AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.16
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO
This AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT, effective as of October 4, 2016 (this “Amendment”), is executed by and among HILTON GRAND VACATIONS TRUST I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Borrower”), XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary, the financial institutions signatory hereto as Managing Agents, the financial institutions signatory hereto as Committed Lenders and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the “Receivables Loan Agreement” (defined below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Managing Agents party thereto, the Administrative Agent, Xxxxx Fargo Bank National Association, as Securities Intermediary and Paying Agent, the Conduit Lenders party thereto, and the Committed Lenders party thereto are parties to that certain Receivables Loan Agreement dated as of May 9, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Receivables Loan Agreement”);
WHEREAS, as provided herein, the parties hereto have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Receivables Loan Agreement, as further described below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendment. Effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”), and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 hereof, Section 1.01 of the Receivables Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Clause (b)(ii) of the definition of “Change of Control” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“(ii) HGVI shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Seller;” and
(b) The definition of “Seller Credit Agreement” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“Seller Credit Agreement” means the revolving credit agreement entered into by a Subsidiary of HGVI and a syndicate of lenders, including one or more Committed Lenders, and guaranteed by HGVI and/or the Seller, in connection with the Spin-Off Transaction, pursuant to which the lenders party thereto commit to make revolving loans to such Subsidiary, as in effect on the date on which such revolving credit agreement first becomes effective and without giving effect to any amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification thereto or any replacement thereof after such date.”
SECTION 2. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective on the Effective Date upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment executed by each of the parties hereto.
SECTION 3. Representations, Warranties and Confirmations. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that:
3.1 It has the power and is duly authorized, including by all limited liability company action on its part, to execute and deliver this Amendment.
3.2 This Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it.
3.3 This Amendment and the Receivables Loan Agreement as amended hereby, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms.
3.4 Immediately prior, and after giving all effect, to this Amendment, the covenants, representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Receivables Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations or warranties relate solely to an earlier date and then as of such date).
3.5 Immediately prior, and after giving all effect, to this Amendment, no event, condition or circumstance has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Servicer Termination Event, Unmatured Servicer Termination Event, Default or Event of Default.
SECTION 4. Delivery of Executed Amendment. The Borrower covenants and agrees that it will deliver an executed copy of this Amendment to the Servicer, the Paying Agent, the Backup Servicer and the Custodian promptly following the effectiveness hereof.
SECTION 5. Entire Agreement. The parties hereto hereby agree that this Amendment constitutes the entire agreement concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all written and/or oral prior agreements, negotiations, correspondence, understandings and communications.
SECTION 6. Effectiveness of Amendment. Except as expressly amended by the terms of this Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Receivables Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. This Amendment shall not operate as a consent, waiver, amendment or other modification of any other term or condition set forth in the Receivables Loan Agreement or any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Managing Agent or Lender under the Receivables Loan Agreement, except as expressly modified hereby. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Receivables Loan Agreement to “this Agreement” or “this Receivables Loan Agreement” or words of like import shall mean and be references to the Receivables Loan Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference in any other Facility Document to the Receivables Loan Agreement or to any terms defined in the Receivables Loan Agreement which are modified hereby shall mean and be references to the Receivables Loan Agreement or to such terms as modified hereby.
SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 8. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall be enforceable by parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
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SECTION 9. Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and will not affect the construction hereof.
SECTION 10. Novation. This Amendment does not constitute a novation or termination of the Receivables Loan Agreement or any Facility Document and all obligations thereunder are in all respects continuing with only the terms thereof being modified as provided herein.
SECTION 11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile or by electronic mail in a “.pdf” file shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
SECTION 12. Fees, Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent, incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered in connection herewith.
Signature Pages Follow
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.
| HILTON GRAND VACATIONS TRUST I LLC, | ||
| as Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Dell’Orto | |
| Name: | Xxxx X. Dell’Orto | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President & Treasurer | |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Receivables Loan Agreement
| DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC., | ||
| as Administrative Agent | ||
| By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: |
Managing Director | |
| By: |
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: |
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: |
Director | |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH | ||
| as a Committed Lender and a Managing Agent | ||
| By: |
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: |
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: |
Director | |
| By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: |
Managing Director | |
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| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | ||
| as a Committed Lender and a Managing Agent | ||
| By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
| Name: |
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
| Title: |
Vice President | |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Receivables Loan Agreement
