(MULTICURRENCY-CROSS BORDER)
ISDA -REGISTERED TRADEMARK-
INTERNATIONAL SWAP DEALERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
MASTER AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF
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Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, The Chase Manhattan Bank, not in its
acting through its New York branch and individual capacity, but solely as
Trustee
have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a
"Transaction") that are or will be governed by this Master Agreement, which
includes the schedule (the "Schedule"), and the documents and other
confirming evidence (each a "Confirmation") exchanged between the parties
confirming those Transactions.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:--
1. INTERPRETATION
(a) DEFINITIONS. The terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will
have the meanings therein specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b) INCONSISTENCY. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions
of the Schedule and the other provisions of this Master Agreement, the
Schedule will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the
provisions of any Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the
Schedule), such Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant
Transaction.
(c) SINGLE AGREEMENT. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the
fact that this Master Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement
between the parties (collectively referred to as this "Agreement"), and the
parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.
2. OBLIGATIONS
(a) GENERAL CONDITIONS.
(i) Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each
Confirmation to be made by it, subject to the other provisions of this
Agreement.
(ii) Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value
on that date in the place of the account specified in the relevant
Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, in freely
transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments in the required
currency. Where settlement is by delivery (that is, other than by payment),
such delivery will be made for receipt on the due date in the manner
customary for the relevant obligation unless otherwise specified in the
relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.
(iii) Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to
(1) the condition precedent that no Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default with respect to the other party has occurred and is continuing, (2)
the condition precedent that no Early Termination Date in respect of the
relevant Transaction has occurred or been effectively designated and (3)
each other applicable condition precedent specified in this Agreement.
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(b) CHANGE OF ACCOUNT. Either party may change its account for receiving a
payment or delivery by giving notice to the other party at least five Local
Business Days prior to the scheduled date for the payment or delivery to which
such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a reasonable
objection to such change.
(c) NETTING. If on any date amounts would otherwise be payable:--
(i) in the same currency; and
(ii) in respect of the same Transaction,
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each party's obligation to
make payment of any such amount will be automatically satisfied and
discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been
payable by one party exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have
been payable by the other party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by
whom the larger aggregate amount would have been payable to pay to the other
party the excess of the larger aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate
amount.
The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net
amount will be determined in respect of all amounts payable on the same date
in the same currency in respect of such Transactions, regardless of whether
such amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction. The election may
be made in the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph
(ii) above will not apply to the Transactions identified as being subject to
the election, together with the starting date (in which case subparagraph
(ii) above will not, or will cease to, apply to such Transactions from such
date). This election may be made separately for different groups of
Transactions and will apply separately to each pairing of Offices through
which the parties make and receive payments or deliveries.
(d) DEDUCTION OR WITHHOLDING FOR TAX.
(i) GROSS-UP. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any
deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or
withholding is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of
any relevant governmental revenue authority, then in effect. If a party is so
required to deduct or withhold, then that party ("X") will:--
(1) promptly notify the other party ("Y") of such requirement;
(2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted
or withheld (including the full amount required to be deducted or withheld
from any additional amount paid by X to Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly
upon the earlier of determining that such deduction or withholding is
required or receiving notice that such amount has been assessed against Y:
(3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or
other documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment to
such authorities; and
(4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to the
payment to which Y is otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such
additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually
received by Y (free and clear of Indemnifiable Taxes, whether assessed
against X or Y) will equal the full amount Y would have received had no
such deduction or withholding been required. However, X will not be
required to pay any additional amount to Y to the extent that it would not
be required to be paid but for:--
(A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained
in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f)
to be accurate and true unless such failure would not have occurred
but for (I) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a
court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a
Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is
taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (II) a
Change in Tax Law.
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(ii) LIABILITY. If:
(1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice
of any relevant governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction
or withholding in respect of which X would not be required to pay an
additional amount to Y under Section 2(d)(i)(4);
(2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and
(3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against
X,
then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability
resulting from such Tax, Y will promptly pay to X the amount of such
liability (including any related liability for interest, but including any
related liability for penalties only if Y has failed to comply with or
perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)).
(e) DEFAULT INTEREST; OTHER AMOUNTS. Prior to the occurrence or effective
designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction,
a party that defaults in the performance of any payment obligation will, to the
extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be required to pay interest
(before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other party on
demand in the same currency as such overdue amount, for the period from (and
including) the original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date of
actual payment, at the Default Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the
basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed. If, prior to
the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in respect
of the relevant Transaction, a party defaults in the performance of any
obligation required to be settled by delivery, it will compensate the other
party on demand if and to the extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation
or elsewhere in this Agreement.
3. REPRESENTATIONS
Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed
to be repeated by each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into
and, in the case of the representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the
termination of this Agreement) that:--
(a) BASIC REPRESENTATIONS.
(i) STATUS. It is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organisation or incorporation and, if relevant under
such laws, in good standing;
(ii) POWERS. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other
documentation relating to this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver
this Agreement and any other documentation relating to this Agreement that
it is required by this Agreement to deliver and to perform its obligations
under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any Credit Support
Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to
authorise such execution, delivery and performance;
(iii) NO VIOLATION OR CONFLICT. Such execution, delivery and performance do
not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its
constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other
agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any
contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;
(iv) CONSENTS. All governmental and other consents that are required to
have been obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which it is a party have been obtained and are in full
force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied
with; and
(v) OBLIGATIONS BINDING. Its obligations under this Agreement and any
Credit Support Document to which it is a party constitute its legal, valid
and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganisation, insolvency,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general
application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in
equity or at law)).
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(b) ABSENCE OF CERTAIN EVENTS. No Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default or, to its knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has
occurred and is continuing and no such event or circumstance would occur
as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(c) ABSENCE OF LITIGATION. There is not pending or, to its knowledge,
threatened against it or any of its Affiliates any action, suit or proceeding
at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental body, agency
or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality, validity
or enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document
to which it is a party or its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or such Credit Support Document.
(d) ACCURACY OF SPECIFIED INFORMATION. All applicable information that is
furnished in writing by or on behalf of it to the other party and is
identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the Schedule is, as of the
date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material
respect.
(e) PAYER TAX REPRESENTATION. Each representation specified in the Schedule
as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f) PAYEE TAX REPRESENTATIONS. Each representation specified in the Schedule as
being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
4. AGREEMENTS
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may
have any obligation under this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document
to which it is a party:--
(a) FURNISH SPECIFIED INFORMATION. It will deliver to the other party or, in
certain cases under subparagraph (iii) below, to such government or taxing
authority as the other party reasonably directs:--
(i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in
the Schedule or any Confirmation;
(ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and
(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that
may be required or reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such
other party or its Credit Support Provider to make a payment under this
Agreement or any applicable Credit Support Document without any deduction
or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction or
withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or
submission of such form or document would not materially prejudice the
legal or commercial position of the party in receipt of such demand), with
any such form or document to be accurate and completed in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and to be
delivered with any reasonably required certification,
in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or,
if none is specified, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) MAINTAIN AUTHORISATIONS. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in
full force and effect all consents of any governmental or other authority that
are required to be obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which it is a party and will use all reasonable efforts to
obtain any that may become necessary in the future.
(c) COMPLY WITH LAWS. It will comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws and orders to which it may be subject if failure so to comply
would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(d) TAX AGREEMENT. It will give notice of any failure of a representation
made by it under Section 3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning
of such failure.
(e) PAYMENT OF STAMP TAX. Subject to Section II, it will pay any Stamp Tax
levied or imposed upon it or in respect of its execution or performance of this
Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is incorporated,
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organised, managed and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in
which a branch or office through which it is acting for the purpose of this
Agreement is located ("Stamp Tax Jurisdiction") and will indemnify the other
party against any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon the other party or in
respect of the other party's execution or performance of this Agreement by
any such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction
with respect to the other party.
5. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND TERMINATION EVENTS
(a) EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or,
if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity
of such party of any of the following events constitutes an event of default (an
"Event of Default") with respect to such party:--
(i) FAILURE TO PAY OR DELIVER. Failure by the party to make, when due, any
payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e)
required to be made by it if such failure is not remedied on or before the
third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to the
party;
(ii) BREACH OF AGREEMENT. Failure by the party to comply with or perform
any agreement or obligation (other than an obligation to make any payment
under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) or to give
notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or obligation under Section
4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by the party
in accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied on or
before the thirtieth day after notice of such failure is given to the
party;
(iii) CREDIT SUPPORT DEFAULT.
(1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party
to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation to be complied
with or performed by it in accordance with any Credit Support Document
if such failure is continuing after any applicable grace period has
elapsed;
(2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or
the failing or ceasing of such Credit Support Document to be in full
force and effect for the purpose of this Agreement (in either case
other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the satisfaction of
all obligations of such party under each Transaction to which such
Credit Support Document relates without the written consent of the
other party; or
(3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims,
repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the validity
of, such Credit Support Document;
(iv) MISREPRESENTATION. A representation (other than a representation under
Section 3(e) or (f)) made or repeated or deemed to have been made or
repeated by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party in this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been incorrect or
misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have
been made or repeated;
(v) DEFAULT UNDER SPECIFIED TRANSACTION. The party, any Credit Support
Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party
(1) defaults under a Specified Transaction and, after giving effect to any
applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a liquidation
of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that
Specified Transaction, (2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable
notice requirement or grace period, in making any payment or delivery due
on the last payment, delivery or exchange date of, or any payment on early
termination of, a Specified Transaction (or such default continues for at
least three Local Business Days if there is no applicable notice
requirement or grace period) or (3) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or
rejects, in whole or in part, a Specified Transaction (or such action is
taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act
on its behalf);
(vi) CROSS DEFAULT. If "Cross Default" is specified in the Schedule as
applying to the party, the occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event
of default or other similar condition or event (however
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described) in respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such
party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party under one or more
agreements or instruments relating to Specified Indebtedness of any of them
(individually or collectively) in an aggregate amount of not less than the
applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has
resulted in such Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at
such time of being declared, due and payable under such agreements or
instruments, before it would otherwise have been due and payable or (2) a
default by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified
Entity (individually or collectively) in making one or more payments on the
due date thereof in an aggregate amount of not less than the applicable
Threshold Amount under such agreements or instruments (after giving effect
to any applicable notice requirement or grace period);
(vii) BANKRUPTCY. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
any applicable Specified Entity of such party:
(1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation
or merger); (2) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or
fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as
they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or
composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4) institutes
or has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of
insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or
insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors' rights, or a
petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the
case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented
against it, such proceeding or petition (A) results in a judgment of
insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the
making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation or (B) is not
dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30
days of the institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a resolution
passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other
than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks
or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional
liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar
official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (7) has a
secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets
or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal
process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially
all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any
such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in
each case within 30 days thereafter; (8) causes or is subject to any
event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any
jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified
in clauses (1) to (7) (inclusive); or (9) takes any action in
furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or
acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or
(viii) MERGER WITHOUT ASSUMPTION. The party or any Credit Support Provider
of such party consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or
transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity and, at
the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer:--
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume
all the obligations of such party or such Credit Support Provider
under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it or
its predecessor was a party by operation of law or pursuant to an
agreement reasonably satisfactory to the other party to this
Agreement; or
(2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend
(without the consent of the other party) to the performance by such
resulting, surviving or transferee entity of its obligations under
this Agreement.
(h) TERMINATION EVENTS. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or,
if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity
of such party of any event specified below constitutes an Illegality if the
event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event is specified in (ii)
below or a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in (iii) below, and,
if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event.
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Upon Merger if the event is specified pursuant to (iv) below or an Additional
Termination Event if the event is specified pursuant to (v) below:
(i) ILLEGALITY. Due to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable
law after the date on which a Transaction is entered into, or due to the
promulgation of, or any change in, the interpretation by any court,
tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of any
applicable law after such date, it becomes unlawful (other than as a result
of a breach by the party of Section 4(b)) for such party (which will be the
Affected Party):--
(1) to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment
or delivery or to receive a payment or delivery in respect of such
Transaction or to comply with any other material provision of this
Agreement relating to such Transaction; or
(2) to perform, or for any Credit Support Provider of such party to
perform, any contingent or other obligation which the party (or such
Credit Support Provider) has under any Credit Support Document
relating to such Transaction.
(ii) TAX EVENT. Due to (x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or
brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which
a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken
or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (y) a Change in
Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party) will or there is a
substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding Scheduled
Payment Date (1) be required to pay to the other party an additional amount
in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in
respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a
payment from which an amount is required to be deducted or withheld for or
on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e),
6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) and no additional amount is required to be paid in
respect of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other than by reason of
Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B));
(iii) TAX EVENT UPON MERGER. The party (the "Burdened Party") on the next
succeeding Scheduled Payment Date will either (1) be required to pay an
additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section
2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or
6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been deducted or
withheld for or on account of any Indemnifiable Tax in respect of which the
other party is not required to pay an additional amount (other than by
reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either case as a result of a
party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into, or
transferring all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (which
will be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute an event
described in Section 5(a)(viii);
(iv) CREDIT EVENT UPON MERGER. If "Credit Event Upon Merger" is specified
in the Schedule as applying to the party, such party ("X"), any Credit
Support Provider of X or any applicable Specified Entity of X consolidates
or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or
substantially all its assets to, another entity and such action does not
constitute an event described in Section 5(a)(viii) but the
creditworthiness of the resulting, surviving or transferee entity is
materially weaker than that of X, such Credit Support Provider or such
Specified Entity, as the case may be, immediately prior to such action
(and, in such event, X or its successor or transferee, as appropriate, will
be the Affected Party); or
(v) ADDITIONAL TERMINATION EVENT. If any "Additional Termination Event" is
specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence
of such event (and, in such event, the Affected Party or Affected Parties
shall be as specified for such Additional Termination Event in the Schedule
or such Confirmation).
(c) EVENT OF DEFAULT AND ILLEGALITY. If an event or circumstance which would
otherwise constitute or give rise to an Event of Default also constitutes an
Illegality, it will be treated as an Illegality and will not constitute an Event
of Default.
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6. EARLY TERMINATION
(a) RIGHT TO TERMINATE FOLLOWING EVENT OF DEFAULT. If at any time an Event of
Default with respect to a party (the "Defaulting Party") has occurred and is
then continuing, the other party (the "Non-defaulting Party may, by not more
than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the relevant Event of
Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an
Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however,
"Automatic Early Termination" is specified in the Schedule as applying to a
party, then an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions
will occur immediately upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an
Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(l), (3), (5), (6) or, to the
extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time immediately preceding the
institution of the relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant
petition upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default
specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8).
(b) RIGHT TO TERMINATE FOLLOWING TERMINATION EVENT.
(i) NOTICE. If a Termination Event occurs, an Affected Party will,
promptly upon becoming aware of it, notify the other party, specifying the
nature of that Termination Event and each Affected Transaction and will
also give such other information about that Termination Event as the other
party may reasonably require.
(ii) TRANSFER TO AVOID TERMINATION EVENT. If either an Illegality under
Section 5(b)(i)(l) or a Tax Event occurs and there is only one Affected
Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the
Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its right to
designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), use all
reasonable efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss,
excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer within 20 days after
it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations under
this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions to another of its
Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases to exist.
If the Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give
notice to the other party to that effect within such 20 day period;
whereupon the other party may effect such a transfer within 30 days after
the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).
Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to
and conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party, which
consent will not be withheld if such other party's policies in effect at
such time would permit it to enter into transactions with the transferee on
the terms proposed.
(iii) TWO AFFECTED PARTIES. If an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(l) or a
Tax Event occurs and there are two Affected Parties, each party will use
all reasonable efforts to reach agreement within 30 days after notice
thereof is given under Section 6(b)(i) on action to avoid that Termination
Event.
(iv) RIGHT TO TERMINATE. If: --
(1) a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section
6(b)(iii), as the case may be, has not been effected with respect to
all Affected Transactions within 30 days after an Affected Party gives
notice under Section 6(b)(i); or
(2) an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon Merger
or an Additional Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event Upon Merger
occurs and the Burdened Party is not the Affected Party,
either party in the case of an Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case
of a Tax Event Upon Merger, any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event
or an Additional Termination Event if there is more than one Affected
Party, or the party which is not the Affected Party in the case of a Credit
Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event if there is only one
Affected Party may, by not more than 20 days notice to the other party and
provided that the relevant Termination Event is then
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continuing, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is
effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of all Affected
Transactions.
(3) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.
(i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section
6(a) or (b), the Early Termination Date will occur on the date so
designated, whether or not the relevant Event of Default or Termination
Event is then continuing.
(ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination
Date, no further payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in
respect of the Terminated Transactions will be required to be made, but
without prejudice to the other provisions of this Agreement. The amount, if
any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall be determined
pursuant to Section 6(e).
(d) CALCULATIONS.
(i) STATEMENT. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the
occurrence of an Early Termination Date, each party will make the
calculations on its part, if any, contemplated by Section 6(e) and will
provide to the other party a statement (1) showing, in reasonable detail,
such calculations (including all relevant quotations and specifying any
amount payable under Section 6(e)) and (2) giving details of the relevant
account to which any amount payable to it is to be paid. In the absence of
written confirmation from the source of a quotation obtained in determining
a Market Quotation, the records of the party obtaining such quotation will
be conclusive evidence of the existence and accuracy of such quotation.
(ii) PAYMENT DATE. An amount calculated as being due in respect of any
Early Termination Date under Section 6(e) will be payable on the day that
notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early
Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a result of an Event of
Default) and on the day which is two Local Business Days after the day on
which notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early
Termination Date which is designated as a result of a Termination Event).
Such amount will be paid together with (to the extent permitted under
applicable law) interest thereon (before as well as after judgment) in the
Termination Currency, from (and including) the relevant Early Termination
Date to (but excluding) the date such amount is paid, at the Applicable
Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding
and the actual number of days elapsed.
(e) PAYMENTS ON EARLY TERMINATION. If an Early Termination Date occurs, the
following provisions shall apply based on the parties' election in the Schedule
of a payment measure, either "Market Quotation" or "Loss", and a payment method,
either the "First Method" or the "Second Method". If the parties fail to
designate a payment measure or payment method in the Schedule, it will be deemed
that "Market Quotation" or the "Second Method", as the case may be, shall apply.
The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and
determined pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off.
(i) EVENTS OF DEFAULT. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event
of Default:--
(1) FIRST METHOD AND MARKET QUOTATION. If the First Method and Market
Quotation apply, the Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting:
Party the excess, if a positive number, of (A) the sum of the
Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in respect
of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency Equivalent
of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party over (B) the
Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the
Defaulting Party,
(2) FIRST METHOD AND LOSS. If the First Method and Loss apply, the
Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive
number, the Non-defaulting Party's Loss in respect of this Agreement.
(3) SECOND METHOD AND MARKET QUOTATION. If the Second Method and
Market Quotation apply, an amount will be payable equal to (A) the
sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the
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Non-defaulting Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and the
Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the
Non-defaulting Party less (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the
Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party. If that amount is a positive
number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it
is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value
of that amount to the Defaulting Party.
(4) SECOND METHOD AND LOSS. If the Second Method and Loss apply, an amount
will be payable equal to the Non-defaulting Party's Loss in respect of this
Agreement. If that amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will
pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the
Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of that amount to the
Defaulting Party.
(ii) TERMINATION EVENTS. If the Early Termination Date results from a
Termination Event:--
(1) ONE AFFECTED PARTY. If there is one Affected Party, the amount
payable will be determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if Market
Quotation applies, or Section 6(e)(i)(4), if Loss applies, except that, in
either case, references to the Defaulting Party and to the Non-defaulting
Party will be deemed to be references to the Affected Party and the party
which is not the Affected Party, respectively, and, if Loss applies and
fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, Loss shall be
calculated in respect of all Terminated Transactions.
(2) TWO AFFECTED PARTIES. If there are two Affected Parties:--
(A) if Market Quotation applies, each party will determine a
Settlement Amount in respect of the Terminated Transactions, and an
amount will be payable equal to (I) the sum of (a) one-half of the
difference between the Settlement Amount of the party with the higher
Settlement Amount ("X") and the Settlement Amount of the party with
the lower Settlement Amount ("Y") and (b) the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (II) the Termination
Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Y; and
(B) if Loss applies, each party will determine its Loss in respect of
this Agreement (or, if fewer than all the Transactions are being
terminated, in respect of all Terminated Transactions) and an amount
will be payable equal to one-half of the difference between the Loss
of the party with the higher Loss ("X") and the Loss of the party with
the lower Loss ("Y").
If the amount payable is a positive number. Y will pay it to X; if it is a
negative number, X will pay the absolute value of that amount to Y.
(iii) ADJUSTMENT FOR BANKRUPTCY. In circumstances where an Early Termination
Date occurs because "Automatic Early Termination" applies in respect of a party,
the amount determined under this Section 6(e) will be subject to such
adjustments as are appropriate and permitted by law to reflect any payments or
deliveries made by one party to the other under this Agreement (and retained by
such other party) during the period from the relevant Early Termination Date to
the date for payment determined under Section 6(d)(ii).
(iv) PRE-ESTIMATE. The parties agree that if Market Quotation applies an amount
recoverable under this Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate or loss and not
a penalty. Such amount is payable for the loss of bargain and the loss of
protection against future risks and except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement neither party will be entitled to recover any additional damages as a
consequence of such losses.
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7. TRANSFER
Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or
obligation in or under this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of
security or otherwise) by either party without the prior written consent of
the other party, except that:--
(a) a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a
consolidation or amalgamation with, or merger with or into, or transfer of
all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (but without prejudice
to any other right or remedy under this Agreement); and
(b) a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in
any amount payable to it from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).
Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be
void.
8. CONTRACTUAL CURRENCY
(a) PAYMENT IN THE CONTRACTUAL CURRENCY. Each payment under this Agreement
will be made in the relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that
payment (the "Contractual Currency"). To the extent permitted by applicable
law, any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the Contractual
Currency will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency
other than the Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results
in the actual receipt by the party to which payment is owed, acting in a
reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency so tendered
into the Contractual Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency
of all amounts payable in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the
amount in the Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount in
the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party
required to make the payment will, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
immediately pay such additional amount in the Contractual Currency as may be
necessary to compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason the amount in
the Contractual Currency so received exceeds the amount in the Contractual
Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party receiving the
payment will refund promptly the amount of such excess.
(b) JUDGMENTS. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or
order expressed in a currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered
(i) for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Agreement, (ii)
for the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in respect of
this Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court
for the payment of any amount described in (i) or (ii) above, the party
seeking recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which
such party is entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to
receive immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the
Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in
such other currency and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of
the Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid
in such other currency if such shortfall or such excess arises or results
from any variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual
Currency is converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the
purposes of such judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which such
party is able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting
the currency received into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the
Contractual Currency with the amount of the currency of the judgment or order
actually received by such party. The term "rate of exchange" includes without
limitation, any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the
purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency.
(c) SEPARATE INDEMNITIES. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these
indemnities constitute separate and independent obligations from the other
obligations in this Agreement, will be enforceable as separate and
independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence
granted by the party to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by
judgment being obtained or claim or proof being made for any other sums
payable in respect of this Agreement.
(d) EVIDENCE OF LOSS. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be
sufficient for a party to demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had
an actual exchange or purchase been made.
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9. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and
supersedes all oral communication and prior writings with respect thereto.
(b) AMENDMENTS. No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this
Agreement will be effective unless in writing (including a writing evidenced
by a facsimile transmission) and executed by each of the parties or confirmed
by an exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an electronic messaging
system.
(c) SURVIVAL OF OBLIGATIONS. Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and
6(c)(ii), the obligations of the parties under this Agreement will survive
the termination of any Transaction.
(d) REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights,
powers, remedies and privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and
not exclusive of any rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided by law.
(e) COUNTERPARTS AND CONFIRMATIONS.
(i) This Agreement (and each amendment. modification and waiver in
respect of it) may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including
by facsimile transmission), each of which will be deemed an original.
(ii) The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each
Transaction from the moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or
otherwise). A Confirmation shall be entered into as soon as practicable
and may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by
facsimile transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes or by an
exchange of electronic messages on an electronic messaging system, which
in each case will be sufficient for all purposes to evidence a binding
supplement to this Agreement. The parties will specify therein or
through another effective means that any such counterpart, telex or
electronic message constitutes a Confirmation.
(f) NO WAIVER OF RIGHTS. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or
privilege in respect of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a
waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege
will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise of that
right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege.
(g) HEADINGS. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and are not to affect the construction of or to be taken into
consideration in interpreting this Agreement.
10. OFFICES: MULTIBRANCH PARTIES
(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party
that enters into a Transaction through an Office other than its head or home
office represents to the other party that, notwithstanding the place of
booking office or jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation of such
party, the obligations of such party are the same as if it had entered into
the Transaction through its head or home office. This representation will he
deemed to be repeated by such party on each date on which a Transaction is
entered into.
(b) Neither party may change the Office through which it makes and receives
payments or deliveries for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior
written consent of the other party.
(c) If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such
Multibranch Party may make and receive payments or deliveries under any
Transaction through any Office listed in the Schedule, and the Office through
which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to a
Transaction will be specified in the relevant Confirmation.
11. EXPENSES
A Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other
party for and against all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal
fees and Stamp Tax, incurred by such other party by reason of the enforcement
and protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit Support
Document
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to which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early
termination of any Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of
collection.
12. NOTICES
(a) EFFECTIVENESS. Any notice or other communication in respect of this
Agreement may be given in any manner set forth below (except that a notice or
other communication under Section 5 or 6 may not be given by facsimile
transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or in
accordance with the electronic messaging system details provided (see the
Schedule) and will be deemed effective as indicated:--
(i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it
is delivered;
(ii) if sent by telex, on the date the recipient's answerback is
received;
(iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is
received by a responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it
being agreed that the burden of proving receipt will be on the sender and
will not be met by a transmission report generated by the sender's
facsimile machine);
(iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or
the equivalent (return receipt requested), on the date that mail is
delivered or its delivery is attempted; or
(v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic
message is received,
unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as
applicable, is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered
(or attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a
Local Business Day, in which case that communication shall be deemed given
and effective on the first following day that is a Local Business Day.
(b) CHANGE OF ADDRESSES. Either party may by notice to the other change the
address, telex or facsimile number or electronic messaging system details at
which notices or other communications are to be given to it.
13. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
(a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law specified in the Schedule.
(b) JURISDICTION. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating
to this Agreement ("Proceedings"), each party irrevocably:--
(i) submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts, if this
Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law, or to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and
the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in
New York City, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws
of the State of New York; and
(ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of
venue of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim
that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and
further waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings,
that such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party.
Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in
any other jurisdiction (outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be
governed by English law, the Contracting States, as defined in Section I(3)
of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ or any modification,
extension or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the
bringing of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the
bringing of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction.
(c) SERVICE OF PROCESS. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process Agent
(if any) specified opposite its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and
on its behalf, service of process in any Proceedings. If for any
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reason any party's Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will
promptly notify the other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute
process agent acceptable to the other party. The parties irrevocably consent
to service of process given in the manner provided for notices in Section 12.
Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of either party to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.
(d) WAIVER OF IMMUNITIES. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues
and assets (irrespective of their use or intended use), all immunity on the
grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii)
jurisdiction of any court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for
specific performance or for recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its
assets (whether before or after judgment) and (v) execution or enforcement of
any judgment to which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise be
entitled in any Proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction and irrevocably
agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not claim any
such immunity in any Proceedings.
14. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement:--
"ADDITIONAL TERMINATION EVENT" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"AFFECTED PARTY" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"AFFECTED TRANSACTIONS" means (a) with respect to any Termination Event
consisting of an Illegality, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all
Transactions affected by the occurrence of such Termination Event and (b)
with respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions.
"AFFILIATE" means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any
entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that
controls, directly or indirectly, the person or any entity directly or
indirectly under common control with the person. For this purpose, "control"
of any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of
the entity or person.
"APPLICABLE RATE" means:--
(a) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have
been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(b) in respect of an obligation to pay an amount under Section 6(e) of
either party from and after the date (determined in accordance with Section
6(d)(ii)) on which that amount is payable, the Default Rate;
(c) in respect of all other obligations payable or deliverable (or which
would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the
Non-default Rate; and
(d) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.
"BURDENED PARTY" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"CHANGE IN TAX LAW" means the enactment, promulgation, execution or
ratification of, or any change in or amendment to, any law (or in the
application or official interpretation of any law) that occurs on or after
the date on which the relevant Transaction is entered into.
"CONSENT" includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption,
notice, filing, registration or exchange control consent.
"CREDIT EVENT UPON MERGER" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT" means any agreement or instrument that is specified
as such in this Agreement.
"CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER" has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
"DEFAULT RATE" means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it
were to fund or of funding the relevant amount plus 1% per annum.
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"DEFAULTING PARTY" has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
"EARLY TERMINATION DATE" means the date determined in accordance with Section
6(a) or 6(b)(iv).
"EVENT OF DEFAULT" has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if
applicable, in the Schedule.
"ILLEGALITY" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"INDEMNIFIABLE TAX" means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed
in respect of a payment under this Agreement but for a present or former
connection between the jurisdiction of the government or taxation authority
imposing such Tax and the recipient of such payment or a person related to
such recipient (including, without limitation, a connection arising from such
recipient or related person being or having been a citizen or resident of
such jurisdiction, or being or having been organised, present or engaged in a
trade or business in such jurisdiction, or having or having had a permanent
establishment or fixed place of business in such jurisdiction, but excluding
a connection arising solely from such recipient or related person having
executed, delivered, performed its obligations or received a payment under,
or enforced, this Agreement or a Credit Support Document).
"LAW" includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the case
of tax matters, by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue
authority) and "LAWFUL" and "UNLAWFUL" will be construed accordingly.
"LOCAL BUSINESS DAY" means, subject to the Schedule, a day on which
commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign
exchange and foreign currency deposits) (a) in relation to any obligation
under Section 2(a)(i), in the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation
or, if not so specified, as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or
determined pursuant to provisions contained, or incorporated by reference, in
this Agreement, (b) in relation to any other payment, in the place where the
relevant account is located and, if different, in the principal financial
centre, if any, of the currency of such payment, (c) in relation to any
notice or other communication, including notice contemplated under Section
5(a)(i), in the city specified in the address for notice provided by the
recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by Section 2(b), in the
place where the relevant new account is to be located and (d) in relation to
Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for performance with respect to
such Specified Transaction.
"LOSS" means, with respect to this Agreement or one or more Terminated
Transactions, as the case may be, and a party, the Termination Currency
Equivalent of an amount that party reasonably determines in good faith to be
its total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a negative
number) in connection with this Agreement or that Terminated Transaction or
group of Terminated Transactions as the case may be, including any loss of
bargain, cost of funding or, at the election of such party but without
duplication, loss or cost incurred as a result of its terminating,
liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading
position (or any gain resulting from any of them). Loss includes losses and
costs (or gains) in respect of any payment or delivery required to have been
made (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) on or
before the relevant Early Termination Date and not made, except, so as to
avoid duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(1) or (3) or 6(e)(ii)(2)(A) applies.
Loss does not include a party's legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses
referred to under Section 11. A party will determine its Loss as of the
relevant Early Termination Date, or, if that is not reasonably practicable,
as of the earliest date thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A party may
(but need not) determine its Loss by reference to quotations of relevant
rates or prices from one or more leading dealers in the relevant markets.
"MARKET QUOTATION" means, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions
and a party making the determination, an amount determined on the basis of
quotations from Reference Market-makers. Each quotation will be for an
amount, if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as a negative
number) or by such party (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of
an agreement between such party (taking into account any existing Credit
Support Document with respect to the obligations of such party) and the
quoting Reference Market-maker to enter into a transaction (the "Replacement
Transaction") that would have the effect of preserving for such party the
economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying
obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in
respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date,
have
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been required after that date. For this purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of
the Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions are to be
excluded but, without limitation, any payment or delivery that would, but for
the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming
satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early
Termination Date is to be included. The Replacement Transaction would be
subject to such documentation as such party and the Reference Market-maker
may, in good faith, agree. The party making the determination (or its agent)
will request each Reference Market-maker to provide its quotation to the
extent reasonably practicable as of the same day and time (without regard to
different time zones) on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the
relevant Early Termination Date. The day and time as of which those
quotations are to be obtained will be selected in good faith by the party
obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so
obliged, after consultation with the other. If more than three quotations are
provided, the Market Quotation will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations,
without regard to the quotations having the highest and lowest values. If
exactly three such quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the
quotation remaining after disregarding the highest and lowest quotations. For
this purpose, if more than one quotation has the same highest value or lowest
value, then one of such quotations shall be disregarded. If fewer than three
quotations are provided, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in
respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
cannot be determined.
"NON-DEFAULT RATE" means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it)
if it were to fund the relevant amount.
"NON-DEFAULTING PARTY" has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
"OFFICE" means a branch or office of a party, which may be such party's head
or home office.
"POTENTIAL EVENT OF DEFAULT" means any event which, with the giving of notice
or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
"REFERENCE MARKET-MAKERS" means four leading dealers in the relevant market
selected by the party determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from
among dealers of the highest credit standing which satisfy all the criteria
that such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether to offer or
to make an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among
such dealers having an office in the same city.
"RELEVANT JURISDICTION" means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a)
in which the party is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or
considered to have its seat, (b) where an Office through which the party is
acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which the party
executes this Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through
which such payment is made.
"SCHEDULED PAYMENT DATE" means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be
made under Section 2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
"SET-OFF" means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention
or withholding or similar right or requirement to which the payer of an
amount under Section 6 is entitled or subject (whether arising under this
Agreement, another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that is exercised
by, or imposed on, such payer.
"SETTLEMENT AMOUNT" means, with respect to a party and any Early Termination
Date, the sum of:--
(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether
positive or negative) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions for which a Market Quotation is determined; and
(b) such party's Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to
any Unpaid Amounts) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot be determined or would not
(in the reasonable belief of the party making the determination) produce a
commercially reasonable result.
"SPECIFIED ENTITY" has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
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"SPECIFIED INDEBTEDNESS" means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation
(whether present or future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety
or otherwise) in respect of borrowed money.
"SPECIFIED TRANSACTION" means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction
(including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter
entered into between one party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support
Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party) and
the other party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such
other party or any applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is
a rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity
swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index
option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap
transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap
transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any
other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these
transactions), (b) any combination of these transactions and (c) any other
transaction identified as a Specified Transaction in this Agreement or the
relevant confirmation.
"STAMP TAX" means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.
"TAX" means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment
or fee of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions thereto)
that is imposed by any government or other taxing authority in respect of any
payment under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration, documentation
or similar tax.
"TAX EVENT" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"TAX EVENT UPON MERGER" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"TERMINATED TRANSACTIONS" means with respect to any Early Termination Date
(a) if resulting from a Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and (b)
if resulting from an Event of Default, all Transactions (in either case) in
effect immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating that
Early Termination Date (or, if "Automatic Early Termination" applies,
immediately before that Early Termination Date).
"TERMINATION CURRENCY" has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
"TERMINATION CURRENCY EQUIVALENT" means, in respect of any amount denominated
in the Termination Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect
of any amount denominated in a currency other than the Termination Currency
(the "Other Currency"), the amount in the Termination Currency determined by
the party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase
such amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date,
or, if the relevant Market Quotation or Loss (as the case may be), is
determined as of a later date, that later date, with the Termination Currency
at the rate equal to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent
(selected as provided below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the
Termination Currency at or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such
foreign exchange agent is located) on such date as would be customary for the
determination of such a rate for the purchase of such Other Currency for
value on the relevant Early Termination Date or that later date. The foreign
exchange agent will, if only one party is obliged to make a determination
under Section 6(e), be selected in good faith by that party and otherwise
will be agreed by the parties.
"TERMINATION EVENT" means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon
Merger or, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an
Additional Termination Event.
"TERMINATION RATE" means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the
cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as
certified by such party) if it were to fund or of funding such amounts.
"UNPAID AMOUNTS" owing to any party means, with respect to an Early
Termination Date, the aggregate of (a) in respect of all Terminated
Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or that would have become
payable but for Section 2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or
prior to such Early Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early
Termination Date and (b) in respect of each Terminated Transaction, for each
obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but for
Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or
prior to such Early Termination Date and which has not been so settled as at
such Early Termination Date, an amount equal to the fair market
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value of that which was (or would have been) required to be delivered as of
the originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case together with (to the
extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency of such
amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or obligations were or
would have been required to have been paid or performed to (but excluding)
such Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such amounts of interest
will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of
days elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause
(b) above shall be reasonably determined by the party obliged to make the
determination under Section 6(e) or, if each party is so obliged, it shall be
the average of the Termination Currency Equivalents of the fair market values
reasonably determined by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective
dates specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page
of this document.
WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE, THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, NOT IN ITS
ACTING THROUGH ITS NEW YORK BRANCH INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS
TRUSTEE
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(Name of Party) (Name of Party)
By: By:
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Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Date: Date:
By:
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Name:
Title:
Date:
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Schedule
to the
Master Agreement
dated as of _____ __, 1998
between
WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE, and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
a bank organized under the laws of not in its individual capacity,
Germany but solely as Trustee (in that
capacity, the "Trustee") under
("PARTY A") the Indenture dated as of
November 1, 1998, among
Household Automobile Revolving
Trust I (the "Trust"), Household
Finance Corporation, Household
Auto Receivables Corporation and
Wilmington Trust Company, as
owner trustee, as supplemented
by the Series 1998-1 Supplement
thereto (the "Supplement") among
the same parties (as so
supplemented, the "Indenture")
("PARTY B")
PART 1
TERMINATION PROVISIONS
In this Agreement:
(a) SPECIFIED ENTITY. "Specified Entity" has no meaning in relation to
Party A or Party B.
(b) SPECIFIED TRANSACTIONS. "Specified Transaction" will have the meaning
specified in Section 14.
(c) CROSS DEFAULT. The "Cross Default" provision (Section 5(a)(vi)) will
not apply to either Party A or Party B.
(d) CREDIT EVENT UPON MERGER. The "Credit Event Upon Merger" provision
(Section 5(b)(iv)) will not apply to Party A or Party B.
(e) AUTOMATIC EARLY TERMINATION. The "Automatic Early Termination"
provision Of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party A or Party B.
(f) PAYMENTS ON EARLY TERMINATION. For the purpose of Section 6(e):
(i) Loss will apply, other than for an Additional Termination Event.
"Special Loss" (as defined under "Consequences of an Additional Termination
Event" below) will apply to any Additional Termination Event.
(ii) The Second Method will apply, other than for an Additional
Termination Event. "Special Loss" will apply to any Additional Termination
Event.
(g) TERMINATION CURRENCY. "Termination Currency" shall be United States
Dollars.
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMINATION EVENT. Additional Termination Event will apply.
The occurrence of any of the following events (each a "Downgrade") shall be
an Additional Termination Event, with Party A as the sole Affected Party, and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Special Loss and
the provisions of part 1(j) will apply if any Additional Termination Event
occurs:
(i) any of the Specified Obligations (as defined below) of Party A
(including any successor to Party A under this Agreement as a result
of any merger, consolidation or transfer of assets involving Party A)
at any time is rated below the applicable Specified Rating (as so
defined) by any of the Rating Agencies (as so defined); or
(ii) any of the Rating Agencies withdraws its rating for any of the
Specified Obligations.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Rating Agency" means each of Standard &
Poor's, a division of The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies ("S&P"), and ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors
Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), and the "Specified Obligations" of Party A and
related "Specified Ratings" for each of them are as follows:
Specified Obligations Specified Rating and Rating Agency
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long-term debt "Aa3" --Moody's
short-term debt "A-1 +" --S&P
(i) CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADDITIONAL TERMINATION EVENT. Notwithstanding Section
6(b)(iv) of the Agreement, upon an occurrence of any of the Additional
Termination Events listed in Part 1(h) of this Schedule:
(A) Party A shall promptly give Party B notice of the circumstances
constituting the relevant Downgrade.
(B) Without prejudice to the other rights of Party B under this Agreement,
on or before the 10th Business Day after the date of a Downgrade Party A
may propose a substitute cap provider whose Specified Obligations have at
least the Specified Ratings from each of the Rating Agencies and, if the
proposed substitute cap provider is reasonably acceptable to the
Servicer, Party A shall transfer all of its rights and obligations under
the Transaction to that substitute cap provider so that the Transaction
is replaced with a transaction on identical terms, except that the
substitute cap provider shall be "Party A" (and any cost of the transfer
shall be borne entirely by Party A). If Party A has, during that period,
proposed at least three such substitute cap providers and none of them
has been found reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, Party A shall, on
or before the 12th Business Day after the Downgrade, (A) select two
additional substitute cap providers with Specified Obligations with at
least the applicable Specified Ratings from the Rating Agencies, (B) seek
to obtain (at substantially the same time on the same day) quotations
from each of the five substitute cap providers of the amount it would
charge to provide such a replacement transaction as the cap provider and
(C) pay to Party B on the Business Day following the day the quotations
are sought, an amount equal to the arithmetic average of the quotations
so obtained (regardless of whether all five are so obtained). Party A
shall provide to Party B and the Servicer such evidence of the
quotations obtained and any calculations made in respect of this
Additional Termination Event as may be
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reasonably requested by Party B or the Servicer.
(C) The payment provided for in the preceding subparagraph shall constitute
the payment of "Special Loss" by Party A to Party B.
PART 2
TAX REPRESENTATIONS
(a) PAYER TAX REPRESENTATIONS. For the purpose of Section 3(e), Party A and
Party B each makes the following representation:
It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of
any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction
to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any
payment (other than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) to be
made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this
representation, it may rely on:
(i) the accuracy of any representation made by the other party pursuant
to Section 3(f);
(ii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in
Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) and the accuracy and effectiveness of
any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)
or 4(a)(iii); and
(iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in
Section 4(d);
provided that it shall be a breach of this representation where reliance is
placed on clause (ii), and the other party does not deliver a form or
document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its
legal or commercial position.
(b) PAYEE TAX REPRESENTATIONS. For the purpose of Section 3(f), Party A
makes the following representation: Each payment received or to be received
by it in connection with this Agreement will be effectively connected with
its conduct of a trade or business in the Specified Jurisdiction.
For this purpose, "Specified Jurisdiction" means the United States of
America.
For the purpose of Section 3(f), Party B makes the following representation:
Its country of domicile is the United States of America.
PART 3
AGREEMENT TO DELIVER DOCUMENTS
For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of this Agreement, each party
agrees to deliver the following documents, as applicable:
(a) Tax forms, documents or certificates to be delivered by Party A:
Internal Revenue Service form 4224, duly executed in duplicate, to be
delivered not later than the first day on which Party B is required to make a
payment to Party A hereunder.
(b) Tax forms, documents or certificates to be delivered by Party B: None.
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(c) Other documents to be delivered by Party A and Party B: None.
PART 4
MISCELLANEOUS
(a) ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES. For the purpose of Section 12(a):
(i) Addresses for notices or communications to Party A (other than
by facsimile):
Address: [_______] Attention: [________]
Telephone No.: [_______] Facsimile No.: [__________]
(For all purposes.)
(ii) Address for notices or communications to Party B:
Address: [_________] Attention: [__________]
Telephone No.: [______] Facsimile No.: [_________]
(For all purposes.)
(b) PROCESS AGENT. For the purpose of Section 13(c):
Party A appoints as its Process Agent: None
Party B appoints as its Process Agent: None
(c) OFFICES. The provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to this Agreement.
(d) MULTIBRANCH PARTY. For the purpose of Section 10(c):
Party A is not a Multibranch Party.
Party B is not a Multibranch Party.
(e) CALCULATION AGENT. The Calculation Agent is Party A unless otherwise
agreed in a Confirmation in relation to the relevant Transaction.
(f) CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT. Details of any Credit Support Document: NOT
APPLICABLE.
(g) CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER.
Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party A: NOT APPLICABLE.
Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party B: NOT APPLICABLE.
(h) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law
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of the State of New York, without reference to choice of laws doctrine.
(i) NETTING OF PAYMENTS. Section 2(c)(ii) of this Agreement will apply.
(j) AFFILIATE. Affiliate will have the meaning specified in Section 14.
PART 5
OTHER PROVISIONS
(a) NO SET-OFF, COUNTERCLAIM OR DEFENSE. Notwithstanding any provision in
this Agreement or in any Confirmation to the contrary, the obligations of
Party A under this Agreement shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable
and all payments required to be made by Party A under this Agreement shall be
made without any set-off and, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
without any counterclaim or defense.
(b) LIMITATION OF DEFAULTS AND TERMINATION. Notwithstanding the terms of
Section 5 and 6 of this Agreement, if at any time and so long as Party B
shall have satisfied in full all of its payment obligations under Section
2(a)(i) of this Agreement and shall at the time have no future payment
obligations under that Section, (i) the occurrence of an event described in
Section 5(a) of this Agreement with respect to Party B shall not constitute
an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default with respect to Party B
as the Defaulting Party and (ii) Party A shall be entitled to designate an
Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement only as a
result of the occurrence of a Termination Event set forth in Section 5(b)(i)
of this Agreement with respect to Party A as the Affected Party.
(c) COVENANT NOT TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS. In connection with this
Agreement, Party A hereby covenants and agrees that it will not, for a period
of one year following the date upon which all obligations of the Trust under
the Indenture are satisfied in full, institute against the Trust, or join in
any institution against the Trust of, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings
under any bankruptcy or similar law of the United States, any state thereof
or any other jurisdiction.
(d) SUCCESSORS. Notwithstanding any limitation imposed by Section 7 of this
Agreement or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the term
"Party B" shall include all successors from time to time as "Trustee" under
the Indenture and all successors in interest to the Trustee thereunder, and
no consent of Party A shall be required for any transfer or assignment to
such a successor or successor in interest.
(e) NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. In the absence of gross negligence, willful
misconduct, or bad faith on the part of the Trust Collateral Agent, the Trust
Collateral Agent will have no personal liability for any amounts required to
be paid by the Trust under this Agreement.
(f) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives any
and all right to trial by jury in any Proceedings.
(g) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Section 3(a) is amended by adding the
following paragraph (vi):
"(vi) ELIGIBLE SWAP PARTICIPANT. It is an "eligible swap participant" as
that term is defined by the United States Commodity Futures Trading
Commission in 17 C.F.R. Section 35.1(b)(2) and it has entered into this
Agreement and it is entering into the Transaction in connection with its
line of business (including financial intermediation services) or the
financing of its business; and the
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material terms of this Agreement and the Transaction have been individually
tailored and negotiated."
(h) EACH PARTY'S RELIANCE ON ITS OWN JUDGMENT. Each party has entered into
this Agreement and will enter into the Transaction solely in reliance on its
own judgment. Neither party has or will have any fiduciary obligation to the
other party relating to this Agreement or the Transaction. In addition,
neither party has held itself out or will hold itself out as advising, or has
held out or will hold out any of its employees or agents as having the
authority to advise, the other party as to whether or not the other party
should enter into this Agreement or the Transaction, any subsequent or any
other matters relating to this Agreement or the Transaction. Neither party
shall have any responsibility or liability whatsoever in respect of any
advice of this nature given, or views expressed, by it or any of such persons
to the other party relating to this Agreement or the Transaction, whether or
not such advice is given or such views are expressed at the request of the
other party.
(i) APPLICABLE ONLY TO ONE RATE CAP TRANSACTION. This Agreement shall be
effective only for a single rate cap transaction between the parties hereto
with a specified Effective Date identical to the issue date for the Trust's
securities issued pursuant to the Supplement referred to in the recital of
the parties (the "Transaction").
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Schedule to be
duly executed by their officer, hereunto duly authorized, with effect from
the date specified on the first page of this Schedule.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, not in its individual
capacity, but solely as Trustee
By ______________________
Name:
Title:
WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK Girozentrale,
acting through its New York Branch
By _______________________
Name:
Title:
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_______ __, 1998
RATE CAP TRANSACTION
The Chase Manhattan Bank, not in its
individual capacity, but solely as
Trustee (in that capacity, the
"Trustee") under the Indenture dated as
of November 1, 1998 among Household
Automobile Revolving Trust I (the
"Trust"), Household Finance
Corporation, Household Auto Receivables
Corporation and Wilmington Trust
Company, as owner trustee, as
supplemented by the Series 1998-1
Supplement thereto dated as of November 1,
1998 to the Indenture dated as of
November 1, 1998 and to the Trust
Agreement dated as of March 1, 1998
(that Indenture, as so supplemented,
the "Trust Documents")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and
conditions of the transaction entered into between us on the Trade Date
specified below (the "Transaction"). This letter agreement constitutes a
"Confirmation" as referred to in the Master Agreement specified below.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 1991 ISDA Definitions
(the "ISDA Definitions"), as published by the International Swap Dealers
Association, Inc., now known as the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. ("ISDA"), are incorporated into this Confirmation. For
these purposes, all references in those Definitions to a "Swap Transaction"
shall be deemed to apply to the Transaction referred to herein. In the event
of any inconsistency between those definitions and provisions and this
Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern. Each party represents and
warrants to the other that (i) it is duly authorized to enter into the
Transaction and to perform its obligations hereunder and (ii) the person
executing and delivering this Confirmation on behalf of the party is duly
authorized to execute and deliver it.
1. This Confirmation supplements, forms part of, and is subject to,
the Master
Agreement dated as of _______ __, 1998, as amended and supplemented from time
to time (the "Agreement"), between the Trustee and Westdeutsche Landesbank
Girozentrale ("WestLB"), acting through its New York Branch. All provisions
contained in the Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly
modified below.
2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation
relates--which is a rate cap--are as follows:
Notional Amount: For each Calculation Period, the aggregate outstanding
principal balance of the Household Automobile Revolving
Trust I, Series 1998-1, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Notes
(the "Trust Securities") used as the basis for
calculating regularly scheduled interest thereunder (the
"Trust Securities' Principal Balance") for the interest
period thereunder scheduled to begin and end on the first
and last days, respectively, of that Calculation Period
(the "Related Interest Period"), as identified to WestLB
by the entity acting at the relevant time as the Master
Servicer under the Trust Documents (the "Servicer")
pursuant to the Trust Documents
Trade Date: ________ __, 1998
Effective Date: ________ __, 1998
Termination Date: ________ __, ____ subject to the Following Business Day
convention
Fixed Amount:
Fixed Amounts:
Fixed Rate Payer: the Trustee
Fixed Rate Payer Payment Dates: the Effective Date and -
[Fixed Amount: USD ________ [per Fixed Rate Payer Payment Date] TO BE
REVISED IF CAP FEE IS TO BE CALCULATED AT A SPECIFIED RATE AND APPLYING A
SPECIFIED FORMULA]]
Floating Amounts:
Floating Rate Payer: WestLB
Cap Rate: __% per annum
Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates: The 17th day of each month in each
year prior to and including the Termination Date, commencing on _______
__, 1998, subject to the Following Business Day Convention
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[Floating Rate for initial Calculation Period: ___% per annum]
Floating Rate Option: USD-LIBOR-BBA, subject to part 5 of this Confirmation
Designated Maturity: 1 month
Floating Rate Day Count Fraction: Actual/360
Reset Dates: See Part 5(d) of this Confirmation
Compounding: Inapplicable
Business Days: New York and Chicago
Calculation Agent: WestLB, unless it is a Defaulting Party, in which case
the Calculation Agent will be an entity selected by the
Trustee that qualifies as a Reference Market-maker
3. Account Details
Account for Payments to the Trustee:
[___________________]
Account for Payments to WestLB:
[___________________]
4. Offices
The Office of WestLB for the Transaction is its New York Branch, at the
address specified for notices to it in the Schedule to the Agreement. The
Office of the Trustee for the Transaction is its office at the address
specified for notices to it in the Schedule to the Agreement.
5. Other Terms
a. Each party has entered in the Transaction solely in reliance on it
own judgment. Neither party has any fiduciary obligation to the other party
relating to the Transaction. In addition, neither party has held itself out
as advising, or has held out any of its employees or agents as having the
authority to advise, the other party as to whether or not the other party
should enter into the Transaction, any subsequent actions relating to the
Transaction or any other matters relating to the Transaction. Neither party
shall have any responsibility or liability whatsoever in respect of any
advice of this nature given, or views expressed, by it or
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any such person to the other party relating to the Transaction, whether or
not such advice is given or such views are expressed at the request of the
other party.
b. In making the calculations contemplated in this Confirmation,
WestLB shall be entitled to treat as the Notional Amount for each Calculation
Period the amount identified to it by the Servicer as the Trust Securities'
Principal Balance for the Related Interest Period, without any duty to verify
whether that amount was correctly so identified to it, and WestLB will
communicate that amount to the Trustee in giving notice of the Floating Rate
for that Calculation Period. As soon as practicable after receiving any such
notice, the Trustee will give WestLB notice if it believes the Notional
Amount so identified to it for the relevant Calculation Period is incorrect
and, if it does so, the parties shall confer with the Servicer to resolve the
issue.
c. For purposes of determining the Floating Rate for each Calculation
Period, if the primary source for determining USD-LIBOR-BBA as contemplated
in the definition of that term in the ISDA Definitions is not available,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in the ISDA Definitions,
the Calculation Agent shall determine the Floating Rate for the relevant
Calculation Period in the same manner as is used under the Trust Securities
for determining LIBOR for them for the Related Interest Period.
d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the ISDA Definitions,
the Floating Rate for each Calculation Period will be determined on the
second "LIBOR Business Day" before the first day of the Related Interest
Period, as that term is defined in the Trust Securities.
THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR OR
CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN OR ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES OR SUBSEQUENT
ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our
agreement by executing the copy of this Confirmation enclosed for that
purpose and returning it to us or by sending to us a letter or telex
substantially similar to this letter, which letter or telex sets forth the
material terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and
indicates agreement to those terms.
Yours sincerely,
WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK Girozentrale,
acting through its New York Branch
By:_________________________
Name:
Title:
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Confirmed as of the date first
above written:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as
Trustee under the Trust Documents
By:_________________________
Name:
Title:
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