps to ensure that operators
are licensed. Each Lessee and the Lessor agree that such Lessee shall perform,
at such Lessee's own expense, such Vehicle preparation and conditioning services
with respect to Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder as are customary. The
Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee or any authorized representative of the
Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee may during reasonable business hours from time
to time, without disruption of each Lessee's business, subject to applicable
law, inspect Vehicles and registration certificates, Certificates of Title and
related documents covering Vehicles wherever the same be located. No Lessee
shall sublease any Vehicles, nor shall any Lessee assign any right or interest
herein or in any Vehicles; provided, however, the foregoing shall not be deemed
to prohibit the Lessees from renting Vehicles to third party customers in the
ordinary course of their respective car rental businesses.
8. LIENS. Except for Permitted Liens, each Lessee shall keep all Vehicles
leased by it hereunder free of all Liens arising during the Term. Upon the
Vehicle Operating Lease Expiration Date for each Vehicle leased hereunder should
any such Lien exist the Lessor may, in its discretion, remove such Lien and any
sum of money that may be paid by
the Lessor in release or discharge thereof, including attorneys' fees and costs,
will be paid by the Lessee of such Vehicle upon demand by the Lessor. The Lessor
may grant security interests in the Vehicles leased by a Lessee hereunder
without consent of such Lessee; provided, however, that if any such Liens would
interfere with the rights of such Lessee under this Agreement, the Lessor must
obtain the prior written consent of such Lessee. Each Lessee agrees and
acknowledges that the granting of Liens and the taking of other actions pursuant
to the Loan Agreements, the Indenture and the other Related Documents does not
interfere with the rights of such Lessee under this Agreement.
9. NON-DISTURBANCE. So long as each Lessee satisfies its obligations
hereunder, its quiet enjoyment, possession and use of the Vehicles leased by
such Lessee hereunder will not be disturbed during the Term subject, however, to
Sections 2.6 and 18 hereof and except that the Lessor and the Trustee each
retains the right, but not the duty, to inspect such Vehicles without disturbing
the ordinary conduct of such Lessee's business. Upon the request of the Lessor,
the Lender or the Trustee from time to time, each Lessee will make reasonable
efforts to confirm to the Lessor, the Lender and the Trustee the location,
mileage and condition of each Vehicle leased by such Lessee hereunder and to
make available for the Lessor's, the Lender's or the Trustee's inspection within
a reasonable time period, not to exceed 45 days, such Vehicles at the location
where such Vehicles are normally domiciled. Further, each Lessee will, during
normal business hours and with a notice of 3 Business Days, make its records
pertaining to the Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder available to the
Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee for inspection at the location where such
Lessee's records are normally domiciled.
10. REGISTRATION; LICENSE; TRAFFIC SUMMONSES; PENALTIES AND FINES. Each
Lessee, at its expense, shall be responsible for proper registration and
licensing of Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder, and titling of such
Vehicles in the name of the Lessor or its Permitted Nominee (with the Lien of
the Trustee noted thereon (except with respect to the Initial PVT Vehicles for
which BONY is noted as the first lienholder and Vehicles titled in the States of
Oklahoma, Nebraska and Ohio)), and, where required, shall have such Vehicles
inspected by any appropriate governmental authority; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, possession of all Certificates of Title shall at
all times remain with the Administrator, who will hold such Certificates of
Title in its capacity as agent for the Lessor and on behalf of the Lender and
the Trustee. Each Lessee shall be responsible for the payment of all
registration fees, title fees, license fees, traffic summonses, penalties,
judgments and fines incurred with respect to any Vehicle leased by such Lessee
hereunder during the Vehicle Term for such Vehicle or imposed during the Vehicle
Term for such Vehicle by any governmental authority or any court of law or
equity with respect to such Vehicles in connection with such Lessee's operation
of such Vehicles. The Lessor agrees to execute a power of attorney in
substantially the form of Attachment C hereto (each, a "Power of Attorney"), and
such other documents as may be necessary in order to allow the Lessees to title,
register and dispose of the Vehicles leased hereunder in accordance with the
terms hereof; provided, however, that possession of all Certificates of Title
shall at all times remain with the Administrator who will hold such Certificates
of Title in its capacity as agent for the Lessor and on behalf of the Lender and
the Trustee, and each Lessee acknowledges and agrees that it has no right, title
or interest in or with respect to any Certificate of Title. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Lessor may terminate such Power of Attorney
as provided in Section 18.3(iii) hereof.
11. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. Each Lessee shall pay for all maintenance and
repairs to keep Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder in good working order
and condition, and such Lessee will maintain such Vehicles as required in order
to keep the Manufacturer's warranty in force. Each Lessee will return Vehicles
leased by such Lessee hereunder to an authorized Manufacturer facility or such
Lessee's Manufacturer authorized warranty station for warranty work. Each Lessee
will comply with any Manufacturer's recall of any Vehicle leased by such Lessee
hereunder. Each Lessee will pay, or cause to be paid, all usual and routine
expenses incurred in the use and operation of Vehicles leased by such Lessee
hereunder including, but not limited to, fuel, lubricants, and coolants. Each
Lessee agrees that it shall not make any material alterations to any Vehicles
without the prior consent of the Lessor. Any improvements or additions to any
Vehicles leased hereunder shall become and remain the property of the Lessor,
except that any addition to Vehicles made by the Lessee of such Vehicles shall
remain the property of such Lessee if such addition can be disconnected from
such Vehicles without impairing the functioning of such Vehicles or its resale
value, excluding such addition.
12. VEHICLE WARRANTIES.
12.1. No Lessor Warranties. EACH LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LESSOR IS
NOT THE MANUFACTURER, THE AGENT OF THE MANUFACTURER, OR THE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE
VEHICLES LEASED BY SUCH LESSEE HEREUNDER. THE LESSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY OR
REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE FITNESS, SAFENESS, DESIGN,
MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION, QUALITY, CAPACITY OR WORKMANSHIP OF THE VEHICLES NOR
ANY WARRANTY THAT THE VEHICLES WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW OR ANY
CONTRACT SPECIFICATION, AND AS BETWEEN THE LESSOR AND EACH LESSEE, EACH LESSEE
AGREES TO BEAR ALL SUCH RISKS AT ITS SOLE COST AND EXPENSE. EACH LESSEE
SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO MAKE CLAIMS AGAINST THE LESSOR AND ANY VEHICLE
FOR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER AND, AS TO THE LESSOR, EACH
LESSEE LEASES THE VEHICLES "AS IS." IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LESSOR BE LIABLE FOR
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHATSOEVER OR HOWSOEVER CAUSED.
12.2. Manufacturer's Warranties. If a Vehicle leased hereunder is covered
by a Manufacturer's warranty, the Lessee of such Vehicle, during the Vehicle
Term for such Vehicle, shall have the right to make any claims under such
warranty which the Lessor could make.
13. VEHICLE USAGE GUIDELINES AND RETURN; SPECIAL DEFAULT PAYMENTS; EARLY
TERMINATION PAYMENTS.
13.1. Usage. As used herein "Vehicle Turn-In Condition" (a) with respect
to each Program Vehicle leased hereunder will be determined in accordance with
the related Manufacturer Program and (b) with respect to each Non-Program
Vehicle leased hereunder shall mean (i) if such Non-Program Vehicle is
manufactured by the same Manufacturer as any Program Vehicle leased hereunder,
the same standard as required with respect to such Program Vehicle and (ii) if
such Non-Program Vehicle does not satisfy clause (i) above, that each such
Vehicle shall have no body dents, rust, corrosion, paint mismatches or special
colors, or paint which is less than factory grade, dented, rusted, broken,
missing chrome or trim, ripped or stained, upholstery, seats, dash, headliner,
carpeting, trunk, or convertible vinyl top, missing interior trim, sprung or
misaligned doors or their openings, or worn, cracked, split, broken or leaking
weather-stripping, faulty window mechanisms, or broken, cracked, missing glass,
mirrors or lights, faulty electronic systems, including on-board computers,
processors, sensors, controls, radios, stereos, and the like, faulty heating,
air conditioning or climate control systems, worn or faulty shock absorbers or
other suspension or steering parts, systems or mechanisms, excessively worn
tires, or any other condition that adversely affects the appearance or operating
condition of such Vehicle, in each case other than any such condition that would
reasonably be considered to be normal wear and tear or otherwise de minimis by
the Manufacturer of such Vehicle (or its authorized agent) under such
Manufacturer's Manufacturer Program or, if such Manufacturer does not maintain a
Manufacturer Program, under the Manufacturer Program of another Manufacturer
with comparable sales volume, and the equivalent of any Excess Damage Charges
and Excess Mileage Charges with respect to such Vehicle shall be determined by
the Administrator and the Lessor in accordance with the foregoing standard.
13.2. Return. (a) Each Lessee will, subject to Sections 2.5 and 2.6,
return each Program Vehicle leased by such Lessee hereunder (other than a
Standard Casualty or a Program Vehicle which has become an Ineligible Vehicle)
to the nearest related Manufacturer official auction or other facility
designated by such Manufacturer at such Lessee's sole expense or to such other
location designated by the Lessor (with any additional cost of delivery in
excess of what would have been incurred upon delivery to the related
Manufacturer at the expense of the Lessor), in each case in accordance with the
requirements of Section 3.1(b) hereof.
(b) Each Lessee agrees that the Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder
will be in Vehicle Turn-In Condition upon return to or upon the order of the
Lessor. Any rebate or credits applicable to the unexpired term of any license
plates for a Vehicle leased by a Lessee hereunder shall inure to the benefit of
such Lessee.
13.3. Special Default Payments. (a) Each Lessee will use its best efforts
to maintain the Program Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder such that no
Excess Damage Charges or Excess Mileage Charges will be deductible from the
Repurchase Price due from a Manufacturer or payable by the Lessor upon the turn
back of such Program
Vehicles under the applicable Manufacturer Program. Upon any of (i) receipt of
payment of the Repurchase Price of each Program Vehicle leased by a Lessee
hereunder from the Manufacturer (or the receipt of payment of the Repurchase
Price of each such Program Vehicle sold through an auction conducted by or
through a Manufacturer), (ii) receipt of payment of the Repurchase Price of each
Relinquished Vehicle from the Manufacturer, or (iii) the date by which the
Repurchase Price of each such Program Vehicle turned-back to a Manufacturer
would have been paid if not for a Manufacturer Event of Default, the Lessor will
charge such Lessee for any Excess Damage Charges and/or Excess Mileage Charges
applicable to such Program Vehicle pursuant to the applicable Manufacturer
Program (any such charges are referred to as "Program Vehicle Special Default
Payments").
(b) Each Lessee will use its best efforts to maintain the Non-Program
Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder in a manner such that no Non-Program
Vehicle Special Default Payments (as defined below) shall be due upon
disposition of such Non-Program Vehicles by or for the benefit of the Lessor.
Upon disposition of each Non-Program Vehicle leased hereunder by or for the
benefit of the Lessor, other than the sale of any Non-Program Vehicle to the
Lessee of such Vehicle in accordance with the terms hereof, the Lessor will
charge such Lessee (i) if such Non-Program Vehicle is manufactured by the same
Manufacturer as any Program Vehicle or is subject to a Manufacturer Program, an
amount equal to any Excess Damage Charges and/or Excess Mileage Charges that
would be applicable to the comparable Program Vehicle pursuant to the applicable
Manufacturer Program or an amount equal to any Excess Damage Charges and/or
Excess Mileage Charges that are applicable to such Vehicle pursuant to the
applicable Manufacturer Program, as the case may be, and (ii) if such
Non-Program Vehicle is subject to a Vehicle Turn-In Condition standard
established pursuant to Section 13.1(b)(ii), an amount equal to any charges
applicable to such Non-Program Vehicle pursuant to such Vehicle Turn-In
Condition standard (any such charges are referred to as "Non-Program Vehicle
Special Default Payments" and, together with the Program Vehicle Special Default
Payments, the "Special Default Payments").
(c) On each Payment Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor all Special
Default Payments that have accrued during the Related Month; provided, however,
that in the case of Assigned Special Default Payments, the Lessor, or the
Administrator on its behalf, may invoice the relevant Lessee or Lessees for
payment of such amounts as may be required to pay amounts owing by the
Intermediary pursuant to the Receivables Financing Agreement on a Business Day
other than a Payment Date, and may direct the relevant Lessee or Lessees to pay
such amounts directly to the Intermediary or to the Lender Agent. The obligation
of such Lessee to pay Special Default Payments shall constitute the sole remedy
respecting the breach of its covenant contained in the first sentence of each of
Section 13.3(a) and 13.3(b). The provisions of this Section 13.3 will survive
the expiration or earlier termination of the Term.
13.4. Early Termination Payments. With respect to any Program Vehicle
leased by a Lessee hereunder that is turned back to a Manufacturer under its
Manufacturer Program (including by the Intermediary pursuant to the Master
Exchange Agreement), upon the
receipt of the Repurchase Price of such Vehicle from such Manufacturer or upon
the date by which the Repurchase Price would have been paid if not for a
Manufacturer Event of Default, the Lessor will charge such Lessee an amount
equal to (i) the excess, if any, of (x) the Termination Value of such Vehicle
(as of the Turnback Date) over (y) the sum of the Repurchase Price received with
respect to such Vehicle or that would have been received but for a Manufacturer
Event of Default, as applicable, and any Special Default Payments made by such
Lessee in respect of such Vehicle pursuant to Section 13.3, plus (ii) any unpaid
Monthly Base Rent for the Minimum Term plus any early turn back charges payable
or deductible from the Repurchase Price for Program Vehicles returned before the
Minimum Term in accordance with Section 3.1(b) hereof (any such amount is
referred to as an "Early Termination Payment"). On each Payment Date, each
Lessee shall pay to the Lessor all Early Termination Payments that have accrued
during the Related Month. The provisions of this Section 13.4 will survive the
expiration or earlier termination of the Term.
14. DISPOSITION PROCEDURE. Each Lessee will comply with the requirements
of law and the requirements of the Manufacturer Programs in connection with,
among other things, the delivery of Certificates of Title and documents of
transfer signed as necessary, signed Condition Reports, and signed odometer
statements to be submitted with the Program Vehicles or Non-Program Vehicles
returned to a Manufacturer pursuant to Section 2.6(b) and accepted by the
Manufacturer or its agent at the time of Program Vehicle or Non-Program Vehicle
return.
15. ODOMETER DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. Each Lessee agrees to comply with all
requirements of law and all Manufacturer Program requirements with respect to
Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder in connection with the transfer of
ownership by the Lessor of any such Vehicle leased by such Lessee hereunder,
including, without limitation, the submission of any required odometer
disclosure statement at the time of any such transfer of ownership.
16. GENERAL INDEMNITY.
16.1. Indemnity by the Lessees and the Guarantor. The Lessees and the
Guarantor agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold harmless the Lessor,
the Lender, the Intermediary and the Trustee and the Lessor's, the Lender's, the
Intermediary's and the Trustee's directors, officers, stockholders, agents and
employees (collectively, the "Indemnified Persons"), on a net after-tax basis
against any and all claims, demands and liabilities of whatsoever nature and all
costs and expenses relating to or in any way arising out of:
16.1.1. the ordering, delivery, acquisition, title on acquisition,
rejection, installation, possession, titling, retitling, registration,
re-registration, custody by the Lessees or the Guarantor of title and
registration documents, use, non-use, misuse, operation, deficiency,
defect, transportation, repair, control or disposition of any Vehicle
leased hereunder or to be leased hereunder pursuant to a request by a
Lessee. The foregoing shall include, without limitation, any liability (or
any alleged liability) of the Lessor to any third party arising out of any
of the foregoing, including, without limitation, all legal fees, costs and
disbursements arising out of such liability (or alleged liability);
16.1.2. all (i) federal, state, county, municipal or foreign
license, qualification, registration, franchise, sales, use, gross
receipts, ad valorem, business, property (real or personal), excise, motor
vehicle, and occupation fees and taxes, and all federal, state and local
income taxes, and penalties and interest thereon, and all other taxes,
fees and assessments of any kind whatsoever whether assessed, levied
against or payable by the Lessor or otherwise, with respect to any Vehicle
leased hereunder or the acquisition, purchase, sale, rental, delivery,
use, operation, control, ownership or disposition of any such Vehicle or
measured in any way by the value thereof or by the ownership by the Lessor
with respect thereto and (ii) documentary, stamp, filing, recording,
mortgage or other taxes, if any, which may be payable by the Lessor in
connection with this Agreement or any other Related Documents; provided,
however, that the following taxes are excluded from the indemnity provided
in clauses (i) and (ii) above:
(i) any tax on, based on, with respect to, or measured by net income
(including federal alternative minimum tax) other than any taxes or
other charges which may be imposed as a result of any determination
by a taxing authority that the Lessor is not the owner for tax
purposes of the Vehicles leased hereunder or that this Agreement is
not a "true lease" for tax purposes or that depreciation deductions
that would be available to the owner of such Vehicles are disallowed,
or that the Lessor is not entitled to include the full purchase price
for any such Vehicle in basis including any amounts payable in
respect of interest charges, additions to tax and penalties that may
be imposed, and all attorneys and accountants fees and expenses and
all other fees and expenses that may be incurred in defending against
or contesting any such determination;
(ii) any withholding tax imposed by the United States federal
government other than such a tax imposed as a result of a change in
law enacted (including new interpretations thereof), adopted or
promulgated after the Initial Closing Date or, if later, the date the
Trustee or the Lender acquires its interest in the Vehicles leased
hereunder or the Loan Agreements, the Indenture, the Assignment
Agreements, or any other related operative documents that causes it
to be an Indemnified Person hereunder unless such a tax is enacted,
adopted or promulgated as a tax in lieu of, or in substitution for a
tax not otherwise indemnifiable hereunder;
(iii) any tax with respect to any Vehicle leased by a Lessee
hereunder or any transaction relating to such Vehicle to the extent
it covers any period beginning after the earlier of (A) the discharge
in full of such Lessee's obligation to pay Monthly Base Rent,
Supplemental Rent and any other amount payable hereunder
with respect to such Vehicle or (B) the expiration or other
termination of this Agreement with respect to such Vehicle, unless
such tax accrues in respect of any period during which such Lessee
holds over such Vehicle; and
(iv) any tax that is imposed on an Indemnified Person or any of its
Affiliates, to the extent that such tax results from the willful
misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or such
Affiliates;
16.1.3. any violation by any Lessee or the Guarantor of this Agreement or
of any Related Documents to which such Lessee or the Guarantor is a party
or by which it is bound or of any laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs,
injunctions, decrees, consents, approvals, exemptions, authorizations,
licenses and withholdings of objecting of any governmental or public body
or authority and all other requirements having the force of law applicable
at any time to any Vehicle leased hereunder or any action or transaction by
any Lessee or the Guarantor with respect thereto or pursuant to this
Agreement;
16.1.4. all out of pocket costs of the Lessor (including the fees and out
of pocket expenses of counsel for the Lessor) in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Related
Documents;
16.1.5. all out of pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees and legal expenses) incurred by the Lessor, the Lender, the
Intermediary or the Trustee in connection with the administration,
enforcement, waiver or amendment of this Agreement and any other Related
Documents and all indemnification obligations of the Lender or the Lessor
under the Related Documents (including all obligations of the Lessor under
Section 13.4 and Section 13.5 of the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan
Agreement); and
16.1.6. all costs, fees, expenses, damages and liabilities (including,
without limitation, the fees and out of pocket expenses of counsel) in
connection with, or arising out of, any claim made by any third party
against the Lessor for any reason (including, without limitation, in
connection with any audit or investigation conducted by a Manufacturer
under its Manufacturer Program).
If the Lessor shall actually receive any tax benefit (whether by way of
offset, credit, deduction, refund or otherwise) not already taken into
account in calculating the net after-tax basis for such payment as a result
of the payment of any tax indemnified pursuant to this Section 16 or in
connection with the circumstances giving rise to the imposition of such
tax, such tax benefit shall be used to offset any indemnity payment owed
pursuant to this Section 16 or shall be paid to the relevant Lessee (but
only to the extent of any prior indemnity payments actually made pursuant
to this Section 16 and only after the Lessor shall actually receive such
tax benefits), provided, however, that no such payment to such Lessee shall
be made while an AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing.
16.2. Reimbursement Obligation by the Lessees and the Guarantor. Each of
the Lessees and the Guarantor shall forthwith upon demand reimburse the Lessor
or the relevant Indemnified Person for any sum or sums expended with respect to
any of the foregoing; provided, however, that to the extent such amounts
constitute Excluded Payments, such amounts shall be paid only to the AESOP I
Segregated Account; and provided further that, if so requested by the relevant
Lessee or the Guarantor, the Lessor shall submit to such Lessee or the
Guarantor, as applicable, a statement documenting any such demand for
reimbursement or prepayment. To the extent that any Lessee or the Guarantor in
fact indemnifies the Lessor under the indemnity provisions of this Agreement,
such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable, shall be subrogated to the Lessor's
rights in the affected transaction and shall have a right to determine the
settlement of claims therein. The foregoing indemnity as contained in this
Section 16 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement
or any lease of any Vehicle hereunder.
16.3. Defense of Claims. The Lessor agrees to notify any relevant Lessee
of any claim made against it for which such Lessee may be liable pursuant to
this Section 16 and, if such Lessee requests, to contest or allow such Lessee to
contest such claim. If any AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, no contest shall be required, and any contest which
has begun shall not be required to be continued to be pursued, unless
arrangements to secure the payment of such Lessee's obligations pursuant to this
Section 16 hereunder have been made and such arrangements are reasonably
satisfactory to the Lessor. The Lessor shall not settle any such claim without
such Lessee's consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Defense
of any claim referred to in this Section 16 for which indemnity may be required
shall, at the option and request of the Indemnified Person, be conducted by the
relevant Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable. Such Lessee or the Guarantor,
as the case may be, will inform the Indemnified Person of any such claim and of
the defense thereof and will provide copies of material documents relating to
any such claim or defense to such Indemnified Person upon request. Such
Indemnified Person may participate in any such defense at its own expense
provided such participation does not interfere with such Lessee's or the
Guarantor's assertion of such claim or defense. Each Lessee and the Guarantor
agrees that no Indemnified Person will be liable to such Lessee or the
Guarantor, as applicable, for any claim caused directly or indirectly by the
inadequacy of any Vehicle leased by such Lessee for any purpose or any
deficiency or defect therein or the use or maintenance thereof or any repairs,
servicing or adjustments thereto or any delay in providing or failure to provide
such repairs, servicing or adjustments or any interruption or loss of service or
use thereof or any loss of business, all of which shall be the risk and
responsibility of such Lessee or the Guarantor. The rights and indemnities of
each Indemnified Person hereunder are expressly made for the benefit of, and
will be enforceable by, each Indemnified Person notwithstanding the fact that
such Indemnified Person is either no longer a party to (or entitled to receive
the benefits of) this Agreement, or was not a party to (or entitled to receive
the benefits of) this Agreement at its outset. Except as otherwise set forth
herein, nothing herein shall be deemed to require any Lessee or the Guarantor to
indemnify the Lessor for any of the Lessor's acts or omissions which constitute
gross negligence or willful
misconduct. This general indemnity shall not affect any claims of the type
discussed above which any Lessee or the Guarantor may have against the
Manufacturer.
17. ASSIGNMENT.
17.1. Right of the Lessor to Assign this Agreement. The Lessor shall have
the right to finance the acquisition and ownership of Vehicles by selling or
assigning, in whole or in part, its right, title and interest in this Agreement,
including, without limitation, in moneys due from each Lessee and any third
party under this Agreement; provided, however, that any such sale or assignment
shall be subject to the rights and interest of each Lessee in the Vehicles
leased by such Lessee hereunder, including but not limited to such Lessee's
right of quiet and peaceful possession of such Vehicles as set forth in Section
9 hereof, and under this Agreement.
17.2. Limitations on the Right of the Lessees to Assign this Agreement.
Each Lessee agrees that it shall not, without prior written consent of the
Lessor, AFC-II and the Trustee and without having satisfied the Rating Agency
Consent Condition and the CP Rating Agency Condition, assign this Agreement or
any of its rights hereunder to any other party; provided, however, that each
Lessee may rent the Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder under the terms of
its normal daily rental programs. Any purported assignment in violation of this
Section 17.2 shall be void and of no force or effect. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to restrict the right of any Lessee to acquire or dispose of, by
purchase, lease, financing, or otherwise, motor vehicles that are not subject to
the provisions of this Agreement.
18. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR.
18.1. Events of Default. Any one or more of the following will constitute
an event of default (an "AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default") as that term
is used herein:
18.1.1. there occurs (i) a default in the payment of the portion of
Monthly Base Rent that relates to the Loan Principal Amount, the Special
Default Payments, the Early Termination Payments, Vehicle Purchase Price
or Termination Value upon a Standard Casualty or when a Vehicle becomes
an Ineligible Vehicle or upon a Vehicle Return Default or any
Supplemental Rent (to the extent not included in any of the foregoing)
and the continuance thereof for a period of five Business Days or (ii) a
default and continuance thereof for five Business Days after notice
thereof by the Lessor or the Trustee to the relevant Lessee or the
Guarantor in the payment of any amount payable under this Agreement
(other than amounts described in clause (i) above);
18.1.2. any unauthorized assignment or transfer of this Agreement
by any Lessee or the Guarantor occurs;
18.1.3. the failure, in any material respect, of any Lessee and the
Guarantor to maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance as
required in Section 5 or Section 31.3;
18.1.4. the failure of any Lessee and the Guarantor to observe or perform
any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, including,
but not limited to, usage, and maintenance, and such default continues
for more than thirty (30) days after the date written notice thereof is
delivered by the Lessor or the Trustee to such Lessee;
18.1.5. if any representation or warranty made by any Lessee or the
Guarantor herein is inaccurate or incorrect or is breached or is false or
misleading in any material respect as of the date of the making thereof
or any schedule, certificate, financial statement, report, notice, or
other writing furnished by or on behalf of such Lessee or the Guarantor
to the Lessor or the Trustee is false or misleading in any material
respect on the date as of which the facts therein set forth are stated or
certified, and the circumstance or condition in respect of which such
representation, warranty or writing was inaccurate, incorrect, breached,
false or misleading in any material respect, as the case may be, shall
not have been eliminated or otherwise cured for thirty (30) days after
the earlier of (x) the date of the receipt of written notice thereof from
the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee to the Guarantor or such Lessee and
(y) the date the Guarantor or such Lessee learns of such circumstance or
condition;
18.1.6. an Event of Bankruptcy occurs with respect to any Lessee or the
Guarantor;
18.1.7. a Loan Event of Default occurs;
18.1.8. a Finance Lease Event of Default or an AESOP II Operating Lease
Event of Default occurs; or
18.1.9. the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the Internal Revenue
Service shall have filed notice of one or more liens against a Lessee
(unless such lien does not purport to cover the Collateral or any amount
payable under the Leases), and, in the case of notice filed by the
Internal Revenue Service, such notice shall have remained in effect for
more than thirty (30) days unless, prior to the expiration of such
period, such Lessee shall have provided the Lessor with a bond in an
amount at least equal to the amount of such lien or, in the case of any
such lien in an amount less than $1,000,000, such Lessee shall have
established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lessor that such lien
is being contested in good faith and that adequate reserves have been
established in respect of the claim giving rise to such lien.
18.2. Effect of AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default or Liquidation
Event of Default. If any AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default described in
Section 18 or any
Liquidation Event of Default shall occur, (i) the rights of the Lessees to place
Vehicle Orders pursuant to Section 2.1 and to lease additional Vehicles from the
Lessor shall immediately terminate, and (ii) if AFC-II has declared the Loan
Note under any Loan Agreement to be due and payable pursuant to Section 12.2 of
such Loan Agreement, (x) any accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent, Supplemental
Rent and all other payments accrued but unpaid under this Agreement (calculated
as if all Vehicles leased hereunder had become a Standard Casualty for the
Related Month and the full amount of interest on such Loan Note was then due and
payable in full) shall, automatically, without further action by the Lessor or
the Trustee, become immediately due and payable and (y) each Lessee shall, at
the request of the Lessor, return or cause to be returned all Vehicles leased by
such Lessee subject to this Agreement (and the Administrator shall deliver to
the Trustee the Certificates of Title relating thereto) to the Lessor in
accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2 hereof.
18.3. Rights of Lessor Upon AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default,
Limited Liquidation Event of Default or Liquidation Event of Default. If an
AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default, Limited Liquidation Event of Default
or Liquidation Event of Default shall occur, then the Lessor at its option may:
(i) Proceed by appropriate court action or actions, either at law or
in equity, to enforce performance by the Lessees (or any Lessee(s)
against which the Lessor determines to exercise its remedies hereunder)
or the Guarantor of the applicable covenants and terms of this Agreement
or to recover damages for the breach hereof calculated in accordance with
Section 18.5; or
(ii) By notice in writing to the Lessees (or any Lessee(s) against
which the Lessor determines to exercise its remedies hereunder),
terminate this Agreement in its entirety and/or the right of possession
hereunder of the Lessees (or in respect only of the applicable Lessee(s))
of Vehicles leased hereunder, and the Lessor may direct delivery by the
Lessees (or in respect only of the applicable Lessee(s)) or the Guarantor
of documents of title to the Vehicles leased hereunder, whereupon all
rights and interests of the Lessees (or the applicable Lessee(s)) or the
Guarantor to such Vehicles will cease and terminate (but the Lessees (or
the applicable Lessee(s)) and the Guarantor will remain liable hereunder
as herein provided, provided, however, that their liability will be
calculated in accordance with Section 18.5); and thereupon, the Lessor or
its agents may peaceably enter upon the premises of the applicable
Lessee(s) or other premises where such Vehicles may be located and take
possession of them and thenceforth hold, possess and enjoy the same free
from any right of the Lessees (or the applicable Lessee(s)) or the
Guarantor, or their successors or assigns, to use such Vehicles for any
purpose whatsoever, and the Lessor will, nevertheless, have a right to
recover from the Lessees (or the applicable Lessee(s)) or the Guarantor
any and all amounts which under the terms of this Section 18.3 (as
limited by Section 18.5 of this Agreement) as may be then due. The Lessor
will provide the applicable Lessee(s) with written notice of the place
and time of the sale at least five days prior to the proposed sale, which
shall be deemed
commercially reasonable, and any Lessee may purchase such
Vehicle(s) at the sale. Each and every power and remedy hereby
specifically given to the Lessor will be in addition to every other power
and remedy hereby specifically given or now or hereafter existing at law,
in equity or in bankruptcy and each and every power and remedy may be
exercised from time to time and simultaneously and as often and in such
order as may be deemed expedient by the Lessor; provided, however, that
the measure of damages recoverable against the Lessees will in any case
be calculated in accordance with Section 18.5. All such powers and
remedies will be cumulative, and the exercise of one will not be deemed a
waiver of the right to exercise any other or others. No delay or omission
of the Lessor in the exercise of any such power or remedy and no renewal
or extension of any payments due hereunder will impair any such power or
remedy or will be construed to be a waiver of any default or any
acquiescence therein. Any extension of time for payment hereunder or
other indulgence duly granted to the Lessees (or the applicable
Lessee(s)) or the Guarantor will not otherwise alter or affect the
Lessor's rights or the obligations hereunder of such Lessee(s) and the
Guarantor. The Lessor's acceptance of any payment after it will have
become due hereunder will not be deemed to alter or affect the Lessor's
rights hereunder with respect to any subsequent payments or defaults
therein; or
(iii) By notice in writing to the Lessees (or any Lessee(s) against
which the Lessor determines to exercise its remedies hereunder),
terminate the Power of Attorney.
18.4. Rights of Lender and Trustee Upon Liquidation Event of Default,
Limited Liquidation Event of Default and Non-Performance of Certain Covenants.
(i) If a Liquidation Event of Default or a Limited Liquidation Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lender and the
Trustee, to the extent provided in the Indenture, shall have the rights
against the Guarantor, the Lessee(s), and the AESOP I Operating Lease
Loan Collateral provided in the Indenture upon a Liquidation Event of
Default or a Limited Liquidation Event of Default, as the case may be,
including the right to take possession of all or a portion of the
Vehicles leased hereunder immediately from the Lessee(s) of such
Vehicles.
(ii) If the Guarantor or any Lessee shall default in the due
performance and observance of any of its obligations under Section 31.3,
31.4, 31.5(iv), 31.10, 32.3 or 32.4 hereof, and such default shall
continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof shall
have been given to such Lessee by the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee,
as assignee of the Lessor's rights hereunder, shall have the ability to
exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the
Guarantor or any Lessee against the Manufacturers under or in connection
with the Manufacturer Programs with respect to (i) Program Vehicles the
Lessee thereof has determined to turn back to the Manufacturers under
such Manufacturer Programs (excluding Relinquished Vehicles) and (ii)
whether or not the Lessee thereof shall then have
determined to turn back such Program Vehicles, any Program Vehicles for
which the applicable Repurchase Period will end within one week or less.
(iii) Upon a default in the performance (after giving effect to any
grace periods provided herein) by the Guarantor or any Lessee of its
obligations hereunder to keep the Vehicles leased hereunder free of Liens
(other than Permitted Liens) and to maintain the Trustee's first priority
perfected security interest in the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan
Collateral, the Lessor or the Trustee shall have the right to take
actions reasonably necessary to correct such default with respect to the
subject Vehicles including the execution of UCC financing statements with
respect to Manufacturer Programs and other general intangibles and the
completion of Vehicle Perfection and Documentation Requirements on behalf
of the Guarantor or any Lessee as applicable.
(iv) Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or a
Limited Liquidation Event of Default, each Lessee shall return any
Program Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder to the related
Manufacturer in accordance with the instructions of the Lessor. To the
extent any Manufacturer fails to accept any such Program Vehicles under
the terms of the applicable Manufacturer Program, the Lessor shall have
the right to otherwise dispose of such Program Vehicles and to direct the
Lessee thereof to dispose of such Program Vehicles in accordance with its
instructions. Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or a
Limited Liquidation Event of Default, each Lessee shall dispose of any
Non-Program Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder in accordance with
the instructions of the Lessor. To the extent any Lessee fails to so
dispose of any such Non-Program Vehicles, the Lessor shall have the right
to otherwise dispose of such Non-Program Vehicles. In addition, following
the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or a Limited Liquidation
Event of Default, the Lessor shall have all of the rights, remedies,
powers, privileges and claims vis-a-vis the Guarantor or any Lessee,
necessary or desirable to allow (a) the Lender to exercise the rights,
remedies, powers, privileges and claims given to the Lender pursuant to
Section 12.3 of the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement, and each of
the Guarantor and each Lessee acknowledges that it has hereby granted to
the Lessor all of the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims
granted by the Lessor to the Lender pursuant to Article 7 of the AESOP I
Operating Lease Loan Agreement and that, under certain circumstances set
forth in the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement, the Lender may act
in lieu of the Lessor in the exercise of such rights, remedies, powers,
privileges and claims and (b) the Trustee to exercise the rights,
remedies, powers, privileges and claims given to the Trustee pursuant to
Sections 3.3 and 9.2 of the Indenture, and each of the Guarantor and each
Lessee acknowledges that it has hereby granted to the Lessor all of the
rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims granted by the Lender to
the Trustee pursuant to Article 3 of the Indenture and that, under
certain circumstances set forth in the Indenture, the Trustee may act in
lieu of the Lessor in the exercise of such rights, remedies, powers,
privileges and claims.
18.5. Measure of Damages. If an AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default,
a Limited Liquidation Event of Default or a Liquidation Event of Default occurs
and the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee exercises the remedies granted to the
Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee under this Article 18, the amount that the
Lessor shall be permitted to recover shall be equal to:
(i) all Monthly Base Rent, all Supplemental Rent and all other
payments
payable under this Agreement (calculated as provided in Section 18.2);
plus
(ii) any damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses (but excluding net after-tax losses of federal and state
income tax benefits to which the Lessor would otherwise be entitled as a
result of this Agreement), which the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee
will have sustained by reason of the AESOP I Operating Lease Event of
Default, Limited Liquidation Event of Default or Liquidation Event of
Default, together with reasonable sums for such attorneys' fees and such
expenses as will be expended or incurred in the seizure, storage, rental
or sale of the Vehicles leased hereunder or in the enforcement of any
right or privilege hereunder or in any consultation or action in such
connection; plus
(iii) interest on amounts due and unpaid under this Agreement at the
applicable Lender's Carrying Cost Interest Rate plus 1.0% from time to
time computed from the date of the AESOP I Operating Lease Event of
Default, Limited Liquidation Event of Default or Liquidation Event of
Default or the date payments were originally due to the Lessor under this
Agreement or from the date of each expenditure by the Lessor which is
recoverable from the Lessees pursuant to this Section 18, as applicable,
to and including the date payments are made by the Lessees.
18.6. Vehicle Return Default. If any Lessee fails to comply with the
provisions of (a) Section 13.2 hereof with respect to any Vehicle leased by such
Lessee hereunder or (b) Section 3.1 with respect to returning any Program
Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder to the related Manufacturer not later
than the end of the Maximum Term (each, a "Vehicle Return Default"), and the
Vehicle is not redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle in accordance with Section
2.7, then the Lessor at its option may:
(i) proceed by appropriate court action or actions, either at law or
equity, to enforce performance by such Lessee of such covenants and terms
of this Agreement or to recover damages for the breach hereof calculated
in accordance with Section 18.5 as it relates to such Vehicle; or
(ii) by notice in writing to such Lessee following the occurrence of
such Vehicle Return Default, terminate the Agreement with respect to such
Vehicle and/or the right of possession hereunder of such Lessee with
respect to such Vehicle and the Lessor may direct delivery by such Lessee
or the Guarantor of documents of title to such Vehicle, whereupon all
rights and interests of such Lessee and the Guarantor to
such Vehicle will cease and terminate (but such Lessee and the Guarantor
will remain liable hereunder as herein provided, provided, however, that
their liability will be calculated in accordance with Section 18.5 as it
relates to such Vehicle); and thereupon the Lessor or its agents may
peaceably enter upon the premises of such Lessee or other premises where
the Vehicle may be located and take possession of it and thenceforth
hold, possess and enjoy the same free from any right of such Lessee or
the Guarantor or their successors or assigns to use such Vehicle for any
purpose whatsoever and the Lessor will nevertheless have a right to
recover from such Lessee or the Guarantor any and all amounts which,
under the terms of this Agreement may then be due. The Lessor will
provide such Lessee with written notice of the place and time of the sale
of such Vehicle at least five days prior to the proposed sale, which sale
shall be deemed commercially reasonable and such Lessee may purchase the
Vehicle at such sale; or
(iii) hold, keep idle or lease to others such Vehicle, as the Lessor
in its sole discretion may determine, free and clear of any rights of
such Lessee without any duty to account to such Lessee with respect to
such action or inaction or for any proceeds with respect to such action
or inaction except that such Lessee's obligation to pay Monthly Base Rent
for periods commencing after such Lessee shall have been deprived of the
use of such Vehicle pursuant to this clause (iii) shall be reduced by the
net proceeds, if any, received by the Lessor from leasing such Vehicle to
any person other than such Lessee for the same period or any portion
thereof; or
(iv) whether or not the Lessor shall have exercised or shall
thereafter exercise any of the rights under the foregoing clauses (i),
(ii) or (iii), demand by written notice to such Lessee that such Lessee
pay to the Lessor immediately, and such Lessee shall so pay to the Lessor
as liquidated damages for loss of a bargain and not as a penalty, any
unpaid Monthly Base Rent due through the Payment Date with respect to the
Related Month during which such Vehicle is rejected by the Manufacturer
or otherwise is not returned to the Manufacturer or on the date such
Lessee is required to, but does not, sell, return or otherwise dispose of
such Vehicle pursuant to Section 3.1 or 2.6(b) hereof, any Supplemental
Rent then accrued and unpaid plus whichever of the following amounts the
Lessor, in its sole discretion shall specify in such notice:
(1) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Termination Value
for such Vehicle over the Market Value of such Vehicle as of (a) the
date such Vehicle (if such Vehicle is a Program Vehicle) is rejected
by a Manufacturer for not meeting its Manufacturer Program's Vehicle
Turn-In Condition guidelines, or (b) the date such Lessee is required
to, but does not, sell, return or otherwise dispose of such Vehicle
(if such Vehicle is a Non-Program Vehicle) pursuant to Section 3.1 or
2.6(b) hereof; or
(2) an amount equal to the Termination Value for such Vehicle as of
(a) the date such Vehicle is rejected by a Manufacturer for not
meeting its Manufacturer
Program's Vehicle Turn-In Condition guidelines (if such Vehicle is a
Program Vehicle), or (b) the date such Lessee is required to, but
does not, sell, return or otherwise dispose of such Vehicle (if such
Vehicle is a Non-Program Vehicle) pursuant to Section 3.1 or 2.6(b)
hereof, in which event (x) the Lessor shall cause title to such
Vehicle to be transferred to such Lessee, (y) such Lessee shall be
entitled to any physical damage insurance proceeds applicable to such
Vehicle, and (z) the Administrator shall request the Trustee to cause
its Lien to be removed from the Certificate of Title for such
Vehicle.
(v) If the Lessor shall have sold any Vehicle pursuant to clause (ii)
above, the Lessor in lieu of exercising its rights under clause (iv)
above with respect to such Vehicle may, if it shall so elect, demand that
the relevant Lessee of such Vehicle pay to the Lessor and such Lessee
shall pay to the Lessor on the date of such sale as liquidated damages
for loss of a bargain and not as a penalty, any unpaid Monthly Base Rent
and Supplemental Rent due through such date of sale plus the amount of
any deficiency between the net proceeds of such sale and the Termination
Value of such Vehicle computed as of the date of the sale.
18.7. Application of Proceeds. The proceeds of any sale or other
disposition pursuant to Section 18.2, 18.3 or 18.6 shall be applied by the
Lessor in its sole discretion as the Lessor deems appropriate.
19. MANUFACTURER EVENTS OF DEFAULT. (a) Upon the occurrence of a
Manufacturer Event of Default with respect to any Manufacturer (a "Defaulting
Manufacturer"), each Lessee, on behalf of the Lessor (i) shall no longer place
Vehicle Orders for additional Program Vehicles from such Manufacturer and (ii)
shall cancel any Vehicle Order with such Defaulting Manufacturer for any Program
Vehicle with respect to which a VIN has not been assigned as of the date such
Manufacturer Event of Default occurs.
(b) Upon the occurrence of a Manufacturer Event of Default, each Lessee
agrees to (i) act at the direction of the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee to
take commercially reasonable action to liquidate the Program Vehicles subject to
a Manufacturer Program with respect to which such Manufacturer Event of Default
has occurred or (ii) convert such Program Vehicles to Non-Program Vehicles in
accordance with Section 2.7 hereof and subject to the limitations set forth
therein.
(c) Upon the occurrence of a Manufacturer Event of Default, except as
provided in Section 13.3, no Lessee shall be liable for any failure by the
Lessor to recover all or any portion of the Repurchase Price with respect to any
Program Vehicles subject to the Manufacturer Program of the Defaulting
Manufacturer; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 19 shall be
construed to modify, terminate or otherwise affect the Lessees' obligations
under this Agreement.
20. [RESERVED].
21. [RESERVED].
22. CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE. Each Lessee hereby warrants
and certifies, under penalties of perjury, that it intends to use the Vehicles
which are subject to this Agreement, in its trade or business.
23. SURVIVAL. In the event that, during the term of this Agreement, any
Lessee or the Guarantor becomes liable for the payment or reimbursement of any
obligations, claims or taxes pursuant to any provision hereof, such liability
will continue, notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this Agreement,
until all such amounts are paid or reimbursed by such Lessee or the Guarantor.
24. ADDITIONAL LESSEES. Any Eligible Rental Car Company shall have the
right to become a "Lessee" under and pursuant to the terms of this Agreement by
complying with the provisions of this Section 24. In the event an Eligible
Rental Car Company desires to become a "Lessee" under this Agreement, then the
Guarantor and such Eligible Rental Car Company shall execute (if appropriate)
and deliver to the Lessor, the Lender and the Trustee:
(i) a Joinder in Lease Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Attachment D (each, a "Joinder in Lease");
(ii) the certificate of incorporation for such Eligible Rental Car
Company, duly certified by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of
such Eligible Rental Car Company's incorporation, together with a copy of
the by-laws of such Eligible Rental Car Company, duly certified by a
Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Eligible Rental Car Company;
(iii) copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of such
Eligible Rental Car Company authorizing or ratifying the execution,
delivery and performance, respectively, of those documents and matters
required of it with respect to this Agreement, duly certified by the
Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Eligible Rental Car Company;
(iv) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such
Eligible Rental Car Company certifying the names of the individual or
individuals authorized to sign the Joinder in Lease and the other Related
Documents to be executed by it, together with samples of the true
signatures of each such individual;
(v) a good standing certificate for such Eligible Rental Car Company
in the jurisdiction of its incorporation and the jurisdiction of its
principal place of business;
(vi) a written search report from a Person satisfactory to the
Lessor, the Lender and the Trustee listing all effective financing
statements that name such Eligible
Rental Car Company as debtor or assignor, and that are filed in the
jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to clause (vii) below,
together with copies of such financing statements, and tax and judgment
lien search reports from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor, the Lender
and the Trustee showing no evidence of liens filed against such Eligible
Rental Car Company that purport to affect any Vehicles leased hereunder
or any Collateral under the Base Indenture;
(vii) evidence of the filing of proper financing statements on Form
UCC-1 naming such Eligible Rental Car Company, as debtor, and the Lessor
as secured party covering the collateral described in Section 2(b)
hereof;
(viii) evidence of the filing of proper financing statements on Form
UCC-1 naming such Eligible Rental Car Company, as debtor, and the Trustee
as secured party covering the collateral described in Section 2(b)
hereof;
(ix) an Officer's Certificate and an opinion of counsel each stating
that such joinder by such Eligible Rental Car Company complies with this
Section 24 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating
to such transaction have been complied with;
(x) an Officer's Certificate from such Eligible Rental Car Company,
as to itself, and from the Guarantor, as to itself and such Eligible
Rental Car Company, stating that the representations and warranties
contained in Section 30 hereof are true and correct;
(xi) an opinion of counsel stating that such Joinder in Lease and the
other Related Documents to which such Eligible Rental Car Company is a
party are legal, valid and binding agreements of such Eligible Rental Car
Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject
to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general principles of
equity;
(xii) (1) pro forma unaudited financial statements consisting of
consolidated and consolidating balance sheets and cash flow statements of
the Guarantor and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of the
fiscal year of the Guarantor immediately preceding the date such Eligible
Rental Car Company proposes to become a "Lessee" under this Agreement and
a statement of income and retained earnings of the Guarantor and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, setting forth in
comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding period
of the preceding fiscal year;
(2) a computation of the financial covenants required to be complied
with pursuant to the Working Capital Facility, in each case for each of
the fiscal years referred to above based on the pro forma financial
information presented above; and
(3) an Officer's Certificate verifying the accuracy and completeness
of such financial statements and computations signed by an Authorized
Officer of the Guarantor.
Such unaudited financial statements and computations shall reflect the
financial results of such Eligible Rental Car Company as a consolidated
direct or indirect (as applicable) Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the
Guarantor as if such Eligible Rental Car Company had been directly or
indirectly wholly-owned by the Guarantor as of the beginning of the
earliest fiscal year shown. No Eligible Rental Car Company shall become a
"Lessee" under this Agreement unless the Guarantor is in compliance on a
pro forma basis with the financial covenants required to be complied with
pursuant to the Working Capital Facility for each of the fiscal years
referred to above; and
(xiii) any additional documentation that the Lessor or the Trustee
may require to evidence the assumption by such Eligible Rental Car
Company of the obligations and liabilities set forth in this Agreement.
Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions and receipt by such Eligible
Rental Car Company of the applicable Joinder in Lease executed by the Lessor,
such Eligible Rental Car Company shall for all purposes be deemed to be a
"Lessee" for purposes of this Agreement and shall be entitled to the benefits
and subject to the liabilities and obligations of a Lessee hereunder. Each
Eligible Rental Car Company that becomes a Lessee hereunder shall provide prompt
written notice thereof to each Rating Agency.
25. TITLE. This is an agreement to lease only and title to Vehicles will
at all times remain in the Lessor's name or in the name of the Lessor's
Permitted Nominee. None of the Lessees nor the Guarantor will have any rights or
interest in Vehicles whatsoever other than the right of possession and use as
provided by this Agreement.
26. GUARANTY.
26.1. Guaranty. In order to induce the Lessor to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to lease Vehicles to the Lessees, and in consideration thereof,
the Guarantor hereby (i) unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the
Lessor the obligations of the Lessees to make any payments required to be made
by them under this Agreement, (ii) agrees to cause the Lessees to duly and
punctually perform and observe all of the terms, conditions, covenants,
agreements and indemnities of the Lessees under this Agreement, and (iii) agrees
that, if for any reason whatsoever, any Lessee fails to so perform and observe
such terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and indemnities, the Guarantor
will duly and punctually perform and observe the same (the obligations referred
to in clauses (i) through (iii) above are collectively referred to as the
"Guaranteed Obligations"). The liabilities and obligations of the Guarantor
under the guaranty contained in this Section 26 (this "Guaranty") will be
absolute and unconditional under all circumstances. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Guarantor affirms and ratifies its guaranty as set forth in the
Prior AESOP I Operating Lease and confirms that the liabilities and obligations
of the Guarantor thereunder will be absolute and unconditional under all
circumstances and that the execution of this Agreement shall not in any way
affect such liabilities and obligations arising prior to the date hereof. This
Guaranty shall be a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely of
collection, and the Guarantor hereby agrees that it shall not be required that
the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee assert or enforce any rights against any
Lessee or any other person before or as a condition to the obligations of the
Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty.
26.2. Scope of Guarantor's Liability. The Guarantor's obligations
hereunder are independent of the obligations of any Lessee(s), any other
guarantor or any other Person, and the Lessor may enforce any of its rights
hereunder independently of any other right or remedy that the Lessor may at any
time hold with respect to this Agreement or any security or other guaranty
therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lessor may bring
a separate action against the Guarantor without first proceeding against any
Lessee(s), any other guarantor or any other Person, or any security held by the
Lessor, and regardless of whether any Lessee(s) or any other guarantor or any
other Person is joined in any such action. The Guarantor's liability hereunder
shall at all times remain effective with respect to the full amount due from any
Lessee(s) hereunder, notwithstanding any limitations on the liability of any
Lessee(s) to the Lessor contained in any of the Related Documents or elsewhere.
The Lessor's rights hereunder shall not be exhausted by any action taken by the
Lessor until all Guaranteed Obligations have been fully paid and performed. The
liability of the Guarantor hereunder shall be reinstated and revived, and the
rights of the Lessor shall continue, with respect to any amount at any time paid
on account of the Guaranteed Obligations which shall thereafter be required to
be restored or returned by the Lessor upon the bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of any Lessee(s), any other guarantor or any other Person, or
otherwise, all as though such amount had not been paid.
26.3. Lessor's Right to Amend this Agreement, Etc. The Guarantor hereby
acknowledges and consents to the amendments of the Prior AESOP I Operating Lease
made hereby, and the Guarantor hereby authorizes the Lessor, at any time and
from time to time without notice and without affecting the liability of the
Guarantor hereunder, to: (a) alter the terms of all or any part of the
Guaranteed Obligations and any security and guaranties therefor including
without limitation modification of times for payment and rates of interest; (b)
accept new or additional instruments, documents, agreements, security or
guaranties in connection with all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c)
accept partial payments on the Guaranteed Obligations; (d) waive, release,
reconvey, terminate, abandon, subordinate, exchange, substitute, transfer,
compound, compromise, liquidate and enforce all or any part of the Guaranteed
Obligations and any security or guaranties therefor, and apply any such security
and direct the order or manner of sale thereof (and bid and purchase at any such
sale), as the Lessor in its discretion may determine; (e) release any Lessee,
any other guarantor or any other Person from any personal liability with respect
to all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; and (f) assign its rights
under this Guaranty in whole or in part.
26.4. Waiver of Certain Rights by Guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives
each of the following to the fullest extent allowed by law:
(a) all statutes of limitation as a defense to any action brought by
the Lessor against the Guarantor;
(b) any defense based upon:
(i) the unenforceability or invalidity of all or any part of the
Guaranteed Obligations or any security or other guaranty for the
Guaranteed Obligations or the lack of perfection or failure of
priority of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; or
(ii) any act or omission of the Lessor or any other Person that
directly or indirectly results in the discharge or release of any
Lessee or any other Person or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or
any security therefor; or
(iii) any disability or any other defense of any Lessee or any other
Person with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether consensual
or arising by operation of law or any bankruptcy, insolvency or
debtor-relief proceeding, or from any other cause;
(c) any right (whether now or hereafter existing) to require the
Lessor, as a condition to the enforcement of this Guaranty, to:
(i) accelerate the Guaranteed Obligations; or
(ii) give notice to the Guarantor of the terms, time and place of any
public or private sale of any security for the Guaranteed
Obligations; or
(iii) proceed against any Lessee, any other guarantor or any other
Person, or proceed against or exhaust any security for the Guaranteed
Obligations.
(d) all rights of subrogation, all rights to enforce any remedy that
the Lessor now or hereafter has against any Lessee or any other Person,
and any benefit of, and right to participate in, any security now or
hereafter held by the Lessor with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations;
(e) presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind, including
without limitation notices of default and notice of acceptance of this
Guaranty;
(f) all suretyship defenses and rights of every nature otherwise
available under New York law and the laws of any other jurisdiction; and
(g) all other rights and defenses the assertion or exercise of which
would in any way diminish the liability of the Guarantor hereunder.
26.5. [RESERVED].
26.6. Guarantor to Pay Lessor's Expenses. The Guarantor agrees to pay to
the Lessor, on demand, all costs and expenses, including attorneys' and other
professional and paraprofessional fees, incurred by the Lessor in exercising any
right, power or remedy conferred by this Guaranty, or in the enforcement of this
Guaranty, whether or not any action is filed in connection therewith. Until paid
to the Lessor, such amounts shall bear interest, commencing with the Lessor's
demand therefor, at the Prime Rate plus 1.0%.
26.7. Reinstatement. This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment of any of the amounts
payable by any Lessee under this Agreement is rescinded or must otherwise be
restored or returned by the Lessor, upon an event of bankruptcy, dissolution,
liquidation or reorganization of any Lessee or the Guarantor or upon or as a
result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or
trustee or similar officer for, any Lessee or the Guarantor or any substantial
part of their respective property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had
not been made.
26.8. Pari Passu Indebtedness. The Guarantor (i) represents and warrants
that, as of the date hereof, the obligations of the Guarantor under this
Guaranty will rank pari passu with any existing unsecured indebtedness of the
Guarantor and (ii) covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof the
obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty will rank pari passu with any
unsecured indebtedness of the Guarantor incurred after the date hereof.
27. RIGHTS OF LESSOR ASSIGNED. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, each of the Lessees and the Guarantor acknowledges
that (A) the Lessor has assigned all of its rights under this Agreement (other
than its right to receive Excluded Payments and Assigned Special Default
Payments, including any guaranty thereof and its right to enforce payment
thereof) to AFC-II pursuant to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement and
AFC-II has assigned such rights to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture and (B)
the Lessor may from time to time assign to the Intermediary, who may further
assign the same to the Lender Agent, the Lessor's right to receive and collect
Special Service Charges and Assigned Special Default Payments (including the
guaranty thereof and its right to enforce payment thereof) in accordance with
Section 7.3 of the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement and the Master
Exchange Agreement. Accordingly, each of the Lessees and the Guarantor agrees
that:
(i) Subject to the terms of the AESOP I Loan Agreement and the
Indenture, the Trustee shall have all the rights, powers, privileges and
remedies of the Lessor hereunder (other than the right to receive
Excluded Payments, which shall be paid to the AESOP I Segregated Account
and which, in the case of Special Service Charges or any guaranty
thereof, may be directed by the Lessor to be paid directly to the
Intermediary or to the Lender Agent, and other than the right to receive
Assigned Special Default Payments or guaranty payments with respect
thereto, which may be directed by the Lessor to be paid directly to the
Intermediary or to the Lender Agent) and the obligations of the Guarantor
and of each Lessee hereunder (including with respect to the payment of
Monthly Base Rent, Supplemental Rent and all other amounts payable
hereunder) shall not be subject to any claim or defense which the
Guarantor or such Lessee may have against the Lessor or any Lessee (other
than the defense of payment actually made) and shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be subject to any abatement, setoff,
counterclaim, deduction or reduction for any reason whatsoever.
Specifically, each of the Lessees and the Guarantor agrees that, upon the
occurrence of an AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default, a Limited
Liquidation Event of Default or a Liquidation Event of Default, the
Trustee may exercise (for and on behalf of the Lessor) any right or
remedy against any Lessee or the Guarantor provided for herein (other
than with respect to the right to receive Excluded Payments or any
guaranty payments related thereto, and other than with respect to the
Assigned Special Default Payments and related guaranty rights assigned to
the Intermediary) and none of the Lessees nor the Guarantor will
interpose as a defense that such claim should have been asserted by the
Lessor;
(ii) Upon the delivery by the Trustee of any notice to any Lessee or
the Guarantor stating that an AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default, a
Limited Liquidation Event of Default or a Liquidation Event of Default
has occurred, the relevant Lessee or the Guarantor, as the case may be,
will, if so requested by the Trustee, treat the Trustee or the Trustee's
designee for all purposes (other than with respect to the right to
receive Excluded Payments or any guaranty payments related thereto and
other than with respect to the Assigned Special Default Payments and
related guaranty rights assigned to the Intermediary) as the Lessor
hereunder and in
all respects comply with all obligations under this Agreement that are
asserted by the Trustee as the successor to the Lessor hereunder,
irrespective of whether such Lessee or the Guarantor has received any
such notice from the Lessor; provided, however, that the Trustee shall in
no event be liable to any Lessee for any action taken by it in its
capacity as successor to the Lessor other than actions that constitute
negligence or willful misconduct;
(iii) Each of the Lessees and the Guarantor acknowledges that
pursuant to the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement and the Indenture
the Lessor has irrevocably authorized and directed each Lessee or the
Guarantor to, and each Lessee and the Guarantor shall, make payments of
Monthly Base Rent and Supplemental Rent hereunder (and any other payments
hereunder) (other than Excluded Payments, which shall be paid to the
AESOP I Segregated Account and which, in the case of Special Service
Charges or any guaranty thereof, may be directed by the Lessor to be paid
directly to the Intermediary or to the Lender Agent, and other than the
right to receive Assigned Special Default Payments or any guaranty
payments with respect thereto, which may be directed by the Lessor to be
paid directly to the Intermediary or to the Lender Agent) directly to the
Trustee for deposit in the Collection Account established by the Trustee
for receipt of such payments pursuant to the Indenture and such payments
shall discharge the obligation of such Lessee and the Guarantor to the
Lessor hereunder to the extent of such payments. Upon written notice to
the Lessees or the Guarantor of a sale or assignment by the Trustee of
its right, title and interest in moneys due under this Agreement to a
successor Trustee, each Lessee or the Guarantor, as the case may be,
shall thereafter make payments of all Monthly Base Rent and Supplemental
Rent (and any other payments hereunder) (other than Excluded Payments,
which shall be paid to the AESOP I Segregated Account and which, in the
case of Special Service Charges or any guaranty thereof, may be directed
by the Lessor to be paid directly to the Intermediary or the Lender
Agent, and other than Assigned Special Default Payments or any guaranty
payments with respect thereto, which may be directed by the Lessor to be
paid directly to the Intermediary or to the Lender Agent) to the party
specified in such notice;
(iv) Upon request made by the Trustee at any time, each of the
Lessees and the Guarantor will take such actions as are requested by the
Trustee to assist the Trustee in maintaining the Trustee's first priority
perfected security interest in the Vehicles leased hereunder, the
Certificates of Title with respect thereto and any other portion of the
AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Collateral; and
(v) In the event that the Indenture terminates and all obligations
owing under the Indenture have been paid in full, the Lender shall have
all rights under this Agreement previously assigned to the Trustee.
28. [RESERVED].
29. MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY. The terms of this Agreement will not be
waived, altered, modified, amended, supplemented or terminated in any manner
whatsoever unless (i) the same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by
the Lessor, the Guarantor and each Lessee and consented to in writing by the
Lender and the Trustee, (ii) the Lessor shall have received in writing
confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that its then current rating of
the Notes and the Commercial Paper Notes will not be reduced or withdrawn as a
result thereof and (iii) the Rating Agency Consent Condition shall have been
satisfied. If any part of this Agreement is not valid or enforceable according
to law, all other parts will remain enforceable. The Lessor shall provide prompt
written notice to each Rating Agency of any such waiver, modification or
amendment.
30. CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Lessee represents and
warrants to the Lessor and the Trustee as to itself, and the Guarantor
represents and warrants to the Lessor and the Trustee as to itself and as to
each Lessee, that as of the date hereof and as of each Series Closing Date:
30.1. Organization; Ownership; Power; Qualification. The Guarantor and
each Lessee is (i) a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (ii) has the
corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business
as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted, and (iii) is duly
qualified, in good standing and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction
in which the character of its properties or the nature of its businesses
requires such qualification or authorization.
30.2. Authorization; Enforceability. The Guarantor and each Lessee has the
corporate power and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize it to
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and each of the other Related
Documents to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms, and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Guarantor and each Lessee and is,
and each of the other Related Documents to which the Guarantor or such Lessee is
a party is, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor and such
Lessee, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
30.3. Compliance. The execution, delivery and performance, in accordance
with their respective terms, by the Guarantor and each Lessee of this Agreement
and each of the other Related Documents to which it is a party, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and
will not (i) require any consent, approval, authorization or registration not
already obtained or effected, (ii) violate any applicable law with respect to
the Guarantor or such Lessee which violation could result in a Material Adverse
Effect, (iii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default
under the certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws, as amended, of
the Guarantor or such Lessee, (iv) conflict with, result in a breach of, or
constitute a default under any indenture, agreement, or other instrument to
which the Guarantor or such Lessee is a party or by which its properties may be
bound which conflict, breach or default could result in a Material Adverse
Effect, or (v) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien
upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by such
Lessee except Permitted Encumbrances.
30.4. Financial Information; Financial Condition. All balance sheets, all
statements of operations, of shareholders' equity and of cash flow, and other
financial data (other than projections) which have been or shall hereafter be
furnished to the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee for the purposes of or in
connection with this Agreement or the Related Documents have been and will be
prepared in accordance with GAAP and do and will present fairly the financial
condition of the entities involved as of the dates thereof and the results of
their operations for the periods covered thereby. Such financial data include
the following financial statements and reports which have been furnished to the
Lessor and the Trustee on or prior to the date hereof or such Closing Date:
(i) the audited consolidated financial statements consisting of a
statement of financial position of the Guarantor and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997, and the related statements of
operations, stockholder's equity and cash flows of the Guarantor and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1997; and
(ii) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
consisting of a statement of financial position of the Guarantor and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 1998, and the related
statements of operations, stockholder's equity and cash flows of the
Guarantor and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the three months ended
March 31, 1998;
30.5. Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 30.5 hereto and except
for claims as to which the insurer has admitted coverage in writing and which
are fully covered by insurance, no claims, litigation (including, without
limitation, derivative actions), arbitration, governmental investigation or
proceeding or inquiry is pending or, to the best of the Guarantor's or each
Lessee's knowledge, threatened against the Guarantor or such Lessee which would,
if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect.
30.6. Liens. The Vehicles and other Collateral are free and clear of all
Liens other than (i) Permitted Liens and (ii) Liens in favor of the Lessor, the
Lender or the Trustee. The Trustee has obtained, and will continue to obtain,
for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Indenture, a first
priority perfected Lien on all Vehicles leased hereunder. All Vehicle Perfection
and Documentation Requirements with respect to all Vehicles on or after the date
hereof have and will continue to be satisfied.
30.7. Employee Benefit Plans. (a) During the twelve consecutive month
period prior to the date hereof: (i) no steps have been taken by the Guarantor,
any Lessee or any member of the Controlled Group, or to the knowledge of the
Guarantor, by any Person, to terminate any Pension Plan; and (ii) no
contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan maintained by
the Guarantor, any Lessee or any member of the Controlled Group sufficient to
give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f)(1) of ERISA in connection with
such Pension Plan; and (b) no condition exists or event or transaction has
occurred with respect to any Pension Plan which could reasonably be expected to
result in the incurrence by the Guarantor or any Lessee or any member of the
Controlled Group of liabilities, fines or penalties in an amount that could have
a Material Adverse Effect.
30.8. Investment Company Act. Neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee is an
"investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company",
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and
neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee is subject to any other statute which would
impair or restrict its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement
or the other Related Documents, and neither the entering into or performance by
the Guarantor or any Lessee of this Agreement violates any provision of such
Act.
30.9. Regulations T, U and X. Neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee is
engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of
extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within
the meaning of Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System). None of the Guarantor, any Lessee, any Affiliates of any of
them or any Person acting on their behalf has taken or will take action to cause
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Loan Note, the
making or existence of the Loans or the use of proceeds of the Loans to violate
Regulation T, U, or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
30.10. Business Locations; Trade Names; Principal Places of Business
Locations. Schedule 30.10 lists each of the locations where each of the Lessees
and the Guarantor maintains a chief executive office, principal place of
business, or any records; and Schedule 30.10 also lists the Lessees' and the
Guarantor's legal names, each name under or by which each of the Lessees and the
Guarantor conducts its business, each state in which each of the Lessees and the
Guarantor conducts business and each state in which each of the Lessees and the
Guarantor has its principal place of business.
30.11. Taxes. The Guarantor and each Lessee has filed all tax returns
which have been required to be filed by it (except where the requirement to file
such return is subject to a valid extension or such failure relates to returns
which, in the aggregate, show taxes due in an amount of not more than $500,000),
and has paid or provided adequate reserves for the payment of all taxes shown
due on such returns or required to be paid as a condition to such extension, as
well as all payroll taxes and federal and state withholding taxes, and all
assessments payable by it that have become due, other than those that are
payable without penalty or are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established,
and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP. As of the date hereof and as
of each Series Closing Date, to the best of the Guarantor's or each Lessee's
knowledge, there is no unresolved claim by a taxing authority concerning the
Guarantor's or such Lessee's tax liability for any period for which returns have
been filed or were due other than those contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established
and are being maintained in accordance with GAAP.
30.12. Governmental Authorization. The Guarantor and each Lessee has all
licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations necessary
for all businesses presently carried on by it (including owning and leasing the
real and personal property owned and leased by it), except where failure to
obtain such licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations
would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
30.13. Compliance with Laws. Except as disclosed in Schedule 30.13 hereto,
the Guarantor and each Lessee: (i) is not in violation of any law, ordinance,
rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its
property, which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect, and no such
violation has been alleged, (ii) has filed in a timely manner all reports,
documents and other materials required to be filed by it with any governmental
bureau, agency or instrumentality (and the information contained in each of such
filings is true, correct and complete in all material respects), except where
failure to make such filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii)
has retained all records and documents required to be retained by it pursuant to
any Requirement of Law, except where failure to retain such records would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
30.14. Eligible Vehicles. Each Vehicle is or will be, as the case may be,
on the Vehicle Operating Lease Commencement Date with respect to such Vehicle,
an Eligible Vehicle.
30.15. Supplemental Documents True and Correct. All information contained
in any Vehicle Order or other Supplemental Document which has been submitted, or
which may hereafter be submitted by any Lessee to the Lessor is, or will be,
true, correct and complete.
30.16. Manufacturer Programs. No Manufacturer Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing with respect to any Eligible Program
Manufacturer.
30.17. Absence of Default. The Guarantor and each Lessee is in compliance
with all of the provisions of its certificate or articles of incorporation and
by-laws and no event has occurred or failed to occur which has not been remedied
or waived, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which constitutes, or with the
passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute, (i) an AESOP I
Operating Lease Event of Default or a Potential AESOP I Operating Lease Event of
Default or (ii) a default or event of default by the Guarantor or any Lessee
under any material indenture, agreement or other instrument, or any judgment,
decree or final order to which the Guarantor or any Lessee is a party or by
which the Guarantor or any Lessee or any of their properties may be bound or
affected that could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
30.18. Title to Assets. The Guarantor and each Lessee has good, legal and
marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all of its assets, except
to the extent no Material Adverse Effect could result. None of such properties
or assets is subject to any Liens, except for Permitted Encumbrances. Except for
financing statements or other filings
with respect to or evidencing Permitted Encumbrances, no financing statement
under the UCC of any state, application for a Certificate of Title or
certificate of ownership, or other filing which names the Guarantor or any
Lessee as debtor or which covers or purports to cover any of the assets of the
Guarantor or such Lessee is on file in any state or other jurisdiction, and
neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee has signed any such financing statement,
application or instrument authorizing any secured party or creditor of such
Person thereunder to file any such financing statement, application or filing
other than with respect to Permitted Encumbrances and except, in each case, to
the extent no Material Adverse Effect could result.
30.19. Burdensome Provisions. Neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee is a
party to or bound by any Contractual Obligation that could have a Material
Adverse Effect.
30.20. No Adverse Change. Since March 31, 1998, (x) no material adverse
change in the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of
operations or business prospects of the Guarantor or any Lessee has occurred,
and (y) no event has occurred or failed to occur, which has had or may have,
either alone or in conjunction with all other such events and failures, a
Material Adverse Effect.
30.21. No Adverse Fact. No fact or circumstance is known to the Guarantor
or any Lessee, as of the date hereof or as of such Closing Date, which, either
alone or in conjunction with all other such facts and circumstances, has had or
might in the future have (so far as the Guarantor or any Lessee can foresee) a
Material Adverse Effect which has not been set forth or referred to in the
financial statements referred to in Section 30.4 or 31.5 or in a writing
specifically captioned "Disclosure Statement" and delivered to the Lessor prior
to such Closing Date. If a fact or circumstance disclosed in such financial
statements or Disclosure Statement, or if an action, suit or proceeding
disclosed to the Lessor, should in the future have a Material Adverse Effect,
such Material Adverse Effect shall be a change or event subject to Section 30.20
notwithstanding such disclosure.
30.22. Accuracy of Information. All data, certificates, reports,
statements, opinions of counsel, documents and other information furnished to
the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee by or on behalf of the Guarantor or any
Lessee pursuant to any provision of any Related Document, or in connection with
or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, any Related
Document, shall, at the time the same are so furnished, (i) be complete and
correct in all material respects to the extent necessary to give the Lessor, the
Lender or the Trustee, as the case may be, true and accurate knowledge of the
subject matter thereof, (ii) not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact, and (iii) not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein (in light of the circumstances in which they were
made) not misleading, and the furnishing of the same to the Lessor, the Lender
or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall constitute a representation and
warranty by the Guarantor and each Lessee made on the date the same are
furnished to the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee, as the case may be, to the
effect specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).
30.23. Solvency. Both before and after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Related Documents, each of the
Guarantor and each Lessee is solvent within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code
and each of the Guarantor and each Lessee is not the subject of any voluntary or
involuntary case or proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other
relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy or insolvency
law and no Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Guarantor or any
Lessee.
31. CERTAIN AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Until the expiration or termination of
this Agreement, and thereafter until the obligations of the Lessees and the
Guarantor under this Agreement and the Related Documents are satisfied in full,
each Lessee covenants and agrees as to itself, and the Guarantor covenants and
agrees as to itself and as to each Lessee that, unless at any time the Lessor,
the Lender and the Trustee shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will
(and, in the case of the Guarantor, will cause each Lessee to):
31.1. Corporate Existence; Foreign Qualification. Do and cause to be done
at all times all things necessary to (i) maintain and preserve the corporate
existence of the Guarantor and each Lessee (it being understood that subject to
Section 32.1, each Lessee shall remain a direct or indirect Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of the Guarantor); (ii) be, and ensure that each Lessee is, duly
qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction where the nature of its business makes such qualification necessary
and the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii)
comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law binding upon it
and its Subsidiaries, except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith
would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
31.2. Books, Records and Inspections. (i) Maintain complete and accurate
books and records with respect to the Vehicles leased by it under this Agreement
and (ii) permit any Person designated by the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee
in writing to visit and inspect any of the properties, corporate books and
financial records of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries and to discuss its
affairs, finances and accounts with officers of the Guarantor and its
Subsidiaries, agents of the Guarantor and with the Guarantor's independent
public accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as the Lessor, the
Lender or the Trustee may reasonably request.
31.3. Insurance. Obtain and maintain with respect to all Vehicles that are
subject to this Agreement (a) vehicle liability insurance to the full extent
required by law and in any event not less than $500,000 per Person and
$1,000,000 per occurrence, (b) property damage insurance with a limit of
$1,000,000 per occurrence, and (c) excess coverage public liability insurance
with a limit of not less than $50,000,000 or the limit maintained from time to
time by the relevant Lessee at any time hereafter, whichever is greater, with
respect to all passenger cars and vans comprising such Lessee's rental fleet.
The Lessor acknowledges and agrees that each Lessee may, to the extent permitted
by applicable law, self-insure for the first $1,000,000 per occurrence, or a
greater amount up to a maximum of
$3,000,000, with the consent of each Enhancement Provider, per occurrence, of
vehicle liability and property damage which is otherwise required to be insured
hereunder. All such policies shall be from financially sound and reputable
insurers, shall name the Lender, the Lessor and the Trustee as additional
insured parties, in the case of catastrophic physical damage insurance on such
Vehicles, shall name the Trustee as loss payee as its interest may appear and
will provide that the Lender, the Lessor and the Trustee shall receive at least
10 days' prior written notice of cancellation of such policies. Each Lessee will
notify promptly the Lender, the Lessor and the Trustee of any curtailment or
cancellation of such Lessee's right to self-insure in any jurisdiction.
31.4. Manufacturer Programs. Turn in the Program Vehicles leased by such
Lessee to the relevant Manufacturer within the Repurchase Period therefor
(unless such Lessee sells such Program Vehicle prior to the end of the
Repurchase Period therefor and receives sales proceeds thereof in cash in an
amount equal to or greater than the repurchase price under such Manufacturer
Program); and comply with all of its obligations under each Manufacturer
Program.
31.5. Reporting Requirements. Furnish, or cause to be furnished to the
Lessor, the Lender and the Trustee and, in the case of item (iv) below, each
Rating Agency:
(i) Audit Report. As soon as available and in any event within 120
days after the end of each fiscal year of the Guarantor, (a) consolidated
financial statements consisting of a statement of financial position of
the Guarantor and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such
fiscal year and a statement of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows of the Guarantor and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such fiscal
year, setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the
preceding fiscal year, certified by and containing an opinion,
unqualified as to scope, of independent certified public accountants of
recognized standing selected by the Guarantor and acceptable to the
Lessor, the Lender and the Trustee, accompanied by (b) a letter from such
accountants addressed to the Lessor, the Lender and the Trustee stating
that, in the course of their annual audit of the books and records of the
Guarantor, no Potential AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default or AESOP
I Operating Lease Event of Default has come to their attention which was
continuing at the close of such fiscal year or on the date of their
letter, or, if such an event has come to the attention of such
accountants and was continuing at the close of such fiscal year or on the
date of their letter, the nature of such event, it being understood that
such accountants shall have no liability to the Lessor or the Trustee by
reason of the failure of such accountants to obtain knowledge of the
occurrence or continuance of such an AESOP I Operating Lease Event of
Default or Potential AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default;
(ii) Quarterly Statements. As soon as available and in any event
within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each
fiscal year of the Guarantor, (a) financial statements consisting of a
consolidated statement of financial
position of the Guarantor and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end
of such quarter and a statement of operations, stockholders' equity and
cash flows of the Guarantor and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for each
such quarter, setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures
for the corresponding periods of the preceding fiscal year, all in
reasonable detail and certified (subject to year-end audit adjustments)
by a senior financial officer of the Guarantor as having been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied, accompanied by (b) a letter
from such officer addressed to the Lessor, the Lender and the Trustee
stating that no Potential AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default or
AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default has come to his attention which
was continuing at the end of such quarter or on the date of his letter,
or, if such an event has come to his attention and was continuing at the
end of such quarter or on the date of his letter, indicating the nature
of such event and the action which the Guarantor proposes to take with
respect thereto;
(iii) Amortization Events and AESOP I Operating Lease Events of
Default. As soon as possible but in any event within two Business Days
after the occurrence of any Amortization Event, Potential Amortization
Event, AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default or Potential AESOP I
Operating Lease Event of Default, a written statement of an Authorized
Officer describing such event and the action that the Guarantor or such
Lessee, as the case may be, proposes to take with respect thereto;
(iv) Manufacturers. Promptly after obtaining actual knowledge
thereof, notice of any Manufacturer Event of Default or termination or
replacement of a Manufacturer Program;
(v) Interim Financial Statements. Promptly following the Guarantor's
receipt thereof, copies of all other financial reports submitted to the
Guarantor by independent public accountants relating to any annual or
interim audit of the books of the Guarantor, or opinion as to the proper
book value of the assets of the Guarantor;
(vi) Reports. Promptly, from time to time, such information with
respect to the Vehicles leased hereunder and payments made and owing
hereunder as the Lessor may require to satisfy its reporting obligations
to the Lender pursuant to Section 9.5 of the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan
Agreement; and
(vii) Other. Promptly, from time to time, such other information,
documents, or reports respecting the Vehicles leased hereunder or the
condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Guarantor or such
Lessee as the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee may from time to time
reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Lessor, the
Lender or the Trustee under or as contemplated by this Agreement or any
other Related Document.
31.6. Payment of Taxes; Removal of Liens. Pay when due all taxes,
assessments, fees and governmental charges of any kind whatsoever that may be at
any time lawfully assessed or levied against or with respect to such Lessee, the
Guarantor or their respective property and assets or any interest thereon.
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, but subject in any case to the other
requirements hereof and of the Related Documents, neither such Lessee nor the
Guarantor shall be required to pay any tax, charge, assessment or imposition nor
to comply with any law, ordinance, rule, order, regulation or requirement so
long as such Lessee or the Guarantor shall contest, in good faith, the amount or
validity thereof, in an appropriate manner or by appropriate proceedings. Each
such contest shall be promptly prosecuted to final conclusion (subject to the
right of the Guarantor or such Lessee to settle any such contest).
31.7. Business. Such Lessee will engage only in businesses in
substantially the same or related fields as the businesses conducted on the date
hereof and such other lines of business, which, in the aggregate, do not
constitute a material part of the operations of such Lessee.
31.8. Maintenance of Separate Existence. Each of the Guarantor and such
Lessee acknowledges its receipt of a copy of that certain opinion letter issued
by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP dated the Initial Closing Date and
addressing the issue of substantive consolidation as it may relate to the
Guarantor, each Lessee, the Lessor, Original AESOP, AESOP Leasing II, AFC-II and
AFC. The Guarantor and each Lessee hereby agree to maintain in place all
policies and procedures, and take and continue to take all action, described in
the factual assumptions set forth in such opinion letter and relating to such
Person.
31.9. Trustee as Lienholder. Concurrently with each leasing of a Vehicle
under this Agreement, the Administrator shall indicate on its computer records
that the Trustee as assignee of the Lender is the holder of a Lien on such
Vehicle pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
31.10. Maintenance of the Vehicles. Maintain and cause to be maintained in
good repair, working order, and condition all of the Vehicles leased by such
Lessee in accordance with its ordinary business practices with respect to all
other vehicles owned by it, except to the extent that any such failure to comply
with such requirements does not, in the aggregate, materially adversely affect
the interests of the Lessor under this Agreement, the interests of the Lender
under the AESOP I Operating Lease Loan Agreement or the interests of the Secured
Parties under the Indenture or the likelihood of repayment of the Loans. From
time to time the Guarantor and such Lessee will make or cause to be made all
appropriate repairs, renewals, and replacements with respect to the Vehicles.
The Guarantor and such Lessee shall maintain good, legal and marketable title
to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all of its assets, free and clear of all
Liens except for Permitted Liens, and except to the extent sold or otherwise
disposed of in accordance with this Agreement or any of the other Related
Documents, and except to the extent no Material Adverse Effect could result.
31.11. Enhancement. If the Enhancement with respect to any Series of Notes
is provided by a letter of credit and (i) the short-term debt or deposit rating
of the Enhancement Provider of such letter of credit shall be downgraded below
the then-current rating of such Series of Notes by the Rating Agencies with
respect to such Series of Notes or (ii) such Enhancement Provider shall notify
the Lessees that its compliance with any of its obligations under such letter of
credit would be unlawful, use its best efforts to obtain a successor institution
to act as Enhancement Provider or, in the alternative, to otherwise credit
enhance the payments to be made under this Agreement by the Lessees, subject to
the satisfaction of the Rating Agency Confirmation Condition and any other
requirements set forth in the Related Documents.
31.12. Manufacturer Payments. Cause each Manufacturer and auction dealer
to make all payments made by it under the Manufacturer Programs with respect to
Vehicles leased hereunder directly to the Collection Account. Any such payments
from Manufacturers or related auction dealers received directly by the Guarantor
or any Lessee, will be, within three Business Days of receipt, deposited into
the Collection Account.
31.13. Accounting Methods; Financial Records. Maintain, and cause each of
its material Subsidiaries to maintain, a system of accounting and keep, and
cause each of its material Subsidiaries to keep, such records and books of
account (which shall be true and complete) as may be required or necessary to
permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
31.14. Disclosure to Auditors. Disclose, and cause each of its material
Subsidiaries to disclose, to its independent certified public accountants in a
timely manner all loss contingencies of a type requiring disclosure to auditors
under accounting standards promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board.
31.15. Disposal of Non-Program Vehicles. Dispose of the Non-Program
Vehicles leased by the Lessee in accordance with Section 2.6(b) (unless the
Lessee purchases such Non-Program Vehicle in accordance with the terms hereof).
32. CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Until the expiration or termination of
this Agreement and thereafter until the obligations of each Lessee and the
Guarantor under this Agreement and the Related Documents are satisfied in full,
each Lessee covenants and agrees as to itself, and the Guarantor covenants and
agrees as to itself and as to each Lessee that, unless at any time the Lessor
and the Trustee shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will not (and,
in the case of the Guarantor, will not permit each Lessee to):
32.1. Mergers, Consolidations. Merge or consolidate with any Person,
except that, if after giving effect thereto, no Potential AESOP I Operating
Lease Event of Default or AESOP I Operating Lease Event of Default would exist,
this Section 32.1 shall not apply to (i) any merger or consolidation, provided
that the Guarantor or such Lessee, as applicable, is the surviving corporation
and if such Lessee is the surviving corporation, it is a direct or
indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor after such merger or
consolidation and (ii) any merger or consolidation of such Lessee with or into
another Subsidiary of the Guarantor, provided that the surviving entity executes
an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of such Lessee under this
Agreement and such surviving entity is a direct or indirect Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of the Guarantor.
32.2. Other Agreements. Enter into any agreement containing any provision
which would be violated or breached by the performance of its obligations
hereunder or under any instrument or document delivered or to be delivered by it
hereunder or in connection herewith.
32.3. Liens. Create or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any
Vehicle leased hereunder now or hereafter existing or acquired, except for
Permitted Liens.
32.4. Use of Vehicles. Use or allow the Vehicles to be used in any manner
that would (i) make such Vehicles that are Program Vehicles ineligible for
repurchase under an Eligible Manufacturer Program, (ii) for any illegal purposes
or (iii) subject the Vehicles to confiscation.
32.5. Termination of Agreement. Allow this Agreement to terminate
prior to the termination of each other Lease.
33. ADMINISTRATOR ACTING AS AGENT OF THE LESSOR. The parties to this
Agreement acknowledge and agree that ARAC shall act as Administrator and, in
such capacity, as the agent for the Lessor, for purposes of performing certain
duties of the Lessor under this Agreement and the Related Documents. As
compensation for the Administrator's performance of such duties, the Lessor
shall pay to the Administrator on each Payment Date (i) the portion of the
Monthly Administration Fee payable by the Lessor pursuant to the Administration
Agreement and (ii) the reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrator
incurred by it as a result of arranging for the sale of Vehicles returned to the
Lessor in accordance with Section 2.6(c) or as a result of a Vehicle Return
Default and sold to third parties, provided, however, that such costs and
expenses shall only be payable to the Administrator to the extent of any excess
of the sale price received by the Lessor for any such Vehicle over the
Termination Value thereof.
34. NO PETITION. Each of the Guarantor, each Lessee and the Administrator
hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one
day after the payment in full of all of the Notes and the Commercial Paper
Notes, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting
against, the Lessor, Original AESOP, AESOP Leasing II, Quartx, PVHC, AFC or
AFC-II any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation
proceedings or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or
any state of the United States. In the event that the Guarantor, any Lessee or
the Administrator takes action in violation of this Section 34, the Lessor
agrees, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that it shall file an answer
with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest the filing of such a
petition by the Guarantor, such
Lessee or the Administrator against the Lessor, Original AESOP, AESOP Leasing
II, Quartx, PVHC, AFC or AFC-II or the commencement of such action and raise the
defense that the Guarantor, such Lessee or the Administrator has agreed in
writing not to take such action and should be estopped and precluded therefrom
and such other defenses, if any, as its counsel advises that it may assert. The
provisions of this Section 34 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
35. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RESPECTING THE MASTER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT. Without
limiting any other provision hereof, each Lessee and the Administrator hereby
covenants and agrees that it will cooperate with the Lessor in order to effect
transfers of Relinquished Vehicles to the Intermediary and acquisitions of
Replacement Vehicles by the Intermediary in accordance with the terms of the
Master Exchange Agreement, including by giving such notices and providing such
information to the Lessor or to other persons as the Lessor may from time to
time reasonably request.
36. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. The Lessor and the Trustee may enforce any
claim arising out of this Agreement in any state or federal court having subject
matter jurisdiction, including, without limitation, any state or federal court
located in the State of New York. For the purpose of any action or proceeding
instituted with respect to any such claim, the Guarantor and each Lessee hereby
irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts. The Guarantor and each
Lessee further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of said courts
by mailing a copy thereof, by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Guarantor
or such Lessee, as the case may be, and agrees that such service, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service
of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall be
taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it.
Nothing herein contained shall affect the right of the Trustee, the Lender and
the Lessor to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or preclude the
Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee from bringing an action or proceeding in
respect hereof in any other country, state or place having jurisdiction over
such action. The Guarantor and each Lessee hereby irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may have or hereafter
have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought
in any such court located in the State of New York and any claim that any such
suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.
37. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND
GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW). Whenever possible each provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under
applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision
or the remaining provisions of this Agreement. All obligations of the Guarantor
and each Lessee and all rights of the Lessor, the Lender or the Trustee
expressed herein shall be in
addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable law or in any
other written instrument or agreement.
38. JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY, OR UNDER
ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE
FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY RELATIONSHIP
EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTION, AND
AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT
BEFORE A JURY.
39. NOTICES. All notices, requests and other communications to any party
hereunder shall be in writing including facsimile transmission or similar
writing) and shall be given to such party, addressed to it, at its address or
telephone number set forth on the signature pages below, or at such other
address or telephone number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose
by notice to the other party. In each case, a copy of all notices, requests and
other communications that are sent by any party hereunder shall be sent to the
Trustee and the Lender and a copy of all notices, requests and other
communications that are sent by any Lessee or the Guarantor to each other that
pertain to this Agreement shall be sent to the Lessor, the Lender and the
Trustee. Copies of notices, requests and other communications delivered to the
Trustee, the Lender and/or the Lessor pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall
be sent to the following addresses:
TRUSTEE: Xxxxxx Trust and Savings Bank
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
LENDER: AESOP Funding II L.L.C.
c/o Lord Securities Corporation
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
LESSOR: AESOP Leasing L.P.
c/o Lord Securities Corporation
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Each such notice, request or communication shall be effective when received at
the address specified below. Copies of all notices must be sent by first class
mail promptly after transmission by facsimile.
40. LIABILITY. Each Lessee shall be held jointly and severally liable for
all of the obligations of each other Lessee and the Guarantor hereunder. The
Guarantor shall be held jointly and severally liable for all the obligations of
each Lessee hereunder.
41. TITLE TO MANUFACTURER PROGRAMS IN LESSOR. Each Lessee, by its
execution hereof, acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Lessor is the sole owner
and holder of all right, title and interest in and to the Manufacturer Programs,
(ii) in accordance with the Assignment Agreements, all of the Lessor's right,
title and interest in and to such Manufacturer Programs have been assigned to
the Trustee (except as expressly provided otherwise in any Related Document with
respect to Relinquished Vehicles and any related Relinquished Vehicle Property),
and (iii) no Lessee has any right, title or interest in any Manufacturer
Program. To confirm the foregoing, each Lessee, by its execution hereof,
hereby assigns and transfers to the Lessor any rights that such Lessee may have
in respect of any Manufacturer Programs.
42. HEADINGS. Section headings used in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of
this Agreement.
43. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts,
each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to
be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute
one and the same Agreement.
44. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Agreement shall become effective on the date
hereof; provided, however, that prior to or simultaneously with the execution
and delivery hereof there shall have been satisfied: (i) the conditions set
forth in Section 29 of the Prior AESOP I Operating Lease; and, (ii) without
duplication, the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of Supplemental
Indenture No. 2 to the Base Indenture. Except to the extent amended hereby, the
Prior AESOP I Operating Lease is in all respects ratified and confirmed and in
full force and effect. From and after the date hereof all references in the
Related Documents to the AESOP I Operating Lease shall mean such agreement as
amended and restated hereby, unless the context otherwise requires.
45. NO RECOURSE. The obligations of AESOP Leasing under this Agreement are
solely the corporate obligations of AESOP Leasing. No recourse shall be had for
the payment of any obligation or claim arising out of or based upon this
Agreement against any shareholder, partner, employee, officer, director or
incorporator of AESOP Leasing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement
or caused it to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the day and year first above written.
180997-NYS7A - AESOP I A&R Op. Lease
LESSOR:
AESOP LEASING L.P.
By: AESOP LEASING CORP.,
its general partner
By:
Address:
c/o Lord Securities Corporation
Two Wall Street
19th Floor
New York, New York 10005
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telefax: (000) 000-0000
LESSEE AND ADMINISTRATOR:
AVIS RENT A CAR SYSTEM, INC.
By:
Address: 000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Treasurer
cc: General Counsel
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telefax: (000) 000-0000
GUARANTOR:
AVIS RENT A CAR, INC.
By:
Address: 000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Treasurer
cc: General Counsel
Telephone:(000) 000-0000
Telefax: (000) 000-0000
COUNTERPART NO. OF TEN (10) SERIALLY NUMBERED MANUALLY EXECUTED COUNTERPARTS. TO
THE EXTENT IF ANY THAT THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES CHATTEL PAPER UNDER THE UNIFORM
COMMERCIAL CODE, NO SECURITY INTEREST IN THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE CREATED THROUGH
THE TRANSFER AND POSSESSION OF ANY COUNTERPART OTHER THAN COUNTERPART NO. 1.
Schedule 30.5
Litigation
[NONE]
SCHEDULE 30.10
Business Locations
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx in which
Party Business Records Location Conducts Business
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Avis Rent A 000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx 300 Centre Pointe Dr. AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT,
Car System, Garden City, NY Virginia Beach, VA DE, DC, FL, GA, HI,
Inc. d/b/a/ 11530 00000 XX, XX, XX, XX, XX,
Avis Rent A LA, ME, MD, MA, MI,
Car and Avis MN, MS, MO, MT, NE,
NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC,
OH, OK, OR, PA, RI,
SC, TN, TX, UT, VT,
VA, WA, WV, WI and WY
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Avis Rent A 000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx XX
Car, Inc. Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX
00000
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Schedule 30.13
Compliance with Law
[NONE]
ATTACHMENT A
Information Relating to Initial Leased Vehicles
Delivered to Trustee at July 30, 1997 closing.
ATTACHMENT B
Vehicle Acquisition Schedule and Related Information
1. Principal amount of Loan financing the Vehicle
2. Date of Loan financing the Vehicle
3. Vehicle Operating Lease Commencement Date
4. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
5. Summary of Vehicles being financed (including, for Vehicles subject to
the GM Repurchase Program, the Designated Period for such Vehicles)
6. Program or Non-Program Vehicle
7. Capitalized Cost (if applicable)
8. Net Book Value (if applicable)
ATTACHMENT C
Form of Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that AESOP LEASING L.P. does hereby
make, constitute and appoint Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. ("ARAC") its true and
lawful Attorney-in-Fact for it and in its name, stead and behalf, (i) to execute
any and all documents pertaining to the titling of motor vehicles in the name of
AESOP LEASING L.P., PV HOLDING CORP. or QUARTX FLEET MANAGEMENT INC., (ii) the
noting of the lien of Xxxxxx Trust and Savings Bank, as trustee (in such
capacity, the "Trustee"), as the first lienholder on certificates of title,
(iii) the licensing and registration of motor vehicles, (iv) designating c/o
ARAC as the mailing address of the Trustee for all documentation relating to the
title and registration of such motor vehicles, (v) applying for duplicate
certificates of title indicating the lien of the Trustee where original
certificates of title have been lost or destroyed and (vi) upon the sale of any
such motor vehicle pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle
Operating Lease Agreement, dated as of September 15, 1998, among AESOP Leasing
L.P., ARAC, any other Eligible Rental Car Company that becomes a party thereto
pursuant to the terms thereof and Avis Rent A Car, Inc., in accordance with the
terms and conditions thereof, releasing the lien of the Trustee on such motor
vehicle by executing any documents required in connection therewith. This power
is limited to the foregoing and specifically does not authorize the creation of
any liens or encumbrances on any of said motor vehicles.
The powers and authority granted hereunder shall be effective as of
the 15th day of September, 1998, and unless sooner terminated, revoked or
extended, cease eight years from such date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AESOP LEASING L.P. has caused this
instrument to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer
this ___ day of September, 1998.
AESOP LEASING L.P.
By:
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State of ________ )
County of _______ )
Subscribed and sworn before me, a notary public, in and for said county
and state, this ___ day of _____, 19__.
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires: _______
ATTACHMENT D
Form of Joinder in Lease
THIS JOINDER IN LEASE AGREEMENT (this "Joinder") is executed as of
___________ __, 19__, by _______________, a _______________ ("Joining Party"),
and delivered to AESOP Leasing L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("AESOP
Leasing"), as lessor pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle
Operating Lease Agreement, dated as of September 15, 1998 (as further amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Agreement"), among
AESOP Leasing, Avis Rent A Car System, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("ARAC"),
and other Eligible Rental Car Companies that become party to the Lease pursuant
to the provisions of Section 24 thereof (individually, a "Lessee" and,
collectively, the "Lessees"), and Avis Rent A Car, Inc. ("ARC"), as guarantor.
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings
provided for in the Lease.
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Eligible Rental Car Company is a direct or
indirect Subsidiary of ARC; and
WHEREAS, the Eligible Rental Car Company desires to become a
"Lessee" under and pursuant to the Lease.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Eligible Rental Car Company agrees as follows:
A G R E E M E N T:
1. The Joining Party hereby represents and warrants to and in favor
of AESOP Leasing and the Trustee that (i) the Eligible Rental Car Company is a
direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of ARC, (ii) all of the conditions
required to be satisfied pursuant to Section 24 of the Lease in respect to the
Eligible Rental Car Company becoming a Lessee thereunder have been satisfied,
and (iii) all of the representations and warranties contained in Section 30 of
the Lease with respect to the Lessees are true and correct as applied to the
Eligible Rental Car Company as of the date hereof.
2. The Eligible Rental Car Company hereby agrees to assume all of
the obligations of a "Lessee" under the Lease and agrees to be bound by all of
the terms, covenants and conditions therein.
3. By its execution and delivery of this Joinder, the Eligible
Rental Car Company hereby becomes a Lessee for all purposes under the Lease. By
its execution and delivery of this Joinder, AESOP Leasing acknowledges that the
Joining Party is a Lessee for all purposes under the Lease.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Eligible Rental Car Company has caused this
Joinder to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
[Name of Joining Party]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Accepted and Acknowledged by:
AESOP LEASING L.P.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Acceptance and Acknowledgment by:
ARC as guarantor
By:
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Name:
Title:
