Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
AND
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL FUNDING CORPORATION
___________________________
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 1, 1998
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ARTICLE I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
SECTION 2.01. Conveyance of Receivables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
SECTION 2.02. Ownership and Custody of Receivables Files . . . . . . .3
SECTION 2.03. Books and Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
SECTION 2.04. Custody of Receivable Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
SECTION 2.05. Acceptance by Purchaser of the Receivables;
Certification by the Indenture Trustee . . . . . . . . .4
SECTION 2.06. The Closing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
SECTION 3.01. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. . . . . . .5
SECTION 3.02. Representations and Warranties of Seller . . . . . . . .6
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 4.01. Conditions to the Obligation of the Purchaser. . . . . 12
SECTION 4.02. Conditions to Obligation of Seller . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 4.03. Junior Liens on Financed Equipment . . . . . . . . . . 13
ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE SELLER AND THE PURCHASER . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SECTION 5.01. Protection of Right, Title and Interest. . . . . . . . 13
SECTION 5.02. Other Liens or Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SECTION 5.03. Chief Executive Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SECTION 5.04. Corporate Existence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SECTION 5.05. Indemnification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SECTION 6.01. Obligations of Seller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SECTION 6.02. Repurchase Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SECTION 6.03. Purchaser Assignment of Repurchased Receivables. . . . 17
SECTION 6.04. Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SECTION 6.05. Amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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SECTION 6.06. Waivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SECTION 6.07. Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SECTION 6.08. Costs and Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 6.09. Representations of Seller and Purchaser. . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 6.10. Confidential Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 6.11. Headings and Cross-References. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 6.12. Governing Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 6.13. Counterparts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of July 1, 1998, between CATERPILLAR
FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Seller"), and
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL FUNDING CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (the
"Purchaser").
WHEREAS in the regular course of its business, the Seller has originated
or purchased certain fixed-rate retail installment sale contracts and finance
lease contracts secured by new and used machinery and equipment; and
WHEREAS the Seller and the Purchaser wish to set forth the terms pursuant
to which the Receivables (as hereinafter defined) are to be sold by the Seller
to the Purchaser, which Receivables will be transferred by the Purchaser,
pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement (as hereinafter defined), to
Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust 1998-A (the "Trust"), which Trust will issue
certificates representing a fractional undivided interest in, and Class A-1
5.6375% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2 5.75% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-3 5.85%
Asset Backed Notes and the Class B 5.85% Asset Backed Notes (collectively, the
"Notes") secured by, such Receivables and the other property of the Trust.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, other good and
valuable consideration and the mutual terms and covenants contained herein, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise specified herein or as
the context may otherwise require, the following terms have the respective
meanings set forth below for all purposes of this Agreement.
"AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control", when used with respect to any
specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
"controlled by," "controlling" and "under common control with" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
"AGREEMENT" shall mean this Purchase Agreement, as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
"ASSIGNMENT" shall mean the document of assignment, a form of which is
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A.
"BASIC DOCUMENTS" shall have the meaning given such term in the
Indenture.
"CERTIFICATES" shall have the meaning given such term in the Trust
Agreement.
"CLOSING DATE" shall mean July 31, 1998.
"CONTRACT" shall have the meaning given such term in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
"INDENTURE" shall mean the Indenture dated as of July 1, 1998 between the
Trust and The First National Bank of Chicago, as indenture trustee, as the same
may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary
thereof), unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"PROSPECTUS" shall mean the Prospectus (which consists of a base
prospectus dated July 27, 1998 and a prospectus supplement dated July 27, 1998)
pursuant to which the Notes were offered.
"PURCHASER" shall mean Caterpillar Financial Funding Corporation, a
Nevada corporation, its successors and assigns.
"RECEIVABLE" shall have the meaning given such term in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
"REPURCHASE EVENT" shall have the meaning specified in SECTION 6.02(A).
"SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT" shall mean the Sale and Servicing
Agreement dated as of July 1, 1998, among the Trust, the Purchaser (in its
capacity as seller thereunder) and the Seller (in its capacity as Servicer
thereunder), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time.
"SCHEDULE OF RECEIVABLES" shall mean the list of Receivables annexed
hereto as Schedule A (which may be in the form of microfiche).
"SELLER" shall mean Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns.
"UCC" means, unless the context otherwise requires, the Uniform
Commercial Code, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction, as amended from time
to time.
SECTION 1.02. OTHER DEFINITIONAL PROVISIONS. (a) Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to them in the Sale
and Servicing Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Indenture, or if not
defined therein, in the Trust Agreement.
(b) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the
meanings contained herein when used in any document made or delivered
pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.
(c) As used in this Agreement and in any document made
or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in
this Agreement or in any such other document, and accounting terms partly
defined in this Agreement or in any such other document to the extent not
defined, shall have the respective meanings given to
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them under generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that
the definitions of accounting terms in this Agreement or in any such
other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under
generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in
this Agreement or in any such other document shall control.
(d) The words "hereof," "herein," "hereunder," and words
of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement; Section and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are
references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified; and the term "including" shall mean "including
without limitation."
(e) The definitions contained in this Agreement are
applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and
to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such
terms.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES
SECTION 2.01. CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES. In consideration of the sale on
the Closing Date of $605,678,534 in Principal Balance of Receivables, the
Purchaser shall (i) deliver to or upon the order of the Seller an amount equal
to $578,467,852 in cash and (ii) accept a capital contribution from the Seller
equal to $27,210,682. The Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over
and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse (subject to the
obligations herein), all right, title and interest in and to the following,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired:
(a) all right, title and interest of the Seller, in and to the
Receivables, and all moneys (including accrued interest) due thereunder
on and after the Cut-off Date;
(b) the interests of the Seller in the security interests in
the Transaction Equipment granted by Obligors pursuant to the Receivables
and any other interest of the Seller in such Transaction Equipment;
(c) the interest and rights of the Seller in any proceeds with
respect to the Receivables from claims on any physical damage, credit
life or disability insurance policies covering Financed Equipment or
Obligors, as the case may be;
(d) the interest of the Seller in any proceeds from recourse to
or other payments by Dealers on Receivables; and
(e) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.
SECTION 2.02. OWNERSHIP AND CUSTODY OF RECEIVABLES FILES.
(a) Upon the acceptance by the Seller of the amount set forth
in Section 2.01, the ownership of each Receivable and the contents of the
related Receivables File shall be vested in the Purchaser.
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(b) In connection with the sale of the Receivables, pursuant to
Section 2.01, the Seller has delivered or caused to be delivered each
Receivables File to the Custodian on behalf of the Purchaser.
SECTION 2.03. BOOKS AND RECORDS.
The transfer of each Receivable shall be reflected on the Seller's
balance sheets and other financial statements prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles as a sale of assets by the Seller to
the Purchaser. The Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall
maintain, a complete and accurate set of accounts, records and computer files
for each Receivable which shall be clearly marked to reflect the ownership of
each Receivable by the Purchaser.
SECTION 2.04. CUSTODY OF RECEIVABLE FILES. The Purchaser has appointed
the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, and the Custodian thereby
accepted such appointment, to act as agent of the Purchaser as custodian of the
Receivables Files.
SECTION 2.05. ACCEPTANCE BY PURCHASER OF THE RECEIVABLES; CERTIFICATION
BY THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE.
(a) The Purchaser hereby acknowledges constructive receipt of,
through the Custodian, for each Receivable, a Receivables File in the
form delivered to it by the Seller, and declares that it will hold such
documents and any amendments, replacements or supplements thereto, as
well as any other assets transferred pursuant to the terms hereof.
Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and
this Agreement, the Indenture Trustee will, for the benefit of the
Purchaser, review (or cause to be reviewed) each of the documents in the
Receivables Files within 45 days after the Closing Date and to deliver a
final certification in the form attached to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement as Exhibit C-2 to the effect that, as to each Receivable listed
in the Schedule of Receivables (other than any Receivable paid in full or
any Receivable specifically identified in such certification as not
covered by such certification): (i) all documents required to be
delivered to it pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, (ii)
such documents have been reviewed by it and have not been mutilated,
damaged, torn or otherwise physically altered (handwritten additions,
changes or corrections shall not constitute physical alteration if
initialled by the Obligor) and relate to such Receivable, and (iii) based
on its examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the
information set forth on the Schedule of Receivables accurately reflects
the information set forth in the Receivables File. Pursuant to the Sale
and Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and this Agreement, the
Indenture Trustee shall be under no duty or obligation to inspect, review
or examine any such documents, instruments, certificates or other papers
to determine that they are genuine, enforceable or appropriate for the
represented purpose or that they are other than what they purport to be
on their face.
(b) If the Indenture Trustee during the process of reviewing
the Receivable Files finds any document constituting a part of a
Receivable File which is not executed, has not been received, is
unrelated to the related Receivable identified on Schedule A hereto, or
does not conform to the requirements of Section 3.03 of the Sale and
Servicing
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Agreement or substantively to the description thereof as set
forth in the Schedule of Receivables, the Indenture Trustee is required
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement to promptly give notice of same. In
performing any such review, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely
on the Seller as to the purported genuineness of any such document and
any signature thereon. It is understood that the scope of the Indenture
Trustee's review of the Receivable Files is limited solely to confirming
that the documents listed in Section 2.04 have been executed and received
and relate to the Receivable Files identified in the Schedule of
Receivables. The Seller agrees to use reasonable efforts to cause to be
remedied a material defect in a document constituting part of a
Receivables File of which it is so notified by the Indenture Trustee. If,
however, within 60 days after receipt by it of notice with respect to
such defect the Seller has not caused to be remedied any defect described
in such final certification and such defect materially and adversely
affects the interest of the Purchaser in the related Receivable, the
Seller shall remit the Purchase Amount to the Purchaser. The sole remedy
of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders
or the Certificateholder with respect to a breach shall be to require the
Seller to repurchase Receivables pursuant to this Section, subject to the
conditions contained herein. The Owner Trustee shall have no duty to
conduct any affirmative investigation as to the occurrence of any
condition requiring the repurchase of any Receivable pursuant to this
Section.
SECTION 2.06. THE CLOSING.
The conveyance of the Receivables shall take place at the offices of
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, on the Closing Date, simultaneously with the closing of the
transactions contemplated by the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the underwriting
agreements related to the Notes and the other Basic Documents.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 3.01. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER. The Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to the Seller as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date:
(a) ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING. The Purchaser is duly
organized, validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State
of Nevada, and has the power and authority to own its properties and to
conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, and had at all
relevant times, and has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire
and own the Receivables.
(b) DUE QUALIFICATION. The Purchaser is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all
necessary licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the
ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business shall
require such qualifications.
(c) POWER AND AUTHORITY. The Purchaser has the power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its
terms and the execution, delivery
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and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the
Purchaser by all necessary corporate action.
(d) NO VIOLATION. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof do
not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and
provisions of, nor constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a
default under, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the
Purchaser, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the
Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound; nor result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the
terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than
the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Indenture); nor violate any law
or, to the best of the Purchaser's knowledge, any order, rule or
regulation applicable to the Purchaser of any court, federal or state
regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or its properties.
(e) NO PROCEEDINGS. There are no proceedings or investigations
pending or, to the Purchaser's best knowledge, threatened, before any
court, federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or
its properties which (i) assert the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii)
seek to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or (iii) seek any determination or ruling that might
materially and adversely affect the performance by the Purchaser of its
obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement.
SECTION 3.02. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER. (a) The Seller
hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date:
(i) ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING. The Seller is duly
organized, validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, and has the power and authority to own its properties and to
conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, and had at all
relevant times, and has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire
and own the Receivables.
(ii) DUE QUALIFICATION. The Seller is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all
necessary licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the
ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business shall
require such qualifications.
(iii) POWER AND AUTHORITY. The Seller has the power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its
terms; the Seller has full power and authority to sell and assign the
property sold and assigned to the Purchaser hereby and has duly
authorized such sale and assignment to the Purchaser by all necessary
corporate action; and the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement has been duly authorized by the Seller by all necessary
corporate action.
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(iv) NO VIOLATION. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof
neither conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and
provisions of, nor constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a
default under, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Seller,
or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a
party or by which it is bound; nor result in the creation or imposition
of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such
indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than this Agreement); nor
violate any law or, to the best of the Seller's knowledge, any order,
rule or regulation applicable to the Seller of any court, federal or
state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties.
(v) NO PROCEEDINGS. There are no proceedings or investigations
pending, or, to the best of Seller's knowledge, threatened, before any
court, federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller or its
properties which (A) assert the invalidity of this Agreement, (B) seek to
prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or (C) seek any determination or ruling that might materially
and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations
under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement.
(vi) NO CONSENTS REQUIRED. All approvals, authorizations,
consents, orders or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental
Authority required in connection with the execution and delivery by the
Seller of this Agreement or any other Basic Document, the performance by
the Seller of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any
other Basic Document and the fulfillment by the Seller of the terms
hereof or thereof, have been obtained or have been completed and are in
full force and effect (other than approvals, authorizations, consents,
orders or other actions which if not obtained or completed or in full
force and effect would not have a material adverse effect on the Seller
or upon the collectibility of any Receivable or upon the ability of the
Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement).
(b) The Seller makes the following representations and
warranties as to the Receivables on which the Purchaser relied in
accepting the Receivables. The parties hereto acknowledge that the
representations and warranties below require the Seller to monitor
conditions that it may not have the ability to monitor. Accordingly,
wherever the Seller makes, or is deemed to make, a representation that it
cannot monitor, such representation shall be made as if prefaced with the
phrase "to the best of the Seller's knowledge"; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the determination as to whether a Repurchase Event has occurred pursuant
to SECTION 6.02 of this Agreement shall be made without reliance on
whether the Seller actually had knowledge of the accuracy of any of its
representations. Such representations and warranties speak as of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement but shall survive the sale,
transfer and assignment of the
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Receivables to the Purchaser and the subsequent assignments and
transfers of the Receivables pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and the Indenture:
(i) CHARACTERISTICS OF RECEIVABLES. Each Receivable (A) was
originated in the United States of America by the Seller in the ordinary
course of business or was originated by a Dealer in the ordinary course
of business, in each case in connection with the retail sale by a Dealer
of Financed Equipment in the ordinary course of such Dealer's business,
was fully and properly executed by the parties thereto, and if originated
by such Dealer, was purchased by the Seller from such Dealer and was
validly assigned by such Dealer to the Seller in accordance with its
terms, (B) has created a valid, subsisting and enforceable (subject to
paragraph (iv) below) first priority security interest in favor of the
Seller in the Financed Equipment, and if applicable, a valid, subsisting
and enforceable (subject to paragraph (iv) below) security interest in
favor of the Seller in the Cross-Collateralized Equipment, which security
interests are assignable by the Seller to the Purchaser, by the Purchaser
to the Issuer and by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee, (C) contains
customary and enforceable (subject to paragraph (iv) below) provisions
such that the rights and remedies of the holder thereof are adequate for
realization against the collateral of the benefits of the security, and
(D) provides for fixed payments (except as described below) on a periodic
basis, yields interest at a fixed-rate (in the case of Receivables
related to an Installment Sales Contract) and is prepayable without
premium or penalty at any time. The fixed payments provided for are
sufficient to amortize the Amount Financed of such Receivable by maturity
and yield interest at the APR.
(ii) SCHEDULE OF RECEIVABLES. The information set forth in the
Schedule of Receivables to this Agreement is true and correct in all
material respects as of the opening of business on the Cut-off Date and
no selection procedures believed to be adverse to the Noteholders or the
Certificateholder were utilized in selecting the Receivables. The
computer tape regarding the Receivables made available to the Purchaser
and its assigns is true and correct in all respects.
(iii) COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Each Receivable and the sale or lease
of the Financed Equipment complied at the time it was originated or made,
and at the execution of this Agreement complies in all material respects,
with all requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations thereunder, including usury laws, the Federal
Truth-in-Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit
Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Federal Trade
Commission Act, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Warranty Act, the Federal Reserve
Board's Regulations B and S, and other equal credit opportunity and
disclosure laws.
(iv) BINDING OBLIGATIONS. Each Receivable represents the
genuine, legal, valid and binding payment obligation in writing of the
Obligor, enforceable by the holder thereof (which as of the Closing Date
is the Seller) in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency and other laws relating to the
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enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). Such
enforceability has not been and is not adversely affected by
whether or not the Seller was or is qualified to do business
in the state in which the Obligor was or is located.
(v) SECURITY INTEREST IN FINANCED EQUIPMENT. Immediately prior
to the sale, assignment and transfer thereof, each Receivable shall be
secured by a validly perfected first priority security interest in the
Financed Equipment in favor of the Seller as secured party.
(vi) RECEIVABLES IN FORCE. No Receivable has been satisfied,
subordinated or rescinded, nor has any Financed Equipment been released
from the lien granted by the related Receivable in whole or in part. No
Receivable is rescindable on the basis of whether or not the Seller was
or is qualified to do business in the state in which the Obligor was or
is located.
(vii) PROSPECTUS INFORMATION. As of the Cut-off Date, each
Receivable conforms and all Receivables in the aggregate conform, in all
material respects, to the description set forth in the Prospectus,
including all statistical data or otherwise.
(viii) NO AMENDMENTS. No Receivable has been amended such that
the amount of the Obligor's Scheduled Payments has been increased or
decreased, except for increases or decreases resulting from the inclusion
of any premium for forced-placed physical damage insurance covering the
Financed Equipment.
(ix) NO DEFENSES. No right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim
or defense has been asserted or threatened with respect to any
Receivable.
(x) NO LIENS. No liens or claims have been filed for work,
labor or materials relating to any Financed Equipment that are liens
prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the security interest in the
Financed Equipment granted by the Receivable.
(xi) NO DEFAULT. No Receivable has a payment that is more than
90 days overdue as of the Cut-off Date and, except as permitted in this
paragraph, no default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration
under the terms of any Receivable has occurred and is continuing; and
(except for payment defaults continuing for a period of not more than 90
days) no continuing condition that with notice or the lapse of time would
constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration
under the terms of any Receivable has arisen; and the Seller has not
waived and shall not waive any of the foregoing.
(xii) INSURANCE. The Seller, in accordance with its customary
procedures, has determined that the Obligor has obtained physical damage
insurance covering the Financed Equipment, and under the terms of the
Receivable the Obligor is required to maintain such insurance.
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(xiii) TITLE. It is the intention of the Seller that the transfer
and assignment herein contemplated constitute a sale of the Receivables
from the Seller to the Purchaser, and that the beneficial interest in and
title to the Receivables not be part of the debtor's estate in the event
of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Seller under any
bankruptcy law. No Receivable has been sold, transferred, assigned or
pledged by the Seller to any Person other than the Purchaser.
Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment herein contemplated, the
Seller has good and marketable title to each Receivable, free and clear
of all Liens, encumbrances, security interests and rights of others and,
immediately upon the transfer thereof, the Purchaser shall have good and
marketable title to each Receivable, free and clear of all Liens, tax,
governmental or similar liens, encumbrances, security interests and
rights of others; and the transfer of the Receivables to the Purchaser
has been perfected under the UCC.
(xiv) LAWFUL ASSIGNMENT. No Receivable has been originated in,
or is subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction under which the sale,
transfer and assignment of such Receivable or any Receivable under this
Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Indenture is unlawful,
void or voidable.
(xv) ALL ACTIONS TAKEN. All actions necessary to give the
Purchaser a first priority perfected ownership interest in the
Receivables pursuant to the applicable UCC have been taken.
(xvi) LEASES. Each Lease, relating to any Receivable (A) is a
"lease intended for security" under the UCC, (B) is not a "consumer
lease" within the meaning of Article 2A of the UCC in any jurisdiction
where said Article 2A has been adopted and governs the construction
thereof, (C) to the best knowledge of Seller, the related Obligor has
accepted the related Financed Equipment leased to it and has not notified
Seller of any defects therein, (D) is by its terms an absolute and
unconditional obligation of the related Obligor, non-cancelable and
except in certain instances involving loss or damage to the related
Financed Equipment, non-prepayable prior to the expiration of the initial
term of such Lease of the related Obligor, (E) requires the related
Obligor to maintain the related Financed Equipment for its own account,
(F) the rights with respect to such Lease are assignable by the Seller
thereunder without the consent of any Person, (G) is net to the Seller of
any maintenance, taxes, insurance or other expenses and (H) contains
provisions requiring the related Obligor to assume all risk of loss or
malfunction of the related Financed Equipment.
(xvii) MATURITY OF RECEIVABLES. Each Receivable has a final
scheduled payment date due not later than June, 2003 as of the Cut-off
Date and the weighted average remaining term of the Receivables is 41
months as of the Cut-off Date.
(xviii) LOCATION OF RECEIVABLE FILES. The Receivable Files are
kept at the location listed in Schedule B to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
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(xix) OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE. Each Receivable has an
outstanding Contract Balance of at least $5,007.00 as of the Cut-off
Date.
(xx) NO BANKRUPTCIES. No Obligor on any Receivable as of the
Cut-off Date was noted in the related Receivable File as having filed for
bankruptcy or as being subject to a bankruptcy proceeding and to the
Seller's knowledge no such proceeding is pending or threatened against
any Obligor.
(xxi) NO REPOSSESSIONS. No Financed Equipment securing any
Receivable is in repossession status.
(xxii) CHATTEL PAPER. Each Receivable constitutes "chattel paper"
within the meaning of the UCC of the States of New York and Nevada.
(xxiii) OBLIGORS. None of the Receivables is due from any Person
which does not have a mailing address in the United States of America.
No Receivable is due from the United States of America or any State or
from any agency, department, instrumentality or political subdivision of
the United States of America or any State.
(xxiv) ONE ORIGINAL. There is only one Original Contract related
to each Receivable. With respect to each Receivable, the Seller has a
perfected, first priority ownership or security interest in such
Receivable, free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances, security interests
or rights of others.
(xxv) PAYMENT FREQUENCY. As of the Cut-off Date and as shown on
the books of the Seller, Receivables having an aggregate Contract Balance
equal to approximately 78.39% of the aggregate Contract Balance of all
Receivables had monthly scheduled payments; and as of the Cut-off Date
and as shown on the books of the Seller, Receivables having an aggregate
Contract Balance equal to approximately 21.61% of the aggregate Contract
Balance of all Receivables had scheduled payments which have monthly
scheduled payments other than certain months specified therein for which
payment is skipped.
(xxvi) INTEREST ACCRUAL. Each Receivable related to an
Installment Sales Contract is, as of the Closing Date, accruing interest.
(xxvii) NOTIFICATION OF OBLIGORS. With respect to each Dealer
Receivable, the related Obligor has been notified with respect to the
assignment of the related Contract to the Seller.
(xxviii) TAX CHARACTERIZATION. For federal income tax
purposes, each Receivable is a debt instrument described in
Section 860L(c)(1)(B) of the Code.
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ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS
SECTION 4.01. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE PURCHASER. The
obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Receivables is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE. The
representations and warranties of the Seller hereunder shall be true and
correct on the Closing Date with the same effect as if then made, and the
Seller shall have performed all obligations to be performed by it
hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) COMPUTER FILES MARKED. The Seller shall, at its own
expense on or prior to the Closing Date, (i) indicate in its computer
files that receivables created in connection with the Receivables have
been sold to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and sold by the
Purchaser to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and
(ii) deliver to the Purchaser the Schedule of Receivables certified by
the Chairman, the President, a Vice President, Secretary, the Treasurer
or an Assistant Treasurer of the Seller to be true, correct and complete.
(c) DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED BY SELLER AT CLOSING.
(i) ASSIGNMENT. On the Closing Date, the Seller will
execute and deliver the Assignment. The Assignment shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
(ii) EVIDENCE OF UCC FILINGS FOR SALE TO PURCHASER. On
or prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver to the
Purchaser, for its inspection and review, completed UCC requests
for information, dated on or before the Closing Date, listing all
effective financing statements filed with the Tennessee Secretary
of State listing the Seller as debtor.
(iii) EVIDENCE OF POSSESSION BY THE CUSTODIAN. On the
Closing Date, the Seller shall provide the Purchaser with copies
of the executed Transfer Certificate and Trust Receipt referred to
in Section 3.1 of the Custodial Agreement.
(iv) OTHER DOCUMENTS. Such other documents as the
Purchaser may reasonably request.
(d) OTHER TRANSACTIONS. The transactions contemplated by the
Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Indenture to be consummated on the
Closing Date shall be consummated on such date.
SECTION 4.02. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF SELLER. The obligation of the
Seller to sell the Receivables to the Purchaser is subject to the satisfaction
of the following conditions:
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(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE. The representations
and warranties of the Purchaser hereunder shall be true and correct on
the Closing Date with the same effect as if then made, and the Purchaser
shall have performed all obligations to be performed by it hereunder on
or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) RECEIVABLES PURCHASE PRICE. On the Closing Date, the
Purchaser shall have delivered to the Seller the purchase price specified
in SECTION 2.01.
SECTION 4.03. JUNIOR LIENS ON FINANCED EQUIPMENT. The Seller agrees not
to exercise its right to foreclose upon, and will not transfer to third parties
its rights with respect to, any junior liens on any item of Financed Equipment
if such junior liens have not been assigned to the Purchaser pursuant to
SECTION 2.01, until (i) the related Receivable has been paid in full or (ii) the
related first priority lien on the Financed Equipment assigned to the Purchaser
pursuant to SECTION 2.01 has been foreclosed upon or released.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE SELLER AND THE PURCHASER
The Seller and the Purchaser agree with each other as follows; provided,
however, that to the extent that any provision of this Article conflicts with
any provision of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement shall govern:
SECTION 5.01. PROTECTION OF RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST. (a) FURTHER
ASSURANCES. The Seller shall take all actions to preserve and protect the
right, title and interest of the Purchaser in and to the Receivables and the
other property included in the Owner Trust Estate. The Purchaser shall
cooperate fully with the Seller in connection with the obligations set forth
above and will execute any and all documents reasonably required to fulfill the
purpose of this paragraph.
(b) NAME CHANGE. Within 15 days after the Seller makes any
change in its name, identity or corporate structure, the Seller shall
give the Purchaser notice of any such change.
SECTION 5.02. OTHER LIENS OR INTERESTS. Except for the conveyances
hereunder and pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture and
the other Basic Documents, the Seller will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer
to any Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on,
any interest in, to and under the Receivables, and the Seller shall defend the
right, title and interest of the Purchaser in, to and under the Receivables
against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Seller or any
Dealer; provided, however, that the Seller's obligations under this Section
shall terminate one year and one day after the termination of the Trust pursuant
to the Trust Agreement.
SECTION 5.03. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE. During the term of the
Receivables, the Seller will maintain its chief executive office in one of the
United States, except Louisiana or Vermont.
SECTION 5.04. CORPORATE EXISTENCE. (a) During the term of this
Agreement, the Purchaser will keep in full force and effect its existence,
rights and franchises as a corporation
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under the laws of Nevada and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be
necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the
Basic Documents and each other instrument or agreement necessary or
appropriate to the proper administration of this Agreement and the Sale and
Servicing Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) The Seller will not take any action or fail to take
any action if such act or omission would cause the Purchaser not to
observe the covenants set forth in SECTION 5.04(C) of this Agreement or
to violate the provisions of the Purchaser's certificate of
incorporation.
(c) The Purchaser and the Seller agree that Purchaser's
and the Seller's businesses shall be conducted as follows, and neither
Purchaser nor the Seller shall take any action or fail to take any action
if such act or omission would cause such businesses not to be conducted
as follows:
(i) The Purchaser will maintain both an office at which
its business is and will be conducted and a telephone number
separate from the Seller or any of the Seller's Affiliates.
(ii) At least two of the Purchaser's directors are not
and will not be directors, officers or employees of the Seller or
any of the Seller's Affiliates. No employee of the Purchaser
shall engage in any servicing functions with respect to the
Receivables and, with respect to the Purchaser, shall only engage
in corporate governance and clerical functions. So long as the
Purchaser maintains an employee at its office, the Purchaser shall
at all times maintain comprehensive liability and workmen's
compensation insurance (as is customary for commercial
enterprises) in an amount, when taking into account any available
umbrella policy, at least equal to $5,000,000.
(iii) The Purchaser will maintain corporate records and
books and accounts separate from those of the Seller or any of the
Seller's Affiliates.
(iv) Except as expressly permitted by the Sale and
Servicing Agreement with respect to collections on the Receivables
prior to the transfer of such collections to the Collection
Account, the Purchaser's funds will not be commingled with those
of the Seller or any of the Seller's Affiliates, and the Purchaser
shall maintain bank accounts separate from those of the Seller or
any of the Seller's Affiliates.
(v) The Seller shall maintain records permitting a
determination on a daily basis of the amount and location of any
of its funds which are commingled as permitted under CLAUSE (IV)
above.
(vi) The Board of Directors of the Purchaser will take
appropriate corporate action (including without limitation holding
meetings or acting by unanimous consent) to authorize all of the
Purchaser's corporate actions, and
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minutes shall be maintained by the Purchaser separate and apart
from those of the Seller or any of the Seller's Affiliates.
(vii) The Purchaser shall at all times be adequately
capitalized to engage in the transactions contemplated at its
formation. Without limiting the foregoing, the Purchaser shall at
all times maintain capital sufficient to pay its rent, salary of
any employee, and any required insurance from the Closing Date
until the Certificate Final Scheduled Distribution Date.
(viii) The Purchaser shall not incur or guarantee any debt
other than under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, nor shall the
Purchaser make any loans, other than as permitted by the
Purchaser's Certificate of Incorporation.
(ix) The Purchaser shall not engage in any transaction
with the Seller or any of the Seller's Affiliates on terms more
favorable than in a similar transaction involving a third party.
(x) The Purchaser shall at all times use its own
stationery.
(xi) The Purchaser shall always be described as a
separate corporation, and never as a department, division or
otherwise of the Seller or any of the Seller's Affiliates.
(xii) The Purchaser shall act solely in its own corporate
name and through its own authorized officers and agents. Neither
the Purchaser nor any of Purchaser's Affiliates shall be appointed
agent of the Seller, except as expressly provided for by the Sale
and Servicing Agreement and the Administration Agreement.
(xiii) The data and records (including computer records)
used by the Purchaser or the Seller in the collection and
administration of the Receivables shall reflect the Purchaser's
ownership interest therein.
(xiv) Other than organizational expenses, the Purchaser
shall be responsible for the payment of all expenses, indebtedness
and other obligations incurred by it.
(xv) The Purchaser shall at all times hold itself out to
the public under the Purchaser's own name as a legal entity
separate and distinct from the Seller and any of the Seller's
Affiliates.
(xvi) None of the Purchaser's funds nor any of the funds
held by the Seller on behalf of the Purchaser or the holders of
the Certificates or the Notes shall be invested in securities
issued by the Seller or any of the Seller's Affiliates.
(d) The Purchaser and the Seller will each furnish to the other
on or before April 30 of each year (commencing April 30, 1999) for so
long as any Certificate or Note remains outstanding an Officer's
Certificate to the effect that all of its obligations under
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this Section 5.04 have been fulfilled throughout the preceding calendar
year (or the period from the Closing Date until December 31, 1998, as
applicable), or, if there has been any default in the fulfillment of any
such obligations, specifying each such default known to the signer
thereof and the nature and status thereof.
(e) The Seller will not transfer or assign any interest in the
Purchaser except pursuant to an instrument under which the transferee or
assignee of such interest expressly assumes the performance of all
covenants of the Seller to be performed or observed under this
Section 5.04.
(f) The annual audited financial statements of the Purchaser
and the Seller will reflect the results of the issuance of the Notes and
Certificates in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
and also disclose that the assets of the Seller are not available to pay
creditors of the Purchaser or any other Affiliate of the Seller.
SECTION 5.05. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) The Seller shall indemnify the
Purchaser for any liability as a result of the failure of a Receivable to be
originated in compliance with all requirements of law and for any breach of any
of its representations and warranties contained herein, other than the
representations and warranties made pursuant to SECTION 3.02(B) for which the
sole remedy shall be provided by SECTION 6.02 hereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser for any liability arising from a breach
of SECTION 3.02(B)(II), (III) and (XXV). These indemnity obligations shall be
in addition to any obligation that the Seller may otherwise have.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 6.01. OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER. The obligations of the Seller under
this Agreement shall not be affected by reason of any invalidity, illegality or
irregularity of any Receivable.
SECTION 6.02. REPURCHASE EVENTS. (a) The Seller hereby covenants and
agrees with the Purchaser for the benefit of the Purchaser, the Indenture
Trustee, the Noteholders, the Owner Trustee and the Certificateholders that the
occurrence of a breach of any of the Seller's representations and warranties
contained in SECTION 3.02(B) (other than the representation and warranty
contained in SECTION 3.02(B)(XXV)) in respect of a Receivable shall constitute
an event obligating the Seller to repurchase such Receivable ("Repurchase
Events"), at the Purchase Amount from the Purchaser or from the Trust.
(b) These repurchase obligations of the Seller shall constitute
the sole remedies to the Purchaser, the Indenture Trustee, the
Noteholders, the Owner Trustee or the Certificateholder against the
Seller with respect to any Repurchase Event.
(c) The terms and conditions of the Purchaser's obligation to
enforce its right of repurchase pursuant to this Section 6.02 shall be
governed by Section 3.02 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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SECTION 6.03. PURCHASER ASSIGNMENT OF REPURCHASED RECEIVABLES. With
respect to all Receivables repurchased by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement,
the Purchaser shall assign, without recourse, representation or warranty, to the
Seller all the Purchaser's right, title and interest in and to such Receivables,
and all security and documents relating thereto.
SECTION 6.04. TRUST. The Seller acknowledges and agrees that (a) the
Purchaser will, pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, sell the
Receivables to the Trust and assign its rights under this Agreement to the
Trust, (b) the Trust will, pursuant to the Indenture, assign such Receivables
and such rights to the Indenture Trustee and (c) the representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement and the rights of the Purchaser under
this Agreement, including under SECTION 6.02, are intended to benefit the Trust,
the Certificateholder and the Noteholders (and may be enforced directly by the
Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders and by the Owner Trustee on
behalf of the Trust or the Certificateholder). The Seller hereby consents to
all such sales and assignments.
SECTION 6.05. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be amended from time to
time, with prior written notice to the Rating Agencies, by a written amendment
duly executed and delivered by the Seller and the Purchaser, without the consent
of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders, for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or
Certificateholder; PROVIDED that such amendment will not, in the Opinion of
Counsel, materially and adversely affect the interest of any Noteholder or
Certificateholder or the tax characterization of the Notes, the Certificates or
the Trust. This Agreement may also be amended by the Seller and the Purchaser,
with prior written notice to the Rating Agencies, with the consent of the
Noteholders evidencing a majority in the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the
Certificateholders for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in
any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of
modifying in any manner the rights of Noteholders or the Certificateholders;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such amendment may (i) increase or reduce in any
manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of
payments on Receivables or distributions that are required to be made for the
benefit of Noteholders or the Certificateholders or (ii) reduce the aforesaid
percentage of the Notes and the Certificates which are required to consent to
any such amendment, without the consent of the holders of all the outstanding
Notes and Certificates.
SECTION 6.06. WAIVERS. No failure or delay on the part of the Purchaser
in exercising any power, right or remedy under this Agreement or the Assignment
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such power, right or remedy preclude and any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy.
SECTION 6.07. NOTICES. All demands, notices and communications under
this Agreement shall be in writing, personally delivered or mailed by certified
mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
receipt (a) in the case of the Seller, to Caterpillar Financial Services
Corporation, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇; (b)
in the case of the Purchaser, to Caterpillar Financial Funding Corporation,
Greenview Plaza, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
(▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇; (c) in the case of Moody's, to ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc.,
ABS Monitoring Department, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇; and (d)
in the case of
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Standard & Poor's, to Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇), ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention of Asset Backed Surveillance
Department; or as to each of the foregoing, at such other address as shall be
designated by written notice to the other parties.
SECTION 6.08. COSTS AND EXPENSES. The Seller will pay all expenses
incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, and the
Seller agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the
Purchaser, excluding fees and expenses of counsel, in connection with the
perfection as against third parties of the Purchaser's right, title and interest
in and to the Receivables and the enforcement of any obligation of the Seller
hereunder.
SECTION 6.09. REPRESENTATIONS OF SELLER AND PURCHASER. The respective
agreements, representations, warranties and other statements by the Seller and
the Purchaser set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect and will survive the closing under Section 2.02.
SECTION 6.10. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Purchaser agrees that it
will neither use nor disclose to any Person the names and addresses of the
Obligors, except in connection with the enforcement of the Purchaser's rights
hereunder, under the Receivables, under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the
Indenture or any other Basic Document or as required by any of the foregoing or
by law.
SECTION 6.11. HEADINGS AND CROSS-REFERENCES. The various headings in
this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. References in
this Agreement to Section names or numbers are to such Sections of this
Agreement.
SECTION 6.12. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ASSIGNMENTS SHALL BE
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 6.13. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of
which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers duly authorized as of the date and year
first above written.
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL FUNDING
CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Treasurer
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE OF RECEIVABLES
EXHIBIT A
ASSIGNMENT
For value received, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement (the
"Purchase Agreement") dated as of July 1, 1998, between the undersigned and
Caterpillar Financial Funding Corporation (the "Purchaser"), the undersigned
does hereby sell, assign, transfer and otherwise convey unto the Purchaser,
without recourse, (i) all right, title and interest of the undersigned in and to
the Receivables, and all moneys (including accrued interest) due thereunder on
and after the Cut-off Date; (ii) the interests of the Seller, the security
interests in the Transaction Equipment granted by the Obligors pursuant to the
Receivables and any other interest of the Seller in such Transaction Equipment,
including Liquidation Proceeds; (iii) the interest and rights of the undersigned
in any proceeds with respect to the Receivables from claims on any physical
damage, credit life, liability or disability insurance policies relating to the
Financed Equipment or Obligors, as the case may be; (iv) the interest of the
undersigned in any proceeds from recourse to or other payment by Dealers on
Receivables; and (v) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.
This Assignment is made pursuant to and upon the representations,
warranties and agreements on the part of the undersigned contained in the
Purchase Agreement and is to be governed by the Purchase Agreement.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
meaning assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assignment to be
duly executed as of July 31, 1998.
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Secretary