PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
99.1
THIS
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) executed October __, 2007 between
SPIRIT OF AMERICA NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association
(“Purchaser”), as assignee of Lane Xxxxxx, Inc., Sierra Nevada
Factoring, Inc., and Charming Shoppes Outlet Stores, LLC (collectively,
“Company”), with a principal place of business in Milford, Ohio
and an address at 000 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, and WORLD
FINANCIAL NETWORK NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association
(“Seller”), with an address at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx, 00000-0000.
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Seller and the Company are parties to the Existing Merchant Services Agreement
(as hereafter defined) pursuant to which Seller issues credit cards bearing
the
trade name Lane Xxxxxx;
WHEREAS,
in accordance with the terms of the Existing Merchant Services Agreement, Seller
is willing to sell and Purchaser, as assignee of the Company, is
willing to purchase, the Assets to be Sold (as hereafter defined) on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual covenants
and
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Purchaser and Seller,
each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
“Account”
means
a credit account on
which a purchase transaction may be or has been made by (or by a person
authorized by) the Cardholder pursuant to a Credit Card (regardless of whether
originated through the Company’s retail Business or through the Lane Xxxxxx
catalog/mail order business).
“Account
Balance” means, as to any
Eligible Account, any and all amounts owing to Seller in respect of such Account
by the Cardholder (including principal amounts for the payment of goods and
services, accrued interest, periodic finance charges, late charges, fees and
other finance and service charges) whether or not billed, after first deducting
any Credit Balances.
“Account
Duties” means the duties to
the Cardholders of Eligible Accounts under the applicable Cardholder Agreements
to xxxx, administer and collect the Assets to be Sold other than any duties
associated with Credit Balances existing as of the Transfer Date.
“Action”
has
the meaning set forth in
Section 7.3(a) hereof.
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“Adjusted
Closing Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“Adjusted
Payment Amount” means an amount calculated in the same manner as the Payment
Amount, except that such amount shall be calculated to take into account (w)
transactions occurring between the Valuation Date and the Transfer Date, (x)
any
transactions that were unposted or unaccounted for as of the Transfer Date,
including without limitation payments, credits, unallocated items, pending
claims pertaining to Seller’s Debt Cancellation arising prior to the Transfer
Date, errors and other similar items relating to periods ending on or prior
to
the Transfer Date but posted to the Accounts after the Transfer Date, (y) the
resolution on or after the Transfer Date of Cardholder Disputes, provided,
however, that nothing herein shall limit Seller’s ability to pursue its
chargeback rights against the Company as set forth in the Existing Merchant
Services Agreement related to disputes (other than credit disputes) pending
on
the Transfer Date, and (z) information which became known
to the parties which would (i) cause an Account to be classified as of the
Transfer Date as an Ineligible Account or (ii) cause any portion of an Account
Balance to be classified as Ineligible Account Dollars as of the Adjustment
Date
due to matters arising on or before the Transfer Date. It is
understood that the Transfer Date will occur in the middle of a Cycle for most
Accounts. In order to determine the Adjusted Payment Amount as
contemplated by this definition, Purchaser and Seller will, prior to the
Adjustment Date, cooperate and in good faith mutually determine whether the
circumstances giving rise to such adjustment (each, an “Adjustment Event”)
occurred on or prior to the Transfer Date. Purchaser and Seller shall
each provide such documentation as the other may reasonably request to validate
its determination with respect to the timing of any disputed Adjustment Event
hereunder.
“Adjustment
Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“Adjustment
Date” means the sixtieth (60th) day after
the
Closing Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day).
“Adjustment
Event” shall have the meaning given in the definition of “Adjusted Payment
Amount”.
“Agreement”
means
this Purchase
Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits hereto, and, if amended,
modified or supplemented, as the same may be so amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
“Assets
to be Sold” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Assignment
and Xxxx of Sale” means
that document delivered by Seller to Purchaser on the Closing Date which
provides for, among other things, the assignment and transfer to Purchaser
of
all of Seller’s rights, title and interest in the Assets to be Sold in
substantially the form of Exhibit 2.
“Assumed
Liabilities” means the Account Duties of Seller first arising from and after the
Transfer Date to the extent related to the Assets to be Sold.
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“Assumption
Agreement” means an
assumption agreement from Purchaser to Seller substantially in the form of
Exhibit 3, pursuant to which, among other things, Purchaser confirms its
assumption and agreement to perform and discharge the Assumed
Liabilities.
“Books
and Records” means, to the extent in Seller’s possession or control as of the
Transfer Date, the additional information delivered pursuant to Schedule 8.3,
all applications for Eligible Accounts, all Cardholder Agreements related to
Eligible Accounts, all sales orders under Eligible Accounts, all customer
service information (commonly referred to as “memo screens”) and copies thereof
relating to Eligible Accounts, and any written correspondence pertaining to
pending Cardholder inquiries in respect of the Eligible Accounts;
provided, that “Books and Records” shall not include any comments or text
entered onto Seller’s proprietary systems or hard copy prints of such
information which are commonly referred to as “collections comments,” or any
hardcopy formats containing Seller’s system screen formats.
“Business
Day” means a day (not being a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for
normal banking business in Ohio.
“Cardholder”
means
a person to whom a
Credit Card is issued and in whose name the Account, in connection with which
the Credit Card may be used, is established.
“Cardholder
Agreement” means an
agreement between Seller and a Cardholder under which one or more Credit Cards
are issued or utilized.
“Cardholder
Dispute” means, as to any
Eligible Account, any billing dispute raised by a Cardholder which arises out
of
or relates to the business or operations of any of the Assets to be Sold prior
to the Transfer Date.
“Cardholder
List” means the
Cardholders’ names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and physical addresses
for the Eligible Accounts which shall be set forth in the Closing Tapes
delivered to Purchaser on the Transfer Date.
“Charged
Off Account” means any Account
as to which the related account balance has been written off, or should have
been written off, by Seller on Seller’s books on or prior to the Transfer Date
in accordance with Seller’s normal and customary policies as in effect on the
date of this Agreement including, without limitation, any Account which is
more
than one hundred seventy nine (179) days contractually past due as of the
Transfer Date.
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning set
forth in Section 4.
“Closing
Date” means the Transfer
Date.
“Closing
Statement” means a statement
prepared by one party hereto (subject to confirmation by the other party hereto)
with respect to the Assets to be Sold as of the
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Transfer
Date in the same form, and on the same basis, as the statement attached hereto
as Exhibit 1.
“Closing
Tape” means an Account and Cardholder master file tape or
tapes including such information which exists on Seller’s system as
of up to one (1) Business Day prior to the Transfer Date and
including with respect to all Eligible Accounts: (i) Cardholder customer service
notes; (ii) the Cardholder List; (iii) transactions since last cycle dates;
(iv)
current and historical (at least twelve (12) months) transaction and transaction
detail; (v) library of layouts; (vi) balancing report; and (vii) cycle to date
history file, in substantially the format as the sample Closing Tape provided
to
Purchaser on July 20, 2007; provided, that in preparing the Closing Tape,
Seller shall only be required to include such information as is maintained
by
Seller and available pursuant to Seller’s ordinary course system
capabilities.
“Conveyance
Documents” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a).
“Company”
means
Lane Xxxxxx, Inc.,
Sierra Nevada Factoring, Inc. and Charming Shoppes Outlet Stores, LLC,
collectively.
“Conversion
Schedule” means the plan
and schedule for the Closing as the same may be amended from time to time by
mutual written agreement of the Purchaser and Seller. The current
Conversion Schedule, as of the date hereof, is attached hereto as Exhibit
5.
“Credit
Balance” means, as to any
Eligible Account, any and all amounts owing by Seller to the Cardholder in
respect of such Account as a credit balance whether or not billed.
“Credit
Card” means a card issued by
Seller or its Predecessor in Interest and bearing the name, logo or symbol
“Lane
Xxxxxx” (including, without limitation, a “Lane Xxxxxx” credit card and a “Lane
Xxxxxx Catalog” credit card) and commonly known as a credit card.
“Cycle”
shall
mean each monthly billing
cycle for an Account, as determined by Seller or Purchaser (as applicable)
in
accordance with its normal practice (or as otherwise mutually
agreed).
“Debt
Cancellation” means Sellers’
optional debt cancellation Account provision branded “Account
Assure.”
“Domain
Name Assignment” means those certain transfer authorization codes necessary to
effectuate the transfer and assignment to Purchaser of the Domain
Names.
“Domain
Names” means the domain names “xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx” and
“xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx”.
“Eligible
Account” means any Account which is not an Ineligible Account and which either
(i) greater than 50% of the total amount of Net Credit Sales under such Account
was incurred at the Company’s Lane Xxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx Outlet
retail
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business
(including in stores and via e-commerce at the Company’s web site(s)) during the
Measuring Period or (ii) was originated through the Company’s Lane Xxxxxx or
Xxxx Xxxxxx Outlet retail business (as opposed to being originated through
Redcats’ Lane Xxxxxx catalog/mail order business) and does not have any
purchases during the Measuring Period (including, without limitation, inactive
Accounts, never active Accounts, and active Accounts with no sales during the
Measuring Period).
“Estimated
Payment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)
“Existing
Merchant Services Agreement” means the Credit Card Processing Agreement between
Seller and Company dated as of January 31, 1996, as amended by (i) Memorandum
dated March 4, 1996 (regarding Low Score/Low Limit accounts), (ii) Memorandum
dated December 3, 1997 (regarding Low Score/Low Limit accounts), (iii) Student
Program Addendum to Credit Card Processing Agreement dated as of January 1,
1996; (iv) Amendment to Student Program Addendum effective as of August 4,
1998,
(v) Charge and Send Program letter dated April 22, 1999, (vi) Low Score/Low
Limit Addendum effective September 12, 1999, (vii) Amendment to Credit Card
Processing Agreement dated as of October 5, 2000, (viii) Low Score/Low Limit
Addendum effective June 4, 2002, (ix) Low Score/Low Limit Addendum effective
February 1, 2004, (x) Amendment to Credit Card Processing Agreement dated as
of
January 28, 2005, (xi) Amendment to Credit Card Processing Agreement dated
as of
July 25, 2005, (xii) Amendment to Amended and Restated Low Score/Low Point
Limit
Addendum to Credit Card Processing Agreement dated as of November 28, 2006,
(xiii) Amendment to Credit Card Processing Agreement dated as of April 2006,
(xiv) Amendment to Credit Card Processing Agreement dated as of July 12, 2006,
and (xv) Amended and Restated Student Program Addendum to Credit Card Processing
Agreement dated as of November 22, 2006.
“Financial
Information Computation
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 hereof.
“Ineligible
Account” means any of the
following:
(a) Any
Eligible Account the Cardholder of which has, prior to the Transfer Date, filed
a petition or a petition has been filed against the Cardholder seeking relief
under the federal bankruptcy law or any other law dealing with the insolvency
of
a consumer or the inability of a consumer to pay his/her debt, in either case
for which notice of the same has been received by Seller or Purchaser not later
than sixty (60) days after the Transfer Date;
(b) Any
Eligible Account which, on the Transfer Date represents a Charged Off Account
on
Seller’s books;
(c) Any
Eligible Account as to which Seller shall, at any time prior to the Adjustment
Date, have received notification, not thereafter rescinded, of any actual or
possible fraud loss or lost or stolen Credit Card occurring prior to the
Transfer Date, except to the extent the Eligible Account has been
reaffirmed;
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(d) Any
Eligible Account that as of the Transfer Date is subject to pending litigation
(unless Purchaser and Seller elect to transfer such Eligible Account prior
to
the Transfer Date);
(e) Any
Eligible Account for which Seller has been notified prior to the Transfer Date
that the Cardholder thereof has died;
(f) Eligible
Accounts in which the Cardholder’s address as of the Transfer Date is not within
the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or another United States
territory, Mexico or Canada or is not a U.S. APO or U.S. F.P.O.
account;
(g) Eligible
Accounts in which the Cardholder as of the date the Eligible Account was opened
had not attained the age of eighteen (unless the Cardholder subsequently
affirmed the Eligible Account after attaining the age of eighteen, it being
agreed that use of the Credit Card by the Cardholder after attaining the age
of
eighteen shall be deemed an affirmation of the Eligible Account). If an Eligible
Account is a joint account, such Eligible Account shall be an Ineligible Account
only if no Cardholder of the Eligible Account has attained the age of
eighteen;
(h) Eligible
Accounts in which as of the Transfer Date the Cardholder is a business or which,
to Seller’s knowledge, otherwise represent a commercial receivable;
(i) Accounts
having purchases during the Measuring Period where 50% or less of the Net Credit
Sales under such Accounts were incurred at the Company’s Lane Xxxxxx retail
business (including in stores and via e-commerce at the Company’s and its
affiliates web sites) during the Measuring Period; or
(j) Accounts
not having purchases during the Measuring Period (including without limitation
inactive Accounts, never active Accounts and active Accounts with no sales
during the Measuring Period) which were originated through the Lane Xxxxxx
catalog/mail order business operated by Redcats (as opposed to being originated
through the Company’s Lane Xxxxxx retail business).
“Ineligible
Account Dollars” means the sum of the Credit Balances attributable to the
Eligible Accounts with respect to sales or other transactions made prior to
the
Transfer Date which have not been refunded to Cardholders prior to the Transfer
Date, whether posted to an Eligible Account prior to, on or after the Transfer
Date, calculated as of the Transfer Date.
“Interested
Parties” means with respect to any securitization or other transfer of the
Account Balances attributable to the Accounts, brokers, placement agents, rating
agencies, certificate holders, investors, credit enhancement providers and
other
persons that may acquire an interest in the Account Balances (whether or not
evidenced by securities), and their respective affiliates, accountants,
attorneys and other representatives.
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“Interim
Servicing Period” means the period of time commencing as of 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time on November 1, 2007 and ending as of 12:05 a.m. eastern standard
time on November 5, 2007 except for Credit Card authorizations for purchases
on
Company’s Lane Xxxxxx website which shall end at 08:00 a.m. eastern standard
time on November 5, 2007, or such other time as mutually agreed
to in writing by the parties.
“Interim
Period” means the interval from August 31, 2007 to and including the Transfer
Date.
“Liens”
means all assignments, security interests, claims, liens, encumbrances or rights
or other interests of third parties whatsoever including, without limitation,
the liens of any Securitization Agreements.
“Loss”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 hereof.
“Measuring
Period” means the period from and including August 1, 2006 through and including
July 31, 2007
“Net
Credit Sales” means the total amount of purchases and services charged to an
Account, including without limitation those from the Company’s retail and
internet locations and from Redcats’ catalogs and internet locations, debt
cancellation and third party vendors, plus tax, plus shipping
and handling, less any refunds.
“New
Merchant Services Agreement” means
any merchant services agreement entered into between the Company and Purchaser
or any third party, in connection with a purchase by such third party of the
Assets to be Sold.
“Payment
Amount” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 3.2.
“Predecessor
in Interest” means any
bank or financial institution affiliated with Seller or any special purpose
entities created or administered by any of the foregoing, which in any case
is
in the chain of title of the Assets to be Sold.
“Purchased
Account” means, from and
after the Transfer Date, an Eligible Account which is actually purchased by
Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Redcats”
means
Redcats USA, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.
“Repurchase
Price” means, for any Ineligible Account, an amount equal to (i) 100% of the
Payment Amount originally paid for such Account by Purchaser, plus (ii)
the aggregate amount of any purchases made on such Account after the Transfer
Date, plus (iii) all fees and accrued interest on such Account from the
Transfer Date to the date of repurchase (whether or not billed) less
(iv) the aggregate amount of any payments received by Purchaser relating to
such
Account, less (v) the aggregate amount of any credits posted to such
Account after the Transfer Date.
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“Right
of
First Refusal” means the continuing right of Purchaser to purchase the
Charged-Off Accounts as set forth in the Existing Merchant Services
Agreement.
“Securitization
Agreement” shall mean any agreement between Seller and a third party pursuant to
which any part of the Assets to be Sold is transferred, assigned, pledged or
subject to a security interest.
“Securitization
Transfer Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5
hereof.
“Tax”
(and, with correlative meaning, “Taxes”) shall mean any federal, state, local or
foreign net income, gross income, gross receipts, windfall profit, property,
production, sales, use, license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll,
withholding, alternative or add-on minimum, ad valorem, goods and services,
value added, transfer, stamp, or environmental tax, or any other tax, custom,
duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest or penalty, additional tax or additional
amount imposed by any governmental authority.
“Transfer
Date” means the close of
business on November 1, 2007, or such other date as the parties may mutually
agree.
“Valuation
Date” means a mutually agreeable date not less than one (1) Business Day nor
more than four (4) Business Days prior to the Transfer Date.
2.
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Assets
to be Sold
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2.1
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Sale
and Purchase
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On
the
Transfer Date, Seller agrees to sell, assign and transfer to Purchaser, and
Purchaser agrees to purchase from Seller, all rights, titles and interests
of
Seller in and to the following assets and properties as in existence on the
Transfer Date (collectively, the “Assets to be Sold”):
(i)
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All
Eligible Accounts (including the Account Balances
thereunder);
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(ii)
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All
Cardholder Agreements relating to Eligible
Accounts;
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(iii)
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All
Books and Records;
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(iv)
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All
Credit Cards related to the Eligible
Accounts.
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The
sale
of the Eligible Accounts (including the Account Balances thereunder) and the
other Assets to be Sold is made without recourse to Seller, subject only to
Seller’s representations and warranties and indemnification set forth in this
Agreement.
2.2
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Transfer
and Assumption
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On
the
Transfer Date Purchaser agrees to assume, and Seller agrees to assign and
transfer to Purchaser, the Assets to be Sold and the Assumed Liabilities,
including without limitation the Account Duties by execution and delivery to
Purchaser on the Transfer Date of the Assignment and Xxxx of Sale (and such
other documents as are required to effectuate such sale) and Purchaser agrees
to
confirm such assumption by execution and delivery to Seller on the Transfer
Date, of the Assumption Agreement.
2.3
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Consents
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Seller
shall obtain all consent(s) required to be obtained by Seller in connection
with
the sale, transfer and assignment to Purchaser of the Assets to be Sold
including, without limitation, the consents specified in Section 5.5
hereof.
2.4
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Books
and Records
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Seller
shall deliver to Purchaser on the Transfer Date the Books and Records; provided,
however, that Seller may retain any part of the Books and Records directly
relating to Ineligible Accounts (provided that if such part of the Books and
Records also relate to Eligible Accounts, Seller may retain the original thereof
and deliver a copy to Purchaser) and provided further that Seller may retain
copies of any part of the Books and Records for regulatory compliance purposes
or pursuant to Seller’s bona fide document retention policies, subject to the
confidentiality obligations and use restrictions otherwise set forth in this
Agreement (except with respect to those portions of the Books and Records
retained by Seller as relating to Ineligible Accounts).
2.5
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Excluded
Assets
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Nothing
contained in this Agreement, or in any document executed in connection herewith,
shall be deemed to transfer any of Seller’s right, title and interest in, and
the Assets to be Sold shall not include, the Ineligible Accounts, the Credit
Balances, any other credit card accounts owned by Seller, Seller’s names or
marks used in association with the Accounts, any credit insurance program
related to the Accounts, or any other asset of Seller not specifically
identified in Section 2.1 (the “Excluded Assets”) and Purchaser shall have no
obligations or liabilities with respect to any Excluded Assets.
3.
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Transfer
Date, Conversion and Consideration for Assets to be
Sold
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3.1
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Transfer
Date and Conversion
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During
the Interim Period, Seller and Purchaser shall mutually cooperate and take
all
action reasonably necessary to plan for and effectuate the orderly conversion
and delivery on the Transfer Date by Seller to Purchaser’s processing system of
the Closing Tape and the Books and Records. The parties agree to use
commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the Conversion Schedule and
Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Purchaser the
information specified therein on the dates specified (as the same may be revised
by mutual consent) in the Conversion Schedule. Purchaser agrees that
it will (x) conduct the conversion of Assets to be Sold onto its systems,
including without limitation, the processing of Cardholder change in terms
and
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other
notifications, and (y) administer the Assets to be Sold from and after the
Closing Date, each in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations
and orders. Seller will pay the costs associated with the de-conversion of
the
applicable Assets to be Sold from its system, and Purchaser will pay the costs
associated with the conversion onto its designated processing system of the
applicable Assets to be Sold.
3.2
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Payment
Amount; Adjustments
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(a) The
amount to be paid by Purchaser to Seller for the Assets to be Sold shall be
an
amount equal to (x) one hundred percent (100%) of the total of the Account
Balances on all Eligible Accounts less (y) the Ineligible Account Dollars as
of
the Transfer Date (the “Payment Amount”). At least two (2) Business
Days before the Transfer Date, Seller shall deliver a Valuation Date Closing
Statement (the “Preliminary Closing Statement”) to Purchaser setting forth the
estimated Payment Amount as of the Valuation Date (the “Estimated Purchase
Price”) and specifying in reasonable detail the calculation thereof including
the aggregate number of Eligible Accounts and the aggregate dollar amount of
the
Account Balances and all other information set forth in the form of Preliminary
Closing Statement attached hereto as Exhibit 1. At the Closing,
Purchaser will pay Seller or Seller’s assignee by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to an account designated by Seller an amount equal to the
Estimated Purchase Price (subject to mutually agreed
adjustments). Within sixty (60) days after the Transfer Date, the
parties shall perform a “true-up” of the Payment Amount, as set forth in clause
(b) below to determine the Adjusted Payment Amount, which Adjusted Payment
Amount shall be the Payment Amount hereunder. For the avoidance of
doubt, Purchaser is not acquiring or assuming liability with respect to, and
the
calculation of the Payment Amount set forth in this Section 3.2(a) shall not
take into account, any Credit Balances on Eligible Accounts, the refund of
which
shall remain the responsibility of the Seller following the Closing Date as
set
forth in Section 6.4. Seller shall refund all Credit Balances known
as of the Valuation Date on or before the Closing Date and any remaining Credit
Balances as of the Closing Date shall be refunded within ten (10) days after
the
Adjustment Date.
(b) Within
five (5) Business Days after finalization of the Adjusted Closing Statement
as
set forth in this Section 3.2(b), the Payment Amount shall be adjusted and
either Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be, shall pay to an account
designated by the other party, by wire transfer in immediately available funds,
the Adjustment Amount. On the Adjustment Date, Purchaser shall
prepare and deliver to Seller an adjusted Closing Statement relating to and
specifying in reasonable detail the calculation of the Adjustment Amount and
the
Adjusted Payment Amount, together with the total Account Balance for each of
the
Eligible Accounts as of the Transfer Date and all other information set forth
in
the form of Preliminary Closing Statement attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (as
modified by mutual agreement of the Purchaser and Seller, the “Adjusted Closing
Statement”) and shall provide Seller and its authorized representatives
reasonable access to its books and records relating to same as necessary to
verify such calculation. The “Adjustment Amount” shall be the
difference between (i) the Estimated Payment Amount, and (ii) the Adjusted
Payment Amount as set forth on the Adjusted Closing Statement, together with
interest on such difference calculated at the federal funds rate
(at
10
weighted
average daily rates reported by the Federal Reserve System) from the Transfer
Date to the date of payment. A positive Adjustment Amount shall be
payable by Seller to Purchaser; a negative Adjustment Amount shall be payable
by
Purchaser to Seller.
(c) Dispute
Resolution. In the event Seller shall disagree with any
item on the Adjusted Closing Statement provided by Purchaser, and if, after
good
faith discussion, the parties are not able to agree to such modification,
adjustment or other change, then such dispute shall be handled in accordance
with Section 14.1 of this Agreement. Any such request related
thereto shall be in writing, with a copy provided simultaneously to Purchaser,
and shall specify with particularity the adjustment, modification or other
change requested. The determination of the Adjustment Amount rendered
thereby shall be final. Any payment (including interest) required by
either Seller or Purchaser based on the final determination of the Adjustment
Amount shall be made no later than five (5) Business Days following receipt
of
notice of the final determination. The net amount due by either party shall
be
accompanied by interest on such amount calculated on the basis of the federal
funds rate, for each day commencing on the later of the Transfer Date or the
Closing Date, as the case may be, through and including the date of such
payment. The fees and disbursements relating to any such determination by the
Accountant shall be borne by the non-prevailing party or allocated
proportionately between the parties in the event that each party prevails as
to
some disputed items.
(d) For
a period of ninety (90) days following the Closing Date (the “Repurchase
Period”), in the event any Purchased Account is discovered by Purchaser or
Seller to have been an Ineligible Account as of the Transfer Date (and to the
extent such Ineligible Account has not been returned and accounted for in the
Adjusted Closing Statement), Purchaser may request that Seller repurchase such
Ineligible Account and Seller shall repurchase such Ineligible Account for
an
amount equal to the Repurchase Price. To the extent Purchaser
has discovered that any Purchased Account is an Ineligible Account prior to
completion of the Adjusted Closing Statement, Purchaser shall submit such
Ineligible Account to Seller for repurchase under this Section 3.2(d) as part
of
the Adjusted Closing Statement in accordance with Section
3.2(b)). Purchaser may submit to Seller an additional list of any
Ineligible Accounts subsequently identified by Purchaser or Seller prior to
the
expiration of the Repurchase Period. Following
its receipt of the Repurchase Price from Seller in respect of an Ineligible
Account, Purchaser shall promptly return to Seller all Assets to be Sold in
its
possession or control in respect of such Ineligible Account, and the Parties
shall thereafter take such action as is reasonably necessary to ensure that
title to such Ineligible Account is fully vested in Seller free and clear of
all
liens and encumbrances.
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4. Closing
The
closing in respect of the sale and purchase of the Assets to be Sold (the
“Closing”) shall take place on the Transfer Date (or such other date as may be
mutually agreed to by the parties, it being agreed that in the absence of
agreement, the Closing shall take place on the Transfer Date) and shall take
place through the wire transfer of the Estimated Purchase Price, Interim
Servicing Fee and facsimile exchange, together with subsequent overnight courier
exchange, of the required closing documents and upon receipt by Seller of such
payment and facsimile documents, hand-delivery to Purchaser’s representative of
two (2) copies of the Closing Tape.
5. Agreements
of Seller During Interim Period
During
the Interim Period:
5.1
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Information
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Seller
shall provide Purchaser with such information related to the Eligible Accounts
as agreed by the parties in good faith that is reasonably required by the
Purchaser to facilitate the conversion of the Accounts by the Transfer Date
in
accordance with the Conversion Schedule.
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Communications
with Cardholders
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Purchaser
shall be entitled after October 2, 2007 to communicate with and deliver
information and other communications to Cardholders of the Eligible Accounts
concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the business
and
operations of Purchaser and the Company as approved in advance by Seller in
its
reasonable discretion (including written correspondence and messages on Seller’s
customer website), it being agreed that Seller hereby approves proposed
communications and the communications schedule set forth on Schedule 5.2
hereof. In furtherance thereof, Seller, if so requested by
Purchaser, shall on behalf of Purchaser, and subject to Seller’s normal
insertion and review and approval requirements, insert a communication from
Purchaser to the Cardholders of the Eligible Accounts in all periodic billing
statements (mail or electronic) advising of the purchase and of any terms or
changes which Purchaser proposes to make. Such communications shall
be included in such periodic billing statements in accordance with the terms
of
Section 9.4 of the Existing Merchant Services Agreement; it being agreed,
however that the information set forth in such notices shall not be limited
to
advertisements but may include the change in terms notifications contemplated
hereby. In addition to the foregoing, if Purchaser so elects, Seller
will at the written request of Purchaser effect a single, simultaneous blanket
mailing to all Cardholders, informing such Cardholders of the expected Transfer
Date and of any terms or changes which will be imposed or made by Purchaser
effective as of the Transfer Date. Except for costs such as envelopes
and postage (except for excess postage caused by the insertion of any such
communications which shall be borne by Purchaser) which would otherwise be
incurred by Seller in connection with the billing statement referred to in
the
second sentence of this Section 5.2, Purchaser shall pay all of
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the
costs
of communications referred to in this Section. All notices and forms
provided by Purchaser shall comply with all applicable laws and
regulations.
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Conduct
of Business During the Interim
Period
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Except
as
may be otherwise required by law or regulatory requirement (including the rules
of any national securities exchange on which Seller’s affiliates’ securities are
listed), or unless Purchaser otherwise consents in writing (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld), during the Interim Period:
a. Seller
will manage, administer and operate the Assets to be Sold (including, without
limitation, performing collection activities thereon) in the ordinary course
of
business consistent with past practices (except as otherwise required hereunder)
and in accordance with the Existing Merchant Services Agreement;
b. Seller
will keep and maintain records and books of all revenues relating to the Assets
to be Sold and shall pay all expenses relating to the Assets to be Sold, in
the
same manner as it has in the past and as in effect on the date of this
Agreement;
c. Seller
will duly comply in all material respects with all laws, rules and regulations
as the same relate to the Assets to be Sold and Seller’s administration
thereof;
d. Seller
will not transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or enter into
any
contract, agreement or understanding to transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise
dispose of, any Eligible Accounts or Assets to be Sold, except for assignments
of Eligible Accounts for collection in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices or activities in connection with the
securitization of Eligible Accounts pursuant to the Securitization Agreements
consistent with past practices;
e. Seller
will promptly advise Purchaser in writing of any material actions, suits or
proceedings which, to Seller’s knowledge, are commenced, threatened or arise
against or affecting the Assets to be Sold and will promptly advise Purchaser
in
writing of any other actual or, to the extent known by Seller, prospective
material adverse change in the Assets to be Sold; and
f. Notwithstanding
the prior provisions of this Section 5.3, commencing on seven (7) days prior
to
the Transfer Date, Seller shall not accept or process any applications for
new
Lane Xxxxxx Accounts. In the event Seller receives any such
applications for new Lane Xxxxxx Accounts following such date, Seller shall,
to
the extent permitted by applicable law, rule or regulation, promptly deliver
the
same to Purchaser. During such period, Seller shall not be restricted
from issuing Lane Xxxxxx credit cards with respect to applications that were
processed by Seller prior to ceasing to accept or process new
applications.
g. Seller
shall execute and deliver to Purchaser or such other party as appropriate such
documents as are necessary to enable Purchaser to acquire the Lane Xxxxxx retail
customer service toll-free number by 10:10 pm EDT on November 1,
2007
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and
the
Lane Xxxxxx Retail Authorizations toll free number by 10:10 pm EST on November
5, 2007.
5.4 Debt
Cancellation.
At
least
thirty (30) days prior to the Transfer Date, Seller shall notify the Cardholders
of the Eligible Accounts that the Debt Cancellation provisions of the Cardholder
Agreements will terminate as of the Transfer Date and that any credit insurance
policies applicable to the Eligible Accounts will also terminate as of the
Transfer Date and Seller shall provide Purchaser evidence of compliance with
such obligations. During the Interim Period, Seller shall perform or
cause to be performed all obligations with respect to the Debt Cancellation
and
any credit insurance programs offered by Seller relating to the Eligible
Accounts and Purchaser shall have no liability or obligation with respect
thereto. After the Transfer Date with respect to any valid claims for Debt
Cancellation or credit insurance settled with respect to a Cardholder of an
Eligible Account transferred to Purchaser as part of the sale, Seller will
or
will cause its agent to promptly forward to Purchaser the full amount of such
settled claim and Purchaser shall promptly credit such amount to the
Cardholder’s Account and/or refund any credit balance to the
Cardholder.
5.5
Securitization Agreements.
On
and
prior to the Transfer Date Seller shall take all actions required pursuant
to
its Securitization Agreements in order to enable Seller to transfer the Assets
to Be Sold to Purchaser free and clear of all liens and security interests
on
the Transfer Date. Seller shall be responsible for all filing costs and fees
necessary to terminate any security interest in the Assets to be Sold prior
to
transfer. On the Transfer Date Seller shall provide Purchaser
evidence of termination of any such security interest. On the
Transfer Date Seller shall provide to Purchaser the following documents, fully
executed and in full force and effect (collectively, the “Securitization
Transfer Documents”): (i)
to the extent any Assets to be Sold are held by any securitization trust,
including the World Financial Network Credit Card Trust (each, a "Trust"),
a
copy of an assignment of such assets to WFN Credit Company LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company ("WCC"); (ii) to the extent any Assets to be Sold
are
held by WCC, a copy of an assignment of such assets to Seller; and (iii) UCC-3
amendments with respect to each financing statement filed against WCC in
Delaware or Seller in Ohio, in each case releasing the Assets to be Sold from
the collateral covered by such financing statement.
5.6 Lockbox/Payments
During Interim Period
Commencing
with Seller’s “billing cycle 12”, which has a Cycle date of October 19, 2007,
and thereafter during the Interim Period, Seller shall revise the billing
remittance address on all periodic statements for (i) Eligible Accounts and
(ii)
Ineligible Accounts except for those listed under subsections (i) and (j) of
the
definition of Ineligible Accounts, to Purchaser’s lockbox account address held
by First Express with an address at Lane Xxxxxx, X.X. Xxx 000000, Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX
00000-0000. During the Interim Period, Purchaser shall direct First
Express to overnight all correspondence and remittances received at such lockbox
(unopened) directly to Seller on a daily basis at such
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single
address as Seller may designate from time to time on not less than three (3)
days’ prior notice to Purchaser. On or about October 31, 2007 Seller
will revise the billing remittance address on all periodic statements for
Ineligible Accounts retained by Seller to any address selected by
Seller.
6. Certain
Agreements of Purchaser and Seller
6.1
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Cardholder
Disputes
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Subject
to its chargeback rights against Company pursuant to the Existing Merchant
Services Agreement (which chargeback rights shall survive
the termination of the Existing Merchant Services Agreement), Seller shall
be
responsible for final resolution of all Cardholder Disputes (involving matters
within Seller’s control) of which Seller receives notice on or before the
Transfer Date. Seller shall either resolve such Cardholder Disputes
prior to the Transfer Date in accordance with its normal procedures and
applicable law and regulations, or if it is unable to so resolve the Cardholder
Dispute, mail such acknowledgements as are required by law or regulation, and
promptly furnish to Purchaser all materials relating to the Cardholder
Dispute. To the extent any such Cardholder Disputes are not resolved
by the Transfer Date, the dollar amount associated with the Cardholder Dispute
shall be Ineligible Account Dollars. Subject to adjustment for Cardholder
Disputes received between the Transfer Date and the Adjustment Date relating
to
matters existing prior to the Transfer Date, Purchaser shall be responsible
for
the final resolution of all Cardholder Disputes for which notice is received
after the Transfer Date; provided that Seller will, during the 90-day period
following the Transfer Date, use commercially reasonable efforts to assist
Purchaser in resolving such other Cardholder Disputes.
6.2
Purchaser’s
Securitization of Accounts.
The
Seller shall make available such additional information regarding the Assets
to
be Sold as is reasonably requested by Purchaser or Purchaser’s potential
investors and their representatives in connection with Purchaser’s planned
securitization of the Eligible Accounts and Purchaser may disclose information
regarding the Seller and the origination and servicing of the Accounts (and
performance information on the Assets to be Sold) to rating agencies,
representatives and such potential investors without the requirement of
execution of a confidentiality agreement provided such disclosure is consistent
with normal and customary standards with respect to securitization offerings
of
asset backed securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Purchaser shall advise such potential investors and their representatives of
the
confidential nature of the information. Purchaser may assign
its rights and remedies under this Agreement and the Conveyance Documents to
subsequent holders of the Assets to be Sold in conjunction with Purchaser’s
securitization of the Eligible Accounts.
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Confidentiality
of Information
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(a)
Purchaser and Seller are parties to that certain Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement
effective as of June 11, 2007 (the “Confidentiality
Agreement”). Except as otherwise set forth herein, the
Confidentiality Agreement shall survive and continue in
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full
force and effect on its terms following the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and the parties hereto shall continue to be bound by their respective
obligations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser
shall be entitled to share Confidential Information of the Seller to Interested
Parties as necessary in connection with Purchaser’s securitization of the Assets
to be Sold.
(b) Except
for those portions of the Books and Records retained by Seller as relating
to
Ineligible Accounts pursuant to Section 2.4, from and after the Transfer Date,
the Books and Records (including, without limitation, the Cardholder List)
shall
constitute Confidential Information of Purchaser and shall not be used by Seller
for any purpose other than as contemplated by this Agreement and in connection
with Seller’s internal administration of its business related to the Accounts
and in connection with Seller’s obligations under Section 5.4, Debt
Cancellation.
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Payments
Received by Seller and Purchaser; Credit
Balances
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(a) Seller
will hold in trust for and promptly remit to Purchaser all monies on
Purchased Accounts which are received by Seller after the Transfer Date, in
accordance with the following procedures.
(i)
from the Transfer Date through the date ninety (90) days after the
Transfer Date (currently anticipated to be January 30, 2008), Seller shall,
on
each Business Day, (x) wire transfer to an account designated by Purchaser
an
amount equal to the aggregate of all sums received by Seller on account of
the
Purchased Accounts during such Business Day and any non-Business Day occurring
since Seller’s previous wire transfer and (y) provide to Purchaser by encrypted
email to an address specified by Purchaser in writing (in an industry standard
encrypted, password protected file) an electronic common deliminated file in
the
format agreed to by the parties (the “File”) setting forth all payments received
by Seller and the Account number to which such payment relates in respect of
the
Purchased Accounts during such Business Day and any non-Business Day occurring
since Seller’s previous submission of a File to Purchaser
hereunder;
(ii)
from the date ninety-one (91) days after the Transfer Date through the date
one
hundred eighty (180) days after the Transfer Date (currently anticipated to
be
April 30, 2008), Seller shall, within five (5) Business Days after receipt
of
payment, (x) wire transfer to an account designated by Purchaser an amount
equal
to the aggregate of all sums received by Seller on account of the Purchased
Accounts during such Business Day and any other day occurring since Seller’s
previous wire transfer and (y) provide to Purchaser by encrypted email to an
address specified by Purchaser in writing the File listing all payments received
by Seller in respect of the Purchased Accounts during such Business Day and
any
other day occurring since Seller’s previous submission of a File to Purchaser
hereunder;
(iii)
commencing on the date one hundred eighty-one (181) days after the
Transfer Date (currently anticipated to be May 1, 2008), and thereafter,
Seller shall return any payment received on account of any Purchased Account
to
the sender together with a letter setting forth Purchaser’s remittance
address. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees
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that
Seller shall have no obligation to remit payments in respect of Eligible
Accounts to Purchaser after more than one hundred eighty-one (181) days after
the Transfer Date.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Seller shall have the right to offset against such monies due
to
Purchaser the amounts due to Seller from any payments related to Purchased
Accounts which are returned, refused or rejected for payment by the issuing
bank
after the Transfer Date and Seller shall provide Purchaser with reasonable
documentation thereof.
(b)
Commencing on the Transfer Date, Seller hereby authorizes and empowers Purchaser
to sign and endorse Seller’s name on all checks, drafts, money orders or other
forms of payment relating to the Purchased Accounts. In addition,
Seller shall within thirty (30) days after the Transfer Date cease accepting
payment by credit card on the Purchased Accounts.
(c) Purchaser
agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to forward or remit
to
Seller any payment or the amount of any payment, as the case may be, on any
Ineligible Account, and will promptly forward any other document pertaining
to
any Ineligible Account received after the Closing Date. In
performing its obligations under the preceding sentence, Purchaser will adhere
to the following payment method until the date ninety (90) days after the
Transfer Date or such earlier date as Seller and Purchaser reasonably determine
that the volume of remittals no longer justifies it and thereafter may lengthen
the remittance period or discontinue forwarding payments and return payments
to
the sender: Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the
payment, Purchaser will (i) provide to Seller by encrypted email to an
address specified by Seller in writing a File listing all payments
received by Purchaser in respect of the Ineligible Accounts during such Business
Days and any non-Business Day occurring since Purchaser’s previous submission of
a File to Seller hereunder, and (ii) remit to Seller by wire transfer pursuant
to the instructions applicable to Purchaser as provided in writing by Seller
the
aggregate amount of such payments as set forth therein. Anything in
this Section 6.4 (b) to the contrary notwithstanding, Seller acknowledges and
agrees that Purchaser shall have no obligation to remit payments in respect
of
Ineligible Accounts to Seller after May 31, 2008, and that Purchaser shall
thereafter return any such payment or amount to the sender.
(d) Seller
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to refund to Cardholders all Credit
Balances known by Seller ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date by the Closing
Date and, in any event, Seller shall refund to Cardholders all Credit Balances
existing as of the Closing Date no later than ten (10) Business Days following
the Closing Date.
6.5
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Collection
of Purchased Accounts
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Purchaser
shall have the right to take, or cause to be taken, such action to enforce
Purchaser’s rights with respect to any Purchased Account as Purchaser may deem
necessary or appropriate in the circumstances. Upon Purchaser’s
request, Seller shall execute in favor of Purchaser such Account-specific
assignment documents as may be reasonably necessary to allow Purchaser to
pursue, in Purchaser’s own name, collection
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or
enforcement action on the Purchased Accounts. Seller hereby
constitutes and appoints Purchaser its true and lawful attorney-in-fact for
such
purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises, which appointment
shall include (but shall not be limited to) the power to demand, xxx for,
collect and receive any and all amounts owing at any time on any Purchased
Account and owed to Purchaser, and to endorse checks, drafts, orders and other
instruments tendered in payment of any Account and to settle, compromise,
prosecute or defend any claims Purchaser or Seller may have with respect to
such
instruments. This power of attorney shall be deemed to be a power
coupled with an interest. Any collection of such Accounts by
Purchaser shall be performed in accordance with all applicable laws and
regulations.
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Further
Assurances/Post Closing Covenants
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The
parties hereto hereby covenant as follows, which covenants shall survive the
Transfer Date:
(a) On
and
after the Transfer Date, Seller shall (for itself and for its Predecessor(s)
in
Interest) (i) execute, acknowledge and deliver all such acknowledgements,
certificates, assignments and other instruments and take such further action
as
may be reasonably necessary and appropriate effectively to vest in Purchaser
the
full legal and equitable title to the Assets to be Sold, free and clear of
all
Liens, and (ii) use reasonable efforts to assist Purchaser in the orderly
transition of the operations acquired by Purchaser. In addition, to
the extent transferable, on or before the Transfer Date, Seller shall assist
in
the acquisition by Purchaser (or relinquish for the benefit of Purchaser) of
those certain toll-free customer service telephone numbers which are set forth
on Exhibit 4.
(b) On
and
after the Transfer Date, Purchaser shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all
such acknowledgements and other instruments and take such further action as
may
be necessary and appropriate to relieve and discharge effectively Seller from
any obligations remaining under those liabilities and obligations assumed by
Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof.
(c) Within
thirty (30) days after the Transfer Date, Seller shall provide to the credit
reporting agencies used by Seller in connection with the Eligible Accounts
a
letter of closure or deletion of the Seller’s “Lane Xxxxxx” trade line
records.
(d) Seller
shall, for a period of ninety (90) days after the Transfer Date, for no
additional consideration, reasonably cooperate with the Purchaser in connection
with the conversion of the Eligible Accounts to Purchaser’s processor by
answering questions regarding the Closing Tape and the Books and Records to
the
extent within Seller’s knowledge.
(e)
Seller agrees that from and after the Transfer Date, Seller shall not sell
or
disclose to third parties the Cardholder List nor shall Seller use such
Cardholder List for the purpose of marketing or soliciting competing credit
cards to the Cardholders or for any other purpose other than in connection
with
Seller’s internal administration of its
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business
related to the Accounts and in connection with Seller’s obligations under
Section 5.4, Debt Cancellation. This Section (e) shall not preclude
Seller from using such information to the extent the same was available to
Seller independent of the Eligible Accounts (such as if the Cardholder is also
the holder of another credit card issued by Seller and such information is
held
by Seller by virtue of such other credit card).
(f)
Seller agrees that Company shall be entitled to continue accepting the
existing Credit Cards issued to Eligible Accounts following the Transfer Date
for a reasonable period of time following the Transfer Date. Not more than
sixty
(60) days following the Transfer Date Purchaser shall either issue new credit
cards to the Cardholders associated with all active Purchased Accounts or notify
such Cardholders of account termination. In the event the Cardholder
of inactive or never active Eligible Account desires to activate their Eligible
Account following the Transfer Date, Purchaser shall either issue a new credit
card to such Cardholder or notify such Cardholder of account
termination.
(g)
Between the date hereof and the Transfer Date, subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, each party shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action,
and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or appropriate
hereunder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Each party further agrees to use its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain consents of all third parties and governmental
agencies necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
(h)
During the period beginning on the Transfer Date and ending on the date
two (2) years after the Transfer Date, to the extent the requested information
is in Seller’s possession or control, Seller will provide to Purchaser within
ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser’s request from time to time
the following information related to the Purchased Accounts (in each case for
the twenty-five (25) month period immediately preceding the Transfer Date),
(i)
historical billing statements, (ii) transaction history, (iii) completed
applications, (iv) customer service correspondence from and to Cardholders,
(v)
any applicable consumer credit counseling agreements with Cardholders, and
(vi)
customer service notes. In addition, Seller will, for the ninety (90) day period
immediately following the Transfer Date, forward to Purchaser any document
or
correspondence pertaining to any Purchased Account received after the Transfer
Date. Seller shall maintain all documents in its possession and
control in accordance with its normal and customary document retention policies
and as required by all applicable laws.
(i) For
a period of ninety (90) days after the Transfer Date, Seller will cause its
“customer service department” to direct telephone inquiries received from any
Cardholder on any Purchased Account to the applicable cardholder customer
service telephone number(s) designated by Purchaser.
(j) Through
and until
November 7, 2007, Purchaser and Company authorize Seller to use the trade name
“Lane Xxxxxx” on Seller’s existing Cardholder electronic customer service
website for Company’s Lane Xxxxxx retail Business and
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request
Seller to continue to maintain such existing website which directs Cardholders
to Purchaser’s website as set forth on Schedule 5.2 through November 7,
2007.
6.7 Taxes. Each of Purchaser and Seller shall
promptly pay in full and when due any Tax imposed upon it under applicable
law
on the sale of the Assets to be Sold from Seller to Purchaser under this
Agreement.
6.8 Public
Announcements
(a) The
parties shall consult with each other before they or any of their respective
affiliates or agents issue any press releases or otherwise make, any public
statements with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, and none of them nor any affiliate of any of them shall issue any such
press release or make any such public statement prior to receiving express
written approval of the other party except, in each case, as may be required
by
applicable law or regulation (including a reporting requirement of the
Securities Exchange Commission or as reasonably required in connection with
Purchaser’s securitization of the Accounts).
(b) Section
6.8 (a) to the contrary notwithstanding, if either party or its affiliates
(for
the purposes of this Section 6.8 (b) the “Filing Party”) are obligated to file
periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, then the filing
party shall have the right to file a copy of this Agreement with the applicable
commission or governmental agency to the extent necessary, in such party’s
reasonable opinion, to comply with any applicable disclosure laws or regulations
(including any reporting requirement of the Securities Exchange Commission),
or
any listing requirement of any stock exchange applicable to the Filing
Party.
6.9 Transfer
of Domain
Names
Seller
shall cause Alliance Data
Systems Corporation to transfer to Purchaser, simultaneously with the Closing,
all right, title and interest in and to the Domain Names and to provide the
Domain Name Assignment.
6.10 Interim
Servicing
Without
otherwise affecting the obligations of Purchaser and Seller under Section 6
of
this Agreement, during the Interim Servicing Period Seller shall, as an
independent contractor, provide to Purchaser the following services in
connection with the servicing and administration of the Eligible Accounts
transferred to Purchaser by Seller at the Closing (collectively, the
“Services”):
(i)
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systemic
purchase transaction authorizations by Company’s store personnel through
Company’s POS and the Company’s Lane Xxxxxx website, using the available
credit as of the end of business on October 31, 2007 (as decremented
by purchases made during the Interim Servicing
Period);
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(ii)
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systematic
access to account number look-up by Company’s store personnel via Seller’s
authorizations IVR; and
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(iii)
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systematic
collection of information on lost and stolen Credit Card
notifications through Seller’s authorizations IVR however Seller
shall not de-activate such accounts and shall not cease authorizations
thereon; however, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser on November 5,
2007
all such information collected by Seller on Purchaser’s behalf during
the Interim Service Period.
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Purchaser
shall pay to Seller at the Closing a servicing fee (the “Interim Servicing
Fee”) equal to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per day for the performance
by Seller of the Services.
Seller
does not, and shall not, make any representations or warranties, express or
implied with respect to any of the Services, except that Seller shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services with substantially
the
same degree of diligence and care that it applies to the performance of the
same
or similar functions in connection with its own private label credit card
portfolios, and in accordance with all laws applicable to Seller.
Purchaser
shall be responsible for settling with the retailer in respect of all Eligible
Account-related transactions occurring during the Interim Servicing
Period.
7. Indemnification
7.1
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Indemnification
by Seller
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Subject
to Section 7.4, Seller will defend and indemnify Purchaser and its successors
and assigns and hold Purchaser, its successors and assigns harmless for, from
and against any claim, demand, liability, loss, cost or expense, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, (collectively, “Losses”) which shall result from or
arise out of or be incurred in connection with (i) the untruthfulness of any
of
Seller’s representations or warranties contained in this Agreement, (ii) the
breach by Seller of any of its covenants or agreements herein contained, (iii)
the breach by Seller of any of its covenants or agreements in the Assignment
or
Xxxx of Sale, (iv) any liability or obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of Seller relating to the Assets to be Sold that is not assumed
by
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or the Assumption Agreement and which
exists on, or arises out of any event or condition occurring or existing at
any
time prior to, the Transfer Date (including without limitation liabilities
arising from any Account Duties existing as of the Transfer Date which have
not
been fulfilled by Seller prior to the Transfer Date or which relate to periods
prior to the Transfer Date), or (v) any and all Taxes which are the
responsibility of Seller pursuant to Section 6.7 (collectively, “Purchaser
Indemnified Losses”); provided, however, in no event shall Seller be obligated
under this Section 7.1 to defend, indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless, for,
from and against any Losses to the extent the same shall result from Purchaser’s
willful misconduct or gross negligence.
7.2
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Indemnification
by Purchaser
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Subject
to Section 7.4, Purchaser will defend and indemnify Seller and its successors
and assigns and hold it and its successors and assigns harmless for, from
and
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against
any Losses which shall result from or arise out of or be incurred in connection
with (i) the untruthfulness of any of Purchaser’s representations or warranties
in this Agreement, (ii) the breach by Purchaser of any of its covenants or
agreements herein contained, (iii) the breach by Purchaser of any of its
covenants or agreements in the Assumption Agreement, (iv) any liabilities,
contingent or otherwise, assumed by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or
the
Assumption Agreement; (v) any liabilities or obligations, contingent or
otherwise, of Seller arising from or relating to Purchaser’s communications with
the Cardholders of the Eligible Accounts prior to the Transfer Date pursuant
to
Section 5.2, (vi) any and all Taxes which are the responsibility of Purchaser
pursuant to Section 6.7, or (vii) the operation by Purchaser of the Assets
to be
Sold from and after the Transfer Date; provided, however, that in no event
shall
Purchaser be obligated under this Section 7.2 to defend and indemnify Seller
and
hold Seller harmless for, from and against any Losses to the extent the same
shall result from Seller’s willful misconduct or gross negligence.
7.3
Indemnification Procedures.
(a)
In
case any claim, suit, action or proceeding (any “Action”) is made or commenced
against either Seller or Purchaser in respect of which indemnification may
be
sought under Section 7.1 or 7.2 (the “Indemnitee”), the Indemnitee shall
promptly give the other party (the “Indemnitor”) written notice thereof provided
that the Indemnitor shall not be relieved of its obligation to indemnify the
Indemnitee as a result of the Indemnitee’s failure to promptly give such prompt
notice, except to the extent that the defense of such Action is materially
and
irrevocably prejudiced by such failure. The Indemnitor shall be
entitled to participate in (or, if the Indemnitee does not desire to defend,
to
conduct) the defense thereof with counsel reasonably acceptable to the
Indemnitee at the Indemnitor’s expense. The Indemnitor may (but need
not) defend or participate in the defense of any Action, but the Indemnitor
shall promptly notify the Indemnitee if the Indemnitor shall not desire to
defend or participate in the defense of any such Action. If the
Indemnitor fails to provide a defense of any such claim and the Indemnitee
provides the defense, the Indemnitor shall be responsible for payment of the
reasonable legal fees incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such
participation. If, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of such notice
the Indemnitor notifies the Indemnitee in writing of its intent to assume the
defense of such Action, the Indemnitor shall not be liable to the Indemnitee
under this Section 7.3 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by
the Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Indemnitee shall have the right to engage its own counsel if
the
Indemnitee elects to assume the defense of the Action, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the Indemnitee’s expense unless (i) the employment
of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Indemnitor, (ii)
the Indemnitor shall not have employed counsel to take charge of the defense
of
such Action within thirty (30) days after receiving electing to assume the
defense of such Action or (iii) there is a reasonable basis on which the
Indemnitee’s interests may differ from those of the Indemnitor, in any of which
events the Indemnitor will be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses
incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with defending such
Action.
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The
Indemnitee shall notify the Indemnitor of its intention to settle or compromise
any Action against the Indemnitee in respect of which payments may be sought
by
the Indemnitee hereunder (and in the defense of which the Indemnitor has not
previously elected to participate), and the Indemnitee may settle or compromise
any such Action unless the Indemnitor notifies the Indemnitee in writing (within
ten (10) Business Days after the Indemnitee has given the Indemnitor written
notice of its intention to settle or compromise) that the Indemnitor intends
to
conduct the defense of such Action. Any such settlement or compromise
of, or any final judgment or decree entered into or in, any Action which the
Indemnitee defended or participated in the defense in accordance herewith shall
be deemed to have been consented to by, and shall be binding upon, the
Indemnitor as fully as if the Indemnitor had assumed the defense thereof and
a
final judgment or decree had been entered in or with regard to such Action
by a
court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of such settlement, compromise,
judgment or decree. In the event that the Indemnitor reimburses the Indemnitee
for any third party claim, the Indemnitee shall promptly remit to the Indemnitor
any reimbursement the Indemnitee subsequently received for such third party
claim.
(b) Without
limiting their respective rights and obligations as set forth elsewhere in
this
Article 7, and subject to the procedures for indemnification claims set forth
in
this Article 7, Seller or Purchaser as an Indemnitee, as the case may be, will
act in good faith, will use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any
losses, will use similar discretion in the use of personnel and the incurring
of
expenses as the Indemnitee would use if they were engaged and acting entirely
at
their own cost and for their own account, will render to the Indemnitor such
assistance as Indemnitor may reasonably require in order to insure prompt and
adequate defense of any Action, and will consult regularly with the Indemnitor
regarding the conduct of any proceedings or the taking of any action for which
indemnification may be sought.
(c)
In calculating the amount of any Losses of any Indemnitee under this
Article 7, there will be subtracted the amount of any third-party payments
(including insurance payments) actually received by the Indemnitee with respect
to such Losses; provided, however that nothing herein shall limit such third
party's rights to pursue recovery against the Indemnitor for any such payments
made by such third party. In the event that the Indemnitor reimburses the
Indemnitee for any Losses prior to the occurrence of the events contemplated
above, the Indemnitee will remit to the Indemnitor any such amounts that the
Indemnitee subsequently receives in reimbursement of such Losses (not to exceed
the amount previously reimbursed in respect thereof).
(d)
After the Closing Date, except for those matters expressly addressed in Article
3, this Article 7 will constitute Purchaser’s and Seller’s exclusive remedy for
any of the matters set forth in this Agreement or with respect to any document
or instrument delivered in connection herewith; provided, however, that nothing
contained herein shall prevent an Indemnitee from pursuing remedies as may
be
available to such party under applicable law in the event of an Indemnitor’s
failure to comply with its indemnification obligations hereunder.
7.4 Limitation
of Liability.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, except for Losses arising
from a breach of Seller’s representations set forth in Sections 8.7 (Condition
of Assets to be Sold) and 8.11 (Conveyance of Assets to be Sold), and 8.12
(Securitization) each of which shall not be subject to the Floor or Ceiling
(as
hereafter defined), following the Transfer Date (and subject to the provisions
of this Section 7.4): (i) neither party shall have any obligation with respect
to any indemnification payments payable pursuant to this Article 7 except to
the
extent that the aggregate of all of such obligations (including all costs and
reasonable attorneys fees incurred in connection therewith as otherwise provided
above) exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) (the “Floor”); in which
case Indemnitor shall be responsible for all obligations in excess of the Floor;
(ii) the indemnification provided for herein shall not cover, and in no event
shall any party hereto be liable for, any indirect damages claimed by the
Indemnitee, including consequential, incidental, exemplary or punitive damages
claimed by the Indemnitee (except that the indemnification provided for herein
shall cover reasonable attorneys fees incurred by the Indemnitee as otherwise
provided above and shall also cover judgments awarded to third parties for
indirect damages, including consequential and punitive damages); and (iii)
the
aggregate amount of indemnification either party is obligated to provide under
this Agreement shall not exceed the Payment Amount (the “Ceiling”) unless the
claim arises from the willful misconduct of the
Indemnitor. Notwithstanding the foregoing limits or any other
provision of this Section 7.4 to the contrary, (i) any claims arising from
a
breach of Seller’s representations set forth in Sections 8.7, 8.11 or 8.12 shall
not be subject to the Floor or the Ceiling and Seller shall be responsible
for
the full amount of any such claim. In addition, if as a result of a party’s
breach of a representation of this Agreement the Closing does not occur and
this
Agreement is terminated, all of the non-breaching party’s direct costs incurred
as a direct result of breach of the representation and termination of the
Agreement shall be deemed direct damages of the non-breaching party not subject
to the Floor.
7.5 Deadline
for Claims for Indemnification
Neither
party shall have any obligation with respect to any indemnification payments
payable pursuant to this Article 7 hereof with respect to any Losses resulting
from any Action arising or asserted by any Indemnitee or any other person more
than three (3) years after the Closing Date (provided, that the foregoing three
(3) year limitation shall not apply to any Losses of any Indemnitee arising
from
the failure of Seller or Purchaser to satisfy any of its respective obligations
under Sections 6.3, 6.7, 6.8 and hereof). Seller shall have no
liability to Purchaser with respect to or resulting from Purchaser, Company
or
their third party vendors’ conversion of the Assets to be Sold except for
Seller’s limited liability to Purchaser under this Agreement solely with respect
to Seller’s obligations to comply with its obligations under this Agreement
including, without limitation, its obligations set forth on the Conversion
Schedule.
8. Warranties and Representations of Seller
Seller
represents and warrants to
Purchaser as follows:
8.1
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Organization
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Seller
is
a national banking association duly organized and validly existing under the
laws of the United States and is authorized to conduct its business under those
laws. Seller’s “main office”, as that term is used in Comptroller of
the Currency Interpretive Letter #913 dated August 3, 2001, is located at 000
XxxxXxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000.
8.2
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Authority
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Seller
has full corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement
and to effect the transactions contemplated hereby and to sell the Assets to
be
Sold to Purchaser. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller
of this Agreement (and all documents, agreements, and instruments contemplated
hereby) have been approved by all requisite corporate action on the part of
Seller. This Agreement constitutes, (and each such document,
agreement, and instrument when executed and delivered will constitute) a valid
and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against it in accordance with
their
respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, conservatorship and other
laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity. No consents are required for the execution and
performance of Seller’s obligations hereunder except such consents as have been
or will be obtained prior to the Closing Date.
8.3
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Financial
Information
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Seller
has provided to Purchaser (at least thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof)
financial information relating to the Assets to be Sold, computed with
information as of May 31, 2007 (the “Financial Information Computation Date”),
as well as August 31, 2007, which (i) includes as of May 31, 2007 and August
31,
2007 respectively, the number of Accounts except for those listed under
subsections (i) and (j) of the definition of Ineligible Accounts, together
with
the additional Account information set forth on Schedule 8.3 hereof
(collectively, the “Financial Information”), (ii) is accurate in all material
respects as of the respective date thereof, and (iii) does not, to Seller’s
knowledge, as of such date, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact. The Preliminary Closing Statement will be accurate in all
material respects as of the date thereof. All charge or credit
transactions (including payments) as to which the records thereof shall have
been received by Seller on or before the Transfer Date shall have been posted
to
the appropriate Account as of the close of business on the Transfer
Date. The Closing Tapes when delivered by Seller to Purchaser shall
set forth in all material respects the true, correct and complete list of the
Eligible Accounts and Account Balances as of the date of their
preparation.
8.4
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Legal
Proceedings
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As
of the
date of this Agreement there are no Actions (including without limitation
governmental or regulatory violations, proceedings or investigations) which
are
pending or to the knowledge of Seller threatened against or affecting the Assets
to be Sold or Seller’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
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8.5
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Finders
or Brokers
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Seller
has not agreed to pay any fee or commission to any agent, broker, finder or
other person for or on account of services rendered as a broker or finder in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated which would
give
rise to any valid claim against Purchaser for any brokerage commission or
finder’s fee or like payment.
8.6
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Compliance
with Law and Other Instruments
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The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby by Seller will not constitute a violation
of or
be in conflict with any applicable law or regulation in any material
respect. The Cardholder Agreements for the Eligible Accounts and the
monies collected under the Accounts comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations. Seller’s operation and
administration of the Assets to Sold (including without limitation all
origination procedures, credit approval procedures, finance charges, late fee
calculation methodologies, disclosures, collection practices and marketing
practices) has complied with (and during the Interim Period will comply with)
all applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory directives in all
material respects (including, without limitation, guidelines of the FFIEC)
and
the Assets to be Sold are not subject to any claims arising from any violation
thereof.
The
execution and delivery by Seller of, and performance by Seller of its
obligations pursuant to, this Agreement (and the documents, agreements, and
instruments contemplated hereby) will not violate or be in conflict with
Seller’s charter or by-laws or any contract or other instrument to which it is a
party or by which it is bound, except as would not have a material adverse
effect on the Assets to be Sold, or Seller’s ability to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby; excluding, however, (i) any matter, condition
or event that (x) is within the sole control of Company or (y) affects the
credit card services, consumer credit or banking industry generally first
arising after the date of this Agreement, or (ii) any changes in laws, generally
accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting principles first arising
after the date of this Agreement. Seller’s fulfillment of all Account
Duties has been performed in all material respects in accordance with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations.
8.7.
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Condition
of Assets to be Sold
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With
respect to all Eligible Accounts sold to Purchaser hereunder, the obligation
of
the Cardholder to pay the unpaid Account Balance thereunder owing as of the
close of business on the Valuation Date, if any, as shown on the Preliminary
Closing Statement, is legal, valid and binding and enforceable except as such
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, receivership, conservatorship and other laws relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights generally, by general principles of equity and
Cardholder Disputes (which are specifically addressed in Section 6.1 of this
Agreement) and is not subject to any offsets or other defenses existing as
of
the Transfer Date.
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On
the
Transfer Date, Seller will be the owner of all right, title and interest in
and
to all of the Assets to be Sold, free and clear of all Liens (including, without
limitation, any Lien related to the Securitization Agreements); and immediately
after such sale, such ownership interest will be vested in Purchaser. Each
Account Balance is, or as of the Transfer Date will be, freely assignable and
transferable to Purchaser.
8.8 Seller
Agreements and Accounts
The
form
of Seller’s Cardholder Agreements in effect with respect to Eligible Accounts on
the date of this Agreement, and Seller’s related form of periodic statement
forms in effect on the date of this Agreement, are attached as Schedule 8.8.1
and Schedule 8.8.2 respectively. There are no other Cardholder
Agreements or periodic statement forms in use by Seller or otherwise in effect,
with respect to any Eligible Account on the date of this Agreement. The form
of
Cardholder Agreement and form of periodic statement comply in all material
respects with all applicable laws and accurately represent the agreements
between Seller and Cardholders and the methods of computing balances and finance
charges. None of the Cardholder Agreements, periodic statement forms
or Accounts includes a provision for annual fees and there are no obligations
to
Cardholders except as set forth in the Cardholder Agreements and those
agreements made in the ordinary course of Seller’s business (which agreements
taken as a whole would not have a materially adverse effect on the Assets to
be
Sold) and as noted in the Books and Records and/or Closing Tape. There are
no
leases, contracts or other agreements that are material to the Assets to be
Sold
that would affect the purchase or operation thereof by the
Purchaser. Seller is not in breach of any contract or agreement to be
sold or transferred to the Purchaser hereunder in any material
manner.
8.9
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Assets
to be Sold
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Since
the
Financial Information Computation Date, Seller has not, solely with respect
to
the Eligible Accounts, (i) effected any material or significant change in the
accounting practices, procedures or methods employed in connection with the
Eligible Accounts, or (ii) effected any material or, significant change in
its
business, credit or, collection policies, re-aging policies, practices or
procedures relating to the Eligible Accounts. Since the Financial
Information Computation Date, there has not occurred any material adverse change
(financial or otherwise) in the condition of the Eligible Accounts or Seller’s
continued operation thereof and ability to operate the same in accordance with
past practices and the terms of the Existing Merchant Services Agreement
excluding, however, (i) any matter, condition or event that (x) is within the
sole control of Company or (y) affects the credit card services, consumer credit
or banking industry generally first arising after the date of this Agreement,
(ii) any changes in laws, generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory
accounting principles first arising after the date of this Agreement or (iii)
any action, change, effect circumstance or condition contemplated or required
by
this Agreement or attributable solely to the announcement of this Agreement
or
the transactions contemplated hereby made in accordance with the provisions
of
this Agreement.
8.10
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Accounts
Not Business Accounts
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To
Seller’s knowledge, none of the Accounts sold to Purchaser hereunder are with
business entities or otherwise represent commercial receivables.
8.11
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Conveyance
of Assets to be Sold
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Seller
is
not insolvent at the time of the conveyance of title and the sale of the Assets
to be Sold by Seller hereunder is a conveyance for reasonably equivalent value
to Purchaser. It is the intention of the Seller that the transfer of
the Assets to be Sold hereunder shall constitute a sale, which sale is absolute
and irrevocable and provides Purchaser with the full benefits of ownership
of
the Accounts. The transfer by Seller of the Assets to be Sold is not
made for or on account of an antecedent debt, and Seller will not be insolvent
on the date of (nor will it become insolvent as a result of) such
transfer. No transfer by Seller of any Asset to be Sold hereunder is
voidable under any law dealing with bankruptcy, insolvency, creditors’ rights or
similar laws. Seller is the originator of all Accounts included in
the Assets to be Sold.
8.12
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Securitization
Agreements
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As
of the
Transfer Date Seller will remove the Assets to be Sold from the Securitization
Agreements and cause the lien of all Securitization Agreements (and all UCC
financing statements filed in connection therewith), to the extent they affect
the Assets to be Sold, to be released and discharged, such that the Account
Balances will be sold to Purchaser free of the Liens of any Securitization
Agreements. All transfers of receivables included in the Assets to Be
Sold out of the Seller’s securitization program pursuant to the Securitization
Agreements (i) will be made in full compliance with the Securitization
Agreements and (ii) will be made in full compliance with applicable law, and
at
the time each entity involved in such securitization program conveyed title
to
the Assets to be Sold to Seller, or another predecessor in interest of Seller
under such Securitization Agreements, such entity was not insolvent and such
conveyance was for reasonably equivalent value to such entity.
8.13 Accuracy
of Statements
No
statement contained in any document provided or delivered by Seller to Purchaser
in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby, as of the date of such
statement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state
a
material fact necessary to make the statement contained therein not misleading
in any material respect.
9. Warranties and Representations of Purchaser
Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
9.1
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Organization
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Purchaser
is a national banking association duly organized and validly existing under
the
laws of the United States and is authorized to conduct its business under those
laws.
9.2
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Authority
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Purchaser
has full corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement
and to effect the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution,
delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement (and all documents,
agreements, and instruments contemplated hereby) have been approved by all
requisite corporate action on the part of Purchaser. This Agreement
constitutes (and each such document, agreement and instrument when executed
and
delivered will constitute) a valid and binding obligation of Purchaser,
enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as
such
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, receivership, conservatorship and other laws relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of
equity. As of the date hereof, the Company has duly assigned to
Purchaser all of the Company’s rights to purchase the Assets to be
Sold. No consents are required for the execution and performance of
Purchaser’s obligations hereunder except such consents as have been or will be
obtained prior to the Closing Date.
9.3
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Legal
Proceedings
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There
are
no actions, suits or proceedings or governmental or regulatory violations or
investigations which are pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened,
against or affecting Purchaser’s ability to consummate this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of
any
actions, suits or proceedings commenced or, to Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened
against or affecting Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement during the Interim Period.
9.4
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Finders
or Brokers
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Purchaser
has not agreed to pay any fee or commission to any agent, broker, finder or
other person for or on account of services rendered as a broker or finder in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby which
would give rise to any valid claim against Seller for any brokerage commission
or finder’s fee or like payment.
9.5
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Governmental
Notices
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Purchaser
has not received notice from any federal or state governmental agency indicating
that it would oppose or not grant or issue its consent or approval, if required,
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
9.6
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Compliance
with Law and Other Instruments
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The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby by Purchaser will not constitute a
violation of or be in conflict with any applicable law or regulation. The
execution and delivery by Purchaser of, and the performance by Purchaser of
its
obligations pursuant to, this Agreement (and the documents, instruments, and
agreements contemplated hereby) will not violate or be in conflict with
Purchaser’s charter or by-laws or any material contract or other instrument to
which it is a party or by which it is bound except as would not have a material
adverse effect on the Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby; excluding, however, (i) any matter, condition or event
that
(x) is within the sole control of Seller or (y) affects the credit card
services, consumer credit or banking industry generally, or (ii) any changes
in
laws, generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting
principles.
9.7 Adjusted
Closing Statement
The
Adjusted Closing Statement delivered by Purchaser to Seller pursuant to Section
3.2(b) will to Purchaser’s knowledge be accurate in all material respects as of
the date thereof.
10. Conditions, Precedent to Purchaser’s
Obligations
The
obligations of Purchaser to
consummate the purchase provided for herein are subject to the fulfillment
(except to the extent, if any, waived by Purchaser) of the following conditions
at or prior to the Transfer Date:
10.1
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Absence
of Litigation
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There
shall not be pending on the Transfer Date any action or proceeding instituted
by
any person, entity or governmental authority against Seller or Purchaser to
prevent the consummation of the sale of the Assets to be Sold and, on the
Transfer Date, there shall be no injunction, decree or similar legal restraint
preventing the consummation of such sale and there shall be no statute, rule
or
regulation in effect which would prevent Seller from selling or Purchaser from
purchasing the Assets to be Sold as contemplated by this Agreement.
10.2
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Truth
of Representations, Delivery of Lien
Releases
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The
representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Section 8 of this
Agreement shall be true in all material respects as though made again on and
as
of the Transfer Date (except for those representations and warranties made
as of
a particular date, which such representations and warranties shall be true
in
all material respects as of such particular date), and Seller has caused to
be
delivered on or before the Transfer Date all applicable Lien releases and
termination statements as required under this Agreement.
10.3
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Performance
of Covenants
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The
covenants and agreements of Seller set forth in this Agreement and to be
performed on or before the Transfer Date shall have been performed in all
material respects.
10.4
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Items
to be Delivered by Seller
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Seller
shall have delivered to Purchaser:
(a) The
Assignment and Xxxx of Sale together with the Domain Name Assignment,
Securitization Transfer Documents, UCC terminations or assignments, and such
other instruments and documents as are reasonably necessary for confirming
the
transfer, assignment and conveyance of title to the Assets to be Sold to
Purchaser (together, the “Conveyance Documents”), duly issued or signed by a
duly authorized officer of Seller, as applicable.
(b) A
certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Seller to the effect that
(i)
the warranties and representations of Seller in Section 8 are true as of the
Closing Date (except for those representations and warranties made as of a
particular date, which such representations and warranties shall be true in
all
material respects as of such particular date) as if made on the Closing Date
or,
if any such warranties and representations are not then true, specifying the
deficiency in reasonable detail; and (ii) the covenants and agreements of Seller
to be performed hereunder on or before the Transfer Date have been performed
in
all material respects, or, if any such covenants have not been so performed,
specifying the deficiency in reasonable detail.
(c) The
Preliminary Closing Statement; and
(d) The
Assumption Agreement.
10.5
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UCC
Financing Statement
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Seller
hereby confirms that, for purposes of the UCC, it is “located” in the State of
Ohio, and hereby authorizes Purchaser to file in such location financing
statements in favor of Purchaser, as secured party, against Seller, as debtor,
reflecting the sale of the Assets to be Sold hereunder.
10.6
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Absence
of Matters which Materially Adversely Affect the Assets to be
Sold
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On
the
Closing Date there shall not exist any matter, condition or event that
materially adversely affects the Assets to be Sold taken as a whole, excluding,
however, (i) any matter, condition or event that (x) is within the sole control
of Company or (y) affects the credit card services, consumer credit or banking
industry generally first arising after the date hereof, (ii) any changes in
laws, generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting
principles first arising after the date hereof, or (iii) any action,
change, effect circumstance or condition contemplated or required by this
Agreement or
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attributable
solely to the announcement of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
11. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of
Seller
The
obligation of Seller to consummate the sale provided for herein is subject
to
the fulfillment (except to the extent, if any, waived by Seller) of the
following conditions at or prior to the Transfer Date, each of which, to the
extent within Seller’s control, Seller shall pursue satisfying in good
faith:
11.1
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Absence
of Litigation
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There
shall not be pending on the Transfer Date any action or proceeding instituted
by
any governmental authority against Seller or Purchaser to prevent the
consummation of the sale of the Assets to be Sold by Seller to Purchaser
pursuant hereto, and on the Transfer Date there shall be no injunction, decree
or similar legal restraint preventing the consummation of such
sale.
11.2
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Truth
of Representations
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The
representations and warranties of Purchaser set forth in Section 9 shall be
true
in all material respects as though made again on and as of the Transfer Date
(except for those representations and warranties made as of a particular date,
which representations and warranties shall be true in all material respects
as
of such particular date).
11.3
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Performance
of Covenants
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The
covenants and agreement of Purchaser set forth in this Agreement and to be
performed on or before the Transfer Date shall have been performed in all
material respects.
11.4
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Items
to be Delivered by Purchaser
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Purchaser
shall have delivered to Seller:
(a) A
payment to Seller of the Payment Amount set forth in the Preliminary Closing
Statement by transfer of funds immediately available.
(b) The
Assignment and Xxxx of Sale signed by a duly authorized officer of
Purchaser.
(c) The
Assumption Agreement signed by a duly authorized officer of
Purchaser.
(d) A
certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Purchaser to the effect
that
(i) the warranties and representations of Purchaser in Section 9 are true as
of
the
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Transfer
Date (except for those representations and warranties made as of a particular
date, which such representations and warranties shall be true in all material
respects as of such particular date) or, if any such warranties and
representations are not then true, specifying the deficiency in reasonable
detail; and (ii) the covenants and agreements of Purchaser to be performed
hereunder on or before the Transfer Date have been performed in all material
respects, or, if any such covenants have not been so performed, specifying
the
deficiency in reasonable detail.
11.5
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Expiration
or Termination of Existing Merchant Services
Agreement
|
The
Existing Merchant Services Agreement shall have expired or been terminated
by
Seller and Company as of or prior to the Closing Date, except for such
obligations which pursuant to the terms of the Existing Merchant Services
Agreement survive expiration or termination.
12. Survival of Representations and Warranties
Notwithstanding
any investigation made
by or on behalf of either party at any time, all covenants, agreements,
representations, indemnifications and warranties made herein and in any
certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and Closing hereunder until the third anniversary of the
Transfer Date; provided that the representations and warranties contained in
Section 8.7 (and the indemnifications related thereto) will survive indefinitely
and the representations and warranties contained in Sections 8.6, 8.8 and 8.10
(and the indemnifications related thereto) will survive for the period of the
applicable statute of limitations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
representation or warranty that would otherwise terminate shall survive with
respect to losses asserted in any claim for indemnification hereunder of which
notice is given pursuant to this Agreement prior to the end of the applicable
survival period, until such claim is finally resolved and any related losses
are
paid.
13.
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Default/Termination
of Agreement
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13.1 A
“Default” shall occur hereunder upon the occurrence of the
following:
(i) The
expiration of thirty (30) days from the date one party shall have given notice
to the other party (the “Defaulting Party”) of a breach or default by the
Defaulting Party in the performance of any covenant, agreement, representation
or warranty hereunder which is not cured within such thirty (30) day period;
or
(ii) Seller
or Purchaser (as applicable in this clause (ii), the “Bankrupt Party”) becomes
insolvent or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability to
pay,
its debts as they become due; or the Bankrupt Party applies for, consents to,
or
acquiesces in the appointment of, a trustee, receiver or other custodian for
the
Bankrupt Party or any property thereof, or makes a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors; or in the absence of such application, consent of
acquiescence, a trustee, receiver or other custodian is appointed for the
Bankrupt Party or for a substantial part of its property and is not discharged
within thirty (30) days; or any bankruptcy, reorganization,
debt
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arrangement,
or other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any
dissolution or liquidation proceeding, is commenced in respect to the Bankrupt
Party, and if such case or proceeding is not commenced by the Bankrupt Party
or
remains for thirty (30) days undismissed; or the Bankrupt Party takes any
corporate action to authorize, or in furtherance of, any of the
foregoing.
13.2 Upon
the occurrence of a Default, the non-defaulting party, in addition to all other
rights and remedies available at law or in equity, shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement upon notice to the defaulting party.
13.3 In
addition to the termination rights set forth in Section 13.2, Purchaser shall
have the right to terminate this Agreement in the event that as of the Transfer
Date there shall have been a material adverse change (financial or otherwise)
in
the Assets to be Sold, taken as a whole, since the Financial Information
Computation Date excluding, however any matter, condition or event that is
within the sole control of Company or any action, change, effect circumstance
or
condition expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement or attributable
solely to the announcement of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
13.4 This
Agreement may be terminated (i) upon mutual agreement of Purchaser and Seller
or
(ii) by either Purchaser or Seller if the Closing has not occurred by the later
to occur of (1) the date forty five (45) days following the date Purchaser
and
Seller mutually agreed would be the Transfer Date (or any mutually agreed
extension of the Transfer Date) or (2) December 31, 2007; provided that the
party seeking to terminate this Agreement under clause (ii) hereof has not
caused such failure to close.
13.5 No
termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section or otherwise shall
release, or be construed as releasing, either party hereto from any liability
for damages to the other party hereto arising out of, in connection with or
otherwise relating to, directly or indirectly, such party’s breach or default of
any of its representations, warranties, covenants, agreements, duties or
obligations arising under this Agreement or the Existing Merchant Services
Agreement.
14. Delayed Payment After Closing
14.1
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Final
Settlement and Disputes
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In
the
event that Purchaser and Seller disagree after the Closing Date as to any item
or amount (or the computation or determination in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement of any item or amount) reflected, set forth in or relating to
the
Preliminary Closing Statement or any Adjusted Closing Statement, the Payment
Amount, the Adjustment Amount or any other amounts due either party under this
Agreement, then any payment required to be made under this Agreement shall
be
made when due on the basis of such items or amounts as to which the parties
do
not disagree and any party hereto shall thereupon be entitled to request Ernst
and Young L.L.P. (or, if said firm shall be unwilling to act hereunder, such
other firm of nationally recognized independent accounts as Purchaser and Seller
may jointly designate which does not have a material
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relationship
with either Purchaser or Seller) to determine, in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement, such disputed item or amount (or the computation or
determination thereof). Any such request shall be in writing and
shall specify with particularity the disputed items, amounts and computations
being submitted for determination, and the requesting party shall furnish the
other parties hereto with a copy of such request at the same time it is
submitted to the independent accountants. The firm of independent
accountants to which any dispute is referred hereunder shall as promptly as
practicable determine, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement,
the
proper amount of any disputed item or other amount, or the computation thereof,
and such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties
hereto. In acting pursuant to this Agreement, such firm of
independent accountants shall constitute, and be entitled to the privileges
and
immunities of, arbitrators. Seller and Purchaser shall cooperate
fully in assisting such firm in making any determination requested hereunder,
including giving such firm full access to all files, books and records relevant
thereto and providing such other information as such firm may reasonably request
in connection with the determination to be made by it hereunder. The
fees and disbursements in connection with such firm’s determination shall be
borne equally by Purchaser and Seller. In the event that a
determination by independent accountants pursuant to this Section 14.1 requires
any previously suspended payment to be made by any party, such payment shall
be
made promptly (and in any event within ten (10) days) after receipt by such
party from such independent accountants of written notice of such
determination. Such firm of accountants shall promptly and
substantially simultaneously notify Purchaser and Seller in writing of any
determination by it hereunder. In the event of any litigation between
the parties regarding this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled
to
seek recovery of all costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by
the prevailing party in such litigation (which costs may be included as part
of
the damages awarded in any such litigation).
14.2
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Interest
|
Any
amount payable by any party to another party pursuant to Section 14.1 shall
bear
interest from the date such amount would originally have been required to be
paid hereunder had no dispute over such amount existed to the date of payment
at
the federal funds rate (at weighted average daily rates reported by Federal
Reserve System) during the period(s) involved.
14.3
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Records
and Financial Information
|
The
party
having control of the relevant records and financial information used in
connection with any adjustment provided for in this Section 14 shall certify
the
accuracy of such records and financial information if so requested by the other
party.
15.
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Miscellaneous
|
15.1
|
Expenses
|
Except
as
is otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay
its
own costs and expenses in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions
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contemplated
hereby, including, but not by way of limitation, all regulatory fees, attorneys’
fees, accounting fees and other expenses.
15.2
|
Notices
|
All
notices, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered in person or by United
States mail, certified or registered, with return receipt requested, or
otherwise actually delivered, as follows:
(i)
|
If
to Purchaser, to:
|
Spirit
of America National Bank
|
|
000
Xxxxx Xxxx
|
|
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
|
Attention: President
|
|
With
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
|
|
Spirit
of America National Bank
|
|
000
Xxxxx Xxxx
|
|
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
|
Attention: Legal
Dept.
|
|
(ii)
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If
to Seller, to:
|
World
Financial Network National Bank
|
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx 00000-0000
|
|
Attention:
President
|
|
With
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
|
|
World
Financial Network National Bank
|
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx 00000-0000
|
|
Attention:
General Counsel
|
The
persons or addresses to which
mailings or deliveries shall be made may be changed from time to time by notice
given pursuant to the provisions of this Section 15.2. Any notice,
demand or other communication given pursuant to the provisions of this Section
15.2 shall be deemed to have been given on the date actually delivered or three
(3) days following the date deposited in the United States mail, properly
addressed, postage prepaid, as the case may be.
15.3
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Successors
and Assigns
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All
terms
and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. This Agreement and all rights, privileges, duties and
liabilities, and obligations of the parties hereto, may be assigned or delegated
by any party without the consent of the other party. In order for any
such assignment to be effective, the assigning party and the assignee must
first
execute a written agreement (and deliver a copy thereof to the other party
hereto) by which the assigning party assigns the particular rights or privileges
to the assignee. In order for any such delegation to be effective,
the delegating party and the delegatee must first execute a written agreement
(and deliver a copy thereof to the other party hereto) by which the delegating
party delegates the particular duties, liability or obligations to the delegatee
and such delegatee expressly assumes the performance and discharge thereof
when
due. No such assignment or delegation shall relieve Purchaser or
Seller of any of their respective duties, obligations, or liabilities to the
other hereunder which are not performed or discharged in full by such assignee
or delegatee. For clarification, Purchaser may assign its rights
under this Agreement with respect to the receivables included in the Assets
to
Be Sold in connection with Purchaser’s securitization of such receivables
without also assigning any obligations with respect thereto provided Purchaser
shall remain liable for all obligations hereunder.
15.4
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Counterparts
|
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one instrument.
15.5
|
Governing
Law
|
The
laws
of the State of Ohio applicable to contracts executed and wholly performed
therein shall govern the validity and interpretation hereof and the performance
of the parties hereto of their respective duties and obligations
hereunder.
15.6
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Captions
|
The
captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and
no not form a part of this Agreement.
15.7 No Waiver
The
failure or delay on the part of any party to exercise any right provided for
herein shall not act as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right by and party hereto preclude the exercise of any other
right or the further exercise of such right thereof. In no event
shall a term or provision of this Agreement be deemed to have been waived,
modified or amended unless said waiver, modification or amendment is in writing
and signed by Purchaser and Seller.
15.8 No Joint Venture
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership or joint venture
between any of the parties hereto. Except as expressly set forth
herein, no party shall have any authority to bind or commit any other
party.
15.9 Severability
Any
term
or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable
the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or
any
other jurisdiction.
15.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries
This
Agreement is not for the benefit of any third party and nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person other
than
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
15.11 Waiver
of Jury Trial
The
parties hereto waive all right to a trial by jury in any action or proceeding
to
enforce or defend any rights pursuant hereto
15.12
Entire Agreement
The
making, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto have
been
induced by no representations, statements, warranties or agreements other than
those herein expressed. This Agreement and other written agreements
specifically referred to herein (including without limitation the
Confidentiality Agreement and the Exhibits attached hereto) embody the entire
understanding of the parties and there are no further or other agreements or
understandings, written or oral, in effect between the parties relating to
the
subject matter hereof. This instrument and the agreements contained
herein may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by both
parties or their duly authorized agents.
15.13
|
Assignment
of Rights Under Existing Merchant Services
Agreement
|
By
execution of this Agreement, Lane Xxxxxx, Inc., Sierra Nevada Factoring, Inc.
and Charming Shoppes Outlet Stores, LLC hereby assign to Purchaser all of their
respective rights under the Existing Merchant Services Agreement to purchase
the
Assets to be Sold.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement
as of the day and year first above written.
WORLD
FINANCIAL NETWORK NATIONAL BANK
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By:
_________________________________
|
Name:_______________________________
|
Title:________________________________
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SPIRIT
OF AMERICA NATIONAL BANK
|
By:
_________________________________
|
Name:_______________________________
|
Title:________________________________
|
Solely
for purposes of Section 15.13 of the Agreement, the undersigned, intending
to be
legally bound, hereby have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first
above written.
LANE
XXXXXX, INC.
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By:
_________________________________
|
Name:_______________________________
|
Title:________________________________
|
SIERRA
NEVADA FACTORING, INC.
|
By:
_________________________________
|
Name:_______________________________
|
Title:________________________________
|
CHARMING
SHOPPES OUTLET STORES, LLC
|
By:
_________________________________
|
Name:_______________________________
|
Title:________________________________
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EXHIBITS
AND SCHEDULES
EXHIBITS:
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||
1
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–
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Form
of Preliminary Closing Statement
|
2
|
–
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Form
of Assignment and Xxxx of Sale
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3.
|
–
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Form
of Assumption Agreement
|
4.
|
–
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Toll
Free Customer Service Numbers
|
5
|
–
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Conversion
Schedule
|
SCHEDULES:
|
||
Schedule
5.2
|
–
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Customer
Communications and Communications Schedule
|
Schedule
8.3
|
–
|
Additional
Account Information
|
Schedule
8.8(a)
|
–
|
Form(s)
of Seller’s Cardholder Agreement
|
Schedule
8.8(b)
|
–
|
Form
of Seller’s Periodic Statement
|
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EXHIBIT
1
FORM
OF PRELIMINARY CLOSING STATEMENT
Preliminary
Closing Statement
As
of
_______________, 2007
VALUATION
DATE:
|
|
CLOSING
DATE:
|
|
TOTAL
ELIGIBLE ACCOUNTS
|
#######
|
FOR
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY THE FOLLOWING
|
|
INELIGIBLE
ACCOUNT NUMBERS:
|
|
Subsection
(a) bankrupts
|
#######
|
Subsection
(b) charged-offs
|
#######
|
Subsection
(c) fraud loss or lost or stolen Credit Card
|
#######
|
Subsection
(d) pending litigation
|
#######
|
Subsection
(e) deceased
|
#######
|
Subsection
(f) not within the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico
or
another United States territory, Mexico or Canada or is not a U.S.
APO or
U.S. F.P.O. account
|
#######
|
Subsection
(g) under age of eighteen
|
#######
|
TOTAL
DOLLARS:
|
|
TOTAL
ACCOUNT BALANCES OF ALL ELIGIBLE ACCOUNTS
|
|
EXCLUDING
UNBILLED FINANCE CHARGES FOR
|
|
ELIGIBLE
ACCOUNTS:
|
$$$$$$$$$
|
PLUS
UNBILLED FINANCE CHARGES
|
|
FOR
ELIGIBLE ACCOUNTS:
|
$$$$$$$$$
|
PLUS
INTERIM SERVICING FEE
|
$$$$$$$$$
|
LESS
INELIGIBLE ACCOUNT DOLLARS
|
$$$$$$$$$
|
EQUALS:
TOTAL DOLLARS DUE SELLER:
|
_________
|
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EXHIBIT
2
FORM
OFASSIGNMENT AND XXXX OF SALE
THIS
ASSIGNMENT AND XXXX OF SALE (this "Assignment") is made and entered
into as of the ___ day of __________, 2007 by and between WORLD
FINANCIAL NETWORK NATIONAL BANK., a national banking association (the
"Assignor"), and SPIRIT OF AMERICA NATIONAL BANK, a national
banking association (the "Assignee"),
W_I_T_N_E_S_S_E_T_H:
WHEREAS,
the Assignor
(or its Predecessor in Interest) has heretofore entered into certain Cardholder
Agreements and established certain Eligible Accounts for Cardholders in
connection with Credit Cards bearing the names or logos of Lane
Xxxxxx.; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to
the terms and provisions of that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of October
___, 2007 (the "Purchase Agreement") among the Assignor and the Assignee, the
Assignor has agreed to transfer and assign to the Assignee, and the Assignee
has
agreed to accept the assignment of the Assets to be Sold (capitalized terms
used
in this Assignment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement);
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the terms, agreements, covenants and conditions set forth
herein and in the Purchase Agreement, together with the sum of Ten Dollars
($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of all of which are hereby acknowledged, the Assignor and the Assignee,
intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. The
Assignor hereby
assigns, assigns, sells, transfers, conveys and forever remises to Assignee
and
its successors and assigns, all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor
in and to the Assets to be Sold and all of the rights, benefits and privileges
of the Assignor thereunder, free and clear of any and all liens, encumbrances
or
other interests of third parties, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the Assets to
be Sold unto the Assignee, its successors and assigns, to and for its own proper
use and benefit forever.
2. The
Assignor’s
obligations and the Assignee’s rights, relating to causes of action arising from
a breach of, or any event relating to, the Cardholder Agreements, including
without limitation the Account Duties thereunder occurring prior to the date
hereof shall be as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the terms of which
are
incorporated herein by reference.
3. All
of the terms,
agreements, covenants and conditions set forth herein shall be binding upon
and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns. No person or entity other than the Assignor and the Assignee
and their respective successors and assigns shall have any rights
hereunder.
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4. Nothing
contained in this Assignment shall be deemed to limit or supersede any of the
provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
5. Whenever
possible, each provision of this Assignment shall be interpreted in such manner
as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of
this
Assignment shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions
of this Assignment. The Assignor shall execute such other documents
and instruments as the Assignee may reasonably request to effectuate the
assignment and transfer set forth herein.
6. The
laws of the State of Ohio applicable to contracts executed and wholly performed
therein shall govern the validity and interpretation hereof and the performance
of the parties hereto of their respective duties and obligations
hereunder.
7. This
Assignment has been executed in a number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
considered an original and no other counterpart need be produced.
[SIGNATURE
PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have executed this Assignment and Xxxx of Sale as of the day and year first
set
forth above.
WORLD
FINANCIAL NETWORK NATIONAL BANK
|
By:
_________________________________
|
Name:_______________________________
|
Title: _______________________________
|
SPIRIT
OF AMERICA NATIONAL BANK
|
By: ________________________________
|
Name:
______________________________
|
Title:
_______________________________
|
[NOTARY
PAGE FOLLOWS]
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STATE OF
______________________)
|
)
SS.:
|
COUNTY
OF ____________________ )
|
On
this _____ day of _____________,
2007, before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared
__________________________________________ and ___________________, personally
known to me, who acknowledged themselves to be the ____________ and
______________ of World Financial Network National Bank, a national banking
association, and who acknowledged that they, being duly authorized to do so,
executed the foregoing instrument as such officers for the purposes therein
set
forth.
WITNESS
my hand and official seal.
|
|
______________________________
|
|
Notary
Public
|
|
STATE OF
______________________)
|
|
)
SS.:
|
|
COUNTY
OF ____________________ )
|
On
this _____ day of _______________,
2007, before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared
__________________________________________ and ___________________, personally
known to me, who acknowledged themselves to be the ____________ and
______________ of Spirit of America National Bank, a national banking
association, and who acknowledged that they, being duly authorized to do so,
executed the foregoing instrument as such officers for the purposes therein
set
forth.
WITNESS
my hand and
official seal.
______________________________
|
|
Notary
Public
|
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EXHIBIT
3
FORM
OF ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This
Assumption Agreement (this “Assumption Agreement”) is made as of this ______ day
of ____________, 2007 by SPIRIT OF AMERICA NATIONAL BANK, a national banking
association (“Purchaser”) in favor of WORLD FINANCIAL NETWORK NATIONAL BANK, a
national bank (“Seller”),
W
I
T N E S S E T H:
|
WHEREAS,
under Section 2.2 of that
certain Purchase Agreement between Seller and Purchaser dated as of
_____________, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and between Seller and
Purchaser, Purchaser agreed to assume, pay and discharge or perform
certain liabilities and obligations of Seller that relate to the Assets to
be
Sold,
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing, it is agreed as follows:
1. Capitalized
terms used in this Assumption Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
2. Purchaser
hereby agrees that it has assumed and does hereby assume from Seller, and has
agreed and does hereby agree to pay and discharge or perform for Seller, as
of
the Transfer Date, the Assumed Liabilities, including without limitation the
Account Duties in existence on or arising after the Transfer Date; provided,
however, that Purchaser does not assume any liabilities arising from Seller’s
failure to perform Account Duties prior to the Transfer Date and Seller’s
liability with respect thereto shall be governed by the Purchase
Agreement.
3. Nothing
contained in this Assumption Agreement shall be deemed to limit or supersede
any
of the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
4. Whenever
possible, each provision of this Assumption Agreement shall be interpreted
in
such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Assumption Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under
applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision
or the remaining provisions of this Assumption Agreement.
5. The
laws of the State of Ohio applicable to contracts executed and wholly performed
therein shall govern the validity and interpretation hereof and the performance
of the parties hereto of their respective duties and obligations
hereunder.
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6. No
person or entity other than Purchaser and Seller and their respective successors
and assigns shall have any rights hereunder. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, parties hereto have
caused this Assumption Agreement to be executed by a corporate officer thereunto
duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written.
PURCHASER:
|
SPIRIT
OF AMERICA NATIONAL BANK
|
By:
__________________________________
|
Name:________________________________
|
Title:_________________________________
|
SELLER
|
WORLD
FINANCIAL NETWORK NATIONAL BANK
|
By:
_________________________________
|
Name:_______________________________
|
Title:________________________________
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EXHIBIT
4
TOLL
FREE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBERS
Lane
Xxxxxx Retail Customer Service
|
800-888-4163
|
Lane
Xxxxxx Retail Authorizations
|
000-000-0000
|
Lane
Xxxxxx New Accounts
|
000-000-0000
|
Lane
Xxxxxx Outlet New Accounts
|
000-000-0000
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EXHIBIT
5 -
CONVERSION SCHEDULE
|
All
Times are Eastern Time Zone
|
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|
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|
||||
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SELLER
- Lane Xxxxxx Conversion Schedule (by category)
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Day
of Week
|
Date
|
Time
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REISSUANCE
AND SYSTEM DIVISION MOVES
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Seller
reissued Woman Within plastics to all Lane Xxxxxx Catalog cardholders
who
did not cross shop at a Lane Xxxxxx retail store or on the Lane
Xxxxxx retail web site from 8/1/06 through 7/31/07.
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9/1/07
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Seller
will cease all cross
shopping between Lane Xxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx
Catalog.
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10/2/07
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The
cross shoppers (Eligible Accounts under (i) ) identified in the 7/31
calculation will be moved to their new division by Seller.
|
10/2/07
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FILE
CONVERSION
|
|||
|
Interim
Conversion Tape with all master tape information through October
5,
2007
|
Thursday
|
October
10, 2007
|
|
Last
day for new account processing
|
October
24, 2007
|
Close
of business
|
||
|
Last
full processing day on SELLER Platform (full service)
|
Wednesday
|
10/31/2007
|
11:59
PM
|
|
||||
|
SELLER
posts last transactions via nightly update for 10/30/07
|
Wednesday
|
10/31/2007
|
1:00
PM
|
|
||||
|
SELLER
runs all deconversion jobs
|
Thursday
|
11/1/2007
|
2:00
AM - 4:00 PM
|
|
||||
|
Master
Tapes Produced by SELLER
|
Thursday
|
11/1/2007
|
5:00
PM
|
|
||||
|
Primary
Master Tapes Handed to a Purchaser Representative
|
Thursday
|
11/1/2007
|
6:00
PM
|
|
||||
|
Primary
Master Tapes to arrive in Columbus, GA with Purchaser
Representative
|
Thursday
|
11/1/2007
|
11:00
PM
|
|
||||
|
Secondary
Master Tapes Delivered to Delta Flight #1040 @ Columbus,
OH
|
Friday
|
11/2/2007
|
7:30
AM
|
|
||||
|
Secondary
Master Tapes delivered to TSYS in Columbus, GA (via Delta
Dash)
|
Friday
|
11/2/2007
|
11:30
AM
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
FINANCIAL
SALE AND FUNDS TRANSFER
|
|||
|
||||
|
Financial
Sale Closing
|
Thursday
|
11/1/2007
|
TBD
|
|
||||
|
Delivery
of the Closing Documents pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement
|
Thursday
|
11/1/2007
|
TBD
|
|
||||
|
Wire
Transfer of Funds to SELLER
|
Thursday
|
11/1/2007
|
TBD
|
|
||||
SERVICING
|
||||
Seller
begins to perform Interim Servicing
|
Thursday
|
11/1/07
|
12:01
a.m.
|
|
Seller
ends Interim Servicing (except for Credit Card authorizations for
purchases on Company’s Lane Xxxxxx Website)
|
Monday
|
11/5/07
|
12:05
a.m.
|
|
Seller
ends Interim Servicing for Credit Card authorizations for purchases
on
Company’s Lane Xxxxxx Website
|
Monday
|
11/5/07
|
08:00
a.m.
|
|
Seller
overnights lost/stolen Account information to Purchaser
|
Monday
|
11/5/07
|
4:00
p.m.
|
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SCHEDULE
5.2
CUSTOMER
COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS SCHEDULE
Website
Verbiage: Commencing October 15, 2007 through November 7, 2007,
Seller shall include the following on its electronic customer service website
for Cardholders of Eligible Accounts attempting to access their Account
information:
“Lane
Xxxxxx has teamed up with a new bank. During the transition period of 10-31-07
to 11-5-07 this site will not be available. After 11-5-07 please go to
xxx.xxxxxx.xxx and register to view your Account
information.”
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SCHEDULE
8.3
ADDITIONAL
ACCOUNT INFORMATION
Information
computed through August 31, 2007:
Stratifications
Three
Year Histories Showing $ and/or # of:
|
Total
Accounts
|
Billed
Accounts
|
Non-billed
Accounts
|
Billed
Net Receivables
|
Ending
Net Receivables
|
Payments
|
Gross
Write Offs
|
%
Write Off that is Bankruptcy
|
Billed
Finance Charges
|
Billed
Late Fees
|
Gross
Sales
|
Gross
Sales Transactions
|
Sales
Returns
|
Sales
Return Transactions
|
Third
Party Sales
|
Delinquency
|
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SCHEDULE
8.8(a)
FORM(S)
OF SELLER’S CARDHOLDER AGREEMENT
52
53
SCHEDULE
8.8(b)
FORM
OF SELLER’S PERIODIC STATEMENT
54
55
56
57
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