Exhibit 4.3
EXECUTION COPY
SECOND AMENDMENT, dated as of June 21, 2001 (this "AMENDMENT"), to the
Series 1997-2 Supplement, dated as of July 30, 1997 (the "SUPPLEMENT"), between
AESOP FUNDING II L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("AFC-II"), and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (in such
capacity, the "TRUSTEE"), to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as
of July 30, 1997, between AFC-II and the Trustee (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "BASE INDENTURE").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, AFC-II has requested, and, upon this Amendment becoming
effective, AFC-II and the Trustee have agreed, that certain provisions of the
Supplement be amended in the manner provided for in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms defined in Schedule I to the
Base Indenture or the Supplement and used herein shall have the meanings given
to them therein.
2. AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE I OF THE SUPPLEMENT. Article I of the
Supplement is hereby amended by deleting from subsection (b) thereof the
definitions of the following defined terms in their respective entireties and
substituting in lieu thereof the following definitions:
"SERIES 1997-2 CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the Credit Agreement,
dated as of June 30, 1999, as amended and restated as of June 22,
2000, among Avis Group Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Avis Rent A
Car, Inc.), the lenders parties thereto from time to time and the
LOC Agent, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated
or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof.
"SERIES 1997-2 MAXIMUM FINANCED VEHICLE AMOUNT" means, as of
any day, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) 7.5% of the aggregate
Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Leases on such day
and (b) $175,000,000.
3. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become
effective on the date on which each of the following conditions precedent have
been satisfied:
(a) AFC-II shall have executed and delivered to the Trustee, and the
Trustee shall have executed, this Amendment;
(b) The Trustee shall have received the consent of AESOP Funding
Corp. to this Amendment in the form of Exhibit A hereto;
(c) The Trustee shall have received the consent of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Collateral Agent, to this Amendment in the form of
Exhibit B hereto;
(d) The Trustee shall have received the consent of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Depositary, to this Amendment in the form of Exhibit C
hereto;
(e) All of the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the
Liquidity Commitment Extension and Consent, dated as of the date hereof,
to the Liquidity Agreement shall have been satisfied; and
(f) The Trustee shall have received written confirmation from each
of the Rating Agencies that this Amendment will not result in a
downgrading or withdrawal of its rating of the Commercial Paper Notes.
4. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. AFC-II agrees to pay or reimburse the
Trustee and AESOP Funding Corp. for all of their respective out-of-pocket costs
and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment, including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of their respective
counsel.
(b) NO OTHER AMENDMENTS; CONFIRMATION. Except as expressly amended,
modified and supplemented hereby, the provisions of the Supplement are and shall
remain in full force and effect.
(c) GOVERNING LAW, COUNTERPARTS. (i) THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
(ii) This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts (and
by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. A set of the copies of this Amendment signed by all the parties
shall be lodged with the Trustee. This Amendment may be delivered by facsimile
transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AFC-II and the Trustee have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above
written.
AESOP FUNDING II L.L.C.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Agent
Exhibit A
to Second Amendment
to Supplement
CONSENT OF REQUIRED NOTEHOLDERS
Reference is made to (i) that certain Series 1997-2 Supplement, dated as
of July 30, 1997 (the "SUPPLEMENT"), between Aesop Funding II L.L.C. ("AFC-II")
and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "TRUSTEE"), to the Amended and
Restated Base Indenture, dated as of July 30, 1997, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, between AFC-II and the Trustee and (ii)
that certain Second Amendment to the Supplement, dated as of June 21, 2001 (the
"SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SUPPLEMENT"), between AFC-II and the Trustee.
The undersigned hereby consents to the execution, delivery and performance
of the Second Amendment to the Supplement by the parties thereto.
Dated: June 21, 2001
AESOP FUNDING CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Exhibit B
to Second Amendment
to Supplement
CONSENT OF COLLATERAL AGENT
Reference is made to (i) that certain Series 1997-2 Supplement, dated as
of July 30, 1997 (the "SUPPLEMENT"), between Aesop Funding II L.L.C. ("AFC-II")
and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "TRUSTEE"), to the Amended and
Restated Base Indenture, dated as of July 30, 1997, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time (the "BASE INDENTURE"), between AFC-II and
the Trustee, (ii) that certain Second Amendment to the Supplement, dated as of
June 21, 2001 (the "SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SUPPLEMENT"), between AFC-II and the
Trustee and (iii) that certain Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1997,
between AESOP Funding Corp. ("AFC") and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Collateral
Agent, Administrative Agent, LOC Agent and Depositary. Capitalized terms used in
this Consent and not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the meanings
assigned in Schedule I to the Base Indenture or the Supplement, as the case may
be.
The undersigned hereby consents to the execution, delivery and performance
of the Second Amendment to the Supplement by the parties thereto; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER that this Consent is conditioned upon the receipt by the Trustee of the
following:
(a) written confirmation from The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
Administrative Agent, of the consent to AFC's consent to the Second
Amendment to the Supplement by Liquidity Lenders holding, in the
aggregate, Liquidity Commitments, representing at least 66 2/3% of
the Aggregate Liquidity Commitment; and
(b) written confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the
Second Amendment to the Supplement will not result in a downgrading
or withdrawal of its rating of the Commercial Paper Notes.
Dated: June 21, 2001
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Collateral Agent
By:
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Name:
Title:
Exhibit C
to Second Amendment
to Supplement
CONSENT OF DEPOSITARY
Reference is made to (i) that certain Series 1997-2 Supplement, dated as
of July 30, 1997 (the "SUPPLEMENT"), between Aesop Funding II L.L.C. ("AFC-II")
and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "TRUSTEE"), to the Amended and
Restated Base Indenture, dated as of July 30, 1997, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time (the "BASE INDENTURE"), between AFC-II and
the Trustee, (ii) that certain Second Amendment to the Supplement, dated as of
June 21, 2001 (the "SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SUPPLEMENT"), between AFC-II and the
Trustee and (iii) that certain Depositary Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1997,
between AESOP Funding Corp. ("AFC") and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Depositary.
Capitalized terms used in this Consent and not otherwise defined herein are used
herein with the meanings assigned in Schedule I to the Base Indenture or the
Supplement, as the case may be.
The undersigned hereby consents to the execution, delivery and performance
of the Second Amendment to the Supplement by the parties thereto; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER that this Consent is conditioned upon the receipt by the Trustee of
written confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the Second Amendment
to the Supplement will not result in a downgrading or withdrawal of its rating
of the Commercial Paper Notes.
Dated: June 21, 2001
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Depositary
By:
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Name:
Title: