EXHIBIT 99.02
EXECUTION COPY
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XXXX XXX, XXXXXXXXX, X.X.,
as Transferor and Servicer,
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
AMENDMENT NO. 1
Dated as of November 16, 1998
Amending the
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 1, 1997
between the Transferor and Servicer
and the Trustee
Relating to the
FIRST NBC CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST
and amending the
SUPPLEMENTS
for all Series of Investor Certificates issued thereunder
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT AND TO
SUPPLEMENTS THEREUNDER
AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this "AMENDMENT"), dated as of November 16, 1998 (the
"EFFECTIVE DATE"), to the POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of August 1,
1997 (the "POOLING AGREEMENT"), between BANK ONE, LOUISIANA, N.A. (as successor
to First National Bank of Commerce), as the Transferor and the Servicer, and THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, as the Trustee, relating to the FIRST NBC CREDIT CARD MASTER
TRUST and to each Supplement for a Series of Investor Certificates issued
thereunder outstanding on the Effective Date.
Each capitalized term that is used, but not defined, herein shall have
the meaning specified in the Pooling Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee wish to amend
the Pooling Agreement (in the manner set forth below) to provide that, beginning
on the Effective Date, (i) First USA Bank, N.A., shall replace Bank One,
Louisiana, N.A. as Transferor and Servicer under the Pooling Agreement and (ii)
additional certain transfers of the Transferor's Interest will be permitted
under the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, First USA Bank, N.A., has agreed to assume all of Bank One,
Louisiana, N.A.'s rights, obligations and liabilities as Transferor and Servicer
under the Pooling Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Transferor and the Servicer wish to amend the Supplements
for each Series of Investor Certificates issued under the Pooling Agreement
which is outstanding on the Effective Date;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.1(a) of the Pooling Agreement, each
such amendment may be effected without the consent of any of the
Certificateholders subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 5 thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 13.1(a) of the Pooling Agreement,
the Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee hereby agree as follows:
1. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1.01 OF THE POOLING AGREEMENT. As of the
Effective Date, the definition of the term "FIRST NBC" appearing in Section 1.1
of the Pooling Agreement is hereby deleted and the term Transferor is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(a) "TRANSFEROR" shall mean First USA Bank, N.A.
2. AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTION 6.9(B) OF THE POOLING AGREEMENT. As of
the Effective Date, subsection 6.9(b) of the Pooling Agreement shall be amended
by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Transferor may grant participations in the Transferor Interest
provided that the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel
that such transfer (i) does not adversely affect the conclusions
reached in any of the federal income tax opinions dated the applicable
Closing Date issued in connection with the original issuance of any
Series of Investor Certificates and (ii) will not cause the Trust to
be deemed to be an association or "publicly traded partnership"
(within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Code) taxable as a
corporation.
3. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2 OF EACH SUPPLEMENT.
(a) As of December 1, 1998, the definition of the term "NET SERVICING
FEE RATE" appearing in Section 2 of each Supplement for a Series of
Investor Certificates that is outstanding on the Effective Date is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"NET SERVICING FEE RATE" shall mean (i) for so long as the
Transferor or any Affiliate thereof is the Servicer under the
Agreement, 0.75% per annum, (ii) for so long as The Bank of New York
(or its agent) is the Servicer under the Agreement, 1.25% per annum
and (iii) if any other Person is the Servicer under the Agreement,
2.00%.
(b) As of December 1, 1998, the definition of the term "SERIES
SERVICING FEE PERCENTAGE" appearing in Section 2 of each Supplement for a
Series of Investor Certificates that is outstanding on the Effective Date
is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"SERIES SERVICING FEE PERCENTAGE" shall mean (i) for so long as
the Transferor or any Affiliate thereof is the Servicer under the
Agreement, 1.50% and (ii) if any other Person is the Servicer under
the Agreement, 2.00%.
(c) As of December 1, 1998, the definition of the term "BASE RATE"
appearing in Section 2 of each Supplement for a Series of Investor
Certificates that is outstanding on the Effective Date is hereby amended by
replacing the words "the Series Servicing Fee Percentage " in such
definition with "2.00%".
4. CHANGE OF REFERENCES AND EXCHANGE OF BANK CERTIFICATE. All
references to "First National Bank of Commerce" or to "First NBC." in the
Pooling Agreement, including all Supplements and exhibits thereto, shall, as of
the Effective Date, be references to "First USA Bank, N.A."; provided, however,
that the Trust will continue to be named and known as the "First NBC Credit Card
Master Trust".
5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The effectiveness of this Amendment shall
be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) the Transferor shall have received written notice from each
Rating Agency that the Rating Agency Condition to the effectiveness of this
Amendment has been satisfied with respect to each outstanding Series or
Class to which it is a Rating Agency;
(b) the Transferor shall have delivered copies of each such written
notice to the Servicer and the Trustee; and
(c) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's
Certificate of the Seller stating that the Transferor reasonably believes
that this Amendment will not adversely affect in any material respect the
interests of any Investor Holders.
6. CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES. The Transferor hereby confirms the
grant of security interest to and under the Receivables as set forth in Section
2.1 of the Pooling Agreement and does hereby grant a security interest in the
Receivables in connection with the Accounts, including without limitation, the
Accounts identified in the Account Schedule delivered to the Trustee by
Transferor pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Pooling Agreement on or before August
7, 1997 and the Account Schedule delivered to the Trustee by Transferor pursuant
to Section 2.6 of the Pooling Agreement on or before September 30, 1998.
7. NO FURTHER AMENDMENTS. Except as amended hereby, the Pooling
Agreement and each Supplement thereto shall remain unmodified and in full force
and effect.
8. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment, the Pooling Agreement and each
Supplement thereto, as amended hereby, shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict-of-laws
provisions; and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder
and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.
9. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts,
all of which, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be
signed hereto by their respective duly authorized officers.
BANK ONE, LOUISIANA, N.A.,
as the Transferor and the Servicer
By: /s/ G. Xxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: G. Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Acknowledged and agreed to, including the
assumption by the undersigned of all rights,
obligations and liabilities of the Transferor and
the Servicer under the aforementioned agreements,
as of the Effective Date.
FIRST USA BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to the Amendment No. 1 to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]
