ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10-a
EXECUTION VERSION
ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE
This ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 31, 2021 (the “Amendment Date”), is entered into by and among the following parties:
(i) ARVINMERITOR RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as Seller;
(ii) MERITOR, INC. (“Meritor”), an Indiana corporation, as Servicer; and
(iii) PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“PNC”), as a Related Committed Purchaser, as an LC Participant, as a Purchaser Agent, as LC Bank and as Administrator.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein (including such terms used above) have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Receivables Purchase Agreement described below.
BACKGROUND
A.The parties hereto have entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2012 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”), and desire to amend the Receivables Purchase Agreement as set forth herein.
B.Concurrently herewith, the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator and PNC Capital Markets LLC are entering into that certain Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof (the “Amended and Restated Fee Letter”)
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.Amendments to the Receivables Purchase Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment Date, the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a)The following new defined terms are added to Exhibit I of the Receivables Purchase Agreement in appropriate alphabetical order:
“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.16(a).
“Erroneous Payment Notice” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.16(a).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“NYFRB”), as set forth on its public website from time to time, and as published on the next succeeding Business Day as the overnight bank funding rate by the NYFRB (or by such other recognized electronic source (such as Bloomberg) selected by the Administrator for the purpose of displaying such rate); provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Overnight Bank Funding Rate for such day shall be such rate on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided, further, that if such rate shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrator at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error). If the Overnight Bank Funding Rate determined as above would be less than zero percent (0.00%) per annum, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.00%) per annum. The rate of interest charged shall be adjusted as of each Business Day based on changes in the Overnight Bank Funding Rate without notice to the Seller.
(b)The defined term “Federal Funds Rate” as well as the definition thereof set forth in Exhibit I to the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(c)Clause (b) of the definition of “Base Rate” set forth in Exhibit I to the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:
(b) 0.50% per annum above the latest Overnight Bank Funding Rate; and
(d)The definition of “Purchase Limit” set forth in Exhibit I to the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:
“Purchase Limit” means $110,000,000 as reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 1.1(c). References to the unused portion of the Purchase Limit shall mean, at any time, an amount equal to (x) the Purchase Limit at such time, minus (y) the sum of the Aggregate Capital plus the LC Participation Amount.
(e)The definition of “Scheduled Commitment Termination Date” set forth in Exhibit I to the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the date “December 7, 2022” where it appears therein and substituting the date “March 29, 2024” therefor.
(f)Clause (c) of Section 1.14 the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the term “Federal Funds Rate” where it appears therein with the phrase “Overnight Bank Funding Rate”.
(g)Clause (b) of Section 1.15 the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the term “Federal Funds Rate” where it appears therein with the phrase “Overnight Bank Funding Rate”.
(h)Section 1.23 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Section 1.23 Successor Euro-Rate or LMIR Index.
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(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Purchasers without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document so long as the Administrator has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Purchasers comprising the Majority Purchaser Agents.
1.Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrator will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
1.Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrator will promptly notify the Seller and the Purchasers of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to paragraph (d) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrator or, if applicable, any Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) pursuant to this Section 1.23, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 1.23.
2.Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR, Euro-Rate or LMIR) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not
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displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrator in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrator may modify the definition of “Settlement Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrator may modify the definition of “Settlement Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
3.Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Seller’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Seller may revoke any request for a Purchase bearing interest based on Euro-Rate or LMIR, as applicable, conversion to or continuation of Purchases bearing interest based on Euro-Rate or LMIR, as applicable, to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Seller will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Purchase of or conversion to Purchases bearing interest under the Base Rate. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
4.Secondary Term SOFR Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any Transaction Document in respect of such Benchmark setting (the “Secondary Term SOFR Conversion Date”) and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; and (ii) Purchases outstanding on the Secondary Term SOFR Conversion Date bearing interest based on the then-current Benchmark shall be deemed to have been converted to Purchases bearing interest at the Benchmark Replacement with a tenor approximately the same length as the interest payment period of the then-current Benchmark; provided that, this paragraph (f) shall not be effective unless the Administrator has delivered to the Purchasers and the Seller a Term SOFR Notice.
5.Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 1.23:
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if the then current Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of a
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Settlement Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Settlement Period” pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section 1.23, or (y) if the then current Benchmark is not a term rate nor based on a term rate, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement as of such date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Available Tenor for LMIR is one month.
“Benchmark” means, initially, Euro-Rate or LMIR, as applicable; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Euro-Rate or LMIR, as applicable, or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 1.23.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrator for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
SECTION 1.the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
SECTION 2.the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(3) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrator and the Seller as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrator in its reasonable discretion; provided, further, that, with respect to a Term SOFR Transition Event, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date, the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be determined as set forth in clause (1) of this definition. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
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“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1) for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrator:
(a) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Available Tenor that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;
(b) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Available Tenor that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
(2) for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrator and the Seller for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities;
provided that, (x) in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrator in its reasonable discretion and (y) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate, more than one tenor of such Benchmark is available as of the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement will not be a term rate, the Available Tenor of such Benchmark for purposes of this definition of “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” shall be deemed to be the Available Tenor that has approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustments) as the payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement.
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“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Settlement Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrator decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrator in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrator decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrator determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrator decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date determined by the Administrator, which date shall promptly follow the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein;
(3) in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is set forth in the Term SOFR Notice provided to the Purchasers and the Seller pursuant to this Section 1.23, which date shall be at least 30 days from the date of the Term SOFR Notice; or
(4) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Purchasers, so long as the Administrator has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Purchasers, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Purchasers comprising the Majority Purchaser Agents.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time
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for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by an Official Body having jurisdiction over the Administrator, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or an Official Body having jurisdiction over the Administrator announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all
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purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with this Section 1.23 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with this Section 1.23.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrator in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided, that if the Administrator decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrator, then the Administrator may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is Euro-Rate or LMIR, as applicable, the occurrence of:
(1) a notification by the Administrator to (or the request by the Seller to the Administrator to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(2) the joint election by the Administrator and the Seller to trigger a fallback from Euro-Rate or LMIR, as applicable, and the provision by the Administrator of written notice of such election to the Purchasers.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to Euro-Rate or LMIR, as applicable, or, if no floor is specified, zero.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is Euro-Rate or LMIR, as applicable, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not
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Euro-Rate or LMIR, as applicable, the time determined by the Administrator in its reasonable discretion.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrator to the Purchasers and the Seller of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.
“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the Administrator that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, and is determinable for each Available Tenor, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrator and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with this Section 1.23 that is not Term SOFR.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
i.The following new Section 4.16 is added to the Agreement immediately following the existing Section 4.15 thereof:
Section 4.16 Erroneous Payments.
1.Each Purchaser hereby agrees that (i) if the Administrator notifies such Purchaser that the Administrator has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Purchaser from the Administrator or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Purchaser (whether or not known to such Purchaser (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of Capital, Discount, fees or
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otherwise); individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Purchaser shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrator the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Purchaser to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrator in same day funds at the greater of the Overnight Bank Funding Rate and a rate determined by the Administrator in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect and (ii) such Purchaser shall not assert any right or claim to the Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrator for the return of any Erroneous Payments received, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrator to any Purchaser under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
2.Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Purchaser hereby further agrees that if it receives an Erroneous Payment from the Administrator (or any of its Affiliates) (i) that is in an amount different than (other than a de minimis difference), or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrator (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Erroneous Payment (an “Erroneous Payment Notice”), or (ii) that was not preceded or accompanied by an Erroneous Payment Notice, it shall be on notice that, in each such case, an error has been made with respect to such Erroneous Payment. Each Purchaser further agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Purchaser shall promptly notify the Administrator of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrator, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrator the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) that was received by such Purchaser to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrator in same day funds at the greater of the Overnight Bank Funding Rate and a rate determined by the Administrator in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
3.The Seller and Servicer hereby agree that (i) in the event an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Purchaser that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrator shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Purchaser with respect to such amount and (ii) an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Seller or Servicer (or any Affiliate thereof).
(d) Each party’s obligations under this Section 4.16 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrator or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Purchaser, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Transaction Document.
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ii.The following new Section 5.17 is added to the Agreement immediately following the existing Section 5.16 thereof:
Section 5.17 Euro-Rate Notification.
Section 1.23 of this Agreement provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest in the event that the London interbank offered rate is no longer available or in certain other circumstances. The Administrator does not warrant or accept any responsibility for and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of "Euro-Rate" or “LMIR”, as applicable, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate therefor.
iii.Schedule IV to the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with Schedule IV attached hereto.
SECTION 3.Representations and Warranties of the Seller and Servicer. Each of the Seller and the Servicer hereby represents and warrants, as to itself, to the Administrator, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent, as follows:
iv.Representations and Warranties. As of the date hereof and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties made by such Person in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party are true and correct as of the date hereof (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations or warranties were true and correct as of such earlier date).
v.Enforceability. This Amendment and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party, as amended hereby, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
▇▇.▇▇ Termination Event. No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the transactions contemplated hereby, that constitutes a Purchase and Sale Termination Event, an Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event, a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event.
SECTION 4.Effect of Amendment. All provisions of the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect. After this Amendment becomes effective, all references in the Receivables Purchase Agreement (or in any other Transaction Document) to “this Receivables Purchase Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar effect referring to the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Receivables Purchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment shall
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not be deemed, either expressly or impliedly, to waive, amend or supplement any provision of the Receivables Purchase Agreement other than as set forth herein.
SECTION 5.Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the Amendment Date upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
vii.Execution of Amendment. The Administrator shall have received counterparts hereto duly executed by each of the parties hereto.
viii.Execution of Amended and Restated Fee Letter. The Administrator shall have received counterparts of the Amended and Restated Fee Letter duly executed by each of the parties thereto.
ix.Receipt of Fees. The Administrator shall have received confirmation that the “Amendment Fee” under and as defined in the Amended and Restated Fee Letter has been paid in full in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Fee Letter.
x.Opinion. The Administrator shall have received a favorable opinion, addressed to the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrator, from counsel for the Seller and the Servicer covering such matters as the Administrator may reasonably request, including, without limitation, certain due authorization, no conflicts and New York enforceability matters.
SECTION 6.Severability. Each provision of this Amendment shall be severable from every other provision of this Amendment for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any provision hereof, and the unenforceability of any provision hereof, and the unenforceability of one or more provisions of this Amendment in one jurisdiction shall not have the effect of rendering such provision or provisions unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 7.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile or e-mail transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
SECTION 8.GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 51402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
SECTION 9.Section Headings. The various headings of this Amendment are included for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment, the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
ARVINMERITOR RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,
as Seller
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
Title: President and Treasurer
as Initial Servicer
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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Eleventh Amendment to the
Receivables Purchase Agreement
(ArvinMeritor Receivables Corporation)
as a Related Committed Purchaser,
as an LC Participant, as a Purchaser Agent,
as LC Bank and as Administrator
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
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Eleventh Amendment to the
Receivables Purchase Agreement
(ArvinMeritor Receivables Corporation)
SCHEDULE IV
PURCHASER GROUPS AND MAXIMUM COMMITMENTS
| Purchaser Group of PNC Bank, National Association | ||||||||
| Party | Capacity | Maximum Commitment | ||||||
| PNC Bank, National Association | Related Committed Purchaser | $110,000,000 | ||||||
| PNC Bank, National Association | LC Participant | $110,000,000 | ||||||
| PNC Bank, National Association | LC Bank | N/A | ||||||
| PNC Bank, National Association | Purchaser Agent | N/A | ||||||
Schedule IV