RYDER VEHICLE LEASE TRUST [___]-[_] as Issuer, RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC., as Administrator, RYDER FUNDING II LP, as Transferor, and [ ], as Indenture Trustee ISSUER ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT Dated as of [ ]
EXHIBIT 10.8
RYDER VEHICLE LEASE TRUST [___]-[_]
as Issuer,
as Issuer,
RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC.,
as Administrator,
as Administrator,
RYDER FUNDING II LP,
as Transferor,
as Transferor,
and
[ ],
as Indenture Trustee
as Indenture Trustee
Dated as of [ ]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.01. Capitalized Terms; Interpretive Provisions |
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Section 1.02. Duties of the Administrator |
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Section 1.03. Records |
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Section 1.04. Compensation |
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Section 1.05. Additional Information to be Furnished to the Issuer |
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Section 1.06. Independence of the Administrator |
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Section 1.07. No Joint Venture |
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Section 1.08. Other Activities of Administrator |
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Section 1.09. Term of Agreement; Resignation and Removal of Administrator |
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Section 1.10. Action Upon Termination, Resignation or Removal |
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Section 1.11. Notices |
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Section 1.12. Amendments |
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Section 1.13. Successors and Assigns |
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Section 1.14. Governing Law |
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Section 1.15. Headings |
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Section 1.16. Counterparts |
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Section 1.17. Severability |
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Section 1.18. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee |
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Section 1.19. Third-Party Beneficiary |
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Section 1.20. Additional Requirements of the Administrator |
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This Issuer Administration Agreement, dated as of
[ ] (the “Agreement”), is among
Ryder Vehicle Lease Trust [___]-[_], a Delaware statutory trust, as issuer (the “Issuer”), Ryder
Truck Rental, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Ryder”), as administrator (the “Administrator”), Ryder
Funding II LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as transferor (the “Transferor”), and [ ],
a national banking association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Ryder Funding II LP, as transferor, and
[ ], as trustee (the “Owner
Trustee”), have entered into that certain trust agreement, dated as of [ ], pursuant to
which, among other things, the Issuer was created; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for, among other things,
the Administrator’s provision of certain services to the Issuer and the Owner Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, and of other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.01. Capitalized Terms; Interpretive Provisions.
(a) Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the SUBI Trust Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the Trust Agreement or
the Indenture, as the case may be. Whenever used herein, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
“Accountants” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(f).
“Administration Agreement” means the Basic Administration Agreement, as amended and
supplemented by the [___]-[_] administration supplement dated as of [ ], among
the parties
to the Basic Administration Agreement, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Agreement” means this Issuer Administration Agreement, as amended, supplemented or
modified from time to time.
“Basic Administration Agreement” means that certain administration agreement, dated as
of February 1, 1998, among Ryder Truck Rental I LP and Ryder Truck Rental II LP, as UTI
Beneficiaries, Ryder Truck Rental LT, as origination trust, and Ryder, as administrative agent and
maintenance provider, as amended from time to time.
“Indenture” means that certain indenture, dated as of
[ ], between the Issuer
and the Indenture Trustee, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Origination Trust Agreement” means that certain second amended and restated trust
agreement, dated as of February 1, 1998, among Ryder Truck Rental I LP and Ryder Truck Rental II
LP, each as grantors and initial beneficiaries, RTRT, Inc., as trustee, Ryder, as administrative
agent, U.S. Bank Trust National Association (as successor in interest to Delaware Trust Capital
Management, Inc.), as Delaware trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trust agent, as
amended from time to time.
“Related Documents” means all of the Basic Documents to which the Issuer or the Owner
Trustee is a party, as the same shall be amended from time to time.
“SUBI Trust Agreement” means the Origination Trust Agreement, as supplemented by the
[___]-[_] origination trust supplement, dated as of [___], among the parties to the Origination
Trust Agreement, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
(b) For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the
context otherwise requires, (i) terms used in this Agreement include, as appropriate, all genders
and the plural as well as the singular, (ii) references to words such as “herein”, “hereof” and the
like shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular part, Article or Section
within this Agreement, (iii) references to a Section such as “Section 11.01” or an Article such as
“Article Eleven” shall refer to the applicable Section or Article of this Agreement, (iv) the term
“include” and all variations thereof shall mean “include without limitation”, (v) the term “or”
shall include “and/or” and (vi) the term “proceeds” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the UCC.
Section 1.02. Duties of the Administrator.
(a) The Administrator agrees to perform all its duties as Administrator and the duties of the
Issuer and the Owner Trustee under the Related Documents. In addition, the Administrator shall
consult with the Owner Trustee regarding the duties of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee under the
Related Documents. The Administrator shall monitor the performance of the Issuer and shall advise
the Owner Trustee when action is necessary to comply with the respective duties of the Issuer and
the Owner Trustee under the Related Documents. The Administrator shall prepare for execution by
the Issuer, or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of, all such documents,
reports, notices, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions that it shall be the duty of the
Issuer or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Related Documents. In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Administrator shall take (or, in the case of the immediately
preceding sentence, cause to be taken) all appropriate action that the Issuer or the Owner Trustee
is required to take pursuant to the Indenture including such of the foregoing as are required with
respect to the following matters under the Indenture (references are to Sections of the Indenture):
(i) the duty to cause the Note Register to be kept and to give the Indenture Trustee
notice of any appointment of a new Note Registrar and the location, or change in location,
of the Note Register (Section 2.04);
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(ii) the preparation of or obtaining of the documents and instruments required for
execution and authentication of the Notes and delivery of the same to the Indenture Trustee
(Section 2.02);
(iii) [reserved];
(iv) the duty to cause newly appointed Paying Agents, if any, to deliver to the
Indenture Trustee the instrument specified in the Indenture regarding funds held in trust
(Section 3.03);
(v) the direction to the Indenture Trustee to deposit monies with Paying Agents, if
any, other than the Indenture Trustee (Section 3.03);
(vi) the obtaining and preservation of the Issuer’s qualifications to do business
pursuant to Section 3.04 of the Indenture (Section 3.04);
(vii) the preparation of all supplements and amendments to the Indenture and all
financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other
instruments and the taking of such other actions as are necessary or advisable to protect
the Trust Estate (Section 3.05);
(viii) the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel on the Closing Date and the annual
delivery of Opinions of Counsel as to the Trust Estate, and the annual delivery of the
Officer’s Certificate and certain other statements as to compliance with the Indenture
(Sections 3.06 and 3.09);
(ix) the identification to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate of a
Person with whom the Issuer has contracted to perform its duties under the Indenture
(Section 3.07(b));
(x) the notification of the Indenture Trustee, [the Swap Counterparty] and each Rating
Agency of an Administrative Agent Default under the Administration Agreement and, if such
Administrative Agent Default arises from the failure of the Administrative Agent to perform
any of its duties or obligations under the Administration Agreement with respect to the
[___]-[_] SUBI Assets, the taking of all reasonable steps available to remedy such failure
(Section 3.07(d) and Section 11.13(b));
(xi) the delivery of written notice to the Indenture Trustee, [the Swap Counterparty]
and each Rating Agency of each Indenture Default and each Administrative Agent Default
(Section 3.11 of the Indenture and Section 11.13(b) of the Administration Agreement);
(xii) the preparation and obtaining of documents and instruments required for the
release of the Issuer from its obligations under the Indenture (Section 4.01);
(xiii) the monitoring of the Issuer’s obligations as to the satisfaction and discharge
of the Indenture and the preparation of an Officer’s Certificate and the
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obtaining of the
Opinion of Counsel and the Independent Certificate relating thereto (Section 4.01);
(xiv) the compliance with Section 5.02 of the Indenture with respect to the sale of the
Trust Estate in a commercially reasonable manner if an Indenture Default shall have occurred
and be continuing (Section 5.02);
(xv) the preparation and delivery of notice to Noteholders, each Rating Agency [and the
Swap Counterparty] of the removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a
successor Indenture Trustee (Section 6.08);
(xvi) the preparation of any written instruments required to confirm more fully the
authority of any co-trustee or separate trustee and any written instruments necessary in
connection with the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee or any co-trustee or
separate trustee (Sections 6.08 and 6.10);
(xvii) the furnishing of the Indenture Trustee with the names and addresses of
Noteholders during any period when the Indenture Trustee is not the Note Registrar (Section
7.01);
(xviii) [the preparation of all written instructions and notices required in connection
with the Swap Agreement (Section 8.07)];
(xix) the opening of the Note Distribution Account and the taking of all other actions
necessary with respect to the investment of funds therein (Sections 8.02 and 8.05);
(xx) the preparation of an Issuer Request for the release of the Trust Estate (Section
8.06);
(xxi) the preparation of Issuer Requests and the obtaining of Opinions of Counsel with
respect to the execution of supplemental indentures, the mailing to the Noteholders [and
the Swap Counterparty] of notices with respect to such supplemental indentures [and the
obtaining of the consent of the Swap Counterparty with respect to such supplemental
indentures as necessary] (Sections 9.01, 9.02 and 9.03);
(xxii) the execution, authentication and delivery of new Notes conforming to any
supplemental indenture (Section 9.05);
(xxiii) the duty to notify Noteholders, [the Swap Counterparty] and each Rating Agency
of redemption of the Notes or to cause the Indenture Trustee to provide such notification
(Section 10.02);
(xxiv) the preparation and delivery of all Officer’s Certificates, Opinions of Counsel
and Independent Certificates with respect to any requests by the Issuer to the Indenture
Trustee to take any action under the Indenture (Section 11.01(a));
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(xxv) the preparation and delivery of Officer’s Certificates and the obtaining of
Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the release of property from the Lien of the
Indenture (Section 11.01(b));
(xxvi) the notification of each Rating Agency, upon the failure of the Issuer, the
Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee to give such notification, of the information
required pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Indenture (Section 11.04); and
(xxvii) the preparation of Definitive Notes in accordance with the instructions of the
Clearing Agency (Section 2.11).
(b) The Administrator shall:
(i) pay the Indenture Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all
services rendered by the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture (which compensation shall not
be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express
trust);
(ii) except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, reimburse the Indenture
Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or
made by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with any provision of the Indenture (including
the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except
any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad
faith;
(iii) indemnify the Indenture Trustee and its agents for, and hold them harmless
against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without willful misconduct, negligence or
bad faith on their part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of the transactions contemplated by the Indenture, including the reasonable
costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with
the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties under the Indenture;
(iv) indemnify the Owner Trustee and its agents for, and hold them harmless against,
any loss, liability or expense incurred without willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith
on their part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the
transactions contemplated by the Trust Agreement, including the reasonable costs and
expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the
exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties under the Trust Agreement;
(v) pay the Owner Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services
rendered by the Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement (which compensation shall not be
limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation for a trustee of an express
trust);
(vi) except as otherwise expressly provided in the Trust Agreement, reimburse the Owner
Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
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advances incurred or
made by the Owner Trustee in accordance with any provision of the Trust Agreement (including
reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any
such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith;
and
(vii) [take all steps necessary to enforce the Issuer’s rights under the Swap
Agreement, including receiving payments from the Swap Counterparty when due and exercising
the Issuer’s rights under the Swap Agreement including if either the long-term senior
unsecured debt rating of the Swap Counterparty is downgraded below “[___]” by S&P, “[___]” by
Fitch or “[___]” by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or the short-term debt rating of the Swap Counterparty is reduced
below “[___]” by S&P, “[___]” by Fitch or “[___]” by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇, the right to require the Swap
Counterparty to obtain a guarantee of its obligations or to substitute a replacement swap
provider (subject to the assumption by the replacement swap provider of the Swap
Counterparty’s obligations under the Swap Agreement) within the number of days set forth in
the Swap Agreement of the occurrence of such reduction, or in certain circumstances, post
collateral, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Swap Agreement].
(c) In addition to the duties set forth in Sections 1.02(a) and (b), the Administrator shall
perform such calculations and shall prepare or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate
Persons of, and shall execute on behalf of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, all such documents,
notices, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions that the Issuer or the Owner
Trustee are required to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Related Documents, and at the
request of the Owner Trustee shall take all appropriate action that the Issuer or the Owner Trustee
are required to take pursuant to the Related Documents. Subject to Section 1.06, and in accordance
with the directions of the Owner Trustee, the Administrator shall administer, perform or supervise
the performance of such other activities in connection with the Collateral (including the Related
Documents) as are not covered by any of the foregoing provisions and as are expressly requested by
the Owner Trustee and are reasonably within the capability of the Administrator.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Related Documents to the contrary, the
Administrator shall be responsible for promptly notifying the Owner Trustee in the event that any
withholding tax is imposed on the Issuer’s payments (or allocations of income) to a Trust
Certificateholder as contemplated in Section 5.02(d) of the Trust Agreement. Any such notice shall
specify the amount of any withholding tax required to be withheld by the Owner Trustee pursuant to
such provision.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Related Documents to the contrary, the
Administrator shall be responsible for performance of the duties of the Owner Trustee set forth in
Sections 5.03 and 9.01(c) of the Trust Agreement with respect to notifying the Trust
Certificateholders of the Payment Date on which their Trust Certificates will be repaid or
redeemed, as the case may be, and Section 5.04 of the Trust Agreement with respect to accounting
and reports to Trust Certificateholders; provided, however, that the Owner Trustee shall retain
responsibility for the distribution of the documentation necessary to enable each Trust
Certificateholder to prepare its federal and state income tax returns.
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(f) The Administrator shall satisfy its obligations with respect to clauses (d) and (e) above
by retaining, at the expense of the Issuer, payable by the Administrator, a firm of independent
public accountants (the “Accountants”) acceptable to the Owner Trustee, which shall perform the
obligations of the Administrator thereunder. In connection with paragraph (d) above, the
Accountants shall provide, prior to [___], a letter in form and substance satisfactory to the
Owner Trustee as to whether any tax withholding is then required and, if required, the procedures
to be followed with respect thereto to comply with the requirements of the Code. The Accountants
shall be required to update the letter in each instance that any additional tax withholding is
subsequently required or any previously required tax withholding shall no longer be required.
(g) The Administrator shall perform all duties expressly required to be performed by the
Administrator under the Trust Agreement.
(h) In carrying out the foregoing duties or any of its other obligations under this Agreement,
the Administrator may enter into transactions or otherwise deal with any of its Affiliates;
provided, however, that the terms of any such transactions or dealings shall be in accordance with
any directions received from the Issuer and shall be, in the Administrator’s opinion, no less
favorable to the Issuer than would be available from unaffiliated parties.
(i) With respect to matters that in the reasonable judgment of the Administrator are
non-ministerial, the Administrator shall not take any action unless within a reasonable time before
the taking of such action, the Administrator shall have notified the Owner Trustee of the proposed
action and the Owner Trustee shall not have withheld consent or provided an alternative direction.
For the purpose of the preceding sentence, “non-ministerial matters” shall include:
(i) amendment of or any supplement to the Indenture;
(ii) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Issuer and the compromise of any
action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Issuer (other than in connection with the
collection of the Leases);
(iii) the amendment, change or modification of the Related Documents;
(iv) the appointment of successor Note Registrars, successor Paying Agents and
successor Indenture Trustees pursuant to the Indenture or the appointment of successor
Administrators or successor Administrative Agents, or the consent to the assignment by the
Note Registrar, any Paying Agent or Indenture Trustee of its obligations under the
Indenture;
(v) the removal of the Indenture Trustee; and
(vi) [the notification to the Swap Counterparty of any proposed amendment or supplement
to any of the Basic Documents.]
(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Administrator shall not be
obligated to, and shall not, (i) make any payments to the Noteholders under the
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Related Documents,
(ii) sell the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Indenture, (iii) take any other action
that the Issuer directs the Administrator not to take on its behalf or (iv) take any other action
which may be construed as having the effect of varying the investment of the Trust
Certificateholders.
Section 1.03. Records. The Administrator shall maintain appropriate books of account
and records relating to services performed hereunder, which books of account and records shall be
accessible for inspection by the Issuer and the Transferor at any time during normal business
hours.
Section 1.04. Compensation. As compensation for the performance of the
Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement and as reimbursement for its expenses related
thereto, the Administrator shall be entitled to an annual payment of compensation which shall be
solely an obligation of the Administrative Agent and shall be paid from the Servicing Fee.
Section 1.05. Additional Information to be Furnished to the Issuer. The Administrator
shall furnish to the Issuer from time to time such additional information regarding the Collateral
as the Issuer shall reasonably request.
Section 1.06. Independence of the Administrator. For all purposes of this Agreement,
the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be subject to the supervision of
the Issuer or the Owner Trustee with respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance
of its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the Administrator shall
have no authority to act for or represent the Issuer or the Owner Trustee in any way and shall not
otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee.
Section 1.07. No Joint Venture. Nothing contained in this Agreement (i) shall
constitute the Administrator and either of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee as members of any
partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate
entity, (ii) shall be construed to impose any liability as such on any of them or (iii) shall be
deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied or apparent authority to incur any obligation
or liability on behalf of the others.
Section 1.08. Other Activities of Administrator. Nothing herein shall prevent the
Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or, in its sole discretion, from
acting in a similar capacity as an administrator for any other Person or entity, even though such
person or entity may engage in business activities similar to those of the Issuer, the Owner
Trustee or the Indenture Trustee.
Section 1.09. Term of Agreement; Resignation and Removal of Administrator. This
Agreement shall continue in force until the dissolution of the Issuer, upon which event this
Agreement shall automatically terminate.
(a) Subject to Section 1.09(e), the Administrator may resign its duties hereunder by providing
the Issuer with at least 60 days’ prior written notice.
(b) Subject to Section 1.09(e), the Issuer may remove the Administrator without cause by
providing the Administrator with at least 60 days’ prior written notice.
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(c) Subject to Section 1.09(e), at the sole option of the Issuer, the Administrator may be
removed immediately upon written notice of termination from the Issuer to the Administrator if any
of the following events shall occur:
(i) the Administrator shall default in the performance of any of its duties under this
Agreement and, after notice of such default, shall not cure such default within ten days
(or, if such default cannot be cured in such time, shall not give within ten days such
assurance of cure as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer);
(ii) the existence of any proceeding or action, or the entry of a decree or order for
relief by a court or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Administrator in an
involuntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter in effect, or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other
similar official of the Administrator or of any substantial part of its property, or
ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Administrator and the
continuance of any such action, proceeding, decree or order unstayed and, in the case of any
such order or decree, in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or
(iii) the commencement by the Administrator of a voluntary case under the federal
bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by the Administrator to the
appointment of or taking of possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Administrator or of any substantial
part of its property or the making by the Administrator of an assignment for the benefit of
creditors or the failure by the Administrator generally to pay its debts as such debts
become due or the taking of corporate action by the Administrator in furtherance of any of
the foregoing.
The Administrator agrees that if any of the events specified in clauses (ii) or (iii)
above shall occur, it shall give written notice thereof to the Issuer and the Indenture
Trustee within seven days after the occurrence of such event.
(d) No resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to this Section shall be effective
until (i) a successor Administrator shall have been appointed by the Issuer and (ii) such successor
Administrator shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in the same
manner as the Administrator is bound hereunder.
(e) The appointment of any successor Administrator shall be effective only after satisfaction
of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to the proposed appointment.
(f) Subject to Section 1.09(d) and 1.09(e), the Administrator acknowledges that upon the
appointment of a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the
Administrator shall immediately resign and such successor Administrative Agent shall automatically
become the Administrator under this Agreement; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not
apply at such times as the Origination Trustee shall be the successor Administrative Agent.
Section 1.10. Action Upon Termination, Resignation or Removal. Promptly upon the
effective date of termination of this Agreement pursuant to the first sentence of Section 1.09 or
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the resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to Section 1.09(a), (b) or (c),
respectively, the Administrator shall be entitled to be paid all fees and reimbursable expenses
accruing to it to the date of such termination, resignation or removal. The Administrator shall
forthwith upon such termination pursuant to the first sentence of Section 1.09 deliver to the
Issuer all property and documents of or relating to the Collateral then in the custody of the
Administrator. In the event of the resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to Section
1.09(a), (b) or (c), respectively, the Administrator shall cooperate with the Issuer and take all
reasonable steps requested to assist the Issuer in making an orderly transfer of the duties of the
Administrator.
Section 1.11. Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be delivered or mailed by registered or certified first-class United States mail,
postage prepaid, hand delivery, prepaid courier service, or by telecopier, and addressed in each
case as follows: (i) if to the Issuer or the Administrator, at ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ (telecopier no. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇), Attention: Treasurer and Legal; (ii) if to the Owner
Trustee, at [ ]; (iii) if to the Indenture Trustee, at
[ ]; (iv) if to
▇▇▇▇▇’▇, to 7 World Trade Center, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Telecopier No.:
(▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Attention: ABS Monitoring Group; (v) if to S&P, to ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Telecopier No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Attention: Asset Backed Surveillance Group; (vi) if
to Fitch, to Fitch Inc., ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (telecopier no.
[___]), Attention: Asset Backed Monitoring Group; or (vii) at such other address as shall be
designated by any of the foregoing in a written notice to the other parties hereto. Delivery shall
occur only upon receipt or reported tender of such communication by an officer of the recipient
entitled to receive such notices located at the address of such recipient for notices hereunder.
Section 1.12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by a
written amendment duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto, with the written consent of
the Owner Trustee but without the consent of the Securityholders, for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or
of modifying in any manner the rights of the Securityholders; provided, that such amendment will
not, in the Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, materially and adversely
affect the interest of any Noteholder or Trust Certificateholder. This Agreement may also be
amended by the parties hereto with the written consent of the Owner Trustee and the holders of
Notes evidencing at least a Majority Interest and the holders of Trust Certificates evidencing at
least a majority of the Aggregate Certificate Balance for the purpose of adding any provisions to
or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in
any manner the rights of Securityholders; provided, however, that no such amendment may (i)
increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections
of payments on the [___]-[_] Leases or distributions that are required to be made for the benefit
of the Securityholders or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the holders of Notes and Trust
Certificates which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the
holders of all outstanding Notes and Trust Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Administrator may not amend this Agreement without the permission of the Transferor, which
permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Section 1.13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by the
Administrator unless such assignment is previously consented to in writing by the Issuer and the
Owner Trustee and subject to the satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition in respect thereof.
An assignment with such consent and satisfaction, if accepted by the assignee, shall bind the
assignee hereunder in the same manner as the Administrator is bound hereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Agreement may be assigned by the Administrator without the consent of the Issuer or
the Owner Trustee to a corporation or other organization that is a successor (by merger,
consolidation or purchase of assets) to the Administrator; provided, that such successor
organization executes and delivers to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an
agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture
Trustee, in which such corporation or other organization agrees to be bound hereunder by the terms
of said assignment in the same manner as the Administrator is bound hereunder. Subject to the
foregoing, this Agreement shall bind any successors or assigns of the parties hereto.
Section 1.14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
Section 1.15. Headings. The headings of the various Sections herein are for
convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 1.16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all
such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 1.17. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 1.18. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this instrument has been
countersigned by [ ] in its capacity as Owner Trustee of the Issuer and in no event shall
[ ] in its individual capacity or any beneficial owner of the Issuer have any
liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the
Issuer hereunder, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer. For
all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Issuer
hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and
provisions of Articles Six, Seven and Eight of the Trust Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been
executed by [ ] as Indenture Trustee and in no event shall
[ ] have any
liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the
Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as
to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
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Section 1.19. Third-Party Beneficiary. The Owner Trustee is a third-party beneficiary
to this Agreement and is entitled to the rights and benefits hereunder and may enforce the
provisions hereof as if it were a party hereto.
Section 1.20. Additional Requirements of the Administrator.
(a) Reporting Requirements.
(i) If so requested by the Issuer for the purpose of satisfying its reporting
obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed
securities, the Administrator shall (i) notify the Issuer in writing of any
material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Administrator
and (ii) provide to the Issuer a description of such proceedings.
(ii) As a condition to the succession to the Administrator by any Person as
permitted by Section 1.09 hereof the Administrator shall provide to the Issuer, at
least 10 Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or
appointment, (x) written notice to the Issuer, of such succession or appointment and
(y) in writing all information in order to comply with its reporting obligation
under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities.
(iii) In addition to such information as the Administrator, as administrator, is
obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested by the
Issuer, the Administrator shall provide such information regarding the performance or
servicing of the [___]-[_] Leases and [___]-[_] Vehicles as is reasonably required to
facilitate preparation of distribution reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation
AB.
(b) Administrator Compliance Statement. For any calendar year in which a Form 10-K is
required to be filed on behalf of the Issuer and if requested by the Issuer, within 90 days after
the end of the Issuer’s fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year [___]), the Administrator
shall deliver to the Issuer a statement of compliance addressed to the Issuer and signed by an
authorized officer of the Administrator to the effect that (i) a review of the Administrator’s
activities during the immediately preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of
its performance under this Agreement during such period has been made under such officer’s
supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the
Administrator has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement in all material respects
throughout such calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to
fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifically identifying each such failure
known to such officer and the nature and the status thereof.
(c) Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation. For any calendar year in which a Form
10-K is required to be filed on behalf of the Issuer and if requested by the Issuer, within 90 days
after the end of the Issuer’s fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year [___]), the
Administrator shall:
(i) deliver to the Issuer a report (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Issuer) regarding the Administrator’s assessment of compliance with
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the Servicing
Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and
15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed
to the Issuer and signed by an authorized officer of the Administrator, and shall address
each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of
Exhibit B hereto delivered to the Issuer concurrently with the execution of this Agreement;
(ii) deliver to the Issuer a report of a registered public accounting firm reasonably
acceptable to the Issuer that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made
by the Administrator and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph. Such attestation
shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(iii) deliver to the Issuer and any other Person that will be responsible for signing
the certification (the “Sarbanes Certification”) on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with
respect to a securitization transaction a certification in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
The Administrator acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (c)(iii) above may rely
on the certification provided by the Administrator pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes
Certification and filing such with the Commission. The Issuer will not request delivery of a
certification under clause (c)(iii) above unless the Transferor is required under the Exchange Act
to file an annual report on Form 10-K with respect to an issuing entity whose asset pool includes
the [___]-[_] Leases and [___]-[_] Vehicles.
(d) Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Issuer and the Administrator acknowledge and
agree that the purpose of Section 1.20 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Issuer
with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission.
Neither the Issuer nor the Administrator shall exercise its right to request delivery of
information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes
other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that
required under the Securities Act). The Administrator acknowledges that interpretations of the
requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided
by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities
markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Indenture
Trustee, the Servicer or any other party to the Transaction Documents in good faith for delivery of
information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In
connection therewith, the Administrator shall cooperate fully with the Issuer to deliver to the
Issuer (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports,
certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the
Issuer, to permit the Issuer to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB.
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The Issuer (including any of its assignees or designees) shall cooperate with the
Administrator by providing timely notice of requests for information under these provisions and by
reasonably limiting such requests to information required, in the Administrator’s discretion, on
behalf of the Issuer, reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation AB.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have caused this Issuer Administration Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered as of the day and year first above written.
| RYDER VEHICLE LEASE TRUST [___]-[_], | ||||||
| as Issuer | ||||||
| By: | [ ], as Owner Trustee |
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| By: | ||||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: | ||||||
| RYDER FUNDING II LP, | ||||||
| as Transferor | ||||||
| By: | RYDER TRUCK RENTAL IV LLC, | |||||
| as General Partner | ||||||
| By: | RTR LEASING II, INC., | |||||
| as Manager | ||||||
| By: | ||||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: | ||||||
| [ ], | ||||||
| as Indenture Trustee | ||||||
| By: | ||||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: | ||||||
| RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC., | ||||||
| as Administrator | ||||||
| By: | ||||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: | ||||||