PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT dated as of June 8, 2011 between THE VARIOUS ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO, as Originators and SWIFT RECEIVABLES COMPANY II, LLC
ExhibitΒ 10.1
dated as of JuneΒ 8, 2011
between
THE VARIOUS ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO,
as Originators
as Originators
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SWIFT RECEIVABLES COMPANY II, LLC
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ARTICLE I AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL |
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SECTION 1.1 Agreement To Purchase and Sell |
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SECTION 1.2 Timing of Purchases |
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SECTION 1.3 Consideration for Purchases |
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SECTION 1.4 Purchase and Sale Termination Date |
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SECTION 1.5 Intention of the Parties |
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE REPORT; CALCULATION OF PURCHASE PRICE |
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SECTION 2.1 Purchase Report |
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SECTION 2.2 Calculation of Purchase Price |
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ARTICLE III PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE |
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SECTION 3.1 Initial Purchase Price Payment |
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SECTION 3.2 Subsequent Purchase Price Payments |
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SECTION 3.3 Settlement as to Specific Receivables and Dilution |
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SECTION 3.4 Reconveyance of Receivables |
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SECTION 3.5 Letters of Credit |
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ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES |
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SECTION 4.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase |
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SECTION 4.2 Certification as to Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 4.3 Additional Originators |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ORIGINATORS |
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SECTION 5.1 Existence and Power |
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SECTION 5.2 Company and Governmental Authorization, Contravention |
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SECTION 5.3 Binding Effect of Agreement |
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SECTION 5.4 Accuracy of Information |
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SECTION 5.5 Actions, Suits or Proceedings |
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SECTION 5.6 No Material Adverse Effect, Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination
Event or Purchase and Sale Termination Event |
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SECTION 5.7 Names and Location |
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SECTION 5.8 Bulk Sales, Margin Regulations, No Fraudulent Conveyance |
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SECTION 5.9 Nature of Receivables |
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SECTION 5.10 Credit and Collection Policy |
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SECTION 5.11 Investment Company |
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SECTION 5.12 Compliance with Transaction Documents |
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SECTION 5.13 Taxes |
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SECTION 5.14 Compliance with Applicable Laws |
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SECTION 5.15 Licenses and Labor Controversies |
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SECTION 5.16 Ordinary Course of Business |
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SECTION 5.17 Financial Condition |
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SECTION 5.18 Reliance on Separate Legal Identity |
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SECTION 5.19 Perfection |
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SECTION 5.20 Creation of Receivables |
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SECTION 5.21 Good Title |
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SECTION 5.22 Enforceability of Contracts |
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SECTION 5.23 Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties by each Originator |
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ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF THE ORIGINATORS |
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SECTION 6.1 Affirmative Covenants |
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SECTION 6.2 Reporting Requirements |
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SECTION 6.3 Negative Covenants |
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SECTION 6.4 Substantive Consolidation |
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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF RECEIVABLES |
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SECTION 7.1 Rights of the Company |
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SECTION 7.2 Responsibilities of the Originators |
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SECTION 7.3 Further Action Evidencing Purchases |
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SECTION 7.4 Application of Collections |
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ARTICLE VIII PURCHASE AND SALE TERMINATION EVENTS |
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SECTION 8.1 Purchase and Sale Termination Events |
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SECTION 8.2 Remedies |
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ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION |
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SECTION 9.1 Indemnities by the Originators |
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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION 10.1 Amendments, etc |
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SECTION 10.2 Notices, etc |
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SECTION 10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies |
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SECTION 10.4 Binding Effect; Assignability |
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SECTION 10.5 Governing Law |
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SECTION 10.6 Costs, Expenses and Taxes |
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SECTION 10.7 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION |
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SECTION 10.8 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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SECTION 10.9 Captions and Cross References; Incorporation by Reference |
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SECTION 10.10 Execution in Counterparts |
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SECTION 10.11 Acknowledgment and Agreement |
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SECTION 10.12 No Proceeding |
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SECTION 10.13 Limited Recourse |
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SCHEDULES |
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ScheduleΒ I
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ScheduleΒ II
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EXHIBITS |
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ExhibitΒ A
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ExhibitΒ B
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ExhibitΒ C
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This PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, this βAgreementβ), dated as of JuneΒ 8, 2011 is entered into between THE
VARIOUS ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO (each an βOriginatorβ, and collectively, the
βOriginatorsβ), and SWIFT RECEIVABLES COMPANY II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the βCompanyβ).
BACKGROUND:
1.Β The Company is a special purpose limited liability company, all of the issued and
outstanding membership interests of which are owned by Swift;
2. The Originators generate Receivables in the ordinary course of their business;
3.Β The Originators wish to sell Receivables to the Company, and the Company is willing to
purchase Receivables from the Originators, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein; and
4.Β The Originators and the Company intend this transaction to be a true sale of Receivables by
the Originators to the Company, providing the Company with the full benefits of ownership of the
Receivables, and the Originators and the Company do not intend the transactions hereunder to be a
loan from the Company to the Originators.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this
Agreement are defined in ExhibitΒ I to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the βReceivables Purchase Agreementβ), among the Company, as Seller, Swift
Transportation Services, LLC (individually, βSwiftβ), as Servicer (in such capacity, the
βServicerβ), the various Conduit Purchasers from time to time party thereto, the various
Related Committed Purchasers from time to time party thereto, the various Purchaser Agents from
time to time party thereto, the various LC Participants from time to time party thereto, and PNC
Bank, National Association, as Administrator and LC Bank. All references herein to months are to
calendar months unless otherwise expressly indicated.
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ARTICLE I
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL
SECTION 1.1 Agreement To Purchase and Sell. On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Originator agrees to sell to the Company, and the
Company agrees to purchase from such Originator, from time to time on or after the Closing Date,
but before the Purchase and Sale Termination Date (as defined in SectionΒ 1.4), all of such
Originatorβs right, title and interest in and to:
(a)Β each Receivable generated by such Originator after the Closing Date to, but
excluding, the Purchase and Sale Termination Date;
(b)Β all rights to, but not the obligations of, such Originator under all Related
Security with respect to any of the foregoing Receivables;
(c)Β all monies due or to become due to such Originator with respect to any of the
foregoing;
(d)Β all books and records of such Originator to the extent related to any of the
foregoing, together with all rights (but not obligations) of such Originator under the
Contracts to which such Originator is a party;
(e)Β all Collections and other proceeds (as defined in the UCC) of any of the foregoing
that are or were received by such Originator on or after the Closing Date, including,
without limitation, all funds which either are received by such Originator, the Company or
the Servicer from or on behalf of the Obligors in payment of any amounts owed (including,
without limitation, invoice price, finance charges, interest and all other charges) in
respect of any of the above Receivables or are applied to such amounts owed by the Obligors
(including, without limitation, any insurance payments that such Originator, the Company or
the Servicer applies in the ordinary course of its business to amounts owed in respect of
any of the above Receivables, and net proceeds of sale or other disposition of repossessed
goods or other collateral or property of the Obligors in respect of any of the above
Receivables or any other parties directly or indirectly liable for payment of such
Receivables); and
(f)Β all right, title and interest (but not obligations) in and to the Lock-Box
Accounts, into which any Collections or other proceeds (as defined in the UCC) with respect
to such Receivables may be deposited, and any related investment property acquired with any
such Collections or other proceeds.
All purchases and contributions hereunder shall be made without recourse, but shall be made
pursuant to, and in reliance upon, the representations, warranties and covenants of such Originator
set forth in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document. No obligation or liability to any
Obligor on any Receivable is intended to be assumed by the Company hereunder,
and any such assumption is expressly disclaimed. The Companyβs foregoing commitment to
purchase Receivables and the proceeds and rights described in clauses (b) through
(f) (collectively, the βRelated Rightsβ) is herein called the βPurchase
Facility.β
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SECTION 1.2 Timing of Purchases.
(a)Β Closing Date Purchases. Each Originatorβs entire right, title and interest in (i)
each Receivable that existed and was owing to such Originator at the Closing Date and (ii)Β all
Related Rights with respect thereto automatically shall be deemed to have been sold or contributed,
as applicable, by such Originator to the Company on the Closing Date.
(b)Β Subsequent Purchases. After the Closing Date, until the Purchase and Sale
Termination Date, each Receivable and the Related Rights generated by each Originator shall be
deemed to have been sold or contributed, as applicable, by such Originator to the Company
immediately (and without further action) upon the creation of such Receivable.
SECTION 1.3 Consideration for Purchases. On the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees to make Purchase Price payments to the Originators
in accordance with ArticleΒ III and to reflect all capital contributions in accordance with
SectionΒ 3.2.
SECTION 1.4 Purchase and Sale Termination Date. The βPurchase and Sale
Termination Dateβ shall be the earlier to occur of (a)Β the date the Purchase Facility is
terminated pursuant to SectionΒ 8.2 and (b)Β the Payment Date immediately following the day
on which the Originators shall have given written notice to the Company and the Administrator at or
prior to 10:00Β a.m. (New York City time) that the Originators desire to terminate this Agreement.
SECTION 1.5 Intention of the Parties. It is the express intent of each Originator and
the Company that each conveyance by such Originator to the Company pursuant to this Agreement of
any Receivables and Related Rights, including, without limitation, all Receivables, if any,
constituting βgeneral intangiblesβ (as defined in the UCC), and all Related Rights be construed as
a valid and perfected sale and absolute assignment (without recourse except as provided herein) of
such Receivables and Related Rights by such Originator to the Company (rather than the grant of a
security interest to secure a debt or other obligation of such Originator) and that the right,
title and interest in and to such Receivables and Related Rights conveyed to the Company be prior
to the rights of and enforceable against all other Persons at any time, including, without
limitation, lien creditors, secured lenders, purchasers and any Person claiming through such
Originator. The parties acknowledge that an outright sale of receivables and interests in
receivables is governed by ArticleΒ 9 of the UCC as enacted in the State of New York and the states
in which the parties may be organized or otherwise have a presence (without distinguishing the
applicable jurisdiction, βArticleΒ 9β), notwithstanding that such a sale is not intended for
security. The
parties also acknowledge that, as a drafting convention under ArticleΒ 9, terms used under
ArticleΒ 9 for secured transactions also apply to outright sales of receivables, including βdebtor,β
which applies to a seller of receivables, βsecured party,β which applies to a buyer of receivables,
and βsecurity interest,β which applies to the buyerβs outright ownership interest. Thus, such
terms, and other terms used in ArticleΒ 9, will apply to this Agreement, and may be used in this
Agreement or in connection with
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this Agreement and such use does not affect the nature of the
outright sale of the Receivables by the Originators to the Company. Thus, under the ArticleΒ 9
drafting convention, the outright sale of the Receivables may be described as a transaction by
which the Originators have granted to the Company a security interest in, among other things, the
Receivables. However, if, contrary to the mutual intent of the parties, any conveyance of
Receivables and Related Rights, including, without limitation, any Receivables constituting
βaccountsβ or βgeneral intangiblesβ (as defined in the UCC), is not construed to be both a valid
and perfected sale and absolute assignment of such Receivables and Related Rights, and a conveyance
of such Receivables and Related Rights that is prior to the rights of and enforceable against all
other Persons at any time, including, without limitation, lien creditors, secured lenders,
purchasers and any Person claiming through any Originator, then, it is the intent of such
Originator and the Company that (i)Β this Agreement also shall be deemed to be, and hereby is, a
security agreement within the meaning of the UCC; and (ii)Β such Originator shall be deemed to have
granted to the Company as of the date of this Agreement, and such Originator hereby grants to the
Company, a security interest in, to and under, all of such Originatorβs right, title and interest
in and to the Receivables and the Related Rights transferred or purported to be transferred
hereunder, whether now existing or hereafter created by such Originator.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE REPORT; CALCULATION OF PURCHASE PRICE
PURCHASE REPORT; CALCULATION OF PURCHASE PRICE
SECTION 2.1 Purchase Report. On the Closing Date and on the third Business Day of
each week thereafter (each such date, a βPurchase Report Dateβ), the Company shall cause
the Servicer to deliver to the Company and each Originator a report in substantially the form of
ExhibitΒ A (each such report being herein called a βPurchase Reportβ) setting forth,
among other things:
(a)Β the Purchase Price of all Receivables purchased by the Company from each Originator
as of the Closing Date (in the case of the Purchase Report to be delivered on the Closing
Date);
(b)Β the Purchase Price of all Receivables purchased by the Company from each Originator
during the week immediately preceding such Purchase Report Date (in the case of each
subsequent Purchase Report); and
(c)Β the calculations of reductions of the Purchase Price payment for any Receivables as
provided in SectionsΒ 3.3 (a) and (b).
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SECTION 2.2 Calculation of Purchase Price. The βPurchase Priceβ to be paid to
each Originator for the
Receivables that are purchased hereunder from such Originator shall be (i)Β determined in
accordance with the following formula and (ii)Β subject to the reductions as provided in
SectionsΒ 3.3(a) and (b):
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ARTICLE III
PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
SECTION 3.1 Initial Purchase Price Payment. On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay to each Originator the Purchase
Price for the purchase to be made from such Originator on the Closing Date partially in cash (in an
amount to be agreed between the Company and such Originator and set forth in the initial Purchase
Report) and partially by issuing a promissory note in the form of ExhibitΒ B to such
Originator with an initial principal amount equal to the remaining Purchase Price (each such
promissory note, as it may be amended, supplemented, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to
time, together with all promissory notes issued from time to time in substitution therefor or
renewal thereof in accordance with the Transaction Documents, each being herein called a
βCompany Noteβ), by accepting a contribution to its capital or by causing the LC Bank to
issue one or more Letters of Credit on terms and subject to the conditions of this Article
III and the Receivables Purchase Agreement, as more fully described below.
SECTION 3.2 Subsequent Purchase Price Payments. On each Payment Date subsequent to
the Closing Date, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Company shall pay to each Originator the Purchase Price for the Receivables
generated by such Originator on such Payment Date:
(a) FIRST, in cash to the extent the Company has cash available therefor and
such payment is not prohibited under the Receivables Purchase Agreement;
(b) SECOND, if such Originator has requested a Letter of Credit pursuant to
SectionΒ 3.5, by the Companyβs obtaining and delivering such Letter of Credit;
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(c) THIRD, to the extent any portion of the Purchase Price remains unpaid, the
principal amount outstanding under the applicable Company Note shall, subject to subclause
(d)Β below, be automatically increased by an amount equal to such remaining Purchase Price;
and
(d) FOURTH, to the extent any portion of the Purchase Price remains unpaid,
solely in the case of Swift as Originator, at such Originatorβs election unless the Purchase
and Sale Termination Date has occurred, by accepting a contribution to its capital in an
amount equal to the remaining unpaid balance of such Purchase Price.
The Servicer shall make all appropriate record keeping entries with respect to the Company
Notes to reflect the foregoing payments and reductions made pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3, and
the Servicerβs books and records shall constitute rebuttable presumptive evidence of the principal
amount of, and accrued interest on, the Company Notes at any time. Each Originator hereby
irrevocably authorizes the Servicer to xxxx the Company Notes βCANCELLEDβ and to return the Company
Notes to the Company upon the final payment thereof after the occurrence of the Purchase and Sale
Termination Date.
SECTION 3.3 Settlement as to Specific Receivables and Dilution.
(a)Β If, (i)Β on the day of purchase or contribution of any Receivable from an Originator
hereunder, any of the representations or warranties set forth in SectionsΒ 5.9, 5.19
and 5.21 are not true with respect to such Receivable or (ii)Β as a result of any action or
inaction (other than solely as a result of the failure to collect such Receivable due to a
discharge in bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding or other credit related reasons with
respect to the relevant Obligor) of an Originator, on any subsequent day, any of such
representations or warranties set forth in SectionsΒ 5.9, 5.19 and 5.21 is
no longer true with respect to such Receivable, then the Purchase Price, with respect to such
Receivable shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Outstanding Balance of such Receivable and
shall be accounted to such Originator as provided in clause (c) below; provided,
that if the Company thereafter receives payment on account of Collections due with respect to such
Receivable, the Company promptly shall deliver such funds to such Originator.
(b)Β If, on any day, the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable purchased or contributed
hereunder is reduced or adjusted as a result of any defective, rejected, returned, repossessed or
foreclosed goods or services, or any revision, cancellation, allowance, rebate, discount or other
adjustment made by any Originator, the Company or the Servicer or any setoff or dispute between
such Originator or the Servicer and an Obligor as indicated on the books of
the Company, or as a result of any tariff or other governmental or regulatory action, then the
Purchase Price with respect to such Receivable shall be reduced by the amount of such net reduction
and shall be accounted to such Originator as provided in clause (c) below.
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(c)Β Any reduction in the Purchase Price of any Receivable pursuant to clause (a) or
(b) above shall be applied as a credit for the account of the Company against the Purchase
Price of Receivables subsequently purchased by the Company from such Originator hereunder;
provided, however if there have been no purchases of Receivables from such
Originator (or
insufficiently large purchases of Receivables) to create a Purchase Price sufficient
to so apply such credit against, the amount of such credit:
(i)Β to the extent of any outstanding principal amount under the Company Note payable to
such Originator, shall be deemed to be a payment under, and shall be deducted from the
principal amount outstanding under, the Company Note payable to such Originator; and
(ii)Β after making any deduction pursuant to clause (i) above, shall be paid in
cash to the Company by such Originator; provided, that at any time (y)Β when a
Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event exists under the Receivables Purchase
Agreement or (z)Β on or after the Purchase and Sale Termination Date, the amount of any such
credit shall be paid by such Originator to the Company by deposit in immediately available
funds into a Lock-Box Account for application by the Servicer to the same extent as if
Collections of the applicable Receivable in such amount had actually been received on such
date.
SECTION 3.4 Reconveyance of Receivables. In the event that an Originator has paid to
the Company the full Outstanding Balance of any Receivable pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3, the
Company shall reconvey such Receivable to such Originator, without representation or warranty, but
free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges, and encumbrances created by the Company.
SECTION 3.5 Letters of Credit. (a)Β Upon the request of any Originator and in
accordance with SectionΒ 3.1, and subject to the terms and conditions for issuing Letters of
Credit under the Receivables Purchase Agreement (including any limitations therein on the amount of
any such issuance), the Company agrees to cause the LC Bank to issue, on the Payment Dates
specified by such Originator, Letters of Credit on behalf of the Company (and, if applicable, on
behalf of, or for the account of, any Originator in favor of such beneficiaries as such Originator
may elect). The aggregate face amount of the Letters of Credit being issued on any Payment Date
shall constitute a credit against the aggregate Purchase Price otherwise payable by the Company on
such Payment Date pursuant to SectionΒ 3.2. To the extent that the aggregate face amount of
the Letters of Credit being issued on any Payment Date exceeds the aggregate Purchase Price payable
by the Company on such Payment Date, such excess shall be deemed to be a reduction in the
outstanding principal amount of (and, to the extent necessary, the accrued but unpaid interest on)
the applicable Company Note. The aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit to be issued on any
Payment Date cannot exceed the sum of the aggregate Purchase Price payable on such
Payment Date plus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of and accrued but unpaid
interest on the Company Notes on such Payment Date. In the event that any Letter of Credit issued
(i)Β expires or is cancelled or otherwise terminated with all or any portion of its face amount
undrawn, (ii)Β has its face amount decreased (for a reason other than a drawing having been made
thereunder) or (iii)Β the Companyβs Reimbursement Obligation in respect thereof is reduced for any
reason other than by virtue of a payment made in respect of a drawing thereunder, then an amount
equal to such undrawn amount or such reduction, as the case may be, shall either be paid in cash to
such Originator on the next Payment Date or, if the Company does not then have cash available
therefor, shall be deemed to
be added to the outstanding principal amount of the Company Note
issued to such Originator. Under no circumstances shall any Originator (and no Affiliate thereof
(other than the Company)) have any reimbursement or recourse obligations in respect of any Letter
of Credit.
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(b)Β In the event that an Originator requests a Letter of Credit hereunder, such Originator
shall on a timely basis provide the Company with such information as is necessary for the Company
to obtain such Letter of Credit from the LC Bank.
(c)Β Each Originator agrees to be bound by the terms of each Letter of Credit Application
referenced in the Receivables Purchase Agreement and by the LC Bankβs interpretations of any Letter
of Credit issued for the Company and by the LC Bankβs written regulations and customary practices
relating to letters of credit.
(d)Β Each Originator appoints the Servicer as its agent (on which appointment the Company, the
Purchaser Agents, the Administrator, the LC Bank, the LC Participants and the Purchasers may rely
until such Originator provides contrary written notice to all of such Persons) to act on such
Originatorβs behalf to take all actions and to make all decisions in respect of the issuance,
amendment and administration of the Letters of Credit, including requests for the issuance and
extension of Letters of Credit and the allocation of the face amounts of Letters of Credit against
the Purchase Price owed to particular Originators and against Company Notes issued to particular
Originators. In the event that the Servicer requests a Letter of Credit hereunder, the Servicer
shall on a timely basis provide the Company with such information as is necessary for the Company
to obtain such Letter of Credit from the LC Bank, and shall notify the relevant Originators, the
Company and the Administrator of the allocations described in the preceding sentence. Such
allocations shall be binding on the Company and each Originator, absent manifest error.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES
SECTION 4.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase. The initial purchase hereunder
is subject to the condition precedent that the Company and the Administrator (as the Companyβs
assignee) shall have received, on or before the Closing Date, the following, each (unless otherwise
indicated) dated the Closing Date, and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Company and the Administrator (as the Companyβs assignee):
(a)Β A copy of the resolutions of the board of directors or managers of each Originator
approving the Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered by it and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such
Originator;
(b)Β Good standing certificates for each Originator issued as of a recent date
reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Administrator (as the Companyβs assignee) by
the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of such Originatorβs organization and each
jurisdiction where such Originator conducts a substantial amount of business;
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(c)Β A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Originator certifying
the names and true signatures of the officers authorized on such Personβs behalf to sign the
Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered by it (on which certificate the Servicer,
the Company and the Administrator (as the Companyβs assignee) may conclusively rely until
such time as the Servicer, the Company and the Administrator (as the Companyβs assignee)
shall receive from such Person a revised certificate meeting the requirements of this
clause (c));
(d)Β The certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of formation or other
organizational document of each Originator duly certified by the Secretary of State of the
jurisdiction of such Originatorβs organization as of a recent date, together with a copy of
the by-laws or limited liability company agreement of such Originator, each duly certified
by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Originator;
(e)Β Originals of the proper financing statements (Form UCC-1) that have been duly
authorized and name each Originator as the debtor/seller and the Company as the
buyer/assignor (and the Administrator, for the benefit of the Purchasers, as secured
party/assignee) of the Receivables generated by such Originator as may be necessary or, in
the Companyβs or the Administratorβs reasonable opinion, desirable under the UCC of all
appropriate jurisdictions to perfect the Companyβs ownership interest in all Receivables and
Related Rights (including, without limitation, Related Security) in which an ownership or
security interest has been assigned to the Company hereunder;
(f)Β A written search report from a Person reasonably satisfactory to the Company and
the Administrator (as the Companyβs assignee) listing all effective financing statements
that name the Originators as debtors or sellers and that are filed in all jurisdictions in
which filings may be made against such Person pursuant to the applicable UCC, together with
copies of such financing statements (none of which, except for those described in the
foregoing clause (e) (and/or released or terminated, as the case may be, prior to
the Closing Date), shall cover any Receivable or any Related Rights which are to be sold or
contributed to the Company hereunder), and tax and judgment lien search reports from a
Person reasonably satisfactory to the Company showing no evidence of such liens filed
against any Originator;
(g)Β A favorable opinion of Xxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P., counsel to the Originators, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Administrator (as the Companyβs
assignee);
(h)Β A Company Note in favor of each Originator, duly executed by the Company;
(i)Β Evidence (i)Β of the execution and delivery by each of the parties thereto of each
of the other Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered in connection herewith and
(ii)Β that each of the conditions precedent to the execution, delivery and effectiveness of
such other Transaction Documents has been satisfied to the Companyβs and the Administratorβs
(as the Companyβs assignee) reasonable satisfaction; and
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(j)Β Evidence that such Originator has placed on the most recent, and has taken all
steps reasonably necessary to ensure that there shall be placed on subsequent, summary
master data processing reports the following legend (or the substantive equivalent thereof):
βTHE RECEIVABLES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED OR SOLD TO SWIFT RECEIVABLES COMPANY
II, LLC XXXXXXXX TO A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE 8, 2011, BETWEEN THE
XXXXXXXXXXX NAMED THEREIN AND SWIFT RECEIVABLES COMPANY II, LLC; AND AN INTEREST IN THE
RECEIVABLES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS BEEN GRANTED TO PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE PURCHASERS UNDER THE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE 8,
2011, AMONG SWIFT RECEIVABLES COMPANY II, LLC, SWIFT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, LLC, AS
XXXXXXXX, THE VARIOUS PURCHASERS AND PURCHASING AGENTS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY THERETO AND
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATOR AND LC BANK.β
SECTION 4.2 Certification as to Representations and Warranties. Each Originator, by
accepting the Purchase Price related to each purchase of Receivables generated by such Originator,
shall be deemed to have certified that the representations and warranties contained in Article
V, as from time to time amended in accordance with the terms hereof, are true and correct on
and as of such day, with the same effect as though made on and as of such day (except for
representations and warranties which apply to an earlier date, in which case such representations
and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date).
SECTION 4.3 Additional Originators. Additional Persons may be added as Originators
hereunder, with the prior written consent of the Company, the Administrator and each Purchaser;
provided that the following conditions are satisfied on or before the date of such
addition:
(a)Β the Servicer shall have given the Company, the Administrator and each Purchaser at
least thirty (30)Β daysβ prior written notice of such proposed addition and the identity of
the proposed additional Originator and shall have provided such other information with
respect to such proposed additional Originator as the Company, the Administrator or any
Purchaser may reasonably request;
(b)Β such proposed additional Originator shall have executed and delivered to the
Company, the Administrator and each Purchaser an agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as ExhibitΒ C (a βJoinder Agreementβ);
(c)Β such proposed additional Originator shall have delivered to the Company and the
Administrator (as the Companyβs assignee) each of the documents with respect to such
Originator described in SectionΒ 4.1, in each case in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company and the Administrator (as the Companyβs assignee);
(d)Β Swift shall have delivered a performance guaranty in favor of the Administrator, in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrator;
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(e)Β unless the receivables intended to be sold by such additional Originator to the
Company hereunder are Receivables, the related underlying goods or services of which are and
will continue to be generated by an already existing Originator, the Rating Agency Condition
shall have been satisfied with respect to the addition of such Originator; and
(f)Β no Purchase and Sale Termination Date shall have occurred and be continuing.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ORIGINATORS
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ORIGINATORS
In order to induce the Company to enter into this Agreement and to make purchases hereunder,
each Originator hereby represents and warrants with respect to itself that each representation and
warranty concerning it or the Receivables sold or contributed by it hereunder that is contained in
the Receivables Purchase Agreement is true and correct, and hereby makes the representations and
warranties set forth in this ArticleΒ V. In addition, the Company makes the representations
and warranties set forth in SectionΒ 5.16.
SECTION 5.1 Existence and Power. Such Originator is duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all power and
authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry
on its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted unless the failure to have
such power, authority, licenses, authorizations, consents or approvals could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.2 Company and Governmental Authorization, Contravention. The execution,
delivery and performance by such Originator of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document
to which it is a party: (i)Β are within such Originatorβs organizational powers, (ii)Β have been duly
authorized by all necessary organizational action, (iii)Β require no authorization, approval or
other action by or in respect of, and no notice to or filing with (other than the filing of the UCC
financing statements and continuation statements
contemplated hereunder and disclosures and filings under applicable securities laws), any
Governmental Authority or other Person, and (iv)Β do not (A)Β contravene, or constitute a default
under, any provision of (1)Β applicable law or regulation, (2)Β the organizational documents of such
Originator or (3)Β any agreement, judgment, writ, injunction, order, award, decree or other
instrument binding upon such Originator or (B)Β result in the creation or imposition of any lien
(other than liens in favor of the Company and the Administrator under the Transaction Documents) on
assets of such Originator or any of its Subsidiaries. This Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by such Originator.
SECTION 5.3 Binding Effect of Agreement. This Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
such Originator enforceable against such Originator in accordance with their respective terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditorsβ rights generally and by general
principles of
equity, regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
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SECTION 5.4 Accuracy of Information. None of the factual information, when taken as a
whole, heretofore or contemporaneously, and furnished in writing, to the Administrator or the
Company by or on behalf of such Originator pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby contains, as of the
date such information was furnished (and as modified or supplemented by other information so
furnished) any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state any material fact necessary
to make any information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially
misleading.
SECTION 5.5 Actions, Suits or Proceedings. Except as set forth in ScheduleΒ II
or as otherwise disclosed in its publicly available SEC filings, there are no actions, suits or
proceedings pending or, to the best of such Originatorβs knowledge, threatened against or affecting
such Originator or any of its Affiliates or its respective properties, in or before any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect upon the ability of such Originator (or such Affiliate) to perform its obligations under
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party. Such Originator is not in
default with respect to any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body.
SECTION 5.6 No Material Adverse Effect, Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event or
Purchase and Sale Termination Event. Since MarchΒ 31, 2011, there has been no Material Adverse
Effect with respect to such Originator. No event has occurred and is continuing or would result
from a sale or contribution of Receivables or the application of the proceeds therefrom, that
constitutes an Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event or a Purchase and Sale Termination
Event.
SECTION 5.7 Names and Location. Except as described in ScheduleΒ V, such
Originator has not used any corporate or company names, trade names or assumed names other than its
name set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement. As of the date hereof, such Originator is
βlocatedβ (as defined in the UCC) in the jurisdiction set forth on ScheduleΒ III hereto, and
such location has not been changed for at least four months before the date hereof. The offices
where the Originator keeps all records concerning the Receivables are located at the addresses set
forth on ScheduleΒ IV hereto or such other locations of which the Company and the
Administrator (as the Companyβs assignee) have been given written notice in accordance with the
terms hereof.
SECTION 5.8 Bulk Sales, Margin Regulations, No Fraudulent Conveyance. No transaction
contemplated hereby requires compliance with or will become subject to avoidance under any bulk
sales act or similar law. The Originator is not engaged in the business of extending credit for
the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations T, U and
X, as issued by the Federal Reserve Board), and no funds obtained by the Originator hereunder will
be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying any margin stock. No purchase hereunder constitutes a fraudulent transfer
or conveyance under any United States federal or
applicable state bankruptcy or insolvency laws or
is otherwise void or voidable under such or similar laws or principles or for any other reason.
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SECTION 5.9 Nature of Receivables. Each Receivable purchased or contributed hereunder
and included in the calculation of Net Receivables Pool Balance is, on the date of such purchase,
contribution or calculation, an Eligible Receivable.
SECTION 5.10 Credit and Collection Policy. Such Originator has complied in all
material respects with its Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Receivable sold or
contributed by it hereunder and the related Contract.
SECTION 5.11 Investment Company. Such Originator is not an βinvestment company,β or a
company βcontrolledβ by an βinvestment companyβ within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
SECTION 5.12 Compliance with Transaction Documents. Such Originator has complied in
all material respects with all of the terms, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and that are applicable to it.
SECTION 5.13 Taxes. Such Originator has filed or caused to be filed all U.S. federal
income tax returns and all other material returns, statements, forms and reports for taxes,
domestic or foreign, required to be filed by it and has paid or has made adequate provision for
payment of, all taxes payable by it which have become
due or any assessments made against it or any of its property and all other material taxes,
fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority other than
any taxes or assessments that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted, and for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP.
SECTION 5.14 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Such Originator is in compliance with
the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of all Governmental
Authorities except to the extent that the failure to comply could not be reasonably expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. In addition, no Receivable sold or contributed hereunder
contravenes any laws, rules or regulations applicable thereto or to such Originator.
SECTION 5.15 Licenses and Labor Controversies.
(a)Β Such Originator has not failed to obtain any licenses, permits, franchises or other
governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of its properties or to the conduct of its
business unless such failure could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Β There are no labor controversies pending against such Originator that have had (or could
be reasonably expected to have) a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.16 Ordinary Course of Business. If (but only to the extent that) the
conveyance of any property described herein is not characterized by a court or other governmental
authority as a sale, each remittance of Collections by an Originator to the
Company hereunder will
have been (i)Β in payment of a debt incurred by such Originator in the ordinary course of business
or financial affairs of such Originator and the Company and (ii)Β made in the ordinary course of
business or financial affairs of such Originator and the Company.
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SECTION 5.17 Financial Condition.
(a)Β The balance sheets of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries at MarchΒ 31, 2011 and
the related statements of income and retained income for the Fiscal Quarter then ended, copies of
which have been made publicly available, fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and the results of
operations of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all
in accordance with GAAP.
(b)Β On the date hereof, and on the date of each purchase or contribution hereunder (both
before and after giving effect to such purchase or contribution), such Originator is Solvent.
SECTION 5.18 Reliance on Separate Legal Identity. Such Originator acknowledges
that each of the Purchasers and the Administrator are entering into the Transaction Documents
to which they are parties in reliance upon the Companyβs identity as a legal entity separate from
such Originator.
SECTION 5.19 Perfection. Immediately preceding its contribution or sale of each
Receivable hereunder, such Originator was the owner of such Receivable contributed or sold or
purported to be sold, free and clear of any Adverse Claims, and each such sale hereunder
constitutes a valid sale, transfer and assignment of all of such Originatorβs right, title and
interest in, to and under the Receivables sold by it, free and clear of any Adverse Claims. On or
before the date hereof and before the generation by such Originator of any new Receivable to be
sold or otherwise conveyed hereunder, all financing statements and other documents, if any,
required to be recorded or filed in order to perfect and protect the Companyβs ownership interest
in such Receivable against all creditors of and purchasers from such Originator will have been duly
filed in each filing office necessary for such purpose, and all filing fees and taxes, if any,
payable in connection with such filings shall have been paid in full.
SECTION 5.20 Creation of Receivables. Such Originator has exercised at least the same
degree of care and diligence in the creation of the Receivables sold, contributed or otherwise
transferred hereunder as it has exercised in connection with the creation of previous receivables
originated by it and not so transferred hereunder.
SECTION 5.21 Good Title. Upon the creation of each new Receivable sold or otherwise
conveyed or purported to be conveyed hereunder and on the Closing Date for then existing
Receivables, the Company shall have a valid and perfected first priority ownership interest in each
Receivable sold or contributed to it hereunder, free and clear of any Adverse Claim.
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SECTION 5.22 Enforceability of Contracts. Each Contract related to any Receivable
sold or contributed by such Originator hereunder is effective to create, and has created, a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor to pay the Outstanding Balance of such
Receivable, enforceable against the Obligor in accordance with its terms, without being subject to
any defense, deduction, offset or counterclaim and such Originator has fully performed its
obligations under such Contract.
SECTION 5.23 Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties by each Originator. On
each day that a new Receivable is created, and when sold or contributed to the Company hereunder,
such Originator shall be deemed to have certified that all representations and warranties set forth
in this ArticleΒ V are true and correct on and as of such day (except for representations
and warranties which apply as to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties
shall be true and correct as of such earlier date)).
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE ORIGINATORS
COVENANTS OF THE ORIGINATORS
SECTION 6.1 Affirmative Covenants. At all times from the date hereof until the latest
of (i)Β the Facility Termination Date, (ii)Β the date on which no Capital of or Discount in respect
of the Purchased Interest shall be outstanding and an amount equal to 100% of the LC Participation
Amount has been deposited in the LC Collateral Account or all Letters of Credit have expired, and
(iii)Β the date all amounts owed by the Seller under the Receivables Purchase Agreement to any
Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent, the Administrator and any other Indemnified Party or Affected
Person shall be paid in full, each Originator will, unless the Administrator and the Company shall
otherwise consent in writing, perform the following:
(a) Conduct Business. Such Originator will carry on and conduct its business
in substantially the same manner in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is
presently conducted and will do all things necessary to remain duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing as an entity in its jurisdiction of organization and maintain
all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business
is conducted if the failure to have such authority could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Compliance with Laws. Such Originator will comply with all laws, rules,
regulations, order, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be
subject if the failure to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) Furnishing of Information and Inspection of Records. Such Originator will
furnish to the Company and the Administrator from time to time such information with respect
to the Receivables as such Person may reasonably request. Such Originator will, at such
Originatorβs expense, at any time during regular business hours with, if a Termination Event
or Purchase and Sale Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, no less than
30Β days prior written notice from the Company or the Administrator (i)Β permit the Company or
the Administrator, or their respective agents or representatives, (A)Β to examine and make
copies of and abstracts from all books and records relating to the Receivables and Related
Rights and (B)Β to visit the
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offices and properties of such Originator for the purpose of
examining such books and records, and to discuss matters relating to the Receivables, the
Related Rights or such Originatorβs performance hereunder or under the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party with any of the officers, directors, employees or
independent public accountants of such Originator (provided that representatives of
such Originator are present during such discussions) having knowledge of such matters;
provided, that so long as no Termination Event or Purchase and Sale Termination
Event has occurred and is continuing, such examinations and visits shall not exceed one (1)
per year (without duplication with respect to audits of the Company under the Receivables
Purchase Agreement), and (ii)Β without limiting the provisions of clause (i) above,
from time to time during regular
business hours, at such Originatorβs expense, upon, if a Termination Event or Purchase
and Sale Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, no less than 30Β days
prior written notice from the Company or the Administrator, permit certified public
accountants or other auditors acceptable to the Administrator to conduct a review of its
books and records with respect to the Receivables; provided, that so long as no
Termination Event or Purchase and Sale Termination Event has occurred and is continuing,
such Originator shall be required to reimburse the Company and/or the Administrator for only
one (1)Β such audit per year. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrator may require
examinations and audits in addition to the examinations and audits specified in clause
(i) and clause (ii) above, but the expense of any such additional examination or
audit shall be borne by the Administrator and not the Originator.
(d) Keeping of Records and Books. Such Originator will maintain, implement and
keep (i)Β administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records
evidencing Receivables and related Contracts if originals are destroyed), (ii)Β adequate
facilities, personnel and equipment and (iii)Β all documents, books, records, computer tapes,
disks and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for collection of the
Receivables originated by such Originator (including records adequate to permit the daily
identification of each new such Receivable and all Collections of, and adjustments to, each
existing such Receivable). Such Originator will give the Company and the Administrator
prior notice of any change in such administrative and operating procedures that causes them
to be materially different from the procedures described to the Company and the
Administrator on or before the date hereof as such Originatorβs then existing or planned
administrative and operating procedures for collecting Receivables.
(e) Performance and Compliance with Receivables and Contracts and Credit and
Collection Policy. Such Originator shall, at its expense, timely and fully perform and
comply with all material provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by
it under all Contracts related to the Receivables and timely and fully comply in all
material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each Receivable and
the related Contract.
(f) Receivable Purchase Agreement. Such Originator will perform and comply
with each covenant and other undertaking in the Receivables Purchase Agreement that the
Company undertakes to cause such Originator to perform, subject to
any grace periods for
such performance provided for in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
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(g) Location and Location of Records. Such Originator will remain βlocatedβ
(as defined in the UCC) at the location referred to in ScheduleΒ III, and the offices
where it keeps its records concerning or related to Receivables at the address(es) referred
to in ScheduleΒ IV, or, upon thirty (30)Β daysβ prior written notice to the Company
and the Administrator (as the Companyβs assignee), at such other locations or addresses
where all actions required by SectionΒ 7.3 shall have been taken and completed.
(h) Post Office Boxes. On or prior to the date hereof, deliver to the Servicer
(on behalf of the Company) a certificate from an authorized officer of such Originator to
the effect that (i)Β the names of the renter of all post office boxes into which such
Originator has or will direct Obligors to send Collections have been changed to the name of
the Company (unless such post office boxes are in the name of the relevant Lock-Box Banks)
and (ii)Β all relevant postmasters have been notified that each of the Servicer and the
Administrator are authorized to collect mail delivered to such post office boxes (unless
such post office boxes are in the name of the relevant Lock-Box Banks).
SECTION 6.2 Reporting Requirements. At all times from the date hereof until the
latest of (i)Β the Facility Termination Date, (ii)Β the date on which no Capital of or Discount in
respect of the Purchased Interest shall be outstanding and an amount equal to 100% of the LC
Participation Amount has been deposited in the LC Collateral Account or all Letters of Credit have
expired, and (iii)Β the date all amounts owed by the Seller under the Receivables Purchase Agreement
to any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent, the Administrator and any other Indemnified Party or
Affected Person shall be paid in full, each Originator will, unless the Company and the
Administrator shall otherwise consent in writing, furnish to the Company and the Administrator:
(a) Purchase and Sale Termination Events. As soon as possible, and in any
event within three (3)Β Business Days after an Originator becomes aware of the occurrence of
a Purchase and Sale Termination Event or Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event, a
written statement of an appropriate responsible officer of such Originator describing such
Purchase and Sale Termination Event or Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event and the
action that such Originator proposes to take with respect thereto, in each case in
reasonable detail;
(b) Proceedings. As soon as possible and in any event within three (3)
Business Days after such Originator becomes aware thereof, written notice of (i)Β litigation,
investigation or proceeding of the type described in SectionΒ 5.5 not previously
disclosed to the Company and the Administrator which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, and (ii)Β all material adverse developments that have occurred with
respect to any previously disclosed litigation, proceedings and investigations; and
(c) Other. Promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents,
records or reports respecting the Receivables or the conditions or operations, financial or
otherwise, of such Originator as the Company or the Administrator may from time to time
reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Company, the Purchasers, or the
Administrator under or as contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
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SECTION 6.3 Negative Covenants. At all times from the date hereof until the latest of
(i)Β the Facility Termination Date, (ii)Β the date on which no Capital of or Discount in respect of
the Purchased Interest shall be outstanding and an amount equal to 100% of the LC Participation
Amount has been deposited in the LC Collateral Account or all Letters of Credit have expired, and
(iii)Β the date all
amounts owed by the Seller under the Receivable Purchase Agreement to any Purchaser, any
Purchaser Agent, the Administrator and any other Indemnified Party or Affected Person shall be paid
in full, each Originator agrees that, unless the Company and the Administrator shall otherwise
consent in writing, it shall not:
(a) Sales, Liens, Etc. Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other
Transaction Document, sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose
of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon (including, without limitations the
filing of any financing statement) or with respect to, any Receivable sold, contributed or
otherwise conveyed or purported to be sold, contributed or otherwise conveyed hereunder or
the related Contract or Related Security, or any interest therein, or any Collections
thereon, or assign any right to receive income in respect thereof.
(b) Extension or Amendment of Receivables. Except as otherwise permitted in
SectionΒ 4.2(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, extend, amend or otherwise
modify the terms of any Receivable in any material respect generated by it that is sold,
contributed or otherwise conveyed hereunder, or amend, modify or waive, in any material
respect, the provisions of any Contract related thereto.
(c) Change in Business or Credit and Collection Policy. (i)Β Make any material
change in the character of its business, which change would impair the collectability of any
Receivable, or (ii)Β make any change in its Credit and Collection Policy that could
reasonably be expected to adversely affect the collectability of the Receivables, the credit
quality of any Receivable, the enforceability of any related Contract or its ability to
perform its obligations under the related Contract or the Transaction Documents, in the case
of either clause (i) or (ii) above, without the prior written consent of the
Company and the Administrator.
(d) Receivables Not to be Evidenced by Promissory Notes or Chattel Paper.
Except as otherwise provided in the Receivables Purchase Agreement in regard to servicing,
take any action to cause or permit any Receivable generated by it that is sold or
contributed by it hereunder to become evidenced by any βinstrumentβ or βchattel paperβ (as
defined in the UCC).
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(e) Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, etc. (i)Β Be a party to any merger,
consolidation or other restructuring, except a merger of a Subsidiary into the Originator or
a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Originator (provided that in any merger involving
the Originator, the Originator is the surviving entity) or a merger, consolidation or other
restructuring where the Company and the Administrator have each (A)Β received thirty
(30)Β daysβ prior notice thereof, (B)Β consented in writing thereto, (C)Β received executed copies
of all documents, certificates and opinions (including, without limitation, opinions
relating to bankruptcy and UCC matters) as the Company and the Administrator shall
reasonably request, and (D)Β been satisfied that all other action to perfect and protect the
interests of the Company and the Administrator, on behalf of the Purchasers, in and to the
Receivables to be contributed or sold by such Originator hereunder and other Related Rights,
as reasonably requested by the Company and the Administrator shall have been
taken by, and at the expense of such Originator (including the filing of any UCC
financing statements, the receipt of certificates and other requested documents from public
officials and all such other actions required pursuant to SectionΒ 7.3) or (ii)
directly or indirectly sell, transfer, assign, convey or lease (A)Β whether in one or a
series of transactions, all or substantially all of its assets or (B)Β any Receivables or any
interest therein (other than pursuant to this Agreement).
(f) Lock-Box Banks. Make any changes in its instructions, as described in
SectionΒ 7.2(a), to Obligors regarding Collections on Receivables sold, contributed or
otherwise conveyed by it hereunder or add or terminate any bank as a Lock-Box Bank unless
the requirements of SectionΒ 1(f) of ExhibitΒ IV to the Receivables Purchase
Agreement have been met.
(g) Accounting for Purchases. Account for or treat (whether in financial
statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated hereby in any manner other than as
sales or contributions of the Receivables and Related Rights by such Originator to the
Company.
(h) Transaction Documents. Enter into, execute, deliver or otherwise become
bound after the Closing Date by any agreement, instrument, document or other arrangement
that restricts the right of such Originator to amend, supplement, restate or otherwise
modify, or to extend or renew, or to waive any right under, this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document.
SECTION 6.4 Substantive Consolidation. Each Originator hereby acknowledges that this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are being entered into in reliance upon the Companyβs
identity as a legal entity separate from such Originator and its Affiliates. Therefore, from and
after the date hereof, each Originator shall take all reasonable steps necessary to make it
apparent to third Persons that the Company is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from
those of such Originator and any other Person, and is not a division of such Originator, its
Affiliates or any other Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition
to and consistent with the other covenants set forth herein, such Originator shall take such
actions as shall be required in order that:
(a)Β such Originator (except as permitted by the Receivables Purchase Agreement in
connection with servicing the Pool Receivables) shall not be involved in the day to day
management of the Company;
(b)Β such Originator shall maintain separate corporate records and books of account from
the Company and otherwise will observe corporate formalities;
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(c)Β the financial statements and books and records of such Originator shall be prepared
after the date of creation of the Company to reflect and shall reflect the separate
existence of the Company; provided, that the Companyβs assets and liabilities may be
included in a consolidated financial statement issued by an Affiliate of the Company;
provided, however, that any such consolidated financial statement or the
notes thereto
shall make clear that the Companyβs assets are not available to satisfy the obligations
of such Affiliate;
(d)Β except as permitted by the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (i)Β such Originator
shall maintain its assets (including, without limitation, deposit accounts) separately from
the assets (including, without limitation, deposit accounts) of the Company and (ii)Β the
Companyβs assets, and records relating thereto, have not been, are not, and shall not be,
commingled with those of the Company;
(e)Β all of the Companyβs business correspondence and other communications shall be
conducted in the Companyβs own name;
(f)Β such Originator shall not act as an agent for the Company, other than Swift in its
capacity as the Servicer, and in connection therewith, Swift shall present itself to the
public as an agent for the Company and a legal entity separate from the Company;
(g)Β such Originator shall not conduct any of the business of the Company in its own
name;
(h)Β such Originator shall not pay any liabilities of the Company out of its own funds
or assets;
(i)Β such Originator shall maintain an armβs-length relationship with the Company;
(j)Β such Originator shall not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of
the Company or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of the
Company;
(k)Β such Originator shall not acquire obligations of the Company;
(l)Β such Originator shall allocate fairly and reasonably overhead or other expenses
that are properly shared with the Company, including, without limitation, shared office
space;
(m)Β such Originator shall identify and hold itself out as a separate and distinct
entity from the Company;
(n)Β such Originator shall correct any known misunderstanding respecting its separate
identity from the Company;
(o)Β such Originator shall not enter into, or be a party to, any transaction with the
Company, except in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are
intrinsically
fair and not more or less favorable to it than would be obtained in a comparable
armβs-length transaction with an unrelated third party;
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(p)Β such Originator shall not pay the salaries of the Companyβs employees, if any; and
(q)Β to the extent not already covered in paragraphs (a) through (p)
above, such Originator shall comply and/or act in accordance with all of the other
separateness covenants set forth in SectionΒ 3 of ExhibitΒ IV to the
Receivables Purchase Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
IN RESPECT OF RECEIVABLES
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
IN RESPECT OF RECEIVABLES
SECTION 7.1 Rights of the Company. Each Originator hereby authorizes the Company and
the Servicer to take any and all steps in such Originatorβs name necessary or desirable, in their
respective determination, to collect all amounts due under any and all Receivables sold,
contributed or otherwise conveyed or purported to be conveyed by it hereunder, including, without
limitation, endorsing the name of such Originator on checks and other instruments representing
Collections and enforcing such Receivables and the provisions of the related Contracts that concern
payment and/or enforcement of rights to payment.
SECTION 7.2 Responsibilities of the Originators. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding:
(a)Β Collection Procedures. Each Originator agrees to direct its respective Obligors
to make payments of Receivables sold, contributed or otherwise conveyed or purported to be conveyed
by it hereunder directly to a post office box related to the relevant Lock-Box Account at a
Lock-Box Bank or directly to a Lock-Box Account. Each Originator further agrees to transfer any
Collections of Receivables sold or conveyed by it hereunder that it receives directly to a Lock-Box
Account within two (2)Β Business Days of receipt thereof, and agrees that all such Collections shall
be deemed to be received in trust for the Company and the Administrator (for the benefit of the
Purchasers).
(b)Β Each Originator shall perform its obligations hereunder, and the exercise by the Company
or its designee of its rights hereunder shall not relieve such Originator from such obligations.
(c)Β None of the Company, the Servicer, the Purchasers, or the Administrator shall have any
obligation or liability to any Obligor or any other third Person with respect to any Receivables,
Contracts related thereto or any other related agreements, nor shall the Company, the Servicer, the
Purchasers, or the Administrator be obligated to perform any of the obligations of any Originator
thereunder.
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(d)Β Each Originator hereby grants to the Administrator an irrevocable power of attorney, with
full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, during the occurrence and continuation of a
Purchase and Sale Termination Event to take in the name of such Originator all
steps necessary or
advisable to endorse, negotiate or otherwise realize on any writing or other right of any kind held
or transmitted by such Originator or transmitted or received by the
Company (whether or not from such Originator) in connection with any Receivable or Related
Rights sold, contributed or otherwise conveyed or purported to be conveyed by it hereunder.
SECTION 7.3 Further Action Evidencing Purchases. Each Originator agrees that from
time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and
documents, and take all further action that the Company, the Servicer or the Administrator may
reasonably request in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the Receivables and Related
Rights purchased by or contributed to the Company hereunder, or to enable the Company to exercise
or enforce any of its rights hereunder or under any other Transaction Document. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, upon the request of the Company or the Administrator, such
Originator will:
(a)Β execute (if applicable), authorize and file such financing or continuation
statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, and such other instruments or
notices, as may be necessary or appropriate; and
(b)Β on the Closing Date and from time to time thereafter, xxxx the summary master data
processing reports that evidence or list such Receivables and related Contracts with the
legend set forth in SectionΒ 4.1(j).
Each Originator hereby authorizes the Company or its designee or assignee (including, without
limitation, the Administrator) to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and
amendments thereto and assignments thereof, without the signature of such Originator, relative to
all or any of the Receivables and Related Rights sold, contributed or otherwise conveyed or
purported to be conveyed by it hereunder, whether now existing or hereafter generated by such
Originator. If any Originator fails to perform any of its agreements or obligations under this
Agreement, the Company or its designee or assignee (including, without limitation, the
Administrator) may (but shall not be required to) itself perform, or cause the performance of, such
agreement or obligation, and the expenses of the Company or its designee or assignee (including,
without limitation, the Administrator) incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by such
Originator.
SECTION 7.4 Application of Collections. Any payment by an Obligor in respect of any
indebtedness owed by it to any Originator shall, except as otherwise specified by such Obligor or
required by applicable law and unless otherwise instructed by the Servicer (with the prior written
consent of the Administrator) or the Administrator, be applied as a Collection of any Receivable or
Receivables of such Obligor to the extent of any amounts then due and payable thereunder before
being applied to any other indebtedness of such Obligor.
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ARTICLE VIII
PURCHASE AND SALE TERMINATION EVENTS
PURCHASE AND SALE TERMINATION EVENTS
SECTION 8.1 Purchase and Sale Termination Events. Each of the following events
or occurrences described in this SectionΒ 8.1 shall constitute a βPurchase and Sale
Termination Eventβ:
(a)Β The Facility Termination Date shall have occurred; or
(b)Β Any Originator shall fail to make when due any payment or deposit to be made by it
under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party and such
failure shall remain unremedied for one (1)Β Business Day; or
(c)Β Any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by any Originator (or any
of its officers) under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents
to which it is a party, or any other information or report delivered pursuant hereto or
thereto shall prove to have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or
deemed made or delivered and, if the representation or warranty is of a type that is capable
of being cured, shall remain incorrect or untrue for thirty (30)Β days after the earlier of
such Originatorβs actual knowledge or notice thereof; or
(d)Β Any Originator shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a
party and, except as otherwise provided herein, such failure shall, solely to the extent
capable of cure, remain unremedied for thirty (30)Β days after the earlier of such
Originatorβs actual knowledge or notice thereof.
SECTION 8.2 Remedies.
(a)Β Optional Termination. Upon the occurrence of a Purchase and Sale Termination
Event, the Company shall have the option, by notice to the Originators (with a copy to the
Administrator), to declare the Purchase Facility as terminated.
(b)Β Remedies Cumulative. Upon any termination of the Purchase Facility pursuant to
SectionΒ 8.2(a), the Company shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies under
this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided under the UCC of each applicable
jurisdiction and other applicable laws, which rights shall be cumulative.
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ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 9.1 Indemnities by the Originators. Without limiting any other rights which
the Company may have hereunder or under applicable law, each Originator, severally and for itself
alone, and Swift, jointly and severally with each Originator, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless, on an after-tax basis, the Company and each of its officers, directors, employees and
agents (each of the foregoing Persons being individually called a
βPurchase and Sale
Indemnified Partyβ), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims,
judgments, liabilities, penalties, Taxes, costs and expenses, (including Attorney Costs) (all of
the foregoing being collectively called βPurchase and Sale Indemnified Amountsβ) awarded
against or incurred by any of them arising out of or as a result of the failure of such Originator
to perform
its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or arising out of the
claims asserted against a Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party relating to the transactions
contemplated herein or therein or the use of proceeds thereof or therefrom, excluding, only
Purchase and Sale Indemnified Amounts to the extent, (i)Β a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction holds that such Purchase and Sale Indemnified Amounts resulted from gross negligence
or willful misconduct of the Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party seeking indemnification, (ii)Β due
to the credit risk of the Obligor and for which reimbursement would constitute recourse to any
Originator, for uncollectible Receivables or (iii)Β such Purchase and Sale Indemnified Amounts
include Taxes imposed or based on, or measured by, the gross or net income or receipts of such
Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Purchase and
Sale Indemnified Party is organized (or any political subdivision thereof); provided, that
nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the liability of such Originator or limit the
recourse of any Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party to such Originator for any amounts otherwise
specifically provided to be paid by such Originator hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing
indemnification, but subject to the limitations set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) of the previous sentence, each Originator, severally for itself alone, and Swift,
jointly and severally with each Originator, shall indemnify each Purchase and Sale Indemnified
Party for Purchase and Sale Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from:
(a)Β the failure of any Receivable included in the calculation of Net Receivables Pool
Balance as an Eligible Receivable to be an Eligible Receivable, the failure of any
information contained in any Information Package to be true and correct, or the failure of
any other information provided to the Company with respect to the Receivables or this
Agreement to be true and correct;
(b)Β the transfer by such Originator of an interest in any Receivable to any Person
other than the Company;
(c)Β the failure of any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by
such Originator (or any employee, officer or agent or such Originator) under or in
connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any information or
report delivered by such Originator pursuant hereto or thereto, to have been true and
correct as of the date made or deemed made in all respects;
(d)Β the failure by such Originator to comply with any applicable law, rule or
regulation with respect to any Receivable generated by such Originator sold, contributed or
otherwise transferred or purported to be transferred hereunder or the related Contract, or
the nonconformity of any Receivable generated by such Originator sold, contributed or
otherwise transferred or purported to be transferred hereunder or the related Contract with
any such applicable law, rule or regulation;
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(e)Β the failure by such Originator to vest and maintain vested in the Company an
ownership interest in the Receivables generated by such Originator sold, contributed or
otherwise transferred or purported to be transferred hereunder free and clear of any Adverse
Claim;
(f)Β any commingling of funds to which the Company, the Administrator, any Purchaser
Agent or any Purchaser is entitled hereunder with any other funds;
(g)Β the failure to have filed, or any delay in filing, by such Originator financing
statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable
jurisdiction or other applicable laws with respect to any Receivables or purported
Receivables generated by such Originator sold, contributed or otherwise transferred or
purported to be transferred hereunder, whether at the time of any purchase or contribution
or at any subsequent time;
(h)Β any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than discharge in bankruptcy of an
Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment of any Receivable or purported Receivable generated
by such Originator sold, contributed or otherwise transferred or purported to be transferred
hereunder (including, without limitation, a defense based on such Receivableβs or the
related Contractβs not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim resulting from the
sale or lease of goods or the rendering of services related to any such Receivable or the
furnishing of or failure to furnish such goods or services or relating to collection
activities (if such collection activities were performed by such Originator or by any agent
or independent contractor retained by such Originator) with respect to such Receivable;
(i)Β any failure of such Originator to perform its duties and obligations in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement, any Contract or any other Transaction Document to
which it is a party;
(j)Β any action taken by the Company or the Administrator or an attorney-in-fact for
such Originator pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
(k)Β any environmental liability claim, products liability claim or personal injury or
property damage suit or other similar or related claim or action of whatever sort, arising
out of or in connection with any Receivable or any other suit, claim or action of whatever
sort relating to any of the Transaction Documents; and
(l)Β any Tax or governmental fee or charge (other than any Tax excluded pursuant to
clause (iii) in the proviso to the preceding sentence), all interest and penalties
thereon or with respect thereto, and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including the
Attorney Costs in defending against the same, which are required to be paid by reason of the
purchase or ownership of the Receivables generated by such Originator or any Related
Security connected with any such Receivables.
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If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this SectionΒ 9.1 is
unavailable to a Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold such Purchase and
Sale Indemnified Party harmless, then each Originator, severally and for itself alone, and Swift,
jointly and severally with each Originator, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10.1 Amendments, etc.
(a)Β The provisions of this Agreement may from time to time be amended, modified or waived, if
such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and executed by the Company and the
Originators, with the prior written consent of the Administrator.
(b)Β No failure or delay on the part of the Company, the Servicer, any Originator or any third
party beneficiary in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No notice to or demand on the
Company, the Servicer or any Originator in any case shall entitle it to any notice or demand in
similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by the Company or the Servicer under this
Agreement shall, except as may otherwise be stated in such waiver or approval, be applicable to
subsequent transactions. No waiver or approval under this Agreement shall require any similar or
dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted hereunder.
(c)Β The Transaction Documents contain a final and complete integration of all prior
expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and shall constitute
the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof,
superseding all prior oral or written understandings.
SECTION 10.2 Notices, etc. All notices and other communications provided for
hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile and email
communication) and shall be delivered or sent by facsimile, email, or by overnight mail, to the
intended party at the mailing or email address or facsimile number of such party set forth under
its name on the signature pages hereof or at such other address or facsimile number as shall be
designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto or in the case of the
Administrator at its address for notices pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement. All such
notices and communications shall be effective (i)Β if delivered by overnight mail, when received,
and (ii)Β if transmitted by facsimile or email, when sent, receipt confirmed by telephone or
electronic means.
SECTION 10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. The remedies herein provided are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Without limiting the foregoing, each
Originator hereby authorizes the Company, at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, to set off, against any obligations of such Originator to the Company arising in
connection with the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, amounts payable pursuant
to SectionΒ 9.1) that are then due and payable or that are not then due and
payable but have
accrued, any and all indebtedness at any time owing by the Company to or for the credit or the
account of such Originator.
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SECTION 10.4 Binding Effect; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the Company and each Originator and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. No Originator may assign any of its rights hereunder or any interest herein
without the prior written consent of the Company and the Administrator except as otherwise herein
specifically provided. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of
the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until
such time as the parties hereto shall agree. The rights and remedies with respect to any breach of
any representation and warranty made by any Originator pursuant to ArticleΒ V and the
indemnification and payment provisions of ArticleΒ IX and SectionΒ 10.6 shall be
continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.5 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE
UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHERWISE
APPLICABLE CONFLICTS OR LAWS PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK) EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION OF A SECURITY
INTEREST OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF
A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 10.6 Costs, Expenses and Taxes. In addition to the obligations of the
Originators under ArticleΒ IX, each Originator, severally and for itself alone, and Swift,
jointly and severally with each Originator, agrees to pay on demand:
(a)Β to the Company (and any successor and permitted assigns thereof) all reasonable
costs and expenses incurred by such Person in connection with the enforcement of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and
(b)Β all stamp and other taxes and fees payable in connection with the execution,
delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to be
delivered hereunder, and agrees to indemnify each Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party
against any liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omitting to
pay such taxes and fees.
SECTION 10.7 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT
TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE
PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY
OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, THAT IT MAY
NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE
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OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT
OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL
JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS, WHICH SERVICE MAY BE
MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY NEW YORK LAW.
SECTION 10.8 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE
RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER
LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR PARTIES, WHETHER
WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT
ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING
THE FOREGOING, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER AGREES THAT ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY
JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING THAT
SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR
MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.
SECTION 10.9 Captions and Cross References; Incorporation by Reference. The various
captions (including, without limitation, the table of contents) in this Agreement are included for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this
Agreement. References in this Agreement to any underscored Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit
are to such Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit of this Agreement, as the case may be. The
Schedules and Exhibits hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into and made a part of this
Agreement.
SECTION 10.10 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute
one and the same Agreement.
SECTION 10.11 Acknowledgment and Agreement. By execution below, each Originator
expressly acknowledges and agrees that all of the Companyβs rights, title, and
interests in, to, and under this Agreement (but not its obligations), shall be assigned by the
Company to the Administrator (for the benefit of the Purchasers) pursuant to the Receivables
Purchase Agreement, and such Originator consents to such assignment. Each of the parties hereto
acknowledges and agrees that the Purchasers and the Administrator are third party
beneficiaries of
the rights of the Company arising hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents to which such
Originator is a party.
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SECTION 10.12 No Proceeding. Each Originator hereby agrees that it will not
institute, or join any other Person in instituting, against the Company any Insolvency Proceeding
so long as any obligations of the Company pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any
other Transaction Document remains outstanding and for at least one year and one day following the
day on which such obligations are paid in full. Each Originator further agrees that
notwithstanding any provisions contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not,
and shall not be obligated to, pay any amount in respect of any Company Note or otherwise to such
Originator pursuant to this Agreement unless the Company has received funds which may, subject to
SectionΒ 1.4 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, be used to make such payment. Any
amount which the Company does not pay pursuant to the operation of the preceding sentence shall not
constitute a claim (as defined in Β§101 of the Bankruptcy Code) against or corporate obligation of
the Company by such Originator for any such insufficiency unless and until the provisions of the
foregoing sentence are satisfied. The agreements in this SectionΒ 10.12 shall survive any
termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.13 Limited Recourse. Except as explicitly set forth herein, the
obligations of the Company under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents to which it is a
party are solely the obligations of the Company. No recourse under any Transaction Document shall
be had against, and no liability shall attach to, any officer, employee, director, or beneficiary,
whether directly or indirectly, of the Company. The agreements in this SectionΒ 10.13 shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.
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ScheduleΒ I
LIST OF XXXXXXXXXXX
Swift Transportation Services, LLC
Swift Leasing Co., LLC
Swift Intermodal, LLC
Swift Leasing Co., LLC
Swift Intermodal, LLC
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ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS
NONE.
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STATE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE ORIGINATORS
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Swift Transportation Services, LLC |
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Swift Leasing Co., LLC |
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Swift Intermodal, LLC |
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LOCATION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE ORIGINATORS
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FORM OF PURCHASE REPORT
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ExhibitΒ B
FORM OF COMPANY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, SWIFT RECEIVABLES COMPANY II, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the βCompanyβ), promises to pay to [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], a [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ]
(the βOriginatorβ), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the
Purchase and Sale Agreement referred to below, the aggregate unpaid Purchase Price of all
Receivables purchased by the Company from the Originator pursuant to such Purchase and Sale
Agreement, as such unpaid Purchase Price is shown in the records of the Servicer.
1.Β Purchase and Sale Agreement. This Company Note is the Company Note described in,
and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement
dated as of JuneΒ 8, 2011 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified
in accordance with its terms, the βPurchase and Sale Agreementβ), between the Company and
the Originators named therein. Reference is hereby made to the Purchase and Sale Agreement for a
statement of certain other rights and obligations of the Company and the Originator.
2.Β Definitions. Capitalized terms used (but not defined) herein have the meanings
assigned thereto in the Purchase and Sale Agreement and in ExhibitΒ I to the Receivables
Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Purchase and Sale Agreement). In addition, as used herein,
the following terms have the following meanings:
βBankruptcy Proceedingsβ has the meaning set forth in clause (b) of
paragraph 9 hereof.
βFinal Maturity Dateβ means the Payment Date immediately following the date that falls
one year and one day after the Facility Termination Date.
βInterest Periodβ means the period from and including a Settlement Date (or, in the
case of the first Interest Period, the date hereof) to but excluding the next Settlement Date.
βScreen Rateβ means, for any Interest Period, the rate for thirty day commercial paper
denominated in Dollars reported by Bloomberg Finance, L.P. and shown on US0001M Screen (or such
other screen as may replace that screen on that service for the purpose of displaying Dollar
commercial paper rates) at approximately 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first day of such
Interest Period.
βSenior Interestsβ means, collectively, (i)Β all accrued Discount on the Purchased
Interest, (ii)Β the fees referred to in SectionΒ 1.5 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement,
(iii)Β all amounts payable pursuant to SectionsΒ 1.7 or 6.4 of the Receivables
Purchase Agreement, (iv)Β the Capital
and (v)Β all other obligations of the Company and the Servicer that are due and payable, to (a)
the
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Purchasers, the Administrator and their respective successors, permitted transferees and
assigns arising in connection with the Transaction Documents and (b)Β any Indemnified Party or
Affected Person arising in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement, in each case,
howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or
hereafter existing, or due or to become due, together with any and all interest and Discount
accruing on any such amount after the commencement of any Bankruptcy Proceedings, notwithstanding
any provision or rule of law that might restrict the rights of any Senior Interest Holder, as
against the Company or anyone else, to collect such interest.
βSenior Interest Holdersβ means, collectively, the Purchasers, the Administrator and
the Indemnified Parties and Affected Persons.
βSubordination Provisionsβ means, collectively, clauses (a) through
(l) of paragraph 9 hereof.
3.Β Interest. Subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below, the Company
promises to pay interest on this Company Note as follows:
(a)Β Prior to the Final Maturity Date, the principal amount of this Company Note from
time to time outstanding during any Interest Period shall bear interest at a rate
per annum equal to the Screen Rate for such Interest Period, as determined
by the Servicer; and
(b)Β From (and including) the Final Maturity Date to (but excluding) the date on which
the entire principal amount of this Company Note is fully paid, the principal amount of this
Company Note from time to time outstanding shall bear interest at a rate per
annum equal to the rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by PNC
Bank, National Association, as its βbase rateβ, βreference rateβ or other comparable rate,
as determined by the Servicer.
4.Β Interest Payment Dates. Subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below,
the Company shall pay accrued interest on this Company Note on each Settlement Date, and shall pay
accrued interest on the amount of each principal payment made in cash on a date other than a
Settlement Date at the time of such principal payment.
5.Β Basis of Computation. Interest accrued hereunder that is computed by reference to
the Screen Rate shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day
year, and interest accrued hereunder that is computed by reference to the rate described in
paragraph 3(b) of this Company Note shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed
on the basis of a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable.
6.Β Principal Payment Dates. Subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below,
payments of the principal amount of this Company Note shall be made as follows:
(c)Β The principal amount of this Company Note shall be reduced by an amount equal to
each payment deemed made pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement;
and
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(d)Β The entire principal amount of this Company Note shall be paid on the Final
Maturity Date.
Subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below, the principal amount of and accrued
interest on this Company Note may be prepaid by, and in the sole discretion of the Company, on any
Business Day without premium or penalty.
7.Β Payment Mechanics. All payments of principal and interest hereunder are to be made
in lawful currency of the United States of America in the manner specified in ArticleΒ III
of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
8.Β Enforcement Expenses. In addition to and not in limitation of the foregoing, but
subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below and to any limitation imposed by applicable
law, the Company agrees to pay all expenses, including reasonable attorneysβ fees and legal
expenses, incurred by the Originator in seeking to collect any amounts payable hereunder which are
not paid when due.
9.Β Subordination Provisions. The Company covenants and agrees, and the Originator and
any other holder of this Company Note (collectively, the Originator and any such other holder are
called the βHolderβ), by its acceptance of this Company Note, likewise covenants and agrees
on behalf of itself and any Holder, that the payment of the principal amount of and interest on
this Company Note is hereby expressly subordinated in right of payment to the payment and
performance of the Senior Interests to the extent and in the manner set forth in the following
clauses of this paragraph 9:
(a)Β No payment or other distribution of the Companyβs assets of any kind or character,
whether in cash, securities, or other rights or property, shall be made on account of this
Company Note except to the extent such payment or other distribution is (i)Β permitted under
SectionΒ 1(m) of ExhibitΒ IV to the Receivables Purchase Agreement or (ii)
made pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of paragraph 6 of this Company
Note;
(b)Β In the event of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, readjustment,
reorganization or other similar event relating to the Company, whether voluntary or
involuntary, partial or complete, and whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership
proceedings, or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or any other marshalling of
the assets and liabilities of the Company or any sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company other than as permitted by the Purchase and Sale Agreement (such
proceedings being herein collectively called βBankruptcy Proceedingsβ), the Senior
Interests shall first be paid and performed in full and in cash before the Originator shall
be entitled to receive and to retain any payment or distribution in respect of this Company
Note. In order to implement the foregoing: (i)Β all payments and distributions of any kind
or character in respect of this Company Note to which the Holder would be entitled except
for this clause (b) shall be made directly to the Administrator (for the benefit of
the Senior Interest Holders); (ii)Β the Holder shall promptly file a claim or claims, in
the form required in any Bankruptcy Proceedings, for the full outstanding amount of this
Company Note, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause said claim or claims to
be approved and all payments and other distributions in respect
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thereof to be made directly
to the Administrator (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders) until the Senior
Interests shall have been paid and performed in full and in cash; and (iii)Β the Holder
hereby irrevocably agrees that the Administrator (acting on behalf of the Purchasers), in
the name of the Holder or otherwise, demand, xxx for, collect, receive and receipt for any
and all such payments or distributions, and file, prove and vote or consent in any such
Bankruptcy Proceedings with respect to any and all claims of the Holder relating to this
Company Note, in each case until the Senior Interests shall have been paid and performed in
full and in cash;
(c)Β In the event that the Holder receives any payment or other distribution of any kind
or character from the Company or from any other source whatsoever, in respect of this
Company Note, other than as expressly permitted by the terms of this Company Note, such
payment or other distribution shall be received in trust for the Senior Interest Holders and
shall be turned over by the Holder to the Administrator (for the benefit of the Senior
Interest Holders) forthwith. The Holder will xxxx its books and records so as clearly to
indicate that this Company Note is subordinated in accordance with the terms hereof. All
payments and distributions received by the Administrator in respect of this Company Note, to
the extent received in or converted into cash, may be applied by the Administrator (for the
benefit of the Senior Interest Holders) first to the payment of any and all expenses
(including reasonable attorneysβ fees and legal expenses) paid or incurred by the Senior
Interest Holders in enforcing these Subordination Provisions, or in endeavoring to collect
or realize upon this Company Note, and any balance thereof shall, solely as between the
Originator and the Senior Interest Holders, be applied by the Administrator (in the order of
application set forth in SectionΒ 1.4(d) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement)
toward the payment of the Senior Interests; but as between the Company and its creditors, no
such payments or distributions of any kind or character shall be deemed to be payments or
distributions in respect of the Senior Interests;
(d)Β Notwithstanding any payments or distributions received by the Senior Interest
Holders in respect of this Company Note, while any Bankruptcy Proceedings are pending the
Holder shall not be subrogated to the then existing rights of the Senior Interest Holders in
respect of the Senior Interests until the Senior Interests have been paid and performed in
full and in cash. If no Bankruptcy Proceedings are pending, the Holder shall only be
entitled to exercise any subrogation rights that it may acquire (by reason of a payment or
distribution to the Senior Interest Holders in respect of this Company Note) to the extent
that any payment arising out of the exercise of such rights would be permitted under
SectionΒ 1(m) of ExhibitΒ IV to the Receivables Purchase Agreement;
(e)Β These Subordination Provisions are intended solely for the purpose of defining the
relative rights of the Holder, on the one hand, and the Senior Interest Holders on the other
hand. Nothing contained in these Subordination Provisions or elsewhere in this Company Note
is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors
(other than the Senior Interest Holders) and the Holder, the Companyβs obligation,
which is unconditional and absolute, to pay the Holder the principal of and interest on this
Company Note as and when the same shall become due and payable in
accordance with the terms
hereof or to affect the relative rights of the Holder and creditors of the Company (other
than the Senior Interest Holders);
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(f)Β The Holder shall not, until the Senior Interests have been paid and performed in
full and in cash, (i)Β cancel, waive, forgive, or commence legal proceedings to enforce or
collect, or subordinate to any obligation of the Company, howsoever created, arising or
evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or now or hereafter existing,
or due or to become due, other than the Senior Interests, this Company Note or any rights in
respect hereof or (ii)Β convert this Company Note into an equity interest in the Company,
unless the Holder shall, in either case, have received the prior written consent of the
Administrator;
(g)Β The Holder shall not, without the prior written consent of the Administrator and
Purchaser, commence, or join with any other Person in commencing, any Bankruptcy Proceedings
with respect to the Company until at least one year and one day shall have passed since the
Senior Interests shall have been paid and performed in full and in cash;
(h)Β If, at any time, any payment (in whole or in part) of any Senior Interest is
rescinded or must be restored or returned by a Senior Interest Holder (whether in connection
with Bankruptcy Proceedings or otherwise), these Subordination Provisions shall continue to
be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, as though such payment had not been
made;
(i)Β Each of the Senior Interest Holders may, from time to time, at its sole discretion,
without notice to the Holder, and without waiving any of its rights under these
Subordination Provisions, take any or all of the following actions: (i)Β retain or obtain an
interest in any property to secure any of the Senior Interests; (ii)Β retain or obtain the
primary or secondary obligations of any other obligor or obligors with respect to any of the
Senior Interests; (iii)Β extend or renew for one or more periods (whether or not longer than
the original period), alter or exchange any of the Senior Interests, or release or
compromise any obligation of any nature with respect to any of the Senior Interests; (iv)
amend, supplement, restate, or otherwise modify any Transaction Document; and (v)Β release
its security interest in, or surrender, release or permit any substitution or exchange for
all or any part of any rights or property securing any of the Senior Interests, or extend or
renew for one or more periods (whether or not longer than the original period), or release,
compromise, alter or exchange any obligations of any nature of any obligor with respect to
any such rights or property;
(j)Β The Holder hereby waives: (i)Β notice of acceptance of these Subordination
Provisions by any of the Senior Interest Holders; (ii)Β notice of the existence, creation,
non-payment or non-performance of all or any of the Senior Interests; and (iii)Β all
diligence in enforcement, collection or protection of, or realization upon, the Senior
Interests, or any thereof, or any security therefor;
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(k)Β Each of the Senior Interest Holders may, from time to time, on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents to which such
Persons are
party, but without notice to the Holder, assign or transfer any or all of the Senior
Interests, or any interest therein; and, notwithstanding any such assignment or transfer or
any subsequent assignment or transfer thereof, such Senior Interests shall be and remain
Senior Interests for the purposes of these Subordination Provisions, and every immediate and
successive assignee or transferee of any of the Senior Interests or of any interest of such
assignee or transferee in the Senior Interests shall be entitled to the benefits of these
Subordination Provisions to the same extent as if such assignee or transferee were the
assignor or transferor; and
(l)Β These Subordination Provisions constitute a continuing offer from the Holder to all
Persons who become the holders of, or who continue to hold, Senior Interests; and these
Subordination Provisions are made for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders, and the
Administrator may proceed to enforce such provisions on behalf of each of such Persons.
10.Β General. No failure or delay on the part of the Originator in exercising any
power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other power or right. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to,
any provision of this Company Note shall in any event be effective unless (i)Β the same shall be in
writing and signed and delivered by the Company and the Holder and (ii)Β all consents required for
such actions under the Transaction Documents shall have been received by the appropriate Persons.
11.Β Maximum Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this Company Note to the contrary,
the Company shall never be required to pay unearned interest on any amount outstanding hereunder
and shall never be required to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at a rate
in excess of the maximum nonusurious interest rate that may be contracted for, charged or received
under applicable federal or state law (such maximum rate being herein called the βHighest
Lawful Rateβ). If the effective rate of interest which would otherwise by payable under this
Company Note would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, or if the holder of this Company Note shall
receive any unearned interest or shall receive monies that are deemed to constitute interest which
would increase the effective rate of interest payable by the Company under this Company Note to a
rate in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, then (i)Β the amount of interest which would otherwise be
payable by the Company under this Company Note shall be reduced to the amount allowed by applicable
law, and (ii)Β any unearned interest paid by the Company or any interest paid by the Company in
excess of the Highest Lawful Rate shall be refunded to the Company. Without limitation of the
foregoing, all calculations of the rate of interest contracted for, charged or received by the
Originator under this Company Note that are made for the purpose of determining whether such rate
exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to the Originator (such Highest Lawful Rate being herein
called the βOriginatorβs
Maximum Permissible Rateβ) shall be made, to the extent permitted by usury laws
applicable to the Originator (now or hereafter enacted), by amortizing, prorating and spreading in
equal parts during the actual period during which any amount has been outstanding hereunder all
interest at any time contracted for, charged or received by the Originator in connection herewith.
If at any
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time and from time to time (i)Β the amount of interest payable to the Originator on any
date shall be computed at the Originatorβs Maximum Permissible Rate pursuant to the provisions of
the foregoing sentence and (ii)Β in respect of any subsequent interest computation period the amount
of interest otherwise payable to the Originator would be less than the amount of interest payable
to the Originator computed at the Originatorβs Maximum Permissible Rate, then the amount of
interest payable to the Originator in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall
continue to be computed at the Originatorβs Maximum Permissible Rate until the total amount of
interest payable to the Originator shall equal the total amount of interest which would have been
payable to the Originator if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving effect
to the provisions of the foregoing sentence.
12.Β Governing Law. THIS COMPANY NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS
PRINCIPLES THEREOF OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK).
13.Β Captions. Paragraph captions used in this Company Note are for convenience only
and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Company Note.
14.Β Third Party Beneficiary. The Company agrees that the Administrator, for the benefit of
the Secured Interest Holders, is a third party beneficiary of this Company Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Company Note to be executed as of the date
first written above.
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ExhibitΒ C
FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT
THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 20
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(this βAgreementβ) is executed
byΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , a [corporation][limited liability company] organized under the laws of Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(the βAdditional Originatorβ), with its principal place of business located at Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β .
BACKGROUND:
A.Β Swift Receivables Company II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
βCompanyβ) and the various entities from time to time party thereto, as Originators
(collectively, the βOriginatorsβ), have entered into that certain Purchase and Sale
Agreement, dated as of JuneΒ 8, 2011 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
through the date hereof, and as it may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the βPurchase and Sale Agreementβ).
B.Β The Additional Originator desires to become an Originator pursuant to SectionΒ 4.3
of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Additional Originator hereby
agrees as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Purchase and Sale Agreement or in
ExhibitΒ I to the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Purchase and Sale
Agreement).
SECTION 2. Transaction Documents. The Additional Originator hereby agrees that it
shall be bound by all of the terms, conditions and provisions of, and shall be deemed to be a party
to (as if it were an original signatory to), the Purchase and Sale Agreement and each of the other
relevant Transaction Documents. From and after the later of the date hereof and the date that the
Additional Originator has complied with all of the requirements of SectionΒ 4.3 of the
Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Additional Originator shall be an Originator for all purposes of
the Purchase and Sale Agreement and all other Transaction Documents. The Additional Originator
hereby acknowledges that it has received copies of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents.
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SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. The Additional Originator hereby makes all
of the representations and warranties set forth in ArticleΒ V (to the extent applicable) of
the Purchase and Sale Agreement as of the date hereof (unless such representations or warranties
relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), as if such representations and
warranties were fully set forth herein. The Additional Originator hereby represents and warrants
that its location (as defined in the UCC) is [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], and the offices where the
Additional Originator keeps all of its records and Related Security are as follows:
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SECTION 4. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. This Agreement is executed by the
Additional Originator for the benefit of the Company, and its assigns, and each of the foregoing
parties may rely hereon. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of,
the Additional Originator and its successors and permitted assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly
authorized officer as of the date and year first above written.
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Exhibit C-12