PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
XXXX IN THE BOX FUNDING, LLC
Series 2022-1 3.445% Fixed Rate Senior Secured
Notes, Class A-2-I
Series 2022-1 4.136% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II
Series 2022-1 4.136% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II
February 2, 2022
Guggenheim
Securities, LLC
as Representative of the several
Initial Purchasers named in Schedule I attached hereto
as Representative of the several
Initial Purchasers named in Schedule I attached hereto
c/o Guggenheim Securities, LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Xxxx in the Box Funding, LLC, a special-purpose Delaware limited liability company (the "Master Issuer") and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Xxxx in the Box Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Holdco" and the "Manager"), proposes, upon the terms and
conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers named in Schedule I hereto (the "Initial Purchasers"), two tranches of
fixed rate senior secured notes, (i) the Series 2022-1 3.445% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I Notes (the "Series 2022-1 Class A-2-I Notes")
in an aggregate principal amount of $550,000,000 and (ii) the Series 2022-1 4.136% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II Notes (the "Series
2022-1 Class A-2-II Notes" together with the Series 2022-1 Class A-2-II Notes, the "Offered Notes") in an aggregate principal
amount of $550,000,000.
The Offered Notes (i) will have terms and provisions that are summarized in the Pricing
Disclosure Package (as defined below) and (ii) are to be issued pursuant to a Base Indenture (as will be amended on the Closing Date (as defined below) by the First Supplement to Base Indenture, between the Issuer and the Trustee (as
defined below) and as otherwise supplemented prior to the date hereof, the "Base Indenture"), dated as of July 8, 2019 (the "Initial Closing Date"), and a series supplement thereto (the "Series 2022-1 Supplement" and, together with the Base Indenture, the "Indenture"), dated as of the Closing
Date (as defined below), each between the Master Issuer and Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (in such capacity, the "Trustee")
and as securities intermediary. The Master Issuer's obligations under the Offered Notes will be jointly and severally irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantees") by Xxxx in the Box SPV Guarantor, LLC, a special purpose Delaware limited liability company ("Holding
Company Guarantor"), Different Rules, LLC, a special purpose Delaware limited liability company (the "Franchisor") and Xxxx in
the Box Properties, LLC, a special purpose Delaware limited liability company ("JIB Properties" and, together with the Holding Company
Guarantor and the Franchisor, the "Guarantors" and each a "Guarantor" and, together with the Master Issuer, the "Securitization Entities"), pursuant to a Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Initial Closing Date, among the Guarantors and the Trustee (the "Guarantee and Collateral Agreement").
On or prior to the Initial Closing Date, the Contributed Assets were contributed to the Securitization Entities pursuant to the Contribution Agreements (collectively, the "Distribution and Contribution Transactions") as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (as defined below). This Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") is to confirm the agreement concerning the purchase of the Offered Notes from the Master Issuer by Guggenheim Securities, LLC, acting as the representative
(the "Representative") for the Initial Purchasers.
On the Initial Closing Date, (i) the Securitization Entities, the Manager and the Trustee entered
into a Management Agreement, pursuant to which the Manager manages the assets and business of the Securitization Entities (the "Original Management
Agreement," and as will be amended as of the Closing Date by the First Amendment to Management Agreement, to be entered into among the Securitization Entities, the Manager and the Trustee, the "Management Agreement"), (ii) the Securitization Entities, the Manager, Midland Loan Services, a division of PNC Bank, National Association, as servicer (the "Servicer"), and the Trustee entered into a Servicing Agreement, pursuant to which the Servicer services and administers the Offered Notes (the "Original Servicing Agreement," and as will be amended and restated as of the Closing Date among the Securitization Entities, the Manager, the
Servicer and the Trustee, the "Servicer Agreement"),
and (iii) the Securitization Entities, the Manager, FTI Consulting, Inc., as back-up manager (the "Back-Up Manager"), and the Trustee entered
into a Back-Up Management and Consulting Agreement (the "Original Back-Up Management Agreement," and as will be amended and restated as of the Closing Date among the Securitization Entities, the Manager, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Trustee, the "Back-Up Management Agreement"), pursuant to which the Back-Up Manager provides certain consulting and back-up management services to the Securitization Entities, the
Servicer and the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
For purposes of this Agreement, (i) "Parent Company" shall mean, Holdco, (ii) "Xxxx in the Box Parties" shall mean,
collectively, the Parent Company and the Securitization Entities, (each, a "Xxxx in the Box Party"), and (ii) the "Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities" shall mean, collectively, each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties, JIB Stored Value Cards, LLC, and Xxxx in the Box Foundation (each,
a "Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity").
For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to such terms in the "Certain Definitions" section of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum (as defined below).
1. Purchase
and Resale of the Offered Notes. The Offered Notes will be offered and sold by the Master Issuer to the Initial Purchasers without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), in reliance on an exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) under the 1933 Act. The Xxxx in the Box Parties have prepared (i) a preliminary offering memorandum, dated
January 27, 2022 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the Applicable Time (as defined below), the "Preliminary Offering Memorandum")
setting forth information regarding the Xxxx in the Box Parties and the Offered Notes, (ii) the investor presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (the "Investor Presentation"), (iii) a pricing term sheet substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule II (the "Pricing Term
Sheet") setting forth the terms of the Offered Notes and certain other information omitted from the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and (iv) a final offering memorandum to be dated prior to the Closing Date (as amended or
supplemented, the "Final Offering Memorandum"), setting forth information regarding the Xxxx in the Box Parties and the Offered Notes. The
Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Term Sheet, the documents and other communications listed on Schedule III hereto and the Investor Presentation are collectively referred to as the "Pricing Disclosure Package". The Xxxx in the Box Parties hereby confirm that they have authorized the use of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum in connection
with the offering and resale of the Offered Notes by the Initial Purchasers. "Applicable Time" means 2:04 p.m., New York City time, on the
date of this Agreement.
All references in this Agreement to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure
Package or the Final Offering Memorandum include, unless expressly stated otherwise, all documents, financial statements and schedules and other information contained, incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference therein (and
references in this Agreement to such information being "contained," "included" or "stated" (and other references of like import) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum shall be deemed
to mean all such information contained, incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference therein, to the extent such information has not been superseded or modified by other information contained, incorporated by reference or deemed
incorporated by reference therein). All documents filed (but not furnished to the Initial Purchasers, unless such furnished document is expressly incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the
Final Offering Memorandum, as the case may be) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") and so deemed to be included in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, Pricing Disclosure
Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, as the case may be, or any amendment or supplement thereto are hereinafter referred to herein as the "Exchange
Act Reports".
It is understood and acknowledged that upon original issuance thereof, the Offered Notes (and all
securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) will bear the legends that are set forth under the caption "Transfer Restrictions" in the Pricing Disclosure Package.
You have advised the Master Issuer that the Initial Purchasers intend to offer and resell (the "Exempt Resales") the Offered Notes purchased by the Initial Purchasers hereunder on the terms set forth in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package
and the Final Offering Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, solely (a) to persons whom the Initial Purchasers reasonably believe to be "qualified institutional buyers" ("QIBs") as defined in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act ("Rule 144A") and (b) outside of the United States, to
persons that are not U.S. Persons (such persons, "Non-U.S. Persons") as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act ("Regulation S") in
offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S, in each case, who have not been identified in writing by a Xxxx in the Box Party to Guggenheim Securities, LLC as Competitors. As used in the preceding sentence, the terms "offshore transaction" and "United States" have the
meanings assigned to them in Regulation S. Those persons specified in clauses (a) and (b) above are referred to herein as "Eligible Purchasers".
2. Representations and Warranties of the Xxxx in the Box Parties. Each of the
Xxxx in the Box Parties jointly and severally, represents and warrants, on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
(a) When the Offered Notes and Guarantees are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such Offered Notes and
Guarantees will not be of the same class (within the meaning of Rule 144A) as securities that are listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the 1934 Act or that are quoted in a United States automated inter-dealer
quotation system (as such term is used in the 1934 Act), and such Offered Notes and Guarantees will otherwise satisfy the eligibility requirements set forth in Rule 144A(d)(3) of the 0000 Xxx.
(b) Assuming the accuracy of your representations and warranties in Section 3(b) of this Agreement, the purchase and
resale of the Offered Notes pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to the Exempt Resales) are exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.
(c) No form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act
(including, but not limited to, advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine or similar medium or broadcast over television or radio, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by
any general solicitation or general advertising) (each, a "General Solicitation") was used by the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities, any of
their respective affiliates or any of their respective representatives (other than the Initial Purchasers and their affiliates or any of their respective representatives, as to whom the Xxxx in the Box Parties make no representation) in connection
with the offer and sale of the Offered Notes.
(d) No directed selling efforts within the meaning of Rule 902 under the 1933 Act were used by the Relevant Xxxx in
the Box Entities or any of their respective affiliates or any of their respective representatives (other than the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates or any of their respective representatives, as to whom the Xxxx in the Box Parties
make no representation) with respect to Offered Notes sold outside the United States to Non-U.S. Persons, and each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities, their respective affiliates and their respective representatives (other than the Initial
Purchasers and their respective affiliates and representatives, as to whom the Xxxx in the Box Parties make no representation) has complied with and will implement the "offering restrictions" required by Rule 902 under the 1933 Act.
(e) Each of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum,
each as of its respective date, contains all the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the 1933 Act.
(f) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any other person acting on behalf of any Relevant Xxxx in the
Box Entity has offered or sold any securities in a manner that would be integrated with the offering of the Offered Notes contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to the 1933 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or the interpretations thereof
by the Commission.
(g) The Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum have been
prepared by the Xxxx in the Box Parties for use by the Initial Purchasers in connection with the Exempt Resales. No order or decree preventing the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering
Memorandum, or any order asserting that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, has been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose has commenced or is pending or, to the
knowledge of any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity, is contemplated.
(h) The Pricing Disclosure Package did not, as of the Applicable Time, and will not, as of the Closing Date, contain
an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package in reliance upon and in conformity with the Initial Purchaser Information (as
defined in Section 8(e) below). Each document listed in Schedule III hereto is true and correct in all material respects and no forward looking statement, estimate or projection contained therein has been made without a reasonable basis or has been
disclosed other than in good faith.
(i) The Final Offering Memorandum will not, as of its date and as of the Closing Date, contain an untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in the Final Offering Memorandum in reliance upon and in conformity with the Initial Purchaser Information.
(j) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities has prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or distributed and
will not, and will not cause or allow its agents or representatives to, prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or distribute any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the 0000 Xxx) that constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation
of an offer to buy the Offered Notes, or otherwise is prepared to market the Offered Notes, other than the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, without the prior consent of each Initial Purchaser, and each such written
communication, the use of which has been previously consented to by each Initial Purchaser, is listed on Schedule III hereto.
(k) Each document listed in Schedule III hereto, when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, did not, as
of the Applicable Time, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from such document listed in Schedule III hereto in reliance upon and in
conformity with the Initial Purchaser Information.
(l) The Exchange Act Reports, when they were or are filed with the Commission, conformed or will conform in all
material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Exchange Act Reports did not, when filed with the Commission, contain an untrue statement of material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(m) Each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and each of its subsidiaries has been duly organized, is validly
existing and in good standing as a corporation, limited liability company, as applicable, under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and is duly qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation or limited
liability company, as applicable, in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have (i) a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, stockholders' equity, properties, management, business or prospects of the Securitization Entities
or the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities taken as a whole or (ii) a material adverse effect on the performance by the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities of this Agreement, the Offered Notes, the Indenture or any of the other Related Documents or the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, clauses (i) and (ii), a "Material Adverse Effect").
Each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities has all corporate or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, necessary to own or lease its properties and to conduct the businesses in which it is now engaged or contemplated in
the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum. Xxxx in the Box does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, limited liability company or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21.1 to Xxxx
in the Box's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2021.
(n) (i) Holdco has the debt
capitalization as set forth in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Holdco have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable.
(ii) The Master Issuer has an authorized capitalization as set forth in each of the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Master Issuer have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
(iii) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests
of each of the Securitization Entities are, and each Securitization Entity is, owned, directly or indirectly, by the Manager, free and clear of all liens, security interests, mortgages, pledges, charges, equities, claims or restrictions on
transferability or encumbrances of any kind (collectively, "Liens"), other than those Liens (i) imposed by the Indenture and the Related Documents,
(ii) which constitute Permitted Liens or (iii) which result from transfer restrictions imposed by the 1933 Act or the securities or blue sky laws of certain jurisdictions.
(o) The Master Issuer has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its respective obligations under the Indenture. As of the Closing Date, the Series 2022-1 Supplement has been duly and validly authorized by the Master Issuer and upon its execution and delivery and, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Trustee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Master Issuer, enforceable against the Master Issuer in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law). Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers contained in Section 3(b) of this Agreement, no qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Trust Indenture Act") is required in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Notes contemplated hereby or in connection with the Exempt Resales. When the Master
Issuer executes the Series 2022-1 Supplement, the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the description thereof in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
(p) The Master Issuer has all requisite limited liability power and authority to execute, issue, sell and perform its
obligations under the Offered Notes. The Offered Notes have been duly authorized by the Master Issuer and, when duly executed by the Master Issuer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, assuming due authentication of the Offered Notes by
the Trustee, upon delivery to the Initial Purchasers against payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Master Issuer entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture, enforceable against the Master Issuer in accordance with their terms, except that the enforceability may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). When executed by the Master Issuer, the Offered Notes will conform in
all material respects to the description thereof in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
(q) Each Guarantor has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute, issue and perform its
obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Guarantors in accordance with its terms and, the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of each the Guarantors, enforceable against each such Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except that the enforceability may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
(r) Each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities, as applicable, has all required
corporate or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Related Document to which it is a party (other than the Offered Notes, the Indenture and the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement to the extent covered in Sections 2(o), (p) and (q)). At the Closing Date, each of the Related Documents will have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities (to
the extent a party thereto) and will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities (to the extent a party thereto) enforceable against each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities (to the
extent a party thereto) in accordance with its terms, except that the enforceability may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and, as to rights of indemnification and contribution with respect to liabilities under securities laws, by principles of
public policy. Each such Related Document conforms or will conform on the Closing Date, as applicable, in all material respects to the description thereof (if any) in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
(s) Each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities has all requisite corporate or limited
liability company power and authority, as applicable, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box
Entities, and will constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities, enforceable against each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities in accordance with its terms, except that such
enforceability may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and, as to rights of indemnification and contribution with respect to liabilities under securities laws, by principles of public policy.
(t) (i) The issue and sale of the Offered Notes and the Guarantees, (ii) the execution, delivery
and performance by the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities of the Offered Notes, the Guarantees, the Indenture, this Agreement and the other Related Documents (to the extent a party thereto), (iii) the application of the proceeds from the sale of the
Offered Notes as described under "Use of Proceeds" in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and (iv) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not (A) conflict with or
result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, impose any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of any of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries, or constitute a
default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, credit agreement, security agreement, license, lease or other agreement or instrument (giving effect to any amendments or terminations thereof as contemplated by the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum) to which the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party or by which the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries is
bound or to which any of the property or assets of any of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries is subject, except for (1) Liens created by the Indenture or the other Related Documents and, (2) Permitted
Liens, (B) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter, by-laws, certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement (or similar organizational documents) of any of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or (C) result in any
violation of any statute or any judgment, order, decree, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over any of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (A) and (C) as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(u) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration or qualification
with any court or governmental agency or regulatory body having jurisdiction over any of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is required for the issue and
sale of the Offered Notes and the Guarantees, the execution, delivery and performance by any of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries of the Offered Notes, the Guarantees, the Indenture, this Agreement and
the other Related Documents (to the extent they are parties thereto), the application of the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Notes as described under "Use of Proceeds" in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering
Memorandum and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for (A) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, filings, registrations or qualifications as shall have been obtained or made prior to the Closing
Date or are permitted to be obtained or made subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to the Indenture, (B) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, filings, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue
Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution and resale (including pursuant to the Exempt Resales) of the Offered Notes by the Initial Purchasers and (C) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, filings, registrations or
qualifications, the failure of which to obtain could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) The historical consolidated financial statements of Holdco (including the related notes and supporting schedules)
included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the entities referred to therein, at the dates and for the periods
indicated, and have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The interactive data files included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum fairly present in all material respects the information called
for by, and have been prepared in accordance with, the Commission's rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(w) The historical consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company Guarantor (including the related notes and
supporting schedules) included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the entities referred to therein, at the
dates and for the periods indicated, and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved.
(x) The "transaction adjusted" financial information included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering
Memorandum has been derived from the financial statements and the books and records of the Xxxx in the Box Parties and their predecessors in the manner described under and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth under "Non-GAAP
Financial Measures" and "Securitized Net Cash flow of the Securitization Entities." The assumptions used in preparing the "transaction adjusted," and "adjusted" financial measures and financial information (collectively, the "Adjusted Financial Information") included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum provide a reasonable basis for
presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the transactions and events described therein and the related adjustments give reasonable effect to those assumptions. The Net Cash Flow financial information included in the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum has been derived from the quarterly noteholder statements of the Master Issuer in the manner described under and subject to the qualifications set forth under "Securitized Net Cash Flow of the
Securitization Entities". The (i) adjustments applied to derive the Adjusted Financial Information also reflect, in all material respects, the proper application of those adjustments to the historical financial statement amounts in the Adjusted
Financial Information included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and the Adjusted Financial Information set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum has been prepared, in all
material respects, on a basis consistent with the relevant historical financial statements and give effect to assumptions made on a reasonable basis and in good faith and present fairly in all material respects the historical and proposed
transactions contemplated by the Adjusted Financial Information, and (ii) the applicable Net Cash Flow disclosure included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum is derived from the quarterly noteholder statements
generated by the Master Issuer and represents the arithmetic sum of each of the relevant amounts reflected in such quarterly noteholder statements and has been prepared on a basis consistent with the quarterly noteholder statements and gives effect
to assumptions made on a reasonable basis and in good faith and present fairly in all material respects the Net Cash Flow. The non-GAAP financial measures that are included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum have
been calculated based on amounts derived from the financial statements and books and records of the Xxxx in the Box Parties and its predecessors, and the Xxxx in the Box Parties believe that any adjustments to such non-GAAP financial measures have
a reasonable basis and have been made in good faith. No Adjusted Financial Information was incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum.
(y) KPMG LLP, which have certified certain financial statements of Holdco and the Holding Company Guarantor and their
respective subsidiaries, the report of which appears in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and which have delivered the Initial Letter referred to in Section 7(n) and 7(o) hereof, (x) are independent registered public
accountants (A) with respect to Holdco and its respective subsidiaries within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and (B) with
respect to the Holding Company Guarantor and its respective subsidiaries within the meaning of rule 101 of the American Institute of CPAs' Code of Professional Conduct the ("AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct") and (y) was, as of the date of such report, and is, as of the date hereof, an independent public accounting firm with respect to the Xxxx in the Box Parties.
(z) Holdco maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f)
under the 0000 Xxx) that complies with the requirements of the 1934 Act and that has been designed by, or under the supervision of, Holdco's principal executive and principal financial officers, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Holdco maintains internal controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) records are maintained that in
reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Holdco and each of its subsidiaries, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of Holdco's consolidated financial statements
in accordance with GAAP and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of Holdco and each of its subsidiaries, and (iii) the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the
assets of Holdco and each of its subsidiaries that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements are prevented or timely detected. The auditors' report regarding the last audited financial statements of Holdco and its
subsidiaries included in the Pricing Disclosure Package, while expressing no opinion on the effectiveness of internal control, included no qualification regarding internal control. Since the date of the last audited or reviewed financial statements
of Holdco and its subsidiaries included in the Pricing Disclosure Package, (i) Holdco has not been advised of or become aware of any fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal control over
financial reporting of Holdco and each of its subsidiaries taken as a whole or that is otherwise material to Holdco taken as a whole; and (ii) there have been no significant changes in the internal control over financial reporting of Holdco, and
each of its subsidiaries that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the internal control of Holdco and each of its subsidiaries taken as a whole over financial reporting.
(aa) (i) Holdco maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the
Exchange Act), (ii) such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by Holdco in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management of Holdco, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate,
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure to be made; and (iii) such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.
(bb) Since October 3, 2021, the date of the most
recent balance sheet of Holdco, the Holding Company Guarantor and each of their respective consolidated subsidiaries audited by KPMG LLP (the "Audit
Date"), (i) the audit committee of the board of directors of Holdco has not been advised of or become aware of (A) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, that could
reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of Holdco or any of its subsidiaries to record, process, summarize and report financial data, or any material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, and (B) any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of any of Holdco and each of its subsidiaries or that is otherwise material to Holdco and each
of its subsidiaries; and (ii) there have been no significant changes in internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect internal control over financial reporting, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
(cc) The section entitled "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Discussion of Critical Accounting Estimates" incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum
accurately and fully describes (i) the accounting policies that Holdco believes are the most important in the portrayal of the financial condition and results of operations of Holdco and each of its subsidiaries and that require management's most
difficult, subjective or complex judgments; (ii) the judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of critical accounting policies; and (iii) the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or
using different assumptions and an explanation thereof.
(dd) There is and has been no material failure on the part of Holdco and any of Holdco's directors or officers, in
their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith.
(ee) Except as described in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, since the Audit
Date, none of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective subsidiaries has (i) sustained any loss or interference with its business or properties from fire, explosion, flood, earthquake, hurricane, accident or other calamity,
whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, (ii) issued or granted any securities, (iii) incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, other than
liabilities and obligations that were incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iv) entered into any transaction not in the ordinary course of business and/or (v) declared or paid any dividend on its capital stock, and since the Audit Date,
there has not been any change in the capital stock or limited liability company interests, as applicable, or long-term debt of any of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries or any change, or any development
involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, stockholders' equity or limited liability company interests, as applicable, properties, management, business or prospects of any of the
Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries, except in each case as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ff) Each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties and each of their respective subsidiaries has good and marketable title in fee
simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Permitted Liens and (ii) such Liens as are described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and
the Final Offering Memorandum. All material assets held under lease by the Xxxx in the Box Parties are held by the relevant entity under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as do not materially interfere with the use made
of such assets by the relevant entity, except that such enforceability may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(gg) The Base Indenture and the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement are effective to create a valid and continuing Lien
on the Collateral in favor of the Trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which Lien on the Collateral has been perfected to the extent recognized by applicable law (subject to any exceptions described in the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum) and is prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from the Master Issuer and the Guarantors in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles, whether considered in
a proceeding at law or in equity and by an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Except as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, the Master Issuer and the Guarantor have received all consents and
approvals required by the terms of the Collateral in order to pledge the Collateral to the Trustee under the Indenture and under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
(hh) The Distribution and Contribution Transactions have been consummated in all material respects to the extent and in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum, the Distribution Agreements and the Contribution Agreements.
(ii) Other than the security interest granted to the Trustee under the Base Indenture and the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement and pursuant to the other Related Documents, none of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective subsidiaries have pledged, assigned, sold or granted a security interest in the Collateral.
(jj) All action necessary (including the filing of UCC-1 financing statements) to protect and evidence the Trustee's
security interest in the Collateral in the United States have been duly and effectively taken (as described in, and subject to any exceptions to be set forth in, the Base Indenture and the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement). No security agreement,
financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement authorized by any Xxxx in the Box Parties or any of their respective subsidiaries and listing such Person as debtor covering all or any part of the Collateral is
on file or of record in the United States except (i) in respect of Permitted Liens, or (ii) such as may have been filed, recorded or made by such Person favor of the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties in connection with the Base Indenture and
the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and no such Person has authorized any such filing.
(kk) Each Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity and their respective subsidiaries has such permits, licenses, registrations,
franchises, certificates of need and other approvals or authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities ("Permits") as are
necessary under applicable law to own their properties and conduct their businesses in the manner described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, except for any of the foregoing that could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity and each of their respective subsidiaries has fulfilled and performed all of its obligations with respect to the Permits, and no event has
occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in any other impairment of the rights of the holder or any such Permits, except for any of the foregoing that could not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such Permits or has
any reason to believe that any such Permits will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ll) (i) Each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and each of their respective subsidiaries owns or possesses
valid and adequate rights to use all patents, inventions, invention disclosures and industrial designs , trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, designs, slogans and other indicia of origin (including all goodwill arising therefrom),
copyrights, works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable) and design rights, rights in software (whether in source code or object code), data, databases, data collections, systems and technology, rights of privacy and publicity, rights in
social media identifiers, usernames and accounts, know-how, trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures and all other intellectual, proprietary or industrial property rights,
and all registrations, applications for registration or issuance, recordings, renewals, and extensions of or relating to any of the foregoing (collectively, the "Intellectual Property") used in or necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted and as currently contemplated to be conducted after the Closing Date, and none of the foregoing will be
adversely affected by the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not be deemed to constitute a representation or warranty with respect to infringement or other violation of Intellectual Property rights of
third parties, which are exclusively addressed below in clause (iv); (ii) the Xxxx in the Box Parties exclusively own and possess free and clear of all Liens all Intellectual Property described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final
Offering Memorandum as being owned by them or that is otherwise purported to be owned by them ("Company Intellectual Property"); (iii) all
material issuances and material registrations included in the Owned Securitization IP are subsisting, unexpired and have not been cancelled or abandoned in any applicable jurisdiction, and are, to the Xxxx in the Box Parties' knowledge, valid and
enforceable; (iv) there are no third parties who own or possess any right, title or interest in or to any Company Intellectual Property, except as specifically disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum; (v) there
is and has been no infringement, dilution, misappropriation or other violation (A) by third parties of any Company Intellectual Property or (B) by any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity (including by the operation of its respective business or its
products or services) of any Intellectual Property rights of any third party, except as specifically disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; (vi) except as specifically disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there is no pending action, suit, investigation, or
proceeding against any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity or, to the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities' knowledge, threatened claim by any Person: (x) challenging the validity or enforceability of, or Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities' use of or
rights in or to, any Company Intellectual Property, (y) alleging any violation of any applicable laws, regulations, policies or industry standards regarding data privacy, data security or personally identifiable information or data (including the
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards as promulgated by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Counsel (the "PCI-DSS")) or (z)
asserting that any of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities, the operation of their respective businesses or their products or services has infringed, diluted, misappropriated or otherwise violated or currently infringes, dilutes, misappropriates
or otherwise violates, or would, upon the commercialization of any product or service of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their subsidiaries described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum as under
development, infringe, dilute, misappropriate or otherwise violate, any Intellectual Property right of others; (vii) (A) the Securitization Entities solely and exclusively own or otherwise have a valid right to use all of the material Intellectual
Property necessary to conduct their business and (B) the Securitization Entities solely and exclusively own and possess all Owned Securitization IP and except as specifically disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering
Memorandum, no Non-Securitization Entity owns any Intellectual Property otherwise necessary for the operation of the businesses; and (viii) except as specifically disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or as
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities are in material compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and industry standards regarding data privacy, data security or
personally identifiable information or data (including PCI-DSS); (B) the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities have taken commercially reasonable measures consistent with industry standards to protect the confidentiality of their material trade secrets
(including all material trade secrets and confidential information included in the Securitization IP); and (C) to the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities' knowledge, no trade secrets or confidential information included in the Securitization IP have
been disclosed or released to any third party except pursuant to commercially reasonable nondisclosure agreements protecting the secrecy thereof.
(mm) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities (x) have taken commercially reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data in the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities' possession, custody or control, and the integrity and
availability of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities' information and operational technology (including digital channels such as the online website and mobile application); (y) are not aware of any past, ongoing or threatened security breach of,
or unauthorized access to, the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities' information and operational technology infrastructure (including technology infrastructure provided by third parties) or personal data or personally identifiable information or data
in their possession, custody or control; and (z) are in compliance with the applicable written policies of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities, contractual requirements (including PCI-DSS), and material compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations and guidance regarding data privacy, data security, personal data or confidential information.
(nn) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity or any of
their respective subsidiaries is a party or of which any property or assets of any of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries is the subject that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. To each Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity's knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or others.
(oo) There is no contract or other document that would be required to be described in a registration statement filed by
Holdco under the 1933 Act or filed as an exhibit to such registration statement of Holdco pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K that has not been described in or filed as an exhibit to the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering
Memorandum. The statements made in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the contracts and other documents that are so described therein, constitute
accurate summaries of the terms of such contracts and documents in all material respects.
(pp) The statements made in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum under the captions "Description of the Offered Notes" and "Description of
the Indenture and the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement," insofar as they constitute a summary of the terms of the Offered Notes and the Indenture, and under the captions "Risk Factors" "Description of the Business of Xxxx in the Box, " "Management of Xxxx in the Box," "Description of the Securitization Entities,"
"Description of the Franchise Arrangements," "Characteristics
of Certain Franchised Restaurants and Company Restaurants," "Description of the Manager and the Management Agreement," "Description of the
Servicer and the Servicing Agreement," "Description of the Back-Up Manager and the Back-Up Management Agreement," "Description of the Series 2022-1 Class A-1 Notes," "Description
of the Distribution and Contribution Agreements," "Description of the IP License Agreements," "Description of the Real Estate Activities," "Certain Legal Aspects of the Franchise
Arrangements," "Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences," "Certain ERISA and Related Considerations," "Additional Regulatory Considerations," "Plan of Distribution," and "Transfer Restrictions," insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of statutes, rules or regulations, legal or governmental proceedings or contracts and other documents,
constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such statutes, rules and regulations, legal and governmental proceedings and contracts and other documents in all material respects.
(qq) Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (A) each of the Relevant Xxxx in the
Box Entities and each of their respective subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance from insurers of recognized financial responsibility in such amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses
and the value of their respective properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries; (B) all such policies of insurance of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and each of their respective
subsidiaries are in full force and effect; (C) the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and each of their respective subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies in all material respects; (D) none of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box
Entities nor any of their respective subsidiaries has received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance; and (E) there
are no claims by the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause. None of the
Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar
insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
(rr) No labor disturbance by or dispute with the employees or Franchisees of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or
any of their respective subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity, is imminent, in each case that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ss) The Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and their respective subsidiaries have taken the necessary actions to
mitigate the risk that (i) employees, independent contractors and consultants of the Franchisees could be treated as joint employees of any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity and/or (ii) the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective
subsidiaries could be jointly or vicariously liable to or with any employee, independent contractor and consultant of the Franchisees with respect to any labor, employment, benefits or other matters except, in each case under clauses (i) and (ii),
that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(tt) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities (i) is in violation of its certificate of formation, limited
liability company agreement, charter or by-laws (or similar organizational documents), (ii) is in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance
of any term, covenant, condition or other obligation contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, security agreement, license or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of
its properties or assets is subject or (iii) is in violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over it or its property or assets, except in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii), to the extent any such conflict, breach, violation or default could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(uu) Except as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or as could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) there are no proceedings that are pending, or to the knowledge of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities, threatened, against any of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective
subsidiaries under any applicable laws (including common law), regulations, ordinances, rules, orders, judgments, decrees, permits or other legal requirements of any governmental authority, including without limitation any applicable international,
foreign, national, state, provincial, regional, or local authority, relating to the pollution or protection of the environment or natural resources, or to the use, handling, transportation, generation, treatment, storage, disposal, discharge or
release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) the Relevant Xxxx in the Box
Entities and their respective subsidiaries are not aware of any issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants, and (iii) none of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and their respective subsidiaries anticipates expenditures relating to Environmental Laws.
(vv) Each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and each of their respective subsidiaries has filed all federal,
state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof, subject to permitted extensions, and have paid or caused to be paid all taxes due pursuant to said returns, except for such taxes as are being contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP. No tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their
respective subsidiaries, nor does any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity have any knowledge of any tax deficiencies that have been, or could reasonably be expected to be asserted against the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any of their respective
subsidiaries, that could, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ww) Except where a failure to comply with any of the following would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (i) each "employee benefit plan" (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")) for which the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities or any member of its "Controlled Group" (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the
meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")) would have any liability (each a "Plan") has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of all applicable statutes, rules and regulations including
ERISA and the Code; provided that this clause (i) shall not apply to any Plan that is a "multiemployer plan," within the meaning of Section
4001(c)(3) of ERISA; (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption;
(iii) with respect to each Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (A) no "reportable event" (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (B) no failure to meet the minimum funding standards (within
the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (C) the fair market value of the assets under each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under
such Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan) and (D) none of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any member of their Controlled Group has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of
ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a "multiemployer plan," within the meaning of Section 4001(c)(3) of
ERISA); and (iv) each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.
(xx) Other than any restrictions under applicable law, no Guarantor is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly,
from paying any dividends to its parent or to the Master Issuer, from making any other distribution on such Guarantor's capital stock, limited liability company or other ownership interests, as applicable, from repaying to its parent or the Master
Issuer any loans or advances to such Guarantor from its parent or the Master Issuer or from transferring any of such Guarantor's property or assets to its parent or the Master Issuer, or any other subsidiary of its parent or the Master Issuer.
(yy) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective subsidiaries is, and after giving effect
to the offer and sale of the Offered Notes and the application of the proceeds therefrom as described under "Use of Proceeds" in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum will be, an "investment company" or a company
"controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Master Issuer does not constitute a "covered fund" for purposes of the Xxxxxxx Rule promulgated under the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Payments on the Offered Notes
will not depend primarily on cash flow from self-liquidating financial assets within the meaning of Section 3(a)(79) of the 1934 Act.
(zz) The statistical and market-related data included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering
Memorandum and the consolidated financial statements of Holdco, the Holding Company Guarantor and their respective subsidiaries included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum are based on or derived from sources that
are reliable in all material respects.
(aaa) The Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entitles will take reasonable precautions designed to ensure that any offer or
sale, direct or indirect, in the United States or to any U.S. person (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) of any Offered Notes or any substantially similar security issued by any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity, within six months
subsequent to the date on which the distribution of the Offered Notes has been completed (as notified to the Master Issuer by the Initial Purchasers), is made under restrictions and other circumstances reasonably designed not to affect the status
of the offer and sale of the Offered Notes in the United States and to U.S. persons contemplated by this Agreement as transactions exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A under, or
Regulation S of, the Securities Act.
(bbb) Immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the other Related Documents, each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities will be Solvent. As used in this Agreement, the term "Solvent" means, with respect to a particular date, that on such date (i) the present fair market value (or present fair
saleable value) of the assets of such relevant entity are not less than the total amount required to pay the liabilities of such relevant entity on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute
and matured, (ii) the relevant entity is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business, (iii) assuming the sale of the Offered Notes as
contemplated by this Agreement and the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Related Documents, the relevant entity is not incurring debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, (iv) the relevant
entity is not engaged in any business or transaction, and is not about to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the
industry in which such entity is engaged, and (v) the relevant entity is not otherwise insolvent under the standards set forth in any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local statute, law or ordinance, or any judgment, decree, rule, regulation,
order or injunction. In computing the amount of such contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the
amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
(ccc) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective subsidiaries is a party to any
contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement and the Engagement Letter) that could give rise to a valid claim against any of them or the Initial Purchasers for a brokerage commission, finder's fee or like payment
in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Notes.
(ddd) None of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the use of the
proceeds from the sale of the Offered Notes), will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the 1934 Act, or any regulation promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
(eee) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective affiliates have taken, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Master Issuer or any Guarantor in connection with the
offering of the Offered Notes.
(fff) The Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and their respective affiliates have not taken any action or omitted to
take any action which may result in the loss by any of the Initial Purchasers of the ability to rely on any stabilization safe harbor provided by (i) Article 5 of the Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014) or (ii) the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") under s.137Q of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (as amended, "FSMA").
(ggg) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective subsidiaries is in violation of or
has received notice of any violation with respect to any federal or state law relating to discrimination in the hiring, promotion or pay of employees, nor any applicable federal or state wage and hour laws, nor any state law precluding the denial
of credit due to the neighborhood in which a property is situated, the violation of any of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(hhh) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective subsidiaries, nor any director,
officer, manager, member, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of such relevant entity, has (i) made any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any
direct or indirect unlawful payment to any domestic governmental official, "foreign official" (as defined in the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the "FCPA")) or employee; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the FCPA, the Bribery Act of 2010 of the United Kingdom or any
applicable non-U.S. anti-bribery statute or regulation; (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; or (v) received notice of any investigation, proceeding or inquiry by any governmental agency,
authority or body regarding any of the matters in clauses (i)-(iv) above; and the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and their respective subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of such relevant entity, the relevant entity's affiliates, have conducted
their respective businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
(iii) The operations of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and each of their respective subsidiaries are and
have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where
the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively,
the "Money Laundering Laws") and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any
arbitrator involving any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity or any of their respective subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of such relevant entity, threatened.
(jjj) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective subsidiaries nor any director,
officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of such relevant entity is currently the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of
the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") and the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European
Union, Her Majesty's Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, "Sanctions"), nor is such relevant entity located,
organized or resident in a country or territory that is the target of Sanctions; the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and their respective subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, agents, employees, affiliates and other persons
acting on behalf of such relevant entities are in compliance with all applicable Sanctions; and the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities and their respective subsidiaries will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend,
contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of or business with any person, or in any country or territory, that currently is
the subject of any Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.
(kkk) There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under Federal law or the laws of any state, or any political subdivision thereof, required to be paid in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance and sale by the Master Issuer and the Guarantors of the Offered Notes.
(lll) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities nor any of their respective affiliates or representatives, have
participated in a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the 1933 Act through the sale of the Offered Notes pursuant to Regulation S.
(mmm) None of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities has knowledge that any other party to any material contract with a Securitization Entity has any intention not to perform its obligations thereunder
in all material respects, except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(nnn) No forward-looking statement (within the meaning
of Section 27A of the 1933 Act and Section 21E of the 0000 Xxx) contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum has been made without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(ooo) The Manager has provided (i) a 17g-5
Representation to each Rating Agency (each term as defined below); (ii) an executed copy of the 17g-5 Representation delivered to each Rating Agency has been delivered to the Representative; and (iii) each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties has
complied in all material respects with each 17g-5 Representation. For purposes of this Agreement, "17g-5 Representation" means a written
representation provided to each Rating Agency, which satisfies the requirements of Rule 17g-5(a)(3)(iii) under the 1934 Act.
(ppp) Each Securitization Entity is, and has always
been since its formation, a single-member limited liability company formed in Delaware and properly organized under the laws of Delaware.
(qqq) Neither the Xxxx in the Box Parties nor any of
their affiliates have made or will make an election within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 301.7701-3(c) to classify any Securitization Entity as an association taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes.
(rrr) All of the issued and outstanding limited
liability company interests of the Holding Company Guarantor is owned by the Manager, and all such limited liability company interests are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and owned of record by the Manager, free
and clear of all Liens.
(sss) All of the issued and outstanding limited
liability company interests of the Master Issuer are owned by the Holding Company Guarantor, and all such limited liability company interests are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and owned of record by Holding
Company Guarantor, free and clear of all Liens, except for the Liens arising under the Indenture or the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
(ttt) All of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of each of the Franchisor and JIB
Properties are owned by the Master Issuer, and all such limited liability company interests are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and owned of record by the Master Issuer, free and clear of all Liens, except for the
Liens arising under the Indenture or the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
Any certificate signed by any officer of any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity and delivered to the
Representative or counsel for the Representative or any Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity in connection with the offering of the Offered Notes shall be deemed a representation and warranty by such Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entity, as to matters covered
thereby, to the Initial Purchasers, and not a representation or warranty by the individual (other than in his or her official capacity).
3. Purchase
of the Offered Notes by the Initial Purchasers; Agreements to Sell, Purchase and Resell.
(a) On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and subject to the
terms and conditions herein set forth, the Master Issuer agrees to sell to each Initial Purchaser and each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Master Issuer, at a purchase price as agreed separately by each, in
writing, among the Master Issuer and the Initial Purchasers, the principal amount of Offered Notes set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule I hereto.
(b) Each of the Initial Purchasers, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the Master Issuer
that it will offer the Offered Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum. Each of the Initial Purchasers, severally and not jointly, hereby represents
and warrants to, and agrees with, the Master Issuer, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Xxxx in the Box Parties, that such Initial Purchaser: (i) is a sophisticated investor with such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters as are necessary in order to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Offered Notes; (ii) is purchasing the Offered Notes pursuant to a private sale exempt from registration under the 1933 Act; (iii) in
connection with the Exempt Resales, will solicit offers to buy the Offered Notes only from, and will offer to sell the Offered Notes only to, the Eligible Purchasers in accordance with this Agreement and on the terms contemplated by the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum; and (iv) will not offer or sell the Notes, nor has it offered or sold the Notes, or otherwise engaged in, any General Solicitation and will not engage in any directed selling efforts within the
meaning of Rule 902 under the 1933 Act, in connection with the offering of the Offered Notes. The Initial Purchasers have advised the Master Issuer that they will offer the Offered Notes to Eligible Purchasers at an initial price as set forth in
Schedule II hereto, plus accrued interest, if any, from the date of issuance of the Offered Notes. Such price may be changed by the Initial Purchasers at any time without notice.
(c) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Xxxx in the Box Parties that:
(i) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the
Offered Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom, and it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity
(within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Offered Notes, in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Master Issuer;
(ii) It has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Offered Notes to any
Retail Investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision: (a) the expression "Retail Investor" means a person who
is one (or more) of the following (1) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II")
or (2) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II or (3) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU)
2017/1129 (as amended, the "Prospectus Regulation"); and (b) the expression "offer" includes the communication in any form and by any means
of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Offered Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Offered Notes; and
(iii) It has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Offered Notes to any
Retail Investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of this provision, (a) the expression "Retail Investor" means a person who is one or more of the following: (1) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No
2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the "EUWA"); or (2) a
customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1)
of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the EUWA; or (3) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of
the EUWA; and (b) the expression "offer" includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Offered Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe
the Offered Notes.
(d) The Initial Purchasers have not and, prior to the later to occur of (A) the Closing Date and (B) completion of the
distribution of the Offered Notes, will not, use, authorize use of, refer to or distribute any material in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Notes other than (i) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package
and the Final Offering Memorandum and the documents listed on Schedule III hereto, (ii) any written communication that contains either (x) no "issuer information" (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the 0000 Xxx) or (y) "issuer information" that
was included in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum or the documents listed on Schedule III hereto or (iii) any written communication prepared by such Initial Purchaser and approved by
the Master Issuer (or the Manager on its behalf) in writing.
(e) Each Initial Purchaser hereby acknowledges that upon original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is
no longer required under the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the Offered Notes (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear legends substantially in the forms as set forth in the "Transfer
Restrictions" section of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (along with such other legends as the Master Issuer and their counsel deem necessary).
Each of the Initial Purchasers understands that the Master Issuer and, for purposes of the
opinions to be delivered to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Sections 7(d), 7(j) and 7(k) hereof, counsel to the Master Issuer and counsel to the Initial Purchasers, will assume the accuracy and truth of the foregoing representations, warranties
and agreements, and the Initial Purchasers hereby consent to such reliance.
4. Delivery of the Offered Notes and Payment Therefor. Delivery to the
Representative on behalf of the Initial Purchasers of and payment for the Offered Notes shall be made at the office of White & Case LLP, at approximately 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on February 11, 2022 (the "Closing Date"). The place of closing for the Offered Notes and the Closing Date may be varied by agreement between the Initial Purchasers and the Master Issuer.
The Offered Notes will be delivered to the accounts of the Representative, or the Trustee as
custodian for The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), against payment by or on behalf of the Representative of the purchase price therefor by
wire transfer in immediately available funds, by causing DTC to credit the Offered Notes to the account of the Representative at DTC. The Offered Notes will be evidenced by one or more global securities with respect to each series in definitive form
and will be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of DTC. The Offered Notes to be delivered to the Representative shall be made available to the Initial Purchasers in New York City for inspection and packaging not later than 10:00 A.M.,
New York City time, on the Business Day next preceding the Closing Date.
5. Agreements of the Xxxx in the Box Parties. The Xxxx in the Box Parties,
jointly and severally, agree with the Initial Purchasers as follows:
(a) The Xxxx in the Box Parties will furnish to the Initial Purchasers, without charge, within one Business Day of the
date of the Final Offering Memorandum, such number of copies of the Final Offering Memorandum as may then be amended or supplemented as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; provided that such obligation may be satisfied by delivery of the Final Offering Memorandum and any such amendments and supplements by electronic means, including by email delivery of a PDF file.
(b) The Xxxx in the Box Parties shall provide to the Initial Purchasers, without charge, during the period from the
date of this Agreement until the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date of this Agreement and (ii) such date as of which all of the Offered Notes shall have been sold by the Initial Purchasers (such period, the "Offering Period"), as many copies of the Final Offering Memorandum and any supplements and amendments thereto, as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; provided that such obligation may be satisfied by delivery of the Final Offering Memorandum and any such amendments and supplements by electronic
means, including by email delivery of a PDF file.
(c) The Xxxx in the Box Parties will prepare the Final Offering Memorandum in a form approved by the Representative
and will not make any amendment or supplement to the Pricing Disclosure Package or to the Final Offering Memorandum of which the Representative shall not previously have been advised or to which they shall object in a timely manner after being so
advised.
(d) The Xxxx in the Box Parties will (i) advise the Representative promptly of (x) any Commission order preventing or
suspending the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum or (y) any suspension of the qualification of the Offered Notes or the Guarantees for offering or sale in any jurisdiction
and of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, and (ii) use best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order preventing or suspending the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package
or the Final Offering Memorandum or suspending any such qualification and, if any such suspension is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible time.
(e) Each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties consents to the use of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering
Memorandum in accordance with the securities or Blue Sky laws of the jurisdictions in which the Offered Notes are offered by the Initial Purchasers and by all dealers to whom Offered Notes may be sold, in connection with the offering and sale of
the Offered Notes.
(f) If, at any time prior to the end of the Offering Period, any event occurs or information becomes known that, in
the judgment of any Xxxx in the Box Party or in the opinion of counsel for the Representative, should be set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum so that the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering
Memorandum, as then amended or supplemented, does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, or if it is necessary to supplement or amend the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum in order to comply with any law, the Xxxx in the Box Parties will promptly prepare an appropriate supplement or amendment
thereto, and will expeditiously furnish to the Initial Purchasers a reasonable number of copies thereof.
(g) Promptly from time to time, the Xxxx in the Box Parties shall take such action as the Representative may
reasonably request to qualify the Offered Notes for offering and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative may request, to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings
therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Offered Notes and to arrange for the determination of the eligibility for investment of the Offered Notes under the laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representative may reasonably request.
(h) For a period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 180th day after the date of the Final
Offering Memorandum, the Xxxx in the Box Parties agree not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or would be expected to, result in the
disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any debt securities of any Xxxx in the Box Party substantially similar to the Offered Notes ("Similar
Debt Securities") or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Similar Debt Securities, sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to Similar Debt Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
Similar Debt Securities, (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of Similar Debt Securities whether any such transaction described
in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Similar Debt Securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of
Similar Debt Securities or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Similar Debt Securities or (iv) publicly announce an offering of any Similar Debt Securities or securities convertible or exchangeable into Similar Debt Securities,
in each case without the prior written consent of the Representative; provided that this Section 5(h) shall not apply to any advances made from
time to time pursuant to the Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, to be dated on or around the Closing Date, by and among the Securitization Entities, the Manager, certain Conduit Investors, certain Financial Institutions, certain Funding Agents, and
Coöperatieve Rabobank, U.A., New York Branch, as L/C Provider and Swingline Lender and Administrative Agent.
(i) So long as any of the Offered Notes are outstanding, the Xxxx in the Box Parties will furnish at their expense to
the Representative, and, upon request, to holders of the Offered Notes and prospective purchasers of the Offered Notes, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the 1933 Act (if any).
(j) The Master Issuer will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Offered Notes to be sold by the Master Issuer
hereunder substantially in accordance with the description set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum under the caption "Use of Proceeds".
(k)The Xxxx in the Box Parties and their respective affiliates
will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that could cause the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Xxxx in the Box Parties in connection with the offering of the Offered
Notes.
(l) Each Xxxx in the Box Party will not, and will not permit any of its respective affiliates (as defined in Rule 144)
to, resell any of the Offered Notes that have been acquired by any of them, except for Offered Notes purchased by any of the Xxxx in the Box Parties or any of their respective affiliates and resold in a transaction registered under the 1933 Act or
in accordance with Rule 144 or other applicable exemption under the 1933 Act.
(m) The Xxxx in the Box Parties will use their best efforts to permit the Offered Notes to be eligible for clearance
and settlement in the United States through DTC and in Europe through Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme.
(n) The Xxxx in the Box Parties will not, and will cause their respective affiliates and representatives not to,
engage in any "directed selling efforts" within the meaning of Rule 902 under the 0000 Xxx.
(o) The Xxxx in the Box Parties will, and will cause their respective affiliates and representatives to, comply with
and implement the "offering restrictions" required by Rule 902 under the 1933 Act.
(p) The Xxxx in the Box Parties agree not to sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in
respect of any "security" (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) that would be integrated with the sale of the Offered Notes in a manner that would require the registration under the 1933 Act of the sale to the Initial Purchasers or the Eligible Purchasers
of the Offered Notes. The Xxxx in the Box Parties will take reasonable precautions designed to insure that any offer or sale, direct or indirect, in the United States or to any U.S. person (as defined in Rule 902 under the 1933 Act), of any Offered
Notes or any substantially similar security issued by any Xxxx in the Box Party, within one hundred eighty (180) days subsequent to the date on which the distribution of the Offered Notes has been completed (as notified to the Master Issuer by the
Representative) is made under restrictions and other circumstances reasonably designed not to affect the status of the offer and sale of the Offered Notes in the United States and to U.S. persons contemplated by this Agreement as transactions
exempt from the registration provisions of the 1933 Act, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A under, or Regulations D or S of, the 1933 Act.
(q) The Master Issuer and the Guarantors agree to comply with all agreements set forth in the representation letters
of the Master Issuer and the Guarantors to DTC relating to the approval of the Offered Notes by DTC for "book entry" transfer.
(r) The Xxxx in the Box Parties will do and perform all things required to be done and performed under this Agreement
by them prior to the Closing Date in order to satisfy all conditions precedent to the Initial Purchasers' obligations hereunder to purchase the Offered Notes.
(s) During the Offering Period, the Xxxx in the Box Parties will not solicit any offer to buy from or offer to sell to
any person any Offered Notes except through the Representative. To the extent that the Offering Period continues beyond the Closing Date, the Representative will provide the Master Issuer and the Manager written notice of the conclusion of the
Offering Period.
(t) The Xxxx in the Box Parties (i) shall complete on or prior to the Closing Date all filings and other similar
actions required in connection with the creation and perfection of security interests in the Collateral as and to the extent required by the Indenture, the Offered Notes, the Guarantees and the other Related Documents and (ii) after the Closing
Date, shall complete all filings and other similar actions that need not be completed on the Closing Date but which may be required in connection with the creation and perfection or maintenance of security interests in the Collateral as and to the
extent required by the Indenture, the Offered Notes, the Guarantees and the other Related Documents.
(u) The Xxxx in the Box Parties and their respective affiliates and representatives will not engage in any General
Solicitation in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Notes.
(v) The Xxxx in the Box Parties will take such steps as shall be necessary to ensure that no Relevant Xxxx in the Box
Entity becomes required to register as an "investment company" within the meaning of such term under the 1940 Act.
(w) No Xxxx in the Box Party will take any action which would result in the loss by any Initial Purchaser of the
ability to rely on any stabilization safe harbor provided by (i) Article 5 of the Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014) or (ii) the FCA under s.137Q FSM. Each Xxxx in the Box Party hereby authorizes the Initial Purchasers to make such public
disclosure of information relating to stabilization as is required by applicable law, regulation and guidance.
(x) To the extent that the ratings to be provided with respect to the Offered Notes as set forth in the Pricing
Disclosure Package by each of S&P Global Ratings ("S&P") or any successor thereto and Xxxxx Bond Rating Agency, Inc. ("KBRA") (each, a "Rating Agency") are
conditional upon the furnishing of documents or the taking of any other actions by Xxxx in the Box Parties or any of their respective affiliates, the Xxxx in the Box Parties and any of their respective affiliates agree to furnish such documents and
take any such other action that is requested by any Rating Agency.
(y) The Xxxx in the Box Parties have consented to and consent to the use by the Initial Purchasers of (i) the Pricing
Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum and the documents listed on Schedule III hereto, (ii) any written communication that contains either (x) no "issuer information" (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) or (y)
"issuer information" that was included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or any documents listed on Schedule III hereto, (iii) any written communication prepared by such Initial Purchaser and
approved by the Master Issuer in writing, or (iv) any written communication that contains only the terms of the Offered Notes and/or other information that was included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Pricing Disclosure
Package or the Final Offering Memorandum.
(z) The Manager shall comply, and shall cause the Master Issuer to comply, in all material respects with Rule 17g-5
under the 1934 Act and the 17g-5 Representation.
6. Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Xxxx in the Box Parties, jointly and severally, agree, to pay all reasonable expenses, costs, fees and taxes incident to and in connection with: (a) the preparation, printing and distribution of
the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (including, without limitation, financial statements and exhibits and one or more versions of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final
Offering Memorandum) and all amendments and supplements thereto (including the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Xxxx in the Box Parties' accountants, experts and counsel); (b) the preparation, printing (including, without limitation, word
processing and duplication costs) and delivery of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Offered Notes, the Guarantees and the other Related Documents, all Blue Sky memoranda and all other agreements, memoranda, correspondence and other documents
printed and delivered in connection therewith and with the Exempt Resales; (c) the issuance and delivery by the Master Issuer of the Offered Notes and by the Guarantors of the Guarantees and any taxes payable in connection therewith; (d) the
qualification of the Offered Notes for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the several states, Canada and any other foreign jurisdictions as the Representative may designate (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees
and disbursements of the Initial Purchasers' counsel relating to such registration or qualification); (e) the furnishing of such copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and
all amendments and supplements thereto, as may be reasonably requested for use in connection with the Exempt Resales; (f) the preparation of certificates for the Offered Notes (including, without limitation, printing and engraving thereof); (g) the
fees and expenses of the accountants and other experts incurred in connection with the delivery of the comfort letters and "agreed upon procedures" letters to the Representative pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (h) the reasonable fees,
disbursements and expenses of outside legal counsel to the Representative, the fees of outside accountants, the costs of any diligence service, and the reasonable fees of any other third party service provider or advisor retained by the
Representative; (i) the custody of the Offered Notes and the approval of the Offered Notes by DTC for "book-entry" transfer (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Initial Purchasers); (j) the rating of the Offered Notes; (k) the
obligations of the Trustee, the Servicer, any agent of the Trustee or the Servicer and the counsel for the Trustee or the Servicer in connection with the Indenture, the Offered Notes or the other Related Documents; (l) the performance by the Xxxx
in the Box Parties of their other obligations under this Agreement and under the other Related Documents which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section 6; (m) all reasonable travel expenses (including expenses related to
chartered aircraft) of the Initial Purchasers and their officers and employees and any other expenses of the Initial Purchasers in connection with attending or hosting meetings with prospective purchasers of the Offered Notes, and expenses
associated with any "road show" presentation to potential investors (including any electronic "road show" presentations); (n) compliance with Rule 17g-5 under the 1934 Act; and (o) all sales, use and other taxes (other than income taxes) related to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture, the Offered Notes or the other Related Documents.
7. Conditions to the Initial Purchasers' Obligations. The respective
obligations of the Initial Purchasers hereunder are subject to the accuracy, when made and on and as of the Closing Date, of the representations and warranties of the Xxxx in the Box Parties contained herein, to the performance by the Xxxx in the
Box Parties and each of their respective obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional terms and conditions:
(a) The Final Offering Memorandum (and any amendments or supplements thereto) shall have been printed and copies
distributed to the Initial Purchasers as promptly as practicable on or following the date of this Agreement or at such other date and time as to which the Initial Purchasers may agree.
(b) The Representative shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Xxxx in the Box Parties on or prior to the
Closing Date that the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing, contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in the opinion of the Representative, is material or omits to
state a fact which, in the opinion of such Representative, is material and is necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading.
(c) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form and validity of this
Agreement, the Offered Notes, the Indenture, the other Related Documents, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and all other legal matters relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Representative, and the Xxxx in the Box Parties shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they may request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(d) The Representative shall have received one or more opinions and a negative assurance letter of White & Case
LLP, counsel to the Xxxx in the Box Parties, each addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel, which opinion(s) shall include, without limitation,
customary coverage with respect to certain corporate, non-contravention, security interest, non-consolidation, true contribution, true sale and fair summary matters.
(e) The Representative shall have received an opinion of in-house counsel to the Xxxx in the Box Parties, addressed to
the Initial Purchasers and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel, which opinion shall include the relevant opinions set forth on Exhibit 2-A hereto.
(f) The Representative shall have received one or more opinions and a negative assurance letter from Plave Xxxx PLC,
franchise counsel to the Xxxx in the Box Parties, each addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel, which opinion(s) shall include, without
limitation, customary coverage with respect to certain franchise law and fair summary matters.
(g) The Representative shall have received an opinion of Dentons US LLP, counsel to the Trustee, addressed to the
Initial Purchasers and dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel, which opinion shall include the opinions set forth on Exhibit 2-B hereto.
(h) The Representative shall have received an opinion and negative assurance letter of Eversheds Xxxxxxxxxx, counsel
to the Servicer, and an opinion of in-house counsel to the Servicer, each addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel, which opinions shall
include the relevant opinions set forth on Exhibit 2-C hereto.
(i) The Representative shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxxxxx & Tita LLC, counsel to the Back-Up Manager,
addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel, which opinion shall include the relevant opinions set forth on Exhibit 2-D hereto.
(j) The Representative shall have received one or more opinions from Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Finger, P.A., Delaware
counsel, each addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel, which opinion(s) shall include, without limitation, customary coverage with respect to
certain corporate, limited liability company, state law, non-contravention, security interest and bankruptcy matters.
(k) The Representative shall have received one or more opinions from White & Case LLP, in its capacity as Texas
counsel, addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel.
(l) The Representative shall have received from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel for the Initial
Purchasers, a negative assurance letter, dated as of the Closing Date, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Offered Notes, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum and other related matters as the Representative may
reasonably require, and the Xxxx in the Box Parties shall have furnished to such counsel such documents and information as such counsel reasonably requests for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(m) In addition to the other opinions and letters provided for in this Section 7, the Representative shall have been
provided with any other opinions that have been addressed to each Rating Agency in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, and such opinions will be addressed to the Initial Purchasers.
(n) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Representative shall have received from KPMG LLP, a "comfort
letter", in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated the date hereof (i) confirming that they are independent public accountants with respect to (A) Holdco and its subsidiaries
within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of
accountants under Rule-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission, and (B) with respect to the Holding Company Guarantor and its respective subsidiaries within the meaning of rule 101 of the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct and (ii) stating, as of
the date hereof (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of a date not more than three days prior to the
date hereof), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and (iii) covering such other matters as are ordinarily covered by accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters in connection with registered public
offerings.
(o) With respect to the letter of KPMG LLP referred to in the preceding paragraph and delivered to the Representative
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the "Initial Letter"), KPMG LLP shall have furnished to the Representative a "bring-down
letter" of such accountants, addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated the Closing Date (i) confirming that they are independent public accountants with respect to Holdco and its subsidiaries within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the
applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of
the Commission, (ii) stating, as of the Closing Date (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package or the
Final Offering Memorandum, as of a date not more than three days prior to the date of the Closing Date), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters covered by the Initial Letter, and (iii)
confirming in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the Initial Letter.
(p) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Representative shall have received from Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP a
letter (the "Initial AUP Letter"), in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, addressed to the Initial Purchasers and
dated the date hereof, concerning certain agreed-upon procedures performed in respect of the information presented in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (including the Investor Model Runs (as defined in Schedule III
hereto)).
(q) With respect to the Initial AUP Letter referred to in the preceding paragraph and delivered to the Representative
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP shall have furnished to the Representative a "bring-down letter", addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated the Closing Date stating, as of the Closing Date (or, with respect
to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, as of a date not more than three (3) days prior
to the Closing Date), (i) the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the matters covered by the Initial AUP Letter, and (ii) confirming in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the Initial AUP Letter.
(r) (i) None of the Xxxx in the Box Parties shall have sustained, since the Audit Date, any material loss or
interference with its business or properties from fire, explosion, flood, earthquake, hurricane, accident or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or any legal or governmental proceeding, other than as set
forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any supplement thereto); and (ii) subsequent to the dates as of which information is given in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum
(exclusive of any supplement thereto), there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or limited liability company interests, as applicable, or long-term debt of any of the Xxxx in the Box Parties or any of their respective subsidiaries
or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, stockholders' equity or limited liability company interests, as applicable, properties, management,
business or prospects of any of the Xxxx in the Box Parties or any of their respective subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole, the effect of which, in any such case described above, is, in the judgment of the Representative, so material and
adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Offered Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
(s) Each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Representative dated as
of the Closing Date a certificate of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Assistant Secretary of Holdco, or other officers reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, as to such matters as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request, including, without
limitation, certifications substantially in the form set forth on Schedule IV hereto (subject to such modifications as reasonably agreed to by the Representative).
(t) The Representative shall have received a letter from each Rating Agency stating that the Offered Notes have
received a rating of not less than "BBB" from KBRA and "BBB" from S&P.
(u) The Offered Notes shall be eligible for clearance and settlement in the United States through DTC and in Europe
through Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme.
(v) The Xxxx in the Box Parties and the Trustee, to the extent a party thereto, shall have executed and delivered the
Series 2022-1 Supplement, the Offered Notes and the Amendments (as defined in Section 25 of this Agreement). Each of the Series 2022-1 Supplement, the Offered Notes and the Amendments (as defined in Section 25 of this Agreement) shall have been
consummated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum.
(w) The Representative shall have received true and executed copies of each of the documents specified in clauses (s),
(t), (v), (z) and (cc) of this Section 7.
(x) Subsequent to the earlier of the Applicable Time and the execution and delivery of this Agreement there shall not
have occurred any of the following: (i) any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in the opinion of the Representative will in the immediate future materially disrupt, the market for the securities of any
Xxxx in the Box Party or securities in general; or (ii) trading on the NYSE, or Nasdaq shall have been suspended or been made subject to material limitations, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for
prices for securities shall have been required, on the NYSE, or Nasdaq or by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction; or (iii) a banking moratorium has been declared by any state or federal authority or any
material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services shall have occurred; or (iv) (A) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism involving the United States or there
is a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States or (B) there shall have been any other calamity or crisis or any change in political, financial or economic conditions if the effect of any such event in (A) or (B), in the
judgment of the Representative, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale and delivery of the Offered Notes, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Final Offering Memorandum or that, in the judgment of the
Representative, could materially and adversely affect the financial markets or the markets for the Offered Notes and other debt securities.
(y) There shall exist at and as of the Closing Date no condition that would constitute a default (or an event that
with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under the Indenture or a material breach under any of the other Related Documents as in effect at the Closing Date (or an event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute such a default or material breach). On the Closing Date, each of the Related Documents shall be in full force and effect, shall conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package and
the Final Offering Memorandum and shall not have been modified.
(z) Each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties shall have furnished to the Initial Purchasers a certificate, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, dated as of the Closing Date, of the Chief Financial Officer (or, if such entity has no Chief Financial Officer, of another Authorized Officer) of such entity that such entity will be Solvent
immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Documents.
(aa) None of (i) the issuance and sale of the Offered Notes pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) the transactions
contemplated by the Related Documents or (iii) the use of the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum shall be subject to an injunction (temporary or permanent) and no restraining order or other injunctive order shall have been
issued; and there shall not have been any legal action, order, decree or other administrative proceeding instituted or (to the knowledge of the Xxxx in the Box Parties) overtly threatened against the Xxxx in the Box Parties or the Initial
Purchasers that could reasonably be expected to adversely impact the issuance of the Offered Notes or the Initial Purchasers' activities in connection therewith or any other transactions contemplated by the Related Documents or the Pricing
Disclosure Package.
(bb) The Representative shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel,
that on or before the Closing Date, all existing liens encumbrances, equities or claims (other than Permitted Liens) on the Collateral shall have been released and all UCC-1 financing statements and assignments and other instruments required to be
filed on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Related Documents have been or are being filed.
(cc) The Representative shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel that
all conditions precedent to the issuance of the Offered Notes that are contained in the Indenture have been satisfied, including confirmation that the Rating Agency Condition with respect to the Offered Notes has been satisfied.
(dd) The representations and warranties of each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities (to the extent a party
thereto) contained in the Related Documents to which each of the Relevant Xxxx in the Box Entities is a party will be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date.
(ee) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Xxxx in the Box Parties shall have furnished to the Initial Purchasers such
further certificates and documents as the Representative may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement
shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Representative.
8. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each Initial
Purchaser, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act (each, an "Initial Purchaser Indemnified Party"), against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever as incurred (including but not limited to
reasonable attorneys' fees and any and all reasonable and documented expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in
settlement of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (A) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum or in any
amendment or supplement thereto, (B) in any Blue Sky application or other document prepared or executed by any of the Xxxx in the Box Parties (or based upon any information furnished by any of the Xxxx in the Box Parties) specifically for the
purpose of qualifying any or all of the Offered Notes under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction (any such application, document or information being hereinafter called a "Blue Sky Application") or (C) in the documents and information listed on Schedule III hereto or any other materials or information used or provided with the knowledge, authorization or
permission of any Xxxx in the Box Party (whether obtained in person, in writing, orally, electronically or otherwise) in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Offered Notes, including any road show or investor presentations made to
investors by any of the Xxxx in the Box Parties, whether in person or electronically (all of the foregoing materials described in this clause (C), the "Marketing
Materials"), (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky
Application or in any Marketing Materials, any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (iii) any act or failure to act or any alleged act or failure
to act by any Initial Purchaser in connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Offered Notes or the offering contemplated hereby, and that is included as part of or referred to in any loss, claim, damage, liability or action or expense
arising out of or based upon matters covered by clause (i) or (ii) above, or (iv) the violation of any securities laws (including without limitation the anti-fraud provision thereof) of any foreign jurisdiction in which the Offered Notes are
offered; provided, however, that the Xxxx
in the Box Parties will not be liable in any such case to the extent but only to the extent that it is determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense
arises directly and primarily out of or is based directly and primarily upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to
any of the Xxxx in the Box Parties by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers through the Representative expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum, amendment or supplement
thereto, Blue Sky Application or Marketing Materials (as the case may be). The parties agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser through the Representative consists solely of the Initial Purchaser Information.
Each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties hereby agrees, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold
harmless each Initial Purchaser Indemnified Party, against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever as incurred (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and any and all reasonable and documented
expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to which they or
any of them may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any website maintained in compliance with Rule 17g-5 under the 1934 Act by or on behalf of any Xxxx in the Box Party in
connection with the marketing of the offering of the Offered Notes.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 8(c), each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties agrees that it
shall, jointly and severally, reimburse each Indemnified Party promptly upon demand for any reasonable and documented legal or other expenses incurred by that Initial Purchaser Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending or
preparing to defend against any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses for which indemnity is being provided pursuant to this Section 8(a) as such expenses are incurred.
The foregoing indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Xxxx in the Box
Parties may otherwise have, including but not limited to other liability under this Agreement.
(b) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless each Xxxx in the Box Party,
each of the officers, directors and employees of each Xxxx in the Box Party, and each other person, if any, who controls such Xxxx in the Box Party within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act (each, a "Xxxx in the Box Indemnified Party"), against any losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever as incurred (including but not
limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and any and all reasonable and documented expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts
paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum or in any
amendment or supplement thereto, (B) in any Blue Sky Application or (C) in any Marketing Materials, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering
Memorandum, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, in any Blue Sky Application or in any Marketing Materials any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to any of the Xxxx in the Box
Parties by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum, amendment or supplement thereto, Blue Sky
Application or Marketing Materials (as the case may be, which information the Xxxx in the Box Parties acknowledge and agree is limited to the Initial Purchaser Information); provided, however, that in no case shall any Initial Purchaser be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of
the discount received by such Initial Purchaser attributable to the Offered Notes to be purchased by such Initial Purchaser under this Agreement.
The foregoing indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Initial
Purchasers may otherwise have, including but not limited to other liability under this Agreement.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above of notice of any claims or the
commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify each party against whom indemnification is to be sought in writing of the claim or
the commencement thereof (but the failure so to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have under this Section 8 to the extent that it is not materially prejudiced due to the forfeiture
of substantive rights or defenses as a result thereof or otherwise has notice of any such action, and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability that such indemnifying party may have otherwise than on account of the indemnity agreement
hereunder). In case any such claim or action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate, at its own expense in the defense of
such action, and to the extent it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party; provided, however, that
counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the written consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ its or
their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by one of the indemnifying
parties in connection with the defense of such action, (ii) the indemnifying parties shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party to have charge of the defense of such action within a reasonable time after
notice of commencement of the action, (iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded, based on advice of counsel, that there may be legal defenses available to it or them which are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying parties, or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both sets of parties by the same counsel
would present a conflict due to actual or potential differing interests between them, in any of which events (i) through (iv) such fees and expenses shall be borne by the indemnifying parties (and the indemnifying parties shall not have the right
to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties; provided, however, that in no event will the indemnifying parties be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for the indemnified parties for any one action or related group of actions
(together with any local counsel in any applicable jurisdiction). No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, effect any settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of judgment with respect
to, any pending or threatened claim, investigation, action or proceeding in respect of which indemnity or contribution may be or could have been sought by an indemnified party under this Section 8 (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual
or potential party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, investigation, action or proceeding and (ii) does not include a
statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or any failure to act, by or on behalf of the indemnified party. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of judgment with respect to,
any such action or claim effected without its consent.
(d) In order to provide for contribution in circumstances in which the 39 indemnification provided for in Section 8(a)
through (c) is for any reason held to be unavailable from any indemnifying party or is insufficient to hold harmless a party indemnified thereunder, the Xxxx in the Box Parties and the Initial Purchasers shall contribute to the aggregate losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and expenses of the nature contemplated by such indemnification provision (including any reasonable and documented investigation, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement
of, any action, suit or proceeding or any claims asserted), but after deducting in the case of losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses suffered by the Xxxx in the Box Parties, any contribution received by the Xxxx in the Box Parties from
persons, other than the Initial Purchasers, who may also be liable for contribution, including their directors, officers, employees and persons who control the Xxxx in the Box Parties within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20
of the 1934 Act as incurred to which the Xxxx in the Box Parties and one or more of the Initial Purchasers may be subject, in such proportions as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Xxxx in the Box Parties and the
Initial Purchasers from the offering and sale of the Offered Notes under this Agreement or, if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportions as are appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to above
but also the relative fault of the Xxxx in the Box Parties and the Initial Purchasers in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Xxxx in the Box Parties and the Initial Purchaser shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the offering and sale of the Offered Notes under this Agreement (net of
discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses) received by the Xxxx in the Box Parties or their affiliates under this Agreement, on the one hand, and the discounts or commissions received by the Initial Purchasers under this Agreement, on
the other hand, bear to the aggregate offering price to investors of the Offered Notes purchased under this Agreement, as set forth on the cover of the Final Offering Memorandum. The relative fault of each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties (on the one
hand) and of the Initial Purchasers (on the other hand) shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates
to information supplied by the Xxxx in the Box Parties or their affiliates, on the one hand, or the Initial Purchasers (which the Xxxx in the Box Parties acknowledge and agree is limited solely to the Initial Purchaser Information), on the other
hand, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Xxxx in the Box Parties and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to above in this Section 8(d). The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include any documented
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any judicial, regulatory or other legal or governmental agency or body,
commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), (i) no Initial Purchaser shall be required to contribute
any amount in excess of the amount by which the discounts and commissions received by such Initial Purchaser attributable to the Offered Notes resold by it to Eligible Purchasers under this Agreement exceeds the amount of any damages which such
Initial Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, and (ii) no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000
Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8(d), (A) each of the Initial Purchaser Indemnified Parties other than the Initial Purchasers shall have
the same rights to contribution as the Initial Purchasers, and (B) each director, officer or employee of the Xxxx in the Box Parties and each person, if any, who controls the Xxxx in the Box Parties within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act
or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Xxxx in the Box Parties, subject in each case of (A) and (B) to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence. Any party entitled to contribution will,
promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may be made against another party or parties, notify each party or parties from whom contribution may
be sought, but the omission to so notify such party or parties shall not relieve the party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from any obligation it or they may have under this Section 8(d) or otherwise. The obligations of the Xxxx in
the Box Parties to contribute pursuant to this Section 8(d) shall be joint and several.
(e) The Initial Purchasers, severally and not jointly, confirm and the Xxxx in the Box Parties acknowledge and agree
that (i) the statements with respect to the offering of the Offered Notes by the Initial Purchasers set forth in the third to last paragraph (relating to overallotment, stabilization and similar activities) of the section entitled "Plan of
Distribution" in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and (ii) the name of the Initial Purchasers set forth on the front and back cover page of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum
constitute the only information concerning such Initial Purchasers furnished in writing to the Xxxx in the Box Parties by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers specifically for inclusion in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Blue Sky Application (the "Initial Purchaser
Information").
9. Defaulting Initial Purchasers.
(a) If, on the Closing Date, any Initial Purchaser defaults in its obligations to purchase the Offered Notes that it
has agreed to purchase under this Agreement, the remaining non-defaulting Initial Purchasers may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Offered Notes by the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers or other persons satisfactory to the Master
Issuer on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Initial Purchaser, the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers do not arrange for the purchase of such Offered Notes, then the Master Issuer shall be
entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons reasonably satisfactory to the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers to purchase such Offered Notes on such terms. In the event that within the respective prescribed
periods, the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers notify the Master Issuer that they have so arranged for the purchase of such Offered Notes, or the Master Issuer notifies the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers that it has so arranged for the purchase
of such Offered Notes, either the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers or the Master Issuer may postpone the Closing Date for up to seven full Business Days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Master Issuer or counsel
for the Initial Purchasers may be necessary in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum or in any other document or arrangement, and the Master Issuer agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Pricing
Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term "Initial Purchaser" includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise, any party not listed in
Schedule I hereto that, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases Offered Notes that a defaulting Initial Purchaser agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Offered Notes of a defaulting Initial
Purchaser or Initial Purchasers by the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers and any persons procured by the Master Issuer as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Offered Notes that remains unpurchased does not exceed
one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Offered Notes, then the Master Issuer shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Initial Purchaser to purchase the principal amount of Offered Notes that such Initial Purchaser
agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Initial Purchaser's pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Offered Notes that such Initial Purchaser agreed
to purchase hereunder) of the Offered Notes of such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers for which such arrangements have not been made; provided
that the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers shall not be obligated to purchase more than 110% of the aggregate principal amount of Offered Notes that they agreed to purchase on the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of Section 3.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Offered Notes of a defaulting Initial
Purchaser or Initial Purchasers by the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers and any persons procured by the Master Issuer as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Offered Notes that remains unpurchased exceeds
one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Offered Notes, or if the Master Issuer shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting
Initial Purchasers. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without liability on the part of the Xxxx in the Box Parties, except that the Xxxx in the Box Parties will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses
as set forth in Sections 6 and 13 except with respect to a defaulting Initial Purchaser and except that the provisions of Section 8 shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Initial Purchaser of any liability it may have to the Xxxx in
the Box Parties or any non-defaulting Initial Purchaser for damages caused by its default.
10. Termination. The Representative shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date, if, at or after the Applicable Time: (i) any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in the opinion of the Representative will in the immediate future
materially disrupt, the market for the Master Issuer's securities or securities in general; or (ii) trading on the NYSE or Nasdaq shall have been suspended or been made subject to material limitations, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall
have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required, on the NYSE or Nasdaq or by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction; or (iii) a banking moratorium has been declared by
any state or federal authority or any material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services shall have occurred; or (iv) (A) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism
involving the United States or there is a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States or (B) there shall have been any other calamity or crisis or any change in political, financial or economic conditions if the effect of any
such event in (A) or (B), in the judgment of the Representative, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale and delivery of the Offered Notes, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Final Offering
Memorandum; or (v) any of the events described in Sections 7(r) or 7(x) shall have occurred or any other condition described in Section 7 shall fail to have been satisfied or the Initial Purchasers shall decline to purchase the Offered Notes for
any reason permitted under this Agreement. Any notice of termination pursuant to this Section 10 shall be in writing.
11. Non-Assignability. None of the Xxxx in the Box Parties may assign its
rights and obligations under this Agreement. No Initial Purchaser may assign its respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, except that an Initial Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its affiliates as the purchaser
of the Offered Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder ("Substituting Initial Purchaser"), by a written notice to the Master Issuer,
which notice shall be signed by both the Substituting Initial Purchaser and such affiliate, shall contain such affiliate's agreement to be bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such affiliate of the accuracy with respect to it
of the representations set forth in Section 3. Upon receipt of such notice, wherever the word "Initial Purchaser" is used in this Agreement (other than in this Section 11), such word shall be deemed to refer to such affiliate in lieu of the
Substituting Initial Purchaser.
12. Reimbursement of Initial Purchasers' Expenses. If (a) the Master Issuer
for any reason fails to tender the Offered Notes for delivery to the Initial Purchasers, or (b) the Initial Purchasers decline to purchase the
Offered Notes for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Xxxx in the Box Parties shall jointly and severally reimburse the Initial Purchasers for all reasonable and reasonably documented out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Initial Purchasers) incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with this Agreement and the proposed purchase of the Offered Notes, and upon demand shall pay the full amount thereof to the Initial Purchasers.
If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 by reason of the default of one or more Initial Purchasers, the Xxxx in the Box Parties shall not be obligated to reimburse any defaulting Initial Purchaser on account of those expenses.
13. Notices, etc. All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder
shall be in writing, and:
(a) if to any Initial Purchaser, to Guggenheim Securities, LLC, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Structured Products Capital Markets (email: Xxxx.Xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx; Xxxxxx.Xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx), with a copy to the General Counsel (email: XXXxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx) and
with a copy to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx (e-mail: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx);
and
(b) if to any of the Xxxx in the Box Parties, shall be delivered or sent by hand delivery, mail, overnight courier or
facsimile transmission to 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Chief Legal Counsel; and with a copy to White & Case LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx (email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx).
Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof.
14. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and be binding upon the Initial Purchasers, the Xxxx in the Box Parties and their respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except that the
representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Xxxx in the Box Parties contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the benefit of the Initial Purchaser Indemnified Parties and, in the case of Section 8(b) only, the
Xxxx in the Box Indemnified Parties. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons referred to in this Section 14, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this
Agreement or any provision contained herein.
15. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution,
representations, warranties and agreements of any of the Xxxx in the Box Parties and the Initial Purchasers contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the delivery of and
payment for the Offered Notes and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them.
16. Definition of the Terms "Business Day", "Affiliate", and "Subsidiary". For
purposes of this Agreement, (a) "business day" means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. is open for trading, and (b) "affiliate" and "subsidiary" have the meanings set forth in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
17. Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
18. Submission to Jurisdiction and Venue. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of
New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now
or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by
registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to any party hereto at its address set forth in Section 13 or at such other address of which such party shall have been notified pursuant thereto; and
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by
law or shall limit the right to xxx in any other jurisdiction; and waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 18 any special,
exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
Each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties and each of the Initial Purchasers agree that any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in any State or U.S. federal court in The City of New York and County of New York, and waives any objection that such party may now or hereafter
have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any suit, action or proceeding.
19. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the Xxxx in the Box Parties and the Initial
Purchasers hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
20. No Fiduciary Duty. The Xxxx in the Box Parties acknowledge and agree that
(a) the purchase and sale of the Offered Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the offering price of the Offered Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm's-length commercial transaction between the Xxxx
in the Box Parties, on the one hand, and the several Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering, sale and the delivery of the Offered Notes and the process leading thereto, each Initial Purchaser and their respective
representatives are and have been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of any Xxxx in the Box Party, any of its respective subsidiaries or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no
Initial Purchaser or any of its respective representatives has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Xxxx in the Box Party with respect to the offering, sale and delivery of the Offered Notes or the
process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Initial Purchaser or its representative has advised or is currently advising the Xxxx in the Box Parties or any of their respective subsidiaries on other matters) and no Initial Purchaser or its
respective representative has any obligation to the Xxxx in the Box Parties with respect to the offering of the Offered Notes except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates
and representatives may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Xxxx in the Box Parties, (e) any duties and obligations that the Initial Purchasers may have to the Xxxx in the Box Parties
shall be limited to those duties and obligations specifically stated herein, and (f) the Initial Purchasers have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering of the Offered Notes and the Xxxx in the Box
Parties have consulted their own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate. The Xxxx in the Box Parties hereby waive any claims that they each may have against the Initial Purchasers with
respect to any breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the Offered Notes.
21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
including by facsimile, scanned PDF and other means of electronic transmission, and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts shall together constitute one
and the same instrument.
22. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference
only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
23. Severability. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
24. No Integration. This Agreement shall be separate and apart from, and shall not supersede, the engagement letter engagement letter dated December 14, 2021 between Holdco and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, and the
terms of the engagement letter shall remain in full force and effect, except to the extent provided therein.
25. Consent. In its capacity as Representative of the Initial Purchasers, as
the initial Noteholders on the Closing Date, the Representative hereby agrees to (i) the First Supplement to the Base Indenture, to be dated as of the Closing Date, to be entered into by and among the Master Issuer and Citibank, N.A., as the
Trustee and the securities intermediary thereunder, (ii) the First Amendment to the Management Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, to be entered into by and among the Master Issuer, the other Securitization Entities party thereto, the
Manager and the Trustee, (iii) the Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, to be entered into by and among the Master Issuer, the other Securitization Entities party thereto, the Manager, the Servicer and the
Trustee and (iv) the Amended and Restated Back-Up Management Agreement, to be entered into by and among the Master Issuer, the other Securitization Entities thereto, the Manager, the Trustee and the Back-Up Manager (the supplement and amendments
identified in clauses (i) – (iv) of this Section 25 being referred to herein as the "Amendments").
26. QFC Acknowledgement. The parties hereto hereby agree that:
(a) in the event that any Initial Purchaser that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S.
Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Initial Purchaser of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special
Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States; and
(b) in the event that any Initial Purchaser that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Initial Purchaser
becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Initial Purchaser are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be
exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(c) Solely for the purposes of this Section 26, the following terms shall have the definitions as set forth below:
(i) "BHC Act Affiliate"
has the meaning assigned to the term "affiliate" in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
(ii) "Covered Entity" means
any of the following:
(A) a "covered entity" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(B) a "covered bank" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(C) a "covered FSI" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
(iii) "Default
Right" has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
(iv) "U.S.
Special Resolution Regime" means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Master Issuer, the Manager, the
Parent Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that purpose below.
Very truly yours,
XXXX IN THE BOX FUNDING. LLC, | |||
a Delaware limited liability company | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: Assistant Secretary |
XXXX IN THE BOX INC., |
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a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: Assistant Secretary |
XXXX IN THE BOX SPV GUARANTOR, |
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LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: Assistant Secretary |
DIFFERENT RULES, LLC, |
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a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: Assistant Secretary |
XXXX IN THE BOX PROPERTIES, LLC, |
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a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: Assistant Secretary |
Accepted:
GUGGENHEIM SECURITIES, LLC,
By |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | ||
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Senior Managing Director |
Acting on behalf of itself and as Representative of the Initial Purchasers
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SERIES 2022-I CLASS A-2 PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
SCHEDULE I
Initial Purchasers
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Principal Amount of
Series 2022-1 Class A-2-I Notes to be Purchased |
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Guggenheim Securities, LLC
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$ 275,000,000
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BofA Securities, Inc.
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$ 220,000,000
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Rabo Securities USA, Inc.
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$ 55,000,000
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Total
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$ 550,000,000
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Initial Purchasers
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Principal Amount of
Series 2022-1 Class A-2-II Notes to be Purchased |
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Guggenheim Securities, LLC
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$ 275,000,000
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BofA Securities, Inc.
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$ 220,000,000
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Rabo Securities USA, Inc.
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$ 55,000,000
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Total
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$ 550,000,000
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SCHEDULE II
PRICING TERM SHEET
XXXX IN THE BOX FUNDING, LLC
Master Issuer
Master Issuer
Pricing Supplement dated February 2, 2022
to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated January 27, 2022
to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated January 27, 2022
$550,000,000 Series 2022-1 3.445% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I
$550,000,000 Series 2022-1 4.136% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II
$550,000,000 Series 2022-1 4.136% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II
Gross Proceeds to the Master Issuer:
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Class A-2-I
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$550,000,000
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Class A-2-II
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$550,000,000
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Price to Investors:
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Class A-2-I
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100.0%
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Class A-2-II
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100.0%
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Interest/Coupon Rate:
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Class A-2-I
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3.445% per annum
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Class A-2-II
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4.136% per annum
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Ratings (S&P):
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"BBB"
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Ratings (KBRA):
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"BBB"
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Trade Date:
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February 2 , 2022
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Closing Date:
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February 11, 2022 (T+7)
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Initial Purchasers:
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Guggenheim Securities, LLC; BofA Securities, Inc.; Rabo Securities USA, Inc.
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Anticipated Repayment Date:
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Class A-2-I
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Quarterly Payment Date occurring in February 2027
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Class A-2-II
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Quarterly Payment Date occurring in February 2032
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Series 2022-1 Legal Final Maturity Date:
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Quarterly Payment Date occurring in February 2052
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First Quarterly Payment Date:
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May 25, 2022
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Initial Interest Accrual Period:
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The initial Interest Accrual Period for the Offered Notes will be 104 days, based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest accrual
period for the Series 2022-1 Class A-1 Notes may differ from the Interest Accrual Period for the Series 2022-1 Class A-2 Notes.
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First Quarterly Collection Period:
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The first Quarterly Collection Period will be the period from the Closing Date to and including April 17, 2022.
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Series 2022-1 Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest:
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A per annum rate equal to the rate determined by the Servicer to be the greater of (i) 5.00% per annum and (ii) a rate equal to the amount, if any,
by which (a) the sum of (x) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a quarterly bond-equivalent basis) on the Series 2022-1 Anticipated Repayment Date for such Tranche of the United States Treasury Security having a term closest to ten (10) years,
plus (y) 5.00%, plus (z) (1) with respect to the Series 2022-1 Class A-2-I Notes, 1.80%, and (2) with respect to the Series 2022-1 Class A-2-II Notes, 2.35%, exceeds (b) the Offered Note Rate with respect to such Tranche of the Offered Notes.
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Offered Notes Scheduled Principal Payments:
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The following revisions in red ink are hereby made to pages 9 and 185 of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Preliminary Offering
Memorandum is hereby amended as follows:
Commencing on the Quarterly Payment Date in May 2022, principal with
respect to each Tranche of the Offered Notes will be payable on each Quarterly Payment Date up to and including the relevant Series 2022-1 Anticipated Repayment Date for such Tranche to the extent of
available funds allocated therefor in accordance with the Priority of Payments (each such payment, an "Offered Notes Scheduled Principal
Payment") in an amount (each such amount, an "Offered
Notes Quarterly Scheduled Principal Amount") based on a 2.00% scheduled annual amortization, equal to 0.50
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Manager's Weekly Allocation Date
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The first Weekly Allocation Date will be no later than February 18, 2022.
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Senior Notes Interest Reserve Deposit
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On the Closing Date, the Master Issuer will be required to deposit an amount equal to approximately $5.0 million into the Senior Notes Interest
Reserve Account (the "Series 2022-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount") and/or arrange for the issuance of an Interest Reserve Letter of
Credit for such amount.
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Use of Proceeds
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The Master Issuer estimates that the net proceeds of this offering after deducting Transaction Expenses will be approximately $1.08 billion.
The Master Issuer will use a portion of such proceeds for the repayment in full of $570,687,500 in aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the Series 2019-1 Class A-2-I Notes, together with the applicable make-whole prepayment premium on the Series 2019-1 Class A-2-I Notes and any accrued and unpaid interest on such Series 2019-1 Class A-2-I Notes.
The Master Issuer is expected to distribute a portion of such net proceeds to the Holding Company Guarantor and thereafter to Xxxx in the Box Inc. for
use in connection with the acquisition of Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. and/or for general corporate purposes.
The Master Issuer expects to deposit an amount equal to the Series 2022-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount from the net proceeds of the Offering
into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account and/or arrange for the issuance of an Interest Reserve Letter of Credit in an aggregate amount equal to the Series 2022-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount.
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Rule 144A CUSIP/ISIN Numbers:
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Class A-2-I
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466365 AD5 / US466365AD56
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Class A-2-II
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466365 AE3 / US466365AE30
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Reg S CUSIP/ISIN Numbers
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Class X-0-X
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X0000X XX0 / XXX0000XXX00
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Class A-2-II
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U4688L AE1 / USU4688LAE12
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Distribution:
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Rule 144A and Reg S Compliant
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This Pricing Supplement (this "Pricing Supplement") is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, dated January
27, 2022, of Xxxx in the Box Funding, LLC (the "Preliminary Offering Memorandum"). The information in this Pricing Supplement supersedes the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.
THE NOTES ARE SOLELY THE JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE MASTER ISSUER (GUARANTEED BY THE GUARANTORS). THE
NOTES DO NOT REPRESENT OBLIGATIONS OF THE MANAGER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES (OTHER THAN THE MASTER ISSUER AND THE GUARANTORS), OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, PARTNERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS. THE NOTES ARE NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. THE NOTES REPRESENT NON-RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS OF THE MASTER ISSUER (GUARANTEED BY THE GUARANTORS) AND ARE PAYABLE SOLELY FROM THE COLLATERAL, AND PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD MAKE AN INVESTMENT DECISION BASED
UPON AN ANALYSIS OF THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE COLLATERAL.
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NO SERIES 2022-1 CLASS A-2 NOTEHOLDER WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE SUCH REGISTRATION. THE NOTES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR
SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 UNDER THE 1933 ACT) UNLESS THE NOTES ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS IS AVAILABLE. THE NOTES ARE BEING SOLD ONLY TO (I) PERSONS
THAT ARE NOT COMPETITORS AND THAT ARE "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS" UNDER RULE 144A UNDER THE 1933 ACT, (II) PERSONS THAT ARE NOT COMPETITORS AND THAT ARE NOT "U.S. PERSONS" IN OFFSHORE TRANSACTIONS IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT
OR (III) THE MASTER ISSUER OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE MASTER ISSUER. BECAUSE THE NOTES ARE NOT REGISTERED, THEY ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE DESCRIBED UNDER "TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS" IN THE PRELIMINARY OFFERING MEMORANDUM.