Exhibit 10.16.2
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EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT
(TRLI 2001-1B)
Dated as of July 12, 2001
between
TRLI 2001-1B RAILCAR STATUTORY TRUST,
By: State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association,
not in its individual capacity except as
expressly provided herein but solely as Owner Trustee,
Lessor
and
TRINITY RAIL LEASING I L.P.,
Lessee
Tank Cars and Covered ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cars
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CERTAIN OF THE RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST OF LESSOR IN AND TO THIS LEASE,
THE EQUIPMENT COVERED HEREBY AND THE RENT DUE AND TO BECOME DUE HEREUNDER HAVE
BEEN ASSIGNED AS COLLATERAL SECURITY TO, AND ARE SUBJECT TO A SECURITY INTEREST
IN FAVOR OF, LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY
BUT SOLELY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER A TRUST INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
(TRLI 2001-1B), DATED AS OF JULY 12, 2001 BETWEEN SAID INDENTURE TRUSTEE, AS
SECURED PARTY, AND LESSOR, AS DEBTOR. INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH SECURITY
INTEREST MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 20 OF THIS LEASE. SEE SECTION 25.2 FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE RIGHTS
OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER AND HOLDERS OF, THE VARIOUS COUNTERPARTS HEREOF.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. Definitions........................................................1
SECTION 2. Acceptance and Leasing of Equipment................................1
SECTION 3. Term and Rent......................................................2
Section 3.1 Lease Term.................................................2
Section 3.2 Basic Rent.................................................2
Section 3.3 Supplemental Rent..........................................3
Section 3.4 Adjustment of Rent.........................................4
Section 3.5 Manner of Payments.........................................4
SECTION 4. Ownership and Marking of Equipment.................................4
Section 4.1 Retention of Title.........................................4
Section 4.2 Duty to Number and ▇▇▇▇ Equipment..........................5
Section 4.3 Prohibition Against Certain Designations...................5
SECTION 5. Disclaimer of Warranties...........................................6
Section 5.1 Disclaimer of Warranties...................................6
Section 5.2 Rights Under Existing Equipment Subleases..................7
SECTION 6. Return of Equipment; Storage.......................................7
Section 6.1 Return; Holdover Rent......................................7
Section 6.2 Condition of Equipment....................................10
SECTION 7. Liens.............................................................11
SECTION 8. Maintenance; Possession; Compliance with Laws.....................11
Section 8.1 Maintenance and Operation.................................11
Section 8.2 Possession and Use........................................13
Section 8.3 Sublease..................................................13
SECTION 9. Modifications.....................................................16
Section 9.1 Required Modifications....................................16
Section 9.2 Optional Modifications....................................17
Section 9.3 Removal of Property; Replacements.........................18
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SECTION 10. Voluntary Termination.............................................18
Section 10.1 Right of Termination......................................18
Section 10.2 Sale of Equipment.........................................19
Section 10.3 Retention of Equipment by Lessor..........................21
Section 10.4 Termination of Lease......................................22
Section 10.5 Funding of Accounts on Termination........................22
SECTION 11. Loss, Destruction Requisition, Etc................................23
Section 11.1 Event of Loss.............................................23
Section 11.2 Replacement or Payment upon Event of Loss.................23
Section 11.3 Rent Termination..........................................25
Section 11.4 Disposition of Equipment; Replacement of Unit.............26
Section 11.5 Eminent Domain............................................28
SECTION 12. Insurance.........................................................28
Section 12.1 Insurance.................................................28
Section 12.2 Physical Damage Insurance.................................30
Section 12.3 Public Liability Insurance................................31
Section 12.4 Certificate of Insurance..................................32
Section 12.5 Additional Insurance......................................33
Section 12.6 Post-Lease Term Insurance.................................34
SECTION 13. Reports; Inspection...............................................34
Section 13.1 Duty of Lessee to Furnish.................................34
Section 13.2 Lessor's Inspection Rights................................35
SECTION 14. Lease Events of Default...........................................36
SECTION 15. Remedies..........................................................39
Section 15.1 Remedies..................................................39
Section 15.2 Cumulative Remedies.......................................43
Section 15.3 No Waiver.................................................43
Section 15.4 Notice of Lease Default...................................43
Section 15.5 Lessee's Duty to Return Equipment Upon Default............43
Section 15.6 Specific Performance; Lessor Appointed Lessee's Agent.....44
SECTION 16. Filings; Further Assurances.......................................45
Section 16.1 Filings...................................................45
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Section 16.2 Further Assurances........................................45
Section 16.3 Other Filings.............................................46
Section 16.4 Expenses..................................................46
SECTION 17. Lessor's Right to Perform.........................................46
SECTION 18. Assignment........................................................47
Section 18.1 Assignment by Lessor......................................47
Section 18.2 Assignment by Lessee......................................47
Section 18.3 Sublessee's or Others Performance and Rights..............47
SECTION 19. Net Lease, Etc....................................................48
SECTION 20. Notices...........................................................49
SECTION 21. Concerning the Indenture Trustee..................................51
Section 21.1 Limitation of the Indenture Trustee's Liabilities.........51
Section 21.2 Right, Title and Interest of the Indenture Trustee
Under Lease............................................51
SECTION 22. Purchase Options; Renewal Options.................................51
Section 22.1 Early Purchase Option.....................................51
Section 22.2 Election to Retain or Return Equipment at End
of Basic or Renewal Term...............................54
Section 22.3 Purchase Option...........................................54
Section 22.4 Renewal Option............................................55
Section 22.5 Rent Appraisal; Outside Renewal Date......................56
Section 22.6 Stipulated Loss Amount and Termination Amount
During Renewal Term....................................57
Section 22.7 Deemed Renewals...........................................57
Section 22.8 Funding of Accounts on Purchase...........................58
SECTION 23. Limitation of Lessor's Liability..................................58
SECTION 24. Investment of Security Funds......................................58
SECTION 25. Miscellaneous.....................................................58
Section 25.1 Governing Law; Severability...............................58
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Section 25.2 Execution in Counterparts.................................59
Section 25.3 Headings and Table of Contents; Section References........59
Section 25.4 Successors and Assigns....................................59
Section 25.5 True Lease................................................59
Section 25.6 Amendments and Waivers....................................60
Section 25.7 Survival..................................................60
Section 25.8 Business Days.............................................60
Section 25.9 Directly or Indirectly; Performance by Managers...........60
Section 25.10 Incorporation by Reference................................61
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APPENDICES AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit A -- Form of Lease Supplement
Exhibit B-1 -- Form of Net Sublease
Exhibit B-2 -- Form of Full Service Sublease
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EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT
(TRLI 2001-1B)
This Equipment Lease Agreement (TRLI 2001-1B), dated as of July 12, 2001
(this "Lease"), is by and between TRLI 2001-1B Railcar Statutory Trust by State
Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, not in its
individual capacity except as expressly provided herein, but solely as trustee
under the Trust Agreement, as Lessor, and Trinity Rail Leasing I L.P., a Texas
limited partnership, as Lessee.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good
and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
Unless otherwise defined herein or required by the context, all capitalized
terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in
Appendix A to the Participation Agreement (TRLI 2001-1B), dated as of May 17,
2001 (the "Participation Agreement"), by and among (i) Trinity Rail Leasing I
L.P., a Texas limited partnership (together with its permitted successors and
assigns, the "Lessee"), (ii) Trinity Rail Management, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, (iii) Trinity Industries Leasing Company, a Delaware corporation,
(iv) TRLI 2001-1B Railcar Statutory Trust, a Connecticut statutory trust, by
State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, a
national banking association, ("Trust Company"), not in its individual capacity
except as expressly provided herein but solely as trustee (together with its
permitted successors and assigns, the "Owner Trustee"), (v) Trimaran Leasing,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with its permitted successors and
assigns, the "Owner Participant") and (vi) LaSalle Bank National Association, a
national banking association, not in its individual capacity except as expressly
provided herein but solely as pass through trustee and indenture trustee, for
all purposes of this Lease.
SECTION 2. Acceptance and Leasing of Equipment.
Subject to Section 4 of the Participation Agreement, Lessor hereby agrees
to accept delivery of each Unit from Lessee and to lease such Unit to Lessee
hereunder, and Lessee hereby agrees, immediately following such acceptance by
Lessor, to lease from Lessor hereunder such Unit, such acceptance by Lessor and
lease by Lessee to be evidenced by the execution and delivery by Lessee and
Lessor of a Lease Supplement covering such Unit, all in accordance with Section
2.3(b) of the Participation Agreement. Lessee hereby agrees that its execution
and delivery of a Lease Supplement covering any Unit shall, without further
act, irrevocably constitute acceptance by Lessee of such Unit for all purposes
of this Lease.
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Supplement covering such Unit, all in accordance with Section 2.3(b) of the
Participation Agreement. Lessee hereby agrees that its execution and delivery
of a Lease Supplement covering any Unit shall, without further act, irrevocably
constitute acceptance by Lessee of such Unit for all purposes of this Lease.
SECTION 3. Term and Rent.
Section 3.1 Lease Term. The basic term of this Lease (the "Basic Term")
shall commence on the Basic Term Commencement Date and, subject to earlier
termination pursuant to Section 10, 11, 15 or 22.1, shall expire at 11:59 p.m.
(Chicago, Illinois time) on the Basic Term Expiration Date. Subject and pursuant
to Section 22.4, Lessee may elect one or more Renewal Terms and, as provided in
Section 22.7 hereof, in certain circumstances a Renewal Term shall be deemed to
have occurred with respect to some or all of the Units.
Section 3.2 Basic Rent. Lessee hereby agrees to pay Lessor Basic Rent for
each Unit throughout the Basic Term applicable thereto in consecutive monthly
installments payable on each Rent Payment Date. Each such monthly payment of
Basic Rent shall be in an amount equal to the product of the Equipment Cost for
such Unit multiplied by the Basic Rent percentage set forth opposite such Rent
Payment Date on Schedule 3-A to the Participation Agreement (as such Schedule
3-A shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Participation Agreement).
Schedule 3-B to the Participation Agreement sets forth the Basic Rent allocated
for Federal income tax purposes to each lease period and calendar year
throughout the Basic Term and in addition, sets forth that for certain months,
amounts of Basic Rent shall be allocated to the following and/or preceding
calendar year. Schedule 3-B to the Participation Agreement also sets forth the
application of Basic Rent payments to the calendar year to which such payments
relate. It is the intention of Lessor and Lessee that the allocations of Basic
Rent set forth on Schedule 3-B to the Participation Agreement constitute
specific allocations of fixed rent within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section
1.467-1(c)(2)(ii). Stipulated Loss Amounts and Termination Amounts have been
calculated on the basis that (i) any Basic Rents actually due on the date of
such calculation shall not be paid and (ii) any Basic Rents scheduled to have
been paid prior to the date of such calculation are assumed to have been paid
and have been appropriately reflected in such calculations. Lessor and Lessee
agree to include in income and deduct the Basic Rents allocated to each lease
period and calendar year according to Schedule 3-B of the Participation
Agreement. In addition, Lessor and Lessee intend that under no circumstances are
any Basic
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Rents to be considered related to (i) any period after the calendar year
succeeding the calendar year in which such Basic Rents are payable or any period
before the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which such Basic Rents
are payable or (ii) the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on (but
not including) September 29, 2001 (the "Basic Rent Holiday").
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the
Participation Agreement, each installment of Basic Rent (both before and after
any adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Participation Agreement) shall be,
under any circumstances and in any event, in an amount at least sufficient for
Lessor to pay in full as of the due date of such installment, any payment of
principal of and interest on the Equipment Notes required to be paid by Lessor
pursuant to the Indenture on such due date in accordance with the Scheduled
Amortization.
Section 3.3 Supplemental Rent. Lessee also agrees to pay to Lessor, or to
whosoever shall be entitled thereto, any and all Supplemental Rent, promptly as
the same shall become due and owing, or where no due date is specified, promptly
after demand by the Person entitled thereto, and in the event of any failure on
the part of Lessee to pay any Supplemental Rent, Lessor shall have all rights,
powers and remedies provided for herein or by law or equity or otherwise as in
the case of nonpayment of Basic Rent. Lessee will also pay, as Supplemental
Rent, (i) on demand, to the extent permitted by applicable law, an amount equal
to Late Payment Interest on any part of any installment of Basic Rent not paid
when due for any period for which the same shall be overdue and on any payment
of Supplemental Rent not paid when due or promptly after demanded for the period
from such due date or demand date, as applicable, until the same shall be paid
and (ii) as and when due in accordance with the Trust Indenture or the
Participation Agreement, any Make-Whole Amount payable with respect to any
Equipment Note, including, without limitation, amounts of Make-Whole Amount due
in the case of the termination of this Lease with respect to any Unit pursuant
to Section 10, in the case of the purchase of any Unit (but not in the case of a
purchase of the Beneficial Interest or if the Equipment Notes are assumed in
accordance with the Operative Agreements) pursuant to Section 22.1 or Section
6.9 of the Participation Agreement, and in the case of any refinancing of the
Equipment Notes pursuant to Section 10.2 of the Participation Agreement. All
Supplemental Rent to be paid pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be payable in
the type of funds and in the manner set forth in Section 3.5.
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Section 3.4 Adjustment of Rent. Lessee and Lessor agree that the Basic
Rent, Stipulated Loss Values, Stipulated Loss Amounts, Termination Values and
Termination Amount percentages and the Early Purchase Price shall be adjusted to
the extent provided in Section 2.6 of the Participation Agreement.
Section 3.5 Manner of Payments. All Rent (other than Supplemental Rent
payable to Persons other than Lessor, which shall be payable to such other
Persons in accordance with written instructions furnished to Lessee by such
Persons, as otherwise provided in any of the Operative Agreements or as required
by law) shall be paid by Lessee to Lessor at its office at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Square, Hartford, CT, 06103, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration,
provided, that so long as the Indenture shall not have been discharged pursuant
to the terms thereof, Lessor hereby directs, and Lessee hereby agrees, that all
Rent (excluding Excepted Property) payable to Lessor shall be paid into the
Payment Account directly to the Indenture Trustee at the times and in funds of
the type specified in this Section 3.5 at the office of the Indenture Trustee at
▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ABA No. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Account
608775318, Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Corporate Trust Services Division, Trust
TRLI 2001-1B, or at such other location in the United States of America as the
Indenture Trustee may otherwise direct. All Rent shall be paid by Lessee to the
recipient not later than 11:00 a.m. Chicago, Illinois time on the date of such
payment in funds consisting of lawful currency of the United States of America,
which shall be immediately available. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Lease to the contrary, any amounts received pursuant to distribution from any of
the Accounts (as such term is defined in the Collateral Agency Agreement) shall
for all purposes hereof be deemed payment in satisfaction of the related
obligation hereunder to which such distribution relates and any failure by
Lessor, the Indenture Trustee or any Indemnified Party to receive from the
Collateral Agent the full amount of any such distribution measured by reference
to Basic Rent, Supplemental Rent or any component thereof shall be deemed a
failure by Lessee to pay such Basic Rent or Supplemental Rent hereunder, as the
case may be.
SECTION 4. Ownership and Marking of Equipment.
Section 4.1 Retention of Title. Lessor shall and hereby does retain full
legal title to and beneficial ownership of each Unit notwithstanding the
delivery to and possession and use of such Unit by Lessee hereunder or any
Sublessee under any sublease permitted hereby.
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Section 4.2 Duty to Number and ▇▇▇▇ Equipment. With respect to the Units to
be delivered on the Closing Date, Lessee represents that Manager has caused, and
as soon as practicable after the date on which a Lease Supplement is executed
and delivered in respect of a Replacement Unit pursuant to Section 11.4(b),
Lessee will cause, each Unit to be numbered with its reporting ▇▇▇▇ shown on the
Lease Supplement dated the date on which such Unit was delivered and covering
such Unit, and will from and after such date keep and maintain, plainly,
distinctly, permanently and conspicuously marked by a plate or stencil printed
in contrasting colors upon each side of each Unit, in letters not less than one
inch in height, a legend substantially as follows:
"OWNERSHIP SUBJECT TO A SECURITY AGREEMENT
FILED WITH THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
with appropriate changes thereof and additions thereto as from time to time may
be required by law in order to protect Lessor's right, title and interest in and
to such Unit, its rights under this Lease and the rights of the Indenture
Trustee. Except as provided hereinabove, Lessee will not place any such Units in
operation or exercise any control or dominion over the same until the required
legend shall have been so marked on both sides thereof, and will replace
promptly any such word or words in such legend which may be removed, defaced,
obliterated or destroyed. In the event of a change in the reporting ▇▇▇▇ of any
Unit, within 60 days after a Responsible Officer of the Manager has received
notice of any such changed ▇▇▇▇, a statement of the new reporting ▇▇▇▇ to be
substituted therefor shall be delivered by Lessee to Lessor and, so long as the
Indenture shall not have been discharged pursuant to its terms, to the Indenture
Trustee. As soon as practicable after the delivery of such statement a
supplement to this Lease and, if not so discharged, the Indenture, with respect
to such new reporting marks, shall be filed or recorded in all public offices
where this Lease and the Indenture shall have been filed or recorded and in such
other places, if any, where Lessor and, so long as the Indenture shall not have
been discharged pursuant to its terms, the Indenture Trustee may reasonably
request in order to protect, preserve and maintain its right, title and interest
in the Units. The costs and expenses of all such supplements, filings and
recordings shall be borne by Lessee.
Section 4.3 Prohibition Against Certain Designations. Except as above
provided, Lessee will not allow the name of any Person to be placed on any Unit
as a designation that might reasonably be interpreted as a claim of ownership;
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provided, however, that, subject to the delivery of the statement of new
reporting marks specified in Section 4.2, Lessee may cause any Unit to be
lettered with the names or initials or other insignia customarily used by Lessee
or any Sublessee or any of their respective Affiliates on railroad equipment
used by it of the same or a similar type for convenience of identification of
the right of Lessee to use such Unit hereunder or any Sublessee to use such Unit
pursuant to a Permitted Sublease.
SECTION 5. Disclaimer of Warranties.
Section 5.1 Disclaimer of Warranties. Without waiving any claim Lessee may
have against any seller, supplier or manufacturer, LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT (i) EACH UNIT IS OF A SIZE, DESIGN, CAPACITY AND MANUFACTURE
SELECTED BY AND ACCEPTABLE TO LESSEE, (ii) LESSEE IS SATISFIED THAT EACH UNIT IS
SUITABLE FOR ITS PURPOSES AND LESSEE HAS ACCEPTED EACH UNIT, (iii) NEITHER
LESSOR NOR OWNER PARTICIPANT IS A MANUFACTURER OR A DEALER IN PROPERTY OF SUCH
KIND OR HAS INSPECTED THE UNITS PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO AND ACCEPTANCE BY LESSEE,
(iv) EACH UNIT IS LEASED HEREUNDER SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS NOW IN EFFECT OR HEREAFTER ADOPTED AND (v) LESSOR
LEASES AND LESSEE TAKES EACH UNIT "AS-IS", "WHERE-IS" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS", IN
WHATEVER CONDITION IT MAY BE, AND LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NEITHER LESSOR, AS
LESSOR OR IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, NOR OWNER PARTICIPANT MAKES NOR SHALL BE
DEEMED TO HAVE MADE, AND EACH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, CLAIMS,
WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE VALUE,
CONDITION, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, DESIGN, OPERATION,
MERCHANTABILITY THEREOF OR AS TO THE TITLE OF ANY UNIT, THE QUALITY OF THE
MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP THEREOF OR CONFORMITY THEREOF TO SPECIFICATIONS, FREEDOM
FROM PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT, THE ABSENCE OF ANY LATENT OR
OTHER DEFECT, WHETHER OR NOT DISCOVERABLE, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY
OBLIGATIONS BASED ON STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT OR ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT THERETO AND EACH OF LESSOR
AND OWNER PARTICIPANT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS SELECTION
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OF THE UNITS, except that Lessor, in its individual capacity, represents and
warrants that on the Closing Date, Lessor shall have received whatever title to
each Unit as was conveyed to Lessor by Lessee and each Unit will be free of
Lessor's Liens attributable to Lessor and provided that the foregoing
disclaimer in clause (v) shall not extend to Owner Participant's representation
and warranty contained in Section 3.5(e) of the Participation Agreement. Lessor
hereby appoints and constitutes Lessee its agent and attorney-in-fact during the
Lease Term to assert and enforce, from time to time, in the name and for the
account of Lessor and Lessee, as their interests may appear, but in all cases at
the sole cost and expense of Lessee, whatever claims and rights Lessor may have
as owner of each Unit against the manufacturers or any prior owner thereof;
provided, however, that if at any time a Lease Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, at Lessor's option, such power of attorney shall
terminate, and Lessor may assert and enforce, at Lessee's sole cost and expense,
such claims and rights. Lessee's delivery of a Lease Supplement shall be
conclusive evidence as between Lessee and Lessor that all Units described
therein are in all the foregoing respects satisfactory to Lessee, and Lessee
will not assert any claim of any nature whatsoever against Lessor based on any
of the foregoing matters.
Section 5.2 Rights Under Existing Equipment Subleases. Unless a Lease Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under Section 14 and Lessor
shall have given written notice to Lessee, Lessor agrees to make available to
Lessee such rights as Lessor may have, and Lessee shall be entitled to exercise
all rights of Lessor under, each Sublease.
SECTION 6. Return of Equipment; Storage.
Section 6.1 Return; Holdover Rent. (a) Not less than 180 days prior to the
end of the Basic Term or the end of any Renewal Term, if Lessee has elected to
return the Units under Section 22.2, Lessee will provide Lessor with a list of
not less than ten (10) alternative storage locations ("Storage Locations") used
for the storage of rolling stock within the Contiguous United States sufficient
to store the Units and the available storage capacities of such locations.
Unless Lessee shall have purchased the Units pursuant to Section 22 of this
Lease or pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Participation Agreement, not less than
90 days prior to the end of the Lease Term, Lessor will give Lessee irrevocable
notice of its decision either to take possession of or store the Units. If
Lessor shall have decided to take possession of the Units, the terms of Section
6.1(b) will apply. If Lessor shall have decided to store the Units, the terms of
Section 6.1(c) will apply.
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(b) Unless Lessee shall have purchased the Units pursuant to Section 22 of
this Lease or pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Participation Agreement, if Lessor
shall have decided to take possession of the Units, Lessee will, at its sole
risk and expense, deliver possession of the Units at any storage location,
f.o.b. such location, (i) as may be agreed upon by Lessor and Lessee in writing
or (ii) in the absence of such agreement as Lessor may reasonably select by
written notice to Lessee on or before the 90th day before the end of the Lease
Term; provided, that (x) with respect to all Units being so delivered, there
shall be no more than ten (10) locations (each of which shall be located within
the Contiguous United States and shall have adequate storage capacities) and (y)
Lessor's notice shall specify the total number and type of Units to be delivered
to each location.
(c) (i) Unless Lessee shall have purchased the Units pursuant to Section
22 of this Lease or pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Participation Agreement, if
Lessor shall have elected to store the Units upon the expiration of the Lease
Term with respect thereto, Lessee shall store the Units free of charge and at
the risk and expense of Lessee for a period (the "Storage Period") beginning,
for any particular Storage Location, on the expiration of the Lease Term for
such Units (the "Storage Period Commencement Date") and ending not more than 60
days thereafter. On or before the 90th day before the end of the Lease Term,
Lessor shall provide Lessee with written notice designating its choices from
among the Storage Locations provided by Lessee pursuant to Section 6.1(a). Any
storage provided by Lessee during the Storage Period shall be at the sole risk
and expense of Lessee, and Lessee shall maintain the insurance required by
Section 12.1 with respect to all stored Units. During the Storage Period, Lessee
will permit Lessor or any Persons designated by it, including the authorized
representative or representatives of any prospective purchaser or user of such
Units, to restencil the marks on such Units and to inspect the same during
Lessee's normal business hours upon at least three Business Days' prior written
or telephonic notice; provided, however, that such inspection and restenciling
shall not interfere with the normal conduct of Lessee's business; and provided,
further, that (x) such inspection and restenciling shall be at such Person's own
risk and expense, (y) Lessee shall be indemnified by Lessor against any loss or
damage incurred by it in connection with any such inspection or restenciling by
such Person and (z) Lessee (except in the case of Lessee's gross negligence or
wilful misconduct) shall not be liable for any injury to, or the death of, any
person exercising, either on behalf of Lessor or any prospective purchaser or
user, the rights of inspection and restenciling granted pursuant hereto. Lessee
shall not be required
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to store any Unit after the Storage Period. If Lessee does store any Unit after
the expiration of the Storage Period, such storage shall be at the sole risk and
expense of Lessor.
(ii) Upon the request and direction of Lessor (and at Lessor's sole risk
and expense), on not more than one occasion with respect to each stored Unit and
upon not less than 15 days' prior written notice from Lessor to Lessee, Lessee
will, on or before the expiration of the Storage Period, transport such Unit to
any railroad interchange point or points within the Contiguous United States on
any railroad lines or to any connecting carrier for shipment (with appropriate
instructions to cause such Unit to be transported to such locations in the
Contiguous United States as Lessor shall direct), whereupon Lessee shall have no
further liability or obligation with respect to such Unit.
(iii) Upon receipt of Lessor's written notice designating its choices from
among the alternative Storage Locations provided by Lessee under Section 6.1(a),
Lessee shall have the option to store such Units at such Storage Locations as it
shall choose in which case the Storage Period shall be at the sole risk and
expense of Lessee for a period of 60 days, during which period Lessee shall be
obligated to insure such Units as provided in Section 12. Upon receipt of such
notice, Lessee will promptly give notice to Lessor of the locations at which
Lessee will store such Units. If Lessee shall exercise such option, Lessee shall
on or before the expiration of the Storage Period transport the Units to any
railroad interchange point or points within the Contiguous United States on any
railroad lines or to any connecting carrier for shipment (with appropriate
instructions to cause such Units to be transported to such locations (provided
that such Units shall be transported to no more than ten (10) locations, each
having adequate storage capacity) designated by Lessor upon not less than 15
days' prior written notice). The movement of any Unit from such Unit's location
as designated by Lessee pursuant to this Section 6.1(c)(iii) to an interchange
point thereafter designated by Lessor in accordance with the foregoing sentence
will be at the risk and expense of Lessor; provided, however, that any
incremental costs associated with movement from the storage facility designated
by Lessee pursuant to this clause (iii) over the costs that would be incurred in
movement from the storage facility designated by Lessor pursuant to Section 6.1
(a) shall be for the account of Lessee. During any Storage Period, Lessee shall
store the Units in such manner as the Manager normally stores similar units of
railroad equipment owned or managed by it.
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(d) Upon the latest of (i) expiration of the Lease Term with respect to a
Unit, (ii) tender of such Unit at the location determined in accordance with
Section 6.1(b) or, as applicable, the tender of such Unit for storage in
accordance with Section 6.1(c) and (iii) compliance by such Unit with Section
6.2, this Lease and the obligation to pay Basic Rent for such Unit accruing
subsequent to the expiration of the Lease Term with respect to such Unit shall
terminate.
(e) In the event any Unit is not (i) returned to Lessor in accordance with
the provisions of Section 6.1(b) on the last day of the Lease Term with respect
thereto, or, if requested by Lessor pursuant to Section 6.1(c), delivered and
stored on such last day of the Lease Term, and, in either case, in the condition
specified in Section 6.2 or (ii) deemed automatically renewed in accordance with
the provisions of Section 22.7, the Lease with respect to such Unit shall
continue in effect and Lessee shall pay to Lessor for each such day from the
scheduled expiration of the Lease Term with respect to such Unit until the date
on which such Unit is returned to Lessor in accordance with the provisions of
Section 6.1(b) and in the condition specified in Section 6.2, an amount equal to
the daily equivalent of the average Basic Rent for the Basic Term or the Renewal
Term, as applicable, to such Unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in
this Section 6.1(e) shall be construed as permitting or authorizing Lessee to
fail to meet, or be construed as Lessor consenting to or waiving any failure by
Lessee to perform, Lessee's obligation to return the Units in accordance with
the requirements of this Lease. Nothing herein shall be in abrogation of
Lessor's right to terminate this Lease under Section 15 as a result of such
failure or to have such Unit returned to it for possession or storage.
Section 6.2 Condition of Equipment. Each Unit when returned to Lessor
pursuant to Section 6.1 shall be (i) capable of performing the functions for
which it was designed, with all loading and unloading components operating in
good working order with allowance for normal wear and tear, (ii) suitable for
continued commercial use in the commodity last carried immediately prior to such
return, (iii) suitable for use in interchange in accordance with then applicable
Federal regulations, the Field Manual of the AAR, the Interchange Rules and FRA
rules and regulations, (iv) in all material respects in the condition required
by Section 8.1, (v) in conformance with any requirement pertaining to warranties
of the manufacturer of the Units during the warranty period, (vi) empty, (vii)
unless industry custom or practice indicates to the contrary, steam cleaned or
otherwise cleaned in a comparable commercially acceptable manner and (viii) free
and clear of all Liens except Lessor's Liens. All logs, records, books and other
materials, or appropriate
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copies of any thereof, relating to the maintenance of such Unit shall, upon
Lessor's request, be delivered to Lessor or its designee upon the return of such
Unit. Lessor shall have the right to inspect any Unit that is returned pursuant
to Section 6.1 to ensure that such Unit is in compliance with the conditions set
forth in this Section 6.2, at Lessor's sole cost, expense and risk (including,
without limitation, the risk of personal injury or death), by its authorized
representatives, during Lessee's normal business hours and upon reasonable prior
notice to Lessee; provided, however, that Lessee shall not be liable for any
injury to, or the death of, any Person exercising, on behalf of Lessor, the
rights of inspection granted under this Section 6.2 unless caused by Lessee's
gross negligence or wilful misconduct; and further provided, that if such Unit
is not in compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 6.2, then
Lessee will (i) promptly take such steps as are necessary to bring such Unit in
compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 6.2 and (ii) pay the
reason able cost and expense of the original inspection of such Unit and any
reinspection of such Unit conducted by Lessor required because of such
non-compliance with Section 6.2. No inspection pursuant to this Section 6.2
shall interfere with the normal conduct of Lessee's business or the normal
conduct of any Sublessee's business, and Lessee shall not be required to
undertake or incur any additional liabilities in connection therewith. A Unit
shall not be deemed to have been returned to Lessor for purposes of this Lease
unless and until it is in compliance with the conditions set forth in this
Section 6.2.
SECTION 7. Liens.
Lessee will not directly or indirectly create, incur, assume, permit or
suffer to exist any Lien on or with respect to any Unit or Lessee's leasehold
interest therein under this Lease, except Permitted Liens, Lessor's Liens and
Liens described in Section 6.4(a) and 6.4(b) of the Participation Agreement.
Lessee shall promptly, at its own expense, take such action or cause such action
to be taken as may be necessary to duly discharge (or bond to the reasonable
satisfaction of Lessor and Indenture Trustee) any such Lien not excepted above
if the same shall arise at any time.
SECTION 8. Maintenance; Possession; Compliance with Laws.
Section 8.1 Maintenance and Operation. (a) Lessee, at its own cost and
expense, shall maintain, repair and keep each Unit, or cause the Manager under
the Management Agreement to maintain, repair and keep each Unit, (i) according
to
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prudent industry practice and in all material respects, in good working order,
and in good physical condition for railcars of a similar age and usage, normal
wear and tear excepted, (ii) in a manner in all material respects consistent
with maintenance practices used by the Manager or, with respect to any Equipment
subject to an Existing Equipment Sublease that is a Net Sublease, the applicable
Sublessee, as applicable, in respect of railcars owned or managed by the Manager
or, with respect to any Equipment subject to an Existing Equipment Sublease that
is a Net Sublease, the applicable Sublessee, as applicable, similar in type to
such Unit, (iii) in accordance in all material respects with all manufacturer's
warranties in effect and in accordance with all applicable provisions, if any,
of insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 12 and (iv)
in compliance in all material respects with any applicable laws and regulations
from time to time in effect, including, without limitation, the Field Manual of
the AAR, FRA rules and regulations and Interchange Rules as they apply to the
maintenance and operation of the Units in interchange regardless of upon whom
such applicable laws and regulations are nominally imposed; provided, however,
that, so long as the Manager or, with respect to any Equipment subject to an
Existing Equipment Sublease, the applicable Sublessee, as applicable, is
similarly contesting such law or regulation with respect to all other similar
equipment owned or operated by Manager or, with respect to any Equipment subject
to an Existing Equipment Sublease, the applicable Sublessee, as applicable,
Lessee may, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted,
contest the validity or application of any such standard, rule or regulation in
any reasonable manner which does not materially interfere with the use,
possession, operation or return of any of the Units or materially adversely
affect the rights or interests of Lessor and the Indenture Trustee in the Units
or hereunder or other wise expose Lessor, the Indenture Trustee or any
Participant to criminal sanctions or release Lessee from the obligation to
return the Units in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.2; provided
further, that Lessee shall promptly notify Lessor and Indenture Trustee in
reasonable detail of any such contest. In no event shall Lessee discriminate in
any material respect as to the use or maintenance of any Unit (including the
periodicity of maintenance or recordkeeping in respect of such Unit) as compared
to equipment of a similar nature which the Manager owns or manages. Lessee will
maintain in all material respects all records, logs and other materials required
by relevant industry standards or any governmental authority having jurisdiction
over the Units required to be maintained in respect of any Unit, all as if
Lessee were the owner of such Units, regardless of whether any such
requirements, by their terms, are nominally imposed on Lessee, Lessor or Owner
Participant.
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(b) Without the written waiver or consent of Lessor (which waiver or
consent will not be unreasonably withheld), Lessee shall not change, or permit
any Sublessee to change, a DOT/AAR classification (as provided for in 49 C.F.R.
Part 179 or any successor thereto), or permit any Sublessee to operate any Unit
under a different DOT/AAR classification, from that classification in effect for
such Unit on the Closing Date, except for any change in tank test pressure
rating provided such change does not increase the pressure rating of the Unit
above the tank test pressure to which the Unit was manufactured; provided
however, that in the event Lessor shall not have provided Lessee with a written
waiver or consent to such a reclassification or operation of any Unit within 10
Business Days after receipt of Lessee's written request therefor (or Lessor
expressly rejects such a request by Lessee), Lessee may elect to replace such
Unit in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Sections 11.2(i), 11.3
and 11.4.
Section 8.2 Possession and Use. Lessee shall be entitled to the possession
of the Units and to the use of the Units by it or any Affiliate in the United
States and, subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 8.2 and Section
8.3, Canada and Mexico, only in the manner for which it was designed and
intended and so as to subject it only to ordinary wear and tear. In no event
shall Lessee use, store or permit the use or storage of any Unit in any
jurisdiction not included in the insurance coverage required by Section 12. The
Units shall be used primarily on domestic routes in the United States, and in no
event shall more than forty percent (40%) of the Units and the Other Units (as
determined by mileage records and measured annually on a calendar year basis) be
used outside the Contiguous United States at the same time. Nothing in this
Section 8.2 shall be deemed to constitute permission by Lessor to any Person
that acquires possession of any Unit to take any action inconsistent with the
terms and provisions of this Lease or any of the other Operative Agreements.
Section 8.3 Sublease. Lessee shall be entitled, without the prior approval
of Lessor, to enter into a sublease, car contract or other contract granting
permission for the use of a Unit to:
(i) a railroad company or companies (that is not a Credit Bankrupt,
Trinity or any Affiliate of Trinity) organized under the laws of the United
States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, Canada or
any province thereof, or Mexico or any state thereof, upon lines of railroad
owned or operated by
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such railroad company or companies or over which such railroad company or
companies have trackage rights or rights for operation of their trains, and upon
connecting and other carriers in the usual interchange of traffic;
(ii) responsible companies (i.e., a company with which the Manager would do
business in the ordinary course of its business with respect to railcars which
it owns or manages) (other than railroad companies, Trinity, Affiliates of
Trinity or Credit Bankrupts) for use in their business; or
(iii) wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Trinity organized under the laws of (x)
Canada or any political subdivision thereof (each a "Canadian Affiliate") or (y)
Mexico or any political subdivision thereof (each a "Mexican Affiliate")
(subleases to any of such sublessees referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii)
of this Section 8.3 being herein referred to as "Permitted Subleases");
provided, however, that Lessee shall not (A) sublease to a sublessee organized
under the laws of Mexico or any state thereof (a "Mexican Sublessee") if, after
giving effect to such sublease, the percentage of Units, Other Units and Pledged
Units in the aggregate (as measured by number of Units, Other Units and Pledged
Units and not mileage records) subleased to Mexican Sublessees exceeds the
lesser of (I) 7% (or, with Rating Agency Confirmation, 20%) of the Units, Other
Units and the Pledged Units in the aggregate, or (II) the percentage of railcars
leased or subleased to Mexican Sublessees in the Total Managed Fleet, and (B)
sublease more than 50 Units and Other Units to any single Mexican Sublessee
(other than (x) with Rating Agency Confirmation, to a Mexican Affiliate or (y) a
Mexican Sublessee (I) with a credit rating of at least BBB and Baa2 as
determined by S&P and ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, respectively (or, in the event that either S&P
or ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ shall not or cease to provide a credit rating for such entity, a
credit rating of at least BBB or Baa2 by S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, as the case may be) or
(II) with a full, unconditional irrevocable guaranty from such Mexican
Sublessee's parent with a credit rating at least BBB and Baa2 as determined by
S&P and ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, respectively, or (III) with a letter of credit from a provider
with a credit rating at least A+ or A1 as determined by S&P and ▇▇▇▇▇'▇,
respectively), provided, further, that Lessee shall not at any time sublease
more than 20% (or, with Rating Agency Confirmation, 30%) of the Units and the
Other Units (as measured by number of Units and Other Units and not mileage
records) in the aggregate to Canadian Affiliates, provided, further, that any
Unit subleased to a Canadian Affiliate or a Mexican Affiliate shall be
sub-subleased to Persons of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) above
pursuant to a sub-sublease containing terms
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and conditions similar in all material respects to the applicable sublease
between Lessee and the applicable Canadian Affiliate or Mexican Affiliate and,
provided, further, that no sub-sublease may provide greater rights to the
sub-sublessee than those provided to the sublessee in the related sublease.
Each Sublease (and to the extent permitted, sub-sublease) other than
Existing Equipment Subleases shall include appropriate provisions so that such
sublease (i) shall require the payment of rent (x) in dollars (y) at Fair Market
Rental Value and (z) not disproportionately in the earlier term of the sublease
compared to in the later term of the sublease; (ii) shall not permit any
sub-subleasing (or in the case of any sub-sublease, any subleasing), other than
(A) sub-subleases by Canadian Affiliates or Mexican Affiliates to Persons of the
type described in clauses (i) or (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph
containing terms and conditions similar in all material respects to the
applicable sublease between Lessee and the applicable Canadian Affiliate or
Mexican Affiliate, (B) "single trip" subleases or (C) sub-subleases by
Permitted Sublessees so long as such sub-sublease is (X) of a term of not more
than one year, (Y) subject and subordinate to the Sublease and (Z) to a
sub-sublessee and on terms such that it would be a Permitted Sublease if it were
entered into directly by the Partnership and shall not permit any sub-sub-sub
leasing, (iii) provide that the rights of the Sublessee to offset or otherwise
set-off against amounts due to Lessee from any such Sublessee under the
applicable Sublease be limited to matters arising under the Sublease (except
that the Sublessee may offset or otherwise set off amounts due to the Marks
Company Trustee under the Sublease), (iv) without regard to the payment of Basic
Rent or the Lease Term, shall not include any term or provision which is
inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Lease or which could
reasonably be expected to result in material adverse consequences to Lessor, any
Participant or the Indenture Trustee (it being agreed that a sublease
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B-1 or Exhibit B-2 satisfies the
provisions of this sentence) and (v) does not have a term which extends three
years beyond the later of (i) the Basic Term Expiration Date or (ii) if
applicable, the end of any Renewal Term then in effect.
Lessee will use commercially reasonable efforts to have each Sublease other
than Existing Equipment Subleases (i) provide that such Sublease and all rights
of the Sublessee (and of any other person claiming or who may hereafter claim
under or through the Sublessee) under such Sublease, including any purchase
options of the Sublessee thereunder, be made subject and subordinate to the
terms of this Lease and (ii) be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
B-1 or Exhibit B-2.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Lessee or any of its
Affiliates be required to take any action to perfect any security interest which
any Person may have in any Sublease, other than the filing of a UCC-1 Financing
Statement against the Partnership in the jurisdiction in which the Partnership's
chief executive office is located and in the Partnership's jurisdiction of
formation covering all Subleases generally.
No sublease entered into by Lessee hereunder shall relieve Lessee of any
liability or obligation hereunder, which shall be and remain those of a
principal and not a surety. Nothing in this Section 8.3 shall be deemed to
constitute permission to any Person in possession of any Unit pursuant to any
such sublease to take any action inconsistent with the terms and provisions of
this Lease or any of the other Operative Agreements. As used in this Section
8.3, "sublease" as a noun means a sublease, car contract or other contract
granting permission for the use of a Unit and "sublease" as a verb means to
enter into any of the foregoing.
SECTION 9. Modifications.
Section 9.1 Required Modifications. In the event a Required Modification to
a Unit is required, Lessee agrees to make such Required Modification at its own
expense; provided, however, that Lessee may, in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted, contest the validity or application of any
such law, regulation, requirement or rule in any reasonable manner which does
not materially interfere with the use, possession, operation or return of any
Unit or materially adversely affect the rights or interests of Lessor or the
Indenture Trustee in the Units or hereunder or otherwise expose Lessor, the
Indenture Trustee or any Participant to criminal sanctions or relieve Lessee of
the obligation to return the Units in compliance with the provisions of Section
6.2; provided, further, that, with respect to a Unit subject to a Full Service
Sublease, the Manager, and with respect to a Unit subject to a Net Sublease, the
Sublessee, as applicable, is similarly contesting such law, regulation,
requirement or rule with respect to all other similar equipment owned or
operated by the Manager or the Sublessee, as applicable. Title to any Required
Modification shall immediately vest in Lessor. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, if Lessee, on a non-discriminatory basis, determines in its
reasonable judgment (as evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of Lessee to such
effect, confirmed by an Officer's Certificate of the Manager) that any Required
Modification to a Unit would be economically impractical and the Manager
certifies that it has made a similar determination with respect to similar
railcars in similar
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circumstances which are part of the Manager's Fleet, in lieu of making the
Required Modification as provided above, Lessee may provide written notice of
such determination to Lessor in such Officer's Certificate and treat such Unit
as if an Event of Loss had occurred as of the date of such written notice with
respect to such Unit and in such event the provisions of Sections 11.2(ii), 11.3
and 11.4 shall apply with respect to such Unit except that the amount payable
under Section 11.2(ii)(a) as a result of such determination shall be an amount
equal to the greater of the Fair Market Sales Value or Stipulated Loss Amount of
such Unit; provided that there shall also be included in such Officer's
Certificate a statement of how Lessee intends to meet the financial obligations
imposed under said Sections 11.2, 11.3 and 11.4 with respect to such Units.
Section 9.2 Optional Modifications. Lessee at any time may or may permit a
Sublessee to, in its discretion and at its own or such Sublessee's cost and
expense, modify, alter or improve any Unit in a manner which is not required by
Section 9.1 (a "Modification"); provided that no Modification shall diminish the
fair market value, utility, capacity, residual value or remaining economic
useful life of such Unit below the fair market value, utility, capacity,
residual value or remaining economic useful life thereof immediately prior to
such Modification, in more than a de minimis respect, assuming such Unit was
then at least in the condition required to be maintained by the terms of this
Lease. Title to any Non-Severable Modification shall be immediately vested in
Lessor. Title to any Severable Modification (other than Required Modifications)
shall remain with Lessee or the Sublessee as applicable. If Lessee shall at its
cost cause such Severable Modifications (other than Required Modifications) to
be made to any Unit, Lessor shall have the right, upon 90 days prior written
notice in the case of the return of such Unit pursuant to Section 6.1, to
purchase any such Severable Modifications (other than Severable Modifications
consisting of proprietary or communications equipment) title to which is held by
Lessee at their then Fair Market Sales Value (taking into account their actual
condition). If Lessor does not so elect to purchase such Severable
Modifications, Lessee may remove such Severable Modifications at Lessee's cost
and expense, and if requested (which request shall be made by not less than 90
days prior written notice in the case of a return other than pursuant to Section
15.6) by Lessor will so remove such Severable Modifications at Lessee's cost and
expense, and Lessee shall, at its expense, repair any damage resulting from the
removal of any such Severable Modifications in a manner consistent with Section
8.1. If Lessee has not removed any Severable Modification prior to the return of
the related Unit as
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provided herein, title to such Severable Modification shall pass to Lessor as of
the date of such return.
Section 9.3 Removal of Property; Replacements. Lessee may, in the ordinary
course of maintenance or repair of any Unit, remove any item of property
constituting a part of such Unit, and unless the removal of such item is
required by Section 9.1 hereof, Lessee shall replace such item as promptly as
practicable by an item of property that is free and clear of all Liens (other
than Permitted Liens) and in as good operating condition as, and with a fair
market value, utility, capacity, residual value and remaining economic useful
life at least equal to, the item of property being replaced, assuming that such
replaced item was in the condition required to be maintained by the terms of
this Lease. Any item of property removed from such Unit in the ordinary course
of maintenance and repair as provided in the preceding sentence shall remain the
property of Lessor until replaced in accordance with the terms of such sentence,
but shall then, without further act, become the property of Lessee. Any
replacement property which is incorporated into a Unit in the ordinary course of
maintenance and repair shall, without further act, become the property of Lessor
and be deemed part of such Unit for all purposes hereof.
SECTION 10. Voluntary Termination.
Section 10.1 Right of Termination. Lessee shall have the right, at its
option at any time or from time to time during the Basic Term on or after the
seventh anniversary of the Basic Term Commencement Date to terminate the Lease
with respect to any or all of the Units (provided that, if such termination is
for less than all Units in a Functional Group across the Partnership Fleet,
Lessee shall exercise such termination hereunder and under the comparable
provisions contained in the Other Lease (i) with respect to at least 50 railcars
in the aggregate of the type included in such Functional Group, (ii) no fewer
than 25 railcars of the type included in such Functional Group shall in the
aggregate remain subject to this Lease and the Other Lease, (iii) such
termination shall be made hereunder and under the Other Lease pro rata in
accordance with the number of units in such Functional Group subject to each
such lease and (iv) the determination as to which Units are subject to
termination shall otherwise be made by Lessee on a random basis without
discrimination based on maintenance status, operating condition of the Units in
question or otherwise) (the "Terminated Units") if (x) Lessee determines in good
faith (as evidenced by a certified copy of a resolution adopted by the General
Partner's Managers and a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of
the General Partner and the
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Chief Financial Officer of the Manager) that such Units have become obsolete or
surplus to Lessee's requirements, (y) Lessor has received an Officer's
Certificate from Lessee and the Manager to the effect that there has been no
discrimination in the selection of the Terminated Units when measured against
the other Units and the Manager's Fleet, and that, following the termination of
this Lease with respect to the Terminated Units, the Units remaining subject to
this Lease will constitute a pool of Units which is of a sufficient quantity and
quality to sustain over the remaining Basic Term the Coverage Ratios applicable
at the time of such termination and (z) Lessee delivers at least 120 days' prior
notice to Lessor and the Indenture Trustee (i) specifying a proposed date of
termination for such Units (the "Termination Date"), which date shall be a Rent
Payment Date, any such termination to be effective on the Termination Date upon
Lessee's compliance with this Section 10, and (ii) if some but less than all of
the Units in a Functional Group are designated as Terminated Units, describing
in such Officer's Certificate the nondiscriminatory manner in which Lessee
proposes to determine which Units in that Functional Group are to be Terminated
Units. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, there shall be
no determination that a Unit is surplus or obsolete for purposes of this Lease
if, on the Termination Date, such Unit is subject to a Sublease. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, there will be no conditions to Lessee's
right to terminate this Lease with respect to the Terminated Units pursuant to
this Section 10.1. So long as (a) Lessor shall not have given Lessee a notice of
election to retain the Terminated Units in accordance with Section 10.3 or (b)
notice of prepayment of the Equipment Notes shall not have been given pursuant
to Section 2.10 of the Indenture, Lessee may withdraw the termination notice
referred to above at any time prior to the 60th day prior to the scheduled
Termination Date, whereupon this Lease shall continue in full force and effect;
provided that Lessee may not exercise its right to withdraw a termination notice
more than once annually or more than four times during the Basic Term
(irrespective of which Units are covered thereby). Lessee agrees that whether or
not it withdraws a termination notice it will reimburse Lessor, each Participant
and the Indenture Trustee on an After Tax Basis for all reasonable out-of-pocket
costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by
any thereof in connection with such termination or proposed termination.
Section 10.2 Sale of Equipment. During the period from the date of such
notice given pursuant to Section 10.1 to the Termination Date, Lessee, as
non-exclusive agent for Lessor and, except as provided in Section 10.3, at
Lessee's sole cost and expense, shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain bids
from Persons other than Lessee or Affiliates thereof for the cash purchase of
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and Lessee shall promptly, and in any event at least five Business Days prior to
the proposed date of sale, certify to Lessor in writing the amount and terms of
each such bid, the proposed date of such sale and the name and address of the
party submitting such bid. Unless Lessor shall have elected to retain the
Terminated Units in accordance with Section 10.3, on the Termination Date: (i)
Lessee shall deliver the Terminated Units (excluding any optional Severable
Modifications removed by Lessee pursuant to Section 9.2) to the bidder (which
shall not be Lessee or an Affiliate of Lessee (for the avoidance of doubt the
bidder may be a Customer, or a customer of the Manager, and neither the Manager
nor any Affiliate shall be prohibited from managing the Units for such bidder
after the purchase by such bidder)), which shall have submitted the highest cash
bid prior to such date (or to such other bidder as Lessee and Lessor shall
agree) and (ii) subject to the prior or concurrent receipt (x) by Lessor of all
amounts owing to Lessor pursuant to the next sentence and (y) by the Persons
entitled thereto of all unpaid Supplemental Rent due on or before the
Termination Date, Lessor shall, without recourse or warranty (except as to the
absence of any Lessor's Lien) simultaneously therewith transfer all of its
right, title and interest in and to the Terminated Units to such bidder. The net
proceeds of sale realized at such sale shall be paid to and retained by Lessor
and, in addition, on the Termination Date, Lessee shall pay to Lessor (A) all
Basic Rent with respect to such Terminated Units due and payable prior to the
Termination Date (exclusive of any Basic Rent due on such date), (B) the excess,
if any, of (1) the Termination Amount for the Terminated Units computed as of
the Termination Date over (2) the net cash sales proceeds (after the deduction
of all reasonable costs and expenses (including any applicable sales, transfer
or similar taxes) of Lessor and Owner Participant in connection with such sale)
of the Terminated Units, (C) an amount equal to the Make-Whole Amount and any
unpaid Late Payment Premium in respect of the principal amount of the Equipment
Notes to be prepaid in accordance with Section 2.10(a) of the Indenture and (D)
all other Rent (exclusive of any Basic Rent due on such date) then due and
payable hereunder (which shall include, without limitation, the Accumulated
Equity Deficiency Amount (without duplication of amounts calculated above) and
Late Payment Interest related thereto), so that, after receipt and application
of all such payments, but without withdrawal from any Reserve Account, Owner
Participant shall be entitled under the terms of the Collateral Agency
Agreement to receive, and does receive, taking into account all payments of
Basic Rent, in respect of all such Units, the sum of the Accumulated Equity
Deficiency Amount and Late Payment Interest related thereto and any other
amounts then due to Owner Participant. If no sale shall have occurred, whether
as a result of Lessee's failure to pay all of the amounts hereinabove required
or otherwise,
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this Lease shall continue in full force and effect with respect to such Units
and Lessee agrees to reimburse Lessor, each Participant and the Indenture
Trustee for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees
and expenses) incurred by any thereof in connection therewith; provided that if
such sale shall not have occurred solely because of Lessee's failure to pay the
amounts hereinabove required, Lessee shall have no further right to terminate
this Lease with respect to such Units. Lessee, in acting as agent for Lessor,
shall have no liability to Lessor for failure to obtain the best price, shall
act in its sole discretion and shall be under no duty to solicit bids publicly
or in any particular market. Lessee's sole interest in acting as agent shall be
to use its reasonable best efforts to sell the Units at the highest price then
obtainable consistent with the terms of this Lease. Owner Participant shall
have the right, but not the obligation, to obtain bids either directly or
through agents other than Lessee.
Section 10.3 Retention of Equipment by Lessor. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Sections 10.1 and 10.2, Lessor may irrevocably elect by written
notice to Lessee, not later than 60 days after receipt of Lessee's notice of
termination, not to sell the Terminated Units on the Termination Date, whereupon
Lessee shall (i) deliver the Terminated Units to Lessor in the same manner and
condition as if delivery were made to Lessor pursuant to Section 6.1(b) and
Section 6.2, and shall extend storage rights to the same extent as provided in
Section 6.1(c), treating the Termination Date as the termination date of the
Lease Term with respect to the Terminated Units and (ii) pay to Lessor, or to
the Persons entitled thereto, all Basic Rent and all Supplemental Rent due and
owing on the Termination Date and unpaid (exclusive of any Basic Rent due on
such date in respect of the Terminated Units, but inclusive of any Supplemental
Rent measured by the Make-Whole Amount and any unpaid Late Payment Interest in
respect of the Terminated Units), so that, after receipt and application of all
such payments, but without withdrawal from any Reserve Account, Owner
Participant shall be entitled under the terms of the Collateral Agency
Agreement to receive, and does receive, taking into account all payments of
Basic Rent, in respect of all such Units, the sum of the Accumulated Equity
Deficiency Amount and Late Payment Interest related thereto and any other
amounts then due to Owner Participant. On any Termination Date where Lessee is
required to make payments pursuant to the preceding sentence, Lessee shall pay
as additional Basic Rent (or Lessor shall pay as a refund of Basic Rent) an
amount equal to the Basic Rent Adjustment (or the absolute value of the negative
Basic Rent Adjustment) set forth on Schedule 4-B to the Participation Agreement
for the relevant Rent Payment Date. If Lessor elects not to sell the Terminated
Units as
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provided in this Section 10.3, then Lessor shall pay, or cause to be paid, to
the Indenture Trustee an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the
unpaid principal amount of the Equipment Notes outstanding on such date (after
deducting therefrom the principal installment, if any, to be paid on such date)
by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Equipment Cost of the
Terminated Units and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Equipment
Costs of all Units then subject to this Lease. Upon payment by Lessor of the
foregoing, Lessee shall pay to Lessor an amount of rent equal to the Make-Whole
Amount and any unpaid Late Payment Interest in respect of the principal amount
of the Equipment Notes to be prepaid together with all Basic Rent (including
Basic Rent due on the Termination Date) and Supplemental Rent due and owing;
provided that unless all such amounts shall have been paid to the Indenture
Trustee on the Termination Date, this Lease shall continue in full force and
effect. If after giving the notice referred to above Lessor shall fail to pay
the amounts required pursuant to the third sentence of this Section 10.3 and as
a result thereof this Lease shall not be terminated with respect to the
Terminated Units on a proposed Termination Date, Lessor shall (x) thereafter no
longer be entitled to exercise its election to retain such Terminated Units and
(y) reimburse Lessee for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by it in attempting to sell the
Terminated Units pursuant to Section 10.2 immediately prior to Lessor's exercise
of such preemptive election, and Lessee may at its option at any time thereafter
prior to the immediately following Rent Payment Date submit a new termination
notice pursuant to Section 10.1 with respect to such Terminated Units specifying
a proposed Termination Date occurring on a Determination Date occurring not
earlier than 25 days from the date of such notice.
Section 10.4 Termination of Lease. In the event of either (x) any such sale
and receipt by Lessor and the Indenture Trustee of all of the amounts provided
in Section 10.2 in respect of the Terminated Units or (y) retention of the
Terminated Units and full performance by Lessor and Lessee of their respective
payment obligations in compliance with Section 10.3, and upon compliance by
Lessee with the other provisions of this Section 10, the obligation of Lessee to
pay Basic Rent hereunder for such Terminated Units shall cease and the Lease
Term for the Terminated Units shall end.
Section 10.5 Funding of Accounts on Termination. Lessee will not exercise a
termination option under this Section 10 with respect to all of the Units unless
either (a) the full amount required to fund the Post Lease Term Reserve
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Account is (upon consummation of such purchase and distribution of all amounts
required to be distributed by the Collateral Agent under the Collateral Agency
Agreement) and will be then available to the Collateral Agent to fund such Post
Lease Term Reserve Account or (b) an indemnity pursuant to Section 3.13 of the
Collateral Agency Agreement has been provided.
SECTION 11. Loss, Destruction Requisition, Etc.
Section 11.1 Event of Loss. In the event that any Unit (i) shall suffer
damage or contamination which, in Lessee's reasonable judgment (as evidenced by
an Officer's Certificate of Lessee to such effect, confirmed by an Officer's
Certificate of the Manager), makes repair uneconomic or renders such Unit unfit
for commercial use, (ii) shall suffer destruction which constitutes a total
loss, or shall suffer theft or disappearance (after reasonable efforts by Lessee
to locate the same) for a period exceeding 6 months (or, if earlier, the end of
the Basic Term or Renewal Term then in effect), (iii) shall be permanently
returned to the manufacturer pursuant to any patent indemnity provisions, (iv)
shall have title thereto taken or appropriated by any governmental authority,
agency or instrumentality under the power of eminent domain or otherwise or (v)
shall be taken or requisitioned for use by any governmental authority or any
agency or instrumentality thereof under the power of eminent domain or
otherwise, and such taking or requisition is for a period that exceeds the
remaining Basic Term or any Renewal Term then in effect (unless such taking or
requisition is by any governmental authority, agency or instrumentality of
Mexico or any state thereof in which case such period shall be the lesser of the
period as aforesaid or 365 days) (any such occurrence being hereinafter called
an "Event of Loss"), Lessee, in accordance with the terms of Section 11.2, shall
promptly and fully inform Lessor and the Indenture Trustee of such Event of
Loss.
Section 11.2 Replacement or Payment upon Event of Loss. Upon the occurrence
of an Event of Loss or the deemed occurrence of an Event of Loss pursuant to
Section 9.1 or an election to replace pursuant to Section 8.1(b), Lessee shall
as soon as reasonably practical and in any event within 60 days after a
Responsible Officer of the Manager shall have actual knowledge of the occurrence
of such Event of Loss or election to replace give Lessor and the Indenture
Trustee notice thereof (which initial notice shall identify the Unit involved).
Thereafter, within the 60-day period following such initial notice, Lessee shall
give Lessor and the Indenture Trustee a second notice as to which of the
following options Lessee shall elect to perform (it being agreed that, except in
the case of an election to replace
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pursuant to Section 8.1(b) (in which case Lessee will comply with the provisions
of Section 8.1(b)), if Lessee shall fail to give such second notice, Lessee
shall be deemed to have elected to perform the option set forth in Section
11.2(ii)):
(i) Upon Lessee's election to perform under this clause (i) pursuant to
the above-mentioned second notice (or in the circumstances of an election
described in Section 8.1(b) with respect to any Unit), as promptly as
practicable following such election, and in any event on or before the 60th day
following such second notice (or Section 8.1(b) election), Lessee shall comply
with Section 11.4(b) and shall convey or cause to be conveyed to Lessor a
replacement unit ("Replacement Unit") to be leased to Lessee hereunder, such
Replacement Unit to be of the same car type of the same or newer model year (or
otherwise approved by Lessor, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld), and free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens of the
type described in clause (ii) with respect to Permitted Subleases, and in
clauses (iv) and (vii) of the definition thereof) and to have a fair market
value, utility, residual value, remaining economic useful life and condition at
least equal to the Unit so replaced (assuming such Unit was in the condition
required to be maintained by the terms of this Lease) and to be (as of the date
of conveyance) then subject to a currently effective Permitted Sublease having a
remaining term of not less than one year; provided, that, if only railcars of
newer age or greater value are available for such replacement, Lessee may on one
occasion re-substitute a railcar with a value closer to or equal to that of the
Unit which originally suffered the Event of Loss or was replaced (which
re-substitution shall occur within twenty-four months of the original
replacement (but in no event within the three year period immediately preceding
the Basic Term Expiration Date) and shall comply with this Section 11 as if an
Event of Loss had occurred); provided also that, if Lessee shall elect the
option under this clause (i) but shall fail to perform its obligation to effect
such replacement under this clause (i) within the 60-day period hereinabove
provided for, then (except in the case of a failure to perform an election to
replace pursuant to Section 8.1(b)) at the end of such 60-day period Lessee
shall immediately give Lessor and the Indenture Trustee notice of such failure
and specify that Lessee shall pay to Lessor on the next succeeding Rent Payment
Date that is at least 25 days after the end of such 60-day period, or in the
case of Supplemental Rent, to the Person entitled thereto, the amounts specified
in clause (ii) below as of such next succeeding Rent Payment Date, and Lessee
shall pay such amounts on such Rent Payment Date; provided further that Lessee
shall have no right to elect replacement or re-substitution under this clause
(i) if, at the time of the notice of the Event of Loss under Section 11.2 above
or at the time such replacement or
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re-substitution is to occur, either (A), a Lease Default pursuant to Section
14(a), 14(b), 14(g) or 14(h) or a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing or (B) sufficient cash amounts shall not have been made available
to the Collateral Agent such that all amounts then required to be applied under
Section 3.4 of the Collateral Agency Agreement in order to satisfy the amounts
referred to in clauses (1) through (11) thereof, inclusive shall have been
distributed as specified thereby; or
(ii) on the Rent Payment Date which is not less than 25 days nor more than
60 days following the date of notice of Lessee's election to perform under this
clause (ii), Lessee shall pay or cause to be paid to Lessor (or in the case of
Supplemental Rent, to the Persons entitled thereto) in funds of the type
specified in Section 3.5, (a) an amount equal to the Stipulated Loss Amount of
each such Unit suffering an Event of Loss or deemed Event of Loss determined as
of such Rent Payment Date, (b) all Basic Rent payable on such date in respect of
such Unit (exclusive of any Basic Rent due on such date in respect of the Unit
or Units suffering the Event of Loss), (c) any unpaid Late Payment Premium in
respect of the principal amount of the Equipment Notes to be prepaid in
accordance with Section 2.10(b) of the Indenture and (d) all other Rent
(exclusive of any Basic Rent due on such date in respect of the Unit or Units
suffering the Event of Loss) then due and payable hereunder (including, without
limitation, the Accumulated Equity Deficiency Amount (without duplication of
amounts calculated above) and Late Payment Interest related thereto) so that,
after receipt and application of all such payments, but without withdrawal from
any Reserve Account, Owner Participant shall be entitled under the terms of the
Collateral Agency Agreement to receive, and does receive, taking into account
all payments of Basic Rent in respect of such Unit, the sum of the Accumulated
Equity Deficiency Amount and Late Payment Interest related thereto and any other
amounts then due to Owner Participant, it being understood that until such
Stipulated Loss Amount and such other sums are paid, there shall be no abatement
or reduction of Basic Rent on account of such Event of Loss.
Section 11.3 Rent Termination. Upon the replacement of any Unit or Units in
compliance with Sections 11.2(i) and 11.4(b) (but only as to replaced Units and
not any Replacement Unit) or upon the payment of all sums required to be paid
pursuant to Section 11.2 in respect of any Unit or Units, the Lease Term with
respect to such Unit or Units and the obligation to pay Basic Rent for such Unit
or Units accruing subsequent to the date of payment of Stipulated Loss Amount or
date of conveyance of such Replacement Unit or Units pursuant to Section 11.2
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terminate; provided that Lessee shall be obligated to pay all Rent in respect of
such Unit or Units which is payable under Section 11.2 with respect to such
payment of Stipulated Loss Amount or such replacement of such Unit or Units and
in respect of all other Units then continuing to remain subject to this Lease.
Section 11.4 Disposition of Equipment; Replacement of Unit. (a) Upon the
payment of all sums required to be paid pursuant to Section 11.2 in respect of
any Unit or Units, Lessor will convey to Lessee or its designee all right, title
and interest of Lessor in and to such Unit or Units, "as is", "where is",
without recourse or warranty, except for a warranty as to the absence of
Lessor's Liens, and shall execute and deliver to Lessee or its designee, at
Lessee's cost and expense, such bills of sale and other documents and
instruments as Lessee or its designee may reason ably request to evidence such
conveyance. As to each separate Unit so disposed of, so long as no Lease Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Lessee or its designee shall
(subject to any insurer's right of subrogation, if any) be entitled to any
amounts arising from such disposition, plus any awards, insurance or other
proceeds and damages received by Lessee, Lessor or the Indenture Trustee by
reason of such Event of Loss up to the Stipulated Loss Amount attributable
thereto and any remainder shall be divided between Lessee and Lessor, as their
respective interests may appear.
(b) At the time of or prior to any replacement of any Unit or Replacement
Unit, Lessee, at its own expense, will (A) furnish Lessor with a ▇▇▇▇ of Sale
with respect to the Replacement Unit substantially in the form delivered
pursuant to Section 4.1(h) of the Participation Agreement, (B) cause a Lease
Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, subjecting such
Replacement Unit to this Lease, and duly executed by Lessee, to be delivered to
Lessor for execution by the appropriate parties, it being understood that upon
such execution (x) Lessee will cause such Lease Supplement to be filed for
recordation in the same manner as provided for the original Lease Supplement in
Section 16.1 and (y) to the extent that the Indenture has not been satisfied and
discharged, Lessor shall deliver possession of the "original" counterpart of
such Lease Supplement to the Indenture Trustee, (C) so long as the Indenture
shall not have been satisfied and discharged, cause an Indenture Supplement
substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Indenture for such Replacement
Unit, to be delivered to Lessor and to the Indenture Trustee for execution and,
upon such execution, to be filed for recordation in the same manner and within
the same time periods as provided for the original Indenture Supplement in
Section 16.1, (D) furnish Lessor with an opinion of Lessee's
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counsel (which may be the General Counsel or Assistant General Counsel of
Trinity), (x) to the effect that the ▇▇▇▇ of Sale referred to in clause (A)
above constitutes an effective instrument for the conveyance of title to the
Replacement Unit to Lessor, and that legal and beneficial title to the
Replacement Unit has been delivered to Lessor and (y) describing all filings and
recordings required pursuant to Section 16 with respect to the Replacement
Units, (E) furnish to Owner Participant (and its applicable Affiliates) an
agreement of Lessee to indemnify Owner Participant (and its applicable
Affiliates) against any adverse tax consequences suffered as a result of such
replacement that are not otherwise indemnified under the Tax Indemnity
Agreement, (F) furnish Lessor with an engineer's certificate (which may be from
an employee of the Manager) certifying as to the utility, condition, model year
and remaining useful life required under clause (i) of Section 11.2, (G) furnish
to Lessor and the Indenture Trustee an Officer's Certificate certifying that the
Replacement Unit has a fair market value, utility, residual value, model year
and remaining economic useful life and condition at least equal to the Unit
being replaced and is free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens of
the type described in clause (ii) with respect to Permitted Subleases, and in
clauses (iv) and (vii) of the definition thereof), (H) furnish Lessor with an
opinion from independent tax counsel reasonably acceptable to Owner Participant
to the effect that Owner Participant should not suffer any adverse consequence
as a result of such replacement, (I) furnish Lessor with an opinion of
independent transportation counsel or in-house counsel for Manager as to the
absence of Liens of record with the STB and as to the completion of all
necessary STB filings and deposits with the Registrar General of Canada
described in Section 16.1 hereof with respect to such Replacement Unit and (J)
furnish such other documents and evidence as any Participant, Lessor or the
Indenture Trustee, or their respective counsel, may reasonably request in order
to establish the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Section
11.4. For all purposes hereof, (i) Lessee shall be deemed to have complied with
the requirements of this Section 11.4(b) as of the date of its delivery to
Lessor, the Participants and the Indenture Trustee of the documents and
instruments referred to in the foregoing clauses (A) through (J), signed by
Lessee or its counsel, as applicable, in due form for any required filing or
recording, and such filing or recording shall have been made if such documents
and instruments have been executed and delivered by Lessor or Indenture Trustee
or both of them in a timely manner, (ii) title to the Replacement Unit shall be
deemed to have been transferred to Lessor as of such date and (iii) upon such
passage of title thereto to Lessor the Replacement Unit shall be deemed part of
the property leased hereunder and the Replacement Unit shall be deemed a "Unit"
as defined herein. Upon such passage of title, Lessor will transfer to Lessee,
"as is" and "where is" and
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without recourse or warranty (except as to Lessor's Liens), all Lessor's right,
title and interest in and to the replaced Unit, and upon such transfer, Lessor
will request in writing that the Indenture Trustee execute and deliver to Lessee
an appropriate instrument releasing such replaced Unit from the lien of the
Indenture. Lessee shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by Lessor, any
Participant or the Indenture Trustee in connection with any replacement pursuant
to this Section 11.4. Lessee further agrees that, upon receipt of fully signed
counterparts of the Lease Supplement and Indenture Supplement referred to in
clauses (B) and, if applicable, (C) of the first sentence of this Section
11.4(b), it will, at its sole cost and expense, cause such documents to be filed
or recorded in the manner contemplated by Section 16.1.
Section 11.5 Eminent Domain. In the event that during the Lease Term the
use of any Unit is requisitioned or taken by any governmental authority under
the power of eminent domain or otherwise for a period which does not constitute
an Event of Loss, all of Lessee's obligations under the Operative Agreements,
including without limitation, Lessee's obligation to pay all installments of
Basic Rent, shall continue for the duration of such requisitioning or taking.
Any amount referred to in Section 11.4(a) or in Section 12 which is payable to
Lessor shall be deposited in the related Non-Shared Payments Account established
under the Collateral Agency Agreement.
SECTION 12. Insurance.
Section 12.1 Insurance. Lessee will at all times after delivery and
acceptance of each Unit, at its own expense, keep or cause the Insurance Manager
under the Insurance Agreement to keep such Unit insured with insurers of
recognized responsibility with a rating of at least A- by A.M. Best Company (or
a comparable rating by a nationally or internationally recognized rating group
of comparable stature) or by other insurers approved in writing by Lessor, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, in amounts and against risks and
with deductibles and terms and conditions not less than the insurance, if any,
maintained by the Manager with respect to similar equipment which it owns or
leases, but in no event shall such coverage be for amounts or against risks less
than the prudent industry standard for companies engaged in leasing of railcars.
Without limiting the foregoing, Lessee will in any event:
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(a) keep each Unit insured against physical damage (which may be
accomplished pursuant to a contingent physical damage policy) in an amount not
less than the Stipulated Loss Amount attributable thereto as shown on Schedule 4
to the Participation Agreement, subject to an aggregate limit for all Units of
not less than $1,500,000 per occurrence, provided that such coverage may provide
for deductible amounts of not more than $50,000 per occurrence; and
(b) maintain public liability insurance naming Owner Participant, Lessor,
the Trust Company, the Indenture Trustee and Loan Participant as additional
insureds (but only with respect to liability arising out of or related to the
Operative Agreements and the Units) against bodily injury, death or property
damage arising out of the use or operation of the Units with general and excess
liability limits of not less than $100,000,000 per occurrence or in the
aggregate, provided that such coverage may provide for deductible amounts not
exceeding the lesser of (w) $10,000,000 or (x) the difference (not less than
zero (0)) between (i) the level of the then current deductible maintained by
Manager for the Manager's Fleet (or if Manager, its successors and assigns is no
longer engaged in the railcar leasing business, the average level of the then
current deductible amounts maintained by the three largest companies engaged in
such business in the United States) and (ii) such amount of additional coverage
as may be obtained by Lessee in reduction of the then current deductible
maintained by Manager for an additional incremental annual premium payable by
Lessee in the aggregate in respect of the entire Partnership Fleet of up to
$100,000 as adjusted by the Inflation Factor; provided, further, that such
policies which are carried on a "claims made" basis shall provide for a
retroactive date not more recent than either (y) the Closing Date, or (z) a date
seven years prior to the effective date of the policy.
(c) It is understood and agreed that the insurance required under this
Section 12.1 may be part of a company-wide insurance program of the Insurance
Manager or its Affiliates, including risk-retention and self-insurance. Any
policy of insurance maintained in accordance with this Section 12.1 and any
policy purchased in substitution or replacement for any of such policies shall
provide that if any such insurance lapses or is cancelled or terminated for any
reason whatever (other than upon normal policy expiration), Lessor, the
Indenture Trustee, Loan Participant and Owner Participant shall receive 30 days'
prior written notice of such lapse, cancellation or termination.
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(d) If Lessee or the Insurance Manager shall maintain any liability
coverages for the benefit of Lessee in excess of the coverages required
hereunder (whether or not such excess coverage complies with the requirements
under this Section 12), Lessee will cause all such coverages to name Owner
Participant, Lessor, the Trust Company, the Indenture Trustee and Loan
Participant as additional insureds (but only with respect to liability arising
out of or related to the Operative Agreements or the Units), provided, however,
that, the requirements of this Section 12 shall not otherwise apply to such
coverages.
Section 12.2 Physical Damage Insurance. (a) The insurance maintained
pursuant to Section 12.1(a) shall provide that (i) so long as the Equipment
Notes remain outstanding, the proceeds up to the Stipulated Loss Amount for any
loss or damage to any Unit shall be paid to the Indenture Trustee under a
standard loss payable clause, and thereafter to Lessor and (ii) so long as no
Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Lessee will be
entitled, at its own expense, to make all proofs of loss and/or take all other
steps necessary to collect the proceeds of such insurance.
(b) In lieu of maintaining the physical damage insurance required by
Section 12.1(a), Lessee may self-insure with respect to the Units for such
amounts and against such risks as shall be consented to by Lessor and the
Indenture Trustee, which consent shall be based upon reasonable practices then
in effect in the railcar leasing and insurance industries and upon the financial
condition of Lessee taking into account Lessee's capital structure and that
Lessee is a special purpose corporation.
(c) The entire proceeds of any property insurance or third party
payments for damages to any Unit received by Lessor or the Indenture Trustee
shall be held by such party until, with respect to such Unit, the repairs
referred to in clause (i) below are made as specified therein or payment of the
Stipulated Loss Amount is made, and such entire proceeds will be paid, so long
as no Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, either:
(i) to Lessee promptly following receipt by the Indenture
Trustee or Lessor, as the case may be, of a written application signed
by Lessee for payment to Lessee for repairing or restoring the Units
which have been damaged so long as (1) Lessee shall have complied with
the applicable
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provisions of this Lease, and (2) Lessee shall have certified that any
damage to such Units shall have been fully repaired or restored; or
(ii) if this Lease is terminated with respect to such Unit
because of an Event of Loss and Lessee has paid the Stipulated Loss
Amount and all other amounts due as a result thereof, such proceeds
shall be promptly paid over to, or retained by, Lessee.
Section 12.3 Public Liability Insurance. (a) The public liability
insurance referred to in paragraph 12.1(b) shall (i) provide that in as much as
such policies cover more than one insured, all terms, conditions, insuring
agreements and endorsements, with the exception of limits of liability,
deductibles or retentions and liability for premiums, commissions, assessments
or calls (which shall be solely a liability of Lessee), shall operate in the
same manner as if there were a separate policy or policies covering each
insured, (ii) waive any rights of subrogation of the insurers against Owner
Participant, Lessor, the Trust Company, the Indenture Trustee, and Loan
Participant (iii) provide that neither Owner Participant, Lessor, the Trust
Company, the Indenture Trustee nor Loan Participant shall have any
responsibility for any insurance premiums, whether for coverage before or after
cancellation or termination of any such policies as to Lessee and (iv) be
primary without contribution from any similar insurance maintained by Owner
Participant, Lessor, the Trust Company, the Indenture Trustee or Loan
Participant.
(b) Lessee shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain public liability
insurance policies which stipulate that coverage thereunder will not be
invalidated (as to Owner Participant, Loan Participant, Lessor, as Lessor of the
Units and in its individual capacity, and the Indenture Trustee) by any act or
neglect of Lessee, or any breach or violation by Lessee of any warranties,
declarations or conditions contained in such policies, but shall be under no
obligation to obtain such policies containing such stipulations if they are not
available to Lessee at commercially reasonable rates in the markets in which
Lessee has then placed its insurance program.
(c) In the event any public liability insurance policy or coverage
thereunder which are required to be maintained under Section 12.1(b) shall not
be available to Lessee in the commercial insurance market on commercially
reasonable terms, Lessor shall not unreasonably withhold its agreement to waive
such requirement. Lessee shall make written request for any such waiver in
writing, accompanied by written reports prepared, at Lessee's option, either by
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independent insurance advisor chosen by Lessee and Lessor or (ii) three
independent insurance advisors, one chosen by Lessor, one chosen by Lessee and
one chosen by the other two advisors (one of which may be the regular insurance
broker or brokers of Lessee). The fees and expenses of all such advisors shall
be paid by Lessee. The written reports required hereunder shall (x) state that
such insurance (or the required coverage thereunder) is not reasonably available
to Lessee at commercially reasonable premiums in the commercial insurance
markets within which Lessee or the Manager normally purchases its insurance from
insurers, acceptable to Lessee, with a Best's rating of A- or better for
railcars of similar type and capacity and (y) explain in detail the basis for
such conclusions. Upon the granting of any such waiver, Lessee shall within 15
days thereafter certify to Lessor in writing the cost (on the basis of the
Manager's Fleet) of liability insurance premiums for the coverage required by
Section 12.1 (b) for the immediately preceding fiscal year; and in the event
that any such certificate is not received by Lessor within such 15-day period,
any such waiver shall be deemed revoked. At any time after the granting of such
waiver, but not more often than once a year, Lessor may make a written request
for a supplemental report (in form reasonably acceptable to Lessor) from such
insurance advisor(s) updating the prior report and reaffirming the conclusions
set forth therein. Lessee shall provide any such required supplemental report
within 60 days after receipt of the written request therefor. Any such waiver
shall be effective for only as long as such insurance is not reasonably
available to Lessee in the commercial markets in which Lessee normally purchases
its insurance at commercially reasonable rates, it being understood that the
failure of Lessee to furnish timely any such supplemental report shall be
conclusive evidence that such condition no longer exists. If such supplemental
report shows that such coverage is available, Lessee shall within 90 days of
such report obtain such insurance coverage. During any period with respect to
which such waiver has been granted and remains in effect under this Section
12.3(c), Lessee shall obtain public liability insurance as set forth in Section
12.1(b) from such carriers, in such amounts and with coverage limits and
deductibles as may be reasonable in its judgment under the circumstances, but in
any event (i) no less than prudent industry standards and (ii) in an amount that
may be purchased for a premium equal to 200% of Lessee's cost (on a fleet-wide
basis) of public liability insurance premiums for the coverage on a fleet-wide
basis required by Section 12.1(b) for the final year immediately preceding the
fiscal year in which such waiver first was granted.
Section 12.4 Certificate of Insurance. (a) Lessee shall, prior to the
Closing Date and when the renewal certificate referred to below is sent (but in
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event not less than annually), furnish (or, in the case of (iii) below, use
reasonable efforts to furnish) Lessor, the Indenture Trustee, Owner Participant
and the Loan Participant with a certificate signed by the insurer or an
independent insurance broker (i) showing the insurance then maintained by Lessee
pursuant to Section 12.1, (ii) stating that, except as noted in such
certificate, such insurance complies with the requirements contained in Exhibit
B-1 (as to public liability insurance) and/or B-2 (as to physical/damage
insurance) to the Participation Agreement, (iii) stating that, except as noted
in such certificate, such insurance complies with the requirements contained in
this Section 12 and (iv) to the extent that any provision that Lessee is
required to use reasonable efforts to obtain is not contained in such insurance,
such certificate shall so state and shall confirm that, in such broker's
opinion, such provision is not reasonably obtainable. Lessor shall be entitled
at its expense to review copies of all applicable insurance policies. With
respect to any renewal policy or policies, certificates or binders evidencing
such renewal shall be furnished as soon as practicable, but in no event later
than 30 days after the earlier of the date such renewal is effected or the
expiration date of the original policy or policies. Simultaneously, with the
furnishing of such certificate, Lessee will provide appropriate evidence,
reasonably satisfactory to Lessor and the Indenture Trustee, that all premiums
due on such insurance have been paid.
(b) Lessee agrees to use reasonable efforts to cause each of its
insurers to agree that, with respect to any policy of insurance maintained
pursuant to Section 12.1, such insurer will provide not less than 30 days' prior
written notice to Lessor, the Indenture Trustee, Loan Participant and Owner
Participant of any non-renewal or material adverse change with respect to such
policy. For purposes of this Section 12.4(b), "material adverse change" shall
mean a material adverse change in policy limits, exclusions or deductibles or
any material adverse change in policy coverage inconsistent with the
requirements of Section 12.1(b). If any of Lessee's insurers delivers such
notice of non-renewal, Owner Participant may attempt to obtain and provide
satisfactory insurance and Lessee shall reimburse Owner Participant for
reasonable and prudent expenses incurred (i) during the period 10 days prior to
expiration of existing insurance policies, for all Owner Participant's expenses
excluding broker fees and commissions and insurance premiums, and (ii) on and
after the expiration of existing insurance policies, for all Owner Participant's
expenses including broker fees and commissions and insurance premiums.
Section 12.5 Additional Insurance. In the event that Lessee
shall fail to maintain insurance as herein provided in Section 12.1 or, if
applicable, Section 12.3,
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Lessor may at its option, upon prior written notice to Lessee, provide such
insurance and, in such event, Lessee shall, upon demand from time to time
reimburse Lessor for the cost thereof together with interest from the date of
payment thereof at the Late Rate, on the amount of the cost to Lessor of such
insurance which Lessee shall have failed to maintain. If after Lessor has
provided such insurance, Lessee then obtains the coverage provided for in
Section 12.1 which was replaced by the insurance provided by Lessor, and Lessee
provides Lessor with evidence of such coverage reasonably satisfactory to
Lessor, Lessor shall cancel the insurance it has provided pursuant to the first
sentence of this Section 12.5. In such event, Lessee shall reimburse Lessor for
all costs to Lessor of cancellation, including without limitation any short rate
penalty, together with interest from the date of Lessor's payment thereof at the
Late Rate. In addition, at any time Lessor (either directly or in the name of
Owner Participant) may at its own expense carry insurance with respect to its
interest in the Units, provided that such insurance does not interfere with
Lessee's ability to insure the Units as required by this Section 12 or adversely
affect Lessee's insurance or the cost thereof, it being understood that all
salvage rights to each Unit shall remain with Lessee's insurers at all times.
Any insurance payments received from policies maintained by Lessor pursuant to
the previous sentence shall be retained by Lessor without reducing or otherwise
affecting Lessee's obligations hereunder, other than with respect to Unit(s)
with respect to which such payments have been made.
Section 12.6 Post-Lease Term Insurance. Lessee agrees that upon the
expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, Lessee will, with respect
to the public liability insurance otherwise required to be carried under this
Section 12, either: (A) purchase a seven year extended reporting period for
Owner Participant, Lessor and Owner Trustee, or (B) obtain the written agreement
of the Manager in form and substance satisfactory to Owner Participant to carry
or cause to be carried for such seven year period public liability insurance
which satisfies the requirements of this Section 12 and which names Owner
Participant, Lessor, the Collateral Agent and Owner Trustee as additional
insureds.
SECTION 13. Reports; Inspection.
Section 13.1 Duty of Lessee to Furnish. On or before July 31, 2002, and
on or before each July 31 thereafter, Lessee will furnish (or cause the Manager
under the Management Agreement to furnish) to Lessor, Owner Participant, Loan
Participant, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agency an accurate statement,
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the preceding March 31, (a) showing the amount, description and reporting marks
of the Units then leased hereunder, the amount, description and reporting marks
of all Units that may have suffered an Event of Loss during the 12 months ending
on such March 31 (or since the Closing Date, in the case of the first such
statement), and such other information regarding the condition or repair of the
Units as Lessor may reasonably request, (b) stating that, in the case of all
Units repainted during the period covered by such statement, the markings
required by Section 4.2 hereof shall have been preserved or replaced, (c)
showing the percentage of use in the United States and in each of Canada and
Mexico based on the total mileage traveled by all railcars in the Total Managed
Fleet (or by the Units, if and to the extent generally made available to the
Manager in the ordinary course with respect to railcars in general interchange
service similar to the Units) for the prior calendar year as reported to the
Manager by railroads (provided, that Lessee shall cooperate with Owner
Participant and Lessor and shall provide such additional information on such
matters as Owner Participant or Lessor may reasonably request to enable Owner
Participant and Lessor to pursue or fulfill their respective tax audit and tax
litigation rights and obligations) and (d) stating that Lessee is not aware of
any condition of any Unit which would cause such Unit not to comply in any
material respect with the rules and regulations of the FRA and the interchange
rules of the Field Manual of the AAR as they apply to the maintenance and
operation of the Units in interchange and any other requirements hereunder.
Section 13.2 Lessor's Inspection Rights. Lessor, Owner Participant and
the Indenture Trustee each shall have the right, but not the obligation, at
their respective sole cost and expense, unless a Lease Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, by their respective authorized representatives,
to inspect the Units, all subleases thereof and Lessee's records with respect
thereto. All inspections shall be conducted during Lessee's normal business
hours, on the Manager's premises or in areas that are not the premises of a
Sublessee to which Lessee has reasonable access, and upon reasonable prior
notice to Lessee. Lessee shall not be liable for any injury to, or the death of,
any Person exercising, either on behalf of Lessor, Owner Participant, the
Indenture Trustee or any prospective user, the rights of inspection granted
under this Section 13.2 unless caused by Lessee's gross negligence or wilful
misconduct. Except following the occurrence and continuance of a Lease Event of
Default, no inspection pursuant to this Section 13.2 shall interfere with the
use, operation or maintenance of the Units or the ordinary course of Lessee's or
any Sublessee's business, and except as provided herein, Lessee shall not be
required to undertake or incur any additional liabilities in connection
therewith.
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SECTION 14. Lease Events of Default.
The following events shall constitute Lease Events of Default
hereunder (whether any such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or come
about or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to or in compliance with
any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of
any administrative or governmental body) and each such Lease Event of Default
shall be deemed to exist and continue so long as, but only as long as, it shall
not have been remedied:
(a) Lessee shall fail to (i) make or (ii) be deemed by virtue of the
last sentence of Section 3.5 hereof to have made any payment of Basic Rent,
Early Purchase Price, any other purchase price to be paid by Lessee for any
Units pursuant to this Lease or the Participation Agreement, Stipulated Loss
Amount or Termination Amount within 10 Business Days after the same shall have
become due; provided, however, that so long as any Equipment Notes remain
outstanding, failure to make (or be deemed to have made) any portion of Basic
Rent on any Rent Payment Date shall not be a Lease Event of Default so long as
the amounts applied under Section 3.4, clause (4), of the Collateral Agency
Agreement are sufficient to make the distributions required under such clause
(4) with respect to the obligations owed under this Lease; or
(b) Lessee shall fail to (i) make or (ii) be deemed by virtue of
payments made by the Collateral Agent to have made any payment of Supplemental
Rent; including indemnity or tax indemnity payments, but not including
Stipulated Loss Amount, Termination Amount, Early Purchase Price, or any other
purchase price to be paid by Lessee for any Units pursuant to this Lease or the
Participation Agreement after the same shall have become due and such failure
shall continue unremedied for 10 Business Days after receipt by Lessee of
written notice of such failure from Lessor, Owner Participant or the Indenture
Trustee; provided, however, that so long as any Equipment Notes remain
outstanding, failure to make (or be deemed to have made) payment of any of the
amounts referred to in or to be applied pursuant to clauses (5) through (14) of
Section 3.4 of the Collateral Agency Agreement shall not be a Lease Event of
Default; or
(c) Lessee shall fail to maintain in effect the insurance required by
Section 12 or Section 6.4 of the Collateral Agency Agreement and such failure
shall not have been waived as provided for therein; or
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(d) Lessee shall use or permit the use of the Units or the Pledged
Units or any portion thereof in a way which is not permitted by this Lease (with
respect to the Units) or the Collateral Agency Agreement (with respect to the
Pledged Units), provided that such unauthorized use shall not constitute a Lease
Event of Default for a period of 45 days after the occurrence thereof so long as
(i) such unauthorized use is not the result of any willful action of Lessee and
(ii) such unauthorized use is capable of being cured and Lessee diligently
pursues such cure throughout such 45-day period; or Lessee shall make or permit
any unauthorized assignment or transfer of this Lease in violation of Section
18.2; or
(e) Lessee shall fail to observe or perform in any material respect any
of the covenants or agreements to be observed or performed by Lessee in Section
6.2 or 6.3 of the Collateral Agency Agreement; or
(f) Any representation or warranty made by Lessee in any Lessee
Agreement or any representation or warranty made by TILC or TRMI in any
Operative Agreement to which any such Person is a party is untrue or incorrect
in any material respect as of the date of making thereof and such untruth or
incorrectness shall continue to be material and unremedied; provided that, if
such untruth or incorrectness is capable of being remedied, no such untruth or
incorrectness shall constitute a Lease Event of Default hereunder for a period
of 30 days after receipt of notice from Lessor, Owner Participant or the
Indenture Trustee so long as Lessee, TILC or TRMI, as the case may be, is
diligently proceeding to remedy such untruth or incorrectness and shall in fact
remedy such untruth or incorrectness within such period; provided that such
untrue or incorrect representation or warranty shall be deemed to be remediable
or remedied only after all adverse consequences thereof, if any, can be and have
been remedied as applicable; or
(g) Lessee or the General Partner shall (i) commence a voluntary case
or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with
respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
law now or hereafter in effect, or seeking the appointment of a trustee,
receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any
substantial part of its property, or (ii) consent to any such relief or to the
appointment of or taking possession by any such official in any voluntary case
or other proceeding commenced against it, or (iii) admit in writing its
inability to pay its debts generally as they come due, or (iv) make a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (v) take any corporate action to
authorize any of the foregoing; or
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(h) An involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against
Lessee or the General Partner seeking liquidation, reorganization or other
relief with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect, or seeking the appointment of a trustee,
receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any
substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding
shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
(i) Lessee shall fail to observe or perform any other of the covenants
or agreements to be observed or performed by Lessee under any Lessee Agreement
or any certificate and such failure shall continue unremedied for 30 days after
notice from Lessor, Owner Participant or the Indenture Trustee to Lessee,
specifying the failure and demanding the same to be remedied; provided that, if
such failure is capable of being remedied, and the remedy requires an action
other than, or in addition to, the payment of money, no such failure (other than
one relating to the payment of such money) shall constitute a Lease Event of
Default hereunder for a period of 90 days after receipt of such notice so long
as Lessee is diligently proceeding to remedy such failure and shall in fact
remedy such failure within such period; or
(j) A Manager Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the
Management Agreement, and Lessee shall have failed to exercise its rights under
the Management Agreement in respect of such Manager Default for a period of 30
days after receipt by Lessee of written notice from Lessor, Owner Participant or
the Indenture Trustee demanding that such action be taken; or
(k) An Insurance Manager Default shall have occurred and be continuing
under the Insurance Agreement, and Lessee shall have failed to exercise its
rights under the Insurance Agreement in respect of such Insurance Manager
Default for a period of 30 days after receipt by Lessee of written notice from
Lessor, Owner Participant or the Indenture Trustee demanding that such action be
taken;
(1) The Administrator shall have defaulted in any material respect in
the performance of any of its obligations under the Administrative Services
Agreement, and Lessee shall have failed to exercise its rights under the
Administrative Services Agreement in respect of such default for a period of 30
days after receipt by Lessee of written notice from Lessor, Owner Participant or
the Indenture Trustee , demanding that such action be taken; or
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(▇) A "Lease Event of Default" (as defined in the Other Lease)
shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Other Lease.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, any
failure of Lessee to perform or observe any covenant or agreement herein shall
not constitute a Lease Event of Default if such failure is caused solely by
reason of an event which constitutes an "Event of Loss" so long as Lessee is
continuing to comply with the applicable terms of Section 11.
SECTION 15. Remedies.
Section 15.1 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any Lease Event of
Default and at any time thereafter so long as the same shall be continuing,
Lessor may, at its option, declare this Lease to be in default by a written
notice to Lessee (except that this Lease shall, without any action on the part
of Lessor, be automatically deemed to have been declared in default upon the
occurrence of a Lease Event of Default described in Section 14(g) or (h)); and
at any time thereafter, unless Lessee shall have remedied all outstanding Lease
Events of Default prior to the commencement of the exercise by Lessor of any of
its remedies hereunder, Lessor may do one or more of the following as Lessor in
its sole discretion shall elect, to the extent permitted by, and subject to
compliance with any mandatory requirements of, applicable law then in effect:
(a) proceed by appropriate court action or actions, either at law or in
equity, to enforce performance by Lessee of the applicable covenants of this
Lease or to recover damages for the breach thereof;
(b) by notice in writing to Lessee, Lessor may demand that Lessee, and
Lessee shall, upon written demand of Lessor and at Lessee's expense (but subject
to the rights of any Sublessee which has been granted the right of quiet
enjoyment of the Unit by Lessee pursuant to a Sublease, so long as no event of
default by the Sublessee shall have occurred and be continuing under the
relevant Sublease), (i) forthwith return all or any part of the Units so
demanded to Lessor or its order in the manner and condition required by, and
otherwise in accordance with all of the provisions of, Section 15.5; or Lessor
with or without notice or judicial process may by its agents enter upon the
premises of Lessee or other premises where any of the Units may be located and
take possession of and remove all or any of the Units, and Lessor may use and
employ in connection with such removal any services, aids,
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equipment, trackage and other facilities of Lessee as is reasonably required to
remove such Units and thenceforth hold, possess and enjoy the same free from any
right of Lessee, or its successor or assigns, to use such Units for any purpose
whatever and (ii) with respect to any Unit which is then subject to a Sublease,
assign all of Lessee's right, title and interest in such Sublease to Lessor;
(c) sell any Unit and/or assign any Sublease at public or private sale
in such manner as Lessor may determine, free and clear of any rights of Lessee
(but subject to the rights of any Sublessee which has been granted the right of
quiet enjoyment of the Unit by Lessee pursuant to a Sublease, so long as no
event of default by the Sublessee shall have occurred and be continuing under
the relevant Sublease) and without any duty to account to Lessee or any
Sublessee with respect to such sale or for the proceeds thereof (except to the
extent required by paragraph (f) below if Lessor elects to exercise its rights
under said paragraph), in which event Lessee's obligation to pay Basic Rent with
respect to such Unit hereunder due for any periods subsequent to the date of
such sale shall terminate (except to the extent that Basic Rent is to be
included in computations under paragraph (e) or (f) below if Lessor elects to
exercise its rights under either of said paragraphs);
(d) hold, keep idle or lease to others any Unit not then subject to a
Sublease as Lessor in its sole discretion may determine, free and clear of any
rights of Lessee and without any duty to account to Lessee or any Sublessee with
respect to such action or inaction or for any proceeds with respect thereto,
except that Lessee's obligation to pay Basic Rent with respect to such Unit due
for any periods subsequent to the date upon which Lessee shall have been
deprived of possession and use of such Unit pursuant to this Section 15 shall be
reduced by the net proceeds, if any, received by Lessor from leasing such Unit
to any Person other than Lessee;
(e) whether or not Lessor shall have exercised, or shall thereafter at
any time exercise, any of its rights under paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) above
with respect to any Unit, Lessor, by written notice to Lessee specifying a
payment date (which date shall be a Determination Date for the purposes of
computing Stipulated Loss Amount) which shall be not less than 10 days after the
date of such notice, may demand that Lessee pay to Lessor, and Lessee shall pay
to Lessor, on the payment date specified in such notice, as liquidated damages
for loss of a bargain and not as a penalty (in lieu of the Basic Rent for such
Unit due after the payment date specified in such notice), all Rent, other than
Stipulated Loss Amount and Termination Amount or amounts calculated by reference
thereto, due and payable, or accrued, in
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respect of such Unit as of the payment date specified in such notice (exclusive
of any Basic Rent due on such date) plus whichever of the following amounts
Lessor, in its sole discretion, shall specify in such notice: (i) an amount with
respect to each such Unit which represents the excess of the present value, as
of such payment date, of all rentals for such Unit which would otherwise have
accrued hereunder from such payment date for the remainder of the Basic Term or
any Renewal Term then in effect over the then present value of the then Fair
Market Rental Value of such Unit (taking into account its actual condition) for
such period discounted from the end of such Term to such payment date, such
present value to be computed in each case using a per annum discount rate equal
to the Debt Rate, compounded monthly from the respective dates upon which
rentals would have been payable hereunder had this Lease not been terminated; or
(ii) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Stipulated Loss Amount for
such Unit computed as of the payment date specified in such notice over the Fair
Market Sales Value of such Unit (taking into account its actual condition) as of
the payment date specified in such notice; or (iii) if Lessor shall not have
sold such Unit pursuant to the exercise of its rights under paragraph (c) above
with respect to such Unit, an amount equal to the higher of Stipulated Loss
Amount for such Unit computed as of the payment date specified in such notice or
the Fair Market Sales Value of such Unit (assuming it is in the condition
required by this Lease) as of the payment date specified in such notice; and
upon payment by Lessee pursuant to said clause (iii) of such Stipulated Loss
Amount or Fair Market Sales Value, as the case may be, any Late Payment Premium
and of all other amounts (other than Basic Rent due on such date) payable by
Lessee under this Lease and under the other Operative Agreements in respect of
such Unit, Lessor shall transfer "as is" and "where is" and without recourse or
warranty all right, title and interest of Lessor in and to such Unit to Lessee
or as it may direct, and Lessor shall execute and deliver such documents
evidencing such transfer as Lessee shall reasonably request;
(f) if Lessor shall have sold any Unit pursuant to paragraph (c) above,
Lessor, in lieu of exercising its rights under paragraph (e) above with respect
to such Unit may, if it shall so elect, demand that Lessee pay to Lessor, and
Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as liquidated damages for loss of a bargain and not
as a penalty (in lieu of the Basic Rent for such Unit due subsequent to the Rent
Payment Date next preceding such sale), any accrued and unpaid Rent for such
Unit as of the date of such sale (Basic Rent for this purpose accruing at a per
diem rate equal to the monthly amount due on the next following Rent Payment
Date divided by 30) (exclusive of any Basic Rent due on such date), plus the
amount, if any, by which the Stipulated Loss Amount of such Unit computed as of
the Rent Payment Date next
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preceding the date of such sale or, if such sale occurs on a Rent Payment Date,
then computed as of such Rent Payment Date, plus the amount of any Late Payment
Premium, exceeds the net proceeds of such sale (taking into account for this
purpose all costs and expenses, including legal fees and expenses, incurred by
Lessor in connection with such sale or otherwise exercising remedies hereunder)
plus interest on such excess from the date of such sale to the date of payment
at the Late Rate; and
(g) Lessor may terminate the leasing of any or all Units under this
Lease and/or any Sublease (except with respect to a Sublease which grants the
Sublessee thereunder the right of quiet enjoyment with respect to the Unit, so
long as no event of default by the Sublessee shall have occurred and be
continuing under the relevant Sublease) or may exercise any other right or
remedy that may be available to it under applicable law.
In addition, Lessee shall be liable, except as otherwise provided
above, for any and all unpaid Rent due hereunder before or during the exercise
of any of the foregoing remedies (including, without limitation, Late Payment
Interest, but exclusive of any Basic Rent due on such date), and for legal fees
and other costs and expenses incurred by reason of the occurrence of any Lease
Event of Default or the exercise of Lessor's remedies with respect thereto,
including without limitation the repayment in full of any costs and expenses
necessary to be expended in repairing any Unit in order to cause it to be in
compliance with all maintenance and regulatory standards imposed by this Lease.
In the event Lessor terminates this Lease pursuant to any provision of
this Section 15.1, and the Stipulated Loss Amount is not payable, the amounts
otherwise payable by Lessee hereunder shall be increased by any positive amount
(as a payment for accrued but unpaid Basic Rent) of the Basic Rent Adjustment
set forth on Schedule 4-A of the Participation Agreement opposite the relevant
Rent Payment Date or decreased by the absolute value of any negative amount (as
a rebate of prepaid Basic Rent) of the Basic Rent Adjustment set forth on
Schedule 4-A of the Participation Agreement opposite the relevant Rent Payment
Date; provided, however, that to the extent that such payment or refund does not
precisely reflect the difference between Basic Rent allocated and Basic Rent
paid as of the date Basic Rent ceases to accrue, the amounts due hereunder shall
be further adjusted to ensure that the aggregate amount of Basic Rent paid
equals the aggregate amount of Basic Rent allocated as of the date Basic Rent
ceases to accrue.
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Section 15.2 Cumulative Remedies. The remedies in this Lease provided
in favor of Lessor shall not be deemed exclusive, but shall be cumulative and
shall be in addition to all other remedies in its favor existing at law or in
equity. Lessee hereby waives any mandatory requirements of law, now or hereafter
in effect, which might limit or modify any of the remedies herein provided, to
the extent that such waiver is permitted by law. Except to the extent provided
in the Operative Agreements, Lessee hereby waives any and all existing or future
claims of any right to assert any offset or counterclaim against the Rent
payments due hereunder, and agrees to make the rent payments regardless of any
offset or counterclaim or claim which may be asserted by Lessee on its behalf in
connection with the lease of the Units. Lessee further agrees that Lessee's
obligations to pay all Rent (including, without limitation, all Basic Rent and
Supplemental Rent) and its obligations to maintain the Units pursuant to Section
8 hereof and to maintain the insurance pursuant to Section 12 hereof shall
constitute monetary obligations of Lessee for all purposes of Section 365 of the
Bankruptcy Code. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Lessee hereby
waives any rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise that may
require Lessor to sell, lease or otherwise use the Units in mitigation of
Lessor's damages as set forth in Section 15.1 or that may otherwise limit or
modify any of Lessor's rights and remedies provided in this Section 15.
Section 15.3 No Waiver. No delay or omission to exercise any right,
power or remedy accruing to Lessor upon any breach or default by Lessee under
this Lease shall impair any such right, power or remedy of Lessor, nor shall any
such delay or omission be construed as a waiver of any breach or default, or of
any similar breach or default hereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of a
single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default.
Section 15.4 Notice of Lease Default. Lessee agrees to furnish to
Lessor, Owner Participant and the Indenture Trustee, promptly upon any officer
acquiring actual knowledge of any condition which constituted or constitutes a
Lease Default under this Lease, written notice specifying such condition and the
nature and status thereof.
Section 15.5 Lessee's Duty to Return Equipment Upon Default. If Lessor
or any assignee of Lessor shall terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 15
and shall have provided to Lessee the written demand specified in Section
15.1(b), Lessee shall forthwith deliver possession of the Units not then subject
to a Sublease to Lessor (except where Lessor has received all amounts payable by
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pursuant to any notice provided by Lessor under Section 15.1(e)(iii)). For the
purpose of delivering possession of any Unit not then subject to a Sublease to
Lessor as above required, Lessee shall at its own cost, expense and risk (except
as hereinafter stated):
(a) forthwith place such Units upon such storage tracks of Lessee or
any of its Affiliates or, at the expense of Lessee, on any other storage tracks,
as Lessor may designate or, in the absence of such designation, as Lessee may
select;
(b) permit Lessor to store such Units on such tracks without charge for
insurance, rent or storage until such Units have been sold, leased or otherwise
disposed of by Lessor and during such period of storage Lessee shall continue to
maintain all insurance required by Section 12.1 hereof; and
(c) transport the Units to any place on any lines of railroad or to any
connection carrier for shipment, all as Lessor may direct in writing. All such
Units not then subject to a Sublease returned shall be in the condition required
by Section 6.2 hereof.
All amounts earned in respect of the Units after the date of
termination of this Lease pursuant to this Section 15, but not exceeding amounts
actually received therefor, shall be paid to Lessor or, so long as the Indenture
shall not have been discharged pursuant to its terms, the Indenture Trustee,
and, if received by Lessee, shall be promptly turned over to Lessor or the
Indenture Trustee as aforesaid. In the event any Unit not then subject to a
Sublease is not assembled, delivered and stored as hereinabove provided within
15 days after the termination of the leasing of such Unit pursuant to Section
15, Lessee shall, in addition, pay to Lessor or the Indenture Trustee as
aforesaid as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each day thereafter an
amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the daily equivalent of the average
Basic Rent for the term in effect immediately prior to the expiration of the
Lease for such Unit exceeds the amount, if any, received by Lessor or the
Indenture Trustee as aforesaid (either directly or from Lessee) for such day for
such Unit pursuant to the preceding sentence.
Section 15.6 Specific Performance; Lessor Appointed Lessee's Agent. The
assembling, delivery, storage and transporting of the Units not then subject to
a Sublease as provided in Section 15.5 are of the essence of this Lease, and
upon application to any court of equity having jurisdiction in the premises,
Lessor shall be
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entitled to a decree against Lessee requiring specific performance of the
covenants of Lessee so to assemble, deliver, store and transport the Units not
then subject to a Sublease. Without in any way limiting the obligation of Lessee
under the provisions of Section 15.5, Lessee hereby irrevocably appoints Lessor
as the agent and attorney of Lessee, with full power and authority, at any time
while Lessee is obligated to deliver possession of any Units not then subject to
a Sublease to Lessor pursuant to this Section 15, to demand and take possession
of such Unit in the name and on behalf of Lessee from whosoever shall be at the
time in possession of such Unit.
SECTION 16. Filings; Further Assurances.
Section 16.1 Filings. This Lease or a counterpart or copy hereof or
evidence hereof may be filed or recorded in any public office in the United
States as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the interest of Lessor,
Owner Participant or the Indenture Trustee herein or in the Units. On or prior
to the Closing Date Lessee will (i) cause a memorandum of each of this Lease and
the Lease Supplements dated the Closing Date, the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ of Sale, the ▇▇▇▇ of
Sale, the TILC Assignment, the Assignment, the Indenture and the Indenture
Supplements dated the Closing Date (x) to be duly filed and recorded with the
STB in accordance with 49 U.S.C. Section 11301 and (y) to be deposited with the
Registrar General of Canada pursuant to Section 105 of the Canada Transportation
Act (and all necessary actions shall have been taken for publication of such
deposit in the Canada Gazette in accordance with said Section 105), (ii) cause
precautionary UCC-1 financing statements to be filed in appropriate
jurisdictions as reasonably requested by Lessor naming Lessor as "lessor" and
Lessee as "lessee" of the Equipment and (iii) will furnish Lessor, the Indenture
Trustee and Owner Participant proof thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
no event shall Lessee or any of its Affiliates be required to take any action to
perfect any security interest which any Person may have in any Sublease, other
than the filing of a UCC-1 Financing Statement against the Partner ship in the
jurisdiction in which the Partnership's chief executive office is located and in
the Partnership's jurisdiction of formation covering all Subleases generally.
Section 16.2 Further Assurances. Lessee will duly execute and deliver
to Lessor such further documents and assurances and take such further action as
Lessor may from time to time reasonably request or as may be required by
applicable law or regulation in order to effectively carry out the intent and
purpose of this Lease and to establish and protect the rights and remedies
created or intended to be created
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in favor of Lessor, the Participants and the Indenture Trustee hereunder,
including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of supplements or
amendments hereto, in recordable form, subjecting to this Lease any Replacement
Unit and the recording or filing of counterparts hereof or thereof or Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements in accordance with the laws of such
jurisdiction as Lessor may from time to time deem advisable; provided, that in
no event shall Lessee or any of its Affiliates be required to take any action to
perfect any security interest which any Person may have in any Sublease, other
than the filing of a UCC-1 Financing Statement against the Partnership in the
jurisdiction in which the Partnership's chief executive office is located and in
the Partnership's jurisdiction of formation covering all Subleases generally.
Section 16.3 Other Filings. If, at any time after the Closing Date and
during the Lease Term, Mexico, or one or more states in Mexico, establishes a
state or other system for filing and perfecting the ownership and/or security
interests of entities such as Lessor and/or the Indenture Trustee, at the time
that Lessee or the Manager takes such action with respect to other equipment
similar to the Units (whether owned or leased by Lessee) and also upon the
request of Lessor, any Participant, or the Indenture Trustee, Lessee shall cause
any and all of the Operative Agreements to be recorded with or under such system
and shall cause all other filings and recordings and all such other action
required under such system to be effected and taken, in order to perfect and
protect the respective right, title and interests of Lessor, Owner Participant,
Loan Participant and the Indenture Trustee; provided, that in no event shall
Lessee or any of its Affiliates be required to take any action to perfect any
security interest which any Person may have in any Sublease.
Section 16.4 Expenses. Lessee will pay all costs, charges and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys fees) incident to any such filing, refiling,
recording and rerecording or depositing and re-depositing of any such
instruments or incident to the taking of such action.
SECTION 17. Lessor's Right to Perform.
If Lessee fails to make any payment required to be made by it hereunder
or fails to perform or comply with any of its other agreements contained herein,
Lessor may itself make such payment or perform or comply with such agreement,
after giving not less than five Business Days' prior notice thereof to Lessee
(except in the event that an Indenture Default resulting from a Lease Default or
a Lease Event
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of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in which event Lessor may
effect such payment, performance or compliance to the extent necessary to cure
such Indenture Default with notice given concurrently with such payment,
performance or compliance), but shall not be obligated hereunder to do so, and
the amount of such payment and of the reasonable expenses of Lessor incurred in
connection with such payment or the performance of or compliance with such
agreement, as the case may be, together with interest thereon at the Late Rate
from such date of payment, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall be
deemed to be Supplemental Rent, payable by Lessee to Lessor on demand.
SECTION 18. Assignment.
Section 18.1 Assignment by Lessor. Lessee and Lessor hereby confirm
that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Lease, Lessor has
executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee the Indenture, which assigns as
collateral security and grants a security interest in favor of the Indenture
Trustee in, to and under this Lease and certain of the Rent payable hereunder
(excluding Excepted Property), all as more explicitly set forth in the
Indenture. Lessor agrees that it shall not otherwise assign or convey its right,
title and interest in and to this Lease or any Unit, except as expressly
permitted by and subject to the provisions of the Participation Agreement, the
Trust Agreement and the Indenture.
Section 18.2 Assignment by Lessee. Except in the case of any
requisition for use by any governmental authority or any agency or
instrumentality thereof referred to in Section 11.1, Lessee will not, except as
expressly permitted in the Operative Agreements, without the prior written
consent of Lessor and the Indenture Trustee, assign any of its rights hereunder.
Section 18.3 Sublessee's or Others Performance and Rights. Any
obligation imposed on Lessee in this Lease shall require only that Lessee
perform or cause to be performed such obligation, even if stated herein as a
direct obligation, and the performance of any such obligation by the Manager
under the Management Agreement, the Insurance Manager under the Insurance
Agreement or any Sublessee under a Sublease then in effect and permitted by the
terms of this Lease shall constitute performance by Lessee and discharge such
obligation by Lessee. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any right
granted to Lessee in this Lease shall grant Lessee the right to (a) exercise
such right or permit such right to be exercised by the Manager or the Insurance
Manager or (b) in Lessee's capacity as sublessor
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pursuant to any Permitted Sublease permit any Sublessee to exercise
substantially equivalent rights under any such sublease as are granted to Lessee
under this Lease; provided, however, that Lessee's right to terminate this Lease
pursuant to Section 10 and Lessee's purchase and renewal options set forth in
Section 22 may be exercised only by Lessee; provided, further, that nothing in
this Section 18.3 shall or shall be deemed to (i) create any privity of contract
between any such Sublessee, on the one hand, and any of Lessor, Owner
Participant or any subsequent transferee or Affiliate of any such Person, on the
other hand, (ii) create any duty or other liability of any nature whatsoever on
the part of any of Lessor, Owner Participant or any subsequent transferee or
Affiliate of any such Person, to any such Sublessee or any Affiliate thereof or
(iii) modify or waive any term or provision of Section 8.3 hereof, which Section
8.3 shall control if any conflict arises between any of the provisions thereof
and this Section 18.3. The inclusion of specific references to obligations or
rights of any such Sublessee in certain provisions of this Lease shall not in
any way prevent or diminish the application of the provisions of the two
sentences immediately preceding with respect to obligations or rights in
respect of which specific reference to any such Sublessee has not been made in
this Lease.
SECTION 19. Net Lease, Etc.
This Lease is a net lease and Lessee's obligation to pay all Rent
payable hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall not
be affected by any circumstance of any character including, without limitation,
(i) any set-off, abatement, counterclaim, suspension, recoupment, reduction,
rescission, defense or other right that Lessee may have against Lessor, Owner
Participant, the Indenture Trustee or any holder of an Equipment Note or Pass
Through Certificate, any vendor or manufacturer of any Unit, or any other Person
for any reason whatsoever, (ii) any defect in or failure of title,
merchantability, condition, design, compliance with specifications, operation or
fitness for use of all or any part of any Unit, (iii) any damage to, or removal,
abandonment, requisition, taking, condemnation, loss, theft or destruction of
all or any part of any Unit or any interference, interruption, restriction,
curtailment or cessation in the use or possession of any Unit by Lessee or any
other Person for any reason whatsoever or of whatever duration, (iv) any
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding by or against
Lessee, Lessor, Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee, Loan Participant, any
holder of an Equipment Note or Pass Through Certificate or any other Person, (v)
the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of this Lease, any other
Operative Agreement, or any other instrument referred to herein or therein
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or any other infirmity herein or therein or any lack of right, power or
authority of Lessee, Lessor, Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee, any
holder of an Equipment Note or Pass Through Certificate or any other Person to
enter into this Lease or any other Operative Agreement or to perform the
obligations hereunder or thereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby or any doctrine of force majeure, impossibility, frustration
or failure of consideration, (vi) the breach or failure of any warranty or
representation made in this Lease or any other Operative Agreement by Lessee,
Lessor, Owner Participant, Loan Participant, the Indenture Trustee, any holder
of an Equipment Note or Pass Through Certificate or any other Person, (vii) the
requisitioning, seizure or other taking of title to or use of such Unit by any
government or governmental authority or otherwise, whether or not by reason of
any act or omission of Lessor, Lessee or the Indenture Trustee, or any other
deprivation or limitation of use of such Unit in any respect or for any length
of time, whether or not resulting from accident and whether or not without fault
on the part of Lessee or (viii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever,
whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, Lessee hereby waives any and all rights which it may now have or
which at any time hereafter may be conferred upon it, by statute or otherwise,
to terminate, cancel, quit or surrender this Lease with respect to any Unit,
except in accordance with the express terms hereof. If for any reason whatsoever
this Lease shall be terminated in whole or in part by operation of law or
otherwise, except as specifically provided herein, Lessee nonetheless agrees, to
the maximum extent permitted by law, to pay to Lessor or to the Indenture
Trustee, as the case may be, an amount equal to each installment of Basic Rent
and all Supplemental Rent due and owing, at the time such payment would have
become due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof had this Lease not
been terminated in whole or in part. Each payment of Rent made by Lessee
hereunder shall be final and Lessee shall not seek or have any right to recover
all or any part of such payment from Lessor or any Person for any reason
whatsoever. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to waive any claim which
Lessee might have under any of the Operative Agreements or otherwise or to limit
the right of Lessee to make any claim it might have against Lessor or any other
Person or to pursue such claim in such manner as Lessee shall deem appropriate.
SECTION 20. Notices.
Unless otherwise expressly specified or permitted by the terms hereof,
all communications and notices provided for herein shall be in writing or by
facsimile capable of creating a written record, and any such notice shall
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effective (i) upon personal delivery thereof, including, without limitation, by
reputable overnight courier or (ii) in the case of notice by facsimile, upon
confirmation of receipt thereof, provided such transmission is promptly further
confirmed in writing by the method set forth in clause (i) addressed to the
following Person at its respective address set forth below or at such other
address as such Person may from time to time designate by written notice to the
other Persons listed below:
If to Lessor: - TRLI 2001-1B Railcar Statutory Trust
- c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company of
- Connecticut, National Association
- ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Square
- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
- Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
- Fax No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
- Confirmation No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
- With copies to Owner Participant.
If to Owner Participant: Trimaran Leasing, L.P.
- c/o ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Corporation
- ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Vice President, Structured Finance
- Fax No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
- Confirmation No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
If to the Indenture Trustee: LaSalle Bank National Association
▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Fax No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Confirmation No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
If to Lessee: - Trinity Rail Leasing I L.P.
- ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
- ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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- Attention: Vice President Leasing Operations
- Re: TRLI 2001-1B
- Fax No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
- Confirmation No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
SECTION 21. Concerning the Indenture Trustee.
Section 21.1 Limitation of the Indenture Trustee's Liabilities.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any of the
Operative Agreements, the Indenture Trustee's obligation to take or refrain from
taking any actions, or to use its discretion (including, but not limited to, the
giving or withholding of consent or approval and the exercise of any rights or
remedies under such Operative Agreements), and any liability therefor, shall, in
addition to any other limitations provided herein or in the other Operative
Agreements, be limited by the provisions of the Indenture, including, but not
limited to, Article VI thereof.
Section 21.2 Right, Title and Interest of the Indenture Trustee Under
Lease. It is understood and agreed that the right, title and interest of the
Indenture Trustee in, to and under this Lease and the Rent due and to become due
hereunder shall by the express terms granting and conveying the same be subject
to the interest of Lessee in and to the Units as created pursuant to and
governed by the terms of this Lease.
SECTION 22. Purchase Options; Renewal Options.
Section 22.1 Early Purchase Option. In addition to the option granted
Lessee pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Participation Agreement and provided that
Lessee shall have duly given the notice required by the next succeeding sentence
and the corresponding notice under the Other Lease and shall concurrently
purchase all (but not less than all) of the units then subject to the Other
Lease, Lessee shall have the right and, upon the giving of such notice, the
obligation to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Units leased hereunder
(as specified in such notice) on the Early Purchase Date for such Units at a
price equal to the Early Purchase Price of such Units plus the other amounts
specified below. Lessee shall give Lessor written notice not less than 90 days
and not more than 180 days prior to the Early Purchase Date of its election to
exercise the purchase option provided for in this Section 22.1, which notice
shall be irrevocable. Payment of the Early Purchase Price, together with (w) all
unpaid Basic Rent therefor due and payable, or accrued, prior to the
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Early Purchase Date, (x) any Make-Whole Amount and Late Payment Interest with
respect to the Equipment Notes then being prepaid, (y) the Accumulated Equity
Deficiency Amount (without duplication of amounts calculated above) and any Late
Payment Interest related thereto and (z) any other Supplemental Rent due and
owing by Lessee under the Operative Agreements (so that, after receipt and
application of all such payments, but without withdrawal from any Reserve
Account, Owner Participant shall be entitled under the terms of the Collateral
Agency Agreement to receive, and does receive, taking into account all payments
of Basic Rent in respect of the Units, the sum of the Accumulated Equity
Deficiency Amount and Late Payment Interest related thereto and any other
amounts then due to Owner Participant) shall be made on the Early Purchase Date
at the place of payment specified in Section 3.5 hereof in immediately available
funds against delivery of a ▇▇▇▇ of sale transferring and assigning to Lessee
all right, title and interest of Lessor in and to such Units on an "as-is"
"where-is" basis and containing a warranty as to the absence of Lessor's Liens.
Lessor shall not be required to make any other representation or warranty as to
the condition of such Units or any other matters, and may specifically disclaim
any such representations or warranties. The costs of preparing the ▇▇▇▇ of sale
and all other documentation relating to any purchase by Lessee pursuant to this
Section 22.1 and the costs of all necessary filings relating to such purchase
will be borne by Lessee. In the event of any such purchase and receipt by Lessor
of all of the amounts provided in this Section 22.1, the obligation of Lessee to
pay Basic Rent hereunder shall cease and the Lease Term shall end.
If Lessee elects to exercise the purchase option provided for in this
Section 22.1, Lessee shall, as the purchase price therefor, in the sole
discretion of Lessee, either (i) pay the Early Purchase Price, together with all
other amounts due and owing by Lessee under the Operative Agreements, as
specified in the paragraph above or (ii) pay the difference between the amount
specified in clause (i) and the outstanding principal amount of the Equipment
Notes as of the Early Purchase Date and assume on a full recourse basis all of
the Owner Trustee's obligations under the Indenture in respect of the
indebtedness evidenced by such Equipment Notes related to such Units as provided
in Section 3.6 of the Indenture; provided, that, following such assumption, the
purchased Units shall remain subject to the Lien of a separate indenture similar
to the Indenture pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Indenture. Lessee will make the
payments required by foregoing clause (i) or assume the indebtedness evidenced
by the Equipment Notes as provided in foregoing clause (ii) on the Early
Purchase Date in immediately available funds against delivery of a ▇▇▇▇ of sale
transferring and assigning to Lessee all right, title and interest of Lessor in
and to the
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Units on an "as-is" "where-is" basis and containing a warranty as to the absence
of Lessor's Liens; provided, however, that Lessee shall have the option of
specifying in such notice under this Section 22.1 its election to defer payment
of a portion of the Early Purchase Price for such Units in four (4) installments
in the amounts and on the dates set forth on Schedule 6 to the Participation
Agreement so long as the portion of the Early Purchase Price payable by Lessee
on the Early Purchase Date in the event of any such election by Lessee, under
any circumstances and in any event, together with other amounts of Supplemental
Rent payable by Lessee on such date, will be at least sufficient to pay in full,
as of the date of payment thereof, the aggregate unpaid principal and accrued
interest of the Equipment Notes together with any Make Whole Amount, Late
Payment Interest and all other amounts owed to the holders of the Equipment
Notes under the Operative Agreements; and provided further, that such deferred
portion (i) may be prepaid by Lessee at any time in whole and (ii) will be
secured in favor of Lessor by a letter of credit by a bank or financial
institution acceptable to Owner Participant in its sole discretion or if
acceptable to Owner Participant in its sole discretion a guaranty of Trinity in
form and substance reason ably satisfactory to Lessor. If Lessee shall fail to
fulfill its obligations under this second paragraph of Section 22.1, all of
Lessee's obligations under this Lease and the Operative Agreements, including,
without limitation, Lessee's obligation to pay installments of Rent, shall
continue and Lessee shall be obligated to pay all costs and expenses, including
legal fees and expenses, incurred by Lessor, Owner Participant and Indenture
Trustee as a result of the notice given by Lessee pursuant to this Section.
Listed on Schedule 6 to the Participation Agreement as the Basic Rent
Adjustment for the Early Purchase Date is the amount of Basic Rent that, as of
the Early Purchase Date, has been paid for periods after the Early Purchase Date
(based upon the assumption that all prior amounts of Basic Rent due have been
paid) or the amount of Basic Rent that, as of the Early Purchase Date, is the
amount of Basic Rent that has accrued but has not been paid for periods prior to
the Early Purchase Date. If Lessee exercises its Early Purchase Option and the
Basic Rent Adjustment is negative and Lessee pays all other amounts due in
relation to such exercise, then Lessee shall pay an amount equal to the Early
Purchase Price less the absolute value of the amount of such Basic Rent
Adjustment listed on Schedule 6 to the Participation Agreement (as a rebate of
such Basic Rent and not as a reduction in Early Purchase Price). If Lessee
exercises the Early Purchase Option and the Basic Rent Adjustment is positive,
Lessee shall pay an amount equal to the Early Purchase Price plus the Basic Rent
Adjustment (as a payment of accrued, but
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unpaid Basic Rent and not an increase in the Early Purchase Price). If Lessee
elects to pay the Early Purchase Price in installments, then the amount of Basic
Rent Adjustment listed on Schedule 6 to the Participation Agreement shall
increase or decrease, as the case may be, the amount of Early Purchase Price
payable by Lessee on the Early Purchase Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 22.1 to the
contrary, Lessee may purchase or cause an Affiliate of Lessee to purchase the
Beneficial Interest in lieu of Lessee purchasing the Units pursuant to this
Section 22.1 for a purchase price equal to the Beneficial Interest Purchase
Price and may keep this Lease (and the Equipment Notes) in place; provided, that
Lessee shall remain liable under this Lease to pay Basic Rent and all other
payments hereunder in full, provided, further, that such purchase shall be made
in all respects in accordance with Section 6.9 of the Participation Agreement.
Section 22.2 Election to Retain or Return Equipment at End of Basic or
Renewal Term. Not less than 180 days and not more than 360 days prior to the end
of the Basic Term or any Renewal Term, Lessee shall give Lessor a preliminary
notice of its decision to return or retain the Units and the units subject to
the Other Lease (it being understood that at the end of the Basic Term or any
Renewal Term Lessee must return all (and not less than all) such Units and units
if it returns any, or retain all (and not less than all) such Units and units if
it retains any) at the end of the Basic Term or such Renewal Term and not less
than 120 days prior to the end of the Basic Term or the end of any Renewal Term,
Lessee shall give Lessor irrevocable written notice of its decision to return or
retain the Units at the end of the Basic Term or such Renewal Term. If Lessee
elects to retain Units, Lessee shall comply with Section 22.3 and/or 22.4
hereof, as it may elect in accordance with the provisions thereof including the
notice requirements stated therein. If Lessee fails to give the 120 days' notice
required by this Section 22.2, or a subsequent notice required by Section 22.3
or 22.4, Lessee shall be deemed to have irrevocably elected to return all of the
Units at the end of the Basic Term or the applicable Renewal Term, as the case
may be, in accordance with Section 6.
Section 22.3 Purchase Option. Provided that Lessee shall have duly
given the notice required by Section 22.2 and by the next succeeding sentence of
this Section 22.3 and, in the case of a purchase, Lessee shall have given a
corresponding notice under the Other Lease and shall upon the purchase of the
Units hereunder concurrently purchase the units under the Other Lease, Lessee
shall have the right
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and, upon the giving of such notice under this Section 22.3, the obligation to
purchase all of the Units at a price equal to the Fair Market Sales Value of
such Units, at the expiration of the Basic Term, or, if a Renewal Term is then
in effect, at the end of such Renewal Term, plus all other amounts due and owing
by Lessee under the Operative Agreements, including, without limitation, Late
Payment Interest and any unpaid Rent (so that, after receipt and application of
all such payments, but without withdrawal from any Reserve Account, Owner
Participant shall be entitled under the terms of the Collateral Agency Agreement
to receive, and does receive, taking into account all Basic Rent payments in
respect of the Units, the sum of the Accumulated Equity Deficiency Amount and
Late Payment Interest related thereto and any other amounts then due to Owner
Participant). Lessee shall give Lessor written notice not less than 90 days and
not more than 360 days prior to the end of the Basic Term or any Renewal Term,
as the case may be, of its election to exercise the purchase option provided for
in this Section 22.3, which notice shall be irrevocable. Payment of the purchase
price, together with all other amounts due and owing by Lessee under the
Operative Agreements shall be made at the place of payment specified in Section
3.5 hereof in immediately available funds against delivery of a ▇▇▇▇ of sale
transferring and assigning to Lessee all right, title and interest of Lessor in
and to such Units on an "as-is" "where-is" basis and containing a warranty as to
the absence of Lessor's Liens. Lessor shall not be required to make any other
representation or warranty as to the condition of such Units or any other
matters, and may specifically disclaim any such representations or warranties.
Section 22.4 Renewal Option. Provided no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing and Lessee shall have duly given the notice required
by Section 22.2, and the corresponding notice under the Other Lease and shall
upon the renewal of the Units hereunder concurrently renew the units under the
Other Lease and Lessee has not exercised its option to purchase the Units
pursuant to Section 22.3, Lessee shall have the right and, upon the giving of a
notice under this Section 22.4 as below provided, the obligation to lease
pursuant to this Lease all (but not less than all) of the Units at the
expiration of the Basic Term or any applicable Renewal Term. Lessee may exercise
this renewal option by giving Lessor written notice not less than 90 days and
not more than 360 days prior to the end of the Basic Term (or, in the
circumstances described below the then Renewal Term) that Lessee elects to renew
this Lease with respect to all, but not less than all, of the Units then leased
hereunder at a rental payment calculated by reference to the then fair market
rental value (a "Fair Market Renewal") or a fixed rental (a "Fixed Rate
Renewal"). At Lessee's option, such renewal may, in the case of a Fair Market
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renewal term of one or more years or, in the case of a Fixed Rate Renewal, be
for an initial renewal term of three years (but not to extend beyond the Outside
Renewal Date) and in connection with any renewal term following the initial
renewal term, a term of one year or more expiring not later than the Outside
Renewal Date, in each case as Lessee shall specify in such notice, which notice
shall be irrevocable. The Basic Rent for each Unit during any Renewal Term (the
"Renewal Rent") shall (a) in the case of any Fixed Rate Renewal, be 1/12th of
100% of the average annual Basic Rent allocated over the period from the end of
the Basic Rent Holiday through the Basic Term Expiration Date, payable monthly
in arrears and (b) in the case of any Fair Market Renewal, be 100% of the Fair
Market Rental Value determined as of the commencement of the applicable Renewal
Term; provided, however, that in the case of the first two years of the Fair
Market Renewal period(s) that immediately follow the Basic Term Expiration Date
(whether under Section 22.4 or Section 6.1), be 105% of the Fair Market Rental
Value determined as of the commencement of the applicable Renewal Term; provided
further, however, that the preceding proviso shall not apply in the event that
the Lessee provides the Lessor, at the Lessee's sole cost and expense, with an
opinion of independent tax counsel selected by Lessor (which counsel shall be
selected by Lessor from among four nationally recognized law firms proposed by
Lessee, each of which must be experienced in leveraged leasing transactions
similar to the transactions contemplated herein) to the effect that applicable
Treasury Regulations (or other administrative pronouncements upon which
taxpayers may rely for Federal income tax purposes) will permit rent for such
Renewal Term at a rate equal to 100% of the fair market rent determined as of
the time of such Renewal Term without resulting in any adverse Federal income
tax consequences to the Owner Participant Parent (within the meaning of the Tax
Indemnity Agreement) under Code Section 467 or any successor provision thereto.
Each Renewal Term shall commence immediately upon the expiration of the Basic
Term or the preceding Renewal Term, as the case may be. Lessee shall not be
entitled to enter any Fixed Rate Renewal following the expiry of any Fair Market
Renewal.
Section 22.5 Rent Appraisal; Outside Renewal Date. Promptly following
Lessee's irrevocable written notice pursuant to Section 22.2 of its election to
retain the Units at the end of the Basic Term or any Renewal Term (and, in any
event, if it is anticipated that there will be any Extended Units at the end of
the Basic Term or such Renewal Term), Lessor and Lessee shall determine (a) if
Lessee shall have exercised a Fixed Rate Renewal, (i) the remaining useful life
and Fair Market Sales Value (based on the actual condition of a reasonable
sampling of such ▇▇▇▇▇
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and determined pursuant to the appraisal procedure set forth in the definition
of Fair Market Sales Value) of the Units, and (ii) the latest date such that (1)
the period from the Closing Date to such date would not exceed 80% of the useful
life of any Unit (as determined in subclause (i) above) from and after the
Closing Date, and (2) the Fair Market Sales Value of each Unit (determined
without regard to inflation or deflation from the Closing Date) on such date
would not be less than 20% of the Equipment Cost of such Unit (such date
determined under this subclause (ii) shall thereafter be the latest date to
which this Lease may be renewed pursuant to a Fixed Rate Renewal under Section
22.4 (the "Outside Renewal Date")), (b) if Lessee shall have exercised the
purchase option under Section 22.3(i) or any renewal option under Section 22.4,
the Fair Market Sales Value of the applicable Units as of the end of the then
existing Basic Term or Renewal Term, as applicable, in each case assuming such
Units are at least in the condition required by this Lease, and (c) if Lessee
shall have exercised a Fair Market Renewal (or if it is anticipated that there
will be any Extended Units at the end the Basic Term or such Renewal Term), the
Fair Market Rental Value of the applicable Units as of the end of the then
existing Basic Term or Renewal Term, as applicable, in each case assuming such
Units are at least in the condition required by this Lease.
Section 22.6 Stipulated Loss Amount and Termination Amount During
Renewal Term. All of the provisions of this Lease, other than Section 10, shall
be applicable during any Renewal Term for such Units, except as specified in the
next sentence. During any Renewal Term, the Stipulated Loss Amount and
Termination Amount of any Unit shall be determined on the basis of the Fair
Market Sales Value of such Unit as of the first day of such Renewal Term,
reduced in equal monthly increments to the Fair Market Sales Value of such Unit
as of the last day of such Renewal Term; provided that in no event during any
Fixed Rate Renewal shall the Stipulated Loss Amount and Termination Amount of
any Unit be less than 20% of the Equipment Cost of such Unit.
Section 22.7 Deemed Renewals. If Lessee does not exercise its purchase
option under Section 22.3 or its renewal option under Section 22.4 at the end of
the Basic Term or any Renewal Term, then the Lease for any Unit subject to a
Sublease at the end of the Basic Term or such Renewal Term shall be deemed
automatically renewed for a Renewal Term expiring at the expiration of such
Sublease's term (but in no event later than three years following the expiry of
the Basic Term or such Renewal Term, as applicable) (such Unit, an "Extended
Unit"). The terms and conditions of any such deemed renewal of a Unit under this
Section
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22.7 including rent shall otherwise be those generally provided in
Section 22.4 in respect of a Fair Market Renewal for the period thereof (which
shall be considered a Renewal Term).
Section 22.8 Funding of Accounts on Purchase. Lessee will not exercise
the purchase option under this Section 22 unless either (a) the full amount
required to fund the Post Lease Term Reserve Account is (upon consummation of
such purchase and distribution of all amounts required to be distributed by the
Collateral Agent under the Collateral Agency Agreement) and will be then
available to the Collateral Agent to fund such account or (b) an indemnity
pursuant to Section 3.13 of the Collateral Agency Agreement has been provided.
SECTION 23. Limitation of Lessor's Liability.
It is expressly agreed and understood that all representations,
warranties and undertakings of Lessor hereunder (except as expressly provided
herein) shall be binding upon Lessor only in its capacity as Owner Trustee under
the Trust Agreement and in no case shall the Trust Company be personally liable
for or on account of any statements, representations, warranties, covenants or
obligations stated to be those of Lessor hereunder, except that the Trust
Company shall be personally liable for its gross negligence or wilful misconduct
and for its breach of its covenants, representations and warranties contained
herein to the extent covenanted or made in its individual capacity.
SECTION 24. Investment of Security Funds.
Any moneys received by Lessor or the Indenture Trustee pursuant to
Section 12.2 which are required to be paid to Lessee after completion of repairs
to be made pursuant to Section 12.2 or pursuant to Section 11.4(a) or 11.5, as
the case may be, shall be paid directly to the appropriate Non-Shared Payments
Account established under the Collateral Agency Agreement.
SECTION 25. Miscellaneous.
Section 25.1 Governing Law; Severability. THIS LEASE SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTION
5-1401 OF THE
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NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). Whenever possible, each provision of this
Lease shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Lease shall be prohibited by or
invalid under the laws of any jurisdiction, such provision, as to such
jurisdiction, shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the
remaining provisions of this Lease in any other jurisdiction.
Section 25.2 Execution in Counterparts. This Lease may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each executed counterpart constituting an original
and in each case such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same
instrument; provided, however, that to the extent that this Lease constitutes
chattel paper (as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) no
security interest in this Lease may be created through the transfer or
possession of any counterpart hereof other than the counterpart bearing the
receipt therefor executed by the Indenture Trustee on the signature page hereof,
which counterpart shall constitute the only "original" hereof for purposes of
the Uniform Commercial Code.
Section 25.3 Headings and Table of Contents; Section References. The
headings of the sections of this Lease and the Table of Contents are inserted
for purposes of convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the
meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof. All references herein
to numbered sections, unless otherwise indicated, are to sections of this Lease.
Section 25.4 Successors and Assigns. This Lease shall be binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the parties
hereto and their respective permitted successors and permitted assigns.
Section 25.5 True Lease. It is the intent of the parties to this Lease
that it will be a true lease and not a "conditional sale", that Lessor shall at
all times be considered to be the owner of each Unit which is the subject of
this Lease for the purposes of all federal, state, city and local income taxes,
that this Lease conveys to Lessee no right, title or interest in any Unit except
as lessee and that the Lease will be a finance lease under the provisions of
Article 2A of the New York Uniform Commercial Code. Nothing contained in this
Section 25.5 shall be construed to limit Lessee's use or operation of any Unit
or constitute a representation, warranty or covenant by Lessee as to tax
consequences.
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The parties hereto hereby agree that Lessee's obligation to make
payments of the type described in the definition of "Excepted Property" is a
separate and independent obligation from its obligation to make other Rent
payments, and that Lessee's obligation to make payments of the type described in
the definition of "Excepted Property" may be independently enforced and may be
assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred separately from Lessee's obligations
to make other Rent payments. The obligation to make such payments has been
included herein for the convenience of the parties.
Section 25.6 Amendments and Waivers. No term, covenant, agreement or
condition of this Lease may be terminated, amended or compliance therewith
waived (either generally or in a particular instance, retroactively or
prospectively) except by an instrument or instruments in writing executed by
each party hereto and except as may be permitted by the terms of the Indenture.
Section 25.7 Survival. All warranties, representations, indemnities and
covenants made by either party hereto, herein or in any certificate or other
instrument delivered by such party or on the behalf of any such party under this
Lease, shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other party hereto
and shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby on
the Closing Date regard less of any investigation made by either such party or
on behalf of either such party, and to the extent having accrued and not been
paid or relating to or otherwise arising in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Operative Agreements during the Lease Term, shall survive
the expiration or other termination of this Lease or any other Operative
Agreement.
Section 25.8 Business Days. If any payment is to be made hereunder or
any action is to be taken hereunder on any date that is not a Business Day, such
payment or action otherwise required to be made or taken on such date shall be
made or taken on the immediately succeeding Business Day with the same force and
effect as if made or taken on such scheduled date and as to any payment
(provided any such payment is made on such succeeding Business Day) no interest
shall accrue on the amount of such payment from and after such scheduled date to
the time of such payment on such next succeeding Business Day.
Section 25.9 Directly or Indirectly; Performance by Managers. Where any
provision in this Lease refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which
such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable
whether such
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action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person. In this regard, it is
understood and agreed that Lessee has entered into the Management Agreement with
the Manager and the Insurance Agreement with the Insurance Manager, under which
agreements certain rights and obligations of Lessee hereunder will be exercised
and performed by such Persons on behalf of Lessee. Lessee agrees to instruct the
Manager and the Insurance Manager to take such actions as shall be necessary or
appropriate under such agreements so that Lessee shall be in compliance in all
material respects with its obligations hereunder and under the other Operative
Agreements.
Section 25.10 Incorporation by Reference. The payment obligations set
forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of the Participation Agreement are hereby
incorporated by reference.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Lessee have caused this Lease to be duly
executed and delivered on the day and year first above written.
Lessor:
TRLI 2001-1B RAILCAR STATUTORY
TRUST,
By: State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Connecticut, National Association, not in
its individual capacity except as otherwise
expressly provide but solely as Owner Trustee
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Lessee:
TRINITY RAIL LEASING I L.P.
By TILX GP I, LLC,
its General Partner
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
Lease Agreement (TRLI 2001-1B)
Receipt of this original counterpart of the foregoing Lease is hereby
acknowledged on the ___ day of _______, 2001.
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Indenture Trustee
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
Lease Agreement (TRLI 2001-1B)
EXHIBIT A
LEASE SUPPLEMENT NO. _____
(TRLI 2001-1B)
This Lease Supplement No. ___, dated as of ____________, between TRLI
2001-1B Railcar Statutory Trust by State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Connecticut, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as
Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement ("Lessor"), and Trinity Rail Leasing I
L.P., a Texas limited partnership ("Lessee");
Witnesseth:
Lessor and Lessee have heretofore entered into that certain Equipment
Lease Agreement (TRLI 2001-1B) dated as of July 12, 2001 (the "Lease"). The
terms used herein are used with the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Lease.
The Lease provides for the execution and delivery of one or more Lease
Supplements substantially in the form hereof for, among other things, the
purpose of particularly describing all or a portion of the Units to be leased to
Lessee under the Lease.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and other good and
sufficient consideration, and pursuant to Section 2 of the Lease, Lessor and
Lessee hereby agree as follows:
1. Lessor hereby delivers and leases to Lessee, and Lessee hereby
accepts and leases from Lessor, under the Lease as herein supplemented, the
Units described in Schedule 1 hereto.
2. All of the terms and provisions of the Lease are hereby incorporated
by reference in this Lease Supplement to the same extent as if fully set forth
herein.
3. To the extent that this Lease Supplement constitutes chattel paper
(as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) no security interest in
this Lease Supplement may be created through the transfer or possession of any
counterpart hereof other than the counterpart bearing the receipt therefor
executed by
Lease Agreement (TRLI 2001-1B)
the Indenture Trustee on the signature page hereof, which counterpart shall
constitute the only "original" hereof for purposes of the Uniform Commercial
Code.
4. THIS LEASE SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
5. This Lease Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each executed counterpart constituting an original but all together constituting
one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Lessee have caused this Lease Supplement
to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written and to be
delivered as of the date first above written.
Lessor:
TRLI 2001-1B RAILCAR STATUTORY
TRUST,
By: State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Connecticut, National Association, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Owner
Trustee
By:
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Name:
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Lessee:
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TRINITY RAIL LEASING I L.P.
By TILX GP I, LLC,
its General Partner
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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(1) Receipt of this original counterpart of the foregoing Lease
Supplement is hereby acknowledged on this ___ day of ______, 20__.
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Indenture Trustee
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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(1) This language contained in the original counterpart only.