Receivables Purchase Agreement - Kelsey-Hayes Co., TRW Automotive US LLC, TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lake Center Industries Transportation Inc. and TRW Automotive Receivables LLC
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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 28, 2003
among
KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC.
LAKE CENTER INDUSTRIES TRANSPORTATION, INC.
as Sellers
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TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC
as Seller Agent
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and
TRW AUTOMOTIVE RECEIVABLES LLC
as Buyer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS....................................................1
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms, Incorporation of
Definitions from Receivables Loan Agreement...............1
SECTION 1.02. Other Terms...............................................6
ARTICLE II. AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF PURCHASES.................................6
SECTION 2.01. Agreement to Purchase.....................................6
SECTION 2.02. Payment for the Purchases.................................7
SECTION 2.03. Purchase Price Credit Adjustments.........................9
SECTION 2.04. Payments and Computations, Etc............................9
SECTION 2.05. Transfer of Records......................................11
SECTION 2.06. Characterization.........................................12
SECTION 2.07. No Repurchase............................................12
SECTION 2.08. Intercompany Note........................................12
SECTION 2.09. Certain Allocations......................................13
ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES.......................................13
SECTION 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase from
the Sellers..............................................13
SECTION 3.02. Conditions Precedent to All Purchases....................14
SECTION 3.03. Condition Precedent to each Seller's Obligations.........14
SECTION 3.04. Conditions Precedent to the Addition of an
Additional Seller........................................15
ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES................................18
SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Sellers............18
SECTION 4.02. Representations and Warranties of the Buyer. The
Buyer represents and warrants as follows:................22
ARTICLE V. COVENANTS.....................................................23
SECTION 5.01. Covenants of the Sellers.................................23
ARTICLE VI. ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION.................................27
SECTION 6.01. Designation of Collection Agent..........................27
SECTION 6.02. Certain Rights of the Buyer..............................27
SECTION 6.03. Rights and Remedies......................................28
ARTICLE VII. EVENTS OF TERMINATION.........................................28
SECTION 7.01. Events of Termination....................................28
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ARTICLE VIII. INDEMNIFICATION...............................................30
SECTION 8.01. Indemnities by the Sellers...............................30
ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS.................................................31
SECTION 9.01. Amendments, Etc..........................................31
SECTION 9.02. Notices, Etc.............................................32
SECTION 9.03. Binding Effect; Assignability............................32
SECTION 9.04. Costs, Expenses and Taxes................................33
SECTION 9.05. No Proceedings...........................................33
SECTION 9.06. GOVERNING LAW............................................33
SECTION 9.07. Third Party Beneficiary..................................33
SECTION 9.08. Restriction on Payments; Waiver of Setoff................34
SECTION 9.09. Execution in Counterparts................................34
SECTION 9.10. Integration; Survival of Termination.....................34
SECTION 9.11. Consent to Jurisdiction..................................35
SECTION 9.12. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.....................................35
SECTION 9.13. Additional Sellers.......................................35
SECTION 9.14. Termination of Sellers...................................35
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I Notice Addresses
SCHEDULE II Litigation Disclosure
SCHEDULE III Taxes
EXHIBIT A Lock-Box Banks and Concentration Account Bank
EXHIBIT B Form of Intercompany Note
EXHIBIT C Trade Names and Former Names; Taxpayer Identification Number
and Organizational Identification Number
EXHIBIT D Additional Seller Supplement
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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 28, 2003
KELSLEY-HAYES COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC., a Delaware
corporation, and LAKE CENTER INDUSTRIES TRANSPORTATION, INC., a Minnesota
corporation (each a "Seller" and, collectively, together with any Additional
Seller added as a party hereto after the date hereof, the "Sellers"), TRW
AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC, a Delaware corporation, as Seller Agent, and TRW AUTOMOTIVE
RECEIVABLES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Buyer"), agree as
follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS.
(1) The Sellers intend to sell irrevocably all of their respective right,
title and interest in, to and under the Receivables and the Receivables Property
now existing or hereafter created to the Buyer on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement;
(2) The Buyer desires to purchase irrevocably all of the Sellers' right,
title and interest in, to and under the Receivables and the Receivables Property
now existing or hereafter created from the Sellers on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
(3) The Sellers and the Buyer intend that the transfer of the Receivables
and the Receivables Property from the Sellers to the Buyer be a true sale (and
not a secured financing) providing the Buyer with the full benefits of ownership
of the Receivables and the Receivables Property;
(4) To obtain the necessary funds to purchase the Receivables and
Receivables Property, the Buyer has entered into the Transfer Agreement,
pursuant to which it will sell the Receivables and Receivables Property to the
Borrower; and
(5) TRW U.S. has been appointed to act as the Collection Agent in respect
of the Purchased Receivables, and each Seller has been appointed to act as
Sub-Collection Agent in respect of the Purchased Receivables originated by such
Seller, in each case pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms, Incorporation of Definitions from
Receivables Loan Agreement. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein have the meanings specified in the Receivables Loan Agreement (as defined
below). 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):
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"Additional Seller" means any Subsidiary of TRW Automotive which becomes a
party hereto in accordance with Sections 3.04 and 9.13.
"Additional Seller Supplement" means an instrument substantially in the
form of Exhibit D pursuant to which a Subsidiary of TRW Automotive becomes a
Seller party hereto.
"Agreement" means this Receivables Purchase Agreement, as the same may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Aggregate Purchase Price" has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c).
"Borrower" means TRW Automotive Global Receivables LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and any successor thereto.
"Buyer Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (i) the
ability of the Buyer to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document,
(ii) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document against the Buyer, (iii) the Buyer's interest in the
Receivables generally or in any material portion of the Receivables, the Related
Security or the Collections with respect thereto, (iv) the collectibility of the
Receivables generally or of any material portion of the Receivables or (v) the
business, operations, properties, assets or financial condition of the Buyer.
"Cash Payments" has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c).
"Closing Date" means February 28, 2003 or, if later, the first date on
which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.01 are satisfied.
"Collection Agent" means TRW U.S. in its capacity as collection agent under
the Servicing Agreement, and any successor thereto in such capacity.
"Collections" means, collectively, all cash collections and other cash
Proceeds of the Receivables, including, without limitation, all cash Proceeds of
Related Security with respect to any such Receivable.
"Contract" means an agreement (including, without limitation, an agreement
evidenced by a purchase order, invoice or similar document), pursuant to or
under which an Obligor shall be obligated to pay for goods or merchandise
purchased from a Seller or services rendered by a Seller.
"Cut-Off Date" means February 21, 2003.
"Discount" means, in respect of each Purchase, the Discount Percentage
multiplied by the Outstanding Balance of the Receivables that are the subject of
such Purchase.
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"Discount Percentage" means, on any date (except as provided in the next
paragraph), the percentage obtained from the following formula:
(LR + ACRP + ASFP + AP)
all determined by the Collection Agent as of the most recent Monthly
Reporting Date,
Where
LR= the product of (i) 1.1 and (ii) the average Loss-to-Liquidation
Ratio for the three Calculation Periods immediately prior to such
Monthly Reporting Date.
ACRP = the "Adjusted Carrying Cost Reserve Percentage", defined as the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) obtained by dividing (a) the
product of (i) the average of the Days Sales Outstanding for such
Monthly Reporting Date and the two immediately preceding Monthly
Reporting Dates (the "Average DSO") and (ii) the Base Rate as of
such Monthly Reporting Date by (b) 365.
ASFP = the "Adjusted Servicing Fee Percentage", defined as the ratio
(expressed as a percentage) obtained by dividing (a) the product
of the Average DSO times the Servicing Fee Percentage, by (b) 360.
AP= the "Additional Percentage," defined as 1.00%.
None of the elements of the above-referenced formula, in respect of any purchase
of Receivables, will be adjusted following the related Purchase Date.
For the initial period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding
the first Monthly Reporting Date, the Discount Percentage will be 1.819%.
With respect to each calculation set forth above with respect to a Monthly
Reporting Date, such calculation as calculated on such Monthly Reporting Date
and included in the applicable Monthly Report shall remain in effect from and
including the related Monthly Reporting Date to but excluding the following
Monthly Reporting Date.
"Effective Date" means, with respect to (i) each Seller that is a party
hereto as of the date hereof, the Closing Date and (ii) each Additional Seller,
the Seller Addition Date with respect to such Seller.
"Excluded Obligor" means any Obligor designated as such by the Seller Agent
with the prior written consent of the Buyer and the Required Committed Lenders.
"Incipient Termination Event" means an event that but for notice or lapse
of time or both would constitute a Termination Event.
"Indemnified Amounts" has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
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"Indemnified Parties" has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
"Intercompany Note" has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(a).
"Loss-to-Liquidation Ratio" means the ratio (expressed as a percentage)
computed as of each Monthly Reporting Date for the immediately preceding
Calculation Period by dividing (i) the sum (without duplication) of (A) the
aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables written off by any Collection
Agent Party in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy during such
Calculation Period plus (B) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables
with respect to which an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred for the relevant
Obligor during such Calculation Period by (ii) the aggregate amount of
Collections of Receivables actually received during such Calculation Period.
"Modified Aggregate Purchase Price" has the meaning specified in Section
2.04(c).
"Non-Payment Event" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).
"Obligor" means a Person obligated to make payments pursuant to a Contract.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a
business trust), limited liability company, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or
any political subdivision or agency thereof.
"Purchase" means a purchase by the Buyer of Receivables from a Seller
pursuant to Article II.
"Purchase Date" means each day on which a Purchase is made pursuant to
Article II.
"Purchased Receivable" means any Receivable which is purchased by the Buyer
pursuant to Article II.
"Purchase Price" for any Purchase pursuant to Article II means an amount
equal (a) to the Outstanding Balance of the Receivables that are the subject of
such Purchase, minus (b) the Discount for such Purchase.
"Purchase Price Credit" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.
"Purchase Settlement Period" has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c).
"Receivable" means the indebtedness and other obligations of any Obligor
(other than an Excluded Obligor) resulting from the provision or sale of
merchandise, goods or services by a Seller, including, without limitation, the
right to payment of any interest or finance charges, late payment charges,
delinquency charges, extension or collection fees and all other obligations of
such Obligor with respect thereto.
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"Receivables Loan Agreement" means that certain Receivables Loan Agreement,
dated as of February 27, 2003, among the Borrower, the entities parties thereto
from time to time as conduit lenders, committed lenders and funding agents and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, as amended, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time.
"Receivables Property" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).
"Records" has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).
"Related Security" means with respect to any Receivable:
(i) all security interests or liens and property subject thereto from
time to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether
pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together
with all financing statements authorized by an Obligor describing any
collateral securing such Receivable;
(ii) all guaranties, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of
whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such
Receivable whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or
otherwise;
(iii) all other Records relating to such Receivable and the related
Obligor;
(iv) all of the applicable Seller's right, title and interest in and to
all Contracts or other agreements or documents to the extent that they
evidence, secure or otherwise relate to such Receivable; and
(v) all Proceeds of the foregoing.
"Seller Addition Date" has the meaning specified in Section 3.04.
"Seller Agent" means TRW U.S., in its capacity as agent for the Sellers
hereunder.
"Settlement Date" means (i) the third Business Day of each calendar week
and (ii) following the occurrence of the Termination Date for all Sellers, each
other "Settlement Date" under and as defined in the Receivables Loan Agreement.
"Termination Date" means, with respect to any Seller, the earliest of (i)
the "Termination Date" under and as defined in the Receivables Loan Agreement,
(ii) the date on which the Termination Date is declared or automatically occurs
with respect to such Seller pursuant to Section 7.01 and (iii) the date
specified by such Seller pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(ii) or Section 9.14 on
which such Seller shall cease to sell Receivables to the Buyer hereunder.
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"Termination Event" has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
"Transfer Agreement" means that certain Transfer Agreement dated as of
February 28, 2003 between the Buyer and the Borrower, as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"TRW Automotive" means TRW Automotive Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation, and any successor thereto.
"TRW U.S." means TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and any successor hereto.
SECTION 1.02. 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, as in effect on the date hereof and not
specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9.
Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all references herein to "Article,"
"Section," "Schedule" or "Exhibit" means articles and sections of, and schedules
and exhibits to, this Agreement. Headings are for purposes of reference only and
shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision
hereof.
ARTICLE II. AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF PURCHASES
SECTION 2.01. Agreement to Purchase. (a) Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions hereof, each Seller hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys to
the Buyer, without recourse (except to the limited extent provided herein), all
its respective present and future right, title and interest in, to and under:
(i) all Receivables existing on the Effective Date with respect to such
Seller and thereafter arising from time to time until the Termination Date
with respect to such Seller;
(ii) all Collections with respect thereto; and
(iii) all Related Security with respect thereto
(the property described in the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Receivables Property"). Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein, the Buyer hereby agrees to purchase the
Receivables and Receivables Property of each Seller from time to time until the
Termination Date with respect to such Seller.
(b) On the Effective Date for each Seller and on the date of creation of
each newly arising Receivable, all of such Seller's right, title and interest
in, to and under (i) in the case of the Effective Date, all then existing
Receivables and all Receivables Property with respect thereto and (ii) in the
case of each such date of creation (but only so long as the Termination Date has
not occurred with respect to such Seller), all such newly created Receivables
and all Receivables Property with respect thereto shall be immediately and
automatically sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to the Buyer pursuant to
paragraph (a) above without any further action by such Seller or any other
Person. If any Seller shall not have
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received payment from the Buyer of the Purchase Price for any Purchased
Receivable and the related Receivables Property on the Purchase Date therefor in
accordance with the terms of and by the time specified in Section 2.02(e) (a
"Non-Payment Event"), whether or not the conditions set forth in Article III
have been fulfilled, such Purchased Receivable and the Receivables Property with
respect thereto shall, upon receipt of notice from such Seller of such failure
to receive payment (which notice shall be provided only on the applicable
Purchase Date and may not be delivered at any time thereafter), immediately and
automatically be sold, assigned, transferred and reconveyed by the Buyer to such
Seller without any further action by the Buyer or any other Person.
(c) It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Purchase of
Receivables made hereunder shall be treated as a purchase by the Buyer and a
sale by the applicable Seller of such Receivables and the Receivables Property
with respect thereto, which sales are absolute and irrevocable and provide the
Buyer with the full benefits of ownership of the Receivables. Each sale of
Receivables hereunder is made without recourse to the applicable Seller;
provided, however, that (i) each Seller shall be liable to the Buyer for all
representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made by such Seller
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) such sale does not constitute
and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Buyer or any assignee
thereof of any obligation of any Seller or any other Person arising in
connection with the Receivables or Receivables Property or any other obligations
of any Seller.
(d) In connection with the foregoing sale, each Seller hereby authorizes
Buyer and its assigns to record and file from time to time, at such Seller's
expense, a financing statement or statements with respect to (i) the Receivables
sold or to be sold by such Seller hereunder and (ii) the Receivables Property
with respect thereto, in each case meeting the requirements of applicable state
law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect and
protect the interests of the Buyer created hereby under the UCC against all
creditors of such Seller. In addition, each Seller agrees that from time to
time, at its expense, it will promptly, upon request, execute and deliver all
further instruments and documents, and take all further actions that the Buyer,
the Borrower or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to
perfect, protect or more fully evidence the purchase by the Buyer of the
Receivables and the Receivables Property with respect thereto, an interest in
which may be perfected by filing a financing statement under the UCC. In view of
the intention of the parties hereto that the Purchases of Receivables made
hereunder shall constitute sales of such Receivables rather than a loan secured
by such Receivables, each Seller agrees, at its own expense, on or prior to the
relevant Effective Date, to (i) indicate clearly and unambiguously in its
computer files that all Receivables and all Receivables Property with respect
thereto have been or will be conveyed to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement
and (ii) note in its accounting records that the Receivables have been sold to
the Buyer.
SECTION 2.02. Payment for the Purchases. (a) The Purchase Price for each
Purchase from a Seller shall be payable in full by the Buyer to such Seller or
its designee on each Purchase Date and shall be paid to such Seller in the
manner provided in this Article II; provided that for purposes of the Purchase
Date occurring on the initial Effective Date, the Purchase Price for the
Receivables and the Receivables Property existing on the Effective Date shall be
based on the Receivables of each Seller existing as of the Cut-Off Date (the
"Initial Effective Date Purchase Price"). On the first Settlement Date occurring
after the Effective Date (the "Initial
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Settlement Date"), each Seller shall determine the Purchase Price for the
Receivables and Receivables Property existing on the Effective Date based on the
Receivables existing on the Effective Date (the "Actual Effective Date Purchase
Price"). If the Initial Effective Date Purchase Price paid by the Buyer on the
Effective Date is greater than the Actual Effective Date Purchase Price with
respect to any Seller, such Seller shall pay to the Buyer an amount equal to
such excess on the Initial Settlement Date. If the Initial Effective Date
Purchase Price paid by the Buyer on the Effective Date is less than the Actual
Effective Date Purchase Price with respect to any Seller, the Buyer shall pay to
such Seller an amount equal to such difference on the Initial Settlement Date by
increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Intercompany Note for the
account of such Seller in the amount of the difference.
(b) Upon the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Article III, the
Purchase Price for Receivables shall be paid or provided for (without
duplication) by the Buyer in the manner provided in Section 2.02(c) below on the
date of the initial Purchase from the applicable Seller and on each Purchase
Date thereafter until the Termination Date with respect to such Seller.
(c) The Purchase Price for Receivables shall be paid by the Buyer on each
Purchase Date (including the initial Purchase Date) as follows:
(i) by netting the amount of any Purchase Price Credits pursuant to
Section 2.03 against such Purchase Price;
(ii) to the extent available for such purpose (as determined by the
Buyer), in cash; and
(iii) by means of an addition to the principal amount of the
Intercompany Note in an aggregate amount up to the remaining portion of the
Purchase Price. Any such addition to the principal amount of the
Intercompany Note shall be allocated among the Sellers (pro rata according
to the aggregate Outstanding Balances of the Receivables sold by each
Seller) by the Seller Agent in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 2.02(c)(v) and Section 2.08. The Seller Agent may evidence such
additional principal amounts by recording the date and amount thereof on
the grid attached to the Intercompany Note; provided, however, that the
failure to make any such recordation or any error in such grid shall not
adversely affect any Seller's rights.
(d) The Seller Agent shall be responsible, in accordance with Section
2.02(a), for allocating among the Sellers the payment of the Purchase Price for
Receivables and any amounts netted therefrom pursuant to Section 2.02(c)(i) or
credited to the Seller Agent pursuant to Section 2.02(c)(ii) or in the form of
cash to be paid pursuant to Sections 2.02(c)(ii) or in the form of an addition
to the principal amount of the Intercompany Note pursuant to Section
2.02(c)(iii). All amounts payable by the Buyer in respect of the Purchase Price
of Receivables shall be paid by the Buyer to an account of the Seller Agent for
allocation by the Seller Agent to the respective Sellers (ratably in accordance
with the portion of such Purchase Price owing to each). Each of the Sellers
hereby appoints the Seller Agent as its agent for purposes of receiving such
payments, making such allocations and taking any other actions hereunder on its
behalf and hereby authorizes the Buyer to make all payments due to such Seller
directly to, or as directed
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by, the Seller Agent. The Seller Agent hereby accepts and agrees to such
appointment. Any such payment by the Buyer to or at the direction of the Seller
Agent shall constitute a full and complete discharge of the Buyer's liability
for the amounts so paid, whether or not the proceeds of such payment are
properly distributed by the Seller Agent to the applicable Seller for whose
account such payment was made.
(e) Prior to the date on which the Collection Agent must prepare and
deliver any Portfolio Report pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, each Seller
and the Buyer will make available to the Collection Agent all information
necessary for the preparation of such Portfolio Report including, without
limitation, (i) information regarding all Purchases and Purchase Price Credits
occurring during the fiscal month (or week or day, as applicable) to be covered
in such Portfolio Report, (ii) the aggregate original Outstanding Balance of the
Receivables sold by such Seller during such fiscal month (or week or day, if
applicable), the aggregate Purchase Price for such Receivables sold by such
Seller and the components of payment as provided in Section 2.02(c) above and in
connection therewith, the Buyer and such Seller shall, after giving effect to
the application of payments provided in Sections 2.02(c) and 2.04(b) in respect
of such fiscal month (or week or day, if applicable) reconcile the amounts owed
to each other in respect of that period as provided in Section 2.04(c).
SECTION 2.03. Purchase Price Credit Adjustments.
If on any day (i) any Receivable originated by a Seller becomes a Diluted
Receivable, or (ii) any of the representations or warranties in Sections
4.01(i), (p), (v) or (w) of this Agreement is not true with respect to any
Purchased Receivable or the Buyer's interest therein, then, in such event, the
Buyer shall be entitled to a credit (a "Purchase Price Credit") against the
Purchase Price otherwise payable to such Seller hereunder in respect of
thereafter created Purchased Receivables equal to the full amount of such
Dilution Adjustment (in the case of clause (i) above) or equal to the
Outstanding Balance of the applicable Purchased Receivable (in the case of
clause (ii) above); provided that no Purchase Price Credit shall be granted or
paid by a Seller in the case of clause (ii) above unless requested by the Buyer
(which request must be made within six (6) months following the date the Buyer
receives notice of such breach from the applicable Seller). If the aggregate
Purchase Price Credits in respect of any Seller exceeds the Purchase Price in
respect of the Receivables of such Seller payable on any Purchase Date, or if
the Termination Date has occurred, then such Seller agrees to pay the remaining
amount of such Purchase Price Credit to the Buyer in cash on or prior to the
first Settlement Date (or the Termination Date, if earlier) to occur after the
date on which such Purchase Price Credit arises. Simultaneously with the
granting or payment of any Purchase Price Credit by any Seller in respect of a
Purchased Receivable under clause (ii) above, such Purchased Receivable and the
Receivables Property with respect thereto shall immediately and automatically be
sold, assigned, transferred and reconveyed (without recourse) by the Buyer to
such Seller without any further action by the Buyer or any other Person.
SECTION 2.04. Payments and Computations, Etc. (a) All amounts to be paid or
deposited by the Buyer hereunder shall be paid or deposited in accordance with
the terms hereof by no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York time) on the day when due
in immediately available funds to the account of the Seller Agent designated
from time to time by the Seller Agent or as otherwise directed by the Seller
Agent. All amounts to be paid or deposited by any
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Seller hereunder shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof
by no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York time) on the day when due in immediately
available funds to the account of the Buyer designated from time to time by the
Buyer or as otherwise directed by the Buyer. All payments hereunder shall be
made solely in Dollars unless otherwise specified herein. In the event that any
payment owed by any Person hereunder becomes due on a day which is not a
Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and
such extension of time shall be included in the computation of such payment.
Each Seller shall, to the extent permitted by law, pay interest on any amount
not paid or deposited by such Seller when due, at an interest rate equal to 2.0%
per annum above the Base Rate, payable on demand. The Buyer shall, to the extent
permitted by law, pay interest on any amount not paid or deposited by the Buyer
when due hereunder at an interest rate equal to 2.0% per annum above the Base
Rate, payable on demand provided, however, that any payments to be made by the
Buyer in respect of the foregoing shall be made solely from funds available to
the Buyer which are not otherwise required to be applied or set-aside for the
payment of any obligations of the Buyer under the Transfer Agreement, shall be
non-recourse other than with respect to such funds and shall not constitute a
claim against the Buyer to the extent that insufficient funds exist to make such
payment. All computations of interest payable hereunder shall be made on the
basis of a year of 365 (or 366, as applicable) days for the actual number of
days (including the first but excluding the last day) elapsed.
(b) Each Seller hereby agrees that the Seller Agent, shall be authorized to
receive amounts from the Buyer on behalf of the Sellers hereunder. All amounts
so received shall be applied in the following order of payment during each
calendar week and prior to the first Settlement Date (or Termination Date, if
earlier) to occur after such week:
(x) first, to pay any amounts payable pursuant to 2.02(c)(ii);
(y) second, to make payments of interest on, and then principal of the
Intercompany Note in accordance with Section 2.07 and the Intercompany
Note; and
(z) third, in such manner as the Buyer may specify.
(c) On each Settlement Date, and promptly after the occurrence of the
Termination Date:
(i) the Seller Agent shall determine the aggregate Purchase Price (the
"Aggregate Purchase Price") for all Receivables and Receivables Property
conveyed by the Sellers to the Buyer during the preceding calendar week or,
in the case of the Termination Date, during the period from the end of the
preceding calendar week to the Termination Date (each such period, a
"Purchase Settlement Period"); provided, that the final Purchase Settlement
Period shall commence on the day following the most recently ended Purchase
Settlement Period and shall end on the Termination Date;
(ii) if on any Settlement Date (or the Termination Date), the Aggregate
Purchase Price for the related Purchase Settlement Period minus the
aggregate amount of Purchase Price Credits for such Purchase Settlement
Period (such difference, the "Modified Aggregate Purchase Price") exceeds
the amount of Collections and other cash
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payments received by the Seller Agent on behalf of the Sellers as provided
herein for such Purchase Settlement Period (such amount, the "Cash
Payments"), the Seller Agent shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement
and to the extent it has not already done so, record the increase in the
principal amount outstanding under the Intercompany Note up to the amount
of such excess, and if any excess remains after giving effect to the
increase in the principal amount of the Intercompany Note, the Sellers may
declare the Termination Date to have occurred with respect to all Sellers
by delivering notice to that effect to the Buyer, the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent;
(iii) if on any Settlement Date (or the Termination Date), the Cash
Payments for the related Purchase Settlement Period exceed the Modified
Aggregate Purchase Price for such Purchase Settlement Period, the Seller
Agent shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, record the application
of that excess, (x) first, to the payment of unpaid and accrued interest on
the Intercompany Note, as applicable, (y) second, as a reduction in the
principal amount of the Intercompany Note, as applicable, and, (z) third,
in such other manner as the Buyer may specify.
SECTION 2.05. Transfer of Records. (a) In connection with the Purchases of
Receivables hereunder, each Seller hereby sells, transfers, assigns and
otherwise conveys to the Buyer all of such Seller's right and title to and
interest in all documents, books, records and other information (including,
without limitation, computer programs, tapes, disks, punch cards, data
processing software and related property and rights) relating to the Receivables
(collectively, the "Records"), without the need for any further documentation in
connection with any Purchase hereunder. In connection with such transfer, each
Seller hereby grants to each of the Buyer and the Collection Agent an
irrevocable, non-exclusive license (subject to the restrictions contained in any
license with respect thereto) to use, without royalty or payment of any kind,
all computer software and programs used by such Seller to account for the
Receivables, to the extent necessary or desirable to administer or service the
Receivables, whether such software and programs are owned by such Seller or are
owned by others and used by such Seller under license agreements with respect
thereto; provided, that should the consent of any licensor of such Seller to
such grant of the license described herein be required, such Seller hereby
agrees that upon the request of the Buyer or the Collection Agent to use its
best efforts to obtain the consent of such third-party licensor. The license
granted hereby shall be irrevocable, and shall not terminate until the Final
Payout Date. To the extent that direct on-line access by the Buyer or the
Collection Agent to the computer programs and software subject to license
agreements would require additional payments for access thereto by the Buyer or
the Collection Agent or is prohibited by such license agreements and TRW U.S. is
no longer the Collection Agent, such Seller hereby agrees to download, prepare
and distribute, promptly and effectively, all data relating to the Receivables
in usable form as reasonably requested by the Buyer and/or the Collection Agent
from time to time. If any Seller fails to produce such data in a prompt and
effective manner, the Buyer and the Collection Agent may have access to programs
and software to create such records, then such Seller shall incur and pay such
additional license costs and expenses with respect to the granting of such
access. In recognition of needs of the Sellers to have access to the Records
which have been transferred to the Buyer hereunder, whether as a result of its
continuing business relationship with any Obligor for Purchased Receivables or
as a result of its responsibilities as a Collection Agent or Sub-Collection
Agent, the Buyer hereby grants to each Seller an irrevocable license to access
the Records transferred by
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such Seller to the Buyer and to access any such transferred computer software
and programs in connection with any activity arising in the ordinary course of
such Seller's business or in performance of such Seller's duties as a Collection
Agent or Sub-Collection Agent, provided, however, that none of the Sellers shall
disrupt or otherwise interfere with the Buyer's or the Collection Agent's use of
and access to the Records and its computer software and programs during such
license period.
(b) Each Seller shall take such action requested by the Buyer and/or any of
the Buyer's assignees, from time to time hereafter, that may be necessary to
ensure that the Buyer and its assigns have an enforceable ownership interest in
the Records relating to the Purchased Receivables purchased from such Seller
hereunder.
SECTION 2.06. Characterization; Grant of Security Interest. If,
notwithstanding the intention of the parties expressed in Section 2.01(c), the
conveyance by any Seller to the Buyer of Receivables hereunder shall be
characterized as a secured loan and not a sale, this Agreement shall constitute
a security agreement under applicable law. For this purpose, each Seller hereby
grants to the Buyer a security interest in all of such Seller's right, title and
interest in, to and under all Receivables and the Receivables Property with
respect thereto, which security interest shall secure all obligations of such
Seller hereunder. After any Termination Event, the Buyer and its assignees shall
have, in addition to the rights and remedies which they may have under this
Agreement, all other rights and remedies against the Sellers provided to a
secured creditor after default under the UCC and other applicable Law, which
rights and remedies shall be cumulative.
SECTION 2.07. No Repurchase. Except to the extent expressly set forth
herein, no Seller shall have any right or obligation under this Agreement, by
implication or otherwise, to repurchase from the Buyer any Purchased Receivables
or to rescind or otherwise retroactively affect any Purchase of any Purchased
Receivable after it is sold to the Buyer hereunder.
SECTION 2.08. Intercompany Note. (a) On the date of the initial Purchase,
the Buyer shall issue to the Seller Agent, for the account of the Sellers as
their respective interests may appear, a note substantially in the form of
Exhibit B (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Intercompany Note"). The aggregate principal amount of the Intercompany Note at
any time shall be equal to the difference between (a) the aggregate principal
amount on the issuance thereof and each addition to the principal amount of the
Intercompany Note with respect to each Seller pursuant to the terms of Section
2.02(c)(iii) and Section 2.04 as of such time, minus (b) the aggregate amount of
all payments made in respect of the principal of the Intercompany Note as of
such time. All payments made in respect of the Intercompany Note shall be
allocated, first, to pay accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and second, to pay
the outstanding principal amount thereof. Interest on the outstanding principal
amount of the Intercompany Note shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the
Base Rate in effect from time to time from and including the date of the initial
Purchase to but excluding the last day of each Purchase Settlement Period and
shall, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, be paid (x) on
each Settlement Date with respect to the principal amount of the Intercompany
Note outstanding from time to time during the Purchase Settlement Period
immediately preceding such Settlement Date (but only to the extent the Buyer has
funds
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available to make such payment) and/or (y) on the maturity date thereof;
provided, however, that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, accrued
interest on the Intercompany Note which is not so paid shall be added, at the
request of the Seller Agent, to the principal amount of the Intercompany Note.
Upon receipt of any such payment, the Seller Agent shall distribute such payment
to the Sellers ratably based on their respective interests in the Intercompany
Note as described in Section 2.08(b) below. Principal of the Intercompany Note
not paid or prepaid pursuant to the terms thereof shall be payable on the
maturity date thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, any payments to be made by the Buyer in respect of the
Intercompany Note shall be made solely from funds available to the Buyer which
are not otherwise required to be applied or set-aside for the payment of any
obligations of the Buyer under the Transfer Agreement, shall be non-recourse
other than with respect to such funds and shall not constitute a claim against
the Buyer to the extent that insufficient funds exist to make such payment.
(b) Each addition to the principal amount of the Intercompany Note on any
Purchase Date pursuant to Section 2.02(c) above (including on the date of the
initial Purchase hereunder) shall be allocated among the Sellers by the Seller
Agent ratably in proportion to the Purchase Price owing to each on such Purchase
Date.
(c) Neither the Intercompany Note, nor any right of the Seller Agent or any
Seller to receive payments thereunder, shall be assigned, transferred,
exchanged, pledged, hypothecated, participated or otherwise conveyed.
(d) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Buyer may not make
any payment of any Purchase Price on any Purchase Date by increasing the
aggregate principal amount of the Intercompany Note outstanding unless the
aggregate principal amount of the Intercompany Note outstanding on such Purchase
Date (after giving effect to all repayments thereof on or before such Purchase
Date) would not exceed 25% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Purchased
Receivables on such Purchase Date.
SECTION 2.09. Certain Allocations. Each Seller and the Buyer hereby agree
that, unless otherwise required by applicable Law or unless an Obligor
designates that a payment be applied to a specific Receivable, all Collections
from an Obligor shall be applied to the oldest Receivables (whether or not such
Receivables are Purchased Receivables) of such Obligor.
ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES
SECTION 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase from the Sellers.
The Buyer's obligation to pay the Purchase Price for the initial Purchase of
Receivables from the Sellers hereunder is subject to the conditions precedent
that the Buyer shall have received on or before the date of such Purchase all of
the instruments, documents, agreements and opinions specified in Schedule IV to
the Receivables Loan Agreement, each (unless otherwise indicated therein) dated
such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer.
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SECTION 3.02. Conditions Precedent to All Purchases. The Buyer's obligation
to pay for any Purchase (including the initial Purchase) hereunder shall be
subject to the further conditions precedent that:
(a) each Seller shall have delivered to the Buyer such information
concerning such Receivables as may reasonably be requested by the Buyer; and
(b) on the date of such Purchase the following statements shall be true
(and each Seller, by accepting the Purchase Price for such Purchase, shall be
deemed to have represented and warranted that):
(i) The representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are
correct on and as of the date of such Purchase as though made on and as of
such date (except that the representations and warranties set forth in
Sections 4.01(e), (f) and (s)(i) shall be required to be true and correct
only as of the Closing Date and each Reporting Date);
(ii) No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such
Purchase, that constitutes a Termination Event or an Involuntary Bankruptcy
Event; and
(iii) The "Termination Date" shall not have occurred under (and as
defined in) the Receivables Loan Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Buyer
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in a written notice to the Seller
Agent, each Purchase from a Seller shall occur automatically on each day prior
to the Termination Date for such Seller, with the result that the title to all
Receivables and the Related Property with respect thereto shall vest in the
Buyer automatically on the date each such Receivable arises and without any
further action of any kind by the Buyer, any Seller, the Seller Agent or the
Collection Agent, whether or not the conditions precedent specified above were
in fact satisfied on such date and notwithstanding any delay in making payment
of the Purchase Price for such Receivables (but without impairing the Buyer's
obligation to pay such Purchase Price in accordance with the terms hereof).
SECTION 3.03. Condition Precedent to each Seller's Obligations. (a) The
obligation of each Seller to sell the Receivables generated by it and existing
on the Effective Date to the Buyer is subject to the conditions precedent that
such Seller shall have received on or before the date of such sale the
following, each (unless otherwise indicated) dated the day of such sale and in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Seller:
(i) Secretary's Certificate. A certificate of the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Buyer, dated the date hereof, and certifying (A)
that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the certificate of
formation and limited liability company agreement of the Buyer, as in
effect on the date hereof and at all times since a date prior to the date
of the resolutions described in clause (B) below, (B) that attached thereto
is a true and complete copy of the resolutions, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Seller, of the managers of the Buyer or
committees thereof authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the other Transaction
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Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, and that such resolutions have not been amended, modified,
revoked or rescinded and are in full force and effect, (C) that the
certificate of formation of the Buyer has not been amended since the date
of the last amendment thereto shown on the certificate of good standing (or
its equivalent) furnished pursuant to subsection (iii) below and (D) as to
the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing this
Agreement and any other Transaction Documents or any other document
delivered in connection herewith or therewith on behalf of the Buyer (on
which certificates the Sellers may conclusively rely until such time as the
Sellers shall receive from the Buyer a revised certificate with respect to
the Buyer meeting the requirements of this subsection (i));
(ii) Corporate Documents. The certificate of formation, including all
amendments thereto, of the Buyer, certified as of a recent date by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
(iii) Good Standing Certificates. Certificates of compliance, of status
or of good standing for the Buyer, dated as of a recent date, from the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
(iv) Consents, Licenses, Approvals, Etc. A Certificate dated the date
hereof of the President or a Vice President of the Buyer either (A)
attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Buyer of
this Agreement and the validity and enforceability of this Agreement
against the Buyer, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in
full force and effect or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or
approvals are so required; and
(v) No Litigation. Confirmation that there is no pending or, to its
knowledge after due inquiry, threatened action or proceeding in writing
affecting the Buyer before any Official Body that could reasonably be
expected to have a material impairment of the ability of the Buyer to
perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(b) The obligation of each Seller to sell any Receivable generated by it on
any date (including on the Effective Date) shall be subject to the further
conditions precedent that on such date no voluntary or involuntary case or
proceeding is pending against such Seller or the Buyer under the United States
Bankruptcy Code.
SECTION 3.04. Conditions Precedent to the Addition of an Additional Seller.
The obligation of the Buyer to purchase Receivables hereunder from a Subsidiary
of TRW Automotive requested to be an Additional Seller pursuant to Section 9.13
is subject to the conditions precedent that the Buyer and the Administrative
Agent shall have received on or before the date designated for the addition of
such Additional Seller (the "Seller Addition Date") and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Buyer:
(a) Additional Seller Supplement. An Additional Seller Supplement (with a
copy for each Funding Agent) duly executed and delivered by such Additional
Seller.
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(b) Secretary's Certificate. A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of such Seller, dated the Seller Addition Date, and certifying (i)
that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the formation documents of
such Additional Seller, as in effect on the Seller Addition Date and at all
times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (ii)
below, (ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the
resolutions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer, of the
Board of Directors (or committees thereof), member or general partner, as the
case may be, of such Additional Seller authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is
a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and that such
resolutions have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded and are in
full force and effect, (iii) that the certificate of formation of such
Additional Seller has not been amended since the date of the last amendment
thereto shown on the certificate of good standing (or its equivalent) furnished
pursuant to subsection (e) below and (iv) as to the incumbency and specimen
signature of each officer executing the Additional Seller Supplement and any
other Transaction Documents or any other document delivered in connection
therewith on behalf of such Additional Seller (on which certificates the Buyer
may conclusively rely until such time as the Buyer shall receive from such
Additional Seller a revised certificate with respect to such Additional Seller
meeting the requirements of this subsection (b));
(c) Performance Guaranty. A reaffirmation of the Performance Guaranty in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant
to which the Performance Guarantor reaffirms its obligations under the
Performance Guaranty after giving effect to the addition of such Additional
Seller hereunder;
(d) Corporate Documents. The certificate of incorporation or formation,
including all amendments thereto, of such Additional Seller, certified as of a
recent date by the Secretary of State or other appropriate authority of the
state of formation, as the case may be;
(e) Good Standing Certificates. Certificates of compliance, of status or of
good standing, dated as of a recent date, from the Secretary of State or other
appropriate authority of such jurisdiction, with respect to such Additional
Seller in each state where the ownership, lease or operation of property or the
conduct of business requires it to qualify as a foreign corporation, limited
partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, except where the
failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
(f) UCC Certificate; UCC Financing Statements. (i) A certificate duly
executed by an officer of such Additional Seller and dated the related Seller
Addition Date and (ii) executed copies of such proper financing statements,
filed and recorded at such Additional Seller's expense prior to the related
Seller Addition Date, naming such Additional Seller as the seller and the Buyer
as the purchaser of the Receivables of such Additional Seller, in proper form
for filing in each jurisdiction in which the Buyer (or any of its assignees)
deems it necessary or desirable to perfect the Buyer's ownership interest in
such Receivables under the UCC;
(g) UCC Searches. Written search reports, listing all effective financing
statements that name such Additional Seller as debtor or assignor and that are
filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to subsection (f)
above and in any other jurisdictions that the Buyer or the Administrative Agent
determines are necessary or appropriate,
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together with copies of such financing statements (none of which, except for
those described in subsection (f) above, shall cover any Receivables which are
to become Purchased Receivables of such Additional Seller or any Receivables
Property with respect thereto), and tax and judgment lien searches showing no
such liens that are not permitted by the Transaction Documents;
(h) Opinions. Legal opinions with respect to such Additional Seller
conforming to the legal opinions delivered in respect of the Sellers on the date
hereof pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Receivables Loan Agreement;
(i) Exhibit C. An amended Exhibit C incorporating the relevant information
for such Additional Seller;
(j) Systems. Evidence, reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer and the
Administrative Agent that such Additional Seller's systems, procedures and
record keeping relating to its Receivables are in all material respects
sufficient and satisfactory in order to permit the purchase and administration
of such the Receivables in accordance with the terms and intent of this
Agreement and the Servicing Agreement;
(k) Consent. The written consent to the addition of such Additional Seller
from the Administrative Agent and the Required Committed Lenders;
(l) Control Agreements. Executed Control Agreements with respect to each
Collection Account of such Additional Seller and, if necessary, an executed
amendment to the Control Agreement for the applicable Concentration Account;
(m) Pro Forma Monthly Report. A pro forma Monthly Report showing the aging
and roll forward history of the Receivables of such Additional Seller for the
period beginning not less than 14 months prior to the relevant Seller Addition
Date and a pro forma Weekly Report or (if requested by the Buyer or the
Administrative Agent) a pro forma Daily Report for the most recently ended
calendar week or Business Day, as applicable, prior to the relevant Seller
Addition Date;
(n) Consents, Licenses, Approvals, Etc. A certificate dated as of the
applicable Effective Date the date hereof of the President or a Vice President
of such Additional Seller either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses
and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance by such Additional Seller of the Additional Seller Supplement and
the validity and enforceability of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement
against such Additional Seller, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall
be in full force and effect or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or
approvals are so required; and
(o) No Litigation. Confirmation that there is no pending or, to the actual
knowledge of a Responsible Officer of such Additional Seller after due inquiry,
threatened action or proceeding in writing affecting such Additional Seller
before any Official Body that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Sellers. Each Seller
represents and warrants with respect to such Seller as follows as of the
Effective Date, as of the date of each Purchase hereunder and as of each
Reporting Date (except that the representations and warranties set forth in
paragraphs (e), (f) and (s)(i) below shall be made only as of the Effective Date
and each Reporting Date):
(a) Such Seller is a corporation or limited liability company duly
incorporated or organized (as applicable), validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization, and is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing
as a foreign corporation or limited liability company, in every
jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires it to be so
qualified, unless the failure to so qualify would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by such Seller of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including such Seller's sale
of Receivables hereunder and such Seller's use of the proceeds of
Purchases, (i) are within such Seller's corporate or limited liability
company powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
or limited liability company action and (iii) will not (A) violate (1) such
Seller's certificate of incorporation or by-laws or certificate of
formation or limited liability company agreement (as applicable), (2) any
Law applicable to such Seller or (3) any provision of any indenture,
certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other
instrument to which such Seller is a party or by which it or any of its
property is or may be bound or (B) be in conflict with, result in a breach
of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation of a material
right or acceleration of any material payment obligations under any such
indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or
other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default
referred to in clause (3) of this Section 4.01(b), could reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect and (iv) do not result in or require the creation of any Adverse
Claim upon or with respect to any of its properties (except as created
pursuant to the Transaction Documents). Each of the Transaction Documents
to which such Seller is named as a party has been duly executed and
delivered by such Seller.
(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to
or filing with, any Official Body is required for the due execution,
delivery and performance by such Seller of the Transaction Documents to
which it is a party or any other document to be delivered by it thereunder,
except for (i) the filing of the financing statements referred to in
Schedule IV of the Receivables Loan Agreement (which financing statements
shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the
Effective Date with respect to such Seller) and (ii) such as have been
obtained or made and are in full force and effect.
(d) Each of the Transaction Documents to which such Seller is a party
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Seller
enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to
(i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency,
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moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and
(iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
(e) Since December 31, 2001, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
(f) Except as set forth on Schedule II, (i) as of the initial Purchase
Date, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by
or before any Official Body or in arbitration now pending or, to the actual
knowledge of a Responsible Officer of such Seller, threatened in writing
against or affecting such Seller or any of its business, property or rights
and (ii) as of each other Purchase Date, there are no actions, suits or
proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Official Body or in
arbitration or, to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of such
Seller, threatened in writing against or affecting such Seller or any of
its business, property or rights as to which, in either case, an adverse
determination is reasonably probable and which could reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) No proceeds of any Purchase will be used to purchase or carry, or
to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying,
"margin stock" within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X promulgated by
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from time to time.
(h) No transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance with any
bulk sales act or similar law.
(i) Immediately prior to each Purchase of Receivables from such Seller
hereunder, such Seller will be the owner of such Receivables and all
Receivables Property with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse
Claim (other than Permitted Adverse Claims). Upon each Purchase, the Buyer
shall have acquired a valid and perfected first priority ownership interest
in each Receivable now existing or hereafter arising and in the Receivables
Property with respect thereto, in each case free and clear of any Adverse
Claim (other than Permitted Adverse Claims or Adverse Claims created by, or
arising from an act or omission of, the Buyer or its assigns). As of the
Purchase Date of each Purchased Receivable, no effective financing
statement or other instrument similar in effect, is filed in any recording
office listing any Seller as debtor, covering such Purchased Receivable or
related Receivables Property, or any interest therein, except such as may
be filed in favor of the Buyer in accordance with this Agreement.
(j) Each Portfolio Report (if prepared by any Seller or any of their
respective Affiliates, or to the extent that information contained therein
is supplied by any Seller or an Affiliate), information, exhibit, document,
book, record or report furnished in writing at any time by or on behalf of
any Seller in connection with the Transaction Documents is accurate in all
material respects as of its date or (except as otherwise disclosed to the
Buyer at such time) as of the date so furnished. All information contained
in the Offering Memorandum was accurate in all material respects as of its
date, and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
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(k) Such Seller is located in its jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization specified in Exhibit C for the purposes of Section 9-307 of
the UCC as in effect in the State of New York.
(l) The names and addresses of all the Collection Account Banks and the
Concentration Account Banks, together with the account numbers of the North
American Collection Accounts and the North American Concentration Accounts,
are as specified in Exhibit A (as the same may be updated from time to time
pursuant to Section 5.01(g)).
(m) In the past five (5) years, such Seller has not used any corporate
name, tradename or doing-business-as name other than the name in which it
has executed this Agreement and the other names listed on Exhibit C. Such
Seller's Federal Employer Identification Number and, if organized in a
jurisdiction other than Delaware, its organizational identification number
is as set forth on Exhibit C.
(n) Such Seller is not an "investment company" as defined in, or
subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
(o) (i) The fair value of the assets of such Seller, at a fair
valuation, exceed the debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated,
contingent or otherwise, of such Seller; (ii) the present fair saleable
value of the property of such Seller is greater than the amount that will
be required to pay the probable liability of such Seller on its debts and
other liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such
debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (iii) such Seller
will be able to pay its debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated,
contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and
matured; and (iv) such Seller does not have unreasonably small capital with
which to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged as such businesses
are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted following the Closing
Date.
(p) Each Receivable treated as or represented by such Seller or any of
its Affiliates to be an Eligible Receivable as of any Purchase Date was an
Eligible Receivable on such date.
(q) All Obligors with respect to Receivables sold by such Seller
hereunder have been instructed to remit all their payments in respect of
Receivables directly to a North American Collection Account. All Excluded
Obligors have been instructed to remit all payments due from them to an
account other than a North American Collection Account.
(r) The transfers of Receivables by such Seller to the Buyer pursuant
to this Agreement, and all other transactions between such Seller and the
Buyer, have been and will be made in good faith and without intent to
hinder, delay or defraud creditors of such Seller.
(s) Each Seller and its ERISA Affiliates are in compliance with the
applicable provisions of ERISA and the provisions of the IRC relating to
Plans and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder and any
similar applicable non-U.S. law, except for such noncompliance that could
not reasonably be expected to have a
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Material Adverse Effect. No Reportable Event has occurred during the past
five years as to which such Seller or any ERISA Affiliate was required to
file a report with the PBGC, other than reports that have been filed and
reports the failure of which to file could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, the present value
of all benefit liabilities under each Plan of such Seller and the ERISA
Affiliates (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan), did not as
of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto for which a valuation
is available, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan by an amount that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and the
present value of all benefit liabilities of all underfunded Plans (on a
termination basis and based on those assumptions used to fund each such
Plan), did not as of the last annual valuation dates applicable thereto for
which valuations are available, exceed the value of the assets of all such
underfunded Plans by an amount that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. None of such Seller and the ERISA Affiliates has
incurred or could reasonably be expected to incur any Withdrawal Liability
that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None
of such Seller and the ERISA Affiliates has received any written
notification that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been
terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, or has knowledge that
any Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization or to
be terminated, where such reorganization or termination has had or could
reasonably be expected to have, through increases in the contributions
required to be made to such Plan or otherwise, a Material Adverse Effect.
No Adverse Claim exists in favor of the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation on any of the Receivables.
(t) No event has occurred and is continuing and no condition exists
which constitutes a Termination Event.
(u) Except as set forth on Schedule III, such Seller has filed or
caused to be filed all material tax returns and has paid or caused to be
paid or made adequate provision for all material taxes due and payable by
it and all material assessments received by it except to the extent that
non-payment: (i) is being contested in good faith; or (ii) could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) The assignment of each Receivable and the related Receivables
Property the subject of any Purchase on the related Purchase Date and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof will not violate any applicable Law or any
Contractual Obligation by which such Seller or any of its property may be
bound.
(w) Such Seller has performed and complied in all material respects
with the terms of the Contract relating to each Purchased Receivable that
is treated as or represented by such Seller or any of its Affiliates to be
an Eligible Receivable.
(x) Such Seller and the Collection Agent have the capability: (i) at
any given time to identify each individual Purchased Receivable and (ii) to
track Collections in respect of each such Receivable and each of the
Receivables that have been or will be sold by such Seller to the Buyer in
accordance herewith.
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(y) Such Seller has complied in all material respects with its Credit
and Collection Policy in regard to each Purchased Receivable that is
treated as or represented by such Seller or any of its Affiliates to be an
Eligible Receivable.
SECTION 4.02. Representations and Warranties of the Buyer. The Buyer
represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The Buyer is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and is
duly qualified in good standing as a foreign limited liability company in each
jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Buyer of this Agreement
(i) have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action
and (ii) will not (A) violate (1) the Buyer's articles of organization or
limited liability company agreement, (2) any Law applicable to the Buyer or (3)
any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock,
agreement or other instrument to which the Buyer is a party or by which it or
any of its property is or may be bound or (B) be in conflict with, result in a
breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a
default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation of a
material right or acceleration of any material payment obligations under any
such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or
other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred
to in clause (ii) or be of this Section 4.02(b), could reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) do
not result in or require the creation of any Adverse Claim upon or with respect
to any of its properties. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
the Buyer.
(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or
filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the
due execution, delivery and performance by the Buyer of this Agreement, except
(i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii)
for such authorizations, approvals or actions the failure of which to obtain
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
(d) This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Buyer, will be the
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Buyer, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii)
implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
(e) There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or
before any Official Body or in arbitration now pending or, to the actual
knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Buyer, threatened in writing against
or affecting the Buyer or any of its business, property or rights as to which an
adverse determination is reasonably probable and which could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the items described in clauses (i)
and (ii) of the definition of Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
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ARTICLE V. COVENANTS
SECTION 5.01. Covenants of the Sellers. From the date hereof until the
first day following the Termination Date on which all of the Purchased
Receivables are either collected in full or are written off in accordance with
the Credit and Collection Policy, each Seller covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) Compliance with Laws, Etc. Such Seller will comply in all respects
with all applicable Laws and preserve and maintain its corporate existence,
rights, franchises, qualifications and privileges except to the extent that
the failure so to comply with such Laws or the failure so to preserve and
maintain such rights, franchises, qualifications, and privileges would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Offices, Records and Books of Account. Such Seller will keep the
office where it keeps its records concerning the Purchased Receivables at
(i) the address of such Seller specified on Schedule I as of the date of
this Agreement or (ii) upon 30 days' prior written notice to the Buyer, at
any other locations in jurisdictions where all actions reasonably requested
by the Buyer to protect and perfect the Buyer's interest in the Purchased
Receivables have been taken and completed. Such Seller also will maintain
and implement administrative and operating procedures (including without
limitation, an ability to recreate records evidencing Purchased Receivables
and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals
thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other
information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all
Purchased Receivables (including, without limitation, records adequate to
permit the daily identification of each Purchased Receivable and all
Collections of and adjustments to each existing Purchased Receivable).
(c) Performance and Compliance with Contracts and Credit and Collection
Policy. Such Seller will, at its expense, (i) timely and fully perform and
comply in all material respects with all provisions, covenants and other
promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the
Purchased Receivables in the same manner as if this Agreement did not
exist, and (ii) timely and fully comply in all material respects with the
Credit and Collection Policy (as amended from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof) in regard to the Purchased Receivables and the
related Contracts.
(d) Sales, Liens, Etc. Such Seller will not sell, assign (by operation
of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist
any Adverse Claim (except for Permitted Adverse Claims) upon or with
respect to, any Receivable, Related Security, related Contract or
Collections, or upon or with respect to any Collection Account or the
Concentration Account, or assign any right to receive income in respect
thereof.
(e) Extension or Amendment of Receivables and Contracts. Such Seller
will not extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Purchased
Receivable or amend, modify or waive any term or condition of any Contract
related thereto in a manner that could reasonably be expected to adversely
affect the collectibility of such Receivable except (i) in its capacity as
a Collection Agent Party, to the extent permitted under
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Section 2.2(c) of the Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of any
adjustment or cancellation of the Outstanding Balance of a Purchased
Receivable, upon the granting or payment of a Purchase Price Credit in
accordance with Section 2.03.
(f) Change in Business or Credit and Collection Policy. Such Seller
will not make any change in the character of its business or in the Credit
and Collection Policy without the prior written consent of the Buyer, the
Borrower and the Required Committed Lenders, except for any such change (i)
that would not impair the collectibility of any Purchased Receivables in
any material respect or otherwise be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect or (ii) as required by applicable Law. Such Seller will
promptly notify the Buyer, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each
Funding Agent in writing of any material change in the character of its
business or its Credit and Collection Policy.
(g) Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors. Such Seller will not
add or terminate any Collection Account from those listed in Exhibit A to
this Agreement, or make any change in its instructions to Obligors
regarding payments to be made in respect of the Receivables or payments to
be made to the North American Collection Accounts, unless the Buyer shall
have received notice of such addition, termination or change (including an
updated Exhibit A) and a fully executed Control Agreement with respect to
each new Collection Account. Each North American Collection Account shall
be maintained in the name of the Transferor.
(h) Deposits to Collection Accounts and Concentration Account. Such
Seller will instruct all Obligors to remit all their payments in respect of
the Receivables into a North American Collection Account (either directly
by wire transfer or electronic funds transfer or by check mailed to a
lock-box maintained by the relevant Collection Account Bank). If such
Seller or the Collection Agent shall receive any Collections directly, such
Seller shall promptly (and in any event within one Business Day) deposit
the same into a North American Collection Account or a North American
Concentration Account. Such Seller will use its reasonable best efforts to
prevent funds which do not constitute Collections of Receivables from being
deposited into any North American Collection Account or North American
Concentration Account.
(i) Audits. Such Seller will, from time to time during regular business
hours as requested by the Buyer or its assigns upon reasonable prior notice
and at such Seller's expense, permit the Buyer, or its agents,
representatives or assigns (including independent public accountants), (i)
to conduct periodic audits of the Receivables, the Related Security and the
related books and records and collections systems of such Seller, (ii) to
examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books, records and
documents (including, without limitation, computer tapes and disks) in the
possession or under the control of such Seller relating to Receivables and
the Receivables Property, including, without limitation, the Contracts, and
(iii) to visit the offices and properties of such Seller for the purpose of
examining such materials described in clause (ii) above, and to discuss
matters relating to Receivables and the Receivables Property or such
Seller's performance under the Transaction Documents or under the Contracts
with any of the officers or employees of such Seller having knowledge of
such matters; provided that, so
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long as no Termination Event or Involuntary Bankruptcy Event has occurred
and is continuing and no material discrepancies has been identified in the
most recent Accountants' Letter delivered pursuant to Section 5.02(b) of
the Receivables Loan Agreement, the Sellers shall be required to pay the
expenses of no more than two audits conducted by the Administrative Agent
and the Funding Agents during any single calendar year (such audits to be
made on the dates specified by the Administrative Agent in consultation
with the Funding Agents).
(j) Further Assurances; Change in Name or Jurisdiction of Origination,
etc. (i) Such Seller agrees from time to time, at its expense, promptly to
execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all
further actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Buyer or
its assignee may reasonably request, to perfect, protect or more fully
evidence the Buyer's ownership of the Purchased Receivables, or to enable
the Buyer or its assignee to exercise and enforce its respective rights and
remedies under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, such Seller
will, upon the request of the Buyer or its assignee, (A) execute and file
such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such
other instruments and documents, that may be necessary or desirable or that
the Buyer or its assignee may reasonably request to perfect, protect or
evidence the Buyer's ownership of such Receivables; and (B) following the
occurrence of a Termination Event, deliver to the Buyer copies of the
invoices evidencing the Purchased Receivables (which delivery may be made
in electronic form).
(ii) Such Seller authorizes the Buyer or its assignee to file
financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto and
assignments thereof, relating to the Receivables and the Related Security,
the related Contracts and the Collections with respect thereto without the
signature of such Seller. A photocopy or other reproduction of this
Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by
law.
(iii) Such Seller shall not change its jurisdiction of
organization unless (i) the Buyer shall have received at least thirty (30)
days advance written notice of such change and all action by such Seller
necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the
Buyer's interest in the Receivables and Receivable Property (including,
without limitation, the filing of all financing statements and the taking
of such other action as the Buyer may request in connection with such
change) shall have been duly taken and (ii) the new jurisdiction of
organization is a State within the United States of America.
(v) Such Seller will not change its name, identity or corporate
structure or tax identification number or the office at which any records
relating to the Receivables are maintained unless the Buyer shall have
received at least thirty (30) days advance written notice of such change or
relocation and all action by such Seller necessary or appropriate to
perfect or maintain the perfection of the Buyer's interest in the
Receivables (including, without limitation, the filing of all financing
statements and the taking of such other action as the Buyer may request in
connection with such change or relocation) shall have been duly taken.
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(k) Reporting Requirements. Such Seller will provide or cause to be
provided to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent the
following:
(i) as soon as possible and in any event within one (1) Business
Day after a Responsible Officer of such Seller obtains actual knowledge of
the occurrence of each Termination Event or Incipient Termination Event, a
statement of a Financial Officer of such Seller setting forth details of
such Termination Event or Incipient Termination Event and the action that
such Seller has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(ii) promptly after a Responsible Officer of such Seller obtains
actual knowledge thereof, notice of the occurrence of any ERISA Event, that
together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably
be expected to result in liability of such Seller and all ERISA Affiliates
in an aggregate amount in excess of $60,000,000;
(iii) promptly after a Responsible Officer of such Seller obtains
actual knowledge thereof, notice of the occurrence thereof any event or
condition that is not a matter of general public knowledge and that has
had, or could reasonably by expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(iv) such other information respecting the Purchased Receivables
or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of such Seller
(including, without limitation, information regarding any pending or
threatened litigation) as the Buyer may from time to time reasonably
request.
(l) Separate Conduct of Business. Such Seller shall take, or refrain
from taking, as the case may be, all actions on its part necessary to
ensure compliance by the Buyer with its covenants in Section 5.01(1) of the
Transfer Agreement and of the Borrower in Section 5.01(k) of the
Receivables Loan Agreement including, without limitation, all actions that
are necessary to be taken or not to be taken in order to (x) ensure that
the assumptions and factual recitations set forth in the Specified
Bankruptcy Opinion Provisions remain true and correct with respect to such
Seller and (y) comply with those procedures described in such provisions
which are applicable to such Seller.
(m) Taxes. Such Seller will pay and discharge promptly when due all
material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon
it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the
same shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful claims
for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise that, if unpaid, might give
rise to a Lien upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however,
that such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any
such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or
amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
and such Seller shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance
with GAAP with respect thereto and such contest effectively suspends
collection of the contested obligation and the enforcement of any Adverse
Claim securing such obligation.
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(n) Treatment as Sales. Except to the extent otherwise required under
GAAP, such Seller shall not account for or treat (whether in financial
statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in
any manner other than as a sale and absolute conveyance of Receivables by
such Seller to the Buyer (except that, in accordance with applicable tax
principles, each Purchase may be ignored for tax reporting purposes).
ARTICLE VI. ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION
SECTION 6.01. Designation of Collection Agent. Consistent with the Buyer's
ownership interest in the Purchased Receivables, each Seller acknowledges and
agrees that the servicing, administration and collection of the Purchased
Receivables shall be the responsibility and right of the Buyer and its assigns.
The Buyer has advised the Sellers that (i) the Buyer has sold all of its right
and title to, and interest in, the Purchased Receivables and the Receivables
Property to the Borrower, (ii) the Borrower has granted a security interest in
the Purchased Receivables and the Receivables Property to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Receivables Loan
Agreement and (iii) the servicing, administration and collection of the
Purchased Receivables and the Receivables Property shall be conducted by the
Person designated as the Collection Agent pursuant to the Servicing Agreement
from time to time. Pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, (i) the Borrower has
requested TRW U.S. to, and TRW U.S. has agreed that it will, act as the initial
Collection Agent and (ii) TRW U.S. has appointed each Seller to act as its
Sub-Collection Agent with respect to the Receivables and the Receivables
Property originated by such Seller and each Seller has accepted such
appointment.
SECTION 6.02. Certain Rights of the Buyer. (a) The Buyer may, at any time,
give notice of ownership and/or direct the Obligors of Purchased Receivables and
any Person obligated on any Related Security, or any of them, that payment of
all amounts payable under any Purchased Receivable shall be made directly to the
Buyer or its designee. Each Seller hereby transfers to the Buyer (and its
assigns and designees) the exclusive ownership and control of the Collection
Accounts and the Concentration Account and each Seller shall take any further
action that the Buyer may reasonably request to effect or further evidence such
transfer.
(b) At any time following the occurrence and during the continuation of a
Termination Event:
(i) Each Seller shall, upon the Buyer's request and at such Seller's
expense, give notice of the Buyer's ownership to each Obligor of Purchased
Receivables and direct that payments of all amounts payable under the
Purchased Receivables be made directly to the Buyer or its designee;
provided that no such notice shall be required if the only Termination
Event(s) that shall have occurred are those set forth in 7.01(h), (k), (l)
or (m) of the Receivables Loan Agreement.
(ii) At the Buyer's request and at the expense of the respective
Sellers, each Seller shall (A) assemble all of the Records, and shall make
the same available to the Buyer or its designee at a place selected by the
Buyer or its designee, and (B) segregate all cash, checks and other
instruments received by it from time to time
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constituting Collections of Receivables in a manner acceptable to the Buyer
and, promptly upon receipt, remit all such cash, checks and instruments,
duly indorsed or with duly executed instruments of transfer, to the Buyer
or its designee. The Buyer shall also have the right to make copies of all
such documents, instruments and other records at any time.
(c) Each Seller authorizes each of the Buyer, the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, and hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Buyer, the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact coupled with an
interest, with full power of substitution and with full authority in place of
such Seller, following the occurrence and during the continuation of a
Termination Event or Involuntary Bankruptcy Event, to take any and all steps in
such Seller's name and on behalf of such Seller, that are necessary or
desirable, in the determination of the Buyer, the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent (as applicable), to collect amounts due under the Purchased Receivables,
including, without limitation, (i) endorsing such Seller's name on checks and
other instruments representing Collections of Purchased Receivables and
enforcing the Purchased Receivables and the Related Security and related
Contracts and (ii) enforcing the Receivables and the Related Security including
to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise, receive and give
acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in connection
with therewith and to file any claims or take any action or institute any
proceedings that the Buyer, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (or such
designee) may deem to be necessary or desirable for the collection thereof or to
enforce compliance with the terms and conditions of, or to perform any
obligations or enforce any rights of such Seller in respect of, the Receivables
and the Related Security; provided that no enforcement action of the type
described in this clause (ii) may be taken by the Buyer, the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent if no Involuntary Bankruptcy Event then exists and the only
Termination Events that shall have occurred are those "Termination Events" set
forth in 7.01(h), (k), (l) or (m) of the Receivables Loan Agreement.
SECTION 6.03. Rights and Remedies. (a) If any Seller fails to perform any
of its obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer may (but shall not be
required to) cause performance of, such obligation, and the costs and expenses
of the Buyer reasonably incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by
such Seller.
(b) Each Seller shall cooperate with the Collection Agent in collecting
amounts due from Obligors in respect of the Purchased Receivables.
ARTICLE VII. EVENTS OF TERMINATION
SECTION 7.01. Events of Termination. If any of the following events (each a
"Termination Event") shall occur and be continuing:
(a) any Seller shall fail to make any payment or deposit required to be
made by it hereunder or under any of the Transaction Documents when due
hereunder or thereunder and such failure remains unremedied for one Business
Day; or
(b) any representation, warranty, certification or statement made by any
Seller in this Agreement, any other Transaction Document to which it is a party
or in any other
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document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to have been incorrect
in any material respect when made or deemed made other than any breach of a
representation relating to a Receivable that has been repurchased pursuant to
Section 2.03 or with respect to which the Buyer has declined to effect such
repurchase as provided therein after receipt of notice of such breach; or
(c) any Seller shall fail to perform or observe (i) any term, covenant or
agreement contained in Section 5.01(a) (as to maintenance of existence only) or
5.01(d) of this Agreement or (ii) any other term, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document on its part to be
performed or observed and, solely in the case of this clause (ii), such failure
shall remain unremedied for ten (10) days after a Responsible Officer of such
Seller has actual knowledge or receives written notice thereof; or
(d) any Event of Bankruptcy shall occur with respect to any Seller; or
(e) the Buyer shall, for any reason, fail or cease to have good and
marketable title to the Purchased Receivables and Related Security and
Collections with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claims (other
than Permitted Adverse Claims); or
(f) any Change of Control shall occur; or
(g) there shall have occurred since the Closing Date any event or condition
which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on (A) the validity, enforceability or collectibility of the Receivables taken
as a whole or (B) the ability of any Seller to perform its obligations under the
Transaction Documents; or
(h) (i) any Seller receives notice or becomes aware that a notice of lien
has been filed against such Seller under Section 412(n) of the IRC or Section
302(f) of ERISA for a failure to make a required installment or other payment to
a plan to which Section 412(n) of the IRC or Section 302(f) of ERISA applies or
(ii) (A) a Reportable Event or Reportable Events shall have occurred with
respect to any Plan or a trustee shall be appointed by a United States district
court to administer any Plan, (B) the PBGC shall institute proceedings
(including giving notice of intent thereof) to terminate any Plan or Plans, (C)
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, TRW Automotive, any Subsidiary of TRW
Automotive or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a
Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred or will be assessed Withdrawal Liability
to such Multiemployer Plan and such person does not have reasonable grounds for
contesting such Withdrawal Liability or is not contesting such Withdrawal
Liability in a timely and appropriate manner, (D) Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, TRW Automotive, any Subsidiary of TRW Automotive or any ERISA
Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that
such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or is being terminated, within the
meaning of Title IV of ERISA, (E) Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, TRW
Automotive, any Subsidiary of TRW Automotive or any ERISA Affiliate shall engage
in any "prohibited transaction" (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section
4975 of the Code) involving any Plan or (F) any other similar event or condition
shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (A)
through (F) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events
or conditions, if any, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; or
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(i) any "Termination Event" shall occur under the Transfer Agreement or any
"Termination Event" shall occur under the Receivables Loan Agreement;
then, and in any such event, the Buyer may, in its discretion, declare the
Termination Date to have occurred with respect to all Sellers or, in the
discretion of the Buyer, any Seller affected by such Termination Event, upon
notice to such Seller or Sellers; provided that, automatically upon the
occurrence of any event (without any requirement for the giving of notice)
described in paragraph (d) of this Section 7.01 with respect to any Seller, the
Termination Date shall occur with respect to such Seller. Upon any such
declaration or upon such automatic termination, the Buyer and its assigns shall
have, in addition to the rights and remedies which it may have under this
Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided after default under the UCC
and under other applicable law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative.
ARTICLE VIII. INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.01. Indemnities by the Sellers. Without limiting any other rights
that the Buyer and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents and
assigns (each, an "Indemnified Party") may have hereunder or under applicable
law, each Seller hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and
against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities, deficiencies, costs,
disbursements and expenses, including, without limitation, interest, penalties,
amounts paid in settlement and reasonable attorneys' fees (all of the foregoing
being collectively referred to as "Indemnified Amounts") arising out of or
resulting from any of the following (excluding, however, (a) Indemnified Amounts
to the extent such Indemnified Amounts resulted from gross negligence or willful
misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party, (b) any income taxes or any
other tax or fee measured by income incurred by such Indemnified Party arising
out of or as a result of this Agreement or the ownership of Purchased
Receivables and (c) Indemnified Amounts arising solely from a delay in payment,
or default by, an Obligor with respect to any Receivable (other than any delay
or default arising out of any discharge, claim, offset or defense of the Obligor
to the payment of any Purchased Receivable arising from the actions or omissions
of such Seller (including, without limitation, a defense based on such Purchased
Receivable not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, but excluding any defense
based on a discharge in bankruptcy)):
(i) any Receivable which such Seller represents to be or treats as an
Eligible Receivable but which is not an Eligible Receivable as of the date
of such representation or treatment;
(ii) any other representation or warranty certification, report or
other statement made or deemed made by such Seller (or any of its officers
or employees) under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the
other Transaction Documents which shall have been incorrect in any respect
when made;
(iii) the failure by such Seller to comply with any applicable Law with
respect to any Receivable or the related Contract; or the failure of any
Receivable originated by such Seller or the related Contract to conform to
any such applicable Law;
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(iv) the failure to vest in the Buyer absolute ownership of each
Purchased Receivable originated by such Seller and the Related Security and
Collections in respect thereof, free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(v) the failure to have filed, or any delay in filing, financing
statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any
applicable jurisdiction or other applicable laws with respect to any
Receivables originated by such Seller and the Related Security and
Collections in respect thereof, whether at the time of any Purchase or at
any subsequent time;
(vi) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than discharge in
bankruptcy) of an Obligor to the payment of any Receivable originated by
such Seller (including, without limitation, a defense based on such
Receivable or the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms), or any other claim resulting from the sale of the merchandise,
goods or services related to such Receivable or the furnishing or failure
to furnish such merchandise, goods or services or relating to any Contract
related thereto;
(vii) any failure of such Seller to perform its duties or obligations
in accordance with the provisions hereof and each other Transaction
Document or to perform its duties or obligations under the Contracts or to
timely and fully comply in all respects with the Credit and Collection
Policy in regard to each Receivable originated by such Seller and the
related Contract;
(viii) any products liability, environmental or other claim arising out
of or in connection with merchandise, goods or services which are the
subject of any Receivable originated by such Seller or Related Security;
(ix) the commingling of Collections of Purchased Receivables at any
time with other funds;
(x) any investigation, litigation or proceeding (actual or threatened)
related to this Agreement or the use of proceeds of Purchases or in respect
of any Receivable originated by such Seller or Related Security or
Contract; or
(xi) the failure by such Seller to pay when due any taxes, including,
without limitation, sales, excise or personal property taxes.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, solely for
purposes of the Sellers' indemnification obligations pursuant to clauses (ii)
and (vii) of this Article VIII, any representation, warranty or covenant
qualified by the occurrence or non-occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect or
similar concepts of materiality shall be deemed to be not so qualified.
ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of
this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Seller or the Collection Agent
therefrom shall be effective unless in a writing signed by the Buyer, the
Borrower and (so long as
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the Receivables Loan Agreement is in effect) the Administrative Agent and, in
the case of any amendment, also signed by the Sellers affected thereby, and then
such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of
the Buyer to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right.
SECTION 9.02. Notices, Etc. Except as provided below, all communications
and notices provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopy or
electronic facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given to the
other party at its address or telecopy number specified below or at such other
address or telecopy number as such party may hereafter specify for the purposes
of notice to such party. Each such notice or other communication shall be
effective (i) if given by telecopy, when such telecopy is transmitted to the
telecopy number specified in this Section 9.02 and confirmation is received,
(ii) if given by mail three Business Days following such posting, postage
prepaid, U.S. certified or registered, (iii) if given by overnight courier, one
Business Day after deposit thereof with a national overnight courier service, or
(iv) if given by any other means, when received at the address specified in this
Section 9.02. Each Seller hereby appoints the Seller Agent as its agent and
irrevocably authorizes the Seller Agent to execute and deliver all notices
required hereunder on behalf of the Sellers. Any notice required to be delivered
to any Seller hereunder shall be deemed delivered to such Seller if delivered to
the Seller Agent in accordance with the terms hereof. The Seller Agent accepts
such appointment as agent for the Sellers and agrees to act thereas until the
date on which this Agreement has terminated in accordance with its terms. Each
Seller agrees not to revoke, modify or withdraw such appointment until
terminated pursuant to the preceding sentence..
If to a Seller, to its address set forth on Schedule I.
If to Buyer, to its address set forth on Schedule I.
SECTION 9.03. Binding Effect; Assignability. (a) This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Sellers, the Collection Agent, the
Buyer and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that
neither the Collection Agent nor any Seller may assign its rights or obligations
hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Buyer.
The Buyer may assign all or any part of its rights and obligations hereunder (as
security for obligations of the Buyer or otherwise) without the consent of the
Collection Agent or any Seller. In connection with any sale or assignment by the
Buyer of all or a portion of the Purchased Receivables, the purchaser or
assignee, as the case may be, shall, to the extent of its purchase or
assignment, have all rights of the Buyer under this Agreement (as if such
purchaser or assignee, as the case may be, were the Buyer hereunder) subject to
the terms of the agreement between the Buyer and such purchaser or assignee, as
the case may be.
(b) This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations
of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full
force and effect until such time, after the Termination Date, when all of the
Purchased Receivables are either collected in full or are written off as
uncollectible in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy; provided,
however, that rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any
representation and
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warranty made by any Seller pursuant to Article IV and the provisions of Article
VIII and Sections 9.04, 9.05 and 9.06 shall be continuing and shall survive any
termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.04. Costs, Expenses and Taxes. (a) In addition to the rights of
indemnification granted to the Buyer pursuant to Article VIII hereof, the
Sellers agree to pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses in connection
with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement
and the other documents and agreements to be delivered hereunder, including,
without limitation, (i) the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of
counsel for the Buyer with respect thereto and with respect to advising the
Buyer as to its rights and remedies under this Agreement; (ii) all reasonable
fees and expenses associated with any audits and other due diligence conducted
prior to or after the Closing Date and (iii) any amendments, waivers or consents
under the Transaction Documents. In addition, the Sellers agree to pay all costs
and expenses, if any (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses), in
connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other documents to be
delivered hereunder.
(b) In addition, the Sellers agree to pay any and all stamp and other taxes
and fees payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and
recording of this Agreement or the other documents or agreements to be delivered
hereunder, and the Sellers agree to save each Indemnified Party harmless from
and against any liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in
paying or omission to pay such taxes and fees.
SECTION 9.05. No Proceedings. Each Seller hereby agrees that it will not
institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Buyer or
the Borrower any proceeding of the type referred to in the definition of "Event
of Bankruptcy" in the Receivables Loan Agreement so long as there shall not have
elapsed one year plus one day since the Final Payout Date.
SECTION 9.06. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 9.07. Third Party Beneficiary. Each of the parties hereto hereby
acknowledges that the Buyer may assign all or any portion of its rights under
this Agreement and that such assignees may (except as otherwise agreed to by
such assignees) further assign, or grant security interests in, their rights
under this Agreement, and each Seller and the Collection Agent hereby consents
to any such assignment and grants. All such assignees and secured parties, shall
be third party beneficiaries of, and shall be entitled to enforce the Buyer's
rights and remedies under, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were
parties hereto, subject to the terms of their agreement with the Buyer or the
Borrower, as the case may be. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
each Seller hereby acknowledges that the Buyer has assigned all of its rights,
remedies and powers hereunder to the Borrower pursuant to the Transfer
Agreement, and that the Borrower has granted a security interest in all such
rights, remedies and powers to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the
Receivables Loan Agreement. Each Seller agrees that the Administrative Agent
(for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Receivables Loan Agreement)
shall, subject to the terms of the Receivables Loan Agreement, have the right to
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enforce this Agreement and to exercise directly all of the Buyer's rights and
remedies under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the right to give
or withhold any consents or approvals of the Buyer to be given or withheld
hereunder) and each Seller agrees to cooperate fully with the Administrative
Agent in the exercise of such rights and remedies. Each Seller further agrees to
give to the Administrative Agent copies of all notices and reports it is
required to give to the Buyer hereunder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, (i) no declaration of the Termination Date by the Buyer, and no other
amendment, waiver, consent, request or other modification (including, without
limitation, any request pursuant to Section 2.03) made or granted by the Buyer
hereunder, shall in any case be effective unless the same shall have been made
or granted by, or approved in writing by, the Administrative Agent (which may
make, grant or approve the Termination Date, and which shall, at the direction
of the Required Committed Lenders make, grant or approve the Termination Date)
and (ii) no declaration of a Non-Payment Event or the Termination Date by any
Seller or the Seller Agent shall in any case be effective unless notice of such
declaration shall have been received by the Administrative Agent. For the
avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent's
right to deliver notices to Obligors shall be subject to Section 6.02 of the
Receivables Loan Agreement.
SECTION 9.08. Restriction on Payments; Waiver of Setoff. (a)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, each
Seller acknowledges and agrees to the restrictions on payments set forth in, and
the other terms of, the Intercompany Note and agrees to be bound thereby to the
same extent as if it were the Holder (as defined in the Intercompany Note)
thereunder.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the obligations and liabilities of
the Sellers under this Agreement (collectively, the "Seller Obligations") shall
not be subject to deduction of any kind or type, except by payment in full of
the amount thereof in accordance with the terms thereof. Each Seller hereby
waives any right it may now or at any time hereafter have to set-off any Seller
Obligation against any obligation of the Buyer (including, without limitation,
any obligation of the Buyer under the Intercompany Note or in respect of the
payment of the Purchase Price for any Purchased Receivables).
SECTION 9.09. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
any number of 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.
SECTION 9.10. Integration; Survival of Termination. This Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents executed by the parties hereto on the date hereof
contain 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 superceding all prior oral or written understandings. Any provisions of
this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall,
as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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SECTION 9.11. Consent to Jurisdiction. (a) Each party hereto hereby
irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or
Federal court sitting in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out
of or relating to this Agreement, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably
agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in
such Federal court. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest
extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that a final
judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner
provided by law.
(b) Each of the Sellers and the Buyer consents to the service of any and
all process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies of such
process to it at its address specified herein. Nothing in this Section 9.11
shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any manner
permitted by law.
SECTION 9.12. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL
PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN
TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO , OR
CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT.
SECTION 9.13. Additional Sellers. Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, from time to time one or more directly or indirectly wholly-owned
Subsidiaries of TRW Automotive may become additional Sellers parties hereto. If
any such Subsidiary wishes to become an Additional Seller, the Seller Agent
shall submit a request to such effect in writing to the Buyer. Such wholly-owned
Subsidiary shall become an Additional Seller party hereto on the related Seller
Addition Date upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.04.
SECTION 9.14. Termination of Sellers. Each Seller may, on not less than 10
Business Days' notice to the Buyer and the Administrative Agent, irrevocably
terminate its right to sell Receivables to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement,
in which case the Termination Date shall occur with respect to such Seller on
the date specified in such notice; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of
doubt, all rights and remedies of the Buyer with respect to any breach of any
representation and warranty made by such Seller pursuant to Article IV and the
provisions of Article VIII and Sections 9.04, 9.05 and 9.06 shall be continuing
and shall survive any termination of such Seller's right to sell Receivables
hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first
above written.
SELLER AGENT: TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC
By /s/ David L. Bialosky
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Name: David L. Bialosky
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
SELLERS: KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY
By /s/ David L. Bialosky
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Name: David L. Bialosky
Title: Secretary and Vice President
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC
By /s/ David L. Bialosky
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Name: David L. Bialosky
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC.
By /s/ David L. Bialosky
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Name: David L. Bialosky
Title: Secretary and Vice President
LAKE CENTER INDUSTRIES
TRANSPORTATION, INC.
By /s/ David L. Bialosky
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Name: David L. Bialosky
Title: Secretary and Vice President
BUYER: TRW AUTOMOTIVE RECEIVABLES LLC
By /s/ David L. Bialosky
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Name: David L. Bialosky
Title: Secretary and Vice President