TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN SILVERLEAF RESORTS, INC. AND SILVERLEAF FINANCE V, L.P. DATED AS OF AUGUST 1, 2006
EXHIBIT
10.3
BETWEEN
SILVERLEAF
RESORTS, INC.
AND
SILVERLEAF
FINANCE V, L.P.
DATED
AS
OF AUGUST 1, 2006
This
TRANSFER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated
as
of August 1, 2006, is between Silverleaf Resorts, Inc., a Texas corporation
(“Originator”) and
Silverleaf Finance V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer”), and
their
respective permitted successors and assigns.
W
I T
N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Issuer has been established as a bankruptcy-remote entity for the purpose
of
acquiring (i) a certain pool of timeshare loans (the “Mortgage
Loans”)
each
evidenced by a promissory note and secured by a first Mortgage on a fractional
fee simple timeshare interest in a Unit, (ii) a pool of timeshare loans (the
“Oak
N’ Spruce Loans”),
each
evidenced by a purchase and finance agreement (a “Finance
Agreement”)
for
the purchase of a certificate of beneficial interest in the Oak N’ Spruce Resort
Trust evidencing the right of the owner thereof to use and occupy a fixed unit
at Oak N’ Spruce Resort at a fixed period of time (the Mortgage Loans and Oak N’
Spruce Loans, together, the “Timeshare
Loans”),
(iii)
any Qualified
Substitute Timeshare Loans and
Subsequent Timeshare Loans
and (iv)
all Related Security in respect of the Timeshare Loans and Oak N’ Spruce Loans.
A “Timeshare
Property”
shall
consist of (i) in the case of a Timeshare Loan, a fractional fee simple
timeshare interest in a residential unit (a residential timeshare unit herein
referred to as a “Unit”)
in a
Resort or (ii) in the case of an Oak N’ Spruce Loan, a certificate of beneficial
interest (“Oak
N’ Spruce Certificate”)
in the
Oak N’ Spruce Resort Trust. The Timeshare Loans, Timeshare Properties, Mortgage
Note, any Related Security and other conveyed property related thereto and
additional collateral, collectively, are the “Transferred
Assets.”
WHEREAS,
on August 29, 2006 (the “Closing
Date”)
and on
each Transfer
Date,
the
Issuer intends to pledge such Transferred Assets acquired thereby to Xxxxx
Fargo
Bank National Association, as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the
“Securitization
Indenture Trustee”),
custodian (in such capacity, the “Securitization
Custodian”)
and
backup servicer, pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 1, 2006 (the
“Securitization
Indenture”),
by
and among the Issuer, Silverleaf Finance V, LLC, as the general partner of
the
Issuer (the “General
Partner”),
Silverleaf Resorts, Inc., in its capacity as servicer (the “Securitization
Servicer”)
and
the Securitization Indenture Trustee, to secure the Issuer’s (i) 5.760%
Timeshare Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class A Notes, (ii) 5.909% Timeshare
Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class B Notes, (iii) 6.456% Timeshare
Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class C Notes, (iv) 7.249% Timeshare
Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class D Notes, (v) 7.793% Timeshare
Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class E Notes, (vi) 8.287% Timeshare
Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class F Notes, and (vii) 10.000% Timeshare
Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2006-A, Class G Notes (collectively, the “Securitization
Notes”);
WHEREAS,
proceeds from the sale of the Securitization Notes will be used by the Issuer,
in part, to (i) pay the Originator the purchase price for the Timeshare Loans
and (ii) pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the
Securitization Notes.
WHEREAS,
the Originator will derive an economic benefit from the transfer hereunder
of
the Timeshare Loans to the Issuer.
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NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, and for
other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Definitions;
Interpretation.
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective
meanings specified in “Standard Definitions” attached hereto as Annex
A.
SECTION
2. Acquisition
of Timeshare Loans.
(a)
Initial
Timeshare Loans.
(i) Effective
as of the Closing Date, but subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement (including, without limitation, subsection
(f)
below),
the Originator hereby sells (“Sells,”
“Sale”
or
“Sold”)
or
contributes (“Contribute”
or
“Contribution”)
(in
each case to the extent described in subsection
(f)
below)
and otherwise transfers, assigns, and conveys to the Issuer, without recourse
(except to the extent specifically provided herein), and the Issuer hereby
agrees to purchase or accept a contribution of (in each case to the extent
described in subsection
(f)
below)
and otherwise acquires, all right, title and interest of the Originator in
and
to the Timeshare Loans included on the schedule delivered to the Issuer on
the
Closing Date (as further described in subsection
(g)
below),
together with the Timeshare Properties, Related Security and other conveyed
property related thereto. In connection with the initial transfer, Originator
shall transfer, or cause the deposit, into the Lockbox Account of all amounts
received by the Originator on account of such Timeshare Loans, Timeshare
Properties, Related Security and other conveyed property related thereto and
additional collateral hereunder due on and after the Initial Cut-Off Date within
two (2) Business Days of the receipt thereof.
(ii) The
Originator hereby acknowledges that each sale, contribution and conveyance
to
the Issuer hereunder is absolute and irrevocable, without reservation or
retention of any interest whatsoever by the Originator.
(b)
Subsequent
Timeshare Loans.
(i) Effective
as of each applicable Transfer Date, but subject to the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement (including, without limitation, subsections
(f)
and
(h)
below),
the Originator shall Sell or Contribute (in each case to the extent described
in
subsection
(f)
below)
and otherwise transfer, assign, and convey to the Issuer, without recourse
(except to the extent specifically provided herein), and the Issuer hereby
agrees to purchase or accept a contribution of (in each case to the extent
described in subsection
(f)
below)
and otherwise acquire, all right, title and interest of the Originator in and
to
the Subsequent Timeshare Loans included on the schedule delivered to the Issuer
on the applicable Transfer Date (as further described in subsection
(g)
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below),
together with the Timeshare Properties, Related Security and other conveyed
property related thereto. In connection with any such transfer, Originator
shall
transfer, or cause the deposit, into the Lockbox Account of all amounts received
by the Originator on account of such Subsequent Timeshare Loans, Timeshare
Properties, Related Security and other conveyed property related thereto and
additional collateral hereunder due on and after the related Cut-Off Date within
two (2) Business Days of the receipt thereof.
(ii) The
Originator hereby acknowledges that each sale, contribution and conveyance
to
the Issuer hereunder shall be absolute and irrevocable, without reservation
or
retention of any interest whatsoever by the Originator.
(c)
Delivery
of Timeshare Loan Documents.
In
connection with the sale, transfer, contribution, assignment and conveyance
of
any Timeshare Loans hereunder or under any Subsequent Transfer Agreement, the
Issuer hereby directs the Originator and the Originator hereby agrees to deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Securitization Custodian, all related Timeshare
Loan Files and to the Securitization Servicer all related Timeshare Loan
Servicing Files.
(d)
Collections.
The
Originator shall deposit or cause to be deposited all collections in respect
of
the Timeshare Loans received by the Originator or any of its Affiliates on
and
after the related Cut-Off Date in the Lockbox Account.
(e)
Limitation
of Liability.
None of
the Issuer or any subsequent assignee of the Issuer shall have any obligation
or
liability with respect to any Timeshare Loan nor shall the Issuer or any
subsequent assignee have any liability to any Obligor in respect of any
Timeshare Loan. No such obligation or liability is intended to be assumed by
the
Issuer, the Originator or any subsequent assignee herewith and any such
liability is hereby expressly disclaimed.
(f)
Purchase
Price/Capital Contribution.
The
price paid for Timeshare Loans, Timeshare Properties, Related Security and
other
conveyed property related thereto and additional collateral which are Sold
hereunder shall be the Purchase Price with respect thereto. Such Purchase Price
shall be paid by means of an immediate cash payment to the Originator by wire
transfer on the applicable conveyance date to an account designated by the
Originator on or before such conveyance date or by means of proper accounting
entries being entered upon the accounts and records of the Originator and the
Issuer on the applicable conveyance date. To the extent that the cash amount
received for any Timeshare Loans, Timeshare Properties, Related Security and
other conveyed property related thereto and additional collateral Sold by the
Originator to the Issuer hereunder is less than the Purchase Price of such
property at the time of the applicable Sale, the shortfall shall be deemed
to
have been Contributed by the Originator to the capital of the Issuer on the
applicable conveyance date.
(g)
Schedule
of Timeshare Loans.
Upon
the Originator’s Sale or Contribution of the Timeshare Loans, Timeshare
Properties, Related Security and other conveyed property related thereto and
additional collateral to the Issuer, the Originator shall deliver a Schedule
of
Timeshare Loans, Timeshare Properties, Related Security and other conveyed
property related
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thereto
and additional collateral, which schedule shall be attached hereto as
Schedule
III
and made
a part hereof. Each schedule so delivered shall supersede any prior schedules
so
delivered.
(h)
The
Originator shall transfer to the Issuer the Subsequent Timeshare Loans and
the
Issuer shall cause to be released funds from the Prefunding Account, only upon
satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the related
Transfer Date:
(i)
The
Originator shall have delivered to the Securitization Indenture Trustee a duly
executed Subsequent Transfer Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit
B
attached hereto, including a Schedule of Timeshare Loans attached thereto and
listing the Subsequent Loans to be conveyed on such Transfer Date, and
confirming the satisfaction of each condition precedent specified in this
Section 2(h);
(ii)
As
of each Transfer Date, as evidenced by delivery of the Subsequent Transfer
Agreement, the Originator (a) shall not be insolvent nor will be made insolvent
by such transfers, nor shall it be aware of any pending insolvency, (b) shall
not intend to incur nor believe that it shall incur debts that would be beyond
its ability to pay as such debts mature, (c) shall not make such transfer with
actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any Person, and (d) shall not have
assets that constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business
as
then conducted;
(iii)
Each such Subsequent Timeshare Loan must satisfy the representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement (including in Section 5 and in
Schedule
I
hereof)
and the Originator shall have performed all obligations to be performed by
it
hereunder on or prior to such Transfer Date;
(iv)
Such
transfer shall not result in a material adverse tax consequence to the
Originator or the Securitization Noteholders;
(v)
The
Prefunding Termination Date shall not have occurred;
(vi)
The
Originator shall have provided the Securitization Indenture Trustee and the
Rating Agency with an Addition Notice not later than three Business Days prior
to such Transfer Date and shall have provided any information reasonably
requested by either of them with respect to the related Subsequent Timeshare
Loans;
(vii)
The
Originator shall have deposited in the Collection Account all Collections in
respect of the related Subsequent Timeshare Loans due on and after the related
Cut-Off Date; and
(viii)
All the provisions of the Escrow and Closing Agreement and the Custodial
Agreement shall have been complied with.
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SECTION
3. Intended
Characterization, Grant of Security Interest.
It is
the intention of the parties hereto that the transfers of Timeshare Loans to
be
made pursuant to the terms hereof and the terms of each Subsequent Transfer
Agreement shall constitute a sale and/or contribution and an absolute assignment
by the Originator to the Issuer and not a loan secured by the Timeshare Loans.
In the event, however, that a court of competent jurisdiction were to hold
that
any such transfer constitutes a loan and not a sale and/or contribution, it
is
the intention of the parties hereto that the Originator shall be deemed to
have
granted and does hereby grant to the Issuer as of the date hereof a first
priority perfected security interest in all of Originator’s right, title and
interest in, to and under the Transferred Assets specified in Section 2 hereof
and that with respect to such conveyance, this Agreement and each applicable
Subsequent Transfer Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under
applicable law. In the event of the characterization of any such transfer as
a
loan, the amount of interest payable or paid with respect to such loan under
the
terms of this Agreement and each applicable Subsequent Transfer Agreement shall
be limited to an amount which shall not exceed the maximum non-usurious rate
of
interest allowed by the applicable state law or any applicable law of the United
States permitting a higher maximum non-usurious rate that preempts such
applicable state law, which could lawfully be contracted for, charged or
received (the “Highest
Lawful Rate”).
In
the event any payment of interest on any such loan exceeds the Highest Lawful
Rate, the parties hereto stipulate that (a) to the extent possible given the
term of such loan, such excess amount previously paid or to be paid with respect
to such loan be applied to reduce the principal balance of such loan, and the
provisions thereof immediately be deemed reformed and the amounts thereafter
collectible thereunder reduced, without the necessity of the execution of any
new document, so as to comply with the then applicable law, but so as to permit
the recovery of the fullest amount otherwise called for thereunder and (b)
to
the extent that the reduction of the principal balance of, and the amounts
collectible under, such loan and the reformation of the provisions thereof
described in the immediately preceding clause (a) is not possible given the
term
of such loan, such excess amount will be deemed to have been paid with respect
to such loan as a result of an error and upon discovery of such error or upon
notice thereof by any party hereto such amount shall be refunded by the
recipient thereof.
The
characterization of the Originator as “debtor” and the Issuer as “secured party”
in any financing statement required hereunder is solely for protective purposes
and shall in no way be construed as being contrary to the intent of the parties
that this transaction be treated as a sale and/or contribution to the Issuer
of
such Originator’s entire right, title and interest in and to the Transferred
Assets.
Each
of
the Originator, the Issuer and any of their Affiliates hereby agrees to make
the
appropriate entries in its general accounting records and to indicate that
the
Timeshare Loans have been transferred to the Issuer.
SECTION
4. Conditions
Precedent to Acquisition of Timeshare Loans by the Issuer.
The
obligations of the Issuer to purchase any Timeshare Loans hereunder or under
any
Subsequent Transfer Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
(a)
All
representations and warranties of Originator contained in Section 5
and
6
in
Schedule
I
hereof,
and all information provided in the Schedule of Timeshare Loans related thereto
shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date or the Transfer Date, as
applicable, and Originator shall have delivered to the Issuer, the
Securitization Indenture Trustee and UBS Securities LLC (the “Initial
Purchaser”)
an
officer’s certificate (the “Officer’s
Certificate”)
to
such effect.
(b)
On or
prior to the Closing Date or a Transfer Date, as applicable, the Originator
shall have delivered or shall have caused the delivery of (i) the related
Timeshare Loan Files to the Securitization Custodian and the Securitization
Custodian shall have delivered a receipt therefore pursuant to the Custodial
Agreement, (ii) the Timeshare Loan Servicing Files to the Securitization
Servicer, and (iii) all documents and certifications required pursuant to the
terms of the Custodial Agreement and the Escrow and Closing Agreement.
(c)
The
Originator shall have delivered or shall have caused to be delivered all other
information theretofore required or reasonably requested by the Issuer to be
delivered by the Originator or performed or caused to be performed all other
obligations required to be performed as of the Closing Date or Transfer Date,
as
the case may be, including all filings, recordings and/or registrations as
may
be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Issuer or the Securitization
Indenture Trustee to establish and preserve the right, title and interest of
the
Issuer or the Securitization Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, in the
related Timeshare Loans.
(d)
On or
before the Closing Date, the Issuer, the General Partner, the Securitization
Servicer, the Backup Servicer and the Securitization Indenture Trustee shall
have entered into the Securitization Indenture.
(e)
The
Securitization Notes shall be issued and sold on the Closing Date, and the
Issuer shall receive the full consideration due it upon the issuance of the
Securitization Notes, and the Issuer shall have applied such consideration
to
the extent necessary, to pay that certain price (the “Timeshare
Loan Acquisition Price”)
for
each Timeshare Loan, except to the extent that the Originator has made a
Contribution to the Issuer pursuant to Section 2(f).
(f)
Each
Timeshare Loan conveyed on a Transfer Date in accordance with Section 6(a)
hereof shall satisfy each of the criteria specified in the definition of
“Qualified
Substitute Timeshare Loan”
and
each of the conditions herein and in the Securitization Indenture for
substitution of Timeshare Loans shall have been satisfied.
(g)
Each
Timeshare Loan conveyed on a Transfer Date in accordance with Section 2(b)
hereof shall satisfy each of the criteria specified in the definition of
“Subsequent
Timeshare Loan”
and
each of the conditions herein and in the Securitization Indenture for conveyance
of Subsequent Timeshare Loans shall have been satisfied.
(h)
The
Issuer shall have received such other certificates and opinions as it shall
reasonably request.
SECTION
5. Representations
and Warranties and Certain Covenants of Originator.
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(a)
Originator represents and warrants to the Issuer and the Securitization
Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Securitization Noteholders, as of
the
Closing Date (with respect to the Timeshare Loans transferred on the Closing
Date) and on each Transfer Date (with respect to Qualified Substitute Timeshare
Loans and Subsequent Timeshare Loans transferred on such Transfer Date) as
follows:
(i)
Due
Incorporation; Valid Existence; Good Standing.
It is a
corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the
laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation; and is duly qualified to do business
as a foreign corporation and in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction where the character of its property, the nature of its business
or
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified will not have a material
adverse effect on its business or its ability to perform its obligations under
this Agreement, each Subsequent Transfer Agreement or any other related
documents (the “Transaction
Documents”)
to
which it is a party or under the transactions contemplated hereunder or
thereunder or the validity or enforceability of the Timeshare Loans.
(ii)
Possession
of Licenses, Certificates, Franchises and Permits.
It
holds all licenses, certificates, franchises and permits from all governmental
authorities necessary for the conduct of its business, except where the failure
to hold such licenses, certificates, franchises and permits would not materially
and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement
or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or under the
transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder or the validity or
enforceability of the Timeshare Loans, and has received no notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation of any such license, certificate, franchise or
permit, which singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding, would materially and adversely affect its ability
to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document to which it is a party or under the transactions contemplated hereunder
or thereunder or the validity or enforceability of the Timeshare
Loans.
(iii)
Corporate
Authority and Power.
It has,
and at all times during the term of this Agreement will have, all requisite
corporate power and authority to own its properties, to conduct its business,
to
execute and deliver this Agreement and all documents and transactions
contemplated hereunder and to perform all of its obligations under this
Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or under
the
transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder.
(iv)
Authorization,
Execution and Delivery Valid and Binding.
This
Agreement and all other Transaction Documents and instruments required or
contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered by Originator have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by Originator and, assuming the due execution
and delivery by, the other party or parties hereto and thereto, constitute
legal, valid and binding agreements enforceable against Originator in accordance
with their respective terms subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, moratorium and other
similar applicable laws affecting the
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enforceability
of creditors’ rights generally applicable in the event of the bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution, as applicable, of
Originator and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether such
enforceability shall be considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(v)
No
Violation of Law, Rule, Regulation, etc.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Originator of this Agreement and any
other Transaction Document to which it is a party do not and will not (A)
violate any of the provisions of its articles of incorporation or bylaws, (B)
violate any provision of any law, governmental rule or regulation currently
in
effect applicable to it or its properties or by which it or its properties
may
be bound or affected, including, without limitation, any bulk transfer laws,
where such violation would have a material adverse effect on its ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document
to which it is a party or under the transactions contemplated hereunder or
thereunder or the validity or enforceability of the Timeshare Loans, (C) violate
any judgment, decree, writ, injunction, award, determination or order currently
in effect applicable to it or its properties or by which it or its properties
are bound or affected, where such violation would have a material adverse effect
on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document to which it is a party or under the transactions
contemplated hereunder or thereunder or the validity or enforceability of the
Timeshare Loans, (D) conflict with, or result in a breach of, or constitute
a
default under, any of the provisions of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
contract or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound
where such violation would have a material adverse effect on its ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document
to which it is a party or under the transactions contemplated hereunder or
thereunder or the validity or enforceability of the Timeshare Loans or (E)
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties
pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract
or other instrument.
(vi)
Governmental
Consent.
No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, and no filing with or notice
to,
any court or other Governmental Authority in respect of Originator is required
which has not been obtained in connection with the authorization, execution,
delivery or performance by Originator of this Agreement or any of the other
Transaction Documents to which Originator is a party or under the transactions
contemplated hereunder or thereunder, including, without limitation, the
transfer of the Timeshare Loans and the creation of the security interest of
the
Issuer therein pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
(vii)
Defaults.
It is
not in default under any material agreement, contract, instrument or indenture
to which it is a party or by which it or its properties is or are bound, or
with
respect to any order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or
governmental body, in each case, which would have a material adverse effect
on
the transactions contemplated hereunder or on its business, operations,
financial condition or assets, and no event has occurred which with notice
or
lapse of time or both would constitute such a default with respect to any such
agreement, contract, instrument or indenture, or with respect to any such order
of any court, administrative agency,
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arbitrator
or governmental body.
(viii)
Insolvency.
It is
solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the transfer of Timeshare Loans
hereunder. On and after the Closing Date, it will not engage in any business
or
transaction the result of which would cause the property remaining with it
to
constitute an unreasonably small amount of capital.
(ix)
Pending
Litigation or Other Proceedings.
Other
than as described in the Offering Circular, there is no pending or, to its
Knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any
court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body against or
affecting it which, if decided adversely, would materially and adversely affect
(A) its condition (financial or otherwise), its business or operations, (B)
its
ability to perform its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability
of,
this Agreement or any other documents or transactions contemplated under this
Agreement including, without limitation, its ability to foreclose or otherwise
enforce the Liens of the Timeshare Loans, or (C) any Timeshare Loan or title
of
any Obligor to any related Timeshare Property.
(x)
Information.
No
document, certificate or report furnished or required to be furnished by or
on
behalf of it pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document,
contains or will contain when furnished any untrue statement of a material
fact
or fails or will fail to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in
which it was made. There are no facts known to it which, individually or in
the
aggregate, materially adversely affect, or which (aside from general economic
trends) may reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect in the future,
its financial condition or assets or business, or which may impair its or the
Originator’s ability to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement,
which have not been disclosed herein or therein or in the certificates and
other
documents furnished to the Issuer by or on its behalf pursuant hereto or thereto
specifically for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
or
thereby.
(xi)
Foreign
Tax Liability.
It is
not aware of any Obligor under a Timeshare Loan who has withheld any portion
of
payments due under such Timeshare Loan because of the requirements of a foreign
taxing authority, and no foreign taxing authority has contacted it concerning
a
withholding or other foreign tax liability.
(xii)
No
Deficiency Accumulation.
It is
not aware of any outstanding “accumulated funding deficiency” (as such term is
defined under ERISA and the Code) with respect to any “employee benefit plan”
(as such term is defined under ERISA) sponsored by it.
(xiii)
Taxes.
It has
filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) which it reasonably believes
are required to be filed and has paid or made adequate provision for the payment
of all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges due from it or is
contesting any such tax, assessment or other governmental charge in good faith
through appropriate proceedings or except where the failure to file or pay
will
not have
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a
material adverse effect on the rights and interests of the Issuer or any of
its
subsequent assignees. It knows of no basis for any material additional tax
assessment for any fiscal year for which adequate reserves have not been
established. It shall pay all such taxes, assessments and governmental charges
when due.
(xiv)
Place
of Business.
The
principal place of business and chief executive office where it keeps its
records concerning the Timeshare Loans will be 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx
000,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (or such other place specified by it by written notice
to
the Issuer and the Securitization Indenture Trustee). It is a corporation formed
under the laws of the State of Texas.
(xv)
Securities
Laws.
It is
not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No portion
of the Timeshare Loan Acquisition Price for each of the Timeshare Loans will
be
used by it or the Originator to acquire any security in any transaction which
is
subject to Section 13 or Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended.
(xvi)
Oak
N’
Spruce Loans.
With
respect to Timeshare Loans that are Oak N’ Spruce Loans:
(A)
The
Oak N’ Spruce Trust is a trust duly, formed, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Oak N’ Spruce
Trust is authorized to transact business in no other state;
(B)
Silverleaf possesses all requisite franchises, operating rights, licenses,
permits, consents, authorizations, exemptions and orders as are necessary to
discharge its obligations under the Finance Agreement;
(C)
Silverleaf holds all right, title and interest in and to all of the Timeshare
Properties related to the Oak N’ Spruce Loans solely for the benefit of the
beneficiaries referred to in, and subject in each case to the provisions of,
the
Finance Agreement and the other documents and agreements related
thereto;
(D)
There
are no actions, suits, proceedings, orders or injunctions pending against the
Oak N’ Spruce Trust or Oak N’ Spruce Trustee, at law or in equity, or before or
by any governmental authority which, if adversely determined, could reasonably
be expect to have a material adverse effect on the Trust Estate or the Oak
N’
Spruce Trustee’s ability to perform its obligations under the Trust
Documents;
(E)
Neither the Oak N’ Spruce Trust nor the Oak N’ Spruce Trustee has incurred any
indebtedness for borrowed money (directly, by guarantee, or
otherwise);
(F)
All
ad valorem taxes and other taxes and assessments against
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the
Oak
N’ Spruce Trust and/or its trust estate have been paid when due and neither the
Originator nor the Oak N’ Spruce Trustee knows of any basis for any additional
taxes or assessments against any such property. The Oak N’ Spruce Trust has
filed all required tax returns and has paid all taxes shown to be due and
payable on such returns, including all taxes in respect of sales of Owner
Beneficiary Rights (as defined in the Finance Agreement);
(G)
The
Oak N’ Spruce Trust and the Oak N’ Spruce Trustee are in compliance with all
applicable laws, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to
it
and in compliance with each instrument, agreement or document to which it is
a
party or by which it is bound, including, without limitation, the Finance
Agreement except where the failure to comply herein would not materially and
adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement
or
any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or under the transactions
contemplated hereunder or thereunder or the validity or enforceability of the
Timeshare Loans;
(H)
The
Originator shall continue to control and manage the Oak N’ Spruce Trust, and
Originator shall not take any action to cause the Oak N’ Spruce Trustee to
control or manage the Oak N’ Spruce Trust;
(I)
The
Oak N’ Spruce Trustee is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silverleaf and is
controlled by Silverleaf. Silverleaf shall cause Silverleaf Berkshires, Inc.
to
remain the Oak N’ Spruce Trustee and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silverleaf,
and Silverleaf shall maintain the existence of Silverleaf Berkshires, Inc.
as a
Texas corporation, with all the requisite corporate powers and authority as
exists on the Closing Date; and
(J)
Silverleaf shall comply, and shall cause the Oak N’ Spruce Trustee to comply,
with all the terms and conditions of the Oak N’ Spruce Trust Agreement and all
other related documents.
(xvii)
Servicing.
It is
the initial Servicer and has been servicing the Timeshare Loans in accordance
with the Servicing Standard.
(xviii)
Certified
Copy of Contract for Sale.
It
represents and warrants that each Contract for Sale contained in a Timeshare
Loan File is a true, correct and accurate copy of the original Contract for
Sale.
(xix)
Transactions
in Ordinary Course.
The
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each Subsequent Transfer
Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Originator.
(xx)
Name.
The
legal name of the Originator is as set forth in the signature page of this
Agreement and the Originator does not have any tradenames, fictitious names,
assumed names or “doing business as” names.
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(xxi)
No
Conveyance.
Silverleaf agrees not to convey and to ensure no party under its control conveys
any interest in a Resort relating to a Timeshare Loan without obtaining Rating
Agency Confirmation if such conveyance is reasonably likely to have a material
adverse affect on the Securitization Noteholders.
(xxii)
Timeshare
Loan Documents.
Originator represents and warrants that all of the documents evidencing each
of
the Timeshare Loans are identical in all material respects to the form
determined to be valid, binding and enforceable in the applicable state by
the
corresponding local counsel opinion issued by (I) Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, P.C.,
dated as of August 29, 2006, pertaining to Georgia law matters, (II) Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx, LLP, dated as of August 29, 2006, pertaining to
Massachusetts law matters, (III) Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP, dated as of August
29, 2006, pertaining to Missouri law matters, (IV) Mayer, Brown, Xxxx & Maw
LLP, dated as of August 29, 2006, pertaining to Illinois law matters, (V)
Meadows, Owens, Collier, Reed, Cousins & Blau, L.L.P., dated as of August
29, 2006, pertaining to Texas law matters, and (VI) Holland and Knight LLP,
dated as of August 29, 2006, pertaining to Florida law matters (collectively,
the “Local
Counsel Opinions”).
(xxiii)
Timeshare
Marketing Materials and Disclosure Statements.
Originator represents and warrants that it has provided each of the law firms
issuing the Local Counsel Opinions all of the existing marketing materials
and
disclosure statements in connection with the respective Resort. Moreover, no
other marketing materials and disclosure statements exist except for those
provided to the respective law firm issuing the Local Counsel
Opinion.
(xxiv)
Local
Counsel Opinions.
The
facts regarding the Originator, the Resorts, the Timeshare Loans and related
matters set forth or assumed in the Local Counsel Opinions are true and correct
in all material respects.
(xxv)
Bankruptcy
Opinion.
The
facts regarding the Originator, the Issuer, the Resorts, the Timeshare Loans
and
related matters set forth or assumed in the opinion issued by Mayer, Brown,
Xxxx
& Maw LLP dated as of August 29, 2006 pertaining to bankruptcy law matters
are, and shall continue to be so long as the Securitization Notes are
outstanding, true and correct in all material respects.
(xxvi)
Custodial
Files.
Originator shall, on or prior to the Closing Date and each Transfer Date, have
delivered or caused the delivery to the Securitization Custodian a Timeshare
Loan File for each Timeshare Loan, which Timeshare Loan File shall be complete
and verified by the Securitization Custodian in accordance with the Custodial
Agreement.
(xxvii)
Escrow
Documents.
Originator shall, on or prior to the ninetieth
day following the Closing Date and each Transfer Date, as applicable, deliver
or
cause the delivery to the Securitization Custodian of the following:
(I) with
respect to each Mortgage Loan and pre-July 0000 Xxx X’ Spruce Loan listed on the
related Schedule of Mortgage Loans, an original recorded Assignment of Mortgage
(which may be a part of a blanket assignment of more than one Mortgage Loan
or
pre-July 0000 Xxx X’
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Spruce
Loan), showing a complete chain of title from Originator to the Securitization
Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Securitization Noteholders signed
by
an Authorized Officer of the Originator and each intervening party with evidence
of proper recordation or evidence from a third party that submitted such
assignment for recording that such assignment has been submitted for
recordation; (II) with respect to each post-July 0000 Xxx X’ Spruce Loan listed
on the related Schedule of Oak N’ Spruce Loans, a file-stamped Oak N’ Spruce
Financing Statement evidencing the security interest of the Securitization
Indenture Trustee and its assigns by naming the Obligor with respect to the
related post-July 0000 Xxx X’ Spruce Loan as debtor, naming the Originator as
secured party/assignor, and by naming the Securitization Indenture Trustee
on
behalf of the Securitization Noteholders as the secured party/assignee
(or,
in
the alternative, in the form of an electronic spreadsheet submitted to the
Securitization Custodian directly by a third party service company listing
the
filing number, date of filing, debtor and secured party and accompanied by
a
certification of filing by the third party service company);
(III)
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan and pre-July 0000 Xxx X’ Spruce Loan listed on the
related Schedule of Prior Secured Party’s Collateral, an original recorded
Reassignment of Mortgage (which may be a part of a blanket reassignment of
more
than one Mortgage Loan or pre-July 0000 Xxx X’ Spruce Loan), showing a complete
chain of title from the Prior Secured Party to Originator to the Securitization
Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Securitization Noteholders signed
by
an Authorized Officer of the Prior Secured Party, Originator, Issuer and each
intervening party with evidence of proper recordation or evidence from a third
party that submitted such assignment for recording that such assignment has
been
submitted for recordation; (IV)(a) with respect to each pre-July 0000 Xxx X’
Spruce Loan listed on the related Schedule of Prior Secured Party’s Collateral,
a file-stamped Oak N’ Spruce Financing Statement Amendment evidencing the
security interest of the Securitization Indenture Trustee and its assigns by
naming the Obligor with respect to the related pre-July 0000 Xxx X’ Spruce Loan
as debtor, the Securitization Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Securitization
Noteholders as the secured party/assignee, and the Prior Secured Party as the
assignor, and (b) with respect to each post-July 0000 Xxx X’ Spruce Loan listed
on the related Schedule of Prior Secured Party’s Oak N’ Spruce Loans, a
file-stamped Oak N’ Spruce Financing Statement Amendment evidencing the security
interest of the Securitization Indenture Trustee and its assigns by naming
the
Obligor with respect to the related post-July 0000 Xxx X’ Spruce Loan as debtor,
the Securitization Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Securitization Noteholders
as the secured party/assignee, and the Prior Secured Party as the assignor
(or,
with
respect to clauses (IV)(a) and (b) hereof, such Oak N’ Spruce Financing
Statement Amendment may be delivered in the form of an electronic spreadsheet
submitted to the Securitization Custodian directly by a third party service
company listing the filing number, date of filing, debtor and secured party
and
accompanied by a certification of filing by the third party service company);
and
(V)
all other recorded and/or filed documents provided under the Escrow
Agreement.
(xxviii)
Prior
Secured Parties’ Documents.
In
accordance with the Escrow Agreement, Originator shall deliver or cause the
delivery to the Escrow Agent of the Paydown Letters, Direction Letters, Prior
Secured Party Allonges and any other documents required in respect of each
of
the Prior Secured Parties.
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(xxix)
Title
Policies.
In
accordance with the Escrow Agreement, the Originator shall deliver or cause
the
delivery of the Title Policies (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) within
90
days of the Closing Date and each Transfer Date, as applicable.
(b)
Originator hereby makes the representations and warranties relating to the
Timeshare Loans contained in Schedule I hereto for the benefit of the Issuer
and
its assignees as of the Closing Date (with respect to each Timeshare Loan
transferred on the Closing Date) and as of each Transfer Date (with respect
to
each Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan and each Subsequent Timeshare Loan
transferred on such Transfer Date), as applicable.
(c)
It is
understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and covenants set
forth in this Section 5 shall survive the (i) transfer of each Timeshare Loan
to
the Issuer and (ii) the subsequent pledge of such Timeshare Loans and rights
and
remedies hereunder to the Securitization Indenture Trustee on behalf of the
Securitization Noteholders and shall continue so long as any such Timeshare
Loans shall remain outstanding or until such time as such Timeshare Loans are
repurchased, purchased or a Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan is provided
pursuant to Section 6 hereof. The Originator acknowledges that it has been
advised that the Issuer intends to pledge, transfer, assign and convey all
of
its right, title and interest in and to each Timeshare Loan and its rights
and
remedies under this Agreement to the Securitization Indenture Trustee on behalf
of the Securitization Noteholders. The Originator agrees that, upon any such
assignment, the Securitization Indenture Trustee may enforce directly, without
joinder of the Issuer (but subject to any defense that Originator may have
under
this Agreement) all rights and remedies hereunder.
(d)
With
respect to any representations and warranties contained in Section 5 which
are
made to Originator’s Knowledge, if it is discovered that any representation and
warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects
the
value of a Timeshare Loan or the interests of the Issuer or any subsequent
assignee thereof, then notwithstanding such lack of Knowledge of the accuracy
of
such representation and warranty at the time such representation or warranty
was
made (without regard to any Knowledge qualifiers), such inaccuracy shall be
deemed a breach of such representation or warranty for purposes of the
repurchase or substitution obligations described in Sections 6(a)(i) or (ii)
below.
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SECTION
6. Repurchases and Substitutions.
(a)
Mandatory
Repurchases and Substitutions for Breaches of Representations and
Warranties.
Upon
the receipt of notice by Originator of a breach of any of its respective
representations and warranties (as of the date on which such representation
or
warranty was made) or covenants in Section 5 which materially and adversely
affects the value of a Timeshare Loan or the interests of the Issuer or any
subsequent assignee of the Issuer therein, Originator shall within 60 days
of
receipt of such notice, cure in all material respects the circumstance or
condition which has caused such representation or warranty to be incorrect
or
covenant to be breached or either (i) repurchase the Issuer’s or its assignee’s
interest in such related defective Timeshare Loan (the “Defective
Timeshare Loan”)
from
the Issuer or its assignee at the Repurchase Price or (ii) provide one or more
Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loans and pay the related Substitution Shortfall
Amounts, if any.
(b)
Repurchase
or Substitution of Upgraded Timeshare Loans.
With
respect to any Upgraded Timeshare Loan in the pool of Timeshare Loans that
have
been conveyed to the Issuer under this Agreement or the Loan Sale Agreement
(the
“Timeshare
Loan Pool”),
on
any date, the Originator shall either (i) prepay such Upgraded Timeshare Loan
on
behalf of the related Obligor by depositing the related Repurchase Price in
the
Collection Account as set forth in Section 4.5(e) in the Indenture or (ii)
substitute a Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan for the Upgraded Timeshare
Loan
and pay any Substitution Shortfall Amount; provided,
however,
that
the Originator’s option to substitute a Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan for
the Upgraded Timeshare Loan is limited on any date to (x) 20% of the Cut-Off
Date Aggregate Loan Balance less (y) the aggregate Loan Balances of the Upgraded
Timeshare Loans previously substituted by the Originator on the related Transfer
Dates.
(c)
Optional
Purchases of Defaulted Timeshare Loans.
With
respect to any Defaulted Timeshare Loan in the Timeshare Loan Pool, on any
date,
the Originator shall have the option, but not the obligation, to purchase the
Defaulted Timeshare Loan at the Default Purchase Price for such Defaulted
Timeshare Loan; provided,
however,
that
the option to purchase a Defaulted Timeshare Loan is limited on any date to
the
Optional Purchase Limit. If the Originator shall purchase Defaulted Timeshare
Loans as provided herein, the Originator shall deposit the related Default
Purchase Price in the Collection Account as set forth in Section 4.5(e) under
the Indenture. The Originator may irrevocably waive the Originator’s option to
purchase a Defaulted Timeshare Loan by delivering or causing to be delivered
to
the Securitization Indenture Trustee a Waiver Letter in the form of Exhibit
G
attached
to the Indenture. The holder or holders of Notes representing at least 66-2/3%
of the Adjusted Note Balance may at any time direct the Securitization Indenture
Trustee, in connection with any subsequent purchases of Defaulted Timeshare
Loans by the Originator, to require the Originator to conduct a public auction
in respect of any such Defaulted Timeshare Loan. The Originator may bid on
any
such Defaulted Timeshare Loan during such auction, provided that no such bid
may
be lower than fifteen percent (15%) of the original acquisition price paid
for
the Timeshare Property by the Obligor under such Defaulted Timeshare Loan.
Publication of notice of such auction in a newspaper published daily in Dallas,
Texas, shall be sufficient notice of such auction.
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(d)
Optional
Purchase of Force Majeure Loans.
If a
Force Majeure Event occurs at a Resort, the Originator shall have the option,
but not the obligation, to purchase the related Force Majeure Loans in the
Timeshare Loan Pool, so long as such Timeshare Loans have not become Defaulted
Timeshare Loans. The Originator will have the option to purchase a Force Majeure
Loan at the Force Majeure Purchase Price; provided,
however,
that
(i) the Originator’s
option
to purchase a Force Majeure Loan is limited on any date to the Force Majeure
Purchase Limit and (ii) the Originator shall have the right to exercise such
purchase option for a Force Majeure Loan only if the related Force Majeure
Purchase Price equals or exceeds the Loan Balance of such Force Majeure Loan
as
of the date of such purchase, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
(e)
Payment
of Repurchase Prices and Substitution Shortfall Amounts.
The
Issuer hereby directs and Originator hereby agrees to remit or cause to be
remitted all amounts in respect of Repurchase Prices, Default Purchase Prices,
Force Majeure Purchase Prices and Substitution Shortfall Amounts payable during
the related Due Period in immediately available funds to the Securitization
Indenture Trustee to be deposited in the Collection Account on the related
Transfer Date in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. In the event
that more than one Timeshare Loan is substituted pursuant to Sections 6(a)
or
(b) hereof on any Transfer Date, the Substitution Shortfall Amounts and the
Loan
Balances of Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loans shall be calculated on an
aggregate basis for all substitutions made on such Transfer Date.
(f)
Schedule
of Timeshare Loans.
The
Issuer hereby directs and Originator hereby agrees, on each date on which a
Timeshare Loan has been repurchased, purchased, substituted or otherwise added
(i.e., in the case of Subsequent Timeshare Loans) to provide the Issuer and
the
Securitization Indenture Trustee with an electronic supplement to Schedule
III
hereto
and the Schedule of Timeshare Loans reflecting the removal, substitution and/or
other addition of such Timeshare Loans and subjecting any Qualified Substitute
Timeshare Loans and Subsequent Timeshare Loans to the provisions of this
Agreement.
(g)
Qualified
Substitute Timeshare Loans.
On the
related Transfer Date, the Issuer hereby directs and Originator hereby agrees
to
deliver or to cause the delivery of the Timeshare Loan Files of the related
Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loans to the Securitization Indenture Trustee
or
to the Securitization Custodian, at the direction of the Securitization
Indenture Trustee, on the related Transfer Date in accordance with the
provisions of the Securitization Indenture. As of such related Transfer Date,
Originator does hereby transfer, assign, sell, contribute and grant to the
Issuer, without recourse (except as provided in Section 6 and Section 8 hereof),
any and all of Originator’s right, title and interest in and to (i) each
Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan conveyed to the Issuer on such Transfer
Date, (ii) the Receivables in respect of the Qualified Substitute Timeshare
Loans due after the related Cut-Off Date, (iii) the related Timeshare Loan
Documents (excluding any rights as developer or declarant under the Timeshare
Declaration, the Timeshare Program Consumer Documents or the Timeshare Program
Governing Documents), (iv) all Related Security in respect of such Qualified
Substitute Timeshare Loans, and (v) all income, payments, proceeds and other
benefits and rights related to any of the foregoing. Upon such sale and/or
contribution, the ownership of each Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan and
all
collections allocable to principal and interest thereon since the related
Cut-Off Date and all
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other
property interests or rights conveyed pursuant to and referenced in this Section
6(g) shall immediately vest in the Issuer, its successors and assigns.
Originator shall not take any action inconsistent with such ownership nor claim
any ownership interest in any Qualified Substitute Timeshare Loan for any
purpose whatsoever other than consolidated financial and federal and state
income tax reporting. Originator agrees that such Qualified Substitute Timeshare
Loans shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
(h)
Officer’s
Certificate.
Originator shall, on each related Transfer Date, certify in writing to the
Issuer and the Securitization Indenture Trustee that each new Timeshare Loan
meets all the criteria of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Timeshare
Loan” and that (i) the Timeshare Loan Files for such Qualified Substitute
Timeshare Loans have been delivered to the Securitization Custodian, and (ii)
the Timeshare Loan Servicing Files for such Qualified Substitute Timeshare
Loans
have been delivered to the Securitization Servicer.
(i)
Release.
In
connection with any repurchase, purchase or substitution of one or more
Timeshare Loans contemplated by this Section 6, upon satisfaction of the
conditions contained in this Section 6, the Issuer and the Securitization
Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver or shall cause the execution and
delivery of such releases and instruments of transfer or assignment presented
to
it by Originator, in each case, without recourse, as shall be necessary to
vest
in Originator or its designee (or to evidence the vesting in such Person of)
the
legal and beneficial ownership of such released Timeshare Loans. The Issuer
shall cause the Securitization Indenture Trustee to cause the Securitization
Custodian to release the related Timeshare Loan Files to Originator or its
designee and the Securitization Servicer to release the related Timeshare Loan
Servicing Files to Originator or its designee.
(j)
Sole
Remedy.
It is
understood and agreed that the obligations of Originator contained in Section
6(a) to cure a material breach, or to repurchase or substitute related Defective
Timeshare Loans and the obligation of Originator to indemnify pursuant to
Section 8 shall constitute the sole remedies available to the Issuer or its
subsequent assignees for the breaches of any of its representations or
warranties contained in Section 5, and such remedies are not intended to and
do
not constitute “credit recourse” to Originator.
SECTION
7. Additional
Covenants of the Originator.
(a)
Originator hereby covenants and agrees with the Issuer as follows:
(i)
It
shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders applicable
to it and its business and properties except where the failure to comply will
not have a material adverse effect on its business or its ability to perform
its
obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which
it
is a party or under the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder or
the
validity or enforceability of the Timeshare Loans.
(ii)
It
shall preserve and maintain for itself its existence (corporate or otherwise),
rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization and
except where the failure to so preserve and maintain will not have a material
adverse
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effect
on
its business or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement
or
any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or under the transactions
contemplated hereunder or thereunder or the validity of enforceability of the
Timeshare Loans.
(iii)
On
or prior to the Closing Date or a Transfer Date, as applicable, it shall
indicate in its and any applicable Affiliate’s computer files and other records
that each Timeshare Loan has been sold to the Issuer.
(iv)
It
shall respond to any inquiries with respect to ownership of a Timeshare Loan
by
stating that such Timeshare Loan has been sold to the Issuer and that the Issuer
is the owner of such Timeshare Loan.
(v)
On or
prior to the Closing Date, it shall file at its own expense financing statements
with respect to the Transferred Assets transferred hereunder, naming the
Originator as debtor and naming as secured parties the Issuer and the
Securitization Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Securitization Noteholders,
in
the form and manner reasonably requested by the Issuer. It shall deliver
file-stamped copies of such financing statements to the Issuer and the
Securitization Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Securitization
Noteholders.
(vi)
It
agrees from time to time, at its expense, promptly to execute and deliver all
further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions, that may
be
necessary, or that the Issuer or the Securitization Indenture Trustee may
reasonably request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the sale or
contribution of the Timeshare Loans, or to enable the Issuer or the
Securitization Indenture Trustee to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies
hereunder or under any Timeshare Loan including, but not limited to, powers
of
attorney, UCC financing statements and assignments of mortgage.
(vii)
Any
change in the legal name of the Originator and any use by it of any tradename,
fictitious name, assumed name or “doing business as” name occurring after the
Closing Date shall be promptly disclosed to the Issuer and the Securitization
Indenture Trustee in writing.
(viii)
Upon the discovery or receipt of notice by a Responsible Officer of Originator
of a breach of any of its representations or warranties and covenants contained
herein or in any Subsequent Transfer Agreement, Originator shall promptly
disclose to the Issuer and the Securitization Indenture Trustee, in reasonable
detail, the nature of such breach.
(ix)
In
the event that Originator shall receive any payments in respect of a Timeshare
Loan after the Closing Date or Transfer Date, as applicable (including any
insurance proceeds that are not payable to the related Obligor), it shall,
within two (2) Business Days of receipt, transfer or cause to be transferred,
such payments to the Lockbox Account.
(x)
Originator will keep its principal place of business and chief executive office
and the office where it keeps its records concerning the Timeshare Loans at
the
address of Originator listed herein.
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(xi)
In
the event that the Originator or the Issuer or any assignee of the Issuer should
receive actual notice of any transfer taxes arising out of the transfer,
assignment and conveyance of a Timeshare Loan from the Originator to the Issuer,
on written demand by the Issuer, or upon the Originator otherwise being given
notice thereof, Originator shall pay, and otherwise indemnify and hold the
Issuer, and any subsequent assignee harmless, on an after-tax basis, from and
against any and all such transfer taxes.
(xii)
The
Originator authorizes the Issuer and the Securitization Indenture Trustee to
file continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relating to the Timeshare
Loans and all payments made with regard to the related Timeshare Loans without
the signature of the Originator where permitted by law. A photocopy or other
reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement
where permitted by law. The Issuer confirms that it is not its present intention
to file a photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement as a financing
statement, but reserves the right to do so if, in its good faith determination,
there is at such time no reasonable alternative remaining to it.
(xiii)
The Originator shall not prepare any financial statements or other statements
(including any tax filings) which shall account for the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in any manner other than as the sale of, or
a
capital contribution of, the Timeshare Loans, Timeshare Properties, Related
Security and other conveyed property related thereto and additional collateral
by the Originator to the Issuer.
SECTION
8. Indemnification.
(a)
Originator hereby agrees to indemnify the Issuer, the Securitization Indenture
Trustee, the Securitization Noteholders and the Initial Purchaser (collectively,
the “Indemnified
Parties”)
against any and all claims, losses or liabilities (including reasonable legal
fees and related costs) that the Issuer, the Securitization Indenture Trustee,
the Securitization Noteholders or the Initial Purchaser may sustain directly
related to any breach of the representations and warranties and covenants of
Originator under Section 5 hereof (the “Indemnified
Amounts”) excluding,
however (i) Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party; (ii)
any
recourse for any uncollectible Timeshare Loan not related to a breach of
representation or warranty; (iii) recourse to Originator for a related Defective
Timeshare Loan so long as the same is cured, substituted or repurchased pursuant
to Section 6 hereof; or (iv) income or similar taxes by such Indemnified Party
arising out of or as a result of this Agreement or the transfer of the Timeshare
Loans. The parties hereto shall (A) promptly notify the other parties hereto,
the Securitization Indenture Trustee, and the Initial Purchaser if a claim
is
made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Timeshare Loans,
and
relating to (1) the failure by Originator to perform its duties in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement or (2) a breach of Originator’s
representations, covenants or warranties
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contained
in this Agreement, (B) assume (with the consent of the Issuer, the
Securitization Indenture Trustee, the Securitization Noteholders or the Initial
Purchaser, as applicable, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld)
the
defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith,
including legal counsel fees and (C) promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any
judgment, order or decree which may be entered against it or the Issuer, the
Securitization Indenture Trustee, the Securitization Noteholders or the Initial
Purchaser in respect of such claim. If Originator shall have made any indemnity
payment pursuant to this Section 8 and the recipient thereafter collects from
another Person any amount relating to the matters covered by the foregoing
indemnity, the recipient shall promptly repay such amount to
Originator.
(b)
The
obligations of Originator under this Section 8 to indemnify the Issuer, the
Securitization Indenture Trustee, the Securitization Noteholders and the Initial
Purchaser shall survive the termination of this Agreement and continue until
the
Notes are paid in full or otherwise released or discharged.
SECTION
9. No
Proceedings.
The
Originator hereby agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, institute,
or
cause to be instituted, or join any Person in instituting, against the Issuer
or
any Association, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or
liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any federal or state
bankruptcy or similar law so long as there shall not have elapsed one year
plus
one day since the latest maturing Securitization Notes issued by the
Issuer.
SECTION
10. Notices,
Etc.
All
notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise
stated herein, be in writing and mailed or telecommunicated, or delivered as
to
each party hereto, at its address set forth below or at such other address
as
shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties
hereto. All such notices and communications shall not be effective until
received by the party to whom such notice or communication is
addressed.
Issuer
Silverleaf
Finance V, L.P.
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx., Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier:
000-000-0000
Originator
Silverleaf
Resorts, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Telecopier:
000-000-0000
SECTION
11. No
Waiver; Remedies.
No
failure on the part of the Issuer, the Securitization Indenture Trustee or
any
assignee thereof to exercise, and no delay in exercising,
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any
right
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative
and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
SECTION
12. Binding
Effect; Assignability.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Originator,
the
Issuer and their respective successors and assigns. Any assignee shall be an
express third party beneficiary of this Agreement, entitled to directly enforce
this Agreement. The Originator may not assign any of its rights and obligations
hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Issuer
and any assignee thereof. The Issuer may, and intends to, assign all of its
rights to the Securitization Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Securitization
Noteholders, and the Originator consents to any such assignments. 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
its
termination; provided, however, that the rights and remedies with respect to
any
breach of any representation and warranty made by Originator pursuant to Section
5, and the cure, repurchase or substitution and indemnification obligations
shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement, but
such rights and remedies may be enforced only by the Issuer and the
Securitization Indenture Trustee.
SECTION
13. Amendments;
Consents and Waivers.
No
modification, amendment or waiver of, or with respect to, any provision of
this
Agreement, and all other agreements, instruments and documents delivered
thereto, nor consent to any departure by the Originator from any of the terms
or
conditions thereof shall be effective unless it shall be in writing and signed
by each of the parties hereto, the written consent of the Securitization
Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Securitization Noteholders is given and
confirmation from the Rating Agencies that such action will not result in a
downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of any rating assigned to a Class of
Notes is received. The Issuer shall provide or cause to be provided to the
Securitization Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies any such proposed
modifications, amendments or waivers. Any waiver or consent shall be effective
only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No consent
to
or demand by the Originator in any case shall, in itself, entitle it to any
other consent or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
The
Originator acknowledges that in connection with the intended assignment by
the
Issuer of all of its right, title and interest in and to each Timeshare Loan
to
the Securitization Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Securitization
Noteholders, the Issuer intends to issue the Notes, the proceeds of which will
be used by the Issuer, in part, to purchase the Timeshare Loans
hereunder.
SECTION
14. Severability.
In case
any provision in or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal
or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability
of
the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation,
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby in any other jurisdiction.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that a
Governmental Authority determines that the Issuer may not purchase or acquire
Timeshare Loans, the transactions evidenced hereby shall constitute a loan
and
not a purchase and sale or contribution, notwithstanding the otherwise
applicable intent of the parties hereto, and the Originator shall be deemed
to
have granted to the Issuer as of the date hereof, a first priority perfected
security interest in all of the Originator’s right, title and
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interest
in, to and under such Timeshare Loans and the related property as described
in
Section 2 hereof.
SECTION
15. GOVERNING
LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(A)
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW.
(B)
THE
PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF
THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT LOCATED
IN
THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY AND EACH WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE
OF
ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS BE
MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL DIRECTED TO THE ADDRESS SET FORTH ON THE SIGNATURE
PAGE
HEREOF AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE DAYS AFTER
THE
SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE U.S. MAILS, POSTAGE PREPAID. THE PARTIES
HERETO EACH WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND ANY
OBJECTION TO VENUE OF ANY ACTION INSTITUTED HEREUNDER AND CONSENTS TO THE
GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE
COURT. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 15 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE PARTIES TO
THIS
AGREEMENT TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR AFFECT
THE RIGHT OF ANY OF THEM TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE COURTS OF
ANY
OTHER JURISDICTION.
(C)
SILVERLEAF
AND ISSUER HEREBY AGREE NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF
RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT
ANY
SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS AGREEMENT. THIS
WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY THE
ORIGINATOR AND ISSUER AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE
AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE
OR
EXIST. THE ORIGINATOR AND ISSUER ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS
PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY THE
ORIGINATOR AND ISSUER.
SECTION
16. Heading.
The
headings herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise
affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.
SECTION
17. Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and both of which
when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective officers thereunto duty authorized, as of the date first above
written.
Very
truly yours,
SILVERLEAF
FINANCE V, L.P., as Issuer
By:
SILVERLEAF FINANCE V, LLC,
its
general partner
By:
|
/S/
XXXXX X. XXXXX, XX.
|
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. |
Title:
|
Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer
|
SILVERLEAF
RESORTS, INC.
By:
|
/S/
XXXXX X. XXXXX, XX.
|
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. |
Title:
|
CFO
|
[Signature
Page to the Transfer Agreement]
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List
of
Schedules and Exhibits to Agreement Not Filed Herewith:
Schedule
1
Appendix
A—Standard Definitions
Schedule
II--Exceptions
Schedule
III—Timeshare Loans
Exhibit
A—ACH Form
Exhibit
B—Subsequent Transfer Agreement
B-1