Exhibit 99.1
dated as of June 11, 2010
among
PROSPECT CAPITAL FUNDING LLC
as Borrower
as Servicer
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
as Lenders
THE MANAGING AGENTS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
as Managing Agents
COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A.,
“RABOBANK NEDERLAND”,
NEW YORK BRANCH, and
KEY EQUIPMENT FINANCE INC.
as Syndication Agents
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Documentation Agent
and
COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A.,
“RABOBANK NEDERLAND”,
NEW YORK BRANCH
as Facility Agent
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1
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Certain Defined Terms
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Section 1.2
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Other Terms
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Section 1.3
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Computation of Time Periods
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Section 1.4
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Interpretation
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ARTICLE II ADVANCES |
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Section 2.1
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Advances
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Section 2.2
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Procedures for Advances; Delivery of Loan Documents
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Section 2.3
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Prepayments
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Section 2.4
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Principal Repayments
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Section 2.5
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The Notes
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Section 2.6
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Interest Payments
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Section 2.7
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Fees
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Section 2.8
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Priority of Payments
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Section 2.9
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Collections and Allocations
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Section 2.10
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Payments, Computations, Etc.
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Section 2.11
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Breakage Costs
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Section 2.12
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Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Illegality
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Section 2.13
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Taxes
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Section 2.14
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Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
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Section 2.15
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Changes in Facility Amount
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Section 2.16
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Reallocations
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ARTICLE III CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND ADVANCES |
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Section 3.1
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Conditions to Effectiveness
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Section 3.2
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Additional Conditions Precedent to All Advances
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 4.1
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Representations and Warranties of the Borrower
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Section 4.2
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Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Lenders and Paying Agent
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ARTICLE V GENERAL COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER |
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Section 5.1
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Covenants of the Borrower
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Section 5.2
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Hedging Agreement
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ARTICLE VI SECURITY INTEREST |
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Section 6.1
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Security Interest
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Section 6.2
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Remedies
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Section 6.3
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Release of Liens
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Section 6.4
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Assignment of the Purchase Agreement
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Section 6.5
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Delivery of Loan Files
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Section 6.6
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Custody of Transferred Loans
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Section 6.7
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Filings, etc
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Section 6.8
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Change of Name or Jurisdiction of Borrower; Records
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Section 6.9
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Global Note Loans
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ARTICLE VII ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF LOANS |
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Section 7.1
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Appointment of the Servicer
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Section 7.2
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Duties and Responsibilities of the Servicer
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Section 7.3
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Authorization of the Servicer
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Section 7.4
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Collection of Payments
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Section 7.5
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Servicer Advances
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Section 7.6
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Realization Upon Defaulted Loans or Charged-Off Loans
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Section 7.7
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Servicer Optional Repurchases of Transferred Loans;
Releases of
Transferred Loans
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Section 7.8
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Representations and Warranties of the Servicer
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Section 7.9
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Covenants of the Servicer
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Section 7.10
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Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer
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Section 7.11
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Reports
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Section 7.12
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Annual Statements as to Compliance
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Section 7.13
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Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others
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Section 7.14
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The Servicer Not to Resign
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Section 7.15
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Access to Certain Documentation and Information
Regarding the Loans
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Section 7.16
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Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer
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Section 7.17
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Identification of Records
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Section 7.18
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Servicer Termination Events
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Section 7.19
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Appointment of Successor Servicer
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Section 7.20
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Exclusion of Loans
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Section 7.21
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Determination of Certain Collateral Quality Tests
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ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION EVENTS; OPTIONAL REDEMPTION EVENTS AND EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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Section 8.1
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Termination Events; Optional Redemption Events
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Section 8.2
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Events of Default
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ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 9.1
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Indemnities by the Borrower
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Section 9.2
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Indemnities by the Servicer
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Section 9.3
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Control of Actions
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ARTICLE X THE AGENTS |
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Section 10.1
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Authorization and Action
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Section 10.2
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Delegation of Duties
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Section 10.3
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Exculpatory Provisions
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Section 10.4
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Reliance
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Section 10.5
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Non-Reliance on Facility Agent and Other Lenders
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Section 10.6
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Reimbursement and Indemnification
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Section 10.7
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Agent in its Individual Capacity
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Section 10.8
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Successor Agents
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ARTICLE XI ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS |
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Section 11.1
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Assignments and Participations
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ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 12.1
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Amendments and Waivers
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Section 12.2
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Notices, Etc.
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Section 12.3
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No Waiver, Rights and Remedies
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Section 12.4
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Binding Effect
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Section 12.5
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Term of this Agreement
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Section 12.6
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GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF
OBJECTION TO VENUE
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Section 12.7
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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Section 12.8
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Costs, Expenses and Taxes
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Section 12.9
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No Proceedings
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Section 12.10
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Recourse Against Certain Parties
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Section 12.11
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Protection of Security Interest; Appointment of
Facility Agent as Attorney-in-Fact
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Section 12.12
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Confidentiality
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Section 12.13
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Execution in Counterparts; Severability; Integration
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Section 12.14
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Special Provisions Applicable to Conduit Lenders
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EXHIBITS |
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EXHIBIT A-1
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Form of Borrower Notice (Advances)
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EXHIBIT A-2
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Form of Borrower Notice (Facility Amount Reductions) |
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EXHIBIT A-3
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Form of Borrower Notice (Prepayments) |
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EXHIBIT B
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Form of Note |
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EXHIBIT C-1
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Form of Assignment and Acceptance |
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EXHIBIT C-2
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Form of Joinder Agreement |
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EXHIBIT D
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Form of Monthly Report |
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EXHIBIT E
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Form of Servicer’s Certificate |
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EXHIBIT F
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Form of Assignment of Mortgage |
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EXHIBIT G
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Form of Account Control Agreement |
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EXHIBIT H
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Form of Repurchase of Transferred Loan |
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EXHIBIT I
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Form of Independent Accountant Report |
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ANNEXES |
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ANNEX I
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Definitions |
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ANNEX II
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Xxxxx’x Industry Classifications |
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ANNEX III
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Diversity Score Table |
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ANNEX IV
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Xxxxx’x Asset Correlation Methodology |
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ANNEX V
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Certain Representations and Warranties |
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SCHEDULES |
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SCHEDULE I
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Loan List |
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SCHEDULE II
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Additional Servicer Data Deliveries |
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SCHEDULE III
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Approved Loans |
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THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made as
of June 11, 2010, among PROSPECT CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as borrower (the “
Borrower”),
PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION, a
Maryland corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the “
Servicer”), each
financial institution or other entity from time to time party hereto as a
“
Lender,” COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., “RABOBANK
NEDERLAND”,
NEW YORK BRANCH and each other financial institution or other entity
from time to time party hereto acting in its capacity as managing agent for a
Lender Group hereunder (each such party, together with their respective successors
in such capacity, a “
Managing Agent”), COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE
RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., “RABOBANK NEDERLAND”,
NEW YORK BRANCH, and KEY
EQUIPMENT FINANCE INC., each in its capacity as syndication agent with respect to
this Agreement (each, in such capacity, a “
Syndication Agent”), U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacities as calculation agent for the Lenders (in
such capacity, the “
Calculation Agent”), paying agent for the Lenders (in
such capacity, the “
Paying Agent”) and documentation agent for the Lenders
(in such capacity, the “
Documentation Agent”), and COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE
RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., “RABOBANK NEDERLAND”,
NEW YORK BRANCH, in its
capacity as facility agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “
Facility
Agent”).
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the
Existing
Loan and Servicing Agreement is hereby further amended and restated to
read in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms.
Certain capitalized terms used throughout this Agreement are defined above or
in Annex I hereto.
Section 1.2 Other Terms.
All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of
New
York, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such
Article 9.
Section 1.3 Computation of Time Periods.
Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of
time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from
and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.”
Section 1.4 Interpretation.
In each Transaction Document, unless a contrary intention appears:
(a) the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;
(b) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but,
if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by the Transaction
Document;
(c) reference to any gender includes each other gender;
(d) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be
followed by the phrase “without limitation;”
(e) reference to any agreement (including any Transaction Document), document
or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented
or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof
and, if applicable, the terms of the other Transaction Documents and reference to
any promissory note includes any promissory note that is an extension or renewal
thereof or a substitute or replacement therefor; and
(f) reference to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended,
modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from
time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and reference
to any section or other provision of any Applicable Law means that provision of
such Applicable Law from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive
amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such section
or other provision.
ARTICLE II
ADVANCES
Section 2.1 Advances.
(a) On the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Borrower may, by
delivery of a Funding Request to the Documentation Agent from time to time on any
Business Day during the Revolving Period, at the Borrower’s option, request that
the Lenders make advances (each, an “Advance”) to it in an amount which, at any time, shall not exceed the
Availability in effect on the related Funding Date and shall be in an amount equal
to $2,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. The
Documentation Agent shall promptly provide a copy of such Funding Request to the
Facility Agent and each Managing Agent, and
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each Managing Agent, upon receipt thereof, shall provide a copy thereof to each Lender in its
Lender Group.
(b) A Funding Request shall be delivered to the Documentation Agent not later
than 10:00 a.m. (
New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to the
requested Funding Date. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Section
2.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, no Committed Lender shall
be obligated to make a share of any Advance in an amount that would result in the
aggregate Advances then funded by such Committed Lender exceeding its Commitment
then in effect, and no Conduit Lender which is not a Committed Lender shall be
obligated to make a share of any Advance in an amount that would result in the
aggregate Advances then funded by such Conduit Lender exceeding its Maximum Advance
Amount then in effect.
(c) Each Funding Request shall contain the information specified in the form
of Funding Request contained in
Exhibit A-1 hereto. A Funding Request for
Advances shall be irrevocable when delivered, except that to the extent a Funding
Request relates to Advances which are designated in the related Funding Request to
be applied to fund one or more Pre-Positioned Loans, such Funding Request may be
amended or revoked by the Borrower by notice to the Documentation Agent not later
than 3:00 p.m. (
New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Funding Date. The Documentation Agent shall promptly provide a copy of any such
notice to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Custodian and each Managing Agent, and
each Managing Agent, upon receipt thereof, shall promptly provide a copy thereof to
each Lender in its Lender Group. No more than five Funding Dates may be designated
in any calendar month, and not more than two Funding Dates in any calendar week may
be designated for Advances to fund Pre-Positioned Loans.
(d) On the Funding Date with respect to an Advance following (and subject to)
prompt notice from the Documentation Agent to the Facility Agent, each Managing
Agent and each Lender concerning the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set
forth in
Section 2.2 and
Article III, (i) each Conduit Lender which
is not a Committed Lender may make a portion of such Advance to the Borrower in an
amount equal to its Funding Percentage of such Advance, and (ii) each Committed
Lender, severally, agrees to make a portion of such Advance to the Borrower in an
amount equal to its Funding Percentage of such Advance. Such Advance shall be made
by the applicable Lenders by wire transfer of same day funds to the account
specified in the relevant Funding Request in accordance with
Section 2.1(c)
no later than 3:00 p.m. (
New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date.
(e) Each Conduit Lender which is not a Committed Lender shall notify the
Managing Agent for its Lender Group by 1:00 p.m. (
New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date whether it has elected to make
its full pro rata share of an Advance pursuant to
Section 2.1(d). In the
event that a Conduit Lender shall fail to timely provide such notice, such Conduit
Lender shall be deemed to have elected not to make any portion of such Advance.
Such Managing Agent shall notify each Committed Lender in its Lender Group on or
prior to 1:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date if such
Conduit Lender has elected not to make its share of an Advance equal to its Funding
Percentage of the requested Borrowing, which notice shall specify (i) the identity
of such Conduit Lender, (ii) the portion of the Advance
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which such Conduit Lender has elected not to make, and (iii) the respective Liquidity Percentages
of such Committed Lenders on such Funding Date (as determined by such Managing Agent in good faith;
for purposes of such determination, such Managing Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively on
the most recent information provided by such Conduit Lender or its agent or by the agent for its
Support Parties). Subject to receiving such notice and to the satisfaction of the applicable
conditions set forth in Section 2.2 and Article III, each of the Committed Lenders
in such Lender Group shall make an Advance in an amount equal to its Liquidity Percentage
multiplied by the amount of each Advance which any Conduit Lender in such Lender Group has elected
not to make at or before 3:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the applicable Funding Date and
otherwise in accordance with Section 2.1(d).
(f) In the event that notwithstanding the fulfilment of the applicable
conditions set forth in Section 2.2 and Article III with respect to
an Advance, a Conduit Lender which is not a Committed Lender elects to make a share
of an Advance on a Funding Date by providing the notice required pursuant to
Section 2.1(e) but fails to make the proceeds of such Advance available to
the Borrower by 2:00 p.m. on such Funding Date pursuant to Section 2.1(d),
such Conduit Lender shall be deemed to have rescinded its election to make such
share of such Advance, and neither the Borrower nor any other party shall have any
claim against such Conduit Lender by reason of its failure to timely make such
Advance. In any such case, the Managing Agent for such Conduit Lender’s Lender
Group shall give notice of such failure to each Committed Lender in such Lender
Group, to the Documentation Agent, the Facility Agent and the Borrower not later
than 2:15 p.m. (New York City time), on the Funding Date, which notice shall
specify (i) the identity of such Conduit Lender, (ii) the amount of such Advance
which it elected, but failed, to make, and (iii) the respective Liquidity
Percentages of each of such Committed Lenders on such Funding Date (as determined
by such Managing Agent in good faith; for purposes of such determination, such
Managing Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the most recent
information provided by such Conduit Lender or its agent or by the agent for its
Support Parties). Subject to receiving such notice, each Committed Lender in such
Lender Group shall make an Advance in an amount equal to its Liquidity Percentage
multiplied by each Advance which any Conduit Lender in such Lender Group has been
deemed to have rescinded its election to fund at or before 3:00 p.m. (New York City
time), on such Funding Date and otherwise in accordance with Section
2.1(d).
(g) The obligation of each Committed Lender to remit its share (if any) of
Advances hereunder shall be several from that of each other Lender, and the failure
of any Lender to so make any such amount available to the Borrower shall not
relieve any other Lender which is a Committed Lender of its obligation hereunder.
Section 2.2 Procedures for Advances; Delivery of Loan Documents.
(a) It shall be a condition precedent to any Advance (other than an Advance
designed to fund Pre-Positioned Loans) that each of the delivery requirements set
forth in Section 2(a) of the Custody Agreement shall have been satisfied with
respect to any Eligible Loan (other than Pre-Positioned Loans) first included in
the Collateral since the date of the prior Advance. No later than 1:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on the Funding Date, the Collateral Custodian shall have delivered
to the Facility Agent, the Managing Agents and the
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Documentation Agent with respect to each Loan a Custodian Certification substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-1 to the Custody Agreement, which shall not be subject to exceptions stated in
a related Custodian Exceptions Report.
(b) It shall be a condition precedent to any Advance designed to fund
Pre-Positioned Loans that each of the delivery requirements set forth in Section
2(b) of the Custody Agreement that are required to have been satisfied on or
prior to the related Funding Date shall have been satisfied with respect to each
such Pre-Positioned Loan. No later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the
Funding Date, the Collateral Custodian shall have delivered to the Facility Agent,
the Managing Agents and the Documentation Agent with respect to each such
Pre-Positioned Loan a Custodian Certification substantially in the
form of Exhibit A-2 to the Custody Agreement, which shall not be subject to exceptions stated in
the Custodian Exceptions Report (other than with respect to the delivery of items
in the related Loan File which are not required to be delivered on or prior to the
Funding Date in accordance with Section 2(b)(v) or 2(b)(vii) of the
Custody Agreement).
(c) The parties acknowledge and agree that deliveries of the foregoing
documents, instruments and certificates made by the Originator to the Facility
Agent, the Documentation Agent or the Collateral Custodian pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement or the Custody Agreement shall be deemed to have been delivered by or on
behalf of the Borrower for purposes of this Agreement.
Section 2.3 Prepayments.
(a) At any time during the Revolving Period other than a Payment Date, the
Borrower may prepay, in accordance with this Section 2.3, all or any
portion of the Outstanding Borrowings. The Servicer shall have discretion to
determine whether any such repayment is paid from available Interest Collections
and/or Principal Collections. The amount of any prepayment shall include any
accrued and unpaid Interest and Facility Fees on the amount prepaid and any
Breakage Costs related thereto. Any partial prepayment by the Borrower of Advances
pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be in a minimum amount of $2,000,000 and
integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof. Any amount prepaid may, subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, be reborrowed during the Revolving Period.
(b) Any prepayment shall be in an amount not to exceed the excess, if any, of
(i) the aggregate amount in and available from the Collection Account (including
the proceeds of any permitted Servicer Advances theretofore made) over (ii) 150% of
the aggregate amount necessary on the following Payment Date, in the good faith
estimation of the Servicer, to make the required payments under the Priority of
Payments (after giving effect to any prepayments under this Section 2.3).
(c) In conjunction with any prepayment, the Borrower shall deliver to the
Documentation Agent a Borrower Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-3 at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date of such repayment (or, in
each case, such later time as each Lender, in its sole discretion, may agree),
specifying the date and amount of the prepayment, a written statement of the
amounts estimated by the Servicer to be necessary to make the required
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payments under the Priority of Payments under Section 2.3(b) and certifying that, following
such prepayment, the Borrower will be in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon receipt
of any such Borrower Notice, the Documentation Agent shall promptly forward a copy thereof to the
Facility Agent, the Collateral Custodian, each Managing Agent and Lender. The amount set forth in
any such Borrower Notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. A Borrower Notice
relating to any such prepayment shall be irrevocable when delivered.
Section 2.4 Principal Repayments.
The Outstanding Borrowings shall be due and payable on the Legal Final
Maturity Date. In addition, Outstanding Borrowings shall be repaid on each Payment
Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments, and any amount so repaid may,
subject to the terms and conditions hereof, be reborrowed hereunder during the
Revolving Period.
Section 2.5 The Notes.
(a) The Advances made by any Lender hereunder shall be evidenced by a duly
executed promissory note of the Borrower payable to each Lender in substantially
the form of Exhibit B hereto (collectively, the “Notes”). Notes issued to
a Lender shall be dated the Second Restatement Effective Date or such later date on
which such Person becomes a Lender hereunder and shall be in a maximum principal
amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment or Maximum Advance Amount (as applicable)
and shall otherwise be duly completed. Thereafter, the Advances evidenced by a
Note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment permitted
pursuant to Article XI) be represented by one or more Notes payable to the
payee named therein and its registered assigns.
(b) Each Lender is hereby authorized to enter on a schedule attached to the
Note as to which it is the payee the following notations (which may be computer
generated) with respect to each Advance made by such Lender: (i) the date and
principal amount thereof and (ii) each payment and repayment of principal thereof,
and any such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of
the information so recorded. The failure of a Lender to make any such notation on
the schedule attached to the applicable Note shall not limit or otherwise affect
the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Advances in accordance with their
respective terms as set forth herein.
Section 2.6 Interest Payments.
(a) Interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance for
the period commencing on and including the Funding Date of such Advance until but
excluding the date that such Advance shall be paid in full at the applicable
Interest Rate for each applicable Accrual Period. Interest on the Outstanding
Borrowings shall be payable on each Payment Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments or as otherwise
required pursuant to Section 2.3.
(b) If any Lender shall notify the Documentation Agent and the Calculation
Agent that a Eurodollar Disruption Event as described in clause (i) of the
definition of “Eurodollar Disruption Event” has occurred, the (i) Documentation
Agent shall promptly notify
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the Servicer and Borrower and (ii) the Calculation Agent shall in turn so notify the Borrower,
whereupon all Advances of such Lender in respect of which Interest accrues at the LIBO Rate shall
immediately be converted into Advances in respect of which Interest accrues based on the Alternate
Base Rate (but shall on the next Payment Date revert to accruing Interest based on the LIBO Rate
upon such Lender’s prompt notice to the Documentation Agent and the Calculation Agent that such
Eurodollar Disruption Event shall no longer be continuing, which notice the Calculation Agent shall
forward to the Borrower). The Facility Agent shall notify the Calculation Agent and the Borrower
of the occurrence of any other date on which Interest on Advances commences to accrue based on the
Alternate Base Rate rather than the LIBO Rate as herein provided.
(c) Anything in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to the
contrary notwithstanding, if at any time the rate of interest payable by any Person
under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents exceeds the highest rate of
interest permissible under Applicable Law (the “Maximum Lawful Rate”),
then, so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be exceeded, the rate of interest
under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents shall be equal to the Maximum
Lawful Rate. If at any time thereafter the rate of interest payable under this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents is less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, such
Person shall continue to pay interest under this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest received
from such Person is equal to the total interest that would have been received had
Applicable Law not limited the interest rate payable under this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents. In no event shall the total interest received by a Lender
under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents exceed the amount that such
Lender could lawfully have received, had the interest due under this Agreement and
the Transaction Documents been calculated since the Closing Date at the Maximum
Lawful Rate.
Section 2.7 Fees.
(a) On each Payment Date and in accordance with the Priority of Payments, the
Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid from the Collection Account to the Paying
Agent, for distribution to the Lenders, the Facility Fee and such other fees and
amounts payable as specified in the Lenders Fee Letter.
(b) On each Payment Date and in accordance with the Priority of Payments, the
Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid from the Collection Account the Servicing
Fee, the Backup Servicing Fee, the Custodian Fee and the respective Agents Fees as
specified in the Agents/Backup Servicer Fee Letter.
Section 2.8 Priority of Payments.
On each Payment Date, the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower shall direct the Paying Agent to pay to the following Persons, from
the Collection Account, to the extent of (i) available funds received with respect
to the related Collection Period, (including any amounts transferred on such
Payment Date from the Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Section
7.4(g)(iii)), and (ii) Servicer Advances, if any, with respect to such
Collection Period or
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the related Payment Date (the sum of such amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii)
being the “Available Collections”) the following amounts and in accordance with the
relevant Monthly Report, from (and, where applicable, limited to) the following sources, in the
following order of priority (the “Priority of Payments”):
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FIRST, to the payment of Taxes and governmental
registration, filing and similar fees (including any deposit
being made into a Tax Reserve Account in accordance
with this Agreement), if any, due and owing by the
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SECOND, (A) first, to the payment of Administrative
Expenses in the order of priority that such expenses appear
in the definition thereof, (B) second, to the Securities
Custodian in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid
Custodian Fee and Custodian Expenses, if any, and (C)
third, to the Securities Intermediary in an amount equal to
any accrued and unpaid amounts then due and payable to
the Securities Intermediary pursuant to the Account
Control Agreement; provided that the aggregate amount
paid pursuant to this clause (ii) and clause (v) below in any
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FOURTH, to the Servicer, in an amount equal to its
accrued and unpaid Senior Servicing Fees (other than any
such Senior Servicing Fees for any Collection Period, the
payment of which has been voluntarily deferred by the
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FIFTH, to the Backup Servicer and any Successor
Servicer, as applicable, in an amount equal to any accrued
and unpaid Backup Servicing Fee and, if any, accrued and
unpaid Transition Costs, Backup Servicer Expenses and
Successor Servicer Expenses, provided that the aggregate
amount paid pursuant to this clause (v) and clause (ii)
above below in any Annual Period shall not exceed the
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SIXTH, to the Paying Agent for payment on a pro rata and
pari passu basis, to each Lender in an amount equal to any
accrued and unpaid Interest and Facility Fees for such
Payment Date owed to such Lender for such Payment
Date; provided that the aggregate amount payable pursuant
to this clause (vi) on a Payment Date shall not exceed the
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EIGHTH, to the Paying Agent for payment on a pro rata
and pari passu basis to each Lender in repayment of
Outstanding Borrowings, to the extent necessary so that
(A) each of the Borrowing Base Test,
Overcollateralization Ratio Test, the Required Equity Test
and the Interest Coverage Test is satisfied and (B) the
Outstanding Borrowings do not exceed the Facility
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NINTH, so long as no Event of Default or an Optional
Redemption Event shall have occurred and be continuing,
to the Paying Agent for payment on a pro rata and pari
passu basis to each Lender in repayment of any
Outstanding Borrowings until such amounts are reduced to
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TENTH, following the occurrence and continuation of an
Event of Default or an Optional Redemption Event, to the
Paying Agent, for payment on a pro rata and pari passu
basis to each Lender in repayment of any Outstanding
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ELEVENTH, to the Paying Agent for payment on a pro
rata and pari passu basis to each Lender in an amount
equal to any accrued and unpaid Subordinate Interest and
Fees owed to such Lender for such Payment Date or, to
the extent it remains unpaid, for any prior Payment Date
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TWELFTH, to the Paying Agent for payment on a pro rata
and pari passu (based on the amount of Breakage Costs)
basis to each Lender entitled thereto, the amount of
Breakage Costs, if any, incurred by such Lenders in
connection with any repayments of Advances occurring on
any prior date which remain unpaid (as such Breakage
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THIRTEENTH, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (A) to
the Paying Agent for payment to the Person entitled
thereto, all other amounts then due and payable under this
Agreement to the Agents, including any Agents Fees, the
Lenders, the Affected Parties or Indemnified Parties, each
for the payment thereof, (B) to the payment of any
amounts described in clause (ii) or (v) above which remain
unpaid as a result of the application of the Annual Expense
Cap, (C) to the Servicer in an amount equal to any
amounts then due and payable by the Borrower to the
Servicer (including in respect of any legal fees and
expenses of the Servicer and or any indemnities under the
Transaction Documents to the extent required to be paid
by the Borrower as set forth therein), other than the
Subordinate Servicing Fees and other amounts described
in clause (xiv) below, and (D) any other Person in respect
of any other fees or expenses (including indemnities)
permitted under this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents and the documents delivered pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents then due and payable by the Borrower;
provided, that following the occurrence and continuation
of an Event of Default or an Optional Redemption Event,
amounts shall not be applied pursuant to clause (C) above
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FOURTEENTH, to the Servicer, in an amount equal to its
accrued and unpaid Subordinate Servicing Fees and any
Senior Servicing Fees for any prior Collection Period
(including any such Senior Servicing Fees, the payment of
which was voluntarily deferred by the Servicer) which
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Borrower and at its direction, to or to the order of the
member or members of the Borrower (as reflected in any
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The Calculation Agent shall determine the Interest Rate applicable to each
Advance for each Accrual Period (including the LIBO Rate or Alternate Base Rate, if
applicable, used in determining such Interest Rate) and the Cap Rate applicable for
such Accrual Period. Not later than the Business Day preceding the Reporting Date
relating to an Accrual Period, the Calculation Agent shall provide a written
statement to the Borrower, the Servicer, the Documentation Agent, the Facility
Agent and each Managing Agent, together with any supporting documentation or
calculations (including such additional information as the Borrower, the Servicer,
the Facility Agent or any Managing Agent may reasonably request), setting forth the
Interest Rate applicable to each Advance for each Accrual Period, the LIBO Rate (if
used in determining such Interest Rate), the Alternate Base Rate (if used in
determining such Interest Rate) and the Cap Rate applicable such Accrual Period.
Not later than the Reporting Date relating to each Payment Date, the
Documentation Agent shall provide a written notice or other statement to the
Borrower and the Servicer, with a copy to the Facility Agent, the Paying Agent and
each Managing Agent, stating (A) the amount of Interest, Facility Fees, Subordinate
Interest and Fees (if any), Agents Fees, Breakage Costs and other Obligations that
are due and payable to any Agent, Lender or other Secured Party on such Payment
Date and (B) the amount of the Servicing Fee, the Backup Servicing Fee and the
Custodian Fee that are due and payable to any Agent, Lender or other Secured Party
on such Payment Date.
Funds may only be withdrawn from the Collection Account on dates other than
Payment Dates for the payment of (w) Taxes and governmental registration, filing
and similar fees, if any, then due and owing by the Borrower and which would
otherwise be paid on the next following Payment Date pursuant to clause (i)
above, (x) Administrative Expenses due and owing by the Borrower and which would
otherwise be paid on the next following Payment Date pursuant to clause
(ii) above (and subject, together with other payments pursuant to this
clause (x) or pursuant to clause (ii) above, to the Annual Expense
Cap), (y) prepayments permitted pursuant to
Section 2.3 and (z) payment of
fees on the Second Restatement Effective Date as contemplated by Section
3.1(b), provided that, with respect to clause (z), in the good faith
estimation of the Servicer, the aggregate amount available in the Collection Account (after giving effect to
any payments under this paragraph) is sufficient to make the required payments
under the Priority of Payments on the following Payment Date.
Section 2.9 Collections and Allocations.
The Borrower or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower shall promptly (but in
no event later than the Business Day after the receipt thereof) identify any
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as being on account of Interest Collections or Principal Collections and remit all such Interest
Collections or Principal Collections received directly by it to the Paying Agent for deposit into
the Collection Account. The Servicer on behalf of the Borrower shall make such deposits or
payments on the date indicated by wire transfer, in immediately available funds.
Section 2.10 Payments, Computations, Etc.
(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all amounts to be paid or
deposited by the Borrower or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower hereunder shall
be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later than 3:00 p.m.
(New York City time) on the day when due in lawful money of the United States in
immediately available funds. The Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by law
and, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, pay to the Secured Parties
interest on all amounts not paid or deposited when due hereunder (including
Subordinate Interest and Fees or other payments, the payment of which is deferred
in accordance with the Priority of Payments by reason of insufficient Available
Collections) at the rate per annum set forth in the Lenders Fee Letter, payable on
demand; provided, however, that such interest rate shall not at any
time exceed the Maximum Lawful Rate. All computations of interest and all
computations of the Interest Rate and other fees hereunder shall be made on the
basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first but
excluding the last day) elapsed; provided that any computations of the Interest
Rate using the Prime Rate shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 days (or, in
the case of an accrual period which occurs in a leap year, 366 days) for the actual
number of days (including the first but excluding the last day) elapsed.
(b) Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other
than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business
Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in the computation of Interest,
other interest or any fee payable hereunder, as the case may be; provided,
however, that if the preceding extension results in a Payment Date in
respect of any Accrual Period occurring later than otherwise scheduled, Interest in
respect of the following Accrual Period shall not begin to accrue until the date to
which such Payment Date is extended.
(c) All payments hereunder shall be made in accordance with the Priority of
Payments and without set-off or counterclaim and in such amounts as may be
necessary in order that all such payments shall not be less than the amounts
otherwise specified to be paid under this Agreement (after withholding for or on
account of any Taxes).
(d) The Paying Agent shall distribute funds received by it for the account of
other Persons entitled thereto (including such Paying Agent for its own account) as promptly as practicable after such receipt and in any
event on the same Business Day on which such funds are received, if such receipt
occurs no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time), and otherwise on the next
succeeding Business Day, in accordance (where applicable) with the Priority of
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(e) Neither the Borrower nor the Servicer shall be accountable or liable for any use or
application of any amounts paid to the Paying Agent or any Lender in accordance with the
Transaction Documents.
Section 2.11 Breakage Costs.
The Borrower shall pay, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, to the
Paying Agent, for payment to any applicable Lender upon the request of any Lender
or Managing Agent on each date on which a prepayment is made in accordance with the
Priority of Payments, such amount or amounts as shall, without duplication,
compensate such Lender for any loss, cost or expense (the “Breakage Costs”)
incurred by such Lender (as reasonably documented by such Lender and delivered to
the Borrower) as a result of (i) any prepayment of an Advance, other than an
Advance which bears interest based on the Alternate Base Rate, on a date other than
a Payment Date, (ii) any failure to repay or prepay an Advance on a Payment Date
that (x) is required to be paid or (y) the Borrower has elected to prepay on such
Payment Date, or (iii) any failure on the part of the Borrower to accept or take an
Advance as to which a Funding Request shall have been delivered to be made on the
Funding Date specified in such Funding Request for any reason, including the
Borrower’s failure to satisfy the conditions to the making of such Advance set
forth in Section 2.1 or 2.2 or Article III, but excluding
(A) a default by any Lender in making its share of such Advance when required under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (B) a failure of an Advance (or the
applicable portion thereof) designated to fund one or more Pre-Positioned Loans to
be made on the Funding Date specified in the applicable Funding Request to the
extent such Funding Request shall have been amended or revoked in accordance with
Section 2.1(c) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Business Day
immediately preceding the Funding Date. Such Breakage Costs to any Lender shall be
deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of
(i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such
Advance had such event not occurred, at the Interest Rate that would have been
applicable to such Advance, for the period from the date of such event to the last
day of the then current Accrual Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, for
the period that would have been the initial Accrual Period for such Advance), over
(ii) the amount of Interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such
period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the
commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period
from other banks in the eurodollar market (whether or not any Advances by such
Lender are in fact funded in the eurodollar market). The determination by any
Lender of the amount of any such Breakage Costs shall be set forth in a written
notice to the Borrower, the Servicer and the Documentation Agent delivered by the
applicable Lender prior to the date of such prepayment in the case where notice of
such prepayment is delivered to such Lender in accordance with Section 2.3
or within two (2) Business Days following such prepayment in the case where no
such notice is delivered (in which case, Breakage Costs shall include interest
thereon from the date of such prepayment), or in the case of a failure of an
Advance to be made, within two (2) Business Days following the stated Funding Date
for such Advance (in which case, Breakage Costs shall include interest thereon from
such stated Funding Date), and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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Section 2.12 Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Illegality.
(a) If after the date hereof, any Affected Party shall be charged any fee,
expense or increased cost on account of the adoption of any Applicable Law
(including any Applicable Law regarding capital adequacy), any accounting
principles or any change in any of the foregoing, or any change in the
interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board, any central bank or any comparable agency
charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance with any
request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority
or agency (a “Regulatory Change”): (i) that subjects any Affected Party to
any charge or withholding on or with respect to any Transaction Document or an
Affected Party’s obligations under a Transaction Document, or on or with respect to
the Advances, or changes the basis of taxation of payments to any Affected Party of
any amounts payable under any Transaction Document (except for changes in the rate
of tax on the overall net income of an Affected Party or taxes excluded by
Section 2.13) or (ii) that imposes, modifies or deems applicable any
reserve, assessment, insurance charge, special deposit or similar requirement
against assets of, deposits with or for the account of an Affected Party, or credit
extended by an Affected Party pursuant to a Transaction Document or (iii) that
imposes any other condition the result of which is to increase the cost to an
Affected Party of performing its obligations under a Transaction Document, or to
reduce the rate of return on an Affected Party’s capital as a consequence of its
obligations under a Transaction Document, or to reduce the amount of any sum
received or receivable by an Affected Party under a Transaction Document or to
require any payment calculated by reference to the amount of interests or loans
held or interest received by it, then, upon demand by the applicable Lender to the
Borrower, with a copy to the Servicer, the Documentation Agent and the applicable
Managing Agent, the Borrower shall pay, in accordance with the Priority of
Payments, to the Paying Agent, for payment to any applicable Lenders for the
benefit of the relevant Affected Party, such amounts charged to such Affected Party
or such amounts to otherwise compensate such Affected Party for such increased cost
or such reduction.
(b) If as a result of any event or circumstance similar to those described in
clause (a) of this Section 2.12, an Affected Party is required to
compensate a Funding Source or Support Provider in connection with this Agreement
or the funding or maintenance of Advances hereunder, then on the next Payment Date
after demand by such Affected Party, the Borrower shall pay, in accordance with the
Priority of Payments, to the Paying Agent, for payment to such Affected Party, such
additional amount or amounts as may be necessary to reimburse such Affected Party
for any such amounts paid by it.
(c) In determining any amount provided for in this section,
the Affected Party may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
Any Affected Party making a claim under this section shall submit to the Borrower,
with a copy to the Documentation Agent, a certificate as to such additional or
increased cost or reduction, which certificate shall calculate in reasonable detail
any such charges and shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error.
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Section 2.13 Taxes.
(a) All payments made by the Borrower in respect of any Advance and all
payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement will be made free and clear of
and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes, unless such
withholding or deduction is required by Applicable Law. In such event, the Borrower
shall pay, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, to the appropriate taxing
authority any such Taxes required to be deducted or withheld and the amount payable
to each Lender or Agent (as the case may be) will be increased (such increase, the
“Additional Amount”) such that every net payment made under this Agreement,
after deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes (including any Taxes
on such increase), is equal to the amount that would have been paid had no such
deduction or withholding been deducted or withheld; provided that the
foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts will not apply to, and the term
“Additional Amount” shall not include, net income or franchise taxes imposed on a
Lender or Agent, respectively, with respect to payments required to be made by the
Borrower or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower under this Agreement, by a
taxing jurisdiction in which such Lender or Agent is organized, conducts business
or is paying taxes as of the Closing Date (as the case may be). If a Lender or
Agent pays any Taxes in respect of which the Borrower is obligated to pay
Additional Amounts under this Section 2.13(a), the Borrower shall promptly
reimburse such Lender or Agent in full.
(b) The Borrower will indemnify each Lender and Agent, in accordance with the
Priority of Payments, for the full amount of Taxes in respect of which the Borrower
is required to pay Additional Amounts (including any Taxes imposed by any
jurisdiction on such Additional Amounts) paid by such Lender or Agent (as the case
may be) and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising
therefrom or with respect thereto; provided, however, that such
Lender or Agent, as appropriate, making a demand for indemnity payment, shall
provide the Borrower, at its address set forth under its name on the signature
pages hereof, with a certificate from the relevant taxing authority or from a
Responsible Officer of such Lender or Agent stating or otherwise evidencing that
such Lender or Agent has made payment of such Taxes and
will promptly provide a copy of or extract from documentation, if available,
furnished by such taxing authority evidencing assertion or payment of such Taxes.
This indemnification shall be made within ten days from the date such Lender or
Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefore by notice to the Borrower
and the Servicer, with a copy to the Documentation Agent.
(c) Within 30 days after the date of any payment by the Borrower of any Taxes,
the Borrower will furnish to the applicable Agent or Lender at its address set
forth under its name on the signature pages hereof, with a copy to the
Documentation Agent, appropriate evidence of payment thereof.
(d) If a Lender is not created or organized under the laws of the United
States or a political subdivision thereof, such Lender shall, within 15 days after
the date hereof, or, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender
hereunder, and at any other time or times required under Applicable Laws or as
reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, any
Managing Agent, the Paying Agent or the Facility Agent, deliver to the Borrower,
the Collateral Custodian, the applicable Managing Agent and the Paying Agent (i)
two
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(or such other number as may from time to time be prescribed by Applicable Laws) duly completed
copies of IRS Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY or Form W-8BEN (or any successor forms or other certificates
or statements that may be required from time to time by the relevant United States taxing
authorities or Applicable Laws), as appropriate, to permit the Borrower, the Collateral Custodian,
such Managing Agent and the Paying Agent, as applicable, to make payments hereunder for the account
of such Lender, as the case may be, without deduction or withholding of United States federal
income or similar Taxes and (ii) upon the obsolescence of or after the occurrence of any event
requiring a change in, any form or certificate previously delivered pursuant to this Section
2.13(d), two copies (or such other number as may from time to time be prescribed by Applicable
Laws) of such additional, amended or successor forms, certificates or statements as may be required
under Applicable Laws to permit the Borrower, the Collateral Custodian, such Managing Agent and the
Paying Agent, as applicable, to make payments hereunder for the account of such Lender, without
deduction or withholding of United States federal income or similar Taxes.
(e) For any period with respect to which a Lender has failed to provide the
Borrower, the Collateral Custodian, a Managing Agent or the Paying Agent, as
applicable, with the appropriate form, certificate or statement described in
clause (d) of this section (other than if such failure is due to a change
in law occurring after the date of this Agreement), such Lender, as the case may
be, shall not be entitled to indemnification under
clauses (a) or (b) of this section with respect to any Taxes.
(f) If, in connection with a Support Agreement, a Conduit Lender is required
to compensate a Support Provider in respect of Taxes under circumstances similar to
those described in this section, then on the Payment Date after demand made at
least ten days prior to such Payment Date by the Lenders, the Borrower shall pay,
in accordance with the Priority of Payments, to the Paying Agent, for payment to
the applicable Conduit Lender, such additional amount or amounts as may be
necessary to reimburse such Conduit Lender for any amounts paid by it.
Section 2.14 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, (i) a Lender requests
compensation under Section 2.12, (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any
additional amount to a Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any
Lender pursuant to Section 2.13, (iii) a Lender makes a demand pursuant to Section
2.13 or (iv) an Affected Party is required to compensate a Funding Source or
Support Provider in respect of any such occurrence, then such Lender or other
Affected Party shall, or shall cause such Funding Source or Support Provider to,
use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office (if such Lender,
Affected Party, Funding Source or Support Provider has multiple lending offices)
for funding and booking its Advances hereunder or to assign it rights and
obligation hereunder to any other of its offices, branches or affiliates (if such
Lender, Affected Party, Funding Source or Support Provider has multiple offices,
branches or lending affiliates, as applicable), if, in the reasonable judgment of
such Lender or Affected Party, such designation or assignment (A) would eliminate
or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.13, as the case may be, in
the future, or eliminate the need for any notice pursuant to Section 2.12, as
applicable, and (B) in each case, would not
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subject such Lender, Affected Party, Funding Source or Support Provider to any unreimbursed cost or
expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender, Affected Party, Funding Source
or Support Provider. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay, in accordance with the Priority of
Payments, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or Affected Party in connection
any such designation or assignment.
(b) If, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, (i) (A) a Lender requests
compensation under Section 2.12, (B) the Borrower is required to pay any additional
amount to a Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender
pursuant to Section 2.13, or (C) an Affected Party is required to compensate a
Funding Source or Support
Provider in respect of any such occurrence, and the amount of such
compensation or additional amounts, as applicable, are materially in excess (on a
basis proportional to outstanding Advances or Commitments, as applicable) of the
amounts payable to other Lenders or Affected Parties, as applicable, or (ii) any
other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrower the right to replace a
Lender as a party hereto or an Affected Party, as the case may be, then the
Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender or
Affected Party, as the case may be, and the Facility Agent, require (x) such Lender
or the Lender to which such Affected Party relates, as applicable, if consented to
by all others Lenders and the Managing Agent in such Lender’s Lender Group or (y)
if not so consented, all Lenders and the Managing Agent in such Lender Group, to,
assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the
restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Article XI), all and not less
than all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents to an assignee or assignees that shall assume such
obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if such other Lender accepts
such assignment); provided that: (x) each assigning Lender shall have received
payment of an amount equal to all of its Advances outstanding, accrued Interest
thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it and its Affected Parties
hereunder and the other Transaction Documents through (but excluding) the date of
such assignment from the assignee (to the extent of such Advances outstanding,
accrued Interest thereon and accrued fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all
other amounts), (y) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for
compensation or additional amounts under Section 2.12 or payments required to be
made pursuant to Section 2.13, such assignment will result in a reduction in such
compensation, additional amounts or payments thereafter and (z) such assignment
does not conflict with Applicable Law. A Lender or other Affected Party shall not
be required to make, or cause to be made, any such assignment or delegation if,
prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or Affected Party or
otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and
delegation cease to apply.
Section 2.15 Changes in Facility Amount.
(a) On any date prior to the Termination Date, the Borrower may request an
increase in the Facility Amount, to an amount not exceeding the Maximum Facility
Amount, through an increase in like amount of the aggregate Commitments (a
“Facility Increase”). Such request shall be made by notice to the Documentation
Agent, shall identify the Lenders agreeing to increase their Commitments or
additional Persons agreeing to become additional Lenders and shall specify, for
each such Lender or other Person, the identity thereof and the amount of its
proposed Commitment. The Documentation Agent shall promptly provide a copy of any
such
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notice to the Facility Agent and each Managing Agent, and each Managing Agent, upon receipt
thereof, shall promptly provide a copy thereof to each Lender in its Lender Group. Any Facility
Increase shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in subsection (c) below, and
(i) to the extent such Facility Increase consists of Lenders
increasing their Commitments, such Facility Increase shall become
effective upon the execution and delivery of an amendment to this
Agreement by the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent, each such
increasing Lender, the Managing Agent for its Lender Group and without the
requirement of consent from any other Lender or Agent, and
(ii) to the extent such Facility Increase consists of additional
Persons becoming Lenders hereunder, such Facility Increase shall become
effective upon the execution and delivery by the Borrower, the Servicer,
the Facility Agent, each such Person and the Managing Agent for its Lender
Group (and without the requirement of consent from any other Lender or
Agent) of an agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C-2
hereto (a “Joinder Agreement”).
(b) Upon the effectiveness of a Joinder Agreement, each additional Person or
Persons agreeing to become a Lender thereby shall for all purposes be a Lender
party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender
under this Agreement to the same extent as if it were an original party hereto, and
no further consent or action by Borrower, the Lenders or the Agents. Promptly
following the effectiveness of any amendment to this agreement described in clause
(a)(i) above or of any Joinder Agreement, the Facility Agent shall record the
information contained therein in the Register and give prompt notice thereof to
each Lender.
(c) Each Facility Increase shall be subject to the conditions precedent that:
(i) unless otherwise consented to by the Facility Agent, the minimum
increase in the Facility Amount shall be $5,000,000;
(ii) after giving effect to such increase, the Facility Amount shall
not exceed the Maximum Facility Amount;
(iii) all Lenders shall have the pro rata benefit of any increased
Interest margins, Facility Fees payable (directly or indirectly) for the
benefit of any Lenders which are increasing or
assuming new Commitments in connection with such Facility Increase;
(iv) the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1 and
7.8 shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Facility
Increase, before and after giving effect thereto, as though made on and as
of such date;
(v) no event that constitutes a Termination Event has occurred and is
continuing or would result from such Facility Increase;
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(vi) the Borrowing Base Test shall be satisfied;
(vii) the Overcollateralization Ratio Test shall be satisfied;
(viii) the Required Equity Test shall be satisfied;
(ix) each Collateral Quality Test shall be satisfied;
(x) there shall have been no Material Adverse Change with
respect to the Borrower or the Servicer since the date of the most
recent Advance;
(xi) if the Facility Amount shall exceed $210,000,000 after
giving effect to such Facility Increase, the Rating Agency shall
have confirmed in writing to the Borrower and the Facility Agent
that (i) such Facility Increase will not result in the reduction
of its rating of the existing portion of the Rated Facility to
below the Required Facility Rating or in a withdrawal of its
rating of the existing portion of the Rated Facility, and (ii) its
rating of the increased portion of the Rated Facility is at least
equal to the Required Facility Rating;
(xii) if any new Advances or repayments of Advances shall
occur pursuant to Section 2.16 in connection with any Facility
Increase, each Lender shall have received the notice required
pursuant to Section 2.15(a) not less than two (2) Business Days
prior to the date of such Facility Increase; and
(xiii) the Servicer and the Borrower shall have taken such
other action, including delivery of approvals, consents, opinions,
documents, and instruments to the Facility Agent as it may
reasonably request.
(d) The Borrower shall be entitled at its option and without premium or
penalty, at any time prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, to reduce the
Facility Amount in whole or in part, by delivering a Borrower Notice substantially
in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Documentation Agent at least two (2) Business
Days prior to the date of such reduction; provided that any partial reduction of
the Facility Amount shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (I) the
Availability or (II) $2,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess
thereof. Upon receipt of any such Borrower Notice, the Documentation Agent shall
promptly forward a copy thereof to the Facility Agent, each Managing Agent and
Lender. Unless otherwise agreed by the Facility Agent and the Lenders, the
Commitment of each Lender shall be reduced ratably in proportion to such reduction
in the Facility Amount. Any request for a reduction or termination pursuant to
this Section 2.15(d) shall be irrevocable. The Servicer shall deliver notice of
each reduction of the Facility Amount to the Rating Agency.
Section 2.16 Reallocations.
Upon the effectiveness of any non-pro rata Facility Increase or any
reallocation of Commitments pursuant to Section 2.15, each Lender shall sell to the
other Lenders (as determined by the Facility Agent), and each Lender shall purchase
from the other Lenders (as so
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determined by the Facility Agent) an interest in the outstanding Advances, for a purchase price
equal to the portion of the principal balance sold and purchased, so that, after giving effect to
such sale and purchase, as nearly as practical, the aggregate Advances funded by each Lender Group
are proportional to the aggregate Commitments of the Committed Lenders in the Lender Groups.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND ADVANCES
Section 3.1 Conditions to Effectiveness.
The amendments to the Existing
Loan and Servicing Agreement set forth herein
shall not become effective until, and no Lender shall be obligated to take, fulfill
or perform any other action hereunder, until the following conditions have been
satisfied, in the sole discretion of, or waived in writing by, the Facility Agent
and the Required Lenders:
(a) This Agreement and all other Transaction Documents and any applicable
Support Facilities or counterparts hereof or thereof shall have been duly executed
by, and delivered to, the parties hereto and thereto
and the Facility Agent and each Managing Agent shall have received such other
documents, instruments (including certification of the identity of the “independent
director” required pursuant to the Section 5.1(m) and the limited liability company
agreement of the Borrower), agreements and legal opinions (including the opinions
relating to substantive consolidation and sale characterization and as to the
federal tax status of the Borrower) as it or any Lender shall reasonably request in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on or prior to the
Second Restatement Effective Date, each in form and substance satisfactory to the
Facility Agent;
(b) The Borrower shall have paid all fees required to be paid by it on the
Second Restatement Effective Date, including all fees required hereunder and under
the Fee Letters to be paid as of such date, and shall have reimbursed each Lender
and each Managing Agent and the Facility Agent for all fees, costs and expenses
related to the transactions contemplated hereunder and under the other Transaction
Documents and applicable Support Facilities, including the legal and other document
preparation costs incurred by any Lender, Managing Agent and/or the Facility Agent;
(c) The Facility Agent, the Documentation Agent, each Managing Agent and the
Rating Agency shall have received a statement, addressed to the Facility Agent,
from a firm of internationally recognized independent public accountants which are
reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent indicating that, based on procedures
agreed upon by such firm and the Servicer and which are reasonably satisfactory to
the Facility Agent, (i) that such firm has the Monthly Reports, Quarterly Reports,
Servicer’s Certificates, Loan Lists and valuations reports from the Approved
Valuation Agent received prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date, (ii) that
the calculations within those Monthly Reports, Quarterly Reports and Servicer’s
Certificates have been
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performed in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, (iii) that the Aggregate
Purchased Loan Balance and the Net Portfolio Collateral Balance as of the immediately preceding
Payment Date have been accurately calculated, (iv) that the extent of compliance of the Collateral
with the criteria set forth in the definitions of “Eligible Loans” and “Borrowing Base Eligible
Loans” has been adequately characterized and (v) that each of the Loans in the Loan List conforms
to the stated characteristics for such Loan. The Facility Agent need not make any independent
inquiry or investigation as to, and shall have no obligation or liability in respect of, the
sufficiency, validity or correctness of the procedures employed by such independent public
accountants. The independent public accountants’ statement shall also indicate that the firm is
independent of the Servicer and the Borrower within the meaning of the Code of Professional Ethics
of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
(d) Obligors in respect of Borrowing Base Eligible Loans included as part of
the Collateral shall be in not fewer than seven (7) different Industries,
determined by reference to the Xxxxx’x Industry Classifications;
(e) The Transferred Loans shall consist of not fewer than eight (8) Borrowing
Base Eligible Loans (for such purpose, Loans to Obligors which are Affiliates of
each other shall be deemed to be a single Loan);
(f) No event shall have occurred that constitutes a Termination Event or
Unmatured Termination Event (including without limitation, satisfaction of each of
the Borrowing Base Test, the Overcollateralization Ratio Test, and the Required
Equity Test);
(g) The amount on deposit in the Interest Reserve Account shall be at least
equal to the Interest Reserve Account Requirement;
(h) Each Collateral Quality Test shall be satisfied;
(i) The Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may be, shall have
certified that the conditions set forth in clauses (d) through (h) above shall have been
satisfied;
(j) The Rating Agency shall have confirmed in writing to the Borrower and the
Facility Agent that its rating of the Rated Facility is at least equal to the
Required Facility Rating; and
(k) Each Conduit Lender whose Commercial Paper Notes are being rated by
Xxxxx’x or S&P shall have received, to the extent required under the terms of such
Conduit Lender’s program documents, the written confirmation of such rating agency
that the execution and delivery of this Agreement will not result in a withdrawal
or downgrading of the then-current rating of such Commercial Paper Notes by such
rating agency.
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The Documentation Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the satisfaction
or waiver of the conditions set forth above. Upon the Second Restatement Effective
Date, each Lender shall sell to the other Lenders (as determined by the Facility
Agent), and each Lender shall purchase from the other Lenders (as so determined by
the Facility Agent) an interest in the outstanding Advances, for a purchase price
equal to the portion of the principal balance sold and purchased, so that, after
giving
effect to such sale and purchase, as nearly as practical, the aggregate
Advances funded by each Lender Group are proportional to the aggregate Commitments
of the Committed Lenders in the Lender Groups.
Section 3.2 Additional Conditions Precedent to All Advances.
Each Advance shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that, as of
the date of such Advance and both (i) before giving effect to such Advance and (ii)
after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof:
(a) The representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1 and 7.8 shall
be true and correct on and as of such date, as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Obligors in respect of Borrowing Base Eligible Loans included as part of
the Collateral shall be in not fewer than seven (7) different Industries,
determined by reference to the Xxxxx’x Industry Classifications;
(c) The Transferred Loans shall consist of not fewer than eight (8) Borrowing
Base Eligible Loans (for such purpose, Loans to Obligors which are Affiliates of
each other shall be deemed to be a single Loan);
(d) No more than three (3) Loans shall then be Pre-Positioned Loans;
(e) The
Termination Date shall not have occurred;
(f) No event shall have occurred and be
continuing that constitutes a
Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event (including without limitation, satisfaction of the
Borrowing Base Test, the Overcollateralization Ratio Test and the Required Equity Test);
(g) The amount on deposit in the Interest Reserve Account shall be at least
equal to the Interest Reserve Account Requirement;
(h) Each Collateral Quality Test shall be satisfied;
(i) The applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.1 and Section 2.2(a)
and/or 2.2(b) shall have been satisfied to the extent satisfaction thereof is
required on or prior to the Funding Date;
(j) No claim shall have been asserted or proceeding commenced challenging
enforceability or validity of any of the Transaction Documents, excluding
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any instruments, certificates or other documents relating to Loans that were the subject of prior
Advances;
(k) There shall have been no Material Adverse Change with respect to the
Borrower or the Servicer since the preceding Advance;
(l) The Documentation Agent shall have recalculated the Diversity Score and
Xxxxx’x Asset Correlation Factor pursuant to Section 7.21 after giving effect to
such Advance and any transfer of Loans to the Borrower;
(m) On the related Funding Date, the Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may
be, shall have certified in the related Borrower Notice that the conditions set
forth in clauses (a) through (l) above shall have been satisfied; and
(n) The Servicer and the Borrower shall have taken such other actions,
including delivery of approvals, consents, opinions, documents, and instruments to
the Facility Agent as it may reasonably request.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.
The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Borrower is a limited liability
company duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its formation, and has full power, authority and legal right to own
or lease its properties and conduct its business as such business is presently
conducted.
(b) Due Qualification. The Borrower is qualified to do business as a limited
liability company, is in good standing, and has obtained all licenses and approvals
as required under the laws of all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of
its property, and/or the conduct of its business (other than the performance of its
obligations hereunder) requires such qualification, standing, license or approval,
except to the extent that the failure to so qualify, maintain such standing or be
so licensed or approved would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower is
qualified to do business as a limited liability company, is in good standing, and
has obtained all licenses and approvals as required
under the laws of all states in which the performance of its obligations
pursuant to this Agreement requires such qualification, standing, license or
approval and where the failure to qualify or obtain such license or approval would
have Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Due Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each
Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party and the consummation of the
transactions provided for herein and therein have been duly authorized by the
Borrower by all necessary action on the part of the Borrower.
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(d) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each
Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party, the performance by the
Borrower of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the fulfillment of
the terms hereof and thereof will not conflict with or result in any breach of any
of the terms and provisions of, and will not constitute (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under, the Borrower’s limited liability company
agreement or any material Contractual Obligation of the Borrower.
(e) No Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each
Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party, the performance of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the fulfillment of the terms
hereof and thereof will not conflict with or violate, in any material respect, any
Applicable Law.
(f) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to
the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower, before any
Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any
Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any
Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party or (iii) seeking any
determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(g) All Consents Required. All material approvals, authorizations, consents,
orders or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental Authority (if any)
required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a
party, have been obtained.
(h) Reports Accurate. All Monthly Reports, Quarterly
Reports, information, exhibit, financial statement, document, book, record or
report furnished or to be furnished by the Borrower to the Facility Agent or a
Managing Agent or Lender in connection with this Agreement are true, complete and
accurate in all material respects.
(i) Solvency. The Borrower is not, and the transactions contemplated under
this Agreement and each Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party do
not and will not render the Borrower, Insolvent.
(j) Selection Procedures. No procedures believed by the Borrower to be
materially adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties were utilized by the
Borrower in identifying and/or selecting the Loans that are part of the Collateral.
(k) Taxes. The Borrower has filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns
required to be filed by it. The Borrower has paid all Taxes and all assessments
made against it or any of its property (other than any amount of Tax the validity
of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
with respect to which a cash reserve has been established in a Tax Reserve Account
in an amount equal to the amount of such Tax), and no Tax lien has been filed and,
to the Borrower’s knowledge, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such
Tax, fee or other charge.
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(l) Agreements Enforceable. This Agreement and each Transaction Document to
which the Borrower is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Insolvency Laws and except
as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether
considered in a suit at law or in equity).
(m) No Liens. The Collateral is owned by the Borrower free and clear of any
Liens except for Borrower Permitted Liens as provided herein, and the Facility
Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, has a valid and perfected first priority
security interest in the Collateral now existing or hereafter arising, free and
clear of any Liens except for Borrower Permitted Liens. No effective financing
statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any Collateral is on file
in any recording office except such as may be filed in favor of the Facility Agent
relating to this Agreement or reflecting the transfer of the Collateral from the
Originator to the Borrower.
(n) Security Interest. The Borrower has granted a first priority security
interest (as defined in the UCC) to the Facility Agent, as
agent for the Secured Parties, in the Collateral, which is perfected
(including, where applicable, by the filing of UCC financing statements) and
enforceable in accordance with Applicable Law.
(o) Location of Offices. The Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization,
principal place of business and chief executive office and the office where the
Borrower keeps all the Records is located at the address of the Borrower referred
to in Section 12.2 hereof (or at such other locations as to which the notice and
other requirements specified in Section 6.8 shall have been satisfied).
(p) Tradenames. The Borrower has no trade names, fictitious names, assumed
names or “doing business as” names or other names under which it has done or is
doing business.
(q) Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement is the only agreement pursuant
to which the Borrower acquires Collateral.
(r) Value Given. The Borrower gave reasonably equivalent value to the
Originator in consideration for the transfer to the Borrower of the Transferred
Loans under the Purchase Agreement (or such Transferred Loans were validly and
irrevocably contributed the Borrower’s capital), no such transfer was made for or
on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Originator to the Borrower, and no
such transfer is voidable or subject to avoidance under any Insolvency Law.
(s) Accounting. The Borrower accounts for the transfers to it from the
Originator of interests in the Loans under the Purchase Agreement as sales of such
Loans in its books, records and financial statements, in each case consistent with
GAAP.
(t) Separate Entity. The Borrower is operated as an entity with assets and
liabilities distinct from those of the Originator and any Affiliates thereof (other
than the Borrower), and the Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Agents and the
Lenders are entering
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into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in reliance upon the Borrower’s identity as a
separate legal entity from the Originator and from each such other Affiliate of the Originator.
(u) Investments. Except for Supplemental Interests or Supplemental Interests
that convert into an equity interest in any Person, the Borrower does not own or
hold directly or indirectly, any capital stock or equity security of, or any equity
interest in, any Person.
(v) Business. Since its formation, the Borrower has conducted no business
other than the purchase and receipt of Loans from the Originator under the Purchase
Agreement, the borrowing of funds under this Agreement and such other activities as
are incidental to the foregoing.
(w) ERISA. The Borrower has not established and has not incurred and does not
expect to incur any liabilities in respect of any Benefit Plan. The Borrower has
not incurred and does not expect to incur any liabilities payable to the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation under ERISA.
(x) Investment Company Act.
(i) Assuming that each Lender is a Qualified Lender and is in compliance with
Section 4.2(a)(i) and (ii), the Borrower represents and warrants that the Borrower
is exempt and will remain exempt from registration as an “investment company”
within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
(ii) The making of the Advances by the Lenders to the Borrower and the
business and other activities of the Borrower, including the application of the
proceeds and repayment thereof by the Borrower and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which the Borrower is a
party do not now and will not at any time result in any violations, with respect to
the Borrower, of the provisions of the 1940 Act or any rules, regulations or orders
issued by the SEC thereunder.
(y) Government Regulations. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of
extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin
security,” as such terms are defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board
as now and from time to time hereafter in effect (such securities being referred to
herein as “Margin Stock”). The Borrower owns no Margin Stock, and no portion of the
proceeds of any Advance hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, for the purpose of reducing or
retiring any Indebtedness that was originally incurred to purchase or carry any
Margin Stock or for any other purpose that might cause any portion of such proceeds
to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of
the Federal Reserve Board. The Borrower will not take or permit to be taken any
action that might cause any Related Document to violate any regulation of the
Federal Reserve Board.
(z) Foreign Assets Control. The Borrower understands that federal regulations
and Executive Orders administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of
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Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) prohibit, among other things, the engagement in transactions with,
and the provision of services to, certain foreign countries, territories, entities and individuals,
and that the lists of OFAC prohibited countries, territories, persons and entities can be found on
the OFAC website at xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxx. Neither the Borrower or any of its Affiliates nor, to the
Borrower’s actual knowledge (but without any obligation hereunder to undertake any inquiry), except
in connection with the origination of a Loan and only as of the date of such origination, any
Obligor is a country, territory, person or entity named on an OFAC list, nor is it or any of its
affiliates a natural person or entity with whom dealings are prohibited under any OFAC regulations.
(aa) USA PATRIOT Act. (i) Neither the Borrower or any of its Affiliates nor,
to the Borrower’s actual knowledge (but without any obligation hereunder to
undertake any inquiry), except in connection with the origination of a Loan and
only as of the date of such origination, any Obligor is resident in, or organized
or chartered under the laws of, (A) a jurisdiction that has been designated by the
Secretary of the Treasury under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act as warranting
special measures due to money laundering concerns or (B) a Non-Cooperative
Jurisdiction; (ii) the funds of neither the Borrower or any of its Affiliates nor,
to the Borrower’s actual knowledge (but without any obligation hereunder to
undertake any inquiry), except in connection with the origination of a Loan and
only as of the date of such origination, any Obligor originate from, nor will they
be routed through, an account maintained at (A) a foreign bank operating under an
offshore banking license or a foreign bank that does not maintain a physical
presence in any country, both within the meaning of the USA PATRIOT Act (but
excluding any foreign bank whose affiliate maintains a physical presence in any
country if such foreign bank is subject to supervision by a banking authority in
the country regulating such affiliate), or (B) a bank organized or chartered under
the laws of a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction; and (iii) neither the Borrower or any
of its Affiliates nor, to the Borrower’s actual knowledge (but without any
obligation hereunder to undertake any inquiry), except in connection with the
origination of a Loan and only as of the date of such origination, any Obligor is a
senior foreign political figure, or any immediate family member or close associate
of a senior foreign political figure, in each case, within the meaning of the USA
PATRIOT Act.
(bb) Eligibility of Loans. Each Loan List and the information contained in
each Borrower Notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 and Section 2.2(a) and/or
Section 2.2(b), as applicable, is an accurate and complete listing in all material
respects of all the Loans that are part of the Collateral as of date thereof, and
(i) the information contained therein with respect to the identity of such Loans
and the amounts owing thereunder is true and correct in all material respects as of
such date
and (ii) each such Loan is an Eligible Loan.
(cc) Certain Uniform Commercial Code Matters. The representations and
warranties set forth in Annex V to this Agreement are true and correct in all
material respects.
Section 4.2 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Lenders and
Paying Agent.
(a) Each Lender represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the
date of any Advance funded by such Lender that: (i) it is a Qualified Lender; (ii)
any transfer of
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any Note or any beneficial interest therein by such Lender in violation of the transfer
restrictions set forth on such Note will be of no force and effect, will be void ab initio and will
not operate to transfer any rights to the transferee; and (iii) the Borrower maintains the right to
resell any interest in any Note previously transferred to any holder that is not eligible to
purchase such interest in accordance with the restrictions set forth on such Note.
(b) The Paying Agent represents that as of the date of this Agreement, it
satisfies the Agent Rating Requirement.
(c) The Paying Agent agrees and covenants that if at any time it ceases to
satisfy the Agent Rating Requirement it will promptly, and in any event within five
Business Days, following any related downgrade or rating withdrawal provide written
notice thereof to the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent.
ARTICLE V
GENERAL COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
Section 5.1 Covenants of the Borrower.
The Borrower hereby covenants that:
(a) Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will comply in all material respects
with all Applicable Laws, including those with respect to the Loans that are part
of the Collateral and any Related Property.
(b) Preservation of Corporate Existence. The Borrower will preserve and
maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of
its formation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the failure to maintain such existence, rights, franchises,
privileges and qualification has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Limitations on Sales, Other Transfers and Security Interests. The
Borrower will not sell, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Loan or Related Property that is
part of the Collateral, whether now existing or hereafter transferred hereunder, or
any interest therein. The Borrower will promptly notify the Facility Agent of the
existence of any Lien in respect of which it has notice on any Loan or Related
Property that is part of the Collateral and the Borrower shall defend the right,
title and interest of the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured Parties in, to
and under any Loan and the Related Property that is part of the Collateral, against
all claims of third parties; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.1(c)
shall prevent or be deemed to prohibit the Borrower from (i) selling, assigning or
transferring Loans and Related Property pursuant to Section 6.3 or 7.7 or (ii)
granting, creating, incurring, assuming or suffering to exist Borrower Permitted
Liens upon any Loan that is part of the Collateral or Obligor Permitted Liens upon
any Related Property with respect thereto.
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(d) Delivery of Collections. The Borrower agrees to cause the delivery to the
Collateral Custodian for deposit into the Collection Account promptly (but in no
event later than one Business Day after receipt) all Collections received by
Borrower in respect of the Loans that are part of the Collateral.
(e) Activities of Borrower. The Borrower shall not engage in any business or
activity of any kind, or enter into any transaction or indenture, mortgage,
instrument, agreement, contract, Loan or other undertaking, which is not incidental
to the transactions contemplated and authorized by this Agreement or the Purchase
Agreement. The Borrower shall not establish or maintain any deposit accounts or
securities accounts other than the Transaction Accounts.
(f) Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Indebtedness or other liability whatsoever, except (i) obligations
incurred under this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement or (ii) liabilities
incident to the maintenance of its existence in good standing.
(g) Guarantees. The Borrower shall not become or remain liable, directly or
indirectly, in connection with any Indebtedness or other liability of any other
Person, whether by guarantee, endorsement (other than endorsements of negotiable
instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business),
agreement to purchase or repurchase, agreement to supply or advance funds, or
otherwise.
(h) Investments. The Borrower shall not make or suffer to exist any loans or
advances to, or extend any credit to, or make any investments (by way of transfer
of property, contributions to capital, purchase of stock or securities or evidences
of indebtedness, acquisition of the business or assets, or otherwise) in, any
Person except for purchases of Eligible Loans and Supplemental Interests pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement during the Revolving Period in accordance with this
Agreement, or for investments in Permitted Investments in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower
will not, without the consent of the Facility Agent and satisfaction of the Rating
Condition, acquire or enter into, or otherwise become bound by (i) any Derivative
or (ii) any securities lending arrangement.
(i) Merger; Sales. The Borrower shall not enter into any transaction of
merger or consolidation, or liquidate or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation
or dissolution), or acquire or be acquired by any Person, or convey, sell, loan or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, except
as provided for in this Agreement.
(j) Distributions. The Borrower may not declare or pay or make, directly or
indirectly, any distribution (whether in cash or other property) with respect to
any Person’s equity interest in the Borrower (collectively, a “Distribution”);
provided, however, if no Termination Event has occurred or will occur as a result
thereof, the Borrower may make Distributions from funds available in accordance
with the Priority of Payments.
(k) Agreements. The Borrower shall not (i) amend or modify (A) the provisions
of its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, or (B) the
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Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Facility Agent and the Required Lenders and, in the
case of any amendment or modification of the Purchase Agreement satisfaction of the Rating
Condition, or (ii) issue any power of attorney except to the Facility Agent or the Servicer.
(l) Separate Existence. The Borrower shall:
(i) Maintain its own deposit account or accounts, separate from those
of any Affiliate, with commercial banking institutions. The funds of the
Borrower will not be diverted to any other Person or for other than
corporate uses of the Borrower, and the Borrower’s assets will not be
commingled with those of any
other Person;
(ii) Ensure that, to the extent that it shares the same persons as
officers or other employees as any of its Affiliates, the salaries of and
the expenses related to providing benefits to such officers or employees
shall be fairly allocated among such entities, and each such entity shall
bear its fair share of the salary and benefit costs associated with all
such common officers and employees;
(iii) Ensure that, to the extent that it jointly contracts with any
of its Affiliates to do business with vendors or service providers or to
share overhead expenses, the costs incurred in so doing shall be allocated
fairly among such entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share
of such costs. To the extent that the Borrower contracts or does business
with vendors or service providers when the goods and services provided are
partially for the benefit of any other Person, the costs incurred in so
doing shall be fairly allocated to or among such entities for whose
benefit the goods and services are provided, and each such entity shall
bear its fair share of such costs. All material transactions between
Borrower and any of its Affiliates shall be only on an arm’s length basis;
(iv) Maintain its books and records separate from those of any other
Person, use separate stationery, invoices, and checks and prepare separate
financial statements;
(v) Not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other
Person or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the
obligations of others, and not to pledge its assets for the benefit of any
other Person or make any loans or advances to any Person (except as
provided in the Transaction Documents);
(vi) Not acquire obligations or securities of its members;
(vii) Conduct its business in its own name; hold itself out as a
separate entity and correct any known misunderstanding regarding its
separate identity;
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(viii) Maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated
business operations;
(ix) To the extent that the Borrower and any of its Affiliates have
offices in the same location, there shall be a fair and appropriate
allocation of overhead costs among them, and each such
entity shall bear its fair share of such expenses;
(x) Conduct its affairs strictly in accordance with its limited
liability company agreement, and observe all necessary, appropriate and
customary legal formalities, including holding all regular and special
director’s meetings appropriate to authorize all action, keeping separate
and accurate records of such meetings, passing all resolutions or consents
necessary to authorize actions taken or to be taken, and maintaining
accurate and separate books, records and accounts, including payroll and
transaction accounts;
(xi) Take or refrain from taking, as applicable, each of the
activities specified or assumed in the legal opinion referred to in
Sections 3.1(a) with respect to substantive consolidation and sale
characterization issues and take such other actions as are reasonably
necessary on its part to ensure that the facts and assumptions set forth
such opinions or in the certificates accompanying such opinion remain true
and correct in all material respects at all times; and
(xii) Maintain the effectiveness of, and continue to perform under
the Purchase Agreement, such that it does not amend, restate, supplement,
cancel, terminate or otherwise modify the Purchase Agreement, or give any
consent, waiver, directive or approval thereunder or waive any default,
action, omission or breach under the Purchase Agreement or otherwise grant
any indulgence thereunder, without (in each case) the prior written
consent of the Facility Agent and the Required Lenders and satisfaction of
the Rating Condition.
(m) Independent Director. As long as any Advance is outstanding or may be
requested, the Borrower will at all times have at least one Independent Director.
The Borrower will ensure that the following limited liability company actions of
the Borrower are duly authorized by unanimous consent of the Borrower’s directors,
including the Independent Director (with respect to clauses (B) and (C)): (A) the
approval of the Independent Director appointed by the Originator, (B) the
dissolution or liquidation of the Borrower or (C) the initiation of, participation
in, acquiescence in or consent to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
similar proceeding involving the Borrower. The Independent Director, as of the
date hereof, shall be Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and thereafter may be an Independent
Director employed for the purpose of acting as such by Global Securitization
Services, LLC, Lord Securities Corporation, Corporation Services Company, CT
Corporation, National Registered Agents, Inc. or such other firm consented to from
time to time by each Syndication Agent (such consent to be provided in writing and
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). In the event
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that the Borrower shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to engage an Independent Director
from one or more of the foregoing firms and shall not have succeeded in such efforts, then any
replacement Independent Director shall be a person accepted by each Syndication Agent (such
acceptance to be provided in writing and not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). None of the
Borrower, the Originator, any of the Borrower’s members or directors or any of their respective
Affiliates shall remove any Independent Director or replace any Independent Director except with an
Independent Director satisfying the criteria set forth in this Section 5.1(m), in each case without
the prior written consent of each Syndication Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed). The Borrower shall compensate each Independent Director in accordance with the
Priority of Payments and the terms of any agreement from time to time with such Independent
Director and/or the company employing such Independent Director, as the case may be. No
Independent Director shall at any time serve as a trustee in bankruptcy for the Borrower or the
Originator or any of their respective Affiliates. As long as any Advance is outstanding or may be
requested, the limited company agreement of the Borrower will require that the directors of the
Borrower shall not approve, or take any other action to cause the filing of, a voluntary bankruptcy
petition with respect to the Borrower unless each Independent Director shall approve the taking of
such action in writing prior to the taking of such action.
(n) ERISA Matters. The Borrower will not establish, maintain or incur
obligations with respect to any Benefit Plan.
(o) Originator Collateral. With respect to each item of Collateral acquired
by the Borrower, the Borrower will (i) acquire such Collateral pursuant to and in
accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, (ii) take all action necessary
to perfect, protect and more fully evidence the Borrower’s ownership of such
Collateral, including (A) filing and maintaining, effective precautionary financing
statements (Form UCC-1) naming the Originator as seller/debtor and the Borrower as
purchaser/creditor in all necessary or appropriate filing offices, and filing
continuation statements, amendments or assignments with respect thereto in such
filing offices, and (B) executing or causing to be executed such other instruments
or notices as may be necessary or appropriate, including Assignments of Mortgage,
and (iii) take all additional action that the Facility Agent may reasonably request
to perfect, protect and more fully evidence the respective interests of the parties
to this Agreement in the Collateral.
(p) Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not enter into, or be a
party to, any transaction with any of its Affiliates, except (i) the transactions
permitted or contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement and (ii)
other transactions (including transactions related to the use of office space or
computer equipment or software by the
Borrower to or from an Affiliate) (A) in the ordinary course of business, (B)
pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the Borrower’s business, (C) upon fair
and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to the Borrower than could be
obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of
the Borrower, and (D) not inconsistent with the factual assumptions set forth in
the legal opinion referred to in Sections 3.1(a) with respect to substantive
consolidation and sale characterization issues. It is understood that any
compensation arrangement for any officer or employee shall be permitted under
clause (ii)(A) through (C) above if such arrangement has been expressly approved by
the managers of the
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Borrower in accordance with the Borrower’s certificate of formation or limited liability company
agreement.
(q) Change in the Transaction Documents. The Borrower will not amend, modify,
waive or terminate any terms or conditions of any of the Transaction Documents to
which it is a party, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders and,
in the case of any amendment, waiver or termination, subject to satisfaction of the
Rating Condition.
(r) Management Manual. The Borrower will (a) comply in all material respects
with the Management Manual in regard to each Loan and the Related Property included
in the Collateral, and (b) furnish to the Facility Agent and each Managing Agent at
least 20 days prior to its proposed effective date, prompt notice of any material
changes in the Management Manual. The Borrower will not agree or otherwise permit
to occur any material change in the Management Manual, which change would impair
the collectibility of any Loan or otherwise adversely affect the interests or
remedies of the Facility Agent or the Secured Parties under this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document, without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent
(in its sole discretion) and subject to satisfaction of the Rating Condition.
(s) Extension or Amendment of Loans. The Borrower will not, except as
otherwise permitted in Section 7.4(a), extend, amend or otherwise modify, or permit
the Servicer on its behalf to extend, amend or otherwise modify, the terms of any
Loan.
(t) Reporting. The Borrower will furnish to the Documentation Agent:
(i) as soon as possible and in any event within two (2) Business Days
after the occurrence of each Termination Event and each Unmatured
Termination Event, a written statement, signed by a Responsible Officer,
setting forth the details of such event and the
action that the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto;
(ii) promptly upon request, such other information, documents,
records or reports respecting the Transferred Loans or the condition or
operations, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower or Originator as the
Facility Agent may from time to time reasonably request (factoring into
such evaluation of reasonableness, among other things, the cost to the
Borrower of furnishing such requested documentation) in order to protect
the interests of the Facility Agent or the Secured Parties under or as
contemplated by this Agreement; and
(iii) promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days
after its receipt thereof, copies of any and all notices, certificates,
documents, or reports delivered to it by the Originator under the Purchase
Agreement.
Upon receipt of any such statement, information, document, records, report, notice or certificate,
the Documentation Agent shall promptly forward a copy thereof to the Facility Agent and each
Managing Agent and Rating Agency.
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(u) Acquisitions of Loans. The Borrower will not acquire any Loan (i) during
the Amortization Period, (ii) if, at the time of the acquisition thereof, such Loan
is not an Eligible Loan, (iii) if such acquisition would result in a failure to
comply with the Borrowing Base Test, the Overcollateralization Test or the Required
Equity Test, (iv) if such acquisition would cause any Collateral Quality Test which
was satisfied immediately prior to such acquisition or origination to cease to be
satisfied, (v) if such acquisition would not maintain or improve the Borrower’s
degree of compliance with any Collateral Quality Test which was not satisfied
immediately prior to such acquisition, or (vi) if the Documentation Agent shall not
have recalculated the Diversity Score and the Xxxxx’x Asset Correlation Factor
with respect to such acquisition in accordance with Section 7.21 hereof. The
Borrower will not originate any Loan.
(v) Ratings. The Borrower will ensure that, with respect each Transferred
Loan as of its Cut-Off Date, either (i) such Transferred Loan has a Xxxxx’x Rating
or (ii) the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall have applied for a
Xxxxx’x Credit Estimate to be assigned to such Transferred Loan. With respect to
each Transferred Loan having a Xxxxx’x Credit Estimate, the Borrower (or the
Servicer on its behalf) shall apply for an updated Xxxxx’x Credit Estimate to be
assigned to such Transferred Loan on or prior to each six-month anniversary of the
acquisition of any such Loan and in any event not later than 10 Business
Days following any material amendment to the Loan Documents or other documents
and provide to the Rating Agency with all information available to the Borrower
(and not subject to any confidentiality or other similar restrictions on
distribution) reasonably requested by the Rating Agency to perform a renewed credit
estimate, and shall pay all expenses associated with such application.
Section 5.2 Hedging Agreement.
If at any time the one-month LIBO Rate is greater than 8%, the Borrower shall
within 30 days of receipt of a written request from the Required Lenders with
respect to Fixed Rate Loans having in the aggregate an Outstanding Loan Balance not
less than 80% of the aggregate Outstanding Loan Balances of Fixed Rate Loans, enter
into and maintain an interest rate cap transaction between the Borrower and an
interest rate swap counterparty that has been approved in writing by the Required
Lenders (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) which interest rate cap
shall: (i) have a notional amount and amortization schedule as shall be agreed upon
between the Required Lenders and the Borrower, (ii) shall provide for payments to
the Borrower to the extent that the LIBO Rate shall exceed a rate agreed upon
between the Required Lenders and the Borrower and (iii) shall otherwise be in form
and substance mutually satisfactory to the Required Lenders and the Borrower. The
Borrower shall promptly deliver a copy of any such interest rate cap to the Rating
Agency and the Paying Agent. The Borrower shall not enter into any interest rate
cap unless the Rating Agency shall have confirmed in writing to the Borrower and
the Facility Agent that entering into such transaction will not result in the
reduction of its rating of the Rated Facility to below the Required Facility Rating
or in a withdrawal of its rating of the Rated Facility. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Borrower to have
entered into interest rate caps with respect to the portion of Fixed Rate Loans
specified above in this Section 5.2 shall constitute an Optional Redemption Event
without further notice or grace periods.
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ARTICLE VI
SECURITY INTEREST
Section 6.1 Security Interest.
As collateral security for the prompt, complete and indefeasible payment and
performance in full when due, whether by lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise,
of the Obligations, the Borrower hereby assigns, pledges and grants to the Facility
Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, a lien on and security interest in all of
the Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under (but none of its
obligations under) the Collateral, whether now existing or owned or hereafter
arising or acquired by the Borrower, and wherever located. The assignment under
this Section 6.1 does not constitute and is not intended to result in a creation or
an assumption by the Facility Agent or any of the Secured Parties of any obligation
of the Borrower or any other Person in connection with any or all of the Collateral
or under any agreement or instrument relating thereto. Anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding, (a) the Borrower shall remain liable under the
Transferred Loans to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and
obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been
executed, (b) the exercise by the Facility Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties,
of any of its rights in the Collateral shall not release the Borrower from any of
its duties or obligations under the Collateral, and (c) none of the Facility Agent
or any Secured Party shall have any obligations or liability under the Collateral
by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Facility Agent or any Secured Party be
obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the Borrower thereunder or
to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.
Section 6.2 Remedies.
In respect of the Collateral and the security interest therein granted
pursuant to Section 6.1, the Facility Agent (for itself and on behalf of the other
Secured Parties) shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under
the UCC and other Applicable Law. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of any Termination Event, the Facility Agent or its designees may (a) deliver a
notice of exclusive control to the Custodian and/or the Securities Custodian; and
(b) instruct the Collateral Custodian and/or the Securities Custodian to deliver
any or all of the Collateral to the Facility Agent or its designees and otherwise
give all instructions and entitlement orders to the Collateral Custodian and/or the
Securities Custodian regarding the Collateral. In addition, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of (x) an Optional Redemption Event as a result of which
the Facility Agent shall have declared the Outstanding Borrowings and other amounts owing by the Borrower under this
Agreement to have been accelerated and become immediately due and payable in
accordance with Section 8.1(b) or (y) an Event of Default, the Facility Agent or
its designees may (i) require that the Borrower or the Servicer immediately take
action to liquidate the Collateral to pay amounts due and payable in respect of the
Obligations; (ii) sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral in a commercially
reasonable manner, all without judicial process or proceedings; (iii) take control
of the Proceeds of any such Collateral; (iv) exercise any consensual or voting
rights in respect of the Collateral; (v) release, make extensions, discharges,
exchanges or substitutions for, or surrender all or any part of the Collateral;
(vi) enforce the Borrower’s rights and remedies under the Custody Agreement with
respect to the Collateral; (vii) institute and prosecute legal and
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equitable proceedings to enforce collection of, or realize upon, any of the Collateral; (viii)
remove from the Borrower’s, the Servicer’s, the Collateral Custodian’s, the Securities Custodian’s
and their respective agents’ place of business all books, records and documents relating to the
Collateral, other than copies of such books, records and documents remaining with the Borrower,
Servicer, Collateral Custodian, Securities Custodian or agent, as the case may be, that are
necessary to continue the conduct of the business of such Person); and/or (ix) endorse the name of
the Borrower upon any items of payment relating to the Collateral or upon any proof of claim in
bankruptcy against an account debtor. For purposes of taking the actions described in this Section
6.2, the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Facility Agent as its attorney-in-fact (which
appointment being coupled with an interest is irrevocable while any of the Obligations remain
unpaid), with power of substitution, in the name of the Facility Agent or in the name of the
Borrower or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the Facility Agent, but at the cost and expense
of the Borrower and without notice to the Borrower; provided that the Facility Agent hereby agrees
to exercise such power only so long as a Termination Event, Optional Redemption Event or Event of
Default, as applicable, shall be continuing. Any cash proceeds from the exercise of remedies by
the Facility Agent under this Section 6.2 shall be applied in accordance with the Priority of
Payments.
Section 6.3 Release of Liens.
(a) So long as no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has
occurred and is continuing, at the same time as any Loan that is part of the
Collateral matures by its terms and all amounts in respect thereof have been paid
by the related Obligor and deposited in the Collection Account, the Facility Agent
as agent for the Secured Parties will release its interest in such Loan and any
Supplemental Interests related thereto. In connection with any such release on or
after the occurrence of the above, the Facility Agent, as agent for the Secured
Parties, will execute and deliver to the Borrower or the Servicer on behalf of the
Borrower any termination statements and any other releases and instruments as the
Borrower or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower
may reasonably request in order to effect the release of such Loan and
Supplemental Interest; provided, that, the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured
Parties will make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect
to any such Loan or Supplemental Interest in connection with such sale or transfer
and assignment.
(b) Upon receipt by the Facility Agent of the proceeds of a repurchase of an
Ineligible Loan (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) by the
Originator pursuant to the terms of Section 7.1 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Facility Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, shall be deemed to have
automatically released its interest in such Ineligible Loan and any Supplemental
Interests related thereto without any further action on its part. In connection
with any such release on or after the occurrence of such repurchase, the Facility
Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, will execute and deliver to the Borrower
or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower any releases and instruments as the
Borrower or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower may reasonably request in order
to effect the release of such Ineligible Loan and Supplemental Interest.
(c) Upon receipt by the Facility Agent of the proceeds of a purchase of a
Transferred Loan by the Servicer pursuant to the terms of Section 7.7, the Facility
Agent, as
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agent for the Secured Parties, shall be deemed to have automatically released its interest in such
Transferred Loan and any Supplemental Interests related thereto without any further action on its
part. In connection with any such release on or after the occurrence of such purchase, the Facility
Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, will execute and deliver to the Borrower or the Servicer
on behalf of the Borrower any releases and instruments as the Borrower or the Servicer on behalf of
the Borrower may reasonably request in order to effect the release of such Transferred Loan and
Supplemental Interest.
Section 6.4 Assignment of the Purchase Agreement.
The Borrower hereby assigns to the Facility Agent, for the ratable benefit of
the Secured Parties hereunder, all of the Borrower’s right and title to and
interest in the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower confirms that following a
Termination Event the Facility Agent shall have the sole right to enforce the
Borrower’s rights and remedies under the Purchase Agreement for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, but without any obligation on the part of the Facility Agent, the
Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates to perform any of the
obligations of the Borrower under the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower further
confirms and agrees that such assignment to the Facility Agent shall terminate upon
the Final Date; provided, however, that the rights of the Facility
Agent and
the Secured Parties pursuant to such assignment with respect to rights and
remedies in connection with any indemnities and any breach of any representation,
warranty or covenants made by the Originator pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
which rights and remedies survive the termination of the Purchase Agreement, shall
be continuing and shall survive any termination of such assignment.
Section 6.5 Delivery of Loan Files.
(a) The Borrower, or the Servicer on its behalf, shall deliver possession of
all “instruments” (within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC) not constituting
part of “chattel paper” (within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC) that evidence
any Transferred Loan set forth on a Loan List, including all Underlying Notes
(except in the case of Noteless Loans, Global Note Loans or Participations), and
all portions of the Loan Files, to the Collateral Custodian on behalf of the
Facility Agent prior to the applicable Funding Dates, in each case endorsed in
blank or to the Facility Agent, without recourse; provided that
notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Pre-Positioned Loan, the
Borrower shall make all deliveries required under Section 2(b)(ii) of the
Custody Agreement and deliver all other portions of the Loan File in each case
endorsed in blank without recourse, where applicable, not later than the applicable
date or dates specified in Sections 2(b)(v) and 2(b)(viii) of the
Custody Agreement. The Borrower hereby authorizes and directs the Servicer to
deliver possession of all such instruments and Loan Files to the Collateral
Custodian on behalf of the Facility Agent, and agrees that such delivery shall
satisfy the condition set forth in the first sentence of this Section 6.5(a). The
Servicer shall also identify on the Loan List (including any amendment thereof),
whether by attached schedule or marking or other effective identifying designation,
all Transferred Loans that are not evidenced by such instruments.
(b) Prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Facility Agent shall
not record the Assignments of Mortgage delivered pursuant to Section 6.5(a)
and the definition
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of Loan Documents. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Facility Agent shall, if so
directed by the Majority Lenders, cause to be recorded in the appropriate offices each Assignment
of Mortgage delivered to it with respect to all Transferred Loans. Each such recording shall be at
the expense of the Servicer; provided that to the extent the Servicer does not pay such
expenses, the Facility Agent shall be reimbursed pursuant to the Priority of Payments.
Section 6.6 Custody of Transferred Loans.
The contents of each Loan File relating to a Transferred Loan shall be held in
the custody of the Collateral Custodian under the terms of the Custody Agreement
and this Agreement on behalf of the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties.
Section 6.7 Filings, etc.
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower and the Servicer caused the UCC
financing statement(s) referred to in Section 4.1(n) to be filed, and from
time to time the Servicer shall take and cause to be taken such actions and execute
such documents as are necessary or desirable or as the Facility Agent may
reasonably request to perfect and protect the first priority perfected security
interest of the Facility Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in the Collateral
against all other Persons, including the filing of financing statements, amendments
thereto and continuation statements, the execution of transfer instruments and the
making of notations on or taking possession of all records or documents of title.
Notwithstanding the obligations of the Borrower and the Servicer set forth in the
preceding sentence, the Borrower and the Servicer hereby authorize the Facility
Agent to prepare and file, at the expense of the Servicer, UCC financing statements
(including but not limited to renewal, continuation or in lieu statements) and
amendments or supplements thereto or other instruments as the Facility Agent may
from time to time deem necessary or appropriate in order to perfect and maintain
the security interest granted hereunder in accordance with the UCC. The Servicer
agrees to pay all reasonable costs and disbursements in connection with the
perfection and the maintenance of perfection, as against all third parties, of the
Borrower’s and the Facility Agent’s (on behalf of the Secured Parties) right, title
and interest in and to the Collateral (including the security interest in the
Collateral related thereto and the security interests provided for herein).
Section 6.8 Change of Name or Jurisdiction of Borrower; Records.
The Borrower (a) shall not change its name or jurisdiction of organization,
without 30 days’ prior written notice to the Facility Agent and satisfaction of the
Rating Condition, (b) shall not move, or consent to the Servicer or Collateral
Custodian moving, the Loan Documents without 30 days’ prior written notice to the
Facility Agent and (c) will promptly take all actions required by each relevant
jurisdiction in order to continue the first priority perfected security interest of
the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured Parties in all Collateral (except for
Borrower Permitted Liens), and such other actions as the Facility Agent may
reasonably request.
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Section 6.9 Global Note Loans.
The Borrower shall cause its beneficial interest in each Global Note Loan to
be transferred to the Custody Account not later than the date specified in
Section 2(a)(ii) or Section 2(b)(v), as applicable of the Custody
Agreement. The Borrower will take such steps as reasonably requested by the
Facility Agent from time to time to effect and perfect the security interest of the
Facility Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in each Global Note Loan.
ARTICLE VII
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF LOANS
Section 7.1 Appointment of the Servicer.
The Borrower hereby appoints the Servicer to service the Transferred Loans and
enforce its respective rights and interests in and under each Transferred Loan in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article VII and to serve
in such capacity until the termination of its responsibilities pursuant to
Section 7.19. The Servicer hereby agrees to perform the duties and
obligations with respect thereto set forth herein. The Servicer and the Borrower
hereby acknowledge that the Facility Agent and the Secured Parties are third party
beneficiaries of the obligations undertaken by the Servicer hereunder.
Section 7.2 Duties and Responsibilities of the Servicer.
(a) The Servicer shall conduct the servicing, administration and collection of
the Transferred Loans and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such actions as may
be necessary or advisable to service, administer and collect Transferred Loans from
time to time on behalf of the Borrower and as the Borrower’s agent.
(b) The duties of the Servicer, as the Borrower’s agent, shall include:
(i) preparing and submitting of claims to, and post-billing
liaison with, Obligors on Transferred Loans;
(ii) maintaining all necessary Servicing Records with respect
to the Transferred Loans and providing such reports in respect of
the servicing of the Transferred Loans (including information
relating to its performance under this Agreement) as may be
required hereunder or as the Borrower, the Majority Lenders or the
Facility Agent may reasonably request;
(iii) maintaining and implementing administrative and
operating procedures (including an ability to recreate Servicing
Records evidencing the Transferred Loans in the event of the
destruction of the originals thereof) and keeping and maintaining
all documents, books, records and other information reasonably
necessary or advisable for the collection of the Transferred Loans
(including records adequate to permit the identification of each
new Transferred Loan and all Collections of and adjustments to
each existing
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Transferred Loan); provided, however, that any Successor Servicer shall
only be required to recreate the Servicing Records of each prior Servicer to the extent
such records have been delivered to it in a format reasonably acceptable to such
Successor Servicer;
(iv) promptly delivering to the Borrower, any Lender, the Facility
Agent or the Rating Agency, from time to time, such information and
Servicing Records (including information relating to its performance under
this Agreement) as the Borrower, such Lender, the Facility Agent or the
Rating Agency from time to time reasonably requests;
(v) identifying each Transferred Loan clearly and
unambiguously in its Servicing Records to reflect that such Transferred Loan is owned
by the Borrower and pledged to the Facility Agent;
(vi) complying in all material respects with the Management Manual in
regard to each Transferred Loan;
(vii) complying in all material respects with all Applicable Laws
with respect to it, its business and properties and all Transferred Loans
and Collections with respect thereto;
(viii) preserving and maintaining its existence, rights, licenses,
franchises and privileges as a limited liability company in the
jurisdiction of its organization, and qualifying and remaining qualified
in good standing as a foreign limited liability company and qualifying to
and remaining authorized and licensed to perform obligations as Servicer
(including enforcement of collection of Transferred Loans on behalf of the
Borrower, the Lenders, the Securities Custodian and the Collateral
Custodian) in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain
such
existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification would
materially adversely affect (A) the rights or interests of the Borrower,
the Lenders, the Securities Custodian and the Collateral Custodian in the
Transferred Loans, (B) the collectibility of any Transferred Loan, (C) the
ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder or (D) the
Required Facility Rating;
(ix) notifying the Borrower and each Lender, Agent and Rating Agency
of any material action, suit, proceeding, dispute, offset deduction,
defense or counterclaim that is or is threatened to be (A) asserted by an
Obligor with respect to any Transferred Loan; or (B) reasonably expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(x) promptly notifying the related Obligor of each Transferred Loan
of the transfer of such Loan from the Originator to the Borrower;
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(xi) making applications for credit ratings and credit estimates as
contemplated by this Agreement;
(xii) making determinations on behalf of the Borrower to accept the
transfer of Loans pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and to dispose of any
Loans when and as permitted under this Agreement; and
(xiii) making determinations on behalf of the Borrower to request and
from time to time prepay Advances hereunder in accordance with the terms
hereof.
(c) The Borrower and Servicer hereby acknowledge that the Secured Parties, the
Facility Agent, the Securities Custodian and the Collateral Custodian shall not
have any obligation or liability with respect to any Transferred Loans, nor shall
any of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of the Servicer
hereunder.
(d) The Borrower and the Facility Agent acknowledge that PCC has entered into
the Advisory Agreement with the Subservicer and that the Subservicer thereunder is
performing on behalf of the initial Servicer substantially all of the initial
Servicer’s non-monetary duties and obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding such
delegation, (i) PCC, as Servicer, shall remain liable and responsible for the
performance of the duties and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to the terms
hereof, (ii) such delegation shall not relieve the Servicer of its obligation to
service
the Transferred Loans and enforce the respective rights and interests of the
Borrower and the Facility Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in and
under each Transferred Loan in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Article VII, and (iii) PCC, as Servicer, shall be liable for the acts and
omissions of the Subservicer in its performance of any duties or obligations of the
Servicer under this Agreement. PCC, as Servicer, will be solely responsible for
any compensation payable to the Subservicer. Upon the appointment of any Successor
Servicer hereunder, any right, power or authority of the Servicer granted by PCC,
as Servicer, to the Subservicer shall immediately terminate without further action
by any party. Nothing contained in the Advisory Agreement shall be deemed to limit
or modify this Agreement. Without the prior written consent of the Borrower and
the Required Lenders and satisfaction of the Rating Condition, neither the Servicer
nor any of its delegatees shall be permitted to delegate any of its duties or
responsibilities as Servicer to any Person other than the Subservicer pursuant to
this subsection; provided that the Backup Servicer in its capacity as Successor
Servicer may delegate such duties or responsibilities in accordance with the Backup
Servicing Agreement.
Section 7.3 Authorization of the Servicer.
(a) Each of the Borrower, each Lender and the Facility Agent hereby authorizes
the Servicer (including any successor thereto) to take any and all reasonable steps
in its name and on its behalf necessary or desirable and not inconsistent with the
pledge of the Transferred Loans to the Lender, the Securities Custodian and the
Collateral Custodian, in the determination of the Servicer, to collect all amounts
due under any and all Transferred Loans, including endorsing any of their names on
checks and other instruments representing
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Collections, executing and delivering any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or
of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the
Transferred Loans and, after the delinquency of any Transferred Loan and to the extent permitted
under and in compliance with Applicable Law, to commence proceedings with respect to enforcing
payment thereof, to the same extent as the Originator could have done if it had continued to own
such Loan. The Borrower shall furnish the Servicer (and any successors thereto) with any powers of
attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its
servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Servicer to the fullest
extent in order to ensure the collectibility of the Transferred Loans. In no event shall the
Servicer be entitled to make the Borrower, any Lender or Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the
Securities Custodian or the Facility Agent a party to any
litigation without such party’s express prior written consent, or to make the Borrower a party to
any litigation (other than any routine foreclosure or similar collection procedure) without the
Facility Agent’s consent and notice to the Rating Agency.
(b) After a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, at the Facility
Agent’s direction, the Servicer shall take such action as the Facility Agent may
deem necessary or advisable to enforce collection of the Transferred Loans;
provided, however, that the Facility Agent may, at any time that a
Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, notify any Obligor with respect
to any Transferred Loans of the assignment of such Transferred Loans to the
Facility Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and direct that payments of
all amounts due or to become due to the Borrower thereunder be made directly to the
Facility Agent or any servicer, collection agent or lock-box or other account
designated by the Facility Agent and, upon such notification and at the expense of
the Borrower, the Facility Agent may enforce collection of any such Transferred
Loans and adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof. The Facility
Agent shall give written notice to any Successor Servicer of the Facility Agent’s
actions or directions pursuant to this Section 7.3(b), and no Successor
Servicer shall take any actions pursuant to this Section 7.3(b) that are
outside of its Management Manual.
Section 7.4 Collection of Payments.
(a) Collection Efforts, Modification of Loans. The Servicer will make
reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and
provisions of the Transferred Loans as and when the same become due, and to follow
those collection procedures which it follows with respect to comparable Loans that
it services for itself or others. The Servicer may not waive, modify or otherwise
vary any provision of a Transferred Loan, except for (i) non-material waivers,
modifications or other variations as may be in accordance with the provisions of
the Management Manual (including the waiver of any late payment charge or any other
fees that may be collected in the ordinary course of servicing any Loan included in
the Collateral), that do not constitute Material Modifications, and (ii) other
waivers, modifications or other variations, constituting Material Modifications, if
(A) the Facility Agent shall have consented thereto if such Material Modification
occurs on or after the occurrence of a Termination Event or during the Amortization
Period, (B) the Servicer shall have complied with the provisions of Section
5.1(v), if applicable to such Loan, and shall have received a renewed or
reconfirmed Xxxxx’x Credit Estimate, for such Loan, and (C) such waiver,
modification or other variation and any changes in the applicable Xxxxx’x Rating
Factor of such Loan resulting
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therefrom do not result in the Borrower’s failure to meet the Borrowing Base Test, the Required
Equity Test, the Overcollateralization Ratio Test or the Interest Coverage Test or result in the
failure to satisfy any Collateral Quality Test or, with respect to each Collateral Quality Test
which was not satisfied immediately prior thereto, result in the maintenance or improvement of the
Borrower’s degree of compliance with such Collateral Quality Test.
(b) Acceleration. The Servicer shall accelerate the maturity of all
or any Scheduled Payments under any Transferred Loan under which a default under
the terms thereof has occurred and is continuing (after the lapse of any applicable
grace period) promptly after such Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan or such earlier or
later time as is consistent with the Management Manual and the terms of such Loan.
The Servicer shall provide prompt notice to the Facility Agent and each Managing
Agent and Rating Agency of any such acceleration.
(c) Taxes and other Amounts. To the extent provided for in any
Transferred Loan, the Servicer will use its best efforts to collect all payments
with respect to amounts due for taxes, assessments and insurance premiums relating
to such Transferred Loans or the Related Property and remit such amounts to the
appropriate Governmental Authority or insurer on or prior to the date such payments
are due.
(d) Payments to Collection Account. On or before the Purchase Date in
respect of any Transferred Loan, the Servicer shall have instructed the Obligor of
such Transferred Loan to make all payments in respect thereof by wire transfer of
funds directly to the Collection Account.
(e) Establishment and Maintenance of the Collection Account.
(i) The Borrower or the Servicer on its behalf have heretofore
established and shall maintain in the name of the Borrower and assigned to
the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured Parties, a segregated
corporate trust account (the “Collection Account”) for the purpose
of receiving Collections from the Collateral. The Collection Account shall
be held by the Securities Custodian in accordance with the Custody
Agreement and shall at all times be maintained with a Securities
Intermediary which is an office or branch of a depository institution or
trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any one of
the States thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of
a foreign bank); provided, however, that at all times such depository
institution or trust company shall be a Qualified Institution. The
Securities Custodian may establish subaccounts
within the Collection Account.
(ii) To the extent there are uninvested amounts deposited in the
Collection Account, the Servicer, prior to the occurrence of a Termination
Event, and thereafter the Facility Agent, may direct the Securities
Custodian to invest all such amounts in Permitted Investments selected by
the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower or by the Facility Agent, as the
case may be. Any such Permitted Investments which are made prior to the
occurrence of a Termination Event and on any day other than the Business
Day immediately preceding a
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Payment Date shall mature not later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next
Payment Date following the date of such investment, and otherwise any such Permitted
Investments shall mature not later than the next Business Day immediately following the
date of such investment. Any earnings (or losses) on investments of funds in the
Collection Account shall be credited (or debited) to the Collection Account. Neither
the Facility Agent nor the Securities Custodian shall be liable for the amount of any
loss incurred in respect of any investment of funds in the Collection Account.
(f) Establishment of Tax Reserve Accounts.
(i) In the event that the Borrower is required to establish a cash
reserve as contemplated by Section 4.1(k), the Borrower or the
Servicer on its behalf shall cause to be established and maintained in the
name of the Borrower, a segregated account for such reserve (each, a
“Tax Reserve Account”) and shall cause such Tax Reserve Account to
be subject to an Account Control Agreement. The Borrower shall on each
Payment Date and in accordance with the Priority of Payments deposit
sufficient funds therein from the amounts otherwise available to pay any
Taxes being contested. Each Tax Reserve Account shall be subject to a
security interest in favor of the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured
Parties and shall be held by the Securities Custodian in accordance with
the Custody Agreement and shall at all times be maintained with a
Securities Intermediary which is an office or branch of a depository
institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States
or any one of the States thereof or the District of Columbia (or any
domestic branch of a foreign bank); provided, however,
that at all times such depository institution or trust company shall be a
Qualified Institution.
(ii) Any and all funds at any time on deposit in, or otherwise
standing to the credit of, a Tax Reserve Account shall be available at the
direction of the Servicer to fund payment of the Tax in respect of which
such Tax Reserve Account was established. Upon receipt by the Securities
Custodian and the Facility Agent of a certification from the Servicer and
an Opinion of Counsel that the Borrower’s contest of the validity of a Tax
for which a Tax Reserve Account was established has concluded and that all
amounts, if any, payable with respect to such Tax have been paid in full,
the Securities Custodian shall at the direction of the Servicer transfer
funds on deposit in such Tax Reserve Account to the Collection Account.
On each Payment Date, any amounts on deposit in a Tax Reserve Account in
excess of the amount required to be held therein in order for the Borrower
to remain in compliance with Section 4.1(k) with respect to the
related Tax being contested shall be transferred by the Securities
Custodian at the direction of the Servicer to the Collection Account.
(iii) To the extent there are uninvested amounts deposited in a Tax
Reserve Account, the Servicer, prior to the occurrence of a Termination
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Event, and thereafter the Facility Agent may direct the Securities Custodian to invest
all such amounts in Permitted Investments selected by the Servicer on behalf of the
Borrower or by the Facility Agent, as the case may be. Any such Permitted Investments
shall mature not later than the Business Day immediately following the date of such
investment. Any earnings (and losses) on investments of funds in a Tax Reserve Account
shall be credited (or debited) to such Tax Reserve Account. Neither the Facility Agent
nor the Securities Custodian shall be liable for the amount of any loss incurred in
respect of any investment of funds in any Tax Reserve Account.
(g) Establishment and Maintenance of the Interest Reserve Account.
(i) The Borrower or the Servicer on its behalf have heretofore
established and shall maintain in the name of the Borrower and assigned to
the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured Parties, a segregated
corporate trust account (the “Interest Reserve Account”). The
Interest Reserve Account shall be held by the Securities Custodian in
accordance with the Custody Agreement and shall at all times be maintained
with a Securities Intermediary which is an office or branch of a
depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the
United States or any one of the States thereof or the District of Columbia
(or any domestic branch of a foreign bank); provided,
however, that at all times such depository institution or trust
company shall be a Qualified Institution.
(ii) Deposits shall be made into the Interest Reserve Account in
accordance with the Priority of Payments, and the Borrower may make
deposits into the Interest Reserve Account from time to time from its
funds not required to be applied in accordance with the Priority of
Payments.
(iii) On each Payment Date, the Servicer shall direct the Securities
Custodian and, at the direction of the Servicer, the Securities Custodian
shall transfer funds on deposit in the Interest Reserve Account to the
Collection Account in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the excess, if
any, of (A) the amounts required to be paid from the Collection Account
pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vi) and (viii) of
Section 2.8 on such Payment Date, over (B) Available Collections
for such Payment Date (determined before giving effect to any amounts
transferred from the Interest Reserve Account) available for the payment
thereof and (ii) the amount then on deposit in the Interest Reserve
Account.
(iv) To the extent there are uninvested amounts deposited in the
Interest Reserve Account, the Servicer, prior to the occurrence of a
Termination Event, and thereafter the Facility Agent may direct the
Securities Custodian to invest all such amounts in Permitted Investments
selected by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower or by the Facility
Agent, as the case may be. Any such Permitted Investments which are made
prior to the occurrence of a Termination
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Event and on any day other than the Business Day immediately preceding a Payment Date
shall mature not later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next Payment
Date following the date of such investment, and otherwise any such Permitted
Investments shall mature not later than the next Business Day immediately following the
date of such investment. Any earnings (and losses) on investments of funds in the
Interest Reserve Account shall be credited or debited to Interest Reserve Account.
Neither the Facility Agent nor the Securities Custodian shall be liable for the amount
of any loss incurred in respect of any investment of funds in the Interest Reserve
Account.
(h) Qualified Institutions. In the event the Servicer has received
notice from the Facility Agent or otherwise has actual knowledge
that a depositary holding any of the Transaction Accounts ceases to be a
Qualified Institution, then the Servicer shall give notice thereof to the Facility
Agent (if applicable), the Securities Custodian and the Rating Agency and within 60
days shall cause such Transaction Account to become established and maintained with
a Qualified Institution.
(i) Account Control Agreements. The Servicer and the Borrower shall
at all times cause each Transaction Account to be subject to the provisions of an
Account Control Agreement which shall be in full force and effect. The Facility
Agent agrees that it shall not deliver a notice of exclusive control pursuant to
any Account Control Agreement unless a Termination Event shall have occurred and be
continuing.
(j) Adjustments. If (i) the Servicer makes a deposit into the
Collection Account in respect of a Collection of a Loan in the Collateral and such
Collection was received by the Servicer in the form of a check that is not honored
for any reason or (ii) the Servicer makes a mistake with respect to the amount of
any Collection and deposits an amount that is less than or more than the actual
amount of such Collection, the Servicer shall appropriately adjust the amount
subsequently deposited into the Collection Account to reflect such dishonored check
or mistake. Any Scheduled Payment in respect of which a dishonored check is
received shall be deemed not to have been paid.
Section 7.5 Servicer Advances.
For each Collection Period, if the Servicer determines that any Scheduled
Payment (or portion thereof) that was due and payable pursuant to a Loan included
in the Collateral during such Collection Period was not received prior to the end
of such Collection Period, the Servicer may, but shall not be obligated to, make an
advance in an amount up to the amount of such delinquent Scheduled Payment (or
portion thereof) to the extent that the Servicer reasonably expects to be
reimbursed for such advance; in addition, if on any day there are not sufficient
funds on deposit in the Collection Account to pay accrued Interest on any Advance
or Facility Fees, the Servicer may make an advance in the amount necessary to pay
such Interest or Facility Fees (in either case, any such advance, a “Servicer
Advance”). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Successor Servicer will
not be obligated to make any Servicer Advances. The Servicer will deposit any
Servicer Advances into the Collection Account on or
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prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the related Payment Date, in immediately available funds.
Section 7.6 Realization Upon Defaulted Loans or Charged-Off Loans.
The Servicer will use reasonable efforts to repossess or otherwise comparably
convert the ownership of any Related Property with respect to a Defaulted Loan or
Charged-Off Loan and will act as sales and processing agent for Related Property
that it repossesses. The Servicer will follow the practices and procedures set
forth in the Management Manual in order to realize upon such Related Property.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Servicer may sell any such Related Property
with respect any Defaulted Loan or Charged-Off Loan to the Servicer or its
Affiliates for a purchase price equal to the then fair market value thereof; any
such sale to be evidenced by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Servicer
delivered to the Facility Agent identifying the Defaulted Loan or Charged-Off Loan
and the Related Property, setting forth the sale price of the Related Property and
certifying that such sale price is equal to the fair market value of such Related
Property. In any case in which any such Related Property has suffered damage, the
Servicer will not expend funds in connection with any repair or toward the
repossession of such Related Property unless it reasonably determines that such
repair and/or repossession will increase the Recoveries by an amount greater than
the amount of such expenses. The Servicer will remit to the Securities Custodian
for deposit into the Collection Account the Recoveries received in connection with
the sale or disposition of Related Property with respect to a Defaulted Loan or
Charged-Off Loan.
Section 7.7 Servicer Optional Repurchases of Transferred Loans; Releases
of Transferred Loans.
(a) The Servicer may, at any time at its sole option, but subject in all cases
to compliance with the assumptions set forth in the legal opinions referred to in
Sections 3.1(a) with respect to substantive consolidation and sale
characterization, with respect to any Transferred Loan that it determines, request
to purchase any Transferred Loan, together with any Related Property, Insurance
Policies, Loan Documents and Supplemental Interests related to such Loan
(collectively, the “Repurchased Collateral”), with respect to which (i) the
Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower has received notice of the related
Obligor’s intention to prepay such Transferred Loan in full within a period of not
more than 60 days from the date of such notification, (ii) is within 60 days of
such Transferred Loan’s maturity date, or (iii) the Servicer believes, in the
exercise of its reasonable discretion, will likely become a Defaulted Loan or a
Charged-Off Loan, or that has become a Defaulted Loan or a Charged-Off Loan, notify
the Borrower, the Facility Agent and each Managing Agent that it is requesting to
purchase such Repurchased Collateral.
(b) The Servicer may, subject to the consent of the Required Lenders, acting
in their sole discretion, and subject in all cases to compliance with the
assumptions set forth in the legal opinion referred to in Sections 3.1(a)
with respect to substantive consolidation and sale characterization, request to
purchase any Repurchased Collateral.
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(c) The Servicer may request purchase of Repurchased Collateral pursuant to
paragraph (a) or (b) above by providing five Business Days’ prior
written notice to Borrower, the Facility Agent and each Managing Agent. The
Borrower may agree to such purchase provided that such Repurchased Collateral shall
have been released from the Collateral as provided in Section 7.7(d) below.
With respect to any Repurchased Collateral, the Servicer shall enter into an
agreement with the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit H and
shall, on the date of purchase, remit to the Borrower in immediately available
funds an amount equal to the Repurchase Price therefor. Upon each purchase of
Repurchased Collateral by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 7.7, the
Borrower shall automatically and without further action be deemed to transfer,
assign and set-over to the Servicer all the right, title and interest of the
Borrower in, to and under such Repurchased Collateral and all monies due or to
become due with respect thereto, all proceeds thereof and all rights to security
for any such Repurchased Collateral, and all proceeds and products of the
foregoing, free and clear of any Lien created pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) In connection with any repurchase of a Transferred Loan by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 7.7(a) or (b) above or any repurchase of any
Transferred Loan by the Seller pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Purchase
Agreement, but subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7.7(d),
the Borrower, may from time to time, upon providing at least five Business Days’
prior written notice to the Facility Agent, each Managing Agent, the Documentation
Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Securities Custodian, obtain releases of
the security interest of the Facility Agent (for the benefit of the Secured
Parties) in such Transferred Loan (together with any Related Property, Insurance
Policies, Loan Documents and Supplemental Interests related to such Loan) by paying
into the Collection Account an amount (the “Release Price”) equal to the
outstanding principal balance of such Transferred Loan as of the date of release,
plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The security interest in favor of
the Facility Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in all Loans shall
continue in effect until such time as the full amount of the related Release Price shall have been deposited into the Collection Account.
The Facility Agent will execute and deliver, at the expense of the Borrower, such
documentation evidencing such release as the Borrower may reasonably request. The
Borrower’s right to obtain a release of Transferred Loans pursuant to this
Section 7.7(d) is subject to the conditions that, after giving effect to
such release and to such Loans ceasing to be Transferred Loans, (i) there shall
exist no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event, (ii) each of the
Borrowing Base Test, Overcollateralization Ratio Test, the Required Equity Test and
the Interest Coverage Test shall be satisfied, (iii) such release would cause any
Collateral Quality Test which was satisfied immediately prior to such exclusion to
continue to be satisfied, and (iv) such release would maintain or improve the
Borrower’s degree of compliance with any Collateral Quality Test which was not
satisfied immediately prior to such release.
(e) The Borrower may, at its option, elect to offset the Release Price to be
paid for any Loan or Loans to the Facility Agent on any Business Day against the
aggregate amount of Advances, if any, to be made by the Lenders to the Borrower on
such day. In order to make any such election, the Borrower shall give notice of
such election in the related Funding Request. If the Borrower makes any such
election, then, (x) if the Release Price exceeds such aggregate amount of Advances,
the Borrower shall pay only such excess into the Collection Account (and the
Lenders shall make no payment to the Borrower in respect of such Advances)
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or (y) if such aggregate amount of Advances exceeds such Release Price, the Lenders shall fund only
such excess to the Borrower (and the Borrower shall make no payment to the Facility Agent in
respect of such Release Price).
(f) The Borrower shall, at the sole expense of the initial Servicer, execute
such documents and instruments of transfer as may be prepared by the initial
Servicer and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by the
initial Servicer to effect the transfer and release of Transferred Loans pursuant
to this Section 7.7.
Section 7.8 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.
The initial Servicer hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Servicer is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation with all requisite corporate power and authority
to own its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations pursuant to
this Agreement.
(b) Due Qualification. The Servicer is qualified to do business as a
corporation, is in good standing, and has obtained all licenses and approvals as
required under the laws of all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its
property and or the conduct of its business (other than the performance of its
obligations hereunder) requires such qualification, standing, license or approval,
except to the extent that the failure to so qualify, maintain such standing or be
so licensed or approved would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Servicer is
qualified to do business as a corporation, is in good standing, and has obtained
all licenses and approvals as required under the laws of all states in which the
performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement requires such
qualification, standing, license or approval and where the failure to qualify or
obtain such license or approval would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Power and Authority. The Servicer has the corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Transaction Document
to which the Servicer is a party and to carry out its terms and the terms of the
Advisory Agreement. The Servicer has duly authorized (i) the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the
Servicer is a party and (ii) the performance of the Advisory Agreement, in each
case by all requisite corporate action.
(d) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by, and the fulfillment of the terms of, this Agreement, each other Transaction
Document to which the Servicer is a party and the Advisory Agreement by the
Servicer (with or without notice or lapse of time) will not or do not, as the case
may be, (i) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms or provisions
of, or constitute a default under, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the
Servicer, or any Contractual Obligation to which the Servicer is a party or by
which it or any of its property is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition
of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such
Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement), or (iii) violate any Applicable
Law.
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(e) No Consent. No consent, approval, authorization, order,
registration, filing, qualification, license or permit of or with any Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction over the Servicer or any of its properties is
required to be obtained by or with respect to the Servicer in order for the Servicer to enter into this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document to which the Servicer is a party or perform its obligations hereunder,
under any such Transaction Document or the Advisory Agreement.
(f) Binding Obligation. This Agreement, each other Transaction
Document to which the Servicer is a party and the Advisory Agreement constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Servicer, enforceable against the
Servicer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by (i) applicable Insolvency Laws and (ii) general principles of
equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).
(g) No Proceeding. There are no proceedings or investigations pending
or threatened against the Servicer, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting
the invalidity of this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or the Advisory
Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement any other Transaction Document or the Advisory
Agreement or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that might (in the
reasonable judgment of the Servicer) have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Reports Accurate. All Servicer Certificates, Monthly Reports,
Quarterly Reports, information, exhibits, financial statements, documents, books,
Servicer Records or other reports furnished or to be furnished by the Servicer to
any Agent, Lender or Rating Agency in connection with this Agreement are and will
be accurate, true and correct in all material respects.
(i) Properties and Rights. The Servicer (if applicable, taking into
account the services provided to it by the Subservicer under the Advisory
Agreement) has sufficient properties, assets, personnel, licenses and rights as are
reasonably necessary for the Servicer’s performance of its duties and obligations
hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 7.9 Covenants of the Servicer.
The Servicer hereby covenants that:
(a) Compliance with Law. The Servicer will comply in all material
respects with all Applicable Laws, including those with respect to the Transferred
Loans and Related Property and Loan Documents or any part thereof.
(b) Preservation of Corporate Existence, etc. The Servicer will
preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in
the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified in good
standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the failure to maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges
and qualification has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect. The Servicer will at all times (and, if applicable, taking into
account the services provided to it by the Subservicer under the Advisory
Agreement) maintain sufficient properties, assets, personnel,
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licenses and rights as are reasonably necessary for the Servicer’s performance of its duties and
obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof.
(c) Obligations with Respect to Loans. The Servicer will duly fulfill
and comply with all material obligations on the part of the Borrower to be
fulfilled or complied with under or in connection with each Loan and will do
nothing to impair the rights of the Borrower or the Facility Agent as agent for the
Secured Parties or of the Secured Parties in, to and under the Collateral.
(d) Preservation of Security Interest. The Servicer on behalf of the
Borrower will file (or cause or authorize the filing of) such financing and
continuation statements and any other documents that may be required by any law or
regulation of any Governmental Authority to preserve and protect fully the interest
of the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured Parties in, to and under the
Collateral.
(e) Change of Name or Jurisdiction; Records. The Servicer (i) shall
not change its name or jurisdiction of incorporation, without 30 days’ prior
written notice to the Borrower, the Facility Agent and the Rating Agency, and (ii)
shall not move, or consent to the Collateral Custodian moving, the Loan Documents
relating to the Transferred Loans without 30 days’ prior written notice to the
Borrower and the Facility Agent and, in either case, will promptly take all actions
required of each relevant jurisdiction in order to continue the first priority
perfected security interest of the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured Parties
on all Collateral, and such other actions as the Facility Agent may reasonably
request.
(f) Management Manual. The Servicer will (i) comply in all material
respects with the Management Manual in regard to each Transferred Loan and (ii)
furnish to the Facility Agent and each Managing Agent, at least 20 days prior to
its proposed effective date, prompt notice of any material change in the Management
Manual. The Servicer will not agree or otherwise permit to occur any material
change in the Management Manual, which change would impair the collectibility of
any Transferred Loan or otherwise adversely affect the interests or remedies of the Facility Agent or the Secured Parties under this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document, without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (in
its sole discretion) and satisfaction of the Rating Condition.
(g) Termination Events. The Servicer, as soon as possible and in any
event within three (3) Business Days after having actual knowledge of a Termination
Event or Unmatured Termination Event, pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or otherwise, will
furnish to the Facility Agent and each Managing Agent and Rating Agency a written
statement setting forth the details of such event and the action that the Servicer
proposes to take with respect thereto.
(h) Extension or Amendment of Loans. The Servicer will not, except as
otherwise permitted in Section 7.4(a), extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms
of any Transferred Loan.
(i) Other. The Servicer will furnish to the Borrower and to any
Lender, Agent or Rating Agency such other information, documents records or reports
respecting the
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Transferred Loans or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise of the Servicer as the
Borrower or such Lender, Agent or Rating Agency may from time to time reasonably request in order
to protect the respective interests of the Borrower, such Lender, the Facility Agent or the Secured
Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement.
(j) Maintenance of Loan Register. The Servicer shall maintain with
respect to each Noteless Loan a register (each, a “Loan Register”) in which
it will record (i) the amount of such Loan, (ii) the amount of any principal or
interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Obligor thereunder,
(iii) the amount of any sum in respect of such Loan received from the Obligor, (iv)
the date of origination of such Loan and (v) the maturity date of such Loan. At
any time a Noteless Loan is included as part of the Collateral pursuant to this
Agreement, the Servicer shall deliver to the Collateral Custodian a copy of the
related Loan Register, together with a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the
Servicer certifying to the accuracy of such Loan Register as of the Funding Date of
such Loan.
Section 7.10 Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer.
The initial Servicer will be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in
connection with its activities under this Agreement, including fees and disbursements of legal counsel and independent accountants,
Taxes imposed on the Servicer, expenses incurred in connection with payments and
reports pursuant to this Agreement, and all other fees and expenses not expressly
stated under this Agreement for the account of the Borrower. In consideration for
the payment by the Borrower of the Servicing Fee, the initial Servicer will be
required to pay (i) all reasonable fees and expenses owing to any bank or trust
company in connection with the maintenance of the Collection Account and the Backup
Servicer Fee pursuant to the Backup Servicing Agreement and the Custodian Fee
pursuant to the Custody Agreement, and (ii) the fees and expenses of the Rating
Agency in connection with its initial rating of the Rated Facility. The initial
Servicer shall be required to pay such expenses for its own account and shall not
be entitled to any payment therefor other than the Servicing Fee.
Section 7.11 Reports.
(a) Monthly Report. With respect to each Determination Date and the
related Collection Period, the Servicer will provide to the Borrower and the
Documentation Agent, on the related Reporting Date, a monthly statement (a
“Monthly Report”) signed by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer and
substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
(b) Quarterly Report. With respect to the June Collection Period, the
Servicer will provide to the Borrower and the Documentation Agent, no later than
the earlier of (i) 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer or
(ii) the date on which the Servicer files a Form 10-K (or any successor form for
the applicable fiscal year) with the Securities and Exchange Commission with
respect to such fiscal year, a quarterly valuation report of the Loans included in
the Collateral (a “Quarterly Report”) prepared by the Approved Valuation
Agent, in form and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent. With
respect to each March, September and December Collection Period, the Servicer will
provide to the Borrower and the Documentation Agent, no later than the earlier of
(i) 45 days after the end of each of the first
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three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Servicer or (ii) the date on which the Servicer
files a Form 10-Q (or any successor form) with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect
to such fiscal quarter, a Quarterly Report prepared by the Approved Valuation Agent.
(c) Servicer Certificate. Together with each Monthly Report, the
Servicer shall submit to the Borrower and the Documentation Agent a certificate (a “Servicer’s Certificate”), signed by a
Responsible Officer of the Servicer and substantially in the form of Exhibit
E.
(d) Originator Financial Statements. If PCC is not the Servicer, the
Borrower will submit to the Documentation Agent, promptly upon receipt thereof, the
quarterly and annual financial statements received from the Originator pursuant to
Section 6.1(a) of the Purchase Agreement.
(e) Servicer Financial Statements. The Servicer will submit to the
Documentation Agent the following financial statements:
(i) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer,
the audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of
operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Servicer and its
subsidiaries as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each
case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all
reported on by the Servicer’s independent public accountants to the effect
that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Servicer
and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied; provided that the requirements set forth in
this clause (i) may be fulfilled by filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a Form 10-K (or any successor form) for the applicable
fiscal year; and
(ii) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year of the Servicer, the consolidated balance
sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash
flows of the Servicer and its subsidiaries as of the end of and for such
fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for (or, in the case of
the balance sheet, as of the end of) the corresponding period or periods
of the previous fiscal year, all certified by the chief financial officer
of the Servicer as presenting fairly in all material respects the
financial condition and results of operations of the Servicer and its
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of
footnotes; provided that the requirements set forth in this
clause (ii) may be fulfilled by filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a Form 10-Q (or any successor form) for the applicable
quarterly period.
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Except as otherwise set forth in the Backup Servicing Agreement, the Backup Servicer shall have no
duty to review any of the financial information set forth in such financial statements.
(f) Subservicer Financial Statements. The Servicer will submit to the
Documentation Agent within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Subservicer, the consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations,
members’ equity and cash flows of the Subservicer and its subsidiaries as of the
end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
figures for the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be subject of a
compilation and review by the Subservicer’s independent public accountants and
shall be in accordance with and pursuant to the statements on standards for
accounting and review services (SSARS) promulgated by the AICPA.
(g) Distribution of Reports.
(i) Upon receipt of any Monthly Report, Quarterly Report, Servicer’s
Certificate, financial statements or other information, pursuant to this
Section 7.11, the Documentation Agent shall promptly furnish a
copy thereof to the Facility Agent, each Managing Agent and the Backup
Servicer or, upon notice of the availability thereof (which notice may be
delivered by email) make such copy available to such parties via the
Documentation Agent’s website. Upon receipt thereof, each Managing Agent
shall promptly forward a copy thereof to each Lender in its Lender Group.
(ii) Upon receipt of any Monthly Report and Servicer’s Certificate,
the Documentation Agent shall promptly forward a copy thereof to the
Rating Agency.
Section 7.12 Annual Statements as to Compliance.
The Servicer will provide to the Borrower and the Documentation Agent, on or
before May 15 of each year an annual report signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Servicer certifying that (a) a review of the activities of the Servicer, and the
Servicer’s performance pursuant to this Agreement, for the twelve-month period
ending on the preceding March 31 of such year has been made under such Person’s
supervision and (b) the Servicer has performed or has caused to be performed in all
material respects all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such
twelve-month period and no Servicer Termination Event has occurred and is
continuing (or if a Servicer Termination Event has so occurred and is continuing,
specifying each such event, the nature and status thereof and the steps necessary to remedy such event, and, if a
Servicer Termination Event occurred during such year and no notice thereof has been
given to the Documentation Agent, specifying such Servicer Termination Event and
the steps taken to remedy such event).
On or before the date on which such annual statement (or such nine-month
period report, as the case may be) of the Servicer is due in each year, the
Servicer shall also cause to be delivered to the Documentation Agent a statement
substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto from a firm of
internationally recognized independent public accountants which are reasonably
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satisfactory to the Facility Agent indicating that, based on procedures agreed upon by such firm
and the Servicer and which are reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, (i) that such firm
has reviewed the Monthly Reports, Quarterly Reports, Servicer’s Certificates, Loan Lists and
valuations reports from the Approved Valuation Agent received since the last review and applicable
information from the Servicer, (ii) that the calculations within those Monthly Reports, Quarterly
Reports and Servicer’s Certificates have been performed in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Agreement, (iii) the Aggregate Purchased Loan Balance and the Net Portfolio
Collateral Balance as of the immediately preceding Payment Date, (iv) the extent of compliance of
the Collateral with the criteria set forth in the definitions of “Eligible Loans” and “Borrowing
Base Eligible Loans,” and (v) each of the Loans in the Loan List conforms to the stated
characteristics listed for such Loan. In the event such firm of independent public accountants
requires the Facility Agent to agree to the procedures performed by such firm, the Facility Agent,
without undertaking any obligation to pay fees or other amounts to such firm, shall do so at the
direction of the Majority Lenders, but need not make any independent inquiry or investigation as
to, and shall have no obligation or liability in respect of, the sufficiency, validity or
correctness of such procedures. The independent public accountants report shall also indicate that
the firm is independent of the Servicer and the Borrower within the meaning of the Code of
Professional Ethics of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Upon receipt of any report or statement pursuant to this Section 7.12,
the Documentation Agent shall furnish a copy thereof to the Facility Agent, each
Managing Agent, the Backup Servicer and the Rating Agency or, upon notice of the
availability thereof (which notice may be delivered by email) make such copy
available to such parties via the Documentation Agent’s website.
Section 7.13 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others.
Except as provided herein, neither the Servicer (including any Successor Servicer) nor any of the directors or officers or employees or
agents of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Borrower, any Agent or
Lender or any other Person for any action taken or for refraining from the taking
of any action expressly provided for in this Agreement; provided,
however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or any such
Person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of its
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by
reason of its willful misconduct hereunder.
The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or
defend any legal action that is not incidental to its duties to service the
Transferred Loans in accordance with this Agreement that in its reasonable opinion
may involve it in any expense or liability. The Servicer may, in its sole
discretion, undertake any legal action relating to the servicing, collection or
administration of Transferred Loans and the Related Property that it may reasonably
deem necessary or appropriate for the benefit of the Borrower and the Secured
Parties with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties
hereto and the respective interests of the Borrower and the Secured Parties
hereunder.
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Section 7.14 The Servicer Not to Resign.
The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed
on it except upon its determination that (i) the performance of its duties
hereunder is or becomes impermissible under Applicable Law and (ii) there is no
reasonable action that it could take to make the performance of its duties
hereunder permissible under Applicable Law. Any such determination permitting the
resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced as to clause (i) above by an
Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Borrower, the Facility Agent and
each Managing Agent and Rating Agency. To the extent permissible and in accordance
with Applicable Law, no such resignation shall become effective until a successor
shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Backup Servicer is acting as Successor Servicer, the Servicer may resign upon 60
days prior written notice to the parties hereto, provided, that, (i) a successor
shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) if a successor Servicer does
not take office within 150 days after the retiring Servicer gives notice, the
retiring Servicer may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Servicer .
Section 7.15 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the
Loans.
The Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the Facility
Agent, each Managing Agent and the Backup Servicer access to the Loan Documents and
all other documentation regarding the Loans included as part of the Collateral and
the Related Property, such access being afforded without charge but only (i) upon
reasonable prior notice, (ii) during normal business hours and (iii) subject to the
Servicer’s normal security and confidentiality procedures. From and after (x) the
Closing Date and periodically thereafter at the discretion of the Facility Agent
(but in no event limited to fewer than twice per calendar year), the Facility
Agent, on behalf of and with the input of each Lender, may review the Borrower’s
and the Servicer’s collection and administration of the Loans in order to assess
compliance by the Servicer with the Servicer’s written policies and procedures, as
well as with this Agreement and may conduct an audit of the Transferred Loans, Loan
Documents and Records in conjunction with such a review, which audit shall be
reasonable in scope and shall be completed in a reasonable period of time and (y)
the occurrence, and during the continuation of a Termination Event, the Facility
Agent and each Managing Agent and Lender may review the Borrower’s and the
Servicer’s collection and administration of the Transferred Loans in order to
assess compliance by the Servicer with the Servicer’s written policies and
procedures, as well as with this Agreement, which review shall not be limited in
scope or frequency, nor restricted in period. The Facility Agent may also conduct
an audit (as such term is used in clause (x) of this Section 7.15)
of the Transferred Loans, Loan Documents and Records in conjunction with such a
review. The Borrower shall bear the cost of such reviews and audits in accordance
with the Priority of Payments, provided that the Borrower shall not be
required to bear such costs in excess of $15,000 in any twelve month period.
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Section 7.16 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer.
The Servicer shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or
convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
Person and unless:
(i) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the
Servicer is merged or the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer
the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as an entirety
shall be, if the Servicer is not the surviving entity, organized and existing under the laws of the United
States or any State or the District of Columbia and shall expressly
assume, by an agreement supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the
Borrower, the Facility Agent and each Managing Agent (with a copy thereof
provided by the Servicer to the Rating Agency), in form satisfactory to
the Borrower and the Facility Agent, the performance of every covenant and
obligation of the Servicer hereunder (to the extent that any right,
covenant or obligation of the Servicer, as applicable hereunder, is
inapplicable to the successor entity, such successor entity shall be
subject to such covenant or obligation, or benefit from such right, as
would apply, to the extent practicable, to such successor entity);
(ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Borrower, the
Documentation Agent and each Managing Agent and Rating Agency an Officer’s
Certificate that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and
such supplemental agreement comply with this Section 7.16 and that
all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction
have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental
agreement is legal, valid and binding with respect to the successor entity
and that the entity surviving such consolidation, conveyance or transfer
is organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State
or the District of Columbia. The Borrower, the Facility Agent and each
Managing Agent and Rating Agency shall receive prompt written notice of
such merger or consolidation of the Servicer; and
(iii) after giving effect thereto, no Termination Event or Unmatured
Termination Event shall have occurred.
Section 7.17 Identification of Records.
The Servicer shall clearly and unambiguously identify each Loan that is part
of the Collateral and the Related Property in its computer or other records to
reflect that the interest in such Loans and Related Property have been transferred
to and are owned by the Borrower and that the Facility Agent has the interest
therein granted by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
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Section 7.18 Servicer Termination Events.
(a) If any one of the following events (a “Servicer Termination
Event”) shall occur and be continuing on any day:
(i) any failure by the Servicer to make any payment, transfer
or deposit as required by this Agreement and, except with respect to payments,
transfers or deposits required in connection with the occurrence of the Legal Final
Maturity Date, such failure shall have continued without cure for a period of two
Business Days; or
(ii) any failure by the Servicer to give instructions or notice to
the Borrower, any Lender or Managing Agent and/or the Facility Agent as
required by this Agreement or to deliver any Required Reports hereunder on
or before the date occurring three Business Days after the date such
instructions, notice or report is required to be made or given, as the
case may be, under the terms of this Agreement; or
(iii) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the
Servicer hereunder or under any other Transaction Document to which it is
a party shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect as of the time
when the same shall have been made and, in each case if such incorrectness
is reasonably able to be remedied, when such incorrectness continues
unremedied for more than fifteen (15) days after the first to occur of (i)
the date on which written notice of such incorrectness requiring the same
to be remedied shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the
Facility Agent, any Lender or Managing Agent or the Collateral Custodian
and (ii) the date on which the Servicer becomes aware thereof; or
(iv) any failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or
perform in any material respect any other covenants or agreements of the
Servicer set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document,
other than those expressly addressed in another clause of this Section
7.18, to which it is a party as Servicer and, in each case if such failure
is reasonably able to be remedied, when such failure continues unremedied
for more than fifteen (15) days after the first to occur of (i) the date
on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied
shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Facility Agent,
any Managing Agent or Lender or the Collateral Custodian and (ii) the date
on which the Servicer becomes aware thereof; or
(v) the Servicer shall fail to service the Transferred Loans in
accordance with the Management Manual; or
(vi) the occurrence of any Event of Default or Optional Redemption
Event; or
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(vii) an Insolvency Event shall occur with respect to the Servicer or
the Subservicer; or
(viii) the Servicer agrees or consents to, or otherwise permits to
occur, any amendment, modification, change, supplement or revision of or
to the Management Manual in whole or in part that could have a material
adverse effect upon the Transferred Loans or interest of any Lender,
without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent; or
(ix) the Servicer or Subservicer shall be in (A) default in the
payment of any Indebtedness in an individual or aggregate principal amount
(or having a facility amount) in excess of (1) in the case of the
Servicer, $10,000,000 or (2) in the case of the Subservicer, $1,000,000
beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or
agreement under which such Indebtedness was created; or (B) default in the
observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to
any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement
evidencing, securing or relating thereto or any other event shall occur or
condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition
is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a
trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, with the
giving of notice if required, any such Indebtedness to become due, or to
require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof,
prior to its stated maturity, or to cause the termination of any related
lending commitment prior to the stated termination date thereof (any
applicable grace period having expired); or
(x) (A) a (x) final judgment for the payment of money in excess of
(1) in the case of the Servicer, $10,000,000 or (2) in the case of the
Subservicer, $1,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) or (y) final
non-appealable judgment for the payment of money in excess of $2,500,000
individually shall have been rendered against the Servicer or the
Subservicer by a court of competent jurisdiction, and such judgment,
decree or order shall continue unsatisfied and in effect for any period of
30 consecutive days without a stay of execution, or (B) the Servicer or
Subservicer shall have made payments of amounts in excess of (1) in the
case of the Servicer, $10,000,000 or (2) in the case of the Subservicer,
$1,000,000 in settlement of any litigation, provided that any judgment
rendered against the Subservicer shall be deemed a judgment rendered
against the Servicer for purposes of this
paragraph (x) if the Servicer shall satisfy such judgment from its
own funds by reason of an indemnification obligation; or
(xi) the Tangible Net Worth of the Servicer at the end of any of the
Servicer’s fiscal quarters shall be less than the Minimum Tangible Net
Worth; or
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(xii) the sum of (a) Servicer’s consolidated net investment income
(as set forth in the quarterly and annual financial statements of the
Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.11(e)) plus (b)
any realized gains minus (c) any realized losses for each of three
consecutive fiscal quarters of the Servicer is less than zero; or
(xiii) any Material Adverse Change occurs in the financial condition
of the Servicer or the Subservicer; or
(xiv) any Change-in-Control of the initial Servicer or the
Subservicer occurs without the prior written consent of the Borrower and
the Facility Agent; or
(xv) the Advisory Agreement shall be terminated, whether by action of
either party thereto, by operation of law or by reason of its failure to
be renewed, or otherwise the Advisory Agreement shall cease to be in full
force and effect; or the Advisory Agreement shall have been amended or
otherwise modified, without the prior written consent of the Facility
Agent, in a manner that might (in the reasonable judgment of the Facility
Agent) have a Material Adverse Effect; or PCM shall cease to be the
adviser under the Advisory Agreement;
then, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, so long as any such Servicer Termination
Events shall not have been remedied within three Business Days or, if a cure period is applicable
thereto, within three Business days following the expiration of such cure period, the Facility
Agent may, or at the direction of the Required Lenders shall, by written notice to the Servicer and
the Backup Servicer (a “Termination Notice”),
subject to the provisions of Section 7.19,
terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer as Servicer under this Agreement. The
Borrower shall pay all reasonable set-up and conversion costs associated with the transfer of
servicing rights to the Successor Servicer in accordance with the Priority of Payments.
Section 7.19 Appointment of Successor Servicer.
(a) On and after the receipt by the Servicer of a Termination Notice pursuant
to Section 7.18, the Servicer shall continue to perform all servicing
functions under this Agreement until the date on which a successor is appointed as
provided in this Section. The Required Lenders
may, in their sole discretion, but subject to satisfaction of the Rating
Condition, appoint the Backup Servicer as the Servicer hereunder, and the Backup
Servicer shall within twenty (20) Business Days assume all obligations of the
Servicer hereunder, and all authority and power of the Servicer under this
Agreement shall pass to and be vested in the Backup Servicer; provided,
however, that any Successor Servicer (including the Backup Servicer) shall
not (i) be responsible or liable for any past actions or omissions of the outgoing
Servicer, (ii) have any obligations to perform advancing or repurchase obligations,
if any, of the Servicer or predecessor Servicer unless it elects to do so in its
sole discretion, (iii) have any obligation to pay any of the fees and expenses of
any other party to the transaction contemplated hereby, (iv) have any liability
with respect to the performance of the Subservicer or any other
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sub-servicers appointed by any prior Servicer, (v) make any of the representations and warranties
of the Servicer under this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in
the Backup Servicing Agreement), or (vi) have any obligation to expend or risk its own funds or
otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties hereunder or in the
exercise of any of its rights and powers, if, in its reasonable judgment, it shall believe that
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it.
Subject to satisfaction of the Rating Condition, if the Required Lenders do not appoint the Backup
Servicer as successor Servicer, there is no Backup Servicer or the Backup Servicer is unwilling or
unable to assume such obligations on such date or the Backup Servicer shall resign as Servicer
pursuant to Section 7.14, then the Facility Agent shall as promptly as possible appoint an
alternate successor servicer to act as Servicer (in each such case, the “Successor
Servicer”), and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in
a form acceptable to the Facility Agent.
(b) Upon its appointment as Successor Servicer, the Backup Servicer (subject
to Section 7.19(a) and the terms of the Backup Servicing Agreement) or the
alternate successor servicer, as applicable, shall be the successor in all respects
to the Servicer with respect to servicing functions under this Agreement, shall
assume all Servicing Duties hereunder and shall be subject to all the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer by
the terms and provisions hereof, and all references in this Agreement to the
Servicer shall be deemed to refer to the Backup Servicer or the Successor Servicer,
as applicable. Any Successor Servicer shall be entitled, with the prior consent of
the Facility Agent, to appoint agents to provide some or all of its duties
hereunder, provided that no such appointment shall relieve such Successor Servicer
of the duties and obligations of the Successor Servicer pursuant to the terms
hereof and that any such subcontract may be terminated upon the occurrence of a
Servicer
Termination Event.
(c) All authority and power granted to the Servicer under this Agreement shall
automatically cease and terminate upon termination of the Servicer under this
Agreement and shall pass to and be vested in the Successor Servicer, and the
Successor Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on
behalf of the Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other
instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. The
Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Successor Servicer in effecting the
termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Servicer to conduct servicing
on the Collateral, including the transfer to the Successor Servicer for the
administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be held by Servicer
for deposit, or have been deposited by the Servicer, or thereafter received with
respect to the Loans and the delivery to the Successor Servicer in an orderly and
timely fashion of all files and records with respect to the Loans and a computer
tape in readable form containing all information necessary to enable the Successor
Servicer to service the Loans. In addition, the Servicer agrees to cooperate and
use its best efforts, at the Servicer’s expense, to provide the Successor Servicer,
with reasonable access (including at the premises of the Servicer) to Servicer’s
employees and any and all of the books, records (in electronic or other form) or
other information reasonably requested by it to enable the Successor Servicer, to
assume the servicing functions hereunder and to maintain a list of key servicing
personnel and contact information.
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(d) Upon the Backup Servicer receiving notice that it is required to serve as
the Servicer hereunder pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
Section 7.19
(including satisfaction of the Rating Condition), the Backup Servicer will promptly
begin the transition to its role as Successor Servicer.
(e) The predecessor Servicer shall pay all Transition Costs of the Backup
Servicer incurred in transitioning to its role as Servicer.
Section 7.20 Exclusion of Loans.
The Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) may by notice to the Facility Agent
elect to exclude one or more Eligible Loans (or portion(s) thereof) (as applicable,
“Excluded Loans”) from the Net Portfolio Collateral
Balance; provided that
(i) the Overcollateralization Ratio Test would be satisfied after giving effect to
such exclusion, (ii) such exclusion
would cause any Collateral Quality Test which was satisfied immediately prior
to such exclusion to continue to be satisfied, and (iii) such exclusion would
maintain or improve the Borrower’s degree of compliance with any Collateral Quality
Test which was not satisfied immediately prior to such exclusion.
Section 7.21 Determination of Certain Collateral Quality Tests.
Promptly after receiving a Funding Request or any notice of the Borrower’s
acquisition of any Loan or of any proposed release of any Loan from the Collateral
(whether pursuant to Section 7.7 hereof, by reason of the repurchase or
substitution thereof pursuant to Section 7.1 or 7.2 of the Purchase
Agreement or otherwise, but excluding any release in connection with a realization
upon the Collateral in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof) and a loan tape
in Microsoft Excel format, the Documentation Agent shall promptly (i) calculate the
Diversity Score by reference to the Diversity Score Table set forth in Annex
III hereto for the related Aggregate Industry Equivalent Unit Score set forth
therein in accordance with the provisions of such Annex using the values set forth
in the latest Monthly Report on the tab referencing “Diversity Score”, (ii)
calculate the Xxxxx’x Asset Correlation Factor in accordance with the Xxxxx’x asset
correlation methodology set forth in Annex IV using the values set forth in
the latest Monthly Report on the tab referencing “Xxxxx’x Asset Correlation Inputs”
and (iii) provide the Servicer with a report of such calculations and of any
discrepancies with the Diversity Score or Xxxxx’x Asset Correlation Factor
calculated by the Borrower, or by the Servicer on its behalf.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION EVENTS; OPTIONAL REDEMPTION EVENTS AND EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 8.1 Termination Events; Optional Redemption Events.
(a) If any of the following events (each, an “Termination Event”)
shall occur and be continuing:
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(i) the occurrence of any Event of Default or Optional Redemption
Event; or
(ii) Xxxxx’x withdraws its rating of the Rated Facility or reduces
its rating of the Rated Facility to below Baa3, or
(iii) the Rolling Three-Month Default Ratio shall exceed 7.5%; or
(iv) the Rolling Three-Month Charged-Off Ratio shall exceed
5.0%; or
(v) on any Determination Date, the Interest Coverage Test is not
satisfied; or
(vi) on any Determination Date, the Asset Coverage Ratio shall be
less than 225%;
then, and in any such event, the Facility Agent shall, at the request of the Required Lenders, by
notice to the Borrower declare the Termination Date to have occurred, without demand, protest or
future notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;
provided, that in the event that the Termination Event described in subsection (i)
herein has occurred, the Termination Date shall automatically occur, without demand, protest or any
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower. Upon its receipt of
written notice of the occurrence of any Termination Event from the Required Lenders or upon the
Facility’s Agent declaration that the Termination Date shall have occurred pursuant to this
paragraph, the Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Documentation Agent thereof. The
Documentation Agent shall promptly forward a copy of any such notice received by it to the
Borrower, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, each Managing Agent and Rating Agency, and each
Managing Agent shall promptly forward a copy of any such notice received by it to each Lender in
its Lender Group.
(b) If any of the following events (each, an “Optional Redemption
Event”) shall occur and be continuing:
(i) In the event that all Outstanding Borrowings, all accrued and
unpaid Interest and Facility Fees and all other Obligations shall not have
been paid or repaid in full on the Expected Final Payment Date (regardless
of the availability of funds therefor); or
(ii) except as set forth in clause (i) above, the Borrower
shall default in the payment of any other amounts required to be made
under the terms of this Agreement (regardless of the availability of funds
therefor in accordance with the Priority of Payments), and such failure
shall not have been cured on or prior to the next following Payment Date;
(iii) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the
Originator hereunder or under any other Transaction Document to which it
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is a party shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect as of the time when
the same shall have been made and, in each case if such incorrectness is reasonably
able to be remedied, when such incorrectness continues unremedied for more than fifteen
(15) days after the first to occur of (A) the date on which written notice of such
incorrectness requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to such Person by
the Facility Agent, any Lender or Managing Agent or the Collateral Custodian and (B)
the date on which such Person becomes aware thereof; or
(iv) the Originator shall fail to perform or observe in any material
respect any term, covenant or agreement of the Originator set forth in any
other Transaction Document to which it is a party, and, in each case if
such failure is reasonably able to be remedied, when such failure
continues unremedied or more than fifteen (15) days after the first to
occur of (x) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring
the same to be remedied shall have been given to such Person by the
Facility Agent, any Lender or Managing Agent or the Collateral Custodian
and (y) the date on which such Person becomes aware thereof; or
(v) an Insolvency Event shall occur with respect to the Originator;
or
(vi) the Originator shall be in (A) default in the payment of any
Indebtedness in an individual or aggregate principal amount (or having a
facility amount) in excess of $1,500,000 beyond the period of grace, if
any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness
was created; or (B) default in the observance or performance of any other
agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in
any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto or
any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which
default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder
or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such
holder or holders) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, any
such Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase,
redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its stated maturity, or to
cause the termination of any related lending commitment prior to the
stated termination date thereof (any applicable grace period having
expired); or
(vii) (A) (x) a final judgment for the payment of money in excess of
$10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) or a final non-appealable
judgment for the payment of money in excess of $2,500,000 individually
shall have been rendered against the Originator, or (y) a final
non-appealable judgment for the payment of money in excess of $200,000
(individually or in the aggregate) shall have been rendered against the
Borrower by a court of
competent jurisdiction or (z) a final judgment for the payment of
money in excess of $500,000 (individually or in the aggregate) shall have
been rendered against the Borrower by a court of competent
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jurisdiction and, if such judgment relates to the Originator, such judgment, decree or
order shall continue unsatisfied and in effect for any period of 30 consecutive days
without a stay of execution, or (B) the Originator or the Borrower, as the case may be,
shall have made payments of amounts in excess of $10,000,000 or $200,000 (individually
or in the aggregate), respectively, in settlement of any litigation; or
(viii) the Originator ceases to be an “investment company” that has
elected to be regulated as a “business development company” within the
meaning of the 1940 Act or to be qualified as a “regulated investment
company” for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(ix) the business and other activities of the Originator, including
the consummation and conduct of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents to which the Originator is a party result in a
violation by the Originator, the Borrower, or any other person or entity
of the 1940 Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; or
(x) on any Measurement Date, the Borrowing Base Test shall not be
satisfied, and such failure shall continue for more than two (2) Business
Days; or
(xi) on any Measurement Date, the Overcollateralization Ratio Test
shall not be satisfied, and such failure shall continue for more than two
(2) Business Days; or
(xii) on any Measurement Date, the Required Equity Test shall not be
satisfied, and such failure shall continue for more than two (2) Business
Days; or
(xiii) on any Determination Date, the Asset Coverage Ratio shall be
less than 200%; or
(xiv) a Servicer Termination Event occurs; or
(xv) the common shares of the Originator shall cease to be listed
for trading on a recognized United States national securities exchange; or
(xvi) any Material Adverse Change occurs in the financial condition
of the Borrower or the Originator; or
(xvii) any Change-in-Control of the Borrower or the Originator
occurs; or
(xviii) the occurrence of any Key Person Event; or
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(xix) the Borrower agrees or consents to, or otherwise permits to
occur, any amendment, modification, change, supplement or revision of or
to the Management Manual in whole or in part that could have a material
adverse effect upon the Transferred Loans or interest of any Lender,
without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders;
then, and in any such event, the Facility Agent (A) shall at the request of the Required Lenders by
notice to the Borrower declare the Termination Date to have occurred, without demand, protest or
future notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, and/or (B)
shall, at the request of (x) all Lenders or (y) if the Required Lenders shall have notified the
Facility Agent that it is their reasonable expectation that, after giving effect to an orderly
realization on the Collateral pursuant to Section 6.2 and to the application of the
proceeds thereof in accordance with the Priority of Payments, all Outstanding Borrowings and all
accrued and unpaid Interest and Facility Fees (other than Subordinate Interest and Fees) would be
paid in full, the Required Lenders, or may, with the consent of all Lenders or, subject to
satisfaction of the condition set forth in clause (y) above, the Required Lenders, without
demand, protest or future notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrower, declare all Outstanding Borrowings and all other amounts owing by the Borrower under this
Agreement to have been accelerated and become immediately due and payable. Upon its receipt of
written notice of the occurrence of any Optional Redemption Event from the Required Lenders or upon
the Facility’s Agent declaration, at the direction of the Required Lenders, that the Termination
Date shall have occurred or that the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to this
paragraph, the Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Documentation Agent thereof. The
Documentation Agent shall promptly forward a copy of any such notice received by it to the
Servicer, the Backup Servicer, each Managing Agent and Rating Agency, and each Managing Agent shall
promptly forward a copy of any such notice received by it to each Lender in its Lender Group.
Section 8.2
Events of Default.
If any of the following events (each, an “Event of Default”) shall
occur and be continuing:
(i) the Borrower shall have failed to pay all Outstanding Borrowings
and all amounts required to be paid pursuant to clause
(vi) or clause
(viii) of Section 2.8 hereof (in each case regardless of the availability
of funds therefore) on the Legal Final Maturity Date; or
(ii) the Borrower shall default in the payment of any amount required
to be paid pursuant to clause (vi) or clause (viii) of
Section 2.8 hereof (regardless of the availability of funds
therefor in accordance with the Priority of Payments) on any date other
than the Legal Final Maturity Date and such failure shall have continued
without cure for a period of two Business Days; or
(iii) other than a failure already referred to in paragraphs (i) and
(ii) above, the Borrower shall fail on any Payment Date to disburse
amounts
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available in the Collection Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments, which
failure continues for a period of two Business Days; or
(iv) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the
Borrower hereunder or under any other Transaction Document to which it is
a party shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect as of the time
when the same shall have been made and, in each case if such incorrectness
is reasonably able to be remedied, when such incorrectness continues
unremedied for more than fifteen (15) days after the first to occur of (A)
the date on which written notice of such incorrectness requiring the same
to be remedied shall have been given to such Person by the Facility Agent,
any Lender or Managing Agent or the Collateral Custodian and (B) the date
on which such Person becomes aware thereof; or
(v) the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe in any material
respect any other covenant or other agreement of the Borrower set forth in
this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party,
other than those expressly addressed in another clause of this Section
8.2, and, in each case if such failure is reasonably able to be remedied,
when such failure continues unremedied or more than fifteen (15) days
after the first to occur of (x) the date on which written notice of such
failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to such
Person by the Facility Agent, any Lender or Managing Agent or the
Collateral Custodian and (y) the date on which such Person becomes
aware thereof; or
(vi) an Insolvency Event shall occur with respect to the Borrower; or
(vii) the Borrower shall become required to register as an
“investment company” under the 1940 Act; or
(viii) the Facility Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, shall
fail for any reason to have a valid and perfected first priority security
interest in any of the Collateral; or
(ix) the business and other activities of the Borrower, including the
acceptance of the Advances by the Borrower made by the Lenders, the
application and use of the proceeds thereof by the Borrower and the
consummation and conduct of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents to which the Borrower is a party result in a
violation by the Borrower of the 1940 Act or the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder;
then, and in any such event, the Facility Agent shall at the request of the Required Lenders by
notice to the Borrower declare the Termination Date to have occurred, without demand, protest or
future notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, and all
Outstanding Borrowings and all other amounts owing by the Borrower under this Agreement
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shall be accelerated and become immediately due and payable, provided, that in the event
that a Event of Default described in subsection (vi) or (vii) herein has occurred,
the Termination Date and such acceleration shall automatically occur, without demand, protest or
any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower. Upon its receipt
of written notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default from the Required Lenders or upon the
Facility’s Agent declaration, at the direction of the Required Lenders, that the Termination Date
shall have occurred or that the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to this paragraph,
the Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Documentation Agent thereof. The Documentation Agent
shall promptly forward a copy of any such notice received by it to each Managing Agent, the Backup
Servicer and the Rating Agency, and each Managing Agent shall promptly forward a copy of any such
notice received by it to each Lender in its Lender Group.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 Indemnities by the Borrower.
(a) Without limiting any other rights that any such Person may have hereunder
or under Applicable Law, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Agents (in
their capacities as such or, if applicable, in their capacities as structuring or
placement agents with respect to this Agreement), the Lenders, the Backup Servicer,
any Successor Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Custodian, any
Secured Party or its assignee and each of their respective Affiliates and officers,
directors, employees, members and agents thereof (collectively, the
“Indemnified Parties”), with a copy to the Documentation Agent, from and
against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and
expenses, including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and disbursements
(all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Indemnified
Amounts” and calculated without duplication of Indemnified Amounts paid by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 9.2) awarded against or incurred by, any such
Indemnified Party arising out of or as a result of this Agreement (including the
structuring hereof and syndication of commitments hereunder to the extent that any
such Indemnified Party had been engaged therefor), excluding, however, Indemnified
Amounts to the extent resulting from (x) gross negligence, willful misconduct or
bad faith on the part of any Indemnified Party or (y) a claim brought by the
Borrower or the Servicer against an Indemnified Party for breach in bad faith of
such Indemnified Party’s obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction
Document (including, in each case, the structuring hereof or syndication of
commitments hereunder) as to which such breach shall have been found to have
occurred by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction or (z) without
limitation of the Borrower’s obligations under Section 2.13, under any Federal,
state or local income or franchise taxes or any other Tax imposed on or measured by
income (or any interest or penalties with respect thereto or arising from a failure
to comply therewith) required to be paid by such Indemnified Party in connection
herewith to any taxing authority. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower
shall indemnify the Indemnified Parties for Indemnified Amounts relating to or
resulting from:
(i) any Loan treated as or represented by the Borrower to be an
Eligible Loan that is not at the applicable time an Eligible Loan;
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(ii) reliance on any representation or warranty made or deemed made
by the Borrower (or one of its Affiliates) or any of its officers under or
in connection with this Agreement, which shall have been false or
incorrect in any material respect when made or
deemed made or delivered;
(iii) the failure by the Borrower (or one of its Affiliates) to
comply with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement or
any agreement executed in connection with this Agreement, or with any
Applicable Law with respect to any Loan comprising a portion of the
Collateral, or the nonconformity of any Loan, the Related Property with
any such Applicable Law or any failure by the Originator, the Borrower or
any Affiliate thereof to perform its respective duties under the Loans
included as a part of the Collateral;
(iv) the failure to vest and maintain vested in the Facility Agent a
first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral;
(v) the failure to file or authorize filing, or any delay in filing
or authorizing filing, financing statements or other similar instruments
or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other
Applicable Laws with respect to any Collateral whether at the time of any
Advance or at any subsequent time and as required by the Transaction
Documents;
(vi) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than the discharge
in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment of any Loan
included as part of the Collateral that is, or is purported to be, an
Eligible Loan (including a defense based on the Loan not being a legal,
valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms);
(vii) any failure of the Borrower (or one of its Affiliates) to
perform its duties or obligations in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement or any failure by the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof to
perform its respective duties under the Transferred Loans;
(viii) any products liability claim or personal injury or property
damage suit or other similar or related claim or action of whatever sort
arising out of or in connection with merchandise or services that are the
subject of any Loan included as part of the Collateral or the Related
Property included as part of the Collateral;
(ix) the failure by Borrower to pay when due any Taxes for which the
Borrower is liable, including sales, excise or personal property taxes
payable in connection with the Collateral;
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(x) any repayment by the Facility Agent or a Secured Party of any
amount previously distributed in reduction of Outstanding Borrowings or
payment of Interest or any other amount due hereunder, in each case which
amount the Facility Agent or such Secured Party believes in good faith is
required to be repaid;
(xi) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to this
Agreement or the use of proceeds of Advances or in respect of any Loan
included as part of the Collateral or the Related Property included as
part of the Collateral;
(xii) any failure by the Borrower to give reasonably equivalent
value to the Originator in consideration for the transfer by the
Originator to the Borrower of any Transferred Loan or the Related Property
or any attempt by any Person to void or otherwise avoid any such transfer
under any statutory provision or common law or equitable action, including
any provision of the Bankruptcy Code; or
(xiii) the failure of the Borrower, the Originator or any of their
respective agents or representatives to remit to the Servicer or the
Facility Agent, Collections on the Collateral remitted to the Borrower or
any such agent or representative in accordance with the terms hereof or
the commingling by the Borrower or any Affiliate of any collections.
(b) Any amounts subject to the indemnification provisions of this Section
9.1 shall be paid by the Borrower to the applicable Indemnified Party in
accordance with the Priority of Payments. If the Borrower makes any indemnity
payment pursuant to this Section 9.1 and the recipient thereafter collects
any payments from other persons in respect of such Indemnified Amounts, the
recipient shall repay to the Borrower an amount equal to the amount it has
collected from other persons in respect of such Indemnified Amounts.
(c) If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section
9.1 is unavailable to the Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an
Indemnified Party harmless, then the Borrower, shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or
liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits received by such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Borrower on the
other hand but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations.
(d) The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 9.1
shall survive the resignation or removal of any Agent and the termination of
this Agreement but only with respect to any actions or omissions prior to such
resignation or removal.
(e) The parties hereto agree that the provisions of this Section 9.1
shall not be interpreted to provide recourse to the Borrower against loss by reason
of the bankruptcy or insolvency (or other credit condition) of, or default by, an
Obligor on any Transferred Loan.
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Section 9.2
Indemnities by the Servicer.
(a) Without limiting any other rights that any such Person may have hereunder
or under Applicable Law, the Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified
Party, forthwith on demand, with a copy to the Documentation Agent, from and
against any and all Indemnified Amounts (calculated without duplication of
Indemnified Amounts paid by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.1 above)
awarded against or incurred by any such Indemnified Party (i) by reason of any
acts, omissions or alleged acts or omissions of the Servicer, including (A) any
representation or warranty made by the Servicer under or in connection with any
Transaction Documents (including the structuring hereof and syndication of
commitments hereunder to the extent that any such Indemnified Party had been
engaged therefore) to which it is a party, any Required Report or any other
information or report delivered by or on behalf of the Servicer pursuant hereto,
which shall have been false, incorrect or misleading in any material respect when
made or deemed made, (B) the failure by the Servicer to comply with any Applicable
Law, (C) the failure of the Servicer to comply with its duties or obligations in
accordance with the Agreement, or (D) any litigation, proceedings or investigation
against the Servicer, or (ii) the structuring of this Agreement or the syndication
of commitments hereunder and to the extent that any such Indemnified Party had been
engaged therefor, in each case excluding, however, Indemnified Amounts to the
extent resulting from (A) gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the
part of any Indemnified Party, (B) a claim brought by the Servicer or the Borrower
against an Indemnified Party for breach in bad faith of such Indemnified Party’s
obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document as to which such
breach shall have been found to have occurred by final order of a court of
competent jurisdiction, or (C) under any Federal, state or local income or
franchise taxes or any other Tax imposed on or measured by income (or any interest
or penalties with respect thereto or arising from a failure to comply therewith)
required to be paid by such Indemnified Party in connection herewith to any taxing
authority. The provisions of this indemnity shall run directly to and be
enforceable by an
injured party subject to the limitations hereof. If the Servicer makes any
indemnity payment pursuant to this Section 9.2 and the recipient thereafter
collects any payments from other persons in respect of such Indemnified Amounts,
the recipient shall repay to the Servicer an amount equal to the amount it has
collected from other persons in respect of such Indemnified Amounts.
(b) If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section
9.2 is unavailable to the Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an
Indemnified Party harmless, then Servicer shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable to such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or
liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits received by such Indemnified Party on the one hand and Servicer on the
other hand but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations.
(c) The obligations of the Servicer under this Section 9.2 shall
survive the resignation or removal of any Agent and the termination of this
Agreement but only with respect to any actions or omissions prior to such
resignation or removal.
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(d) The parties hereto agree that the provisions of this Section 9.2 shall not be
interpreted to provide recourse to the Servicer against loss by reason of the bankruptcy or
insolvency (or other credit condition) of, or default by, related Obligor on, any Transferred Loan.
(e) Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall not be
payable from the Collateral.
Section 9.3 Control of Actions.
(a) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person under Section 9.1
or 9.2 of notice of the commencement of any investigation, litigation or
proceeding (each, an “Action”), such Indemnified Person will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the Borrower or the Servicer under Section
9.1 or 9.2, as applicable, notify the Borrower and/or the Servicer, as
the case may be, in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to
notify the Borrower and the Servicer (i) will not relieve it from liability under
Section 9.1 or 9.2 unless and to the extent such failure results in
the forfeiture by the Borrower or the Servicer of substantial rights and defenses
and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the Borrower or the Servcier from any
obligations to any Indemnified Person other than the
indemnification obligations provided in Sections 9.1 and
9.2. Each
Indemnified Person shall keep the Borrower and/or the Servicer, as the case may be,
regularly apprised of all relevant details regarding any Action to which it is a
party.
(b) The Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may be, shall be entitled to
appoint counsel of the Borrower’s or the Servicer’s choice at the Borrower’s or the
Servicer’s respective expense to represent the Indemnified Person in any Action for
which indemnification is sought (in which case the Borrower or the Servicer shall
not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel
retained by the Indemnified Person or Persons except as set forth
below); provided,
however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified
Person. Notwithstanding the Borrower’s or the Servicer’s election to appoint
counsel to represent the Indemnified Person in an Action, the Indemnified Person
shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the
Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may be, shall bear the reasonable and
documented fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel, if (i) the use of
counsel chosen by the Borrower or the Servicer to represent the Indemnified Person
would present such counsel with an ethical conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or
potential defendants in, or targets of, any such Action include the Indemnified
Person and the Borrower or the Servicer and the Indemnified Person shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other
Indemnified Persons which are different from or additional to those available to
the Borrower or the Servicer, (iii) the Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may
be, shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified
Person to represent the Indemnified Person within a reasonable time after notice of
the institution of such Action or (iv) the Borrower or the Servicer shall authorize
the Indemnified Person to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Borrower or
the Servicer, as the case may be. The Borrower or the Servicer will not, without
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Persons, settle or compromise or
consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened
Action in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder
(whether or not the Indemnified Persons are actual or potential parties to such
Action) unless
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such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person
from all liability arising out of such Action. No Indemnified Persons will, without the prior
written consent of the Borrower and/or the Servicer, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending
or threatened Action in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Borrower is an actual
or potential party to such Action); provided that such consent shall be deemed to have been granted
if, within thirty (30) days following the written request for a consent, the Borrower or the
Servicer shall not have provided an indemnity bond, in form and substance and from an issuer
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Persons, in an amount equal to the amount reasonably
estimated by such Indemnified Persons to be their maximum exposure in such Action, assuring payment
to such Indemnified Persons of the indemnification which may be payable under this Agreement.
ARTICLE X
THE AGENTS
Section 10.1 Authorization and Action.
(a) Each Secured Party hereby designates and appoints Rabobank as Facility
Agent hereunder and authorizes Rabobank to take such actions as agent on its behalf
and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Facility Agent by the terms of
this Agreement together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Each Lender in each Lender Group hereby designates and appoints the Person
designated herein as Managing Agent for such Lender Group as agent for such Lender
Group hereunder and authorizes such Person to take such actions as agent on its
behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Managing Agent for such
Lender Group by the terms of this Agreement together with such powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. Each Secured Party hereby designates and appoints
USBank as Paying Agent hereunder and authorizes USBank take such actions as agent
on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Paying Agent by
the terms of this Agreement together with such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints USBank as Documentation Agent
and Calculation Agent hereunder and authorizes USBank take such actions as agent on
its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Documentation Agent
and Calculation Agent by the terms of this Agreement together with such powers as
are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints each
of Rabobank and Key Equipment Finance Inc. as a Syndication Agent hereunder and
authorizes each of them take such actions as agent on its behalf and to exercise
such powers as are delegated to such Syndication Agent by the terms of this
Agreement together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b) In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each of the Facility
Agent and the Paying Agent shall act solely as agent for the Secured Parties and
does not assume nor shall be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship
of trust or agency with or for the Borrower or the Servicer or any of their
successors or assigns. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each
Managing Agent shall act solely as
agent for the Lenders in its Lender Group and does not assume nor shall be
deemed to have assumed any obligation or
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relationship of trust or agency with or for the Borrower or any other Lenders or any of its or
their successors or assigns. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each of the
Documentation Agent, the Calculation Agent and each Syndication Agent shall act solely as agent for
the Lenders and does not assume nor shall be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship
of trust or agency with or for the Borrower or the Servicer or any of their successors or assigns.
(c) None of the Facility Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Paying Agent, the
Calculation Agent, any Syndication Agent or any Managing Agent for a Lender Group
(each, an “Agent”), shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those
expressly set forth herein and applicable to such Agent, or any fiduciary
relationship with any Secured Party, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities on the part of any Agent shall
be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist for any Agent. No Agent shall be
required to take any action that exposes such Agent to personal liability or that
is contrary to this Agreement or Applicable Law. The appointment and authority of
each Agent hereunder shall terminate at the indefeasible payment in full of the
Obligations.
Section 10.2 Delegation of Duties.
Each Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement by or through
agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning
all matters pertaining to such duties. No Agent shall not be responsible for the
negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with
reasonable care.
Section 10.3 Exculpatory Provisions.
No Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be (i)
liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or
in connection with this Agreement (except for its, their or such Person’s own gross
negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith or, in the case of an Agent, the breach
of its obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement), or (ii) responsible in
any manner to any of the Secured Parties for any recitals, statements,
representations or warranties made by the Borrower contained in this Agreement or
in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for
in, or received under or in connection with, this Agreement for the value,
validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or
any other document furnished in connection herewith, or for any failure of the
Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder, or for the satisfaction of any
condition specified in Article III. No Agent shall not be under any
obligation to any Secured Party to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or
performance of any of the agreements or covenants contained in, or conditions of,
this Agreement, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower. No
Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Termination Event unless such Agent
has received notice of such Termination Event, in a document or other written
communication titled “Notice of Termination Event” from the Borrower, from a
Secured Party in the case of the Facility Agent or from a Lender in its Lender
Group in the case of a Managing Agent.
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Section 10.4 Reliance.
(a) Each Agent shall in all cases be entitled to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon any document or conversation believed by it to be
genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or
Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the
Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Agent.
(b) Each Agent (other than a Managing Agent) shall in all cases be fully
justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any
other document furnished in connection herewith unless it shall first receive such
advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders or all of the Secured Parties, as
applicable, as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its
satisfaction by the Lenders which are Committed Lenders,
provided, that, unless and
until an Agent (other than a Managing Agent) shall have received such advice, such
Agent may take or refrain from taking any action, as such Agent shall deem
advisable and in the best interests of the Secured Parties. Each Agent (other than
a Managing Agent) shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining
from acting, in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders or all of the
Secured Parties, as applicable, and such request and any action taken or failure to
act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Secured Parties.
(c) Each Managing Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or
refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other document furnished in
connection herewith unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of
Committed Lenders in its Lender Group holding a majority of the aggregate
Commitments of Lenders in such Lender Group
as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction
by the Committed Lenders in its Lender Group, provided,
that, unless and until a
Managing Agent shall have received such advice, such Managing Agent may take or
refrain from taking any action, as such Managing Agent shall deem advisable and in
the best interests of the Lenders in its Lender Group. Each Managing Agent shall
in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, in
accordance with a request of the Committed Lenders in its Lender Group holding a
majority of the aggregate Commitments of Lenders in such Lender Group, and such
request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding
upon all the Lenders in such Lender Group.
Section 10.5 Non-Reliance on Facility Agent and Other Lenders.
Each Secured Party expressly acknowledges that no Agent or other Secured Party
or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys-in-fact or affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it
and that no act by an Agent or any other Secured Party hereafter taken, including
any review of the affairs of the Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any
representation or warranty by such Agent or any other Secured Party. Each Secured
Party represents and warrants to each Agent and to each other Secured Party that it
has and will, independently and without reliance upon such Agent or any other
Secured Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business,
operations, property, prospects, financial and other
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conditions and creditworthiness of the Borrower and made its own decision to enter into this
Agreement.
Section 10.6 Reimbursement and Indemnification.
(a) The Committed Lenders agree to reimburse and indemnify the Facility Agent,
the Paying Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Calculation Agent and each
Syndication Agent and its respective officers, directors, employees,
representatives and agents ratably according to their Commitments, as applicable,
to the extent not paid or reimbursed by the Borrower (i) for any amounts for which
such Agent, acting in its capacity as an Agent, is entitled to reimbursement by the
Borrower hereunder and (ii) for any other expenses incurred by such Agent, in its
capacity as an Agent, and acting on behalf of the Lenders or the Secured Parties,
in connection with the administration and enforcement of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(b) The Committed Lenders in each Lender Group agree to reimburse and
indemnify the Managing Agent for such Lender Group and its officers, directors,
employees, representatives and agents ratably according to their Commitments, as
applicable, to the extent not paid or reimbursed by the Borrower (i) for any
amounts for which such Managing Agent, acting in its capacity as Managing Agent, is
entitled to reimbursement by the Borrower hereunder and (ii) for any other expenses
incurred by such Managing Agent, in its capacity as Managing Agent, and acting on
behalf of the Lenders in its Lender Group, in connection with the administration
and enforcement of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
Section 10.7 Agent in its Individual Capacity.
Each Agent and each of its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from
and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Affiliate of
the Borrower as though such Agent were not an Agent hereunder. With respect to
Advances made by an Agent (in its individual capacity) or any of its Affiliates
pursuant to this Agreement, such Agent and each of its Affiliates shall have the
same rights and powers under this Agreement as any Lender and may exercise the same
as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include
each Agent in its individual capacity.
Section 10.8 Successor Agents.
(a) The Facility Agent may, upon 5 days’ notice to the Borrower, the Secured
Parties and the Rating Agencies, and the Facility Agent will, upon the direction of
all of the Lenders, resign as Facility Agent and give notice of such resignation to
the Rating Agency. If the Facility Agent shall resign, then the Required Lenders
during such 5-day period shall appoint from among the Persons acting as Managing
Agents a successor agent. If for any reason no successor Facility Agent is
appointed by the Required Lenders during such 5-day period, then effective upon the
expiration of such 5-day period, the Managing Agents, collectively, shall perform
all of the duties of the Facility Agent hereunder and the Borrower shall make all
payments in respect of the Obligations or under any Fee Letter delivered by the
Borrower to the Facility Agent and the Secured Parties directly to the applicable
Secured Parties and for all
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purposes shall deal directly with the Secured Parties. After any retiring Facility Agent’s
resignation hereunder as Facility Agent, the provisions of Article IX and Article X shall inure to
its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Facility Agent under
this Agreement.
(b) A Managing Agent may, upon 5 days’ notice to the Borrower, the Lenders in
its Lender Group, the Facility Agent, the other Managing Agents and the Rating
Agencies, and a Managing Agent will, upon the direction of all of the Lenders in
its Lender Group resign as Managing Agent for such Lender Group and give notice of
such resignation to the Facility Agent, the other Managing Agents and the Rating
Agencies. If a Managing Agent shall resign, then the Committed Lenders in its
Lender Group holding a majority of the aggregate Commitments of Lenders in such
Lender Group, with the consent of the Conduit Lender, if any, in such Lender Group,
during such 5-day period shall appoint from among the Secured Parties a successor
agent. If for any reason no successor Managing Agent is appointed in such manner
during such 5-day period, then effective upon the expiration of such 5-day period,
the Committed Lenders in such Lender Group, collectively, shall perform all of the
duties of such Managing Agent hereunder and the Borrower and the Facility Agent
shall make all payments in respect of the Obligations or under any Fee Letter
delivered by the Borrower or the Facility Agent to such Managing Agent or the
Lenders in such Lender Group directly to the applicable Lenders and for all
purposes shall deal directly with such Secured Parties. After any retiring Managing
Agent’s resignation hereunder as a Managing Agent, the provisions of Article
IX and Article X shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by it while it was a Managing Agent under this Agreement.
(c) Each of the Documentation Agent, the Paying Agent and the Calculation
Agent may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, the other Secured Parties and the
Rating Agencies, and such Agent will, upon the direction of all of the Lenders or,
in the case of the Paying Agent, if is no longer satisfies the Agent Rating
Requirement, resign as Agent and give notice of such resignation to Rating
Agencies. If any such Agent shall resign, then the Required Lenders during such 30
day period shall appoint a successor; provided that in the case of the Paying
Agent, such successor shall satisfying the Agent Rating Requirement. If for any
reason no successor Agent is appointed by the Required Lenders during such 30 day
period, then effective upon the expiration of such 30 day period, the Facility
Agent, shall perform all of the duties of such Agent hereunder and, in the case of
the Paying Agent, and the Borrower shall make all payments in respect of the
Obligations which would otherwise be paid to the Paying Agent directly to the
Secured Parties entitled thereto. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder
as Agent, the provisions of Article IX and Article X shall inure to
its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent
under this Agreement.
(d) A Syndication Agent may, upon ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice
to the Borrower, the Lenders, the Managing Agents and the Facility Agent resign as
Syndication Agent. In addition, a Syndication Agent shall automatically, and
without further action, be deemed to have resigned as, and shall cease to be, a
Syndication Agent at such time as neither it nor any Affiliate shall have any
Commitment hereunder. In the event of the resignation of a Syndication Agent, the
consent rights of the Syndication Agents hereunder shall be exercisable solely by
any remaining Syndication Agent, and in the event of the resignation of all
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Syndication Agents, the consent rights of the Syndication Agents hereunder shall be exercisable by
the Facility Agent, in each case unless and until a replacement Syndication Agent shall have been
appointed. If a Syndication Agent shall resign, then the Facility Agent, with the consent of any
remaining Syndication Agent and the Borrower, may, but shall not be required to, appoint a
successor Syndication Agent. After any Syndication Agent’s resignation hereunder as Syndication
Agent, the provisions of Article IX and Article X shall inure to its benefit as to any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was a Syndication Agent under this Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
Section 11.1 Assignments and Participations.
(a) Neither Borrower nor the Servicer shall have the right to assign its
rights or obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Borrower and each Lender hereby agree and consent to the complete or
partial assignment by each Conduit Lender of all or any portion of its rights
under, interest in, title to and obligations under this Agreement (i) to its
Support Providers pursuant to a Support Facility or to its Funding Sources, or (ii)
(A) to any other issuer of commercial paper notes sponsored or administered by same
managing agent or administrator as such Conduit Lender of an Affiliate thereof or
(B) to any Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender hereunder, or (iii) to any other
Person in accordance with Section 11.1(c). Upon such assignment, such
Conduit Lender shall be released from its obligations so assigned. Further,
Borrower and each Lender hereby agree that any assignee of any Conduit Lender of
this Agreement or all or any of the outstanding Advances of such Conduit Lender
shall have all of the rights and benefits under this Agreement as if the term
“Conduit Lender” explicitly referred to such party, and no such assignment shall in
any way impair the rights and benefits of such Conduit
Lender hereunder.
(c) Any Lender may at any time and from time to time, with the prior consent
of the Facility Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
assign to one or more Persons (“Purchasing Lenders”) all or any part of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement pursuant to an assignment agreement,
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit C-1 hereto (the
“Assignment and Acceptance”) executed by such Purchasing Lender and such
selling Lender. In addition, so long as no Termination Event has occurred and is
continuing at such time, the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required prior to the effectiveness of
any such assignment unless such assignment is to any Lender, any Funding Source or
Support Provider of a Lender, any Affiliate of a Lender, Funding Source or Support
Provider or any issuer of commercial paper notes sponsored or administered by a
Lender or any Funding Source or Support Provider for a Lender or any Affiliate of
any Lender, Funding Source or Support Provider. Upon delivery of the executed
Assignment and Acceptance to the Facility Agent, such selling Lender shall be
released from its obligations hereunder to the extent of such assignment.
Thereafter the Purchasing Lender shall for all purposes be a Lender party to this
Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender under this
Agreement to the same extent as if it were an original
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party hereto and no further consent or action by Borrower, the Lenders, the Managing Agents or the
Facility Agent shall be required. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, so long as no Termination Event has occurred and is continuing at such time, the consent
of ******** (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), so long as
it remains a Committed Lender hereunder, shall be required prior to the effectiveness of any
assignment by ******** to a Person which is not an Affiliate of ******** if, after giving effect to
such assignment, the Commitment of ******** would be less than $75,000,000.
(d) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the Purchasing
Lender thereunder and the selling Lender thereunder confirm to and agree with each
other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such
Assignment and Acceptance, such selling Lender makes no representation or warranty
and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or
representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution,
legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this
Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such
Purchasing Lender confirms that it has received a copy of this
Agreement, together with copies of such financial statements and other
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iii) such
Purchasing Lender will, independently and without reliance upon the Facility Agent,
the selling Lender or any other Lender or any Managing Agent and based on such
documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to
make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement;
(iv) such Purchasing Lender and such selling Lender confirm that such Purchasing
Lender is an Eligible Assignee; (v) such Purchasing Lender appoints and authorizes
each of the Facility Agent and the applicable Managing Agent to take such action as
agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are
delegated to such agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) such Purchasing Lender agrees that it will
perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of
this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(e) The Facility Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrower, shall maintain at its address referred to herein a copy of each
Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and
principal amount of, each Advance owned by each Lender from time to time (the
“Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding
for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Lenders and the Borrower may treat
each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all
purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the
Lenders or the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
(f) Subject to the provisions of this Section 11.1, upon their receipt
of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by a selling Lender and a Purchasing
Lender, the Facility Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance has been
completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto, accept
such Assignment and Acceptance, and the Facility Agent
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shall then (i) record the information contained therein in the Register and (ii) give prompt notice
thereof to each Lender.
(g) Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its business at any time sell to
one or more Persons (each a “Participant”), with the prior written notice
to the Facility Agent, participating interests in its pro-rata share of the
Advances of the Lenders or any other interest of such Lender
hereunder. Notwithstanding any such sale by a Lender of a participating
interest to a Participant, such Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for
the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrower, the Lenders, the
Managing Agents and the Facility Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly
with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement. Each Lender agrees that any agreement between such Lender and any such
Participant in respect of such participating interest shall not restrict such
Lender’s right to agree to any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to
this Agreement, except for any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification set
forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) to the proviso to Section 12.1 that affects
such Participant.
(h) Each Lender may, in connection with any assignment or participation or
proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 11.1,
disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant any
information relating to the Borrower or Servicer furnished to such Lender by or on
behalf of the Borrower or the Servicer.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no
Lender shall assign, transfer, grant a participation interest in or otherwise
convey any Note or any beneficial interest therein to any Person other than a
Qualified Lender.
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, but
subject to the provisions in Section 11.1(i), (i) no Lender shall be
prohibited from pledging or assigning as collateral any of its rights under this
Agreement to any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Applicable Law and any
such pledge or collateral assignment may be made without compliance with
Section 11.1(b) or Section 11.1(c), and (ii) any Conduit Lender may
pledge or assign as collateral any of its rights under this Agreement pursuant to
its program collateral or security agreement with a collateral agent to secure
obligations owing by such Conduit Lender to its debt holders, Support Providers or
other creditors or the debt holders, Support Providers or other creditors of its
Funding Source; provided that, in the case of any pledge or assignment
under this Section 11.1(j), the pledgor or assignor shall remain
responsible for all of its obligations under this Agreement as though such pledge
or assignment had not occurred.
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ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.1 Amendments and Waivers.
(a) Except as provided in this Section 12.1, no amendment, waiver,
consent or other modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective
without the written agreement of the Borrower, the Facility Agent and the Required
Lenders; provided, however, that (i) without the consent of the
Lenders, the Facility Agent may, with the consent of Borrower, amend this Agreement
solely to add additional Persons as Lenders hereunder, (ii) any amendment of this
Agreement that is solely for the purpose of increasing the Commitment of a specific
Lender may be effected with the written consent of the Borrower, the Facility Agent
and the affected Lender, and (iii) the consent of each affected Lender shall be
required to: (A) extend the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date or the date of
any payment or deposit of Collections by the Borrower or the Servicer, (B) reduce
the amount (other than by reason of the repayment thereof) or extend the time of
payment of Outstanding Borrowings or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment
of Interest (or any component thereof) or increase the Commitment of such Lender,
(C) reduce any fee payable to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lenders,
(D) amend, modify or waive any provision of the definition of Required Lenders or
Sections 2.11, 3.2, 11.1(a), 12.1, 12.9, or
12.10, (E) consent to or permit the assignment or transfer by the Borrower
of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, (F) amend or waive any
Servicer Termination Event, Termination Event, Optional Redemption Event or Event
of Default, (G) change the definition of “Borrowing Base Test,”
“Overcollateralization Ratio Test,” “Required Equity Test” or “Payment Date,” (H)
amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.8 in any material respect, or (I)
amend or modify any defined term (or any defined term used directly or indirectly
in such defined term) used in clauses (A) through (H) above in a manner that would
circumvent the intention of the restrictions set forth in such clauses. Any waiver
or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given.
(b) Notwithstanding clause (a) above, no amendment, waiver or other
modification having a material affect on the rights or obligations of the Paying
Agent, the Documentation Agent, or the Calculation Agent shall be effective against
such Person without the written agreement of such Person. The Borrower or the
Servicer on its behalf will deliver a copy of all waivers and amendments to the
Documentation Agent, the Paying Agent and the Calculation Agent.
(c) No amendment, waiver or other modification having a material affect on the
rights or obligations of the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Custodian or the
Backup Servicer (including any duties of the Servicer that the Backup Servicer
would have to assume as Successor
Servicer) shall be effective against such Person without the written agreement
of such Person. The Borrower or the Servicer on its behalf will deliver a copy of
all waivers and amendments to the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Custodian
and the Backup Servicer.
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(d) No amendment, waiver or other modification under this Section
12.1, shall become effective unless the Rating Condition shall have been
satisfied with respect thereto.
(e) If any Lender whose consent would otherwise be required under this
Section 12.1 to effect any waiver, amendment or other modification of this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document refuses to so consent at a time when
the Required Lenders so consent and any required Rating Condition shall have been
satisfied with respect thereto, the Borrower may, within 30 days of such refusal
and upon notice to the Facility Agent and each Managing Agent, propose a
replacement Lender for such refusing Lender and the provisions set forth in
Section 2.14(b) shall apply in respect of such replacement.
Section 12.2 Notices, Etc.
All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless
otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including communication by facsimile copy
or other electronic transmission) and mailed, transmitted or hand delivered, as to
each party hereto, at its address set forth under its name on the signature pages
hereof or specified in such party’s Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Agreement,
as applicable, or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a
written notice to the other parties hereto; provided that Funding Requests
hereunder may not be delivered by means of an electronic transmission other than
electronic transmission of a facsimile copy (including a file sent by email in
“pdf” format). All such notices and communications shall be effective upon receipt,
except that notices and communications sent by facsimile copy or to an email
address shall not be effective until verbal confirmation of receipt is obtained.
All notices and other communications to the Rating Agency provided for hereunder
shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including communication by
facsimile copy or other electronic transmission) and mailed, transmitted or hand
delivered to it at:
Xxxxx’x Investor Services
7 World Trade Center, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: CDO Monitoring Group
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
Section 12.3 No Waiver, Rights and Remedies.
No failure on the part of the Facility Agent or any Secured Party or any
assignee of any Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or
remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights and remedies herein provided
are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law.
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Section 12.4 Binding Effect.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower,
the Facility Agent, the Secured Parties and their respective successors and
permitted assigns, and the provisions relating to the Backup Servicer, including
Sections 2.8, 7.19, 9.1 and 9.2 shall inure to the benefit of the Backup Servicer.
Section 12.5 Term of this Agreement.
This Agreement, including the Borrower’s obligation to observe its covenants
set forth in Article V, and the Servicer’s obligation to observe its
covenants set forth in Article VII, shall remain in full force and effect
until the Final Date; provided, however, that the rights and
remedies with respect to any breach of any representation or warranty made or
deemed made by the Borrower pursuant to Articles III or IV, the
indemnification and payment provisions of Article IX and
Sections 10.6 and 12.8,
and the provisions of Sections 12.6, 12.7, 12.9 and
12.10 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.
Section 12.6 GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF OBJECTION
TO VENUE.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE SECURED PARTIES PARTY HERETO AND EACH
OTHER SECURED PARTY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS ACCORDED HEREBY, EACH OF THE
PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND ANY
APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND EACH SECURED
PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND ANY OBJECTION
TO VENUE OF ANY ACTION INSTITUTED HEREUNDER IN ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND
CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE
BY SUCH COURT.
Section 12.7 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES PARTY HERETO
AND EACH SECURED PARTY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS ACCORDED HEREBY, WAIVES
ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN
CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED
WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANY OF THEM IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. INSTEAD,
ANY SUCH DISPUTE RESOLVED IN COURT WILL BE RESOLVED IN A BENCH TRIAL WITHOUT A
JURY.
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Section 12.8 Costs, Expenses and Taxes.
(a) In addition to the rights of indemnification granted to the Facility
Agent, the other Agents and Secured Parties, the Collateral Custodian, the
Securities Custodian, the Backup Servicer, any Successor Servicer and its or their
Affiliates and officers, directors, employees and agents thereof under Article
IX hereof, the Borrower agrees to pay, in accordance with the Priority of
Payments, all reasonable and documented costs and expenses of the Facility Agent,
the other Agents and Secured Parties, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities
Custodian, the Backup Servicer and any Successor Servicer incurred in connection
with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration (including periodic
auditing), amendment or modification of, or any waiver or consent issued in
connection with, this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder
or in connection herewith, including the reasonable and documented fees and
out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Facility Agent, the other Agents and
Secured Parties, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Custodian, the Backup
Servicer and any Successor Servicer with
respect thereto and with respect to advising the Facility Agent, the other
Agents and Secured Parties, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Custodian, the
Backup Servicer and any Successor Servicer as to their respective rights and
remedies under this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or
in connection herewith, and all costs and expenses, if any (including reasonable
and documented counsel fees and expenses), incurred by the Facility Agent, the
other Agents and Secured Parties, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities
Custodian, the Backup Servicer and any Successor Servicer in connection with the
enforcement of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or
in connection herewith.
(b) The Borrower shall pay, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, any
and all stamp, sales, excise and other taxes and fees payable or determined to be
payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this
Agreement, the other documents to be delivered hereunder or any Support Facility in
connection with this Agreement or the funding or maintenance of Advances hereunder.
(c) The Borrower shall pay, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, all
other costs, expenses and taxes (excluding income taxes or other taxes that would
not be indemnified under Section 2.13), including all reasonable costs and
expenses incurred by the Facility Agent or any Managing Agent in connection with
periodic audits of the Borrower’s or the Servicer’s books and records, which are
incurred as a result of the execution of this Agreement.
(d) The Borrower shall pay, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, to
the Rating Agency all rating monitoring fees and expenses of such Rating Agency in
connection with the maintenance of its respective rating of the Rated Facility.
Section 12.9 No Proceedings.
Each party hereto hereby covenants and agrees that on behalf of itself and
each of its affiliates, that prior to the date which is one year and one day after
the payment in full of all indebtedness for borrowed money of a Conduit Lender,
such party will not institute against, or
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join any other Person in instituting against, such Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceeding under the laws of
the United States or any state of the United States.
Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that it will not institute against,
or join any other Person in instituting against the Borrower any Insolvency
Proceeding so long as there shall not have elapsed one year and one day since the
Final Date.
The provisions of this Section 12.9 shall survive the termination of
this Agreement.
Section 12.10 Recourse Against Certain Parties.
(a) No recourse under or with respect to any obligation, covenant or agreement
(including the payment of any fees or any other obligations) of the Facility Agent
or any Secured Party contained in this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument
or document entered into by it pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall be
had against any Person or any manager or administrator of such Person or any
incorporator, affiliate, stockholder, officer, employee or director of such Person
or of any such manager or administrator, as such, by the enforcement of any
assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or
otherwise.
(b) Amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be paid solely from the
Collateral and no recourse under or with respect to any obligation, covenant or
agreement (including the payment of any fees or any other obligations) of the
Borrower contained in this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document
entered into by it pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall be had against
any Person or any manager or administrator of such Person or any incorporator,
affiliate, stockholder, officer, employee or director of such Person or of any such
manager or administrator, as such, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any
legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise.
(c) Each of parties hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that any other
transactions with a Conduit Lender hereunder shall be without recourse of any kind
to such Conduit Lender. A Conduit Lender shall have no obligation to pay any
amounts owing hereunder in excess of any amount available to such Conduit Lender
after paying or making provision for the payment of any commercial paper notes of
such Conduit Lender. In addition, each party hereto agrees that a Conduit Lender
shall have no obligation to pay any other party, any amounts constituting fees, a
reimbursement for expenses or indemnities (collectively, “Expense Claims”),
and such Expense Claims shall not constitute a claim against such Conduit Lender
(as defined in Section 101 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code),
unless or until such Conduit Lender has received amounts sufficient to pay such
Expense Claims and such amounts are not required to pay the commercial paper of
such Conduit Lender.
(d) The provisions of this Section 12.10 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
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Section 12.11 Protection of Security Interest; Appointment of Facility
Agent as Attorney-in-Fact.
(a) The Borrower shall, or shall cause the Servicer to, cause or authorize
this Agreement, all amendments hereto and/or all financing statements and
continuation statements and any other necessary documents covering the right, title
and interest of the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured Parties and of the
Secured Parties to the Collateral to be promptly recorded, registered and filed,
and at all time to be kept recorded, registered and filed, all in such manner and
in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve and protect the right,
title and interest of the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured Parties hereunder
to all property comprising the Collateral. The Borrower shall deliver, or shall
cause the Servicer to deliver, to the Facility Agent file-stamped copies of, or
filing receipts for, any document recorded, registered or filed as provided above,
as soon as available following such recording, registration or filing, in each
case, solely to the extent that the Borrower or the Servicer (rather than the
Facility Agent) is the recipient of any such file-stamped copies or filing
receipts. The Borrower and the Servicer shall cooperate fully in connection with
the obligations set forth above and will execute any and all documents reasonably
required to fulfill the intent of this Section 12.11.
(b) The Borrower agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will
promptly execute and deliver all instruments and documents, and take all actions,
that may reasonably be necessary or desirable, or that the Facility Agent may
reasonably request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security
interest granted to the Facility Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, in the
Collateral, or to enable the Facility Agent or the Secured Parties to exercise and
enforce their rights and remedies hereunder.
(c) If the Borrower or the Servicer fails to perform any of its obligations
hereunder after five Business Days’ notice from the Facility Agent, the Facility
Agent or any Lender may (but shall not be required to) perform, or cause
performance of, such obligation; and the Facility Agent’s or such Lender’s
reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by
the Borrower or the Servicer (if the Servicer that fails to so perform is the
Borrower or an Affiliate thereof) as provided in Article IX, as applicable. The
Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Facility Agent and appoints the Facility Agent
as its attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of the Borrower, (i) to execute, if
required, on behalf of the Borrower as debtor and to file financing statements
necessary or desirable
in the Facility Agent’s sole discretion to perfect and to maintain the
perfection and priority of the interest of the Secured Parties in the Collateral
and (ii) to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or
any financing statement with respect to the Collateral as a financing statement in
such offices as the Facility Agent in its sole discretion deems necessary or
desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interests
of the Lenders in the Collateral. This appointment is coupled with an interest and
is irrevocable.
Section 12.12 Confidentiality.
(a) Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees and the Borrower agrees, and
each other Secured Party shall be deemed to have agreed, by its acceptance of the
benefits accorded hereby, to maintain and to cause each of its employees and
officers to maintain the
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confidentiality of this Agreement and the other confidential proprietary information with respect
to the other parties hereto and their respective businesses (including confidential propriety
information regarding the Loans and the Obligors thereunder) obtained by it or them in connection
with the structuring, negotiating and execution of the transactions contemplated herein, except
that each such party and its officers and employees may (i) disclose such information to its
external accountants and attorneys, (ii) disclose such information as required by an Applicable
Law, as required to be publicly filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as required
by an order of any judicial or administrative proceeding or as permitted in Section
12.12(b) below, (iii) disclose the existence of this Agreement, but not the financial terms
thereof, (iv) publicly disclose the existence and financial terms of this Agreement to the extent
required for analysts to properly model the transaction evidenced hereby, and (v) disclose this
Agreement and such information in any suit, action, proceeding or investigation (whether in law or
in equity or pursuant to arbitration) involving any of the Transaction Documents for the purpose of
defending itself, reducing itself, reducing its liability, or protecting or exercising any of its
claims, rights, remedies, or interests under or in connection with any of the Transaction
Documents.
(b) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower hereby
consents to the disclosure of any nonpublic information with respect to it and the
Loans for use in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the
Transaction Documents and in connection with obtaining and monitoring credit
ratings or estimates with respect to the Loans and the Advances (i) to the Facility
Agent or other Secured Parties by each other, (ii) by the Facility Agent or the
other Secured Parties to any prospective or actual Eligible Assignee or participant
of any of them, (iii) by the Facility Agent or the other Secured Parties to any
rating agency,
commercial paper dealer or provider of a surety, guaranty or credit or
liquidity enhancement to a Secured Party and (iv) to any Rating Agency, and to any
officers, directors, members, employees, outside accountants and attorneys of any
of the foregoing, provided each such Person is informed of the confidential
non-public nature of such information and agree to be bound hereby. In addition,
the Facility Agent and the other Secured Parties may disclose any such nonpublic
information pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, direction, request or order of
any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority or proceedings.
(c) The Borrower and the Servicer each agrees that it shall not (and shall not
permit any of its Affiliates to) issue any news release or make any public
announcement pertaining to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless such news
release or public announcement is required by law or is necessary for analysts to
properly model the transaction evidenced hereby, in which case the Borrower or the
Servicer shall consult with the Facility Agent prior to the issuance of such news
release or public announcement. The Borrower and the Servicer each may, however,
disclose the general terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Transaction Documents to trade creditors, suppliers and other
similarly-situated Persons so long as such disclosure is not in the form of a news
release or public announcement.
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Section 12.13 Execution in Counterparts; Severability; Integration.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to
this Agreement by electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. In case any provision in or
obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall
not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. This Agreement contains the final
and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all
prior oral or written understandings other than any Fee Letters.
Section 12.14 Special Provisions Applicable to Conduit Lenders.
Each of the parties hereby covenants and agrees that:
(a) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Conduit Lender may
disclose to its Support Providers, its collateral administrator, its Program
Manager, any Affiliates of any such Person and Governmental Authorities having
jurisdiction over such Conduit Lender or any of its Support Providers, its Program
Manager or any Affiliate of such Person and any of the rating agencies that have
rated such Conduit Lender’s Commercial Paper Notes or other debt, the identities of
(and other material information regarding) the Borrower, any other obligor in
respect of, an Advance made by such Conduit Lender, collateral for such an Advance
and any of the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents that it may deem
necessary or advisable; no provision herein pertaining specifically to any Conduit
Lender or any of its Support Providers or an Advance made by such Conduit Lender,
including this Section 12.14, may be amended or waived without the written
consent of such Conduit Lender;
(b) no pledge and/or collateral assignment by any Conduit Lender to any of its
Support Providers under a Support Facility of an interest in the rights of such
Conduit Lender in any Advance made by such Conduit Lender shall constitute an
assignment and/or assumption of such Conduit Lender’s obligations under this
Agreement, such obligations in all cases remaining with such Conduit Lender; and
any such pledge and/or collateral assignment of the rights of such Conduit Lender
shall be permitted hereunder without further action or consent, and any such
pledgee may perfect a collateral assignment of such interest notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement; and
(c) each Conduit Lender may act hereunder by and through its Program Manager
or its collateral administrator.
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Annex I
Definitions
As used in this Agreement and its exhibits, schedules and annexes, the
following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
Account Amounts: On any date of determination, the amounts then on
deposit in the Collection Account and the Interest Reserve Account.
Account Control Agreement: An agreement or agreements with the
applicable Securities Intermediary with respect to one or more Transaction Accounts
in favor of the Facility Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
substantially in form of Exhibit G hereto (or in such other form as shall
be reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent).
Accrual Period: The period from and including the Closing Date to but
excluding the initial Payment Date and each successive period from and including a
Payment Date to but excluding the following Payment Date.
Additional Amount: Defined in Section 2.13.
Adjusted Commitment: On any date of determination, with respect to a
Committed Lender for a Conduit Lender, such Committed Lender’s Commitment minus the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of its Support Advances to such Conduit
Lender.
Adjusted Outstanding Loan Balance: With respect to any Defaulted Loan
at any time, the least of (i) the applicable Xxxxx’x Recovery Rate multiplied by
the Outstanding Loan Balance thereof at such time, (ii) its Fair Market Value and
(iii) with respect to any Defaulted Loan that has been a Defaulted Loan for more
than two years, zero.
Administrative Expenses: Any amounts due and payable, including in
respect of any indemnity, from and by or accrued for the account of the Borrower
with respect to any Payment Date to:
(i) any Agent, including the Agents Fees;
(ii) the Independent Director, independent accountants, agents and
counsel of the Borrower for fees and expenses (including tax reports); or
(iii) the Rating Agency for fees and expenses in connection with any
rating (including the annual fee payable with respect to the monitoring of
any rating) of the Rated Facility (including fees and expenses due or
accrued in connection with any credit estimates or ratings of any Loans).
Advance: Defined in Section 2.1(a).
Adverse Claim: A lien, security interest, pledge, charge, encumbrance
or other right or claim of any Person.
Advisory Agreement: The Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of
July 22, 2004, between PCC and PCM, as extended as of June 6, 2008 and as the same
may be further extended from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Affected Party: Each Agent, each Lender and, with respect to any
Conduit Lender, each of its Funding Sources and Support Providers, and any
Affiliate of any of the foregoing.
Affiliate: With respect to a Person means any other Person
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. For purposes
of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means
the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and the terms “controlling” or “controlled” have meanings correlative to
the foregoing.
Agent: Defined in Section 10.1(c).
Agent Rating Requirement: A requirement that is satisfied by any
Agent, if such Agent or a Person which is unconditionally guaranteeing the
obligations of such Agent under this Agreement (in a manner satisfactory to the
Rating Agency) has a long-term unsecured debt rating of “Baa3” or better by
Xxxxx’x.
Agents Fees: Collectively, the Documentation Agent Fee, the
Calculation Agent Fee and the Paying Agent Fee.
Agents/Backup Servicer Fee Letter: The letter agreement or agreements
in effect from time to time among the Borrower, the Facility Agent and one or more
of the Backup Servicer, the Calculation Agent, the Documentation Agent and the
Paying Agent in respect of certain amounts payable to each of the Backup Servicer,
the Calculation Agent, the Documentation Agent and the Paying Agent, as applicable,
for its own account, as it or they may be amended or modified from time to time
with the consent of the Borrower and the Facility Agent.
Aggregate Outstanding Loan Balance: On any date of determination, the
sum of the Outstanding Loan Balances of all Eligible Loans included as part of the
Collateral on such date.
Aggregate Purchased Loan Balance: On any date of determination, (i)
the Purchased Loan Balances of all Borrowing Base Eligible Loans included as part
of the Collateral on such date, minus (ii) the sum, without duplication, of (A) the
Large Loan Excess Amount, plus (B) the Loan Seniority Excess Amount.
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Alternate Base Rate: On any date, a fluctuating rate of interest per
annum determined by the Calculation Agent (each such determination, absent manifest
error, to be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto and their assignees) to
equal to the higher of (i) the Prime Rate (as provided by Rabobank to the
Calculation Agent) or (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%.
Amortization Period: The period beginning on the Termination Date and
ending on the Final Date.
Annual Expense Cap: $400,000.
Annual Period: Each successive period consisting of twelve
consecutive Payment Dates commencing with the first Payment Date following the
Second Restatement Effective Date.
Applicable Law: As of any date of determination and for any Person,
the then applicable laws, rules, regulations (including proposed, temporary and
final income tax regulations), statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, permits,
certificates, orders and licenses of and interpretations by any Governmental
Authority (including usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, and Regulation
Z, Regulation W and Regulation B of the Federal Reserve Board), and the then
applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, orders, or line action of any
court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial tribunal or
agency of competent jurisdiction.
Approved Valuation Agent: Lincoln International or another
independent valuation agent who is not an Affiliate of any party hereto and
appointed by the initial Servicer with the consent of the Facility Agent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Servicer shall give prompt notice
of the appointment of any other or additional Approved Valuation Agent to Xxxxx’x.
Asset Coverage Ratio: As of any date of determination and determined
on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP: the ratio of (i) the fair market
value of the total assets of the Originator and its consolidated subsidiaries (for
such purpose, the “fair market value” of any Loan being the Fair Market Value
thereof as most recently determined pursuant to this Agreement), less all
liabilities (other than Indebtedness, including Indebtedness hereunder) of the
Originator and its consolidated subsidiaries, to (ii) the aggregate amount of
Indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness hereunder) of the
Originator and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Assignment and Acceptance: Defined in Section 11.1(c).
Assignment of Mortgage: As to each Loan secured by an interest in
real property, one or more assignments, notices of transfer or equivalent
instruments, each in recordable form and sufficient under the laws of the relevant
jurisdiction to reflect the transfer of the related mortgage, deed of trust,
security deed or similar security instrument and all other documents related to
such Loan to the Borrower and to grant a perfected lien thereon by the Borrower in
favor of the Facility Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, each such Assignment
of Mortgage to be substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto.
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Availability: On any date of determination, the lesser of (i) the
maximum amount, if any, by which the Outstanding Borrowings could be increased
without causing any of the Borrowing Base Test, the Overcollateralization Ratio
Test or the Required Equity Test not to be satisfied on such day, and (ii) the
amount by which the Facility Amount exceeds the Outstanding Borrowings on such day;
provided, however, during the Amortization Period, the Availability
shall be zero.
Available Collections: Defined in Section 2.8.
Backup Servicer: Lyon Financial Services, Inc. (d/b/a U.S. Bank
Portfolio Services), in its capacity as Backup Servicer under the Backup Servicing
Agreement.
Backup Servicer Expenses: The out-of-pocket expenses to be paid to
the Backup Servicer under the Backup Servicing Agreement.
Backup Servicer Fee: The fee to be paid to the Backup Servicer as set
forth in the Agents/Backup Servicer Fee Letter.
Backup Servicing Agreement: The Amended and Restated Backup Servicing
Agreement, dated as of the First Restatement Effective Date among the Borrower, the
Servicer, the Subservicer, the Facility Agent, the Documentation Agent and the
Backup Servicer.
Bankruptcy Code: The United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11
U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq.), as amended from time to time.
Benefit Plan: Any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA in respect of which the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower is, or at any time during the immediately preceding
six years was, an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Bond: A security that is in the form of, or represented by, a bond,
debenture, note (other than notes delivered pursuant to loans) or other debt
instrument, in each case, issued pursuant to an indenture, paying agency agreement
or similar agreement with a trustee or fiscal agent.
Borrower: Defined in the preamble hereto.
Borrower Notice: A written notice, in the form of Exhibit
X-0, X-0 or A-3, as applicable.
Borrower Permitted Liens: The following Liens:
(i) Liens created pursuant to the Transaction Documents in favor of
the Facility Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties.
(ii) Liens for taxes not yet due and payable or which are being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently
conducted, if adequate cash reserves with respect thereto are maintained
by the Borrower;
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(iii) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not
constituting an Event of Default or Optional Redemption Event hereunder;
(iv) in the case of a Second Lien Loan, the Lien of the senior loan
or loans to which such Second Lien Loan is subordinated; and
(v) materialmen’s, warehousemen’s and other liens arising by
operation of law in the ordinary course of business for sums not due or
sums that are being contested in good faith.
Borrowing Base: On any date of determination, an amount equal to (i)
50% of the Aggregate Purchased Loan Balance plus (ii) the Account Amounts.
Borrowing Base Eligible Loan: On any date of
determination, each Loan which satisfies each of the following requirements on
such date:
(i) the Loan is an Eligible Loan;
(ii) the Loan shall have been valued in accordance with the
Management Manual based on the valuation by the Approved Valuation Agent;
(iii) the Loan is not a Defaulted Loan and, if such Loan shall at any
time have been a Defaulted Loan and is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan, all
defaults with respect thereto shall have been and remained cured without
further default for a period of not less than 6 consecutive months;
(iv) the Loan is rated 1, 2 or 3 in accordance with the Risk Rating
Model; and
(v) such Loan has a Xxxxx’x Rating Factor which does not exceed the
applicable Maximum Xxxxx’x Rating Factor; provided that that if
and so long as such Loan is a Rating Pending Loan, such Loan shall satisfy
this clause (v) for a period not exceeding 120 days following the
first date on which such Loan was included in the Collateral if the
Servicer makes a good faith determination that the Xxxxx’x Rating Factor
for such Loan will not exceed the Maximum Xxxxx’x Rating Factor and shall
have given notice of such determination to the Documentation Agent and the
Facility Agent.
Borrowing Base Test: A test that is satisfied as of any Measurement
Date if the Borrowing Base is at least equal to the Outstanding Borrowings.
Breakage Costs: Defined in Section 2.11.
Broadly Syndicated Loan: A Loan (i) which is part of an issuance of
at least $150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount for all pari passu obligations
of which such Loan was a part or series and (ii) title to which is beneficially
owned by four or more unaffiliated lenders (inclusive of the Borrower) or other
holders of record.
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Business Day: Any day of the year other than a Saturday or a Sunday
on which (i) banks are not required or authorized to be closed in New York City or
the location of the principal office of the Collateral Custodian (initially St.
Xxxx, Minnesota) or the location of the office of the Securities Custodian
(initially Boston, Massachusetts), and (ii) if the term “Business Day” is used in
connection with the LIBO Rate or in connection with the making or repayment of
Advances which bear Interest determined
by reference to the LIBO Rate, means the foregoing only if such day is also a
day of year on which dealings in United States dollar deposits are carried on in
the London interbank market.
Calculation Agent: Defined in the preamble hereto.
Calculation Agent Fee: As defined in the Agents/Backup Servicer Fee
Letter.
Cap Amount: With respect to a Payment Date, the following amount:
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Cap Rate: With respect to any Accrual Period ending on or after the
Second Restatement Effective Date (a) if the LIBO Rate for such Accrual Period is
1.00% or higher, a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) 4.00% plus (ii) such LIBO
Rate, or (b) if the LIBO Rate for such Accrual Period is lower than 1.00%, a rate
per annum equal to 5.00%.
Change-in-Control: With respect to any entity, the date on which (i)
any Person or “group” acquires any “beneficial ownership” (as such terms are
defined under Rule 13d-3 of, and Regulation 13D under, the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, but excluding any Benefit Plan of such entity or its
subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as a trustee, agent or other
fiduciary or administrator of any such Benefit Plan), either directly or
indirectly, of membership interests or other equity interests or any interest
convertible into any such interest in such entity having more than fifty percent
(50%) of the voting power for the election of managers of such entity, if any,
under ordinary circumstances, or (ii) an entity sells, transfers, conveys, assigns
or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of the assets of such entity.
Charged-Off Loan: Any Loan (i) that is 90 days past due with respect
to any interest or principal payment, (ii) for which an
Insolvency Event has occurred with respect to the
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related Obligor or (iii)
that is or should be written off as uncollectible by the Servicer in accordance
with the Management Manual.
Charged-Off Ratio: With respect to any Collection Period, the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, calculated as of the Determination Date for
such Collection Period, (i) the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate
Outstanding Loan Balance of all Transferred Loans and repurchased Loans that became
Charged-Off Loans during such Collection Period and (ii) the denominator of which
is equal to (A) the sum of (x) the Aggregate Outstanding Loan Balance as of the
first day of such Collection Period and (y) the Aggregate Outstanding Loan Balance
as of the last day of such Collection Period, divided by (B) two.
Clearstream: Clearstream Banking Luxembourg, S.A., a corporation
organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Closing Date: June 6, 2007.
Collateral: All right, title and interest, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located, of the Borrower in, to and
under any and all of the following:
(i) the Transferred Loans, and all monies due or to become due in
payment of such Loans on and after the related Purchase Date;
(ii) any Related Property securing the Transferred Loans including
all proceeds from any sale or other disposition of such Related Property;
(iii) the Loan Documents relating to the Transferred Loans;
(iv) all Supplemental Interests related to any Transferred Loans;
(v) each Transaction Account, all funds held in such account, and all
certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time representing or
evidencing any Transaction Account or such funds;
(vi) all Collections and all other payments made or to be made in the
future with respect to the Transferred Loans, including such payments
under any guarantee or similar credit enhancement with respect to such
Loans, including any payments received by the Borrower or on behalf of the
Borrower by the Servicer or the Originator in respect of the Transferred
Loans and whether in the form of cash, checks, wire transfers, electronic
transfers or any other form of payment;
(vii) the Purchase Agreement; and
(viii) all income and Proceeds of the foregoing.
Collateral Custodian: U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity
as Collateral Custodian under the Custody Agreement, together with its successors
and assigns.
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Collateral Quality Tests: Tests (each, a “Collateral Quality
Test”) performed with respect to the Eligible Loans included in the Collateral
on any date of determination, that are satisfied so long as:
(i) the Weighted Average Xxxxx’x Recovery Rate is greater than or
equal to 32% as of such date;
(ii) the Weighted Average Xxxxx’x Rating Factor is less than or equal
to 4250 as of such date;
(iii) Weighted Average Coupon is greater than or equal to 9.00% as of
such date;
(iv) the Weighted Average Spread is equal to or greater than 4.50% as
of such date;
(v) the Weighted Average Life is equal to or less than 60 months;
(vi) the Xxxxx’x Asset Correlation Factor is less than or equal to 25
as of such date based on a number of Eligible Loans equal to 20; and
(vii) the Diversity Score is equal to or greater than 7.5 as of such date.
Collateral Value: On any date of determination, (i) with respect to
an Eligible Loan other than a Defaulted Loan, the Outstanding Loan Balance of such
Loan on such date, provided that if such Eligible Loan was purchased by the
Originator or by the Borrower for a purchase price of less than 85% of the
Outstanding Loan Balance thereof, the Collateral Value of such Eligible Loan (if
determined pursuant to this clause (i)) shall be such purchase price,
reduced by the product of (a) the aggregate Principal Collections applied to
reduction of the Outstanding Loan Balance of such Loan after the date of purchase
multiplied by (b)(1) the purchase price divided by (2) the
Outstanding Loan Balance of such Loan on the date of purchase, and (ii) with
respect to an Eligible Loan which is a Defaulted Loan, the Adjusted Outstanding
Loan Balance of such Defaulted Loan on such date, and (iii) with respect to a Loan
which is not an Eligible Loan or which has not been valued by the Approved
Valuation Agent, zero.
Collection Account: Defined in Section 7.4(e).
Collection Period: Each calendar month; provided that for purposes of
Interest Collections only, the “Collection Period” shall mean each period from and
including any Reporting Date to, but excluding, the next following Reporting Date.
Collections: (i) All cash collections or other cash proceeds of a
Transferred Loan received by or on behalf of the Borrower by the Servicer or the
Originator from or on behalf of any Obligor in payment of any amounts owed in
respect of such Transferred Loan, including Interest Collections, Principal
Collections, Insurance Proceeds, and all Recoveries, (ii) all amounts received by
the Borrower in connection with the repurchase of an Ineligible Loan pursuant to
Section 7.1 of the Purchase Agreement, (iii) all amounts received by the
Borrower in
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connection with the purchase of a Transferred Loan pursuant to
Section 7.7, (iv) any amounts to be transferred from the Interest Reserve
Account to the Collection Account as provided in Section 7.4(g), and (v)
interest earnings in the Collection Account or the Interest Reserve Account.
Commercial Paper Notes: On any day, any short-term promissory notes
issued by any Conduit Lender with respect to financing any Advance hereunder that
are allocated, in whole or in part, by such Conduit Lender to fund or maintain the
Outstanding Borrowings.
Commitment: During the Revolving Period (i) for each Committed
Lender, the commitment of such Committed Lender to fund any Advance to the Borrower
in an amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on the
signature pages of this Agreement, as such amount may be modified in accordance
with the terms hereof, and (ii) with respect to any Person who becomes a Committed
Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Agreement, as
applicable, the commitment of such Person to fund any Advance to the Borrower in an
amount not to exceed the amount set forth in such Assignment and Acceptance or
Joinder Agreement, as applicable, as such amount may be modified in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof. During the Amortization Period, for each Committed
Lender, aggregate outstanding Advances then funded by such Committed Lender.
Committed Lender: Each financial institution which is, or may become,
party to this Agreement, as a Committed Lender as designated on the signature pages
hereto or to the Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Agreement, as applicable, by
which it becomes a party to this Agreement.
Conduit Lender: Each Lender (if any) designated as a Conduit Lender
in the Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Agreement,
as applicable, by which it becomes a party to this Agreement.
Contractual Obligation: With respect to any Person, means any
provision of any securities issued by such Person or any indenture, mortgage, deed
of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement, instrument or other document to which
such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or is
subject.
Covenant-Lite Loan: A Loan that (i) does not contain any financial
covenants or (ii) requires the Obligor to comply with an Incurrence Covenant, but
no Maintenance Covenant. “Incurrence Covenant” means a covenant by the borrower to
comply with one or more financial covenants only upon the occurrence of certain
actions of the borrower including, but not limited to, a debt issuance, dividend
payment, share purchase, merger, acquisition or divestiture. “Maintenance Covenant”
means a covenant by the borrower to comply with one or more financial covenants
during each reporting period, whether or not it has taken any specified action.
Current Pay Loan: (i) a Transferred Loan that would otherwise be a
Defaulted Loan as a result of the provisions of clause (a)(iv) of the
definition of such term as to which (A) all scheduled interest and principal
payments due (other than those due as a result of any bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or other analogous proceeding) on such Transferred Loan
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were paid in
cash and the Servicer reasonably expects that the remaining scheduled interest and
principal payments due will be paid in cash, (B) the Xxxxx’x Rating of such
Transferred Loan is at least “Caa2,” and is not on a watch list for possible
downgrade, (C) the Fair Market Value of such Transferred Loan (determined by the
Approved Valuation Agent) is at least 85% of par, and (D) if the Obligor on such
Transferred Loan is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other
analogous proceeding, the bankruptcy court or other authorized official has
authorized the payment of interest due and payable on such Loan and all such
payments are current, or (ii) a Defaulted Loan that would not constitute a
Defaulted Loan except for the provisions of clause (a)(v) of the definition
of such term and that satisfies the requirements of clause (i)(A),
(i)(C) and, if applicable, (i)(D) above; provided that to
the extent that more than 10% of the Aggregate Outstanding Loan Balance would
otherwise constitute Current Pay Loans, one or more Transferred Loans that would
otherwise be Current Pay Loans having an Aggregate Principal Balance equal to such
excess shall be deemed not to constitute Current Pay Loans (and shall therefore
constitute Defaulted Loans).
Custodian Certification: Defined in the Custody Agreement.
Custodian Exceptions Report: Defined in the Custody Agreement.
Custodian Expenses: The out-of-pocket expenses to be paid to the
Collateral Custodian and Securities Custodian under the Custody Agreement.
Custodian Fee: The fee to be paid to the Collateral Custodian and the
Securities Custodian as set forth in the Agents/Backup Servicer Fee Letter.
Custody Account: The account of such name established pursuant to the
Custody Agreement.
Custody Agreement: The Second Amended and Restated Custody Agreement,
dated as of the First Restatement Effective Date, among the Borrower, the Servicer,
the Originator, the Facility Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Collateral
Custodian and the Securities Custodian.
Cut-Off Date: With respect to a Transferred Loan, defined in the
Purchase Agreement.
Debt/EBITDA Ratio: With respect to any Subordinated Loan in the
Collateral and as of the relevant date of determination, the ratio, calculated for
the Obligor thereunder together with its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, of
(i) the Indebtedness that is pari passu with or senior to such Loan and determined
as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which consolidated
financial statements are available for such Obligor and after giving effect to any
other Indebtedness that is senior to or pari passu with such Loan and outstanding
as of the date of determination, but not otherwise reflected in the consolidated
financial statements to (ii) EBITDA for the twelve month period ended on the last
day of such fiscal quarter. For purposes of any determination of the Debt/EBITA
Ratio, the amount of outstanding Indebtedness of an Obligor in respect of a
revolving credit facility or delayed funding term loan facility shall be deemed to
be the commitment amount under such facility.
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Defaulted Loan: On any date of determination, any Transferred Loan:
(a) as to which (i) a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest
(including the cash-pay portion of interest on a PIK Loan) and/or commitment or other fees
has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Loan (without regard to waiver of such
payment default) for a period of longer than the Applicable Grace Period (as defined
below); provided that a PIK Loan shall not be deemed to be defaulted hereunder if payment
is deferred for the lesser of (x) two payment periods or (y) one-year, (ii) a default as to
the payment of principal and/or interest has occurred and is continuing on another debt
obligation
of the same Obligor which is senior or pari passu in right of payment to such Loan
(provided that both such other debt obligation and the Loan are full recourse obligations
of such Obligor), (iii) in respect of which the Servicer or the Originator shall have taken
any of the following actions: restricting the Obligor’s right to make subordinated payments
(other than payments in respect of owner’s debts and seller financings), acceleration of
the Transferred Loan, foreclosure on collateral for the Loan, increasing its representation
on the Obligor’s Board of Directors or similar governing body, or increasing the frequency
of its inspection rights to permit inspection on demand, (iv) except in the case of a
Transferred Loan which is a Current Pay Loan, the Obligor of which is the subject of a
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other analogous proceeding and such proceeding has
not been stayed or dismissed, (v) such Loan either (A) has a Moody’s Default Probability
Rating of “Ca” or below or (B) is not a Rating Pending Loan and is unrated, or (vi) with
respect to which a Material Modification has occurred;
(b) such Loan is a Participation in a loan or other debt security (i)
that would, if such loan or other debt security were a Loan, constitute an
“Defaulted Loan” under paragraph (a) above, (ii) in respect of which any
payments made by the Obligor under such loan or other debt security are
not received by the Borrower from the Selling Institution for more than 10
Business Days or (iii) if the entry of a decree or order by a court having
competent jurisdiction adjudges the related counterparty or Selling
Institution as bankrupt or insolvent;
(c) that in the judgment of the Servicer (exercised in accordance
with the Management Manual) is defaulted; or
(d) is a Charged-Off Loan.
For purposes of clause (a)(i) above, the “Applicable Grace Period” shall mean, (x) except
in the case of a Broadly Syndicated Loan, 30 days, or (y) in the case of a Broadly Syndicated Loan,
five days if the Servicer shall have determined in good faith that the applicable payment default
was the result of administrative error, force majeure or other reasons unrelated to the
creditworthiness of the Obligor, and otherwise zero days.
Default Ratio: With respect to any Collection Period, the percentage
equivalent of a fraction, calculated as of the Determination Date for such
Collection Period, (i) the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate Outstanding
Loan Balance of all Transferred Loans and repurchased Loans (excluding Charged-Off
Loans) that became Defaulted Loans during
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such Collection Period and (ii) the
denominator of which is equal to (A) the sum of (x) the Aggregate Outstanding Loan
Balance as of the first day of such Collection Period and (y) the Aggregate
Outstanding Loan Balance as of the last day of such Collection Period, divided by
(B) two.
Derivatives: Any (i) exchange-traded or over-the-counter forward,
future, option, swap, cap, collar, floor, foreign exchange contract, any
combination thereof, whether for physical delivery or cash settlement, relating to
any interest rate, interest rate index, currency, currency exchange rate, currency
exchange rate index, debt instrument, debt price, debt index, depository
instrument, depository price, depository index, equity instrument, equity price,
equity index, commodity, commodity price or commodity index, (ii) any trust
certificate, credit-linked note, credit derivative transaction, synthetic letter of
credit or other transaction, contract, instrument, undertaking or security
purchased from, or entered into with a counterparty the returns on which are linked
to the credit performance of a related reference obligation and/or reference
obligor, or (iii) any transaction, contract, instrument, undertaking or security
referencing any of the foregoing.
Determination Date: The last day of each Collection Period.
DIP Obligation: Any interest in a Loan that is a loan or financing
facility which is an obligation of a debtor-in-possession pursuant to Section 364
of the Bankruptcy Code.
Diversity Score: With respect to each Moody’s Industry
Classification, the number established by the Borrower, or by the Servicer on its
behalf, and recalculated by the Documentation Agent pursuant to Section
7.21 of this Agreement by reference to the Diversity Score Table set forth in
Annex III hereto for the related Aggregate Industry Equivalent Unit Score
set forth therein in accordance with the provisions of such Annex.
Documentation Agent: Defined in the preamble hereto.
Documentation Agent Fee: As defined in the Agents/Backup Servicer Fee
Letter.
EBITDA: For any period, (a) net income for such period plus the
interest on Indebtedness, provisions for taxes based on income, and any
extraordinary losses for such period, minus any extraordinary gains for such
period, but without adjustment for any noncash income or noncash charges that are
classified as such under GAAP plus (b) the amount of all depreciation and
amortization expense deducted in determining net income for such period, which will
include adjustments deemed reasonable by the Servicer in accordance with the
Management Manual.
Eligible Assignee: A Qualified Lender who is approved by the Facility
Agent as a Purchasing Lender pursuant to Section 11.1 (such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld).
Eligible Loan: On any date of determination, each Loan which
satisfies each of the following requirements:
(i) the Loan (other than Noteless Loan or a Participation) is
evidenced by a promissory note that, together with all related Loan
Documents, have
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been duly authorized and are in full force and effect and
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Obligor of such
Loan to pay the stated amount of the Loan and interest thereon, and the
related Loan Documents are enforceable against such Obligor in accordance
with their respective terms;
(ii) the Loan, if it is a Noteless Loan, is evidenced by a credit agreement or
other documents containing an express unconditional promise to pay in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent that together with all related Loan
Documents, have been duly authorized and are in full force and effect and
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Obligor of such Loan to
pay the stated amount of the Loan and interest thereon, and the related Loan
Documents are enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with their respective
terms;
(iii) the Loan, if it is a Participation, is evidenced by a participation
agreement that has been duly authorized and is in full force and effect and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Selling Institution, and
the underlying Loan Documents (including, except in the case of a Noteless Loan or
a Global Note Loan, the related promissory note) satisfy the requirements of
clause (i) or (ii) above, as applicable;
(iv) the Loan was originated in accordance with the terms of the Management
Manual and arose in the ordinary course of the Originator’s business from the
lending of money to the Obligor thereof;
(v) the Obligor of such Loan has executed all appropriate documentation
required by the Originator;
(vi) the Loan, together with the Loan Documents related thereto, is a “general
intangible”, an “instrument”, an “account”, or “tangible chattel paper” within the
meaning of the UCC of all jurisdictions that govern the perfection of the security
interest granted therein;
(vii) all material consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of, or
registrations or declarations with, any Governmental Authority required to be
obtained, effected or given in connection with the making of such Loan have been
duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect;
(viii) the Loan and all related Collateral is owned by the Borrower free and
clear of any Liens except for Borrower Permitted Liens as provided herein; the
Facility Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, has a valid and perfected first
priority security interest in the Loan and all related Collateral, free and clear
of any Liens except for Borrower Permitted Liens; all filings (including such UCC
filings) as are necessary in any jurisdiction to perfect such security interest of
the Facility Agent as agent for the Secured Parties in the Loan and all related
Collateral have been made; and no effective financing statement or other instrument
similar in effect covering the Loan or any related Collateral is on file in any
recording office except such as may be filed in favor of the Facility Agent
relating to this Agreement or reflecting the transfer of the Loan or such
Collateral from the Originator to the Borrower;
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(ix) (A) the Loan, together with the related Loan Documents, is fully
assignable (subject only to (I) the applicable Obligor’s right to consent to the
assignment of such Loan to a competitor or the Obligor’s right to consent
generally, so long as such consents may not, by the terms of the applicable
agreements and other documents, be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and such
Obligor shall not have such a right to consent if an event of default or similar
event (however denominated) shall have occurred with respect to such Loan, and (II)
such other limitations on assignability which shall have been consented to by the
Facility Agent in its discretion) and, if such Loan is secured by an interest in
real property, an Assignment of Mortgage executed in blank has been delivered to
the Collateral Custodian; provided that (x) Related Property securing such
Loan may be subject to rights of consent of third parties to the assignment thereof
so long as, in the judgment of the Facility Agent, such Related Property and such
rights are not material to the credit quality of such Loan and the Borrower is
using reasonable commercial efforts to obtain such consents and (y) in the case of
a Qualified Agented Loan, the assignment of such Loan may be subject to rights of
consent of the agent with respect to such Qualified Agented Loan and the related
Obligor, so long as such consents may not, by the terms of the applicable Loan
Documents, be unreasonably withheld or delayed and the related Obligor shall not
have such a right of consent if an event of default or similar event (however
denominated) shall have occurred with respect to such Loan, and (B) except in the
case of a Bond, the Originator shall have delivered to the Borrower and the
Documentation Agent a Closing Attorney Opinion (as defined in the Custody
Agreement);
(x) the Loan was documented and closed in accordance with the Management
Manual, including the relevant opinions and assignments, and, except in the case of
Noteless Loans, there is only one current original Underlying Note;
(xi) each delivery required with respect to the Loan, to the
extent required to have been made pursuant to Section 2 of the Custody
Agreement on or prior to the applicable date of determination of the eligibility of
such Loan, has been timely made in accordance with such Section;
(xii) the Loan, together with the Loan Documents related thereto, does not
contravene in any material respect any Applicable Laws (including laws, rules and
regulations relating to usury, truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit
reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy)
and with respect to which no party to the Loan Documents related thereto is in
material violation of any such Applicable Laws;
(xiii) the Loan is denominated and payable only in United States dollars in
the United States;
(xiv) the Obligor’s jurisdiction of organization and principal office and any
Related Property are located in the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec);
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(xv) the Loan is secured by a perfected Lien under the UCC or other applicable
law in Related Property, and all such Related Property is free of any Liens except
for Obligor Permitted Liens;
(xvi) the Loan does not allow for rights of rescission, set off, counterclaim
or defense (other than in favor of the lender or lenders thereunder or their
agents), and no material dispute has been asserted with respect to the Loan;
(xvii) the Related Property with respect to such Loan is insured in accordance
with the Management Manual;
(xviii) on the date such Loan was first included in the Collateral, the Loan
had a remaining term to maturity of (i) prior to the First Restatement Effective
Date, no more than 120 months or (ii) on or after the First Restatement Effective
Date, no more than 84 months;
(xix) such Loan bears interest which is due and payable no less frequently
than semi-annually;
(xx) if such Loan is a PIK Loan, the cash-pay portion of interest on such Loan
is payable at a current rate at least equal to seven and one half percent (7.50%)
per annum (for the avoidance of doubt, a PIK Loan which permits the full deferral
of interest for any period is not an Eligible Loan);
(xxi) if such Loan is a Fixed Rate Loan, the per annum rate at which current
cash-pay interest thereon is calculated and payable is at
least equal to 7.50%, and if such Loan is not a Fixed Rate Loan, the per annum
spread over the applicable LIBO Rate (or the comparable index rate) (with respect
to Loans that do not bear interest based upon the LIBO Rate or a comparable index
rate or for which there is a floor for the interest rate, the spread shall be
deemed to be the all-in rate minus the LIBO Rate) at which current cash-pay
interest thereon is calculated and payable is at least equal to 3.50%,
provided that if such Loan was purchased by the Originator or by the
Borrower for a purchase price of less than 85% of the Outstanding Loan Balance
thereof, then the interest rate on such Loan for purposes of this clause shall be
calculated as (a) the current stated interest rate under such Loan
multiplied by (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Loan
multiplied by (c) a ratio calculated as (1) the original principal balance
of such Loan as of the date of acquisition by the Originator or the Borrower, as
the case may be, divided by (2) the original purchase price paid by the
Originator or the Borrower;
(xxii) the Obligor has not funded any required payments (directly or
indirectly) in respect of such Loan with another Loan or other extension of credit
from the Originator or any of its Affiliates (or any Person from which such Loan
was purchased directly or indirectly by the Originator or any Affiliate of any such
Person); provided that a Loan shall not be excluded as an Eligible Loan
under this clause solely by reason of the funding of capitalized or similar initial
interest payments, on such Loan for a period not exceeding one year from the
initial disbursement of such Loan, from the proceeds of such Loan in accordance
with the original terms of such Loan;
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(xxiii) the Loan is not a loan or extension of credit made by the Originator
or any of its Affiliates for the purpose of making any principal, interest or other
payment on any other Loan necessary in order to keep such other Loan from becoming
delinquent;
(xxiv) the Loan’s commodity price risk (if any) has been appropriately hedged
by the Obligor in accordance with the Management Manual;
(xxv) the related Loan Documents do not require any future advances to be made
to the related Obligor on or after the date such Loan is acquired by the Borrower;
(xxvi) no payments in respect of the Loan (including principal or interest)
are subject to deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes;
(xxvii) on the date such Loan was first included in the Collateral, the Loan
was not a Defaulted Loan or Current Pay Loan and, if such Loan is a PIK Loan, no
installments of interest on such Loan were
then deferred or capitalized (whether or not in accordance with the terms
thereof);
(xxviii) the Loan is not in the form of an installment sale agreement, lease
or other arrangement under which the lender or any agent thereof acquires title to
or an ownership interest in any Related Property;
(xxix) the Obligor of the Loan is not the Originator or an Affiliate of the
Originator, unless such Loan is listed on Schedule III hereto or is
consented to by (A) the Facility Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) and (B) if the addition of such Loan to the Collateral causes the
aggregate Collateral Value of Loans from Affiliates of the Originator to exceed 25%
of the aggregate Collateral Value of all Transferred Loans, each Syndication Agent;
(xxx) the Obligor of the Loan is not a Governmental Authority;
(xxxi) the terms of such Loan require that payments of the principal thereof
and of cash interest thereon be made by the Obligor by wire transfer of funds to an
account designated from time to time by the lender or its agent or assignee;
(xxxii) such Loan is not a DIP Obligation or a Structured Finance Obligation;
(xxxiii) such Loan is not a Derivative, unless entered into or acquired in
accordance with Section 5.1(h);
(xxxiv) such Loan is indebtedness of the Obligor and not an equity interest
therein,
(xxxv) if such Loan is a First Lien Loan or Second Lien Loan, such Loan is not
a Covenant-Lite Loan;
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(xxxvi) on the latest of the Second Restatement Effective Date, the
date such Loan was first included in the Collateral and, if such Loan was
then a Rating Pending Loan, on the date it ceased to be a Rating Pending
Loan, such Loan has a Xxxxx’x Rating Factor which does not exceed the
applicable Maximum Xxxxx’x Rating Factor;
(xxxvii) if the Loan is a Participation, on the date such Loan was
first included in the Collateral the Selling Institution has either a
long-term unsecured debt rating of “A1” or better by Moody’s or a
short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating of “P-1”
or better by Moody’s;
(xxxviii) such Loan was not a Subordinated Loan
(a) on the date of its acquisition by the Borrower, if such date was
on or after the Second Restatement Effective Date or (b) on any subsequent
date occurring on or after the Second Restatement Effective Date on which
(x) in the case of a revolving credit facility or delayed funding term
loan facility constituting Indebtedness of the related Obligor that is
senior to or pari passu with such Loan, the initial commitments under such
facility become effective or the commitment amount thereunder is
increased, or (y) in the case of any other Indebtedness of the related
Obligor, such Obligor incurs Indebtedness that is senior to or pari passu
with such Loan;
(xxxix) the inclusion of such Loan as an Eligible Loan does not
result in the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans whose interest
payments are due and payable less frequently than monthly to exceed 70% of
the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans;
(xl) the inclusion of such Loan as an Eligible Loan does not result
in the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans that are secured by, or the
payment of which is derived from, obligations of consumers, to exceed 7.5%
of the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans; and
(xli) the Borrower’s purchase price of such Loan under the Purchase
Agreement or, if such Loan was purchased by the Originator or an Affiliate
of the Originator from a third party, the Originator’s or such Affiliate’s
purchase price thereof was at least equal to 50% of the outstanding
principal balance thereof at the time of purchase.
Equity Issuance: Any issuance by a Person of any share of capital
stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant,
option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any
share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person,
any security (other than a debt security) convertible into or exchangeable for any
share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person
or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person
of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit
interest in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein),
whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right
or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.
For the avoidance of doubt, Equity Issuances shall
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include the issuance of any
equity interest (as described above) upon the conversion or exchange of any debt
security that is convertible or exchangeable, or is being converted or exchanged,
for any such equity interest.
ERISA: The U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued
thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate: (i) Any corporation that is a member of the same
controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code) as the Borrower; (ii) a trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code) with the Borrower or (iii) a member of the same affiliated
service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Internal Revenue Code)
as the Borrower, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade
or business described in clause (ii) above.
Euroclear: Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear
system and any successor or successors thereto.
Eurodollar Disruption Event: With respect to any Advance as to which
Interest accrues or is to accrue at a rate based upon the LIBO Rate, any of the
following: (i) a determination by a Lender or its Support Provider that it would
be contrary to law or to the directive of any central bank or other Governmental
Authority to obtain United States dollars in the London interbank market to make,
fund or maintain any Advance or any related Support Advance; (ii) a determination
by the Majority Lenders that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
purposes of determining the LIBO Rate; (iii) a determination by the Majority
Lenders that the rate at which deposits of United States dollars are being offered
to such Lenders or their Support Providers in the London interbank market does not
accurately reflect the cost to such Lender or Support Provider of making, funding
or maintaining any Advance or any related Support Advance; or (iv) a determination
by the Majority Lenders that United States dollar deposits are not being offered in
the London interbank market to make, fund or maintain any Advance or any related
Support Advance.
Eurodollar Reserve Percentage: On any day, the then applicable
percentage (expressed as a decimal) prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board (or any
successor) for determining reserve requirements applicable to “Eurocurrency
Liabilities” pursuant to Regulation D or any other then applicable regulation of
the Federal Reserve Board (or any successor) that prescribes reserve requirements
applicable to “Eurocurrency Liabilities” as presently defined in Regulation D.
Event of Default: Defined in Section 8.2.
Excess Concentration Amount: On any date of determination, the sum
of, without duplication (after giving effect to the
provisions of Section 7.20 with respect to Excluded Loans, if any):
(i) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of Eligible
Loans, the Obligors of which have their principal offices in any one state
of the United States exceeds 25% of the Collateral Values of all Eligible
Loans;
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(ii) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of Eligible Loans,
the Obligors of which have their principal offices or jurisdiction of organization
in Canada exceeds 10% of the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans;
(iii) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of Eligible Loans,
the Obligors of which are in the same Industry (an “Industry
Concentration”), exceeds, 20% of the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans in
the case of the largest Industry Concentration, (B) 35% of the Collateral Values of
all Eligible Loans in the case the two largest Industry Concentrations in the
aggregate, (C) 45% of the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans in the case the
three largest Industry Concentrations in the aggregate, and (D) 10% of the
Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans in the case of any other Industry
Concentration;
(iv) the aggregate amount by which the respective Collateral Values of
Eligible Loans exceed the applicable Large Loan Concentration Limits;
(v) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans
whose interest payments are due and payable less frequently than quarterly exceeds
5% of the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans;
(vi) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans
which are PIK Loans exceeds 5% of the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans;
(vii) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all Eligible
Loans that have remaining terms to maturity greater than 60 months exceeds 35% of
the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans;
(viii) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all Eligible
Loans that are Fixed Rate Loans exceeds 45% of the Collateral Values of all
Eligible Loans;
(ix) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans
with a Xxxxx’x Rating Factor of 4,770 or higher exceeds 25% of the Collateral
Values of all Eligible Loans;
(x) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of
all Eligible Loans which do not have a Moody’s Default Probability Rating
exceeds 10% (or such larger percentage to which the Facility Agent may consent from
time to time in its discretion) of the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans;
(xi) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans
which are Participations exceeds 15% of the Collateral Values of all Eligible
Loans;
(xii) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all Eligible
Loans which are Participations entered into by the Borrower with Selling
Institutions (or their Affiliates) having the same credit rating exceeds the
applicable
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percentage of the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans set forth
below for such credit rating (in the event of a split rating, the lower rating
shall apply) (provided that if the rating of any Selling Institution has
been placed on watch by Xxxxx’x for possible upgrade or downgrade, such rating
shall be deemed to have been upgraded or downgraded, as the case may be, by one
rating subcategory):
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Individual Participation |
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Aggregate Participation |
Credit Rating of Selling |
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Selling Institution |
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Selling Institution |
Institution (Xxxxx’x) |
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Percentage |
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Percentage |
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“Aaa”
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10%
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15% |
“Aa1”
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10%
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15% |
“Aa2”
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10%
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15% |
“Aa3”
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10%
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15% |
“A1”
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5%
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10% |
“A2”
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5%
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5% |
(xiii) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all
Eligible Loans that are not First Lien Loans exceeds 50% of the Collateral
Values of all Eligible Loans;
(xiv) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all
Eligible Loans that are not First Lien Loans or Second Lien Loans exceeds
15% of the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans;
(xv) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all
Eligible Loans that were not structured by the Originator exceeds 50% of
the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans; and
(xvi) the aggregate amount by which the Collateral Values of all
Eligible Loans that are Bonds exceeds 20% of the Collateral Values of all
Eligible Loans.
Excluded Loan: Defined in Section 7.20.
Expected Final Payment Date: The first anniversary of the last day of
the Revolving Period (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day).
Facility Agent: Defined in the preamble hereto.
Facility Amount: Initially, $210,000,000 as such amount may be
increased or decreased from time to time at the request of the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.15; provided that on any day on or after the Termination
Date, the Facility Amount shall be equal to the amount of Outstanding Borrowings on
such day.
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Facility Fee: As defined in the Lenders Fee Letter.
Facility Increase: Defined in Section 2.15(a).
Fair Market Value: With respect to each Loan, the least of (i) (A)
the outstanding principal amount of such Loan times (B) the price most recently
determined by the Borrower on such Loan in accordance with the Management Manual
based on a valuation from the Approved Valuation Agent, (ii) the remaining
principal amount of such Loan and (iii) if such Loan (other than a Current Pay
Loan) has been reduced in value below the remaining principal amount thereof (other
than as a result of the allocation of a portion of the remaining principal amount
to warrants), the value of such Loan as required by, and in accordance with, the
1940 Act and any orders of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
issued to the Originator, to be determined by the Board of Directors of the
Originator and reviewed by its auditors. If such Loan is a Current Pay Loan and
the Fair Market Value thereof shall not have been determined in accordance with
clause (i) above, such Loan shall be deemed to have a Fair Market Value equal to
zero.
Federal Funds Rate: For any period, a fluctuating interest rate per
annum for each day during such period equal to (i) the weighted average of the
rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such
day is not a Business Day, for the preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York; or (ii) if such rate is not so published for any day which is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 10:30 a.m. (New York
City time) for such day on such transactions received by the Collateral Agent from
three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Federal Reserve Board: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
Fee Letters: Collectively, the Lenders Fee Letter, the Agents/Backup
Servicer Fee Letter and the Structuring Agent Fee Letter.
Final Date: The date following the Termination Date on which all
Outstanding Borrowings have been reduced to zero, the Lenders have received all
accrued Interest, fees, and all other amounts owing to them under this Agreement
and each of the Backup Servicer, the Collateral Custodian and the Agents have each
received all amounts due to them in connection with the Transaction Documents.
First Lien Loan: (i) With respect to a Loan having a Xxxxx’x Credit
Estimate, a Loan which Xxxxx’x has classified as a first lien loan for purposes of
such Xxxxx’x Credit Estimate, and (ii) with respect to any other Loan, a Loan which
is a Senior Secured Loan.
First Restatement Effective Date: June 25, 2009.
Fixed Rate Loan: A Loan which bears interest at a fixed rate of
interest (it being understood that any Loan which bears interest at a floating rate
of interest subject to a floor rate shall not constitute a Fixed Rate Loan).
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Funding Date: Any day on which an Advance is made in accordance with
and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Funding Percentage: With respect to a Committed Lender, its
Commitment as a percentage of the Facility Amount, and with respect to a Conduit
Lender, its Maximum Advance Amount as a percentage of the Facility Amount.
Funding Request: A Borrower Notice requesting an Advance
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto.
Funding Source: With respect to a Conduit Lender, any financing
conduit or intermediate special purpose entities from which, directly or
indirectly, such Conduit Lender receives funds to finance such Conduit Lender’s
making or maintaining its Advances hereunder.
GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time
to time in the United States.
Gas Solutions Interest: As defined in the Purchase Agreement.
Global Note Loan: A Bond or Loan as to which the Underlying Note is
held by the nominee for any of The Depository Trust Company, Clearstream or
Euroclear or any other internationally recognized depositary or clearing system.
Governmental Authority: With respect to any Person, any nation or
government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or
similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person
Guarantor: PCC and its permitted successors and assigns under the
Guaranty Agreement.
Guaranty Agreement: The Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, from the Guarantor in favor of the Facility Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties.
Increased Costs: Any amounts required to be paid by the Borrower to
an Affected Party pursuant to Section 2.12.
Indebtedness: With respect to a Person at any date, (i) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price
of property or services (other than current liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business and payable in accordance with customary trade practices) or
that is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (ii) all
obligations of such Person under capital leases, (iii) all obligations of such
Person in respect of acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person,
(iv) all liabilities secured by any Adverse Claims on any property owned by such
Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the
payment thereof, and (v) all net indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of that
Person in respect of Derivatives, and (vi) obligations under direct
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or indirect guaranties in respect of obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise
acquire, or to otherwise assure a creditor against loss in respect of, clauses (i) through
(v) above.
Indemnified Amounts: Defined in Section 9.1(a).
Indemnified Parties: Defined in Section 9.1(a).
Independent Director: With respect to a subject Person, a natural
person who qualifies as an “independent director” within the meaning of the
Borrower’s limited liability company agreement and, for the five-year period prior
to his or her appointment as Independent Director has not been, and during the
continuation of his or her service as Independent Director is not: (i) a direct,
indirect or beneficial stockholder, employee, director, member, manager, partner,
officer, affiliate or associate of the Originator, the Servicer, the Subservicer or
any of their respective Affiliates (other than his or her service as an Independent
Director of such subject Person); (ii) any Obligor with respect to a Loan held by
the Originator or the Borrower or any Affiliate of any Obligor (other than his or
her service as an Independent Director of such subject Person); or (iii) any member
of the immediate family of a person described in (i) or (ii).
Industry: The industry of an Obligor as determined by reference to
the Xxxxx’x Industry Classifications.
Ineligible Loan: Defined in the Purchase Agreement.
Insolvency Event: With respect to a specified Person, (i) the filing
of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in
respect of such Person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary
case under any applicable Insolvency Law now
or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of such
Person’s affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for
a period of 60 consecutive days; or (ii) the commencement by such Person of a
voluntary case under any applicable Insolvency Law now or hereafter in effect, or
the consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary
case under any such law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or
taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its
property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or the failure by such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts
become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the
foregoing.
Insolvency Laws: The Bankruptcy Code and all other applicable
liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership,
insolvency, reorganization, suspension of payments, or similar debtor relief laws
from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Insolvent: As to any Person at any time, having a state of affairs
such that any of the following conditions are met: (i) the fair value of the
property owned by such Person is not greater than the amount of such Person’s
liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such
value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of
the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) the present fair salable value of the property owned
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by such Person in an orderly liquidation of such Person is less than the amount that will be
required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and
matured; (iii) such Person is not able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other
liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the
normal course of business; (iv) such Person intends to, or believes that it will, incur debts or
liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (v) such
Person is engaged in business or a transaction, or is about to engage in a business or a
transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital.
Insolvency Proceeding: Any case, action or proceeding before any
court or Governmental Authority relating to an Insolvency Event.
Insurance Policy: With respect to any Loan included in the
Collateral, an insurance policy covering physical damage to or loss to any assets
or Related Property of the Obligor securing such Loan.
Insurance Proceeds: Any amounts payable or any payments made, to the
Borrower or to the Servicer on its behalf under any Insurance Policy.
Interest: For each Accrual Period and each Advance outstanding during
such Accrual Period, the product of the following, as determined by the Calculation
Agent (each such determination, absent manifest error, to be conclusive and binding
on all parties hereto and their assignees):
IR x P x AD
DC
where
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IR |
= |
the Interest Rate applicable to such Advance; |
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P |
= |
the average of the outstanding principal amounts of such Advance on each day of
such Accrual Period; |
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AD |
= |
the actual number of days in such Accrual Period, or if such Advance was first
made during such Accrual Period, the actual number of days beginning on the day such
Advance was first made through the end of such Accrual Period; and |
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DC |
= |
360 (unless another day count convention is required in respect of any Interest
Rate as set forth in Section 2.10(a)); |
provided, however, that no provision of this Agreement shall require or permit the
collection of Interest in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law. Interest shall not be
considered paid by any distribution if at any time such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise
be returned for any reason.
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Interest Collections: Any and all (i) amounts received in respect of
any interest, fees or other similar charges on a Transferred Loan (other than a
Defaulted Loan) from or on behalf of any Obligors that are deposited into the
Collection Account, (ii) all payments or proceeds of any Defaulted Loan to the
extent that such payments and proceeds in the aggregate exceed the principal
balance of such Defaulted Loan, (iii) all payments and proceeds from Supplemental
Interests, and (iv) interest and other net earnings from amounts on deposit in the
Collection Account. For the avoidance of doubt, no amounts that relate to
Defaulted Loans, other than as provided in clause (ii) above, shall
constitute “Interest Collections”.
Interest Coverage Ratio: With respect to any Collection
Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, calculated as of the
Determination Date for such Collection Period, (a) the numerator of which is equal
to the excess of (i) the aggregate Interest Collections for such Collection Period
over (ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate amounts payable pursuant to clauses
(i) and (iv) of Section 2.8 on the related Payment Date
plus (B) 1/12th of the Annual Expense Cap, and (b) the
denominator of which is equal to the aggregate amount payable pursuant to
clause (vi) of Section 2.8 on the related Payment Date.
Interest Coverage Test: A test that is satisfied as of any
Determination Date if the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be equal to or greater than
150%.
Interest Rate: For any Accrual Period ending on or after the Second
Restatement Effective Date, with respect to any Advance, the greater of (i) 1.0%
per annum and (ii) a rate per annum equal to the LIBO Rate for such Accrual Period
or, if a Eurodollar Disruption Event occurs for such Accrual Period the Alternate
Base Rate; provided, that the Interest Rate for the first two (2) Business
Days following any Advance made by such Lender shall be the Alternate Base Rate if
such Advance was designated in the related Funding Request to be applied to fund
one or more Pre-Positioned Loans; provided further that, with
respect to the Accrual Period which includes the Second Restatement Effective Date,
the Interest Rate shall be 1.86%.
Interest Reserve Account: Defined in Section 7.4(g)(i).
Interest Reserve Account Requirement: Initially, $364,000 and
thereafter, for any date of determination (i) in an Accrual Period with respect to
which the LIBO Rate is lower than 1.0%, an amount equal to 0.70% of the Outstanding
Borrowings on such date, and (ii) in an Accrual Period with respect to which the
LIBO Rate is 1.0% or higher, an amount equal to 0.53% of the Outstanding Borrowings
on such date.
Internal Revenue Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Investment: With respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan,
advance or investment by such Person in any other Person, whether by means of share
purchase, capital contribution, loan or otherwise, excluding the acquisition of
assets pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and excluding commission, travel and
similar advances to officers, employees and directors made in the ordinary course
of business.
Joinder Agreement: Defined in Section 2.15(a)(ii).
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Key Person Event: (a) Xxxx X. Xxxxx III shall cease for any
reason to be employed at or by the Subservicer in a substantially similar
capacity as on the date hereof, (b) (i) X. Xxxxx Eliasek shall cease for any reason
to be employed at or by the Subservicer in a substantially similar capacity as on
the date hereof and (ii) a replacement reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent
shall not have been appointed within 60 days following such cessation, or (c) (i)
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx shall cease for any reason to act as chief financial officer and
chief compliance officer of PCC, and (ii) a replacement chief financial officer
and/or chief compliance officer (as applicable) reasonably acceptable to the
Facility Agent shall not have been appointed within 60 days following such
cessation.
Large Loan Concentration Limit: (i) For the Eligible Loan of the
Obligor with the largest Collateral Value, $35,000,000; (ii) for the Eligible Loans
of the next three Obligors with the largest Collateral Values, $30,000,000 each;
(iii) for the Eligible Loan of the next Obligor with the largest Collateral Value,
$27,500,000; (iv) for the Eligible Loans of the next two Obligors with the largest
Collateral Values, $25,000,000 each; (v) (A) if the Facility Amount is greater than
or equal to $275,000,000, for the Eligible Loans of the next ten Obligors with the
largest Collateral Values, $20,000,000 each, or (B) otherwise, for the Eligible
Loans of the next five Obligors with the largest Collateral Values, $20,000,000
each; and (vi) for the Eligible Loans of each other Obligor, $15,000,000 each.
Large Loan Excess Amount: On any date of determination, the aggregate
amount by which the respective Outstanding Loan Balances of Borrowing Base Eligible
Loans exceed the applicable Large Loan Limits.
Large Loan Limit: (i) For the Borrowing Base Eligible Loan of the
Obligor with the largest Outstanding Loan Balance, $35,000,000; (ii) for the
Borrowing Base Eligible Loans of the next three Obligors with the largest
Outstanding Loan Balances, $30,000,000 each; (iii) for the Borrowing Base Eligible
Loan of the next Obligor with the largest Outstanding Loan Balance, $27,500,000;
(iv) for the Borrowing Base Eligible Loans of the next two Obligors with the
largest Outstanding Loan Balances, $25,000,000 each; (v) (A) if the Facility Amount
is greater than or equal to $275,000,000, for the Borrowing Base Eligible Loans of
the next ten Obligors with the largest Outstanding Loan Balances, $20,000,000 each,
or (B) otherwise, for the Borrowing Base Eligible Loans of the next five Obligors
with the largest Outstanding Loan Balances, $20,000,000 each; and (vi) for the
Borrowing Base Eligible Loans of each other Obligor, $15,000,000 each.
Legal Final Maturity Date: The later of (i) June 11, 2022 or (ii) the
tenth anniversary of the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date (or, in each case if
such day is not a Business Day, the next
preceding Business Day).
Lender: Each Conduit Lender and each Committed Lender.
Lender Group: Each group of Lenders consisting of (i) a Conduit
Lender which is a not a Committed Lender and one or more the Committed Lenders with
respect to such Conduit Lender, or (ii) one or more Committed Lenders (which may
include a Conduit Lender which is a Committed Lender). The initial Lender Groups
shall be (i) the ******** Lender Group, which shall consist of ********, as
Committed Lender, and (ii) the ******** Lender Group, which
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shall consist of ********, as Committed Lender. The Managing Agent for the
******** Lender Group shall be ********, and the Managing Agent for
the ******** Lender Group shall
be ********. Other Lender Groups may be designated from time to time pursuant to
an Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Agreement, as applicable.
Lenders Fee Letter: Any letter agreement among the Borrower, the
Facility Agent and the Managing Agents in respect of, among other things, the
Facility Fee and certain other amounts payable to for the account of one or more
Lenders, as it may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time with the
consent of the Facility Agent and each Managing Agent (acting with the consent of
each affected Lender).
LIBO Rate: With respect an Accrual Period, an interest rate per annum
determined by the Calculation Agent (each such determination, absent manifest
error, to be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto and their assignees) to
be equal to:
(i) the posted rate for one month deposits in United States dollars
appearing on Reuters Page LIBOR01 at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the
Business Day that is the second Business Day immediately preceding the
first day of such Accrual Period (the “LIBOR Determination Date”);
or
(ii) if, on any LIBOR Determination Date, no such rate appears on
Reuters Page LIBOR01, the arithmetic mean of the offered quotations of the
Reference Banks to prime banks in the London interbank market for one
month deposits in United States dollars by reference to requests for
quotations as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such LIBOR
Determination Date made by the Calculation Agent to the Reference Banks.
If, on any LIBOR Determination Date, at least two of the Reference Banks
provide such quotations, the LIBO Rate for such Accrual Period shall be
deemed to be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If on any LIBOR
Determination Date fewer than two Reference
Banks provide such quotations, the LIBO Rate for such Accrual Period
shall be deemed to be the arithmetic mean of the offered quotations that
leading banks in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent (after
consultation with the Facility Agent) are quoting on the relevant LIBOR
Determination Date for one month deposits in United States dollars to the
principal London offices of leading banks in the London interbank market.
Lien: With respect to any item of property, (i) any mortgage, lien,
pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such
item, or (ii) the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, financing loan or other title retention agreement relating to such item.
Liquidation Expenses: With respect to any Defaulted Loan, the
aggregate amount of out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the Borrower or
on behalf of the Borrower by the Servicer (including amounts paid to any
subservicer) in connection with the repossession, refurbishing and disposition of
any related assets securing such Loan including the attempted collection of any
amount owing pursuant to such Loan.
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Liquidity Percentage: For a Committed Lender in respect of a Conduit
Lender in a Lender Group, such Committed Lender’s Adjusted Commitment with respect
to such Conduit Lender as a percentage of the aggregate Adjusted Commitments of all
Committed Lenders in such Lender Group.
Liquidity Provider: With respect to a Conduit Lender, any one or more
Persons from which such Conduit Lender is entitled to borrow from, to which a
Conduit Lender is entitled to sell an interest in assets, or with which such
Conduit Lender has entered into a total return swap or other derivative
transaction, providing liquidity support to such Conduit Lender with reference to
such Conduit Lender’s Advances.
Loan: Any senior or subordinate loan arising from the extension of
credit to an Obligor by the Originator (or a Participation therein) or any Bond
sold by the Originator to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Loan Documents: (a) With respect to any Loan (other than those
described in (b) below), the following documents or instruments:
(i) the Primary Loan Documents relating to such Loan;
(ii) copies of all other material operative documents related to such
Loan, in each case together with any amendments or modifications thereto;
(iii) if any Loan is secured by real property, an Assignment of
Mortgage and of any other material recorded security documents in
recordable form, executed by the Borrower or the prior holder of record,
in blank or to the Facility Agent (and evidencing an unbroken chain of
assignments from the prior holder of record to the Facility Agent), with
any assignment to the Facility Agent to be in the following form:
“Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank
Nederland”, New York Branch, as Facility Agent for the Secured Parties”
unless such mortgage is held by a collateral agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties; and
(iv) either, in each case as indicated on the Loan List, (i) copies
of the UCC-1 financing statements, if any, and any related continuation
statements, each showing the Obligor as debtor and each with evidence of
filing thereon, or (ii) copies of any such financing statements certified
by the Servicer to be true and complete copies thereof in instances where
the original financing statements have been sent to the appropriate public
filing office for filing but evidence of filing thereof has not yet been
received; and
(b) with respect to any Loan which a party other than the Originator acts as
lead agent and collateral agent or a Broadly Syndicated Loan, the following
documents or instruments:
(i) the Primary Loan Documents relating to such Loan;
(ii) copies of all other material operative documents related to such
Loan, in each case together with any amendments or modifications thereto;
and
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(iii) either, in each case as indicated on the Loan List, (i) copies
of the UCC-1 financing statements, if any, and any related continuation
statements, each showing the Obligor as debtor and each with evidence of
filing thereon, or (ii) copies of any such financing statements certified
by the Servicer to be true and complete copies thereof in instances where
the original financing statements have been sent to the appropriate public
filing office for filing but evidence of filing thereof has not yet been
received.
Loan File: With respect to any Loan, the Loan Documents related thereto.
Loan List: The Loan List provided by the Borrower to the
Documentation Agent and the Collateral Custodian, as set forth in Schedule I hereto
(which shall include the specific documents that should
be included in each Loan File), as the same may be changed from time to time
in accordance with the provisions hereof and by notice to the Collateral Custodian.
Loan Register: Defined in Section 7.9(j).
Loan Seniority Excess Amount: On any date of determination, the
aggregate amount by which the Outstanding Loan Balances of all Borrowing Base
Eligible Loans that are not First Lien Loans exceeds 50% of the aggregate
Outstanding Loan Balances of all Borrowing Base Eligible Loans.
Majority Lenders: At a particular time, Lenders with Commitments
aggregating more than 50% of the Facility Amount.
Management Manual: (i) With respect to the Originator, the Borrower
and the initial Servicer, those credit, collection, customer relation and service
policies existing as of the date hereof relating to the Loans and related Loan
Documents, consisting of the Subservicer’s investment management manual, as updated
May 18, 2007, and the Subservicer’s post-closing portfolio management manual, as
updated May 18, 2007, each as on file with the Facility Agent and the Documentation
Agent and as each of the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time in accordance with Sections 5.1(q) and 7.9(f); and (ii) with
respect to any Successor Servicer, the collection procedures and policies of such
person (as approved by the Facility Agent) at the time such Person becomes
Successor Servicer.
Managing Agent: Defined in the preamble hereto.
Material Adverse Change: With respect to any Person, any material
adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations,
performance or properties of such Person and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Material Adverse Effect: With respect to any event or circumstance,
means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, condition (financial or
otherwise), operations, performance or properties of the Servicer or the Borrower,
in each case together with its subsidiaries and taken as a whole, (ii) the
validity, enforceability or collectibility of this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document or any Support Facility or the validity, enforceability or
collectibility of the Loans, (iii) the rights and remedies of the Facility Agent or
any Secured Party under this Agreement or any Transaction Document or any Support
Facility,
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(iv) the ability of the Borrower or the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
any other Transaction Document, or (v) the status, existence, perfection, priority, or
enforceability of the Facility Agent’s or Secured Parties’ security interest in
the Collateral.
Material Modification: With respect to a Loan, any amendment or
waiver of, or modification or supplement to, an Underlying Note or other Loan
Document with respect to such Loan executed or effected on or after the date on
which such Loan became a Transferred Loan that, (i) reduces or forgives any or all
of the principal amount due under such Loan, (ii) waives one or more interest
payments, or reduces the interest rate applicable to such Loan, (iii) delays or
extends the required or scheduled amortization in any way that increases the
weighted average life of such Loan by more than 25% from its weighted average life
on the related Cut-Off Date, or (iv) provides additional funds to the Obligor of
such Loan or any of its Affiliates for the purpose of making any principal,
interest or other payment on such Loan or any other Loan necessary in order to keep
any such Loan from becoming delinquent.
Maximum Advance Amount: For any Conduit Lender which is not a
Committed Lender, the aggregate Commitments of the Committed Lenders in its Lender
Group.
Maximum Facility Amount: $300,000,000, as such amount may be
increased from time to time by agreement among the Borrower, the Facility Agent and
the Required Lenders, provided the Rating Agency shall have confirmed in writing to
the Borrower and the Facility Agent that (i) such increase will not result in the
reduction of its rating of the existing portion of the Rated Facility to below the
Required Facility Rating or in a withdrawal of its rating of the existing portion
of the Rated Facility, and (ii) its rating of the increased portion of the Rated
Facility is at least equal to the Required Facility Rating.
Maximum Lawful Rate: Defined in Section 2.6(c).
Maximum Xxxxx’x Rating Factor: With respect to each Loan included in
the Collateral (i) as of the Second Restatement Effective Date, a Xxxxx’x Rating
Factor equal to 8,070 and (ii) as of any subsequent date of inclusion in the
Collateral, a Xxxxx’x Rating Factor equal to 6,500.
Measurement Date: Each of the following: (i) the date of any Funding
Request, (ii) each Funding Date, (iii) each date on which the Borrower acquires or
disposes of any Eligible Loan or on which the Lien of this Agreement on any
Eligible Loan is released, (iv) each date on which any Loan ceases to be an
Eligible Loan or any Eligible Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, (v) each date on which
the Servicer becomes aware of a reduction or withdrawal of the Xxxxx’x Rating of an
Eligible Loan, and (vi) as of the date of any Monthly Report.
Minimum Tangible Net Worth: With respect to the
Servicer as at the end of the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2010,
$480,000,000, and (b) as at the end of any fiscal quarter during each fiscal year
thereafter, the sum of (i) $480,000,000 plus (ii) 75% of the Net Proceeds of all
Equity Issuances by the Servicer or any subsidiary of the Servicer (other than
Equity Issuances to the Servicer or a subsidiary of the Servicer) after March 31,
2010.
Monthly Available Principal: With respect to any Collection Period,
the sum of (i) the aggregate Principal Collections for such Collection Period, plus
without duplication, (ii)
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any Insurance Proceeds, Recoveries, amounts received by the Borrower in connection with the
repurchase of an Ineligible Loan pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Purchase Agreement and all
amounts received by the Facility Agent in connection with the release of a Transferred Loan
pursuant to Section 7.7, to the extent, in the case of this clause (ii), that such
Collections are in reduction of or otherwise in respect of the outstanding principal balance of any
Loan.
Monthly Report: Defined in Section 7.11(a).
Moody’s: Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
Moody’s Asset Correlation Factor: A single number determined by the
Borrower, or by the Servicer on its behalf, and recalculated by the Documentation
Agent pursuant to Section 7.21 of this Agreement in accordance with the
Moody’s asset correlation methodology set forth in Annex IV.
Moody’s Assigned Rating: With respect to any Loan as of any date of
determination, the monitored publicly available rating or Moody’s Credit Estimate
assigned to such Loan by Moody’s that addresses the full amount of the principal
and interest payable on such Loan.
Moody’s Credit Estimate: With respect to a Loan, the credit
assessment designated for such Loan by Moody’s upon application by the Borrower in
accordance with the Agreement.
Moody’s Default Probability Rating: With respect to any Loan, as of
any Measurement Date, the rating determined in accordance with the following:
(a) With respect to First Lien Loans and Second Lien Loans, as follows, in the
following order of priority:
(i) if the Obligor has a corporate family rating from Moody’s, such
corporate family rating;
(ii) if clause (i) does not apply and such Loan has a Moody’s
Credit Estimate, such Moody’s Credit Estimate; and
(iii) in any other case, the Xxxxx’x Rating of such Loan; and
(b) With respect to all other Loans, as follows, in the following order of
priority:
(i) if the Obligor has a senior unsecured obligation with a Moody’s
Assigned Rating, such rating;
(ii) if clause (i) does not apply and such Loan has a
Moody’s Credit Estimate, such Moody’s Credit Estimate; and
(iii) in any other case, the Moody’s Derived Rating of the Loan.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if the Xxxxx’x rating or ratings used to determine the Xxxxx’x
rating above are on watch for downgrade or upgrade by Moody’s, the Moody’s Default Probability
Rating will be determined adjusting such Xxxxx’x rating or ratings down two subcategories (if on
watch for downgrade), down one subcategory (if on negative outlook) or up one subcategory (if on
watch for upgrade), (b) for so long as a Loan is in the process of being reviewed by Moody’s, (i)
(x) if an unqualified auditors’ letter has been provided in connection with such review and the
Obligor of such Loan has an interest coverage ratio greater than or equal to one (1) with respect
to such Loan, the Moody’s Default Probability Rating of such Loan will be deemed “Caal”, and (y) in
all other cases, the Moody’s Default Probability Rating will be deemed “Caa3”, and (c) if such Loan
is a Ratings Pending Loan, such Loan shall be deemed to have a Moody’s Default Probability Rating
equal to “Caa1” for a period of up to 90 days.
Moody’s Derived Rating: With respect to a Loan not having a Moody’s
Assigned Rating, as of any Measurement Date, the rating determined in accordance
with the following, in the following order of priority:
(a) the “Issuer Rating” applicable to the Obligor assigned by Moody’s;
(b) if no such “Issuer Rating” is available from Moody’s, but there is a
subordinated obligation issued by such obligor that has an Moody’s Assigned Rating,
then (1) if the Moody’s Assigned Rating of such subordinated obligation is at least
“B3” (and, if rated “B3,” not on watch for downgrade), the Moody’s Derived Rating
will be the rating which is one rating subcategory higher than such Moody’s
Assigned Rating, or (2) if the Moody’s Assigned Rating of such subordinated
obligation is less than “B3” (or rated “B3” and on watch for downgrade), the
Moody’s Derived Rating will be such Moody’s Assigned Rating;
(c) if there is no subordinated obligation issued by such obligor that has an
Moody’s Assigned Rating, but there is a senior secured
obligation issued by such obligor that has an Moody’s Assigned Rating, then
(1) if the Moody’s Assigned Rating of such senior secured obligation is at least
“Caa3” (and, if rated “Caa3,” not on watch for downgrade), the Moody’s Derived
Rating will be the rating which is one subcategory below such Moody’s Assigned
Rating, or (2) if the Moody’s Assigned Rating of such senior secured obligation is
less than “Caa3” (or rated “Caa3” and on watch for downgrade), then the Moody’s
Derived Rating will be “C”;
(d) if there are no subordinated or senior secured obligations issued by such
obligor that have an Moody’s Assigned Rating, but such obligor has a corporate
family rating from Moody’s, the Moody’s Derived Rating will be one rating
subcategory below such corporate family rating;
(e) if such obligor does not have any subordinated or senior secured
obligation issued and outstanding, which obligation has a monitored public rating
from S&P, without any postscripts, asterisks or other qualifying notations, that
addresses the full amount of principal and interest promised, and (i) neither such
obligor nor any of its affiliates is subject to reorganization or bankruptcy
proceedings, (ii) no debt securities or obligations of such obligor are in default,
(iii) neither such obligor nor any of its affiliates
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has defaulted on any debt during the past two years, (iv) such obligor has been in
existence for the past five years, (v) such obligor is current on any cumulative dividends,
(vi) the fixed-charge ratio for such obligor exceeds 125% for each of the past two fiscal
years and for the most recent quarter, (vii) such obligor had a net profit before tax in
the past fiscal year and the most recent quarter, and (viii) the annual financial
statements of such obligor are unqualified and certified by a firm of independent
accountants of international reputation, and quarterly statements are unaudited but signed
by a corporate officer, the Moody’s Derived Rating will be “Caal”; and
(f) otherwise, such Loan shall be deemed not to have a Moody’s Derived Rating;
provided that, with respect to any Participation, to the
extent that any seller counterparty is an
entity that has (or whose parent corporation has) a long term debt rating of less than “A2” from
Moody’s or does not have any rating from Moody’s, the Moody’s Derived Rating will be the lower of
(i) “Caa2” and (ii) the rating of the underlying loan obligation as determined pursuant to the
provisions of this definition.
Moody’s Industry Classifications: The industry classifications set
forth in Annex II, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option
of the Servicer with the consent of the Facility Agent if Moody’s publishes revised
industry classifications.
Xxxxx’x Rating: With respect to any Loan of any Measurement Date, the
rating determined in accordance with the following, in the following order of
priority:
(a) With respect to First Lien Loans:
(i) if there is an Moody’s Assigned Rating with respect to
such Loan, such Moody’s Assigned Rating; or
(ii) if clause (i) does not apply and the Obligor has
a corporate family rating from Moody’s, such corporate family
rating; or
(iii) if neither clause (i) or (ii) apply,
the rating that is one rating subcategory above the Moody’s
Derived Rating;
(b) With respect to all other Loans:
(i) If there is an Moody’s Assigned Rating with respect to
such Loan, such Moody’s Assigned Rating; or
(ii) if there is no such Moody’s Assigned Rating, the Moody’s
Derived Rating; and
(c) If neither clause (a) or (b) applies, such Loan shall be
deemed not to have a Xxxxx’x Rating.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Xxxxx’x rating or ratings used to determine the Xxxxx’x
rating above are on watch for downgrade by Moody’s, the Xxxxx’x Rating will be determined by
adjusting such Xxxxx’x rating or ratings down two subcategories (if on watch for downgrade) or down
one subcategory (if on negative outlook).
Xxxxx’x Rating Factor: For each Loan, the number set forth in the
table below opposite the Moody’s Default Probability Rating of such Loan or, in the
event Moody’s establishes additional ratings, such other numbers as may be assigned
by Moody’s and provided by the Borrower or Moody’s to the Facility Agent:
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Moody’s |
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Moody’s |
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Default |
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Moody’s |
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Default |
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Moody’s |
Probability |
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Rating |
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Probability |
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Rating |
Rating |
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Factor |
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Rating |
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Factor |
Aaa |
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1 |
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Ba1 |
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940 |
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Aa1 |
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10 |
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Ba2 |
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1,350 |
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Aa2 |
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20 |
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Ba3 |
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1,766 |
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Aa3 |
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40 |
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B1 |
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2,220 |
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A1 |
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70 |
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B2 |
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2,720 |
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A2 |
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120 |
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B3 |
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3,490 |
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A3 |
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180 |
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Caa1 |
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4,770 |
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Baal |
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260 |
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Caa2 |
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6,500 |
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Baa2 |
|
|
360 |
|
|
Caa3 |
|
|
8,070 |
|
Baa3 |
|
|
610 |
|
|
Ca or lower |
|
|
10,000 |
|
Moody’s Recovery Rate: As of any Measurement Date, (i) with respect
to any Loan other than a Broadly Syndicated Loan, (A) the recovery rate
specifically assigned to such Loan by Moody’s, or (B) if no recovery rate shall
have been so assigned, (x) a rate determined in accordance with clause
(ii)(b) below if such Loan is a Rating Pending Loan with respect to Moody’s,
and otherwise (y) 0%, and (ii) with respect to a Broadly Syndicated Loan, the
recovery rate determined in accordance with the following, in the following order
of priority:
(a) If such Loan has been specifically assigned a recovery rate by Moody’s,
such recovery rate;
(b) For so long as such Loan is a Rating Pending Loan with respect to
Moody’s, (i) if such Loan is a First Lien Loan, the Moody’s Recovery Rate shall be
deemed to be 45%, (ii) if such Loan is a Second Lien Loan, the Moody’s Recovery
Rate shall be deemed to be 20%, and (iii) in each other case, the Moody’s Recovery
Rate shall be deemed to be 15%;
(c) If the Loan is a First Lien Loan or a Second Lien Loan, and no recovery
rate is determined pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above, the rate
determined pursuant to the table below based on the number of rating subcategories
difference between the Xxxxx’x Rating and the Moody’s Default Probability Rating
for such Loan (for purposes of clarification, if the Xxxxx’x Rating is higher than
the Moody’s Default Probability Rating, the rating subcategories difference will be
positive and if it is lower, negative):
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|
|
|
|
|
Number of Moody’s Ratings |
|
|
Subcategories Difference Between |
|
|
the Xxxxx’x Rating for the Loan |
|
The Moody’s Recovery |
and the Moody’s Default |
|
Rate for First Lien Loans |
Probability Rating for such Loan |
|
and Second Lien Loans |
+2 or more |
|
|
60 |
% |
+1 |
|
|
50 |
% |
0 |
|
|
45 |
% |
-1 |
|
|
40 |
% |
-2 |
|
|
30 |
% |
-3 or less |
|
|
20 |
% |
(d) For all other Loans that are loans not referred to in clause (b) or
(c) above, with respect to which no recovery rate is determined pursuant to
clause (a) above, the rate determined pursuant to the table below based on the
number of rating subcategories difference between the Xxxxx’x Rating and the Moody’s
Default Probability Rating for such Loan or Bond (for purposes of clarification, if the
Xxxxx’x Rating is higher than the Moody’s Default Probability Rating, the rating
subcategories difference will be positive and if its lower, negative):
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Moody’s Ratings |
|
|
Subcategories Difference Between |
|
|
the Xxxxx’x Rating for the Loan |
|
The Moody’s Recovery |
or Bond and the Moody’s Default |
|
Rate for Other Loans or |
Probability Rating for such Loan |
|
Bonds |
+2 or more |
|
|
45 |
% |
+1 |
|
|
42.5 |
% |
0 |
|
|
40 |
% |
-1 |
|
|
30 |
% |
-2 |
|
|
15 |
% |
-3 or less |
|
|
10 |
% |
Multiemployer Plan: A “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA that is or was at any time during the current year or the
immediately preceding five years contributed to by the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate on behalf of its employees.
1940 Act: The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Net Portfolio Collateral Balance: On any date of determination, an
amount equal to (i) the Collateral Value of all Eligible Loans (other than Excluded
Loans), minus (ii) the Excess Concentration Amount; provided that,
with respect to the determination of Collateral
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Value, the Outstanding Loan Balance of any PIK Loan shall not include any principal amount of such
PIK Loan representing previously deferred or capitalized interest.
Net Proceeds: means with respect to any Equity Issuance by a Person,
the aggregate amount of all cash and the fair market value of all other property
received by such Person in respect of such Equity Issuance net of investment
banking fees, legal fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions
and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred by such Person in
connection with such Equity Issuance. In the case of shares issued in a stock
dividend or similar
transaction, the Net Proceeds thereof shall equal the current market value of
the such shares at the time of such issuance net of any expenses incurred in
respect of such issuance.
Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction: Any foreign country that has been
designated as non-cooperative with international anti-money laundering principles
or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial
Action Task Force on Money Laundering, of which the United States is a member and
with which designation the United States representative to the group or
organization continues to concur.
Noteless Loan: A Loan with respect to which the underlying Loan
Documents (i) do not require the Obligor to execute and deliver a promissory note
to evidence the indebtedness created under such Loan and (ii) do not permit any
holder of the indebtedness created under such Loan to affirmatively request a
promissory note from the related Obligor.
Notes: Defined in Section 2.5(a).
Obligations: All loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations
for monetary amounts owing by the Borrower to any Lender, Agent or other Secured
Party or any of their assigns, as the case may be, whether due or to become due,
matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, contingent or non-contingent, and
all covenants and duties regarding such amounts, of any kind or nature, present or
future, arising under or in respect of any of this Agreement, any other Transaction
Document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, as amended or supplemented from time to time, whether or not evidenced
by any separate note, agreement or other instrument. This term includes all
principal, interest (including interest that accrues after the commencement against
the Borrower of any action under the Bankruptcy Code), Breakage Costs, fees,
including any and all arrangement fees, loan fees, facility fees, and any and all
other fees, expenses, costs or other sums (including attorney costs) chargeable to
the Borrower under any of the Transaction Documents.
Obligor: With respect to any Loan, the Person or Persons obligated to
make payments pursuant to such Loan, including any guarantor thereof; provided
that, solely for purposes of calculating the Excess Concentration Amount and Large
Loan Concentration Limit, all Loans included in the Collateral with respect to an
Obligor and any of its Affiliates shall be treated as Loans of such Obligor.
Obligor Permitted Liens: With respect to an Obligor and its Loan, the
following Liens:
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(i) Liens for taxes not yet due and payable or which are being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently
conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the
books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(ii) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s,
repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business
which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently
conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the
books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(iii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other
social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;
(iv) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and
leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety and appeal
bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred
in the ordinary course of business;
(v) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar
encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not
substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract
from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere
with the ordinary conduct of business of the applicable Person;
(vi) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not
constituting an event of default under the terms of the applicable Loan;
(vii) in the case of a Second Lien Loan, the Lien of the senior loan
or loans to which such Second Lien Loan is subordinated; and
(viii) in the case of a subordinated Loan, the Lien or Liens of the
senior loan or loans to which such subordinated Loan is subordinated.
Officer’s Certificate: A certificate signed by any officer of the
Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may be.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may be, and who shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Facility Agent.
Optional Redemption Event: Defined in Section 8.1(b).
Originator: PCC.
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Outstanding Borrowings: On any date of determination, the
aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding on such day, after giving effect
to all repayments of Advances and makings of new Advances on such day.
Outstanding Loan Balance: With respect to any Loan as of any date of
determination, the outstanding principal balance thereof; provided that the
Outstanding Loan Balance of any Loan that has not been valued by the Approved
Valuation Agent shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this definition. For
the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Loan Balance of a PIK Loan shall not
include any principal amount of such PIK Loan representing previously deferred or
capitalized interest.
Overcollateralization Ratio: As of any Measurement Date, the ratio
(expressed as a percentage) calculated by dividing (i) the Net Portfolio Collateral
Balance on such Measurement Date by (ii)(A) the Outstanding Borrowings minus (B)
the Account Amounts.
Overcollateralization Ratio Test: A test that is satisfied as of any
Measurement Date, if the Overcollateralization Ratio is at least equal to 200%.
For example, if, on any Measurement Date, the Outstanding Borrowings equal
$135,000,000, there are no Account Amounts and the Net Portfolio Collateral Balance
is equal to or greater than $270,000,000, then the Overcollateralization Ratio Test
would be satisfied on such Measurement Date.
Participant: Defined in Section 11.1(g).
Participation: An interest in a Loan that is acquired indirectly by
way of a participation from a Selling Institution.
Paying Agent: Defined in the preamble hereto.
Paying Agent Fee: As defined in the Agents/Backup Servicer Fee Letter.
Payment Date: (i) The fifteenth (15th) day of each
calendar month prior to the occurrence of the Legal Final Maturity Date (or, if
such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) the
Legal Final Maturity Date.
PCM: Prospect Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following types of
investments:
(i) marketable obligations of the United States, the
full and timely payment of which are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States and that have a maturity of not more than 270
days from the date of acquisition;
(ii) marketable obligations, the full and timely payment of which are
directly and fully guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United
States and that have a maturity of not more than 270 days from the date of
acquisition;
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(iii) bankers’ acceptances and certificates of deposit and other
interest-bearing obligations (in each case having a maturity of not more
than 270 days from the date of acquisition) denominated in dollars and
issued by any bank with capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating
at least $100,000,000, the short-term obligations of which are rated
“A-1+” by S&P and “P-1” by Moody’s;
(iv) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than ten days for
underlying securities of the types described in clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii) above entered into with any bank of the
type described in clause (iii) above;
(v) commercial paper (other than asset backed commercial paper) rated
at least “A-1+” by S&P and “P-1” by Moody’s;
(vi) investments in money market funds (which may be managed by the
Collateral Custodian or its Affiliates) rated “AAAm” or “AAAm-G” by S&P
and in the highest applicable investment category by Moody’s; and
(vii) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit
(having original maturities of no more than 365 days) of depository
institutions or trust companies incorporated under the laws of the United
States or any state thereof (or domestic branches of any foreign bank) and
subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking or
depository institution authorities; provided, however that at the time
such investment, or the commitment to make such investment, is entered
into, the short-term debt rating of such depository institution or trust
company shall be at least “A-1+” by S&P and “P-1” by Moody’s;
provided that (A) if such security is rated by S&P, such rating does not include the subscript “f”,
“p”, “pi”, “q”, “r” or “t”, (B) such security must mature not later the Business Day before the
next Payment Date, (C) such security may not be an interest only security, a mortgage-backed
security, a structured finance security or a net interest margin security, (D) such security shall
not have been purchased for an amount exceeding the par value thereof, (E) such security is not subject to substantial non-credit related
risks, and (F) payments on such security are not subject to any withholding taxes or similar
deductions or reductions. Permitted Investments may be purchased by or through the Facility Agent
or the Collateral Custodian or their respective Affiliates.
Person: An individual, partnership, corporation (including a
statutory trust), limited liability company, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated association, sole proprietorship, joint venture, government (or any
agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity.
PIK Loan: A Loan to an Obligor, which provides that any portion of
the interest accrued for a specified period of time or until the maturity thereof
is, or at the option of the obligor may be, added to the principal balance or
otherwise deferred and accrued rather than being paid in cash, provided
that any such Loan shall not constitute a PIK Loan if it (i) is a Fixed Rate Loan
and requires payment of interest in cash on a current monthly or quarterly basis at
a rate of not less than 7.5% per annum or (ii) is not a Fixed Rate Loan and
requires payment of
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interest in cash on a current monthly or quarterly basis at a rate of not less than 3.5% per annum
in excess of the applicable rate index. The principal balance of any PIK Loan will not include any
principal amount of such PIK Loan representing previously deferred or capitalized interest.
Pre-Positioned Loan: Any Borrowing Base Eligible Loan which will be
funded at the closing of such Loan and which is designated by the Borrower (or the
Servicer on the Borrower’s behalf) in writing to the Documentation Agent and the
Collateral Custodian as a “Pre-Positioned Loan”. Subject to the foregoing, any
Pre-Positioned Loan as to which each of the applicable conditions, obligations,
certifications and delivery requirements (as applicable) shall have been satisfied
(as confirmed in writing by the Servicer to the Facility Agent and the Collateral
Custodian) shall no longer constitute a Pre-Positioned Loan for any purpose under
this Agreement.
Primary Loan Documents: (a) With respect to any Loan (other than
those described in (b), (c) or (d) below), the following documents or instruments:
(i) except in the case of a Noteless Loan, Global Note Loan or a
Participation, the original or, in the case of a lost note accompanied by
an affidavit and indemnity, a copy of the executed Underlying Note,
endorsed by the Borrower or the prior holder of record either in blank or
to the Facility Agent (and evidencing an unbroken chain of endorsements
from each prior holder thereof evidenced in the chain of endorsements to
the Facility Agent), with any endorsement to the Facility Agent to be
in the following form: “Coöperatieve Centrale
Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as
Facility Agent for the Secured Parties”;
(ii) in the case of a Noteless Loan, a copy of the Loan Register with
respect to such Noteless Loan;
(iii) in the case of a Participation, a copy of the related
participation agreement; and
(iv) originals or copies of each of the following (each in fully
executed form), to the extent applicable to the related Loan: any related
loan agreement, credit agreement, note purchase agreement, security
agreement, collateral assignment or similar document, mortgage, deed of
trust or similar instrument, subordination agreement, intercreditor
agreement or similar instruments or guarantees;
(b) with respect to any Loan which a party other than the Originator acts as
lead agent and collateral agent, the following documents or instruments:
(i) except in the case of a Noteless Loan, Global Note Loan or a
Participation, the original or, in the case of a lost note accompanied by
an affidavit and indemnity, a copy of the executed Underlying Note,
endorsed by the Borrower or the prior holder of record either in blank or
to the Facility Agent (and evidencing an unbroken chain of endorsements
from each prior holder thereof evidenced in the chain of endorsements to
the Facility Agent), with any endorsement to the Facility Agent to be in
the following form: “Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.,
“Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Facility Agent for the Secured
Parties”;
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(ii) in the case of a Noteless Loan, a copy of the Loan Register with
respect to such Noteless Loan;
(iii) in the case of a Participation, a copy of the related
participation agreement; and
(iv) copies or electronic versions of each of the following (each in
fully executed form), to the extent applicable to the related Loan: any
related loan agreement, credit agreement, note purchase agreement,
security agreement, collateral assignment or similar document, mortgage,
deed of trust or similar instrument, subordination agreement,
intercreditor agreement or similar instruments or guarantees;
(c) with respect to a Broadly Syndicated Loan, the following documents or
instruments:
(i) except in the case of a Noteless Loan, Global Note Loan or a
Participation, the original or, in the case of a lost note accompanied by
an affidavit and indemnity, a copy of the executed Underlying Note,
endorsed by the Borrower or the prior holder of record either in blank or
to the Facility Agent (and evidencing an unbroken chain of endorsements
from each prior holder thereof evidenced in the chain of endorsements to
the Facility Agent), with any endorsement to the Facility Agent to be in
the following form: “Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.,
“Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Facility Agent for the Secured
Parties”;
(ii) in the case of a Participation, a copy of the related
participation agreement; and
(iii) copies or electronic versions of each of the following (each in
fully executed form), to the extent applicable to the related Loan and to
the extent the Originator or the Borrower possesses the same or has
reasonable access thereto, any related loan agreement, credit agreement,
note purchase agreement, security agreement, collateral assignment or
similar document, mortgage, deed of trust or similar instrument,
subordination agreement, intercreditor agreement or similar instruments or
guarantees; or
(d) with respect to a Bond, the following documents or instruments:
(i) except in the case of a Global Note Loan, the original or, in the
case of a lost note accompanied by an affidavit and indemnity, a copy of
the executed Underlying Note, endorsed by the Borrower or the prior holder
of record either in blank or to the Facility Agent (and evidencing an
unbroken chain of endorsements from each prior holder thereof evidenced in
the chain of endorsements to the Facility Agent), with any endorsement to
the Facility Agent to be in the following form: “Coöperatieve Centrale
Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as
Facility Agent for the Secured Parties”;
(ii) in the case of a Participation, a copy of the related
participation agreement;
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(iii) a copy of the final offering memorandum, prospectus or similar
marketing document for such Bond; and
(iv) copies or electronic versions of each of the following (each in
fully executed form), to the extent applicable to the related Loan and to
the extent the Originator or the Borrower possesses the same or has
reasonable access thereto, any related indenture, loan agreement, credit
agreement, note purchase agreement, security agreement, collateral
assignment or similar document, mortgage, deed of trust or similar
instrument, subordination agreement, intercreditor agreement or similar
instruments or guarantees.
Prime Rate: The rate announced by Rabobank from time to time as its
base rate in the United States, such rate to change as and when such designated
rate changes. The Prime Rate is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest
charged by Rabobank in connection with extensions of credit to debtors.
Principal Collections: Any and all Collections not constituting
Interest Collections.
Priority of Payments: The priority of payments set forth in Section 2.8.
Proceeds: With respect to any Collateral, whatever is receivable or
received when such Collateral is sold, collected, liquidated, foreclosed,
exchanged, or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or
involuntary, including all rights to payment with respect to any insurance relating
to such Collateral.
Purchase Agreement: The Second Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale
Agreement dated as of the date hereof, between the Originator and the Borrower.
Purchase Date: Defined in the Purchase Agreement.
Purchased Loan Balance: As of any date of determination and any
Transferred Loan, the least of (i) the Outstanding Loan Balance of such Loan as of
such date, (ii) the Fair Market Value of such Loan, and (iii) the excess, if any,
of (A) the lesser of the Borrower’s purchase price for such Loan under the Purchase
Agreement or the purchase price for such Loan paid by the Originator over the
product of (B) the aggregate Principal Collections applied to reduction of the
Outstanding Loan Balance of such Loan after the date of purchase multiplied by (x)
the purchase price divided by (y) the Outstanding Loan Balance of such Loan on the
date of purchase; provided that the Purchased Loan Balance of a Defaulted Loan
shall be deemed to be zero.
Purchasing Lenders: Defined in Section 11.1(c).
Qualified Agented Loan: means a Loan which (I) (a) was
originated as a part of a syndicated loan transaction in accordance with the
terms of the Management Manual, (b) the applicable Loan Documents provide for a
lead agent and, if such Loan is secured, a collateral agent that in each case (i)
is not an Affiliate of the Originator, the Borrower or the related Obligor, (ii) is
either (A) a bank or other financial institution, the long-term unsecured senior
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debt of which is rated at least “A3” by Xxxxx’x, (B) a bank or other financial institution having a
holding company that, as of the date of determination, had been listed among the first 20
institutions by rank on the list of syndication agents and arrangers (U.S. Agent Only Volume) in
the Gold Sheets published by Reuters Loan Pricing Corporation (or any successor to such list
approved by the Facility Agent) in any month within the past 12 months of such date of
determination or (C) has been consented to as agent with respect to such Loan by the Facility Agent
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), and (iii) in each such capacity is agent for all
lenders in such syndicated loan transaction and receives payment directly from the Obligor thereof
on behalf of such lenders, (c) the right to control the actions of and replace the lead agent and,
if applicable, the collateral agent in such syndicated loan transaction is to be exercised by at
least a majority in interest of all lenders in such syndicated loan transaction, (d) such Loan
consists of 50% or less of the aggregate principal amount of loans issued in such syndicated loan
transaction of equal priority with such Loan, and (e) there are in the aggregate, six or more
lenders (for which purposes Affiliates shall be treated as a single lender and a lender and special
purpose entities sponsored or administered by such lender shall be treated as a single lender)
providing loans in all tranches (inclusive of the tranche which includes such Loan) of such
syndicated loan transaction, or (II) in the sole discretion of the Facility Agent and at the
request of the Borrower, shall be designated as a Qualified Agented Loan.
Qualified Institution: A depository institution or trust company
organized under the laws of the United States or any one of the States thereof or
the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), (i) that has
either a long-term unsecured debt rating of “A1” or better by Xxxxx’x or a
short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating of
“P-1” or better by Xxxxx’x, (ii) that has a short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of
deposit rating of “A-1” or better by S&P or, if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured
debt rating or certificate of deposit rating from S&P, has a long-term unsecured debt rating of
“A+” or better by S&P and (iii) whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Qualified Lender: A Person that is a “qualified purchaser” as defined
in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder and that
is not: (a) a broker dealer which owns and invests on a discretionary basis less
than U.S.$25 million in securities of unaffiliated issuers; (b) a
participant-directed employee plan, such as a 401(k) plan, or a trust fund holding
the assets of such plan; (c) an entity formed, reformed or recapitalized for the
purpose of investing in the Notes and/or other
securities of the Borrower; (d) an investment company excepted from the 1940
Act pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof (or a foreign investment
company under Section 7(d) thereof relying on Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) with
respect to its beneficial owners that are U.S. persons), which was formed on or
before April 30, 1996, unless it has received the consent of its beneficial owners
who acquired their interests on or before April 30, 1996, with respect to its
treatment as a “qualified purchaser” in the manner required by Section 2(a)(51)(C)
of the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder; (e) a (i) partnership; (ii)
common trust fund; or (iii) special trust, pension fund or profit sharing or
retirement plan, or other entity, in which the partners, beneficiaries, beneficial
owners, participants or other equity owners, as the case may be, may designate the
particular investments to be made, or the allocation thereof; or (f) an entity that
has invested more than 40% of its assets in the Notes (or beneficial interests
therein) and/or other securities of the Borrower after giving effect to the
purchase of the Notes (or beneficial interests therein).
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Quarterly Report: Defined in Section 7.11(b).
Rabobank: Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.,
“Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, in its individual capacity.
Rated Facility: The obligations of the Borrower to repay Advances and
to pay Interest and Facility Fees (other than Subordinate Interest and Fees) in
accordance with this Agreement.
Rating Agency: Xxxxx’x.
Rating Condition: With respect to any action taken or to be taken
hereunder, a condition that is satisfied when the Rating Agency has confirmed in
writing to the Borrower and the Facility Agent that such action will not result in
the reduction of its rating of the Rated Facility or in a withdrawal of its rating
of the Rated Facility.
Rating Pending Loan: In the case of Xxxxx’x, a Loan as to which the
Servicer shall have applied for a Xxxxx’x Credit Estimate and shall have provided
to Xxxxx’x all the information that is required to provide such a Xxxxx’x Credit
Estimate, provided such Loan shall cease to be a Rating Pending Loan with
respect to Xxxxx’x on the date on which Xxxxx’x shall have provided, or declined to
provide, such Xxxxx’x Credit Estimate.
Records: With respect to any Transferred Loans, all documents, books,
records and other information (including computer programs, tapes, disks, punch
cards, data processing software and related
property and rights) maintained with respect to any item of Collateral and the
related Obligors, other than the Loan Documents.
Recoveries: With respect to any Defaulted Loan, proceeds of the sale
of any Related Property, proceeds of any related Insurance Policy, and any other
recoveries with respect to such Loan and Related Property, and amounts representing
late fees and penalties, net of Liquidation Expenses and amounts, if any, received
that are required to be refunded to the Obligor on such Loan.
Reference Banks: Three banks in the London interbank market selected
by the Calculation Agent.
Register: Defined in Section 11.1(e).
Regulatory Change: Defined in Section 2.12(a).
Related Property: With respect to a Loan, any property or other
assets of the Obligor thereunder pledged as collateral to the Originator to secure
the repayment of such Loan.
Release Price: Defined in Section 7.7(d).
Reporting Date: The date that is two (2) Business Days prior to each
Payment Date.
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Repurchase Price: For any Transferred Loan purchased by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 7.7, an amount equal to the fair market value of such
Transferred Loan, which fair market value shall be on terms equivalent to those
that could be obtained at arm’s length with a Person not an Affiliate of the
Borrower.
Repurchased Collateral: Defined in Section 7.7(a).
Required Equity Amount: At any time, an amount equal to the greater
of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Loan Balances of the eight largest Borrowing Base
Eligible Loans (based on Outstanding Loan Balances) included as part of Collateral,
or (ii) $150,000,000.
Required Equity Test: A test that is satisfied as of any Measurement
Date if the Unimpaired Equity Investment is at least equal to the Required Equity
Amount.
Required Facility Rating: As of the Second Restatement Effective Date
and as of any date of determination thereafter, a rating of not less than “A2” by
Xxxxx’x.
Required Lenders: At a particular time, (i) if at such time
there are fewer than four Lenders, all Lenders or (ii) if at such time there
are four or more Lenders, three or more Lenders with Commitments aggregating at
least 66.7% of the Facility Amount. For purposes of determining the number of
Lenders under this paragraph, Lenders which are Affiliates of each other or which
are members of the same Lender Group shall be deemed to be a single Lender.
Required Reports: Collectively, the Monthly Report, the Quarterly
Report the Servicer’s Certificate and the annual and quarterly financial statements
required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 7.11(d), (e) or
(f).
Responsible Officer: As to the Borrower or PCC (in any capacity
hereunder), Xxxx Xxxxx, X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx and, as to any other
Person, any officer of such Person with direct responsibility for the
administration of this Agreement, and also, in each case, with respect to a
particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of
such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. The
Borrower and the Servicer may designate other Responsible Officers from time to
time by notice to the Facility Agent.
Revolving Period: The period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on the day immediately preceding the Termination Date. The Revolving Period
may not recommence after the occurrence of the Termination Date (by reason of a
waiver of any related Termination Event or otherwise), except with consent of the
Borrower, the Facility Agent, the Servicer and each Lender and satisfaction of the
Rating Condition.
Risk Rating Model: The Subservicer’s risk rating classification (as
set forth in the Management Manual).
Rolling Three-Month Charged-Off Ratio: For any day, the rolling three
period average Charged-Off Ratio for the three immediately preceding Collection
Periods.
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Rolling Three-Month Default Ratio: For any day, the rolling three
period average Default Ratio for the three immediately preceding Collection
Periods.
S&P: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.
Scheduled Commitment Termination Date: June 11, 2012 or if such day
is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day), or such later date as
mutually agreed among the Borrower, the Facility Agent, the Servicer and each
Lender and subject to satisfaction of the Rating Condition.
Scheduled Payment: On any Determination Date, with respect to any
Loan, each monthly payment (whether principal, interest or principal and interest)
scheduled to be made by the Obligor thereof after such Determination Date under the
terms of such Loan.
Second Lien Loan: With respect to a Loan having a Xxxxx’x Credit
Estimate, a Loan which Xxxxx’x has classified as a second lien loan for purposes of
such Xxxxx’x Credit Estimate.
Second Restatement Effective Date: The date on which each of the
conditions set forth in Section 3.1 shall have been satisfied or waived in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Secured Party: Each Lender and each other Affected Party.
Securities Custodian: U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity
as Securities Custodian under the Custody Agreement.
Securities Intermediary: The “securities intermediary,” as defined in
the applicable UCC, with respect to any Transaction Account and financial assets
therein.
Selling Institution: An institution from which the Borrower acquires
a Participation.
Senior Secured Loan: A Loan that (i) is not (and is not permitted by
its terms to become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation for
borrowed money of the Obligor of such Loan, other than any senior obligation that
is held entirely or controlled by the Borrower, (ii) is secured by a valid first
priority perfected security interest or lien in, to or on the assets of the Obligor
under such Loan (such assets to include the cash flow of the Obligor) which
security interest or lien is not subordinate to the security interest or lien
securing any other obligation for borrowed money, other than any senior obligation
that is held entirely or controlled by the Borrower and (iii) the Servicer
determines in its sole discretion to have collateral (including the valuation of
the Obligor based upon cash flows) securing the Loan on or about the time of
origination; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any right of
payment pursuant to any of (x) any obligation which is less than the greater of
$1,000,000 or 10% of the outstanding principal amount of such Loan, (y) a revolving
credit facility for working capital that is senior to such Loan and is
collateralized by a valid first priority perfected security interest in the
accounts receivable or other specific asset classes of the Obligor or (z) a hedging
agreement
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between the Obligor and a hedging counterparty provided to enhance the collateral securing the Loan
and the long-term cash flow of the Obligor shall be permitted hereunder and shall not otherwise
disqualify such Loan as a Senior Secured Loan. A
Loan that (A) is subordinate to one or more senior obligations held or controlled by an Affiliate
of the Borrower and (B) would satisfy the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) above if such senior
obligations were instead held and controlled by the Borrower, shall be deemed to satisfy the
requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) above if the Borrower and the relevant Affiliate shall have
entered into an intercreditor agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to all
Lenders providing that the effective priority in right of payment of the Obligor’s obligations to
the Borrower and the effective priority of the Borrower’s security interest or lien, as applicable,
securing such Loan are at least pari passu with the security interest or lien securing such other
senior obligation.
Senior Servicing Fee: For each Payment Date, an amount equal to the
sum of the products, for each day during the related Collection Period, of (i) the
Outstanding Loan Balance of each Loan as of the preceding Determination Date, (ii)
the applicable Servicing Fee Rate, and (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which is
one and the denominator of which is 365 (or, with respect to a Collection Period,
or the portion thereof, which occurs in a leap year, 366 days).
Servicer: PCC and its permitted successors and assigns as servicer
hereunder.
Servicer Advance: An advance of Scheduled Payments made by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 7.5. For purposes of Section 2.8, a Servicer Advance
in respect of a Scheduled Payment of principal shall be applied as a Principal
Collection, and a Servicer Advance in respect of a Scheduled Payment of interest or
other amounts shall be applied as an Interest Collection.
Servicer Termination Event: Defined in Section 7.18.
Servicer’s Certificate: Defined in Section 7.11(c).
Servicing Duties: Those duties of the Servicer which are enumerated
in Section 7.2.
Servicing Fee: For each Payment Date, the Senior Servicing Fee and
the Subordinate Servicing Fee (if any) for such Payment Date.
Servicing Fee Rate: A rate equal to 1.00% per annum in the case of
the Senior Servicing Fee and 1.00% per annum in the case of the Subordinate
Servicing Fee; provided that in the case of any Successor Servicer which is not an
Affiliate of the Originator, the Servicing Fee Rate shall be a rate equal to 1.00%
per annum in the case of the Senior Servicing Fee and 0% in the case of the
Subordinate Servicing Fee.
Servicing Records: All documents, books, records and other
information (including computer programs, tapes, disks, data
processing software and related property rights) prepared and maintained by
the Servicer with respect to the Transferred Loans and the related Obligors.
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Structured Finance Obligation: Any asset-backed security,
collateralized debt obligation, mortgage-backed security, commercial
mortgage-backed security or similar instrument, in each case, issued in order to
securitize a pool of financial assets (subject primarily to corporate credit risk)
that constitute the primary or sole collateral and source of payment for such
securities or investments, but shall exclude (for the avoidance of doubt) any
collateral that is secured by leases.
Structuring Agent Fee Letter: The letter agreement between the
Originator and Rabobank in respect of, among other things, a structuring agent fee
payable to Rabobank in respect of the transactions provided by the Purchase
Agreement and this Agreement.
Subordinated Loan: Any Loan (i) that is, by its terms (or is
expressly permitted by its terms to become), subordinate in right of payment or
lien priority to any other Indebtedness of such Obligor, other than any
indebtedness, obligations or liabilities constituting Indebtedness solely by reason
of clause (v) of the definition of Indebtedness, (ii) for which the Obligor
thereunder has a Debt/EBITDA Ratio of more than 5.0:1.0, and (iii) that has a
Xxxxx’x Recovery Rate equal to or less than 15%.
Subordinate Interest and Fees: With respect to a Payment Date, the
excess, if any of (i) the aggregate amount of Interest and Facility Fees which are
accrued and unpaid through such Payment Date, over (ii) the Cap Amount for such
Payment Date. Subordinate Interest and Fees shall not be considered paid by any
distribution if at any time such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be
returned for any reason.
Subordinate Servicing Fee: For each Payment Date, an amount equal to
the sum of the products, for each day during the related Collection Period, of (i)
the Outstanding Loan Balance of each Loan as of the preceding Determination Date,
(ii) the applicable Servicing Fee Rate, and (iii) a fraction, the numerator of
which is one and the denominator of which is 365 (or, with respect to a Collection
Period, or the portion thereof, which occurs in a leap year, 366 days).
Subservicer: PCM, as adviser under the Advisory Agreement.
Successor Servicer: Defined in Section 7.19(a).
Successor Servicer Expenses: The out-of-pocket expenses of any Successor
Servicer that may be reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement or the Backup Servicing
Agreement.
Supplemental Interests: With respect to any Transferred Loan, any
equity interests, warrants, options, purchase rights, overriding royalties or
similar rights issued to or acquired by the Originator or the Borrower in
connection with and secured by the same Related Property, payable under a specified
priority of payments and otherwise integrated with the terms of the Transferred
Loan; provided that, the Gas Solutions Interest, to be transferred as required
pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Purchase Agreement, shall be deemed to be a
Supplemental Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, no amount shall be included in
the Net Portfolio Collateral Balance or the Borrowing Base in respect of
Supplemental Interests.
Support Advances: With respect to a Conduit Lender, any loans,
drawings or other extensions of credit to or for the account of such Conduit Lender
or its Funding Source, or
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any purchases from such Conduit Lender or its Funding Source, under any Support Facility to finance
such Conduit Lender’s making or maintaining its Advances hereunder.
Support Facility: Any liquidity or credit support facility or
instrument (including any loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, participation
agreement, swap agreement, letter of credit or surety bond) to which a Conduit
Lender or its Funding Source is a party or under which it has rights and under
which such Conduit Lender or Funding Source may receive financing for such Conduit
Lender’s making or maintaining its Advances hereunder.
Support Provider: With respect to a Conduit Lender, any Liquidity
Provider and any other Person extending credit, or having a commitment to extend
credit to or for the account of, or to make purchases from, such Conduit Lender or
its Funding Source or issuing a letter of credit, surety bond, swap agreement or
other instrument to support any obligations arising under or in connection with the
commercial paper, variable funding or medium term note program of such Conduit
Lender or its Funding Source or any collateral agent under a security agreement to
which such Conduit Lender is a party.
Syndication Agent: Defined in the preamble hereto.
Tangible Net Worth: With respect to any Person, the total of
stockholder’s equity of such Person (determined in accordance with GAAP) after (i)
subtracting therefrom the aggregate amount of such Person’s intangible assets,
including goodwill, franchises, licenses, patents, trademarks, tradenames,
copyrights and service marks and (ii) subtracting such Person’s unrealized
appreciation on investments, or adding back such Person’s unrealized depreciation
on investments, as the case may be.
Tax Reserve Account: Defined in Section 7.4(f)(i).
Taxes: Any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges,
assessments or fees of any nature (including interest, penalties, and additions
thereto) that are imposed by any Government Authority.
Termination Date: The earliest to occur of (i) the date declared by
the Facility Agent in respect of the occurrence of a Termination Event and
automatically in respect of any Termination Event occurring as a result of either
an Optional Redemption Event or an Event of Default, (ii) a date selected by the
Borrower upon at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Facility Agent, or
(iii) the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date.
Termination Event: Defined in Section 8.1(a).
Termination Notice: Defined in Section 7.18.
Transaction Account: Each of the Collection Account, the Interest
Reserve Account, each Tax Reserve Account (if any) and the Custody Account.
Transaction Documents: This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the
Custody Agreement, the Backup Servicing Agreement, each Account Control Agreement,
the Guaranty Agreement and any additional document, letter, fee letter,
certificate, opinion, agreement or
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writing the execution of which is necessary or incidental to carrying out the terms of the
foregoing documents.
Transferred Loans: Each Loan that is acquired by the Borrower under
the Purchase Agreement. Any Transferred Loan that is (i) repurchased or reacquired
by the Originator pursuant to the terms of Section 7.1 of the Purchase Agreement,
(ii) purchased by the Servicer pursuant to the terms of Section 7.7 or (iii)
otherwise released from the lien of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.3 or 7.7
shall not be treated as a Transferred Loan for purposes of this Agreement, except
as otherwise provided in the definitions of “Charged-Off Ratio” and “Default Ratio”
contained herein.
Transition Costs: The reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the
Backup Servicer in transitioning to Servicer; provided, however, that the Facility
Agent’s consent shall be required if such Transition Costs exceed $50,000 in the
aggregate.
UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the
specified jurisdiction or, if no jurisdiction is specified, the State of New York.
Underlying Note: With respect to a Loan (other than a Noteless Loan or
a Participation), the promissory note of an Obligor evidencing such Loan.
Unimpaired Equity Investment: As of any date of determination, the
excess of (i) the sum of (A) the Account Amounts and (B) the aggregate Outstanding
Loan Balances of all Borrowing Base Eligible Loans, over (ii) the aggregate
Outstanding Borrowings.
United States: The United States of America.
Unmatured Termination Event: An event that, with the giving of notice
or lapse of time, or both, would become a Termination Event.
Unreimbursed Servicer Advances: At any time, the amount of all
previous Servicer Advances (or portions thereof) as to which the Servicer has not
been reimbursed as of such time in accordance with the Priority of Payments and
that the Servicer has determined in its sole discretion will not be recoverable
from Collections with respect to the related Transferred Loan.
Unused Commitment: On any date of determination with respect to a
Committed Lender, the excess, if any, of its Commitment over the aggregate
outstanding Advances funded by such Committed Lender (after giving effect to any
changes in such Commitment, any making or repayment of Advances and any purchases
of Advances by such Committed Lender from its related Conduit Lender pursuant to
Section 2.1(i) on such date).
USBank: U.S. Bank National Association, in its individual capacity.
USA PATRIOT Act: Means the Uniting and Strengthening America By
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of
2001.
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Weighted Average Coupon: As of any Measurement Date shall equal a
fraction (expressed as a percentage and rounded up to the next 0.001%) equal to the
sum of the weighted average coupons on the Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans,
other than any Excluded Loan or any Loan, or portion thereof which is then included
in the computation of Excess Concentration Amount, which are Fixed Rate Loans
determined by (i) multiplying the Collateral Value of each such Fixed Rate Loan by
the current cash-pay per annum rate at which it pays interest, (ii) summing the
amounts determined pursuant to clause (i) for all such Eligible Loans, and
(iii) dividing such sum by the aggregate Collateral Values of all such Eligible
Loans, provided that if the rate on any such Eligible Loan is variable, the lowest
rate applicable to such Eligible Loan shall be used in
making such calculation.
Weighted Average Life: At any date of determination, the number
obtained by (i) summing the products obtained by multiplying the number of months
from and including the month in which such date of determination falls to but
excluding the month when each periodic scheduled principal payment is to be
received under each Eligible Loan by the amount of each such payment, and (ii)
dividing the sum total by the total amount of all principal payments to be received
under all Eligible Loans. Principal payments under any Eligible Loan used for the
purposes of this calculation shall be reduced proportionately to the amount of any
reduction in the Collateral Value of such Eligible Loan as a result of the
inclusion of any portion thereof in the computation of Excess Concentration Amount
or such Loan being an Excluded Loan.
Weighted Average Xxxxx’x Rating Factor: On any Measurement Date, the
number obtained by dividing (i) the summation of the series of products obtained
for the Collateral Value of each Eligible Loan, other than any Excluded Loan or any
Loan, or portion thereof, which is then included in the computation of the Excess
Concentration Amount, by multiplying the Collateral Value of each such Loan on such
Measurement Date by its respective Xxxxx’x Rating Factor on such Measurement Date
by (ii) the aggregate Collateral Values of all Eligible Loans on such Measurement
Date and rounding the result up to the nearest whole number.
Weighted Average Moody’s Recovery Rate; At any Measurement Date, a
ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded up to the nearest tenth of a percent)
obtained by summing the products obtained by multiplying the Collateral Value of
each Eligible Loan, other than any Excluded Loan or any Loan, or the portion
thereof, which is then included in the computation of the Excess Concentration
Amount, by its applicable Xxxxx’x Recovery Rate, dividing such sum by the aggregate
Collateral Values of all such Loans, multiplying the result by 100 and rounding up
to the first decimal place. For purposes of determining the Weighted Average
Moody’s Recovery Rate, the Collateral Value of a Defaulted Loan shall be deemed to
be zero.
Weighted Average Spread: As of any Measurement Date shall equal a
fraction (expressed as a percentage and rounded up to the next 0.001%) equal to the
sum of the weighted average spread on the Collateral Value of all Eligible Loans,
other than any Excluded Loan or any Loan, or portion thereof, which is then
included in the computation of the Excess Concentration Amount, that are not Fixed
Rate Loans, determined by (i) multiplying the Collateral Value of each such Loan by
the cash-pay per annum spread over the applicable LIBOR (with respect to Loans that
do not bear interest based upon LIBOR, the spread shall be
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deemed to be the all-in rate minus the LIBO Rate in effect on such Measurement Date) and (ii)
summing the amounts determined pursuant to clause (i) for all such Eligible Loans, and (iii)
dividing such sum by the aggregate Collateral Values of all such Eligible Loans, provided that if
the spread on any Eligible Loan is variable, the lowest spread applicable to such Eligible Loan
shall be used in making such calculation.
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