Exhibit (k)(14)
AGREEMENT OF AMENDMENT
Dated as of September 18, 2003
Reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit and Security Agreement
dated as of September 21, 2001 (as from time to time amended, the "Credit
Agreement") among Liberty Floating Rate Advantage Fund (the "Borrower"), CRC
Funding, LLC (formerly Corporate Receivables Corporation) (the "Lender"),
Citibank, N.A. (the "Secondary Lender") and Citicorp North America, Inc., as
agent (the "Agent"). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
The parties hereto agree that, effective as of the date hereof, the
definition of the term "Secondary Lender Stated Expiration Date" set forth in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the date
"September 18, 2003" set forth therein with the date "September 16, 2004".
The parties hereto agree that, effective as of the date hereof, clause (b)
of Section 9.09 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended (i) to add the language
", to providers of program-wide credit enhancement for CRC" after the
parenthetical "(collectively, the "Secured Party Representatives")" set forth
therein, and (ii) to remove the word "and" before the word "Moody's" set forth
therein and to add the language " and any other rating agency that rates the
promissory notes of CRC" after the word "Moody's" set forth therein.
The parties hereto agree that, effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.09 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to add the following clause (c) at
the end thereof:
"(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.09 to the contrary, the
Borrower, the Lender, the Secondary Lender and the Agent (and each employee,
representative or other agent of the Borrower, the Lender, the Secondary Lender
and the Agent) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any
kind, the U.S. tax treatment and/or U.S. tax structure of the Facility and all
materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are
provided to it, relating to such U.S. tax treatment and/or U.S. tax structure of
the Facility, other than any information for which non-disclosure is reasonably
necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws."
The parties hereto agree that, effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.11 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to add the following language at
the end thereof:
"The obligations of CRC under and in connection with this Agreement and the
other Program Documents are solely the obligations of the CRC. It is expressly
agreed that no recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing in
respect of this Agreement or any other Program Document or for any other
obligation or claim arising out of or based upon this Agreement or any other
Program Document, against any member, stockholder, employee, officer, manager,
director, organizer or incorporator of CRC or against any member, stockholder,
employee, officer, manager, director, organizer or incorporator of any such
member, stockholder or manager."
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent, the Lender and the
Secondary Lender that immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, the
representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement
are true and correct in all material respects and no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing.
This Agreement of Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
THIS AGREEMENT OF AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
All references in any Program Document to the Credit Agreement on and after
the date hereof shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended
hereby, and the parties hereto agree that on and after the date hereof, the
Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be
executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first
above written.
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Agent as Secondary Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
_________________________ By:___________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Vice President Title: Vice President
CRC FUNDING, LLC LIBERTY FLOATING RATE ADVANTAGE
By: Citicorp North America, Inc., FUND,
as Attorney-in-Fact as Borrower
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx /s/ J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
___________________________ By:___________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx Name: J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice-President Title: Treasurer
