EXECUTION COPY
EXECUTION COPY
This AMENDMENT NO. 6, dated as of January 30, 2006 (this “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Receivables Transfer Agreement dated as of August 16, 2002, as originally dated October 17, 2001, and as amended through and including the date hereof in accordance with its terms (the “Receivables Transfer Agreement”), by and among TYSON RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as transferor (in such capacity, the “Transferor”). TYSON FOODS, INC., a Delaware corporation, individually (“Tyson”), as collection agent (in such capacity, the “Collection Agent”) and as guarantor under the Limited Guaranty set forth in Article IX thereto (in such capacity, the “Guarantor”), the several commercial paper conduits parties thereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns (the “CP Conduit Purchasers”, each, individually, a “CP Conduit Purchaser”), the several financial institutions parties thereto as “Committed Purchasers” and their respective permitted successors and assigns (the “Committed Purchasers”, each, individually, a “Committed Purchaser”), the agent bank of each CP Conduit Purchaser and Committed Purchaser and its permitted successor and assign (the “Funding Agent” with respect to such CP Conduit Purchaser and Committed Purchaser), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a New York state banking corporation (“JPMorgan”), as administrative agent for the benefit of the CP Conduit Purchasers, the Committed Purchasers and the Funding Agents (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have previously entered into the Receivables Transfer Agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties to the Receivables Transfer Agreement wish to amend the Receivables Transfer Agreement pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Receivables Transfer Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto consent and agree as follows:
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AGREEMENTS
SECTION 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, all defined terms used in this Amendment, including the Recitals hereto, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Receivables Transfer Agreement.
SECTION 2. Amendment to Definition. The definition of Obligor set forth in Schedule A to the Receivables Transfer Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Obligor” shall mean a Person, other than an Excluded Obligor, obligated to make payments for the provision of goods and services pursuant to a Contract. For purposes of this definition “Excluded Obligor” shall mean Xxxx-Xxxxx Stores, Inc. and any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 3. Acknowledgment of Guarantor. The Guarantor hereby acknowledges receipt of and notice of, and consents to the terms of, this Amendment.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. The Transferor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Funding Agents, the CP Conduit Purchasers and the Committed Purchasers that its representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01 of the Receivables Transfer Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respect as of such earlier date). Such representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been made under the Receivables Transfer Agreement.
SECTION 5. Counterparts; Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Amendment will be effective on the date (the “Effective Date”) when:
(i) executed counterparts of this Amendment are delivered by each party hereto to the Administrative Agent; and
(ii) the Administrative Agent has received such other documents, instruments, certificates and opinions as the Administrative Agent or any Funding Agent shall reasonably request.
SECTION 6. Agreement in Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Receivables Transfer Agreement will continue in fill force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof as in existence on the date hereof. After the date of the effectiveness hereof, any reference to the Receivables Transfer Agreement will mean the Receivables Transfer Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
SECTION 7. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
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BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
SECTION 8. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the pathos hereto have each caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.
TYSON RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,
as Transferor
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: SVP Finance & Treasurer &
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Interim CFO |
TYSON FOODS, INC., individually, as
Collection Agent and as Guarantor
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: SVP Finance & Treasurer &
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Interim CFO |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA.
(formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Administrative Agent
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: |
Vice President |
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XXXX XXXXXX RECEIVABLES
COMPANY, LLC, as CP Conduit Purchaser
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: |
Vice President |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA.
(formerly known as The Chase Manhattan
Bank), as Committed Purchaser for Park
Avenue Receivables Company, LLC
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: |
Vice President |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA.
(formerly known as The Chase Manhattan
Bank), as Funding Agent for Park Avenue
Receivables Company, LLC
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: |
Vice President |
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THREE PILLARS FUNDING LLC, as CP
Conduit Purchaser
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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Title: |
Vice President |
SUNTRUST BANK, as Committed
Purchaser for Three Pillars Funding LLC
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: |
Director |
SUNTRUST BANK, as Funding Agent for
Three Pillars Funding LLC
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: |
Director |
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XXXXX XXXXXXXXX RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, as CP Conduit Purchaser
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: |
Vice President |
COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE
RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., “RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL”, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Committed Purchaser
for Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corporation
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: |
Executive Director |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: |
Vice President |
COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE
RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., “RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL”, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Funding Agent
for Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corporation
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: |
Executive Director |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: |
Vice President |
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