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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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x
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017
or
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to  
   
Commission File number 1-04721
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SPRINT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
46-1170005
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
6200 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas
66251
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (855) 848-3280
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   o
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Large accelerated filer
x
 
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
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Smaller reporting company
o
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     o
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COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING AT OCTOBER 30, 2017 :
Sprint Corporation Common Stock
4,000,345,604

 

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SPRINT CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
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Item
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
1.
 
 
 
 
 
2.
3.
4.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
 
1.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)

SPRINT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  
 
September 30,
 
March 31,
 
2017
 
2017
 
(in millions, except share and
per share data)
ASSETS
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
4,802

 
$
2,870

Short-term investments
1,610

 
5,444

Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and deferred interest of $350 and $354, respectively
4,118

 
4,138

Device and accessory inventory
751

 
1,064

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
654

 
601

Total current assets
11,935

 
14,117

Property, plant and equipment, net
18,901

 
19,209

Intangible assets


 
 
Goodwill
6,578

 
6,579

FCC licenses and other
41,072

 
40,585

Definite-lived intangible assets, net
2,848

 
3,320

Other assets
1,132

 
1,313

Total assets
$
82,466

 
$
85,123

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
2,947

 
$
3,281

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
3,808

 
4,141

Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations
4,142

 
5,036

Total current liabilities
10,897

 
12,458

Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations
34,236

 
35,878

Deferred tax liabilities
14,780

 
14,416

Other liabilities
3,533

 
3,563

Total liabilities
63,446

 
66,315

Commitments and contingencies

 

Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, voting, par value $0.01 per share, 9.0 billion authorized, 4.001 billion and 3.989 billion issued, respectively
40

 
40

Paid-in capital
27,807

 
27,756

Treasury shares, at cost
(9
)
 
—

Accumulated deficit
(8,426
)
 
(8,584
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(392
)
 
(404
)
Total stockholders' equity
19,020

 
18,808

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
82,466

 
$
85,123

See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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SPRINT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Net operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service
$
5,967

 
$
6,413

 
$
12,038

 
$
12,929

Equipment
1,960

 
1,834

 
4,046

 
3,330

 
7,927

 
8,247

 
16,084


16,259

Net operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)
1,698

 
2,101

 
3,407

 
4,200

Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)
1,404

 
1,693

 
2,949

 
3,112

Selling, general and administrative
2,013

 
1,995

 
3,951

 
3,912

Severance and exit costs
—

 
(5
)
 
—

 
11

Depreciation
1,885

 
1,710

 
3,716

 
3,390

Amortization
209

 
271

 
432

 
558

Other, net
117

 
(140
)
 
(135
)
 
93

 
7,326

 
7,625

 
14,320


15,276

Operating income
601

 
622

 
1,764


983

Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
(595
)
 
(630
)
 
(1,208
)
 
(1,245
)
Other income (expense), net
44

 
(15
)
 
(8
)
 
(7
)
 
(551
)
 
(645
)
 
(1,216
)

(1,252
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
50

 
(23
)
 
548


(269
)
Income tax expense
(98
)
 
(119
)
 
(390
)
 
(175
)
Net (loss) income
$
(48
)
 
$
(142
)
 
$
158


$
(444
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net (loss) income per common share
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.04

 
$
(0.11
)
Diluted net (loss) income per common share
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.04

 
$
(0.11
)
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
3,998

 
3,979

 
3,996

 
3,977

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
3,998

 
3,979

 
4,080

 
3,977

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized holding gains on securities and other
$
13

 
$
7

 
$
18

 
$
5

Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on derivatives
2

 
—

 
(7
)
 
—

Net unrecognized net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits
1

 
1

 
1

 
2

Other comprehensive gain
16

 
8

 
12

 
7

Comprehensive (loss) income
$
(32
)
 
$
(134
)
 
$
170

 
$
(437
)
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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SPRINT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS



 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
158

 
$
(444
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
4,148

 
3,948

Provision for losses on accounts receivable
199

 
232

Share-based and long-term incentive compensation expense
87

 
29

Deferred income tax expense
364

 
157

Gains from asset dispositions and exchanges
(479
)
 
(354
)
Call premiums paid on debt redemptions
(129
)
 
—

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
65

 
—

Amortization of long-term debt premiums, net
(90
)
 
(159
)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
410

 
231

Contract terminations
(5
)
 
96

Other changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts and notes receivable
(179
)
 
(126
)
Deferred purchase price from sale of receivables
—

 
(400
)
Inventories and other current assets
(1,459
)
 
(892
)
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
(161
)
 
(195
)
Non-current assets and liabilities, net
183

 
(205
)
Other, net
127

 
332

Net cash provided by operating activities
3,239

 
2,250

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures - network and other
(1,803
)
 
(943
)
Capital expenditures - leased devices
(1,105
)
 
(763
)
Expenditures relating to FCC licenses
(19
)
 
(32
)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments
5,582

 
1,122

Purchases of short-term investments
(1,748
)
 
(2,772
)
Proceeds from sales of assets and FCC licenses
218

 
66

Other, net
(1
)
 
(36
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
1,124

 
(3,358
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from debt and financings
1,860

 
3,278

Repayments of debt, financing and capital lease obligations
(4,261
)
 
(667
)
Debt financing costs
(9
)
 
(175
)
Other, net
(21
)
 
37

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(2,431
)
 
2,473

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
1,932

 
1,365

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
2,870

 
2,641

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
4,802

 
$
4,006

See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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SPRINT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in millions)
 
 
Common Stock
 
Paid-in
Capital
 
Treasury Shares
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Total
 
Shares
 
Amount
Shares
 
Amount
Balance, March 31, 2017
3,989

 
$
40

 
$
27,756

 
—

 
$
—

 
$
(8,584
)
 
$
(404
)
 
$
18,808

Net income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
158

 
 
 
158

Other comprehensive gain, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12

 
12

Issuance of common stock, net
11

 
 
 
10

 
1

 
(9
)
 

 
 
 
1

Share-based compensation expense
 
 
 
 
87

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
87

Capital contribution by SoftBank
 
 
 
 
5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5

Other, net
 
 
 
 
(51
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(51
)
Balance, September 30, 2017
4,000

 
$
40

 
$
27,807

 
1

 
$
(9
)
 
$
(8,426
)
 
$
(392
)
 
$
19,020


See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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SPRINT CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. All normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Certain disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) have been omitted. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 . Unless the context otherwise requires, references to "Sprint," "we," "us," "our" and the "Company" mean Sprint Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries for all periods presented, and references to "Sprint Communications" are to Sprint Communications, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
The preparation of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements requires management of the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. These estimates are inherently subject to judgment and actual results could differ.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Note 2.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new authoritative literature, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and has subsequently modified several areas of the standard in order to provide additional clarity and improvements . The issuance is part of a joint effort by the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to enhance financial reporting by creating common revenue recognition guidance for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards and, thereby, improving the consistency of requirements, comparability of practices and usefulness of disclosures. The new standard will supersede much of the existing authoritative literature for revenue recognition. The standard and related amendments will be effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning April 1, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year.
Two adoption methods are available for implementation of the standard update related to the recognition of revenue from contracts with customers. Under the full retrospective method, the guidance is applied retrospectively to contracts for each reporting period presented, subject to allowable practical expedients. Under the modified retrospective method, the guidance is applied only to the most current period presented, recognizing the cumulative effect of the change as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings, and also requires additional disclosures comparing the results to the previous guidance. We currently anticipate adopting the standard using the modified retrospective method.
The ultimate impact on revenue resulting from the application of the new standard will be subject to assessments that are dependent on many variables, including, but not limited to, the terms and mix of the contractual arrangements we have with customers. Upon adoption, we expect that the allocation of revenue between equipment and service for our wireless fixed-term service plans will result in more revenue allocated to equipment and recognized earlier as compared with current GAAP. We expect the timing of recognition of our sales commission expenses will also be impacted, as a substantial portion of these costs (which are currently expensed) will be capitalized and amortized consistent with the transfer of the related good or service. Consequently, we expect this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In July 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding Inventory , which simplifies the subsequent measurement of certain inventories by replacing today’s lower of cost or market test with a lower of cost and net realizable value test. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The standard is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2017, including interim periods within this fiscal year, and the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding Financial Instruments , which amended guidance on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. Under the new guidance, entities will be required to measure equity investments that are not consolidated or accounted for under the equity method at fair value with any changes in fair value recorded in net income, unless the entity has elected the new practicability exception. For financial liabilities

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measured using the fair value option, entities will be required to separately present in other comprehensive income the portion of the changes in fair value attributable to instrument-specific credit risk. Additionally, the guidance amends certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. The standard will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2018, including interim reporting periods within that fiscal year. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding Leases. The new standard will supersede much of the existing authoritative literature for leases. This guidance requires lessees, among other things, to recognize right-of-use assets and liabilities on their balance sheet for all leases with lease terms longer than twelve months. The standard will be effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning April 1, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year, with early application permitted. Entities are required to use modified retrospective application for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements with the option to elect certain transition reliefs. The Company is currently evaluating the guidance and assessing its overall impact. However, we expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding Financial Instruments - Credit Losses , which requires entities to use a Current Expected Credit Loss impairment model based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under this model, an entity would recognize an impairment allowance equal to its current estimate of all contractual cash flows that the entity does not expect to collect from financial assets measured at amortized cost. The entity's estimate would consider relevant information about past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts, which will result in recognition of lifetime expected credit losses. The standard will be effective for the Company's fiscal year beginning April 1, 2020, including interim reporting periods within that fiscal year, although early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In August 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, to address diversity in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. It provides guidance on eight specific cash flow issues. The standard will be effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning April 1, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year, with early adoption permitted and retrospective application required. The Company is currently evaluating the guidance and assessing the impact it will have on our consolidated financial statements.
In October 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding Income Taxes , which amended guidance for the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory. Under the new guidance, entities will be required to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs, thereby eliminating the recognition exception within current guidance. The standard will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2018, including interim reporting periods within that fiscal year. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In November 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash, requiring that amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The standard will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2018, including interim reporting periods within that fiscal year, with early adoption permitted and retrospective application required. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued authoritative guidance amending Business Combinations: Clarifying the Definition of a Business , to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of providing a more robust framework to assist management when evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The standard will be effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning April 1, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year, with early application permitted. The amendments are to be applied prospectively to business combinations that occur after the effective date.
In January 2017, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding Intangibles - Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment , which simplifies the goodwill impairment test by eliminating the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge (Step 2 of the test), but rather to record an impairment charge based on the excess of the carrying value over its fair value. The standard will be effective for the

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Company’s annual goodwill impairment test in the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In August 2017, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding Derivatives and Hedging , which provided targeted improvements and simplifications to accounting for hedging activities and applies to entities that elect to apply hedge accounting in accordance with current U.S. GAAP. The amendments will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2019, and for interim periods within that fiscal year, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 3.
Installment Receivables
Certain subscribers have the option to pay for their devices in installments, generally up to a 24 -month period. Short-term installment receivables are recorded in "Accounts and notes receivable, net" and long-term installment receivables are recorded in "Other assets" in the consolidated balance sheets. From October 2015 to February 2017, installment receivables sold to unaffiliated third parties (the Purchasers) were treated as a sale of financial assets and we derecognized these receivables, as well as the related allowances. As a result of our Accounts Receivable Facility (Receivables Facility) being amended in February 2017, all proceeds received from the Purchasers in exchange for our installment receivables are now recorded as borrowings (see Note 8. Long-Term Debt, Financing and Capital Lease Obligations) .
The following table summarizes the installment receivables:
 
September 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
(in millions)
Installment receivables, gross
$
2,017

 
$
2,270

Deferred interest
(157
)
 
(207
)
Installment receivables, net of deferred interest
1,860

 
2,063

Allowance for credit losses
(277
)
 
(299
)
Installment receivables, net
$
1,583

 
$
1,764

 
 
 
 
Classified on the consolidated balance sheets as:
 
 
 
Accounts and notes receivable, net
$
1,269

 
$
1,195

Other assets
314

 
569

Installment receivables, net
$
1,583

 
$
1,764

The balance and aging of installment receivables on a gross basis by credit category were as follows:
 
September 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
Prime
 
Subprime
 
Total
 
Prime
 
Subprime
 
Total
 
(in millions)
 
(in millions)
Unbilled
$
1,354

 
$
507

 
$
1,861

 
$
1,501

 
$
619

 
$
2,120

Billed - current
75

 
35

 
110

 
74

 
36

 
110

Billed - past due
23

 
23

 
46

 
20

 
20

 
40

Installment receivables, gross
$
1,452

 
$
565

 
$
2,017

 
$
1,595

 
$
675

 
$
2,270


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Activity in the deferred interest and allowance for credit losses for the installment receivables was as follows:
 
Six Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
September 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
(in millions)
Deferred interest and allowance for credit losses, beginning of period
$
506

 
$
—

Bad debt expense
97

 
61

Write-offs, net of recoveries
(119
)
 
(28
)
Change in deferred interest on short-term and long-term installment receivables
(50
)
 
8

Recognition of deferred interest and allowance for credit losses
—

 
465

Deferred interest and allowance for credit losses, end of period
$
434

 
$
506


Note 4.
Financial Instruments
The Company carries certain assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The three-tier hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value, which prioritizes the inputs based on the observability as of the measurement date, is as follows: quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; observable inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; and unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the Company to develop assumptions of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
The carrying amount of cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, and accounts payable approximates fair value. Short-term investments are recorded at amortized cost and the respective carrying amounts approximate fair value primarily using quoted prices in active markets. Short-term investments totaled $1.6 billion and $5.4 billion and consisted of approximately $1.1 billion and $3.0 billion of time deposits and $500 million and $2.4 billion of commercial paper as of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively. The fair value of marketable equity securities totaling $53 million and $46 million as of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017 , respectively, are measured on a recurring basis using quoted prices in active markets.
Except for our financing transaction for the Handset Sale-Leaseback (Tranche 2) with Mobile Leasing Solutions, LLC (MLS) (see Note 8. Long-Term Debt, Financing and Capital Lease Obligations) , current and long-term debt and our other financings are carried at amortized cost. The Company elected to measure the financing obligation with MLS at fair value as a means to better reflect the economic substance of the arrangement. The Tranche 2 financing obligation, which amounted to $58 million as of September 30, 2017 and is reported in "Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations" in our consolidated balance sheets, is the only eligible financial instrument for which we have elected the fair value option.
The fair value of the financing obligation, which was determined at the outset of the arrangement using a discounted cash flow model, was derived by unobservable inputs such as customer churn rates, customer upgrade probabilities, and the likelihood that Sprint will elect the exchange option versus the termination option upon a customer upgrade. Any gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of the financing obligation are included in “Other income (expense), net” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. During the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , there was no material change in the fair value of the financing obligation. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we made principal repayments and non-cash adjustments totaling $327 million to MLS. In addition to the financing obligation with MLS, the remaining debt for which estimated fair value is determined based on unobservable inputs primarily represents borrowings under our secured equipment credit facilities, network equipment sale-leaseback, and sales of receivables under our Receivables Facility (see Note 8. Long-Term Debt, Financing and Capital Lease Obligations) . The carrying amounts associated with these borrowings approximate fair value.
The estimated fair value of the majority of our current and long-term debt, excluding our secured equipment credit facilities, sold wireless service, installment billing and future receivables, and borrowings under our network equipment sale-leaseback and Tranche 2 transactions, is determined based on quoted prices in active markets or by using other observable inputs that are derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

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The following table presents carrying amounts and estimated fair values of current and long-term debt and financing obligations:
 
Carrying amount at September 30, 2017
 
Estimated Fair Value Using Input Type
 
 
Quoted prices in active markets
 
Observable
 
Unobservable
 
Total estimated fair value
 
(in millions)
Current and long-term debt and financing obligations
$
38,174

 
$
32,908

 
$
3,029

 
$
5,584

 
$
41,521

 
Carrying amount at March 31, 2017
 
Estimated Fair Value Using Input Type
 
 
Quoted prices in active markets
 
Observable
 
Unobservable
 
Total estimated fair value
 
(in millions)
Current and long-term debt and financing obligations
$
40,581

 
$
33,196

 
$
4,352

 
$
5,468

 
$
43,016


Note 5.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consists primarily of network equipment and other long-lived assets used to provide service to our subscribers. Non-cash accruals included in property, plant and equipment (excluding leased devices) totaled $360 million and $310 million as of September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
The following table presents the components of property, plant and equipment and the related accumulated depreciation:
 
September 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
(in millions)
Land
$
259

 
$
260

Network equipment, site costs and related software
21,889

 
21,693

Buildings and improvements
806

 
818

Non-network internal use software, office equipment, leased devices and other
9,674

 
8,625

Construction in progress
2,408

 
2,316

Less: accumulated depreciation
(16,135
)
 
(14,503
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
18,901

 
$
19,209

Sprint offers a leasing program to its customers whereby qualified subscribers can lease a device for a contractual period of time. At the end of the lease term, the subscriber has the option to turn in the device, continue leasing the device, or purchase the device. As of September 30, 2017 , substantially all of our device leases were classified as operating leases. Lease revenue associated with devices subject to operating leases, which is included in equipment revenue, was $966 million , $1.9 billion , $811 million and $1.6 billion for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
At lease inception, the devices leased through Sprint's direct channels are reclassified from inventory to property, plant and equipment. For those devices leased through indirect channels, Sprint purchases the device to be leased from the retailer at lease inception and reports these purchases as cash outflows for "Capital expenditures - leased devices" in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The devices are then depreciated using the straight-line method to their estimated residual value generally over the term of the lease.

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The following table presents leased devices and the related accumulated depreciation:
 
September 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
(in millions)
Leased devices
$
8,214

 
$
7,276

Less: accumulated depreciation
(3,505
)
 
(3,114
)
Leased devices, net
$
4,709

 
$
4,162

During the six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , there were non-cash transfers to leased devices of approximately $1.9 billion and $1.2 billion , respectively, along with a corresponding decrease in "Device and accessory inventory" for devices leased through our direct channel. Non-cash accruals included in leased devices totaled $210 million and $96 million as of September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, for devices purchased from indirect dealers that were leased to our subscribers. Depreciation expense incurred on all leased devices was $888 million and $1.7 billion for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, and $724 million and $1.4 billion for the same periods in 2016 , respectively.
During the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , we recorded $117 million , $404 million , $111 million and $231 million , respectively, of loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net of recoveries, which is included in "Other, net" within Operating income in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. Net losses that resulted from the write-off of leased devices are primarily associated with lease cancellations prior to the scheduled customer lease terms where customers did not return the devices to us were $112 million , $224 million , $111 million , and $231 million for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. In addition, during the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , losses totaling $180 million were related to $181 million of cell site construction costs that are no longer recoverable as a result of changes in our network plans during the three-month period ended June 30, 2017 and $5 million of hurricane-related charges during the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, offset by a $6 million gain.

Note 6.
Intangible Assets
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Our indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of FCC licenses, which were acquired primarily through FCC auctions and business combinations, certain of our trademarks, and goodwill. At September 30, 2017 , we held 800 MHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz FCC licenses authorizing the use of radio frequency spectrum to deploy our wireless services. As long as the Company acts within the requirements and constraints of the regulatory authorities, the renewal and extension of these licenses is reasonably certain at minimal cost. Accordingly, we have concluded that FCC licenses are indefinite-lived intangible assets. Our Sprint and Boost Mobile trademarks have also been identified as indefinite-lived intangible assets. Goodwill represents the excess of consideration paid over the estimated fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in business combinations.
The following provides the activity of indefinite-lived intangible assets within the consolidated balance sheets:
 
March 31,
2017
 
Net
Additions (Reductions)
 
September 30,
2017
 
(in millions)
FCC licenses
$
36,550

 
$
487

(1)  
$
37,037

Trademarks
4,035

 
—

 
4,035

Goodwill
6,579

 
(1
)
 
6,578

 
$
47,164

 
$
486

 
$
47,650

_________________
(1)
Net additions within FCC licenses include a $479 million increase from spectrum license exchanges described below during the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 .

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Spectrum License Exchanges
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, we exchanged certain spectrum licenses with other carriers in non-cash transactions. As a result, we recorded a non-cash gain of $479 million , which represented the difference between the fair value and the net book value of the spectrum transferred to the other carriers. The gain was recorded in "Other, net" within Operating income in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income for the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 .
Assessment of Impairment
Our annual impairment testing date for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets is January 1 of each year; however, we test for impairment between our annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate that the asset may be impaired, or in the case of goodwill, that the fair value of the reporting unit is below its carrying amount.
The determination of fair value requires considerable judgment and is highly sensitive to changes in underlying assumptions. Consequently, there can be no assurance that the estimates and assumptions made for the purposes of the goodwill, spectrum licenses, and Sprint and Boost Mobile trade names impairment tests will prove to be an accurate prediction of the future. Sustained declines in the Company’s operating results, number of wireless subscribers, future forecasted cash flows, growth rates and other assumptions, as well as significant, sustained declines in the Company’s stock price and related market capitalization could impact the underlying key assumptions and our estimated fair values, potentially leading to a future material impairment of goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible assets.
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
Customer relationships are amortized using the sum-of-the-months' digits method, while all other definite-lived intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. We reduce the gross carrying value and associated accumulated amortization when specified intangible assets become fully amortized. Amortization expense related to favorable spectrum and tower leases is recognized in "Cost of services" in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
Useful Lives
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
 
 
(in millions)
Customer relationships
8 years
 
$
6,561

 
$
(5,103
)
 
$
1,458

 
$
6,923

 
$
(5,053
)
 
$
1,870

Other intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Favorable spectrum leases
23 years
 
861

 
(154
)
 
707

 
869

 
(138
)
 
731

Favorable tower leases
7 years
 
589

 
(414
)
 
175

 
589

 
(386
)
 
203

Trademarks
34 years
 
520

 
(66
)
 
454

 
520

 
(58
)
 
462

Other
10 years
 
96

 
(42
)
 
54

 
91

 
(37
)
 
54

Total other intangible assets
 
2,066


(676
)

1,390


2,069


(619
)

1,450

Total definite-lived intangible assets
 
$
8,627


$
(5,779
)

$
2,848


$
8,992


$
(5,672
)

$
3,320


Note 7.
Accounts Payable
Accounts payable at September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017 include liabilities in the amounts of $69 million for both periods for payments issued in excess of associated bank balances but not yet presented for collection.


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Note 8.
Long-Term Debt, Financing and Capital Lease Obligations
 
 
Interest Rates
 
Maturities
 
September 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sprint Corporation
7.13
-
7.88%
 
2021
-
2025
 
$
10,500

 
$
10,500

Sprint Communications, Inc.
6.00
-
11.50%
 
2020
-
2022
 
4,780

 
6,080

Sprint Capital Corporation
6.88
-
8.75%
 
2019
-
2032
 
6,204

 
6,204

Senior secured notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sprint Spectrum Co LLC, Sprint Spectrum Co II LLC, Sprint Spectrum Co III LLC
3.36%
 
2021
 
3,500

 
3,500

Sprint Communications, Inc.
9.25%
 
2022
 
200

 
200

Guaranteed notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sprint Communications, Inc.
7.00
-
9.00%
 
2018
-
2020
 
2,800

 
4,000

Exchangeable notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clearwire Communications LLC (1)
8.25%
 
2017
 
629

 
629

Credit facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured revolving bank credit facility
3.75%
 
2021
 
—

 
—

Secured term loan
3.75%
 
2024
 
3,980

 
4,000

Export Development Canada (EDC)
3.74%
 
2019
 
300

 
300

Secured equipment credit facilities
2.58
-
3.38%
 
2020
-
2021
 
552

 
431

Accounts receivable facility
2.25
-
2.50%
 
2018
 
2,393

 
1,964

Financing obligations, capital lease and other obligations
2.35
-
10.51%
 
2017
-
2024
 
2,544

 
3,016

Net premiums and debt financing costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4
)
 
90

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
38,378

 
40,914

Less current portion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4,142
)
 
(5,036
)
Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
34,236

 
$
35,878

_________________
 (1)
The exchangeable notes of Clearwire Communications LLC are guaranteed by certain Clearwire subsidiaries. Pursuant to notice given to holders during October 2017, and in accordance with the issuer's right of redemption, all of the exchangeable notes outstanding will, on December 1, 2017, be redeemed for 100% of their par value plus accrued interest.
As of September 30, 2017 , Sprint Corporation, the parent corporation, had $10.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes outstanding. In addition, as of September 30, 2017 , the outstanding principal amount of the senior notes issued by Sprint Communications and Sprint Capital Corporation, the senior secured notes issued by Sprint Communications, the guaranteed notes issued by Sprint Communications, the exchangeable notes issued by Clearwire Communications LLC, Sprint Communications' secured term loan and secured revolving bank credit facility, the EDC agreement, the secured equipment credit facilities, the Receivables Facility, the Handset Sale-Leaseback Tranche 2 (subject to a cap of 20% of the aggregate cash purchase price), and certain other obligations collectively totaled $22.1 billion in principal amount of our long-term debt. Sprint Corporation fully and unconditionally guaranteed such indebtedness, which was issued by 100% owned subsidiaries. Although certain financing agreements restrict the ability of Sprint Communications and its subsidiaries to distribute cash to Sprint Corporation, the ability of the subsidiaries to distribute cash to their respective parents, including to Sprint Communications, is generally not restricted.
Cash interest payments, net of amounts capitalized of $28 million and $20 million during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, totaled $1.3 billion during each of the six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 .

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Notes
As of September 30, 2017 , our outstanding notes consisted of senior notes, guaranteed notes, and exchangeable notes, all of which are unsecured, as well as senior secured notes associated with our spectrum financing transaction and senior secured notes issued by Sprint Communications. Cash interest on all of the notes is generally payable semi-annually in arrears with the exception of the spectrum financing senior secured notes, which is payable quarterly. As of September 30, 2017 , $27.8 billion aggregate principal amount of the notes was redeemable at the Company's discretion at the then-applicable redemption prices plus accrued interest.
As of September 30, 2017 , $21.6 billion aggregate principal amount of our senior notes, senior secured notes, and guaranteed notes provided holders with the right to require us to repurchase the notes if a change of control triggering event (as defined in the applicable indentures and supplemental indentures) occurs.
In October 2017, holders of the Clearwire Communications LLC exchangeable notes were notified that the issuer will redeem all of the outstanding exchangeable notes on December 1, 2017 pursuant to the terms of the exchangeable notes indenture, which provides that the notes can be tendered at the holder's option or called at our option on or after that date, in each case for 100% of the par value plus accrued interest. As a result, the entire balance of notes outstanding under this indenture has been classified as a current debt obligation.
During the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, pursuant to a cash tender offer, Sprint Communications retired $388 million principal amount of its outstanding 8.375% Notes due 2017 and $1.2 billion principal amount of its outstanding 9.000% Guaranteed Notes due 2018. We incurred costs of $129 million , which consisted of call redemption premiums and tender expenses, and removed unamortized premiums of $64 million associated with these retirements resulting in a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $65 million , which is included in "Other income (expense), net" in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. In addition, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 , Sprint Communications retired the remaining $912 million principal amount of its outstanding 8.375% Notes due August 2017.
Spectrum Financing
In October 2016, Sprint transferred certain directly held and third-party leased spectrum licenses (collectively, Spectrum Portfolio) to wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities (collectively, Spectrum Financing SPEs). The Spectrum Portfolio, which represented approximately 14% of Sprint's total spectrum holdings on a MHz-pops basis, was used as collateral to raise an initial $3.5 billion in senior secured notes bearing interest at 3.36% per annum under a $7.0 billion program that permits Sprint to raise up to an additional $3.5 billion in senior secured notes, subject to certain conditions. The senior secured notes are repayable over a five -year term, with interest-only payments over the first four quarters and amortizing quarterly principal payments thereafter commencing December 2017 through September 2021. As of September 30, 2017 , approximately $875 million of the total principal outstanding was classified as "Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations" in the consolidated balance sheets.
Sprint Communications simultaneously entered into a long-term lease with the Spectrum Financing SPEs for the ongoing use of the Spectrum Portfolio. Sprint Communications is required to make monthly lease payments to the Spectrum Financing SPEs at a market rate. The lease payments, which are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Sprint Communications, are sufficient to service the senior secured notes and the lease also constitutes collateral for the senior secured notes. As the Spectrum Financing SPEs are wholly-owned Sprint subsidiaries, these entities are consolidated and all intercompany activity has been eliminated.
Each Spectrum Financing SPE is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, prior to and upon the liquidation of the Spectrum Financing SPE, to be satisfied out of the Spectrum Financing SPE's assets prior to any assets of the Spectrum Financing SPE becoming available to Sprint. Accordingly, the assets of the Spectrum Financing SPE are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations owed to other creditors of Sprint until the obligations of the Spectrum Financing SPEs under the spectrum-backed senior secured notes are paid in full.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Credit Facilities
Unsecured Credit Facility Commitment
During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, Sprint Communications entered into a commitment letter with a group of banks to provide an unsecured credit facility in an aggregate principal amount up to $3.2 billion . Draws on the unsecured credit facility would bear interest at a rate equal to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a percentage that varies depending on the days elapsed since the effective date of the facility ( 1.25% to 4.25% per annum), or base rate, as defined in the commitment letter, plus a percentage that varies depending on the days elapsed since the effective date of the facility ( 0.25% to 3.25% per annum). Commitments will be reduced by an amount equal to the proceeds from the sales of certain assets and will terminate upon certain debt issuances or sales of equity securities. Amounts borrowed and repaid cannot be redrawn and the unsecured credit facility, if executed, will terminate in March 2019. As of September 30, 2017 , the unsecured credit facility had not been executed and thus no amounts have been drawn.
Secured Term Loan and Revolving Bank Credit Facility
On February 3, 2017, we entered into a credit agreement for $6.0 billion , consisting of a $4.0 billion , seven -year secured term loan that matures in February 2024 and a $2.0 billion secured revolving bank credit facility that expires in February 2021. As of September 30, 2017 , approximately $178 million in letters of credit were outstanding under the secured revolving bank credit facility, including the letter of credit required by the Report and Order (see Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies) . As a result of the outstanding letters of credit, which directly reduce the availability of borrowings, the Company had approximately $1.8 billion of borrowing capacity available under the secured revolving bank credit facility as of September 30, 2017 . The bank credit facility requires a ratio (Leverage Ratio) of total indebtedness to trailing four quarters earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and other non-recurring items, as defined by the bank credit facility (adjusted EBITDA), not to exceed 6.0 to 1.0 through the quarter ending December 31, 2017. After December 31, 2017, the Leverage Ratio declines on a scheduled basis until the ratio becomes fixed at 3.5 to 1.0 for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter through expiration of the facility. The term loan has an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 250 basis points and the secured revolving bank credit facility has an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus a spread that varies depending on the Leverage Ratio.
In consideration of the seven -year secured term loan, we entered into a five -year fixed-for-floating interest rate swap on a $2.0 billion notional amount that has been designated as a cash flow hedge. The effective portion of changes in fair value are recorded in "Other comprehensive (loss) income" in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income and the ineffective portion, if any, is recorded in current period earnings in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income as interest expense. The fair value of the interest rate swap was approximately $9 million as of September 30, 2017 , which was recorded as a liability in the consolidated balance sheets.
EDC Agreement
As of September 30, 2017 , the EDC agreement provided for security and covenant terms similar to our secured term loan and revolving bank credit facility. However, under the terms of the EDC agreement, repayments of outstanding amounts cannot be redrawn. As of September 30, 2017 , the total principal amount of our borrowings under the EDC facility was $300 million .
Secured Equipment Credit Facilities
Finnvera plc (Finnvera)
The Finnvera secured equipment credit facility provides for the ability to borrow up to $800 million to finance network equipment-related purchases from Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC, USA. The facility has one tranche remaining and available for borrowing through October 2017. Such borrowings are contingent upon the amount and timing of network-related purchases made by Sprint. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we drew $92 million and made principal repayments totaling $85 million on the facility, resulting in a total principal amount of $147 million outstanding as of September 30, 2017 .

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

K-sure
The K-sure secured equipment credit facility provides for the ability to borrow up to $750 million to finance network equipment-related purchases from Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. The facility can be divided in up to three consecutive tranches of varying size. In September 2017, we amended the secured equipment credit facility to extend the borrowing availability through December 2018. Such borrowings are contingent upon the amount and timing of network-related purchases made by Sprint. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we made principal repayments totaling $33 million on the facility, resulting in a total principal amount of $226 million outstanding as of September 30, 2017 .
Delcredere | Ducroire (D/D)
The D/D secured equipment credit facility provided for the ability to borrow up to $250 million to finance network equipment-related purchases from Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. In September 2017, we amended the secured equipment credit facility to restore previously expired commitments of $150 million . During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we drew $150 million and made principal repayments totaling $3 million on the facility, resulting in a total principal amount of $179 million outstanding as of September 30, 2017 .
Borrowings under the Finnvera, K-sure and D/D secured equipment credit facilities are each secured by liens on the respective network equipment purchased pursuant to each facility's credit agreement. In addition, repayments of outstanding amounts borrowed under the secured equipment credit facilities cannot be redrawn. Each of these facilities is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by both Sprint Communications and Sprint Corporation. The secured equipment credit facilities have certain key covenants similar to those in our secured term loan and revolving bank credit facility.
Accounts Receivable Facility
Transaction Overview
Our Receivables Facility provides us the opportunity to sell certain wireless service receivables, installment receivables, and future amounts due from customers who lease certain devices from us to the Purchasers. The maximum funding limit under the Receivables Facility is $4.3 billion . While we have the right to decide how much cash to receive from each sale, the maximum amount of cash available to us varies based on a number of factors and, as of September 30, 2017 , represents approximately 50% of the total amount of the eligible receivables sold to the Purchasers. As of September 30, 2017 , the total amount of borrowings under our Receivables Facility was $2.4 billion and the total amount available to be drawn was $3 million . In February 2017, the Receivables Facility was amended to extend the maturity date to November 2018. Additionally, Sprint gained effective control over the receivables transferred to the Purchasers by obtaining the right, under certain circumstances, to repurchase them. Subsequent to the February 2017 amendment, all proceeds received from the Purchasers in exchange for the transfer of our wireless service and installment receivables are recorded as borrowings and all cash inflows and outflows under the Receivables Facility are reported as financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. In October 2017, the Receivables Facility was amended to, among other things, extend the maturity date to November 2019 and to reallocate the Purchasers' commitments between wireless service, installment and future lease receivables through May 2018 to 26% , 28% and 46% , respectively. After May 2018, the allocation of the Purchasers' commitments between wireless service, installment and future lease receivables will be 26% , 18% and 56% , respectively. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we drew $1.6 billion and repaid $1.1 billion to the Purchasers.
Prior to the February 2017 amendment, wireless service and installment receivables sold to the Purchasers were treated as a sale of financial assets and we derecognized these receivables, as well as the related allowances, and recognized the net proceeds received in cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The total proceeds from the sale of these receivables were comprised of a combination of cash and a deferred purchase price (DPP). The DPP was realized by us upon either the ultimate collection of the underlying receivables sold to the Purchasers or upon Sprint's election to receive additional advances in cash from the Purchasers subject to the total availability under the Receivables Facility. The fees associated with these sales were recognized in "Selling, general and administrative" in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income through the date of the February 2017 amendment. Subsequent to the February 2017 amendment, the sale of wireless service and installment receivables are reported as financings, which is consistent with our historical treatment for the sale of future lease receivables, and the associated fees are recognized as "Interest expense" in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

During the six-month period ended September 30, 2016 , we remitted $185 million of funds to the Purchasers because the amount of cash proceeds received by us under the facility exceeded the maximum funding limit, which increased the total amount of the DPP due to Sprint. We also elected to receive $40 million of cash, which decreased the total amount of the DPP due to Sprint. In addition, during the six-month period ended September 30, 2016 , sales of new receivables exceeded cash collections on previously sold receivables such that the DPP increased by $255 million .
Transaction Structure
Sprint contributes certain wireless service, installment and future lease receivables, as well as the associated leased devices, to Sprint's wholly-owned consolidated bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities (SPEs). At Sprint's direction, the SPEs have sold, and will continue to sell, wireless service, installment and future lease receivables to Purchasers or to a bank agent on behalf of the Purchasers. Leased devices will remain with the SPEs, once sales are initiated, and continue to be depreciated over their estimated useful life. As of September 30, 2017 , wireless service and installment receivables contributed to the SPEs and included in "Accounts and notes receivable, net" in the consolidated balance sheets were $3.0 billion and the long-term portion of installment receivables included in "Other assets" in the consolidated balance sheets was $314 million . As of September 30, 2017 , the net book value of devices contributed to the SPEs was approximately $3.5 billion .
Each SPE is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, prior to and upon the liquidation of the SPE, to be satisfied out of the SPE’s assets prior to any assets in the SPE becoming available to Sprint. Accordingly, the assets of the SPE are not available to pay creditors of Sprint or any of its affiliates (other than any other SPE), although collections from these receivables in excess of amounts required to repay the advances, yield and fees of the Purchasers and other creditors of the SPEs may be remitted to Sprint during and after the term of the Receivables Facility.
Sales of eligible receivables by the SPEs generally occur daily and are settled on a monthly basis. Sprint pays a fee for the drawn and undrawn portions of the Receivables Facility. A subsidiary of Sprint services the receivables in exchange for a monthly servicing fee, and Sprint guarantees the performance of the servicing obligations under the Receivables Facility.
Variable Interest Entity
Sprint determined that certain of the Purchasers, which are multi-seller asset-backed commercial paper conduits (Conduits) are considered variable interest entities because they lack sufficient equity to finance their activities. Sprint's interest in the receivables purchased by the Conduits is not considered a variable interest because Sprint's interest is in assets that represent less than 50% of the total activity of the Conduits.
Financing Obligations
Network Equipment Sale-Leaseback
In April 2016, Sprint sold and leased back certain network equipment to unrelated bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities (collectively, Network LeaseCo). The network equipment acquired by Network LeaseCo, which we consolidate, was used as collateral to raise approximately $2.2 billion in borrowings from external investors, including SoftBank Group Corp. (SoftBank). Principal and interest payments on the borrowings from the external investors will be repaid in staggered, unequal payments through January 2018. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we made principal repayments totaling $117 million , resulting in a total principal amount of $1.8 billion outstanding as of September 30, 2017 .
Network LeaseCo is a variable interest entity for which Sprint is the primary beneficiary. As a result, Sprint is required to consolidate Network LeaseCo and our consolidated financial statements include Network LeaseCo's debt and the related financing cash inflows. The network assets included in the transaction, which had a net book value of approximately $3.0 billion and consisted primarily of equipment located at cell towers, remain on Sprint's consolidated financial statements and continue to be depreciated over their respective estimated useful lives. As of September 30, 2017 , these network assets had a net book value of approximately $2.0 billion .
The proceeds received were reflected as cash provided by financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows and payments made to Network LeaseCo are reflected as principal repayments and interest expense over the

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

respective terms. Sprint has the option to purchase the equipment at the end of the leaseback term for a nominal amount. All intercompany transactions between Network LeaseCo and Sprint are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.
Handset Sale-Leasebacks
Transaction Structure
Sprint sold certain iPhone ® devices being leased by our customers to MLS, a company formed by a group of equity investors, including SoftBank, and then subsequently leased the devices back. Under the agreements, Sprint generally maintains the customer leases, continues to collect and record lease revenue from the customer and remits monthly rental payments to MLS during the leaseback periods.
Under the agreements, Sprint contributed the devices and the associated customer leases to wholly-owned consolidated bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities of Sprint (SPE Lessees). The SPE Lessees then sold the devices and transferred certain specified customer lease-end rights and obligations, such as the right to receive the proceeds from customers who elect to purchase the device at the end of the customer lease term, to MLS in exchange for a combination of cash and DPP. Settlement for the DPP occurs after repayment of MLS's senior loan obligations, senior subordinated loan obligations, and a return to MLS's equity holders and can be reduced to the extent that MLS experiences a loss on the device (either not returned or sold at an amount less than the expected residual value of the device), but only to the extent of the device's DPP balance. In the event that MLS sells the devices returned from our customers at a price greater than the expected device residual value, Sprint has the potential to share some of the excess proceeds.
The SPE Lessees retain all rights to the underlying customer leases, such as the right to receive the rental payments during the device leaseback period, other than the aforementioned certain specified customer lease-end rights. Each SPE Lessee is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, prior to and upon the liquidation of the SPE Lessee, to be satisfied out of the SPE Lessee’s assets prior to any assets in the SPE Lessee becoming available to Sprint. Accordingly, the assets of the SPE Lessee are not available to pay creditors of Sprint or any of its affiliates. The SPE Lessees are obligated to pay the full monthly rental payments under each device lease to MLS regardless of whether our customers make lease payments on the devices leased to them or whether the customer lease is canceled. Sprint has guaranteed to MLS (subject to a cap of 20% of the aggregate cash purchase price) the performance of the agreements and undertakings of the SPE Lessees under the transaction documents.
Handset Sale-Leasebacks Tranche 2 (Tranche 2)
In May 2016, Sprint entered into Tranche 2. We transferred devices with a net book value of approximately $1.3 billion to MLS in exchange for cash proceeds totaling $1.1 billion and a DPP of $186 million . The proceeds were accounted for as a financing. Accordingly, the devices remain in "Property, plant and equipment, net" in the consolidated balance sheets and we continue to depreciate the assets to their estimated residual values over the respective customer lease terms. At September 30, 2017 , the net book value of devices transferred to MLS was approximately $358 million . During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we made principal repayments and non-cash adjustments totaling $327 million to MLS, resulting in a total principal amount of $58 million outstanding as of September 30, 2017 .
The proceeds received were reflected as cash provided by financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows and payments made to MLS will be reflected as principal repayments and interest expense. We have elected to account for the financing obligation at fair value. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the financing obligation are recognized in "Other income (expense), net" in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income over the course of the arrangement.
Tranche 2 primarily includes devices from our iPhone Forever Program. The iPhone Forever Program provides our leasing customers the ability to upgrade their devices and to enter into a new lease agreement, subject to certain conditions, upon Apple's release of a next generation device. Upon a customer exercising their iPhone Forever upgrade right, Sprint has the option to terminate the existing leaseback by immediately remitting all unpaid device leaseback payments and returning the device to MLS. Alternatively, Sprint has the option to transfer the title in the new device to MLS in exchange for the title in the original device (Exchange Option). If Sprint elects the Exchange Option, we are required to continue to pay existing device leaseback rental payments related to the original device, among other requirements.
In October 2017, Sprint terminated Tranche 2 and repaid all amounts outstanding.

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Handset Sale-Leasebacks Tranche 1 (Tranche 1)
In December 2015, Sprint entered into Tranche 1. We recorded the sale, removed the devices from our balance sheet, and classified the leasebacks as operating leases. The cash proceeds received in the transaction were reflected as cash provided by investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows and payments made to MLS under the leaseback were reflected as "Cost of products" in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. Rent expense related to MLS totaled $180 million and $377 million during the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and is reflected in cash flows from operations. In December 2016, Sprint terminated Tranche 1 by repurchasing the devices and related customer lease-end rights and obligations from MLS. Additionally, the leaseback was canceled and there are no further rental payments owed to MLS related to Tranche 1.
Tower Financing
We have approximately 3,000 cell sites that we sold and subsequently leased back during 2008. Terms extend through 2021, with renewal options for an additional 20 years. These cell sites continue to be reported as part of our "Property, plant and equipment, net" in our consolidated balance sheets due to our continued involvement with the property sold and the transaction is accounted for as a financing. The financing obligation as of September 30, 2017 is $171 million .
Capital Lease and Other Obligations
In May 2016, Sprint closed on a transaction with Shentel to acquire one of our wholesale partners, NTELOS Holdings Corporation (nTelos). The total consideration for this transaction included $181 million , on a net present value basis, of notes payable to Shentel. Sprint will satisfy its obligations under the notes payable over an expected term of five to six years, of which the remaining obligation is $153 million as of September 30, 2017 . The remainder of our capital lease and other obligations of $323 million as of September 30, 2017 are primarily for the use of wireless network equipment.
Covenants
Certain indentures and other agreements require compliance with various covenants, including covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to sell all or substantially all of its assets, limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur indebtedness and liens, and require that we maintain certain financial ratios, each as defined by the terms of the indentures, supplemental indentures and financing arrangements.
As of September 30, 2017 , the Company was in compliance with all restrictive and financial covenants associated with its borrowings. A default under any of our borrowings could trigger defaults under certain of our other debt obligations, which in turn could result in the maturities being accelerated.
Under our secured revolving bank credit facility, we are currently restricted from paying cash dividends because our ratio of total indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA (each as defined in the applicable agreements) exceeds 2.5 to 1.0 .

Note 9.
Severance and Exit Costs
Severance and exit costs consist of lease exit costs primarily associated with tower and cell sites, access exit costs related to payments that will continue to be made under our backhaul access contracts for which we will no longer be receiving any economic benefit, and severance costs associated with reductions in our work force.
The following provides the activity in the severance and exit costs liability included in "Accounts payable," "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" and "Other liabilities" within the consolidated balance sheets:
 
March 31,
2017
 
Net
 (Benefit) Expense
 
Cash Payments
and Other
 
September 30,
2017
 
(in millions)
Lease exit costs
$
249

 
$
(9
)
(1)  
$
(52
)
 
$
188

Severance costs
12

 
5

(2)  
(9
)
 
8

Access exit costs
40

 
4

(3)  
(16
)
 
28

 
$
301

 
$
—

 
$
(77
)
 
$
224

 _________________
(1)
For the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we recognized a benefit of $9 million (Wireless only).
(2)
For the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we recognized costs of $5 million ( $3 million Wireless, $2 million Wireline).
(3)
For the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we recognized costs of $4 million ( $1 million Wireless , $3 million Wireline).

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We continually refine our network strategy and evaluate other potential network initiatives to improve the overall performance of our network. Additionally, major cost cutting initiatives are expected to continue to reduce operating expenses and improve our operating cash flows. As a result of these ongoing activities, we may incur future material charges associated with lease and access exit costs, severance, asset impairments, and accelerated depreciation, among others.

Note 10.
Income Taxes
The differences that caused our effective income tax rates to differ from the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate for income taxes were as follows:
 
Six Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Income tax (expense) benefit at the federal statutory rate
$
(192
)
 
$
94

Effect of:
 
 
 
State income taxes, net of federal income tax effect
(38
)
 
5

State law changes, net of federal income tax effect
(27
)
 
3

Increase deferred tax liability for business activity changes
(65
)
 
—

Credit for increasing research activities
8

 
—

Tax benefit from organizational restructuring
—

 
42

Change in federal and state valuation allowance
(60
)
 
(314
)
Other, net
(16
)
 
(5
)
Income tax expense
$
(390
)
 
$
(175
)
Effective income tax rate
71.2
%
 
(65.1
)%
The realization of deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards, is dependent on the generation of future taxable income sufficient to realize the tax deductions, carryforwards and credits. However, our history of annual losses reduces our ability to rely on expectations of future income in evaluating the ability to realize our deferred tax assets. Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets are recognized if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the asset will not be realized. As a result, the Company recognized income tax expense to increase the valuation allowance by $60 million and $314 million during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. We do not expect to record significant tax benefits on future net operating losses until our circumstances justify the recognition of such benefits.
We believe it is more likely than not that our remaining deferred income tax assets, net of the valuation allowance, will be realized based on current income tax laws and expectations of future taxable income stemming from the reversal of existing deferred tax liabilities. Uncertainties surrounding income tax law changes, shifts in operations between state taxing jurisdictions and future operating income levels may, however, affect the ultimate realization of all or some of these deferred income tax assets.
Income tax expense of $390 million for the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 was primarily attributable to taxable temporary differences from the tax amortization of FCC licenses and tax expense on pre-tax gains from spectrum license exchanges during the period. We also increased our deferred state income tax liability by $65 million for changes in business activities causing us to become subject to income tax in additional tax jurisdictions. This resulted in a change in the measurement of the carrying value of our deferred tax liability on temporary differences, primarily FCC licenses. Income tax expense of $175 million for the six-month period ended September 30, 2016 was primarily attributable to taxable temporary differences from the tax amortization of FCC licenses and tax expense on pre-tax gains from spectrum license exchanges during the period, partially offset by tax benefits from the reversal of certain state income tax valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. As a result of organizational restructuring, which drove a sustained increase in the profitability of specific legal entities, we revised our estimate regarding the realizability of the involved entities’ deferred state tax assets and recorded a state tax benefit of $42 million . FCC licenses are amortized over 15 years for income tax purposes but, because these licenses have an indefinite life, they are not amortized for financial statement reporting purposes. These temporary differences cannot be scheduled to reverse during the loss carryforward period against our deferred tax

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assets. As a result, a valuation allowance is recorded against our loss carryforward and other excess deferred tax assets resulting in a net deferred tax expense.
As of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017 , we maintained unrecognized tax benefits of $207 million and $190 million , respectively. Cash paid for income taxes, net, was $52 million and $31 million for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.

Note 11.
Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation, Claims and Assessments
In March 2009, a stockholder brought suit, Bennett v. Sprint Nextel Corp. , in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, alleging that Sprint Communications and three of its former officers violated Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 by failing adequately to disclose certain alleged operational difficulties subsequent to the Sprint-Nextel merger, and by purportedly issuing false and misleading statements regarding the write-down of goodwill. The district court granted final approval of a settlement in August 2015, which did not have a material impact to our financial statements. Five stockholder derivative suits related to this 2009 stockholder suit were filed against Sprint Communications and certain of its present and/or former officers and directors. The first, Murphy v. Forsee , was filed in state court in Kansas on April 8, 2009, was removed to federal court, and was stayed by the court pending resolution of the motion to dismiss the Bennett case; the second, Randolph v. Forsee , was filed on July 15, 2010 in state court in Kansas, was removed to federal court, and was remanded back to state court; the third, Ross-Williams v. Bennett, et al. , was filed in state court in Kansas on February 1, 2011; the fourth, Price v. Forsee, et al., was filed in state court in Kansas on April 15, 2011; and the fifth, Hartleib v. Forsee, et al ., was filed in federal court in Kansas on July 14, 2011. These cases were essentially stayed while the Bennett case was pending, and we have reached an agreement in principle to settle the matters, by agreeing to some governance provisions and by paying plaintiffs' attorneys fees in an immaterial amount. The court approved the settlement but reduced the plaintiffs' attorneys fees; the attorneys fees issue is on appeal.
On April 19, 2012, the New York Attorney General filed a complaint alleging that Sprint Communications has fraudulently failed to collect and pay more than $100 million in New York sales taxes on receipts from its sale of wireless telephone services since July 2005. The complaint also seeks recovery of triple damages under the State False Claims Act, as well as penalties and interest. Sprint Communications moved to dismiss the complaint on June 14, 2012. On July 1, 2013, the court entered an order denying the motion to dismiss in large part, although it did dismiss certain counts or parts of certain counts. Sprint Communications appealed that order and the intermediate appellate court affirmed the order of the trial court. On October 20, 2015, the Court of Appeals of New York affirmed the decision of the appellate court that the tax statute requires us to collect and remit the disputed taxes. Our petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court on grounds of federal preemption was denied. As of September 30, 2017 , we have accrued approximately $200 million associated with this matter. The parties are now engaged in discovery in the trial court. We will continue to defend this matter vigorously and we do not expect the resolution of this matter to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
Eight related stockholder derivative suits have been filed against Sprint Communications and certain of its current and former officers and directors. Each suit alleges generally that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties to Sprint Communications and its stockholders by allegedly permitting, and failing to disclose, the actions alleged in the suit filed by the New York Attorney General. One suit, filed by the Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System, was dismissed by a federal court. Two suits were filed in state court in Johnson County, Kansas and one of those suits was dismissed as premature; and five suits are pending in federal court in Kansas. The remaining Kansas suits have been stayed pending resolution of the Attorney General's suit. We do not expect the resolution of these matters to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
Sprint Communications is also a defendant in a complaint filed by several stockholders of Clearwire Corporation (Clearwire) asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty by Sprint Communications, and related claims and otherwise challenging the Clearwire acquisition.  ACP Master, LTD, et al. v. Sprint Nextel Corp., et al. , was filed April 26, 2013, in Chancery Court in Delaware. Plaintiffs in the ACP Master, LTD suit have also filed suit requesting an appraisal of the fair value of their Clearwire stock. Trial of those cases took place in October and November 2016. On July 21, 2017, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled in Sprint's favor in both cases. It found no breach of fiduciary duty, and determined the value

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of Clearwire shares under the Delaware appraisal statute to be $2.13 per share plus statutory interest. The plaintiffs have filed an appeal.
Sprint is currently involved in numerous court actions alleging that Sprint is infringing various patents. Most of these cases effectively seek only monetary damages. A small number of these cases are brought by companies that sell products and seek injunctive relief as well. These cases have progressed to various degrees and a small number may go to trial if they are not otherwise resolved. Adverse resolution of these cases could require us to pay significant damages, cease certain activities, or cease selling the relevant products and services. In many circumstances, we would be indemnified for monetary losses that we incur with respect to the actions of our suppliers or service providers. We do not expect the resolution of these cases to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
In October 2013, the FCC Enforcement Bureau began to issue notices of apparent liability (NALs) to other Lifeline providers, imposing fines for intracarrier duplicate accounts identified by the government during its audit function. Those audits also identified a small percentage of potentially duplicative intracarrier accounts related to our Assurance Wireless ® business. No NAL has yet been issued with respect to Sprint and we do not know if one will be issued. Further, we are not able to reasonably estimate the amount of any claim for penalties that might be asserted. However, based on the information currently available, if a claim is asserted by the FCC, Sprint does not believe that any amount ultimately paid would be material to the Company’s results of operations or financial position. 
Various other suits, inquiries, proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, including purported class actions typical for a large business enterprise and intellectual property matters, are possible or pending against us or our subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2017 , we have accrued $114 million associated with a state tax matter. If our interpretation of certain laws or regulations, including those related to various federal or state matters such as sales, use or property taxes, or other charges were found to be mistaken, it could result in payments by us. While it is not possible to determine the ultimate disposition of each of these proceedings and whether they will be resolved consistent with our beliefs, we expect that the outcome of such proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
Subsequent to the end of the quarter, Sprint settled several related patent infringement lawsuits, which resulted in a net payment to Sprint of $350 million .
Spectrum Reconfiguration Obligations
In 2004, the FCC adopted a Report and Order that included new rules regarding interference in the 800 MHz band and a comprehensive plan to reconfigure the 800 MHz band. The Report and Order provides for the exchange of a portion of our 800 MHz FCC spectrum licenses, and requires us to fund the cost incurred by public safety systems and other incumbent licensees to reconfigure the 800 MHz spectrum band. Also, in exchange, we received licenses for 10 MHz of nationwide spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band.
The minimum cash obligation is $2.8 billion under the Report and Order. We are, however, obligated to pay the full amount of the costs relating to the reconfiguration plan, even if those costs exceed $2.8 billion . As required under the terms of the Report and Order, a letter of credit has been secured to provide assurance that funds will be available to pay the relocation costs of the incumbent users of the 800 MHz spectrum. The letter of credit was initially $2.5 billion , but has been reduced during the course of the proceeding to $142 million as of September 30, 2017 . Since the inception of the program, we have incurred payments of approximately $3.5 billion directly attributable to our performance under the Report and Order, including approximately $1 million and $8 million during the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively. When incurred, substantially all costs are accounted for as additions to FCC licenses with the remainder as property, plant and equipment. Based on our expenses to date and on third party administrator's audits, we have exceeded the $2.8 billion minimum cash obligation required by the FCC. On October 12, 2017, the FCC released a Declaratory Ruling that we have met the minimum cash obligation under the Report and Order and concluded that Sprint will not be required to make any payments to the U.S. Treasury.

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Completion of the 800 MHz band reconfiguration was initially required by June 26, 2008 and public safety reconfiguration is nearly complete across the country with the exception of the States of Arizona, California, Texas and New Mexico. The FCC continues to grant the remaining 800 MHz public safety licensees additional time to complete their band reconfigurations which, in turn, delays our access to our 800 MHz replacement channels in these areas. In the areas where band reconfiguration is complete, Sprint has received its replacement spectrum in the 800 MHz band and Sprint is deploying 3G CDMA and 4G LTE on this spectrum in combination with its spectrum in the 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands.

Note 12.
Per Share Data
Basic net (loss) income per common share is calculated by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net (loss) income per common share adjusts basic net (loss) income per common share, computed using the treasury stock method, for the effects of potentially dilutive common shares, if the effect is not antidilutive. As of the six-month period ended September 30, 2017, the computation of diluted net (loss) income per common share includes the effect of dilutive securities consisting of approximately 60 million options and restricted stock units, in addition to 24 million shares attributable to warrants, of which 20 million relate to the warrant held by SoftBank. Outstanding options to purchase shares totaling 4 million were not included in the computation of diluted net (loss) income per common share because to do so would have been antidilutive. Outstanding options and restricted stock units (exclusive of participating securities) that had no effect on our computation of dilutive weighted average number of shares outstanding as their effect would have been antidilutive were approximately 113 million as of the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 and 124 million shares as of the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016, in addition to 62 million total shares issuable under warrants, of which 55 million relate to shares issuable under the warrant held by SoftBank. The warrant was issued to SoftBank at the close of the merger with SoftBank and is exercisable at $5.25 per share at the option of SoftBank, in whole or in part, at any time on or prior to July 10, 2018.

Note 13.
Segments
Sprint operates two reportable segments: Wireless and Wireline.
•
Wireless primarily includes retail, wholesale, and affiliate revenue from a wide array of wireless voice and data transmission services and equipment revenue from the sale of wireless devices (handsets and tablets) and accessories in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
•
Wireline primarily includes revenue from domestic and international wireline voice and data communication services provided to other communications companies and targeted business subscribers, in addition to our Wireless segment.
We define segment earnings as wireless or wireline operating income (loss) before other segment expenses such as depreciation, amortization, severance, exit costs, goodwill impairments, asset impairments, and other items, if any, solely and directly attributable to the segment representing items of a non-recurring or unusual nature. Expense and income items excluded from segment earnings are managed at the corporate level. Transactions between segments are generally accounted for based on market rates, which we believe approximate fair value. The Company generally re-establishes these rates at the beginning of each fiscal year. Over the past several years, there has been an industry-wide trend of lower rates due to increased competition from other wireline and wireless communications companies, as well as cable and Internet service providers.

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Segment financial information is as follows:  
Statement of Operations Information
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating revenues (2)
$
7,621

 
$
314

 
$
4

 
$
7,939

Inter-segment revenues (1)
—

 
95

 
(95
)
 
—

Total segment operating expenses (2)
(4,857
)
 
(438
)
 
85

 
(5,210
)
Segment earnings
$
2,764

 
$
(29
)
 
$
(6
)
 
2,729

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,885
)
Amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
(209
)
Hurricane-related charges (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(34
)
Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
601

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(595
)
Other income, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
44

Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
50

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations Information
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating revenues
$
7,851

 
$
392

 
$
4

 
$
8,247

Inter-segment revenues (1)
—

 
129

 
(129
)
 
—

Total segment operating expenses
(5,528
)
 
(498
)
 
126

 
(5,900
)
Segment earnings
$
2,323

 
$
23

 
$
1

 
2,347

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,710
)
Amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
(271
)
Other, net (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
256

Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
622

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(630
)
Other expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(15
)
Loss before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(23
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Operations Information
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating revenues (2)
$
15,431

 
$
657

 
$
8

 
$
16,096

Inter-segment revenues (1)
—

 
185

 
(185
)
 
—

Total segment operating expenses (2)
(9,801
)
 
(882
)
 
169

 
(10,514
)
Segment earnings
$
5,630

 
$
(40
)
 
$
(8
)
 
5,582

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3,716
)
Amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
(432
)
Hurricane-related charges (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(34
)
Other, net (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
364

Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,764

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,208
)
Other expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(8
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
548

Statement of Operations Information
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Six Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating revenues
$
15,448

 
$
804

 
$
7

 
$
16,259

Inter-segment revenues (1)
—

 
262

 
(262
)
 
—

Total segment operating expenses
(10,685
)
 
(1,024
)
 
254

 
(11,455
)
Segment earnings
$
4,763

 
$
42

 
$
(1
)
 
4,804

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3,390
)
Amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
(558
)
Other, net (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
127

Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
983

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,245
)
Other expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(7
)
Loss before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(269
)
Other Information
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate and
Other
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Capital expenditures for the six months ended September 30, 2017
$
2,581

 
$
102

 
$
225

 
$
2,908

Capital expenditures for the six months ended September 30, 2016
$
1,497

 
$
51

 
$
158

 
$
1,706

 _________________
(1)
Inter-segment revenues consist primarily of wireline services provided to the Wireless segment for resale to, or use by, wireless subscribers.
(2)
The three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , includes $34 million of hurricane-related charges which are classified in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income as follows: $12 million as contra-revenue in net operating revenues, $15 million as cost of services, $2 million as selling, general and administrative expenses and $5 million as other, net, all within the Wireless segment.
(3)
Other, net for the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 consists of a $175 million net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, which consisted of a $181 million loss related to cell site construction costs that are no longer recoverable as a result of changes in our network plans, offset by a $6 million gain. In addition, the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 includes a $479 million non-cash gain related to spectrum license exchanges with other carriers, a $55 million reduction of an accrual related to favorable developments in pending legal proceedings and a $5 million reversal of previously accrued contract termination costs primarily related to the termination of our relationship with General Wireless Operations Inc. (Radio Shack). Losses totaling $112 million and $224 million relating to the write-off of leased devices associated with lease cancellations were excluded from Other, net and included within Wireless segment earnings for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively. Other, net for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 consists of $5 million income and $11 million expense, respectively, of severance and exit costs. In addition, both the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 include a $354 million non-cash gain related to spectrum license exchanges with other carriers and a $103 million charge related to a state tax matter. The six-month period ended September 30, 2016 also includes $113 million of contract termination costs, primarily related to the termination of our pre-existing wholesale arrangement with nTelos as a result of the Shentel transaction. Losses totaling approximately $111 million and $231 million relating to the write-off of leased devices associated with lease cancellations were excluded from Other, net and included within Wireless segment earnings for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 , respectively.

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Operating Revenues by Service and Products
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations (1)
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless services (2)
$
5,365

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
5,365

Wireless equipment
1,960

 
—

 
—

 
1,960

Voice
—

 
109

 
(41
)
 
68

Data
—

 
33

 
(20
)
 
13

Internet
—

 
256

 
(34
)
 
222

Other  
296

 
11

 
4

 
311

Total net operating revenues
$
7,621

 
$
409

 
$
(91
)
 
$
7,939

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Revenues by Service and Products
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations (1)
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless services (3)
$
5,757

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
5,757

Wireless equipment
1,834

 
—

 
—

 
1,834

Voice
—

 
172

 
(66
)
 
106

Data
—

 
43

 
(22
)
 
21

Internet
—

 
288

 
(40
)
 
248

Other (3)
260

 
18

 
3

 
281

Total net operating revenues
$
7,851

 
$
521

 
$
(125
)
 
$
8,247

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Revenues by Service and Products
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations (1)
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless services (2)
$
10,830

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
10,830

Wireless equipment
4,046

 
—

 
—

 
4,046

Voice
—

 
233

 
(82
)
 
151

Data
—

 
67

 
(39
)
 
28

Internet
—

 
511

 
(64
)
 
447

Other
555

 
31

 
8

 
594

Total net operating revenues
$
15,431

 
$
842

 
$
(177
)
 
$
16,096

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Revenues by Service and Products
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations (1)
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Six Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless services (3)
$
11,609

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
11,609

Wireless equipment
3,330

 
—

 
—

 
3,330

Voice
—

 
353

 
(135
)
 
218

Data
—

 
86

 
(44
)
 
42

Internet
—

 
590

 
(81
)
 
509

Other (3)
509

 
37

 
5

 
551

Total net operating revenues
$
15,448

 
$
1,066

 
$
(255
)
 
$
16,259

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
_______________
(1)
Revenues eliminated in consolidation consist primarily of wireline services provided to the Wireless segment for resale to or use by wireless subscribers.
(2)
Wireless services related to the Wireless segment in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 excludes $12 million of hurricane-related contra-revenue charges reflected in net operating revenues in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.
(3)
Sprint is no longer reporting Lifeline subscribers due to regulatory changes resulting in tighter program restrictions. We have excluded them from our customer base for all periods presented, including our Assurance Wireless prepaid brand and subscribers through our wholesale Lifeline mobile virtual network operators (MVNO). The above tables reflect the reclassification of the related Assurance Wireless prepaid revenue within the Wireless segment from Wireless services to Other of $92 million and $183 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Revenue associated with subscribers through our wholesale Lifeline MVNOs continues to remain in Other following this change.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 14.
Related-Party Transactions
Sprint has entered into various arrangements with SoftBank, its controlled affiliates (SoftBank Parties) or with third parties to which SoftBank Parties are also parties, including for international wireless roaming, wireless and wireline call termination, real estate, logistical management, and other services.
Brightstar
We have arrangements with Brightstar US, Inc. (Brightstar), whereby Brightstar provides supply chain and inventory management services to us in our indirect channels and whereby Sprint may sell new and used devices to Brightstar for its own purposes. To facilitate certain of these arrangements, we have extended a $700 million credit line to Brightstar to assist with the purchasing and distribution of devices and accessories. As a result, we shifted our concentration of credit risk away from our indirect channel partners to Brightstar. As Brightstar is a subsidiary of SoftBank, we expect SoftBank will provide the necessary support to ensure that Brightstar will fulfill its obligations to us under these agreements. However, we have no assurance that SoftBank will provide such support.
The supply chain and inventory management arrangement provides, among other things, that Brightstar may purchase inventory from the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to sell directly to our indirect dealers. As compensation for these services, we remit per unit fees to Brightstar for each device sold to dealers or retailers in our indirect channels. During the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , we incurred fees under these arrangements totaling $23 million and $46 million , and $9 million and $28 million , respectively. Additionally, we have an arrangement with Brightstar whereby they perform certain of our reverse logistics including device buyback, trade-in technology and related services.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, we entered into an arrangement with Brightstar whereby accessories previously procured by us and sold to customers in our direct channels will now be procured and consigned to us from Brightstar. On a go forward basis, the amounts billed from the sale of accessory inventory will be remitted to Brightstar. In exchange for our efforts to sell accessory inventory owned by Brightstar, we will receive a fixed fee from Brightstar for each device activated in our direct channels. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 , Sprint earned fees under these arrangements of approximately $29 million , which is recognized as other revenue within "Service revenues" in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.
Amounts included in our consolidated financial statements associated with these arrangements with Brightstar were as follows:
Consolidated balance sheets:
September 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
(in millions)
Accounts receivable
$
243

 
$
367

Accounts payable
$
106

 
$
160

Consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Six Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Equipment revenues
$
443

 
$
351

 
$
793

 
$
627

Cost of products
$
452

 
$
322

 
$
808

 
$
618

In addition, Sprint earned fees of approximately $8 million and $17 million , and $26 million and $54 million from a Brightstar subsidiary in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, for billing and collecting payments from subscribers under certain insurance programs.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SoftBank
In November 2015 and April 2016, Sprint entered into Handset Sale-Leaseback Tranche 1 and Tranche 2, respectively, with MLS, a company formed by a group of equity investors, including SoftBank, to sell and leaseback certain devices, which are currently being leased by our customers, for total cash proceeds of approximately $2.2 billion . SoftBank's initial equity investment in MLS totaled $79 million . Brightstar provides reverse logistics and remarketing services to MLS with respect to the devices.
In December 2016, Tranche 1 was terminated and the associated devices were repurchased by Sprint from MLS. With the cash proceeds, MLS repurchased the equity units from its investors including SoftBank. As a result, SoftBank's remaining equity investment in MLS with respect to Tranche 2 totaled $39 million as of September 30, 2017 . In October 2017, Sprint terminated Tranche 2 and repaid all amounts outstanding.
In April 2016, Sprint sold and leased back certain network equipment to Network LeaseCo. The network equipment acquired by Network LeaseCo, which is consolidated by us, was used as collateral to raise approximately $2.2 billion in borrowings from external investors, including $250 million from SoftBank. Principal and interest payments on the borrowings from the external investors will be repaid in staggered, unequal payments through January 2018. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we made principal repayments totaling $117 million , resulting in a total principal amount outstanding of $1.8 billion as of September 30, 2017 .
All other transactions under agreements with SoftBank Parties, in the aggregate, were immaterial through the period ended September 30, 2017 .

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 15.
Guarantor Financial Information
On September 11, 2013, Sprint Corporation issued $2.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.250% notes due 2021 and $4.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.875% notes due 2023 in a private placement transaction with registration rights. On December 12, 2013, Sprint Corporation issued $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.125% notes due 2024 in a private placement transaction with registration rights. Each of these issuances is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Sprint Communications (Subsidiary Guarantor), which is a 100% owned subsidiary of Sprint Corporation (Parent/Issuer). In connection with the foregoing, in November 2014, the Company and Sprint Communications completed an offer to exchange the notes for a new issue of substantially identical exchange notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933. We did not receive any proceeds from this exchange offer. In addition, on February 24, 2015, Sprint Corporation issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.625% notes due 2025, which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Sprint Communications.
During the six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , there were non-cash equity contributions from the Subsidiary Guarantor to the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries as a result of organizational restructuring for tax purposes of $231 million and $563 million , respectively. We also replaced $11.1 billion of short-term payables with intercompany notes issued by the Subsidiary Guarantor to the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries during the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 . The notes are subordinated to all unaffiliated third party obligations of Sprint Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Under the Subsidiary Guarantor's secured revolving bank credit facility, the Subsidiary Guarantor is currently restricted from paying cash dividends to the Parent/Issuer or any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary because the ratio of total indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA (each as defined in the applicable agreement) exceeds 2.5 to 1.0 .
Sprint has a Receivables Facility providing for the sale of eligible wireless service, installment and certain future lease receivables. In April 2016, Sprint entered into the Tranche 2 transaction to sell and leaseback certain leased devices and a separate network equipment sale-leaseback transaction to sell and leaseback certain network equipment. In October 2016, Sprint transferred certain directly held and third-party leased spectrum licenses to wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities as part of the spectrum financing transaction. In connection with each of the Receivables Facility, Tranche 2, and the spectrum financing transaction, Sprint formed certain wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote subsidiaries that are included in the non-guarantor subsidiaries' condensed consolidated financial information. In addition, the bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities formed in connection with the network equipment sale-leaseback transaction, but which are not Sprint subsidiaries, are included in the non-guarantor subsidiaries' condensed consolidated financial information. Each of these is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, prior to and upon its liquidation, to be satisfied out of its assets prior to any assets becoming available to Sprint (see Note 8. Long-Term Debt, Financing and Capital Lease Obligations).
We have accounted for investments in subsidiaries using the equity method. Presented below is the condensed consolidating financial information.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
 
September 30, 2017
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
ASSETS
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
—

 
$
4,319

 
$
483

 
$
—

 
$
4,802

Short-term investments
—

 
1,610

 
—

 
—

 
1,610

Accounts and notes receivable, net
87

 
236

 
4,118

 
(323
)
 
4,118

Current portion of notes receivable from consolidated affiliate
—

 
424

 
—

 
(424
)
 
—

Device and accessory inventory
—

 
—

 
751

 
—

 
751

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
—

 
12

 
642

 
—

 
654

Total current assets
87

 
6,601

 
5,994

 
(747
)
 
11,935

Investments in subsidiaries
19,012

 
24,684

 
—

 
(43,696
)
 
—

Property, plant and equipment, net
—

 
—

 
18,901

 
—

 
18,901

Due from consolidated affiliates
9

 
204

 
—

 
(213
)
 
—

Notes receivable from consolidated affiliate
10,402

 
11,256

 
—

 
(21,658
)
 
—

Intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
—

 
—

 
6,578

 
—

 
6,578

FCC licenses and other
—

 
—

 
41,072

 
—

 
41,072

Definite-lived intangible assets, net
—

 
—

 
2,848

 
—

 
2,848

Other assets
—

 
192

 
940

 
—

 
1,132

Total assets
$
29,510

 
$
42,937

 
$
76,333

 
$
(66,314
)
 
$
82,466

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
2,947

 
$
—

 
$
2,947

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
88

 
338

 
3,705

 
(323
)
 
3,808

Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations
—

 
40

 
4,102

 
—

 
4,142

Current portion of notes payable to consolidated affiliate
—

 
—

 
424

 
(424
)
 
—

Total current liabilities
88

 
378

 
11,178

 
(747
)
 
10,897

Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations
10,402

 
12,303

 
11,531

 
—

 
34,236

Notes payable to consolidated affiliate
—

 
10,402

 
11,256

 
(21,658
)
 
—

Deferred tax liabilities
—

 
—

 
14,780

 
—

 
14,780

Other liabilities
—

 
842

 
2,691

 
—

 
3,533

Due to consolidated affiliates
—

 
—

 
213

 
(213
)
 
—

Total liabilities
10,490

 
23,925

 
51,649

 
(22,618
)
 
63,446

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity
19,020

 
19,012

 
24,684

 
(43,696
)
 
19,020

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
29,510

 
$
42,937

 
$
76,333

 
$
(66,314
)
 
$
82,466



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
 
March 31, 2017
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
ASSETS
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
—

 
$
2,461

 
$
409

 
$
—

 
$
2,870

Short-term investments
—

 
5,444

 
—

 
—

 
5,444

Accounts and notes receivable, net
86

 
1

 
4,137

 
(86
)
 
4,138

Device and accessory inventory
—

 
—

 
1,064

 
—

 
1,064

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
—

 
11

 
590

 
—

 
601

Total current assets
86

 
7,917

 
6,200

 
(86
)
 
14,117

Investments in subsidiaries
18,800

 
23,854

 
—

 
(42,654
)
 
—

Property, plant and equipment, net
—

 
—

 
19,209

 
—

 
19,209

Due from consolidated affiliates
25

 
13,032

 
—

 
(13,057
)
 
—

Notes receivable from consolidated affiliate
10,394

 
575

 
—

 
(10,969
)
 
—

Intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
—

 
—

 
6,579

 
—

 
6,579

FCC licenses and other
—

 
—

 
40,585

 
—

 
40,585

Definite-lived intangible assets, net
—

 
—

 
3,320

 
—

 
3,320

Other assets
—

 
134

 
1,179

 
—

 
1,313

Total assets
$
29,305

 
$
45,512

 
$
77,072

 
$
(66,766
)
 
$
85,123

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
3,281

 
$
—

 
$
3,281

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
103

 
478

 
3,646

 
(86
)
 
4,141

Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations
—

 
1,356

 
3,680

 
—

 
5,036

Total current liabilities
103

 
1,834

 
10,607

 
(86
)
 
12,458

Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations
10,394

 
13,647

 
11,837

 
—

 
35,878

Notes payable to consolidated affiliate
—

 
10,394

 
575

 
(10,969
)
 
—

Deferred tax liabilities
—

 
—

 
14,416

 
—

 
14,416

Other liabilities
—

 
837

 
2,726

 
—

 
3,563

Due to consolidated affiliates
—

 
—

 
13,057

 
(13,057
)
 
—

Total liabilities
10,497

 
26,712

 
53,218

 
(24,112
)
 
66,315

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity
18,808

 
18,800

 
23,854

 
(42,654
)
 
18,808

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
29,305

 
$
45,512

 
$
77,072

 
$
(66,766
)
 
$
85,123


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SPRINT CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Net operating revenues
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
7,927

 
$
—

 
$
7,927

Net operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)
—

 
—

 
1,698

 
—

 
1,698

Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)
—

 
—

 
1,404

 
—

 
1,404

Selling, general and administrative
—

 
—

 
2,013

 
—

 
2,013

Depreciation
—

 
—

 
1,885

 
—

 
1,885

Amortization
—

 
—

 
209

 
—

 
209

Other, net
—

 
—

 
117

 
—

 
117

 
—

 
—

 
7,326

 
—

 
7,326

Operating income
—

 
—

 
601

 
—

 
601

Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
197

 
280

 
5

 
(449
)
 
33

Interest expense
(197
)
 
(438
)
 
(409
)
 
449

 
(595
)
(Losses) earnings of subsidiaries
(48
)
 
110

 
—

 
(62
)
 
—

Other income, net
—

 
—

 
11

 
—

 
11

 
(48
)
 
(48
)
 
(393
)
 
(62
)
 
(551
)
(Loss) income before income taxes
(48
)
 
(48
)
 
208

 
(62
)
 
50

Income tax expense
—

 
—

 
(98
)
 
—

 
(98
)
Net (loss) income
(48
)
 
(48
)
 
110

 
(62
)
 
(48
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
16

 
16

 
7

 
(23
)
 
16

Comprehensive (loss) income
$
(32
)
 
$
(32
)
 
$
117

 
$
(85
)
 
$
(32
)

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SPRINT CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Net operating revenues
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
8,247

 
$
—

 
$
8,247

Net operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)
—

 
—

 
2,101

 
—

 
2,101

Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)
—

 
—

 
1,693

 
—

 
1,693

Selling, general and administrative
—

 
—

 
1,995

 
—

 
1,995

Severance and exit costs
—

 
—

 
(5
)
 
—

 
(5
)
Depreciation
—

 
—

 
1,710

 
—

 
1,710

Amortization
—

 
—

 
271

 
—

 
271

Other, net
—

 
—

 
(140
)
 
—

 
(140
)
 
—

 
—

 
7,625

 
—

 
7,625

Operating income
—

 
—

 
622

 
—

 
622

Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
197

 
34

 
6

 
(222
)
 
15

Interest expense
(197
)
 
(439
)
 
(216
)
 
222

 
(630
)
(Losses) earnings of subsidiaries
(142
)
 
264

 
—

 
(122
)
 
—

Other expense, net
—

 
(1
)
 
(29
)
 
—

 
(30
)
 
(142
)
 
(142
)
 
(239
)
 
(122
)
 
(645
)
(Loss) income before income taxes
(142
)
 
(142
)
 
383

 
(122
)
 
(23
)
Income tax expense
—

 
—

 
(119
)
 
—

 
(119
)
Net (loss) income
(142
)
 
(142
)
 
264

 
(122
)
 
(142
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
8

 
8

 
6

 
(14
)
 
8

Comprehensive (loss) income
$
(134
)
 
$
(134
)
 
$
270

 
$
(136
)
 
$
(134
)




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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 
Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Net operating revenues
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
16,084

 
$
—

 
$
16,084

Net operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)
—

 
—

 
3,407

 
—

 
3,407

Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)
—

 
—

 
2,949

 
—

 
2,949

Selling, general and administrative
—

 
—

 
3,951

 
—

 
3,951

Severance and exit costs
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Depreciation
—

 
—

 
3,716

 
—

 
3,716

Amortization
—

 
—

 
432

 
—

 
432

Other, net
—

 
(55
)
 
(80
)
 
—

 
(135
)
 
—

 
(55
)
 
14,375

 
—

 
14,320

Operating income
—

 
55

 
1,709

 
—

 
1,764

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
395

 
325

 
9

 
(677
)
 
52

Interest expense
(395
)
 
(789
)
 
(701
)
 
677

 
(1,208
)
Earnings (losses) of subsidiaries
158

 
634

 
—

 
(792
)
 
—

Other (expense) income, net
—

 
(67
)
 
7

 
—

 
(60
)
 
158

 
103

 
(685
)
 
(792
)
 
(1,216
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
158

 
158

 
1,024

 
(792
)
 
548

Income tax expense
—

 
—

 
(390
)
 
—

 
(390
)
Net income (loss)
158

 
158

 
634

 
(792
)
 
158

Other comprehensive income (loss)
12

 
12

 
12

 
(24
)
 
12

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
170

 
$
170

 
$
646

 
$
(816
)
 
$
170



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
 
Six Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Net operating revenues
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
16,259

 
$
—

 
$
16,259

Net operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)
—

 
—

 
4,200

 
—

 
4,200

Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)
—

 
—

 
3,112

 
—

 
3,112

Selling, general and administrative
—

 
—

 
3,912

 
—

 
3,912

Severance and exit costs
—

 
—

 
11

 
—

 
11

Depreciation
—

 
—

 
3,390

 
—

 
3,390

Amortization
—

 
—

 
558

 
—

 
558

Other, net
—

 
—

 
93

 
—

 
93

 
—

 
—

 
15,276

 
—

 
15,276

Operating income
—

 
—

 
983

 
—

 
983

Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
395

 
62

 
9

 
(441
)
 
25

Interest expense
(395
)
 
(862
)
 
(429
)
 
441

 
(1,245
)
(Losses) earnings of subsidiaries
(444
)
 
358

 
—

 
86

 
—

Other expense, net
—

 
(2
)
 
(30
)
 
—

 
(32
)
 
(444
)
 
(444
)
 
(450
)
 
86

 
(1,252
)
(Loss) income before income taxes
(444
)
 
(444
)
 
533

 
86

 
(269
)
Income tax expense
—

 
—

 
(175
)
 
—

 
(175
)
Net (loss) income
(444
)
 
(444
)
 
358

 
86

 
(444
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
7

 
7

 
7

 
(14
)
 
7

Comprehensive (loss) income
$
(437
)
 
$
(437
)
 
$
365

 
$
72

 
$
(437
)


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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
 
Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
$
—

 
$
(1,076
)
 
$
4,315

 
$
—

 
$
3,239

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures - network and other
—

 
—

 
(1,803
)
 
—

 
(1,803
)
Capital expenditures - leased devices
—

 
—

 
(1,105
)
 
—

 
(1,105
)
Expenditures relating to FCC licenses
—

 
—

 
(19
)
 
—

 
(19
)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments
—

 
5,582

 
—

 
—

 
5,582

Purchases of short-term investments
—

 
(1,748
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1,748
)
Change in amounts due from/due to consolidated affiliates
—

 
1,628

 
—

 
(1,628
)
 
—

Proceeds from sales of assets and FCC licenses
—

 
—

 
218

 
—

 
218

Other, net
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
—

 
5,462

 
(2,710
)
 
(1,628
)
 
1,124

Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from debt and financings
—

 
—

 
1,860

 
—

 
1,860

Repayments of debt, financing and capital lease obligations
—

 
(2,520
)
 
(1,741
)
 
—

 
(4,261
)
Debt financing costs
—

 
(9
)
 
—

 
—

 
(9
)
Change in amounts due from/due to consolidated affiliates
—

 
—

 
(1,628
)
 
1,628

 
—

Other, net
—

 
1

 
(22
)
 
—

 
(21
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
—

 
(2,528
)
 
(1,531
)
 
1,628

 
(2,431
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
—

 
1,858

 
74

 
—

 
1,932

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
—

 
2,461

 
409

 
—

 
2,870

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
—

 
$
4,319

 
$
483

 
$
—

 
$
4,802


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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
 
Six Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
$
—

 
$
(780
)
 
$
3,148

 
$
(118
)
 
$
2,250

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures - network and other
—

 
—

 
(943
)
 
—

 
(943
)
Capital expenditures - leased devices
—

 
—

 
(763
)
 
—

 
(763
)
Expenditures relating to FCC licenses
—

 
—

 
(32
)
 
—

 
(32
)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments
—

 
1,087

 
35

 
—

 
1,122

Purchases of short-term investments
—

 
(2,737
)
 
(35
)
 
—

 
(2,772
)
Change in amounts due from/due to consolidated affiliates
—

 
3,883

 
—

 
(3,883
)
 
—

Proceeds from sales of assets and FCC licenses
—

 
—

 
66

 
—

 
66

Intercompany note advance to consolidated affiliate
—

 
(70
)
 
—

 
70

 
—

Proceeds from intercompany note advance to consolidated affiliate
—

 
62

 
—

 
(62
)
 
—

Other, net
—

 
—

 
(36
)
 
—

 
(36
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
—

 
2,225

 
(1,708
)
 
(3,875
)
 
(3,358
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from debt and financings
—

 
—

 
3,278

 
—

 
3,278

Repayments of debt, financing and capital lease obligations
—

 
—

 
(667
)
 
—

 
(667
)
Debt financing costs
—

 
(110
)
 
(65
)
 
—

 
(175
)
Intercompany dividends paid to consolidated affiliate
—

 
—

 
(118
)
 
118

 
—

Change in amounts due from/due to consolidated affiliates
—

 
—

 
(3,883
)
 
3,883

 
—

Intercompany note advance from consolidated affiliate
—

 
—

 
70

 
(70
)
 
—

Repayments of intercompany note advance from consolidated affiliate
—

 
—

 
(62
)
 
62

 
—

Other, net
—

 
20

 
17

 
—

 
37

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
—

 
(90
)
 
(1,430
)
 
3,993

 
2,473

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
—

 
1,355

 
10

 
—

 
1,365

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
—

 
2,154

 
487

 
—

 
2,641

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
—

 
$
3,509

 
$
497

 
$
—

 
$
4,006



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Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

OVERVIEW
Sprint Corporation, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is a communications company offering a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications products and services that are designed to meet the needs of individual consumers, businesses, government subscribers, and resellers. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to "Sprint," "we," "us," "our" and the "Company" mean Sprint Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries for all periods presented, and references to "Sprint Communications" are to Sprint Communications, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. 
Description of the Company
We are a large wireless communications company in the U.S., as well as a provider of wireline services. Our services are provided through our ownership of extensive wireless networks, an all-digital global wireline network and a Tier 1 Internet backbone.
We offer wireless and wireline services to subscribers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands under the Sprint corporate brand, which includes our retail brands of Sprint ® , Boost Mobile ® , Virgin Mobile ® , and Assurance Wireless ® on our wireless networks utilizing various technologies including third generation (3G) code division multiple access (CDMA) and fourth generation (4G) services utilizing Long Term Evolution (LTE). We utilize these networks to offer our wireless subscribers differentiated products and services through the use of a single network or a combination of these networks.
Wireless
We offer wireless services on a postpaid and prepaid payment basis to retail subscribers and also on a wholesale basis, which includes the sale of wireless services that utilize the Sprint network but are sold under the wholesaler's brand.
Postpaid
In our postpaid portfolio, we offer several price plans for both consumer and business subscribers. Many of our price plans include unlimited talk, text and data or allow subscribers to purchase monthly data allowances. We also offer family plans that include multiple lines of service under one account. We currently offer these plans through installment billing or leasing programs, and within limited plan offerings through subsidy. Our installment billing program does not require a service contract and offers service plans at lower monthly rates compared to subsidy plans, but requires the subscriber to pay full or near full price for the device over monthly installments. Our leasing program also does not require a service contract, provides for service plans at lower monthly rates compared to subsidy plans and allows qualified subscribers to lease a device and make payments for use of the device over the term of the lease. At the end of the lease term, the subscriber can either turn in the device, continue leasing the device or purchase the device. The terms of our installment billing and lease contracts require that customers maintain service otherwise the balance of the note is due or they are in default under their lease. The subsidy program, which is being de-emphasized, requires a service contract and allows for a subscriber to purchase a device at a discount for a new line of service.
Prepaid
Our prepaid portfolio currently includes multiple brands, each designed to appeal to specific subscriber uses and demographics. Sprint Forward (formerly Sprint Prepaid) primarily serves as a complementary offer to our Sprint Postpaid offer for those subscribers who want plans that are affordable, simple and flexible without a long-term commitment. Boost Mobile primarily serves subscribers that are looking for value without data limits. Virgin Mobile primarily serves subscribers that are looking to optimize spend but need solutions that offer control, flexibility and connectivity through various plans with high speed data options. Virgin Mobile is also designated as a Lifeline-only Eligible Telecommunications Carrier. Under the Assurance Wireless brand, Virgin Mobile provides service to Lifeline eligible subscribers (for whom it seeks reimbursement from the federal Universal Service Fund) and subscribers who have lost their Lifeline eligibility and retain Assurance Wireless retail service. The Lifeline program requires applicants to meet certain eligibility requirements and existing subscribers must recertify as to those requirements annually. While Sprint will continue to support our Lifeline subscribers through our Assurance Wireless prepaid brand, we have excluded these subscribers from our reported prepaid customer base for all periods presented due to regulatory changes resulting in tighter program restrictions. (See "Subscriber Results" for more information.)

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Wholesale
We have focused our wholesale business on enabling our diverse network of customers to successfully grow their business by providing them with an array of network, product, and device solutions. This allows our customers to customize this full suite of value-added solutions to meet the growing demands of their businesses. As part of these growing demands, some of our wholesale mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) are also selling prepaid services under the Lifeline program. While Sprint will continue to support our Lifeline subscribers through our wholesale MVNOs, we have excluded these subscribers from our reported wholesale customer base for all periods presented due to regulatory changes resulting in tighter program restrictions. (See "Subscriber Results" for more information.)
We continue to support the open development of applications, content, and devices on the Sprint network. In addition, we enable a variety of business and consumer third-party relationships through our portfolio of machine-to-machine solutions, which we offer on a retail postpaid and wholesale basis. Our machine-to-machine solutions portfolio provides a secure, real-time and reliable wireless two-way data connection across a broad range of connected devices.
Wireline
We provide a broad suite of wireline voice and data communication services to other communications companies and targeted business subscribers. In addition, our Wireline segment provides voice, data and IP communication services to our Wireless segment. We provide long distance services and operate all-digital global long distance and Tier 1 IP networks.
Business Strategies and Key Priorities
Our business strategy is to be responsive to changing customer mobility demands of existing and potential customers, and to expand our business into new areas of customer value and economic opportunity through innovation and differentiation. To help lay the foundation for these future growth opportunities, our strategy revolves around targeted investment in the following key priority areas:
•
Unlock the value of our substantial spectrum holdings by densifying and optimizing our network to provide customers with the best experience;
•
Achieve our cost reduction goals by significantly transforming our business;
•
Deliver an attractive value proposition and substantially enhance our distribution through use of innovative models;
•
Create an alternative financial structure that leverages our assets to fuel our growth and maximize stockholder value;
•
Attract and retain world-class talent and establish strategic partnerships to create an optimal, engaged, and winning team; and
•
Deliver an exceptional wireless experience so customers stay longer, buy more, and tell their friends.    
To provide a network that delivers the consistent reliability, capacity and speed that customers demand, we expect to continue to optimize our 3G data network and invest in LTE deployment across all of our spectrum bands. We also expect to deploy new technologies that will help strengthen our competitive position, including the expected use of High Performance User Equipment, the Sprint Magic Box that is an LTE booster, Voice over LTE, more extensive use of Wi-Fi and the use of small cells to further densify our network.
To achieve a more competitive cost position, we have established an Office of Cost Management with responsibility for identifying, operationalizing, and monitoring sustained improvements in operating costs and efficiencies. Also, we have deployed cost management and planning tools across the entire organization to more effectively monitor expenditures.
We are focused on attracting and retaining subscribers by improving our sales and marketing initiatives. We have demonstrated our value proposition through our evolving price plans, promotions, and payment programs and have deployed local marketing and civic engagement initiatives in key markets.
Our current strategy also includes transactions that continue to leverage our assets such as the Accounts Receivable Facility (Receivables Facility), the network equipment sale-leaseback transaction, and the spectrum financing transaction. Each of these transactions is described in more detail in "Liquidity and Capital Resources."
We have recruited leaders in our industry from around the globe and employ an organizational focus to ensure Sprint has a work environment employees recommend.
To deliver a simplified and improved customer experience, we are focusing on key subscriber touch points, pursuing process improvements and deploying platforms to simplify and enhance the interactions between us and our

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customers. In addition, we have established a customer experience team to support our focus on net promoter score as an important key measure of customer satisfaction.
Network
We continue to increase coverage and capacity by densifying and optimizing our existing network. Densification, which includes increasing the number of small cells and antennas, is intended to enhance coverage and capacity across the network. We expect the densification efforts to cost significantly less than our historical macro cell site builds ( i.e. adding traditional cell towers). We are also deploying new technologies, such as carrier aggregation, which allows us to move more data at faster speeds over the same spectrum. Additionally, our introduction of tri-band devices, which support each of our spectrum bands, allows us to manage and operate our network more efficiently and at a lower cost. We have continued to see positive results from these infrastructure upgrades in key U.S. markets.
The 2.5 GHz spectrum band carries the highest percentage of Sprint's LTE data traffic. We have significant additional capacity to grow the use of our 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings into the future. Sprint believes it is well-positioned with spectrum holdings of more than 160 MHz of 2.5 GHz spectrum in the top 100 markets in the U.S.
Overall, our densification and optimization efforts are expected to continue to enhance the customer experience by adding data capacity, increasing the wireless data speeds available to our customers, and improving network performance for both voice and data services. While circumstances may change in the future, we believe that our substantial spectrum holdings are sufficient to allow us to continue to provide consistent network reliability, capacity, and speed, as well as to provide current and future customers a highly competitive wireless experience. As we continue to refine our network strategy and evaluate other potential network initiatives, we may incur future material charges associated with lease and access exit costs, loss from asset dispositions or accelerated depreciation, among others.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Consolidated Results of Operations
The following table provides an overview of the consolidated results of operations.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Wireless segment earnings
$
2,764

 
$
2,323

 
$
5,630

 
$
4,763

Wireline segment earnings
(29
)
 
23

 
(40
)
 
42

Corporate, other and eliminations
(6
)
 
1

 
(8
)
 
(1
)
Consolidated segment earnings
2,729

 
2,347

 
5,582

 
4,804

Depreciation
(1,885
)
 
(1,710
)
 
(3,716
)
 
(3,390
)
Amortization
(209
)
 
(271
)
 
(432
)
 
(558
)
Other, net
(34
)
 
256

 
330

 
127

Operating income
601

 
622

 
1,764

 
983

Interest expense
(595
)
 
(630
)
 
(1,208
)
 
(1,245
)
Other income (expense), net
44

 
(15
)
 
(8
)
 
(7
)
Income tax expense
(98
)
 
(119
)
 
(390
)
 
(175
)
Net (loss) income
$
(48
)
 
$
(142
)
 
$
158

 
$
(444
)
Depreciation Expense
Depreciation expense increased $175 million , or 10% , and $326 million , or 10% , in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 , primarily due to increased depreciation on leased devices as a result of the continued growth of the device leasing program. Depreciation expense incurred on all leased devices was $888 million and $1.7 billion for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, and $724 million and $1.4 billion for the same periods in 2016 , respectively.

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Amortization Expense
Amortization expense decreased $62 million , or 23% , and $126 million , or 23% , in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 , primarily due to customer relationship intangible assets that are amortized using the sum-of-the-months'-digits method, which results in higher amortization rates in early periods that decline over time.
Other, net
The following table provides additional information regarding items included in "Other, net" for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 .
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Severance and exit costs
$
—

 
$
5

 
$
—

 
$
(11
)
Litigation and other contingencies
—

 
(103
)
 
55

 
(103
)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net
—

 
—

 
(175
)
 
—

Contract terminations
—

 
—

 
5

 
(113
)
Gains from asset dispositions and exchanges
—

 
354

 
479

 
354

Hurricane-related charges
(34
)
 
—

 
(34
)
 
—

Total
$
(34
)
 
$
256

 
$
330

 
$
127

Other, net represented an expense of $34 million and a benefit of $330 million in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively. We incurred hurricane-related charges of $34 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, which were recorded as contra-revenue, cost of services, selling, general and administrative expenses, and loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we recorded a $479 million non-cash gain as a result of spectrum license exchanges with other carriers, a $55 million reduction of an accrual related to favorable developments in pending legal proceedings, and a $5 million benefit in contract terminations. In addition, during the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, we recorded a $175 million net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, which consisted of a $181 million loss related to cell site construction costs that are no longer recoverable as a result of changes in our network plans, offset by a $6 million gain.
Other, net represented a benefit of $256 million and $127 million in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 , respectively. During the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 , we recognized severance and exit costs benefit of $5 million and expense of $11 million , respectively. During the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 , we recorded a $103 million charge associated with a state tax matter and a $354 million non-cash gain as a result of spectrum license exchanges with other carriers. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, we recorded $113 million of contract terminations that was primarily related to the termination of our pre-existing wholesale arrangement with NTELOS Holdings Corporation (nTelos) as a result of the transaction with Shentel.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased $35 million , or 6% , and $37 million , or 3% , in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 . The effective interest rate, which includes capitalized interest, on the weighted average long-term debt balance of $38.8 billion and $39.4 billion was 6.2% for both the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively. The effective interest rate, which includes capitalized interest, on the weighted average long-term debt balance of $36.8 billion and $36.4 billion was 6.9% for both the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 , respectively. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information on the Company's financing activities.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net represented a benefit of $44 million and an expense of $8 million in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, and an expense of $15 million and $7 million for the same periods in 2016 , respectively. The benefit in the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 was primarily related to $33 million of interest income. The expense in the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 included $65 million of loss on

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early extinguishment of debt related to the retirement of portions of the Sprint Communications 8.375% Notes due 2017 and 9.000% Guaranteed Notes due 2018, partially offset by $52 million of interest income.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense of $98 million and $390 million for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, represented consolidated effective tax rates of approximately 196% and 71% , respectively. Income tax expense for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 was primarily attributable to taxable temporary differences from the amortization of FCC licenses and tax expense recorded from changes in state income tax laws enacted during the period. Income tax expense for the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 was primarily attributable to taxable temporary differences from the tax amortization of FCC licenses and tax expense on pre-tax gains from spectrum license exchanges during the period. We also increased our deferred state income tax liability by $65 million for changes in business activities causing us to become subject to income tax in additional tax jurisdictions. This resulted in a change in the measurement of the carrying value of our deferred tax liability on temporary differences, primarily FCC licenses. Income tax expense of $119 million and $175 million for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 , respectively, represented consolidated effective tax rates of approximately (517)% and (65)% , respectively. Income tax expense for both periods was primarily attributable to taxable temporary differences from the tax amortization of FCC licenses and tax expense on pre-tax gains from spectrum license exchanges during the period, partially offset by tax benefits from the reversal of certain state income tax valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.
Segment Earnings - Wireless
Wireless segment earnings are a function of wireless service revenue, the sale of wireless devices (handsets and tablets), broadband devices, connected devices and accessories, leasing wireless devices, commissions on the device insurance program, commissions on our device accessory program, in addition to costs to acquire subscribers and network and interconnection costs to serve those subscribers, as well as other Wireless segment operating expenses. The costs to acquire our subscribers include the cost at which we sell our devices, as well as the marketing and sales costs incurred to attract those subscribers. Network costs primarily represent switch and cell site costs, backhaul costs, and interconnection costs, which generally consist of per-minute usage fees and roaming fees paid to other carriers. The remaining costs associated with operating the Wireless segment include the costs to operate our customer care organization and administrative support. Wireless service revenue, costs to acquire subscribers, and variable network and interconnection costs fluctuate with the changes in our subscriber base and their related usage, but some cost elements do not fluctuate in the short-term with these changes.
As shown by the table above under "Consolidated Results of Operations," Wireless segment earnings represented almost all of our total consolidated segment earnings for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 . Within the Wireless segment, postpaid wireless services represent the most significant contributor to earnings, and is driven by the number of postpaid subscribers utilizing our services, as well as average revenue per user (ARPU). The wireless industry is subject to competition to retain and acquire subscribers of wireless services. Almost all markets in which we operate have high rates of penetration for wireless services.
Device Financing Programs
We offer an installment billing program that allows subscribers to purchase a device by paying monthly installments, generally over 24 months, and a leasing program, whereby qualified subscribers can lease a device for a contractual period of time. In July 2017, we introduced the Sprint Flex program, which gives customers the opportunity to get annual upgrades for all smartphones. With Sprint Flex, customers can lease any phone and have the option to upgrade or purchase later. This program allows customers to enjoy their phone before deciding what option (upgrade, continue leasing, return, or buy) works best for their lifestyle.
Under the installment billing program, we recognize a majority of the revenue associated with future expected installment payments at the time of sale of the device. As compared to our traditional subsidy program, this results in better alignment of the equipment revenue with the cost of the device. The impact to Wireless earnings from the sale of devices under our installment billing program is neutral except for the impact from promotional offers and the time value of money element related to the imputed interest on the installment receivable.
Under the leasing program, qualified subscribers can lease a device for a contractual period of time. At the end of the lease term, the subscriber has the option to turn in their device, continue leasing their device, or purchase the device. As of September 30, 2017 , substantially all of our device leases were classified as operating leases. As a result, at lease inception, the devices are reclassified from inventory to property, plant and equipment when leased through Sprint's direct

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channels. For leases in the indirect channel, we purchase the devices at lease inception from the dealer, which is then capitalized to property, plant and equipment. While a majority of the revenue associated with installment sales is recognized at the time of sale along with the related cost of products, lease revenue is recorded monthly over the term of the lease and the cost of the device is depreciated to its estimated residual value, generally over the lease term. During the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , we leased devices through our Sprint direct channels with costs totaling approximately $1.1 billion , $1.9 billion , $645 million and $1.2 billion , respectively. These devices were reclassified from inventory to property, plant and equipment and, as such, the cost of the device was not recorded as cost of products compared to when purchased under the installment billing or the traditional subsidy program, which resulted in a significant positive impact to Wireless segment earnings. Depreciation expense incurred on all leased devices for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , was $888 million , $1.7 billion , $724 million and $1.4 billion , respectively. If the mix of leased devices continues to increase, we expect this positive impact on the financial results of Wireless segment earnings to continue and depreciation expense to increase. However, prior to its termination, the benefit to Wireless segment earnings was partially offset by the Handset Sale-Leaseback Tranche 1 (Tranche 1) transaction that was consummated in November 2015 whereby we sold and subsequently leased back certain devices leased to our customers. As a result, the cost to us of the devices sold to Mobile Leasing Solutions, LLC (MLS) under Tranche 1 was no longer recorded as depreciation expense, but rather was recognized as rent expense within “Cost of products” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income during the leaseback periods until Tranche 1 was terminated in conjunction with the repurchase of devices in December 2016.
Our device leasing and installment billing programs require a greater use of operating cash flow in the early part of the device contracts as our subscribers will generally pay less upfront than a traditional subsidy program. The Receivables Facility and the handset sale-leaseback transactions discussed in "Liquidity and Capital Resources" were designed to mitigate the significant use of cash from purchasing devices from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to fulfill our installment billing and leasing programs.
Wireless Segment Earnings Trends
Sprint offers lower monthly service fees without a traditional contract as an incentive to attract subscribers to certain of our service plans. These lower rates for service are available whether the subscriber brings their own device, pays the full or near full retail price of the device, purchases the device under our installment billing program, or leases their device through our leasing program. We expect our postpaid ARPU to continue to decline due to the ongoing shift of customers to lower-priced service plans associated with device financing options, the change in our device insurance program, and increased promotional activity. However, we expect higher equipment revenue associated with the installment billing and leasing programs to partially offset these declines. Since inception, the combination of lower-priced plans and our installment billing and leasing programs have been accretive to Wireless segment earnings. We expect that trend to continue with the magnitude of the impact being dependent upon subscriber adoption rates.
We began to experience net losses of postpaid handset subscribers in mid-2013. Since the release of our price plans associated with device financing options, results have shown improvement in trends of handset subscribers starting with the quarter ended September 30, 2015; however, there can be no assurance that this trend will continue. We have taken initiatives to provide the best value in wireless service while continuing to enhance our network performance, coverage and capacity in order to attract and retain valuable handset subscribers. In addition, we are evaluating our cost model to operationalize a more effective cost structure.

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The following table provides an overview of the results of operations of our Wireless segment.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
Wireless Segment Earnings
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Postpaid
$
4,371

 
$
4,720

 
$
8,837

 
$
9,498

Prepaid (1)
994

 
1,037

 
1,993

 
2,111

Retail service revenues
5,365

 
5,757

 
10,830

 
11,609

Wholesale, affiliate and other (1)
296

 
260

 
555

 
509

Total service revenues
5,661

 
6,017

 
11,385

 
12,118

Equipment revenues
1,960

 
1,834

 
4,046

 
3,330

Total net operating revenues
7,621

 
7,851

 
15,431

 
15,448

Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
(1,407
)
 
(1,793
)
 
(2,819
)
 
(3,577
)
Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
(1,404
)
 
(1,693
)
 
(2,949
)
 
(3,112
)
Selling, general and administrative expense
(1,934
)
 
(1,931
)
 
(3,809
)
 
(3,765
)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
(112
)
 
(111
)
 
(224
)
 
(231
)
Total net operating expenses
(4,857
)
 
(5,528
)
 
(9,801
)
 
(10,685
)
Wireless segment earnings
$
2,764

 
$
2,323

 
$
5,630

 
$
4,763

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(1)
Sprint is no longer reporting Lifeline subscribers due to regulatory changes resulting in tighter program restrictions. We have excluded them from our customer base for all periods presented, including our Assurance Wireless prepaid brand and subscribers through our wholesale Lifeline mobile virtual network operators (MVNO). The above table reflects the reclassification of the related Assurance Wireless prepaid revenue from Prepaid service revenue to Wholesale, affiliate and other revenue of $92 million and $183 million for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 , respectively. Revenue associated with subscribers through our wholesale Lifeline MVNOs continues to remain in Wholesale, affiliate and other revenue following this change.
Service Revenue
Our Wireless segment generates service revenue from the sale of wireless services and the sale of wholesale and other services. Service revenue consists of fixed monthly recurring charges, variable usage charges and miscellaneous fees such as activation fees, directory assistance, roaming, commissions on the device insurance program, late payment and early termination charges, and certain regulatory related fees, net of service credits.
The ability of our Wireless segment to generate service revenue is primarily a function of:
•
revenue generated from each subscriber, which in turn is a function of the types and amount of services utilized by each subscriber and the rates charged for those services; and
•
the number of subscribers that we serve, which in turn is a function of our ability to retain existing subscribers and acquire new subscribers.
Retail comprises those subscribers to whom Sprint directly provides wireless services, whether those services are provided on a postpaid or a prepaid basis. We also categorize our retail subscribers as prime and subprime based upon subscriber credit profiles. We use proprietary scoring systems that measure the credit quality of our subscribers using several factors, such as credit bureau information, subscriber credit risk scores and service plan characteristics. Payment history is subsequently monitored to further evaluate subscriber credit profiles. Wholesale and affiliates are those subscribers who are served through MVNO and affiliate relationships and other arrangements. Under the MVNO relationships, wireless services are sold by Sprint to other companies that resell those services to subscribers.
Effective January 1, 2017, we entered into a new Master Services Agreement with a vendor to provide post-sale device support services (including device insurance) to subscribers. Under the new agreement, the vendor bears the risk of loss with regards to claims and related costs, which Sprint no longer incurs. Sprint remits premiums to the vendor who pays Sprint a monthly recurring commission per subscriber for the duration of the agreement. Additionally, under the terms of the new agreement, the vendor is the primary obligor in the agreement with the subscriber and, as such, revenue is accounted for and presented on a net basis, whereas historically the amounts were presented on a gross basis. The change is expected to result in reductions in service revenue by approximately $500 million in fiscal year 2017. Because the vendor, not Sprint, is fulfilling the services, we expect the reductions in service revenue to be more than offset by greater reductions in cost of services expense.

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Retail service revenue decreased $392 million , or 7% , and $779 million , or 7% , for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 . The decrease was primarily due to a lower average revenue per postpaid subscriber driven by an increase in subscribers on lower price plans and lower insurance revenues due to changes in our device insurance program, combined with a decrease in average prepaid subscribers and competitive pressures. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in average postpaid subscribers.
Wholesale, affiliate and other revenues increased $36 million , or 14% , and $46 million , or 9% , for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 , primarily due to an increase in imputed interest recognized associated with installment billing on devices combined with fees earned under the accessories arrangement with Brightstar, which commenced during the quarter ending September 30, 2017. These increases were partially offset by reduced revenue associated with postpaid and prepaid resellers due to competitive pressures. Approximately 83% of our total wholesale and affiliate subscribers represent connected devices. These devices generate revenue which varies based on usage.
Average Monthly Service Revenue per Subscriber and Subscriber Trends
The table below summarizes average number of retail subscribers. Additional information about the number of subscribers, net additions (losses) to subscribers, and average rates of monthly postpaid and prepaid subscriber churn for each quarter since the quarter ended June 30, 2016 may be found in the tables on the following pages.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(subscribers in thousands)
Average postpaid subscribers  
31,618

 
31,130

 
31,545

 
31,015

Average prepaid subscribers  
8,719

 
10,425

 
8,714

 
10,636

Average retail subscribers  
40,337

 
41,555

 
40,259

 
41,651

The table below summarizes ARPU. Additional information about ARPU for each quarter since the quarter ended June 30, 2016 may be found in the tables on the following pages.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
ARPU (1) :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Postpaid
$
46.00

 
$
50.54

 
$
46.65

 
$
51.04

Prepaid
$
37.83

 
$
33.15

 
$
38.04

 
$
33.07

Average retail
$
44.24

 
$
46.18

 
$
44.79

 
$
46.45

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(1)
ARPU is calculated by dividing service revenue by the sum of the monthly average number of subscribers in the applicable service category. Changes in average monthly service revenue reflect subscribers for either the postpaid or prepaid service category who change rate plans, the level of voice and data usage, the amount of service credits which are offered to subscribers, plus the net effect of average monthly revenue generated by new subscribers and deactivating subscribers.
Postpaid ARPU for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 decreased compared to the same periods in 2016 primarily due to lower service fees resulting from promotional activities, subscriber migrations to service plans associated with device financing options, and lower device insurance program revenues as a result of entering into a Master Services Agreement with a vendor to provide post-sale device support services to subscribers. We expect postpaid ARPU to continue to decline during fiscal year 2017 primarily as a result of dilution from promotional activities and lower service fees associated with our price plans offered in conjunction with device financing options. However, as a result of our installment billing and leasing programs, we expect increasing equipment revenues to partially offset these declines. Prepaid ARPU increased for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 compared to the same periods in 2016 primarily due to the removal of approximately 1.2 million low-engagement prepaid customers from our base as a result of aligning our churn and retention rules across all our prepaid brands, excluding Assurance Wireless, in the three-month period ending December 31, 2016. (See "Subscriber Results" below for more information.)

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The following table shows (a) net additions (losses) of wireless subscribers, (b) our total subscribers, and (c) end of period connected device subscribers as of the end of each quarterly period beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2016.
 
June 30, 2016
 
Sept 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2016
 
March 31, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
 
Sept 30, 2017
Net additions (losses) (in thousands) (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Postpaid
180

 
344

 
405

 
(118
)
 
(39
)
 
168

Prepaid (2)
(306
)
 
(449
)
 
(460
)
 
195

 
35

 
95

Wholesale and affiliates (2)
728

 
704

 
619

 
291

 
65

 
115

Total Wireless
602

 
599

 
564

 
368

 
61

 
378

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
End of period subscribers (in thousands) (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Postpaid (3)(4)(5)
30,945

 
31,289

 
31,694

 
31,576

 
31,518

 
31,686

Prepaid (2)(3)(6)(7)
10,636

 
10,187

 
8,493

 
8,688

 
8,719

 
8,765

Wholesale and affiliates (2)(3)(4)(6)(8)
11,782

 
12,486

 
13,084

 
13,375

 
13,461

 
13,576

Total Wireless
53,363

 
53,962

 
53,271

 
53,639

 
53,698

 
54,027

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental data - connected devices
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
End of period subscribers (in thousands) (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail postpaid
1,822

 
1,874

 
1,960

 
2,001

 
2,091

 
2,158

Wholesale and affiliates
9,244

 
9,951

 
10,594

 
10,880

 
11,100

 
11,221

Total
11,066

 
11,825

 
12,554

 
12,881

 
13,191

 
13,379

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(1)
A subscriber is defined as an individual line of service associated with each device activated by a customer. Subscribers that transfer from their original service category classification to another platform, or another service line within the same platform, are reflected as a net loss to the original service category and a net addition to their new service category. There is no net effect for such subscriber changes to the total wireless net additions (losses) or end of period subscribers.
(2)
Sprint is no longer reporting Lifeline subscribers due to regulatory changes resulting in tighter program restrictions. We have excluded them from our customer base for all periods presented, including our Assurance Wireless prepaid brand and subscribers through our wholesale MVNOs.
(3)
As part of the Shentel transaction, 186,000 and 92,000 subscribers were transferred from postpaid and prepaid, respectively, to affiliates, of which 18,000 prepaid subscribers were subsequently excluded from our subscriber base as the result of the regulatory changes in the Lifeline program as noted in (2) above. An additional 270,000 of nTelos' subscribers are now part of our affiliate relationship with Shentel and were reported in wholesale and affiliate subscribers beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2016. In addition, during the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, 17,000 and 4,000 subscribers were transferred from postpaid and prepaid, respectively, to affiliates as a result of the transfer of additional subscribers to Shentel.
(4)
End of period connected devices are included in total retail postpaid or wholesale and affiliates end of period subscriber totals for all periods presented.
(5)
During the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, 2,000 Wi-Fi connections were adjusted from the postpaid subscriber base.
(6)
During the three-month period ended December 31, 2016, the Company aligned all prepaid brands, excluding Assurance Wireless but including prepaid affiliate subscribers, under one churn and retention program. As a result of this change, end of period prepaid and affiliate subscribers as of December 31, 2016 were reduced by 1,234,000 and 21,000, respectively. See "Subscriber Results" below for more information.
(7)
During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, the Prepaid Data Share platform It's On was decommissioned as the Company continues to focus on higher value contribution offerings resulting in a 49,000 reduction to prepaid end of period subscribers.
(8)
Subscribers through some of our MVNO relationships have inactivity either in voice usage or primarily as a result of the nature of the device, where activity only occurs when data retrieval is initiated by the end-user and may occur infrequently. Although we continue to provide these subscribers access to our network through our MVNO relationships, approximately 1,904,000 subscribers at September 30, 2017 through these MVNO relationships have been inactive for at least six months, with no associated revenue during the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 .
The following table shows our average rates of monthly postpaid and prepaid subscriber churn as of the end of each quarterly period beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2016.
 
June 30,
2016
 
Sept 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2016
 
March 31, 2017
 
June 30,
2017 (2)
 
Sept 30, 2017
Monthly subscriber churn rate (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Postpaid
1.56
%
 
1.52
%
 
1.67
%
 
1.75
%
 
1.65
%
 
1.72
%
Prepaid
5.39
%
 
5.59
%
 
5.74
%
 
4.69
%
 
4.57
%
 
4.83
%
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(1)
Churn is calculated by dividing net subscriber deactivations for the quarter by the sum of the average number of subscribers for each month in the quarter. For postpaid accounts comprising multiple subscribers, such as family plans and enterprise accounts, net deactivations are defined as deactivations in excess of subscriber activations in a particular account within 30 days. Postpaid and prepaid churn consist of both voluntary churn, where the subscriber makes his or her own determination to cease being a subscriber, and involuntary churn, where the subscriber's service is terminated due to a lack of payment or other reasons.
(2)
In the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the Company enhanced subscriber reporting to better align certain early-life gross activations and deactivations associated with customers who have not paid us after the initial subscriber transaction. This enhancement had no impact to net additions, but did result in reporting lower gross additions and lower deactivations in the quarter. Without this enhancement, total postpaid churn in the quarter would have been 1.73% versus 1.65%.

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The following table shows our postpaid and prepaid ARPU as of the end of each quarterly period beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2016.
 
June 30,
2016
 
Sept 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2016
 
March 31, 2017
 
June 30,
2017
 
Sept 30, 2017
ARPU
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Postpaid
$
51.54

 
$
50.54

 
$
49.70

 
$
47.34

 
$
47.30

 
$
46.00

Prepaid
$
33.00

 
$
33.15

 
$
33.97

 
$
38.48

 
$
38.24

 
$
37.83

Subscriber Results
Retail Postpaid — During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 , net postpaid subscriber additions were 168,000 compared to 344,000 in the same period in 2016 . The net additions in the current quarter were driven by phone net subscriber additions, partially offset by tablet subscriber losses.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the Company enhanced subscriber reporting to better align certain early-life gross activations and deactivations associated with customers who have not paid us after the initial subscriber transaction. This enhancement had no impact to net additions, but did result in reporting lower gross additions and lower deactivations in the first quarter. Without this enhancement, total postpaid churn in the first quarter would have been 1.73% versus 1.65%.
Retail Prepaid — During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we added 95,000 net prepaid subscribers compared to losses of 449,000 in the same period in 2016 . The net additions in the quarter were primarily due to growth in subscribers in the Boost Mobile prepaid brand, partially offset by subscriber losses in the Virgin Mobile prepaid brand primarily due to continued competition in the market.
Sprint is no longer reporting prepaid Lifeline subscribers due to regulatory changes resulting in tighter program restrictions. While Sprint will continue to support our Lifeline subscribers through our Assurance Wireless prepaid brand, we have excluded these subscribers from our reported prepaid customer base. The above subscriber table reflects the exclusion of the Assurance Wireless prepaid subscribers on a comparable and trended basis resulting in the removal of 3.3 million subscribers from our reported prepaid subscriber base as of March 31, 2017.
As part of our ongoing efforts to simplify and drive consistency across our prepaid business, as well as tighten the customer engagement criteria, we aligned all prepaid brands, excluding Assurance Wireless, under one churn and retention program as of December 31, 2016. As a result of this alignment, prepaid and prepaid affiliate subscribers under our Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Sprint brands are now deactivated 60 days from the later of the date of initial activation or the most recent replenishment date.
Wholesale and Affiliate Subscribers — Wholesale and affiliate subscribers represent customers that are served on our networks through companies that resell our wireless services to their subscribers, customers residing in affiliate territories and connected devices that utilize our network. Of the 13.6 million subscribers included in wholesale and affiliates, approximately 83% represent connected devices. Wholesale and affiliate subscriber net additions were 115,000 during the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to 704,000 during the same period in 2016 , inclusive of net additions of connected devices totaling 121,000 and 707,000 , respectively. The net additions in the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 were primarily attributable to growth in connected devices, partially offset by a decline in subscribers through our prepaid and postpaid resellers.
Sprint is no longer reporting wholesale Lifeline MVNO subscribers due to regulatory changes resulting in tighter program restrictions. While Sprint will continue to support our Lifeline subscribers through our wholesale MVNOs, we have excluded these subscribers from our reported wholesale customer base. The above subscriber table reflects the exclusion of wholesale Lifeline MVNO subscribers on a comparable and trended basis resulting in the removal of 2.8 million subscribers from our reported wholesale subscriber base as of March 31, 2017.
Cost of Services
Cost of services consists primarily of:
•
costs to operate and maintain our networks, including direct switch and cell site costs, such as rent, utilities, maintenance, labor costs associated with network employees, and spectrum frequency leasing costs;
•
fixed and variable interconnection costs, the fixed component of which consists of monthly flat-rate fees for facilities leased from local exchange carriers and other providers based on the number of cell sites and switches in service in a particular period and the related equipment installed at each site, and the variable component of which generally consists of per-minute usage fees charged by wireline providers for calls terminating on their networks, which fluctuate in relation to the level and duration of those terminating calls;
•
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costs to service and repair devices;
•
regulatory fees;
•
roaming fees paid to other carriers; and
•
fixed and variable costs relating to payments to third parties for the subscriber use of their proprietary data applications, such as messaging, music and cloud services and connected vehicle fees.
Cost of services decreased $386 million , or 22% , and $758 million , or 21% , for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 , primarily due to the impact of changes to our device insurance program, now administered by a vendor who provides post-sale device support to subscribers and bears the risk of loss on claims and related costs in exchange for a monthly recurring commission per subscriber, which the Company records as service revenue. In addition, network costs such as labor and backhaul were lower as a result of our network improvements and transformation initiatives, combined with lower regulatory fees and decreases in long distance and interconnection costs primarily due to lower volume and rates.
Although we expect further reductions in cost of services from our ongoing and recently implemented transformation initiatives, our expectations are that the benefits for fiscal year 2017 will be less than those achieved in fiscal year 2016. The modifications to our device insurance program resulted in a shift from gross presentation of the associated revenue and costs of the program to a net presentation, which is accretive to earnings, is the primary driver for the expected reduction in cost of services in fiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016. The remaining improvements are expected to come from reductions in network costs associated with labor, backhaul and roaming. As noted in our discussion of "Service revenue" above, we expect revenue to decline by approximately $500 million in fiscal year 2017 as a result of the changes to the device insurance program.
Equipment Revenue and Cost of Products
We recognize equipment revenue and corresponding costs of devices when title and risk of loss passes to the indirect dealer or end-use subscriber, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria are met. Our devices are either sold to customers under installment billing and subsidy programs, or leased under the leasing program. Under the installment billing program, the device is generally sold at or near full retail price and we recognize most of the future expected installment payments at the time of sale of the device. Under the subsidy program, which is being de-emphasized, we offer certain incentives, such as new devices at heavily discounted prices, to retain and acquire subscribers. The cost of these incentives is recorded as a reduction to equipment revenue upon activation of the device with a service contract.
Cost of products includes equipment costs (primarily devices and accessories), order fulfillment related expenses, and write-downs of device and accessory inventory related to shrinkage and obsolescence. Additionally, cost of products is reduced by any rebates that are earned from the equipment manufacturers. Cost of products in excess of the net revenue generated from equipment sales is referred to in the industry as equipment net subsidy. As subscribers migrate from acquiring devices through our subsidy program to installment billing or choose to lease under our leasing program, equipment net subsidy continues to decline. We also make incentive payments to certain indirect dealers who purchase devices directly from OEMs or other device distributors. Those payments are recognized as selling, general and administrative expenses when the device is activated with a Sprint service plan because Sprint does not recognize any equipment revenue or cost of products for those transactions. (See Selling, General and Administrative Expense below.)
The net impact to equipment revenue and cost of products from the sale of devices under our installment billing program is relatively neutral except for the impact from promotional offers and the time value of money element related to the imputed interest on the installment receivables. Under the leasing program, lease revenue is recorded over the term of the lease. The cost of the leased device is depreciated to its estimated residual value generally over the lease term. During the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , we leased devices through our Sprint direct channels totaling approximately $1.1 billion , $1.9 billion , $645 million and $1.2 billion , respectively, which were reclassified from inventory to property, plant and equipment and, as such, the cost of the device was not recorded as cost of products compared to when purchased under the installment billing or the traditional subsidy programs.
Equipment revenue increased $126 million , or 7% , and $716 million , or 22% , for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 . The increase in equipment revenue for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 was primarily due to an increase in the volume of used devices sold to third parties, higher lease revenue, and higher average sales price per postpaid and prepaid devices sold, partially offset by a decrease in postpaid and prepaid devices sold. Cost of products decreased $289 million , or 17% , and $163 million , or 5% , for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 , primarily due to a decrease in devices sold as a result of the higher mix of postpaid subscribers choosing to lease their devices

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combined with the elimination of lease payments to MLS associated with the termination of Tranche 1, partially offset by an increase in the volume of used devices sold to third parties.    
Total equipment revenues included $966 million and $1.9 billion of lease revenues for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to $811 million and $1.6 billion for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The increase in lease revenue is primarily related to the increase in subscribers choosing to lease as opposed to purchasing a device. The two primary costs associated with lease revenues are depreciation of the leased device and losses incurred for devices that are not returned to us by customers. The depreciation expense attributable to lease revenues, which is presented as a component of consolidated depreciation expense, was $888 million and $1.7 billion for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to $724 million and $1.4 billion for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016. Additionally, the loss on leased devices, which is presented in "Other, net" within Operating income in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income, was $112 million and $224 million for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to $111 million and $231 million for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016, respectively. We expect that the revenues derived from renting our devices to customers will be less than the costs of the devices as the life of the device exceeds the contractual rental period. We offer the Sprint Flex program to customers as an incentive to attract and retain subscribers who purchase wireless services that utilize our wireless network. While revenue derived from providing devices to customers contributes to our consolidated earnings, wireless service is the major contributor. Therefore, we believe the evaluation of the Company's central operations, which is to provide wireless service to customers, are best viewed at the consolidated level. Accordingly, we believe consolidated level metrics such as operating income and cash flows from operations are the best indicators of our overall ability to generate cash.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Sales and marketing costs primarily consist of subscriber acquisition costs, including commissions paid to our indirect dealers, third-party distributors and retail sales force for new device activations and upgrades, residual payments to our indirect dealers, commission payments made to OEMs or other device distributors for direct source handsets, payroll and facilities costs associated with our retail sales force, marketing employees, advertising, media programs and sponsorships, including costs related to branding. General and administrative expenses primarily consist of costs for billing, customer care and information technology operations, bad debt expense and administrative support activities, including collections, legal, finance, human resources, corporate communications, and strategic planning.
Sales and marketing expense increased $50 million , or 4% , and $89 million , or 4% , for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 , primarily due to higher prepaid marketing costs as a result of media spend related to the Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile brands.
General and administrative costs decreased $47 million , or 6% , and $45 million , or 3% , for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 , primarily due to lower customer care costs as a result of cost reduction initiatives and lower bad debt expense, partially offset by an increase in other general and administrative costs.
Bad debt expense decreased $42 million , or 30% , and $32 million , or 14% , for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016. The decreases were primarily related to lower installment billing reserves due to fewer subscribers entering into installment notes, partially offset by an increase in service revenue bad debt resulting from higher reserve rates and an increase in accounts written off due to higher churn. We reassess our allowance for doubtful accounts quarterly.
Loss on Disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment
For the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , loss on the disposal of property, plant and equipment, net of recoveries, of $112 million , $224 million , $111 million , and $231 million , respectively, primarily resulted from the write-off of leased devices associated with lease cancellations prior to the scheduled customer lease terms where customers did not return the devices to us. We expect to continue to incur losses in future periods as a result of customers who do not return devices under our leasing program. Similar charges have been incurred for devices sold under our subsidy and installment billing programs as equipment net subsidy and bad debt expense, respectively. While we expect the mix of lease subscribers to increase in the future as a result of launching our Sprint Flex program during the quarter ended September 30, 2017, we expect the amount of losses in fiscal year 2017 to remain relatively consistent with the amounts recorded in fiscal year 2016.


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Segment Earnings - Wireline
We provide a broad suite of wireline voice and data communications services to other communications companies and targeted business subscribers. In addition, we provide voice, data and IP communication services to our Wireless segment. We provide long distance services and operate all-digital global long distance and Tier 1 IP networks. Our services and products include domestic and international data communications using various protocols such as multiprotocol label switching technologies (MPLS), IP, managed network services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Session Initiated Protocol (SIP), and traditional voice services. Our IP services can also be combined with wireless services. Such services include our Sprint Mobile Integration service, which enables a wireless handset to operate as part of a subscriber's wireline voice network, and our DataLink SM service, which uses our wireless networks to connect a subscriber location into their primarily wireline wide-area IP/MPLS data network, making it easier for businesses to adapt their network to changing business requirements. In addition to providing services to our business customers, the wireline network is carrying increasing amounts of voice and data traffic for our Wireless segment as a result of growing usage by our wireless subscribers.
We continue to assess the portfolio of services provided by our Wireline business and are focusing our efforts on IP-based data services and de-emphasizing stand-alone voice services and non-IP-based data services. We also continue to provide voice services primarily to business consumers. Our Wireline segment markets and sells its services primarily through direct sales representatives.
Wireline segment earnings are primarily a function of wireline service revenue, network and interconnection costs, and other Wireline segment operating expenses. Network costs primarily represent special access costs and interconnection costs, which generally consist of domestic and international per-minute usage fees paid to other carriers. The remaining costs associated with operating the Wireline segment include the costs to operate our customer care and billing organizations in addition to administrative support. Wireline service revenue and variable network and interconnection costs fluctuate with the changes in our customer base and their related usage, but some cost elements do not fluctuate in the short-term with changes in our customer usage. Our wireline services provided to our Wireless segment are generally accounted for based on market rates, which we believe approximate fair value. The Company generally re-establishes these rates at the beginning of each fiscal year. Over the past several years, there has been an industry wide trend of lower rates due to increased competition from other wireline and wireless communications companies, as well as cable and Internet service providers. Declines in Wireline segment earnings related to intercompany pricing rates do not affect our consolidated results of operations as our Wireless segment benefits from an equivalent reduction in cost of services.
The following table provides an overview of the results of operations of our Wireline segment.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
Wireline Segment Earnings
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Voice
$
109

 
$
172

 
$
233

 
$
353

Data
33

 
43

 
67

 
86

Internet
256

 
288

 
511

 
590

Other
11

 
18

 
31

 
37

Total net service revenues
409

 
521

 
842

 
1,066

Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation)
(372
)
 
(436
)
 
(759
)
 
(884
)
Selling, general and administrative expense
(66
)
 
(62
)
 
(123
)
 
(140
)
Total net operating expenses
(438
)
 
(498
)
 
(882
)
 
(1,024
)
Wireline segment earnings
$
(29
)
 
$
23

 
$
(40
)
 
$
42

Wireline Revenue
Voice Revenues
Voice revenues for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 decreased $63 million , or 37% , and $120 million , or 34% , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 . The decrease was driven by lower volume and overall rate declines primarily due to lower international hubbing volumes as the company continues to de-emphasize certain voice services, combined with the decline in prices for the sale of services to our Wireless segment. Voice revenues generated from the sale of services to our Wireless segment represented 38% and 35% of total voice revenues for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to 38% for both periods in 2016 .

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Data Revenues
Data revenues reflect sales of data services, primarily Private Line and managed network services bundled with non-IP-based data access. Data revenues decreased $10 million , or 23% , and $19 million , or 22% , for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 , as a result of customer churn, primarily related to Private Line. Data revenues generated from the provision of services to the Wireless segment represented 61% and 58% of total data revenue for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to 51% for both periods in 2016 .
Internet Revenues
IP-based data services revenue reflects sales of Internet services, including MPLS, VoIP, SIP, and managed services bundled with IP-based data access. IP-based data services revenue decreased $32 million , or 11% , and $79 million , or 13% , for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 , primarily due to fewer IP customers. In addition, revenue was also impacted by a decline in prices for the sale of services to our Wireless segment. Sale of services to our Wireless segment represented 13% of total Internet revenues for both the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , compared to 14% for both periods in 2016 .
Other Revenues
Other revenues, which primarily consist of sales of customer premises equipment, decreased $7 million , or 39% , and $6 million , or 16% , in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 .
Costs of Services
Costs of services include access costs paid to local phone companies, other domestic service providers and foreign phone companies to complete calls made by our domestic subscribers, costs to operate and maintain our networks, and costs of equipment. Costs of services decreased $64 million , or 15% , and $125 million , or 14% , in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 . The decrease was primarily due to lower access expense as the result of savings initiatives and lower network labor costs combined with lower international voice rates and volume.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $4 million , or 6% , and decreased $17 million , or 12% , in the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016 . The increase in the three-month period was primarily due to higher sales and marketing expense. The decrease in the six-month period was primarily due to lower shared administrative and employee-related costs required to support the Wireline segment as a result of the decline in revenue. Total selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of net services revenue was 16% and 15% for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, as compared to 12% and 13% for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2016 , respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash Flow  
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
3,239

 
$
2,250

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
$
1,124

 
$
(3,358
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
$
(2,431
)
 
$
2,473

Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities of $3.2 billion in the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 increased $989 million from the same period in 2016 . The increase was primarily due to lower vendor and labor-related payments of $655 million, which were primarily due to reduced operating costs resulting from the Company's ongoing cost reduction initiatives, and $428 million of increased cash received from customers. Also, during the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 we paid $129 million, which consisted of call redemption premiums and tender expenses, due to the early retirement of Sprint Communications 8.575% Notes due 2017 and 9.000% Guaranteed Notes due 2018.

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Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities in the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 improved by $4.5 billion compared to the same period in 2016 , primarily due to increased net proceeds of short-term investments of $5.5 billion. This increase was partially offset by increased network and other capital expenditures of $860 million and increased purchases of $342 million of leased devices from indirect dealers.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $2.4 billion during the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , which was primarily due to the retirement of $1.3 billion principal amount of outstanding Sprint Communications 8.375% Notes due 2017 and $1.2 billion principal amount of outstanding Sprint Communications 9.000% Guaranteed Notes due 2018. In addition, we had Receivables Facility and secured equipment credit facilities draws of $1.6 billion and $242 million , respectively. These draws were partially offset by principal repayments of $296 million , $121 million , $1.1 billion and $117 million for the Handset Sale-Leaseback Tranche 2, secured equipment credit facilities, Receivables Facility and network equipment sale-leaseback transactions, respectively.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $2.5 billion during the six-month period ended September 30, 2016 , which was primarily due to cash receipts of $2.2 billion and $1.1 billion from the network equipment sale-leaseback and Handset Sale-Leaseback Tranche 2 transactions, respectively. These receipts were partially offset by repayments of $326 million, $187 million and $98 million for the Handset Sale-Leaseback Tranche 2, secured equipment credit facilities and financing of future lease receivables, respectively. In addition, we paid a total of $175 million in debt finance costs for the unsecured financing facility and the network equipment sale-leaseback.
Working Capital
We had working capital of $1.0 billion and $1.7 billion as of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017 , respectively. The change in working capital was primarily due to the retirement of $1.2 billion of Sprint Communications notes as described above, partially offset by net Receivables Facility draws of approximately $500 million. The remaining balance was due to changes to other working capital items.
Long-Term Debt and Other Funding Sources
Our device leasing and installment billing programs require a greater use of operating cash flow in the early part of the device contracts as our subscribers will generally pay less upfront than a traditional subsidy program. The Receivables Facility and the handset sale-leaseback transactions described below were designed in large part to mitigate the significant use of cash from purchasing devices from OEMs to fulfill our installment billing and leasing programs.
Accounts Receivable Facility
Our Receivables Facility provides us the opportunity to sell certain wireless service receivables, installment receivables, and future amounts due from customers who lease certain devices from us to the Purchasers. The maximum funding limit under the Receivables Facility is $4.3 billion. In October 2017, the Receivables Facility was amended to, among other things, extend the maturity date to November 2019. While we have the right to decide how much cash to receive from each sale, the maximum amount of cash available to us varies based on a number of factors and, as of September 30, 2017 , represents approximately 50% of the total amount of the eligible receivables sold to the Purchasers. As of September 30, 2017 , the total amount of borrowings under our Receivables Facility was $2.4 billion and the total amount available to be drawn was $3 million . During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we drew $1.6 billion and repaid $1.1 billion to the Purchasers, which were reflected as financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Sprint contributes certain wireless service, installment and future lease receivables, as well as the associated leased devices, to Sprint's wholly-owned consolidated bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities (SPEs). At Sprint's direction, the SPEs have sold, and will continue to sell, wireless service, installment and future lease receivables to Purchasers or to a bank agent on behalf of the Purchasers. Leased devices will remain with the SPEs, once sales are initiated, and continue to be depreciated over their estimated useful life. As of September 30, 2017 , wireless service and installment receivables contributed to the SPEs and included in "Accounts and notes receivable, net" in the consolidated balance sheets were $3.0 billion and the long-term portion of installment receivables included in "Other assets" in the consolidated balance sheets was $314 million . As of September 30, 2017 , the net book value of devices contributed to the SPEs was approximately $3.5 billion .

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Network Equipment Sale-Leaseback
In April 2016, Sprint sold and leased back certain network equipment to unrelated bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities (collectively, Network LeaseCo). The network equipment acquired by Network LeaseCo, which we consolidate, was used as collateral to raise approximately $2.2 billion in borrowings from external investors, including SoftBank Group Corp. (SoftBank). Principal and interest payments on the borrowings from the external investors will be repaid in staggered, unequal payments through January 2018. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we made principal repayments totaling $117 million , resulting in a total principal amount of $1.8 billion outstanding as of September 30, 2017 . In October 2017, we made principal repayments totaling $1.3 billion.
Network LeaseCo is a variable interest entity for which Sprint is the primary beneficiary. As a result, Sprint is required to consolidate Network LeaseCo and our consolidated financial statements include Network LeaseCo's debt and the related financing cash inflows. The network assets included in the transaction, which had a net book value of approximately $3.0 billion and consisted primarily of equipment located at cell towers, remain on Sprint's consolidated financial statements and continue to be depreciated over their respective estimated useful lives. As of September 30, 2017 , these network assets had a net book value of approximately $2.0 billion .
The proceeds received were reflected as cash provided by financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows and payments made to Network LeaseCo are reflected as principal repayments and interest expense over the respective terms. Sprint has the option to purchase the equipment at the end of the leaseback term for a nominal amount. All intercompany transactions between Network LeaseCo and Sprint are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.
Handset Sale-Leaseback Tranche 2 (Tranche 2)
Sprint sold certain iPhone ® devices being leased by our customers to MLS, a company formed by a group of equity investors, including SoftBank, and then subsequently leased the devices back. Under the agreements, Sprint generally maintains the customer leases, continues to collect and record lease revenue from the customer and remits monthly rental payments to MLS during the leaseback periods.
In May 2016, Sprint entered into Tranche 2. We transferred devices with a net book value of approximately $1.3 billion to MLS in exchange for cash proceeds totaling $1.1 billion and a deferred purchase price (DPP) of $186 million . The proceeds were accounted for as a financing. Accordingly, the devices remain in "Property, plant and equipment, net" in the consolidated balance sheets and we continue to depreciate the assets to their estimated residual values over the respective customer lease terms. At September 30, 2017 , the net book value of devices transferred to MLS was approximately $358 million . During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we made principal repayments and non-cash adjustments totaling $327 million to MLS, resulting in a total principal amount of $58 million outstanding as of September 30, 2017 .
The proceeds received were reflected as cash provided by financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows and payments made to MLS will be reflected as principal repayments and interest expense. We have elected to account for the financing obligation at fair value. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the financing obligation are recognized in "Other income (expense), net" in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income over the course of the arrangement.
In October 2017, Sprint terminated Tranche 2 and repaid all amounts outstanding.
Spectrum Financing
In October 2016, Sprint transferred certain directly held and third-party leased spectrum licenses (collectively, Spectrum Portfolio) to wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities (collectively, Spectrum Financing SPEs). The Spectrum Portfolio, which represented approximately 14% of Sprint's total spectrum holdings on a MHz-pops basis, was used as collateral to raise an initial $3.5 billion in senior secured notes bearing interest at 3.36% per annum under a $7.0 billion program that permits Sprint to raise up to an additional $3.5 billion in senior secured notes, subject to certain conditions. The senior secured notes are repayable over a five -year term, with interest-only payments over the first four quarters and amortizing quarterly principal payments thereafter commencing December 2017 through September 2021. As of September 30, 2017 , approximately $875 million of the total principal outstanding was classified as "Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations" in the consolidated balance sheets.
Sprint Communications simultaneously entered into a long-term lease with the Spectrum Financing SPEs for the ongoing use of the Spectrum Portfolio. Sprint Communications is required to make monthly lease payments to the Spectrum Financing SPEs at a market rate. The lease payments, which are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Sprint Communications, are sufficient to service the senior secured notes and the lease also constitutes collateral for the senior

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secured notes. As the Spectrum Financing SPEs are wholly-owned Sprint subsidiaries, these entities are consolidated and all intercompany activity has been eliminated.
Each Spectrum Financing SPE is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, prior to and upon the liquidation of the Spectrum Financing SPE, to be satisfied out of the Spectrum Financing SPE's assets prior to any assets of the Spectrum Financing SPE becoming available to Sprint. Accordingly, the assets of the Spectrum Financing SPE are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations owed to other creditors of Sprint until the obligations of the Spectrum Financing SPEs under the spectrum-backed senior secured notes are paid in full.
Long-Term Debt
During the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, pursuant to a cash tender offer, Sprint Communications retired $388 million principal amount of its outstanding 8.375% Notes due 2017 and $1.2 billion principal amount of its outstanding 9.000% Guaranteed Notes due 2018. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 , Sprint Communications retired the remaining $912 million principal amount of its outstanding 8.375% Notes due August 2017.
Credit Facilities
Secured Term Loan and Revolving Bank Credit Facility
On February 3, 2017, we entered into a credit agreement for $6.0 billion , consisting of a $4.0 billion , seven-year secured term loan that matures in February 2024 and a $2.0 billion secured revolving bank credit facility that expires in February 2021. The bank credit facility requires a ratio (Leverage Ratio) of total indebtedness to trailing four quarters earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and other non-recurring items, as defined by the bank credit facility (adjusted EBITDA), not to exceed 6.0 to 1.0 through the quarter ending December 31, 2017. After December 31, 2017, the Leverage Ratio declines on a scheduled basis until the ratio becomes fixed at 3.5 to 1.0 for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter through expiration of the facility. The term loan has an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 250 basis points and the secured revolving bank credit facility has an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus a spread that varies depending on the Leverage Ratio.
Export Development Canada (EDC) Agreement
As of September 30, 2017 , the EDC agreement provided for security and covenant terms similar to our secured term loan and revolving bank credit facility. However, under the terms of the EDC agreement, repayments of outstanding amounts cannot be redrawn. As of September 30, 2017 , the total principal amount of our borrowings under the EDC facility was $300 million .
Unsecured Credit Facility Commitment
During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, Sprint Communications entered into a commitment letter with a group of banks to provide an unsecured credit facility in an aggregate principal amount up to $3.2 billion . Draws on the unsecured credit facility would bear interest at a rate equal to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a percentage that varies depending on the days elapsed since the effective date of the facility (1.25% to 4.25% per annum), or base rate, as defined in the commitment letter, plus a percentage that varies depending on the days elapsed since the effective date of the facility (0.25% to 3.25% per annum). Commitments will be reduced by an amount equal to the proceeds from the sales of certain assets and will terminate upon certain debt issuances or sales of equity securities. Amounts borrowed and repaid cannot be redrawn and the unsecured credit facility, if executed, will terminate in March 2019. As of September 30, 2017 , the unsecured credit facility had not been executed and thus no amounts have been drawn.
Secured Equipment Credit Facilities
Finnvera plc (Finnvera)
The Finnvera secured equipment credit facility provides for the ability to borrow up to $800 million to finance network equipment-related purchases from Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC, USA. The facility has one tranche remaining and available for borrowing through October 2017. Such borrowings are contingent upon the amount and timing of network-related purchases made by Sprint. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we drew $92 million and made principal repayments totaling $85 million on the facility, resulting in a total principal amount of $147 million outstanding as of September 30, 2017 . The available borrowing capacity under the Finnvera secured equipment credit facility expired on October 30, 2017.

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K-sure
The K-sure secured equipment credit facility provides for the ability to borrow up to $750 million to finance network equipment-related purchases from Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. The facility can be divided in up to three consecutive tranches of varying size. In September 2017, we amended the secured equipment credit facility to extend the borrowing availability through December 2018. Such borrowings are contingent upon the amount and timing of network-related purchases made by Sprint. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we made principal repayments totaling $33 million on the facility, resulting in a total principal amount of $226 million outstanding as of September 30, 2017 .
Delcredere | Ducroire (D/D)
The D/D secured equipment credit facility provided for the ability to borrow up to $250 million to finance network equipment-related purchases from Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. In September 2017, we amended the secured equipment credit facility to restore previously expired commitments of $150 million . During the six-month period ended September 30, 2017 , we drew $150 million and made principal repayments totaling $3 million on the facility, resulting in a total principal amount of $179 million outstanding as of September 30, 2017 . At the end of the quarter, all availability under the facility was fully drawn.
Borrowings under the Finnvera, K-sure and D/D secured equipment credit facilities are each secured by liens on the respective network equipment purchased pursuant to each facility's credit agreement. In addition, repayments of outstanding amounts borrowed under the secured equipment credit facilities cannot be redrawn. Each of these facilities is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by both Sprint Communications and Sprint Corporation.
As of September 30, 2017 , our Leverage Ratio, as defined by our secured revolving bank credit facility was 3.4 to 1.0 . Because our Leverage Ratio exceeded 2.5 to 1.0 at period end, we were restricted from paying cash dividends.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2017 , our liquidity, including cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, available borrowing capacity under our secured revolving bank credit facility, available capacity under our unsecured credit facility commitment and availability under our Receivables Facility was $11.4 billion . Our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $6.4 billion as of September 30, 2017 compared to $8.3 billion as of March 31, 2017 . As of September 30, 2017 , we had availability of $1.8 billion under the secured revolving bank credit facility and $3.2 billion under our unsecured credit facility commitment. Amounts available under our Receivables Facility as of September 30, 2017 totaled $3 million .
In addition, as of September 30, 2017 , we had available borrowing capacity of $428 million and $427 million under our Finnvera and K-sure secured equipment credit facilities, respectively. However, utilization of these facilities is dependent upon the amount and timing of network-related purchases from the applicable suppliers as well as the period of time remaining to complete any further borrowings available under each facility. Subsequent to September 30, 2017, we made a draw of $68 million under the Finnvera secured equipment credit facility, after which the remaining borrowing capacity expired on October 30, 2017.
As of September 30, 2017 , we offered two device financing programs that allow subscribers to forgo traditional service contracts and pay less upfront for devices in exchange for lower monthly service fees, early upgrade options, or both. While a majority of the revenue associated with the installment sales program is recognized at the time of sale along with the related cost of products, lease revenue associated with our leasing program is recorded monthly over the term of the lease and the cost of the device is depreciated to its estimated residual value generally over the lease term, which creates a positive impact to Wireless segment earnings. If the mix of leased devices continues to increase, we expect this positive impact on the financial results of Wireless segment earnings to continue and depreciation expense to increase. The installment billing and leasing programs will continue to require a greater use of operating cash flows in the earlier part of the contracts as the subscriber will generally pay less upfront than the traditional subsidy program because they are financing the device. The Receivables Facility and our relationship with MLS were established as mechanisms to mitigate the use of cash from purchasing devices from OEMs to fulfill our installment billing and leasing programs.
To meet our liquidity requirements, we look to a variety of sources. In addition to our existing cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and cash generated from operating activities, we raise funds as necessary from external sources. We rely on our ability to issue debt and equity securities, the ability to access other forms of financing, including debt financing, some of which is secured by our assets, proceeds from the sale of certain accounts receivable and future lease receivables, proceeds from future sale-leaseback transactions, such as spectrum and equipment, and the borrowing capacity

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available under our credit facilities to support our short- and long-term liquidity requirements. We believe our existing available liquidity and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our funding requirements over the next twelve months, including debt service requirements and other significant future contractual obligations.
To maintain an adequate amount of available liquidity and execute our current business plan, which includes, among other things, network deployment and maintenance, subscriber growth, data usage capacity needs and the expected achievement of a cost structure intended to improve profitability and to meet our long-term debt service requirements and other significant future contractual obligations, we will need to continue to raise additional funds from external sources. Possible future financing sources include, among others, additional receivables financing transactions and additional issuances of spectrum-backed notes. In addition, we are pursuing extended payment terms and increased facilities with certain vendors. If we are unable to obtain external funding, execute on our cost reduction initiatives, or are not successful in attracting valuable subscribers such as postpaid handset subscribers, our operations would be adversely affected, which may lead to defaults under certain of our borrowings.
Depending on the amount of any difference in actual results versus what we currently expect, it may make it difficult for us to generate sufficient earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and other non-recurring items (adjusted EBITDA) to remain in compliance with our financial covenants or be able to meet our debt service obligations, which could result in acceleration of our indebtedness, or adversely impact our ability to raise additional funding through the sources described above, or both. If such events occur, we may engage with our lenders to obtain appropriate waivers or amendments of our credit facilities or refinance borrowings, or seek funding from other external sources, although there is no assurance we would be successful in any of these actions.
A default under certain of our borrowings could trigger defaults under certain of our other financing obligations, which in turn could result in the maturities being accelerated. Certain indentures and other agreements governing our financing obligations require compliance with various covenants, including covenants that limit the Company's ability to sell certain of its assets, limit the Company and its subsidiaries' ability to incur indebtedness and liens, and require that we maintain certain financial ratios, each as defined by the terms of the indentures, related supplemental indentures and other agreements.
In determining our expectation of future funding needs in the next twelve months and beyond, we have made several assumptions regarding:
•
projected revenues and expenses relating to our operations, including those related to our installment billing and leasing programs, along with the success of initiatives such as our expectations of achieving a more competitive cost structure through cost reduction initiatives and increasing our postpaid handset subscriber base;
•
cash needs related to our installment billing and device leasing programs;
•
availability under the Receivables Facility, which terminates in November 2019;
•
availability of our $2.0 billion secured revolving bank credit facility, which expires in February 2021, less outstanding letters of credit;
•
availability under our $3.2 billion unsecured credit facility commitment;
•
remaining availability of approximately $855 million of our secured equipment credit facilities for eligible capital expenditures, and any corresponding principal, interest, and fee payments;
•
scheduled principal payments on debt, credit facilities and financing obligations, including approximately $19.1 billion coming due over the next five years;
•
raising additional funds from external sources;
•
the expected use of cash and cash equivalents in the near-term;
•
anticipated levels and timing of capital expenditures, including assumptions regarding lower unit costs, network capacity additions and upgrades, and the deployment of new technologies in our networks, FCC license acquisitions, and purchases of leased devices from our indirect dealers;
•
any additional contributions we may make to our pension plan;
•
estimated residual values of devices related to our device lease program; and
•
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Our ability to fund our needs from external sources is ultimately affected by the overall capacity of, and financing terms available in the banking and securities markets, and the availability of other financing alternatives, as well as our performance and our credit ratings. Given our recent financial performance, as well as the volatility in these markets, we continue to monitor them closely and to take steps to maintain financial flexibility at a reasonable cost of capital.
The outlooks and credit ratings from Moody's Investor Service, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, and Fitch Ratings for certain of Sprint Corporation's outstanding obligations were:
 
 
Rating  
Rating Agency
 
Issuer Rating
 
Unsecured  Notes
 
Guaranteed Notes
 
Secured Bank Credit Facility
 
Spectrum Notes
 
Outlook
Moody's
 
B2
 
B3
 
B1
 
Ba2
 
Baa2
 
Stable
Standard and Poor's
 
B
 
B
 
B+
 
BB-
 
N/A
 
Stable
Fitch
 
B+
 
B+
 
BB
 
BB+
 
BBB
 
Stable

FUTURE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
There have been no significant changes to our future contractual obligations as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 other than with respect to the retirement of certain notes of Sprint Communications pursuant to the cash tender offer described in Note 8. Long-Term Debt, Financing and Capital Lease Obligations . Below is a graph depicting our future principal maturities of debt as of September 30, 2017 .
DEBTMATURITIES101817.JPG * This table excludes (i) our $2.0 billion secured revolving bank credit facility, which will expire in 2021 and has no outstanding balance, (ii) $178 million in letters of credit outstanding under the secured revolving bank credit facility, (iii) $533 million of capital leases and other obligations, and (iv) net premiums and debt financing costs.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET FINANCING
As of September 30, 2017 , we did not participate in, or secure, financings for any unconsolidated special purpose entities.


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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Sprint applies those accounting policies that management believes best reflect the underlying business and economic events, consistent with U.S. GAAP. Inherent in such policies are certain key assumptions and estimates made by management. Management regularly updates its estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements based on its latest assessment of the current and projected business and general economic environment. Additional information regarding the Company's Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates is included in Item 7. of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 .

FINANCIAL STRATEGIES
General Risk Management Policies
Our board of directors has adopted a financial risk management policy that authorizes us to enter into derivative transactions, and all transactions comply with the policy. We do not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes with the exception of equity rights obtained in connection with commercial agreements or strategic investments, usually in the form of warrants to purchase common shares.
Derivative instruments are primarily used for hedging and risk management purposes. Hedging activities may be done for various purposes, including, but not limited to, mitigating the risks associated with an asset, liability, committed transaction or probable forecasted transaction. We seek to minimize counterparty credit risk through credit approval and review processes, credit support agreements, continual review and monitoring of all counterparties, and thorough legal review of contracts. Exposure to market risk is controlled by regularly monitoring changes in hedge positions under normal and stress conditions to ensure they do not exceed established limits.

OTHER INFORMATION
We routinely post important information on our website at www.sprint.com/investors . Information contained on or accessible through our website is not part of this report.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We include certain estimates, projections and other forward-looking statements in our annual, quarterly and current reports, and in other publicly available material. Statements regarding expectations, including performance assumptions and estimates relating to capital requirements, as well as other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements.
These statements reflect management's judgments based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. With respect to these forward-looking statements, management has made assumptions regarding, among other things, subscriber and network usage, subscriber growth and retention, technologies, products and services, pricing, operating costs, the timing of various events, and the economic and regulatory environment.
Future performance cannot be assured. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:
•
our ability to continue to obtain additional financing, including receivables facilities and monetizing certain of our assets, including those under our existing or future programs to monetize a portion of our network or spectrum holdings, or to modify the terms of our existing financing, on terms acceptable to us, or at all;
•
our ability to retain and attract subscribers and to manage credit risks associated with our subscribers;
•
the effects of any future merger or acquisition involving us, as well as the effect of mergers, acquisitions and consolidations, and new entrants in the communications industry, and unexpected announcements or developments from others in our industry;
•
the effective implementation of our plans to improve the quality of our network, including timing, execution, technologies, costs, and performance of our network;
•
failure to improve subscriber churn, bad debt expense, accelerated cash use, costs and write-offs, including with respect to changes in expected residual values related to any of our service plans, including installment billing and leasing programs;

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the ability to generate sufficient cash flow to fully implement our plans to improve and enhance the quality of our network and service plans, improve our operating margins, implement our business strategies, and provide competitive new technologies;
•
the effects of vigorous competition on a highly penetrated market, including the impact of competition on the prices we are able to charge subscribers for services and devices we provide and on the geographic areas served by our network;
•
the impact of device financing programs, including leasing of handsets; the impact of purchase commitments; the overall demand for our service plans; and the impact of new, emerging, and competing technologies on our business;
•
our ability to provide the desired mix of integrated services to our subscribers;
•
our ability to continue to access our spectrum and acquire additional spectrum capacity;
•
changes in available technology and the effects of such changes, including product substitutions and deployment costs and performance;
•
volatility in the trading price of our common stock, current economic conditions and our ability to access capital, including debt or equity;
•
the impact of various parties not meeting our business requirements, including a significant adverse change in the ability or willingness of such parties to provide service and products, including distribution, or infrastructure equipment for our network;
•
the costs and business risks associated with providing new services and entering new geographic markets;
•
the ability of our competitors to offer products and services at lower prices due to lower cost structures or otherwise;
•
our ability to comply with restrictions imposed by the U.S. Government as a condition to our merger with SoftBank;
•
the effects of any material impairment of our goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible assets;
•
the impacts of new accounting standards or changes to existing standards that the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies issue, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC);
•
unexpected results of litigation filed against us or our suppliers or vendors;
•
the costs or potential customer impact of compliance with regulatory mandates including, but not limited to, compliance with the FCC's Report and Order to reconfigure the 800 MHz band and government regulation regarding "net neutrality";
•
equipment failure, natural disasters, terrorist acts or breaches of network or information technology security;
•
one or more of the markets in which we compete being impacted by changes in political, economic or other factors such as monetary policy, legal and regulatory changes, or other external factors over which we have no control;
•
the impact of being a "controlled company" exempt from many corporate governance requirements of the NYSE; and
•
other risks referenced from time to time in this report and other filings of ours with the SEC, including Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 .
The words "may," "could," "should," "estimate," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "target," "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are found throughout this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and elsewhere in this report. Readers are cautioned that other factors, although not listed above, could also materially affect our future performance and operating results. The reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We are not obligated to publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this report, including unforeseen events.


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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are primarily exposed to the market risk associated with unfavorable movements in interest rates, foreign currencies, and equity prices. The risk inherent in our market risk sensitive instruments and positions is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in those factors. There have been no material changes to our market risk policies or our market risk sensitive instruments and positions as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 .

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is reported in accordance with the SEC's rules. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of September 30, 2017 , under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2017 in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and in providing reasonable assurance that the information is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms.
Internal controls over our financial reporting continue to be updated as necessary to accommodate modifications to our business processes and accounting procedures. There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
In March 2009, a stockholder brought suit, Bennett v. Sprint Nextel Corp. , in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, alleging that Sprint Communications and three of its former officers violated Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 by failing adequately to disclose certain alleged operational difficulties subsequent to the Sprint-Nextel merger, and by purportedly issuing false and misleading statements regarding the write-down of goodwill. The district court granted final approval of a settlement in August 2015, which did not have a material impact to our financial statements. Five stockholder derivative suits related to this 2009 stockholder suit were filed against Sprint Communications and certain of its present and/or former officers and directors. The first, Murphy v. Forsee , was filed in state court in Kansas on April 8, 2009, was removed to federal court, and was stayed by the court pending resolution of the motion to dismiss the Bennett case; the second, Randolph v. Forsee , was filed on July 15, 2010 in state court in Kansas, was removed to federal court, and was remanded back to state court; the third, Ross-Williams v. Bennett, et al. , was filed in state court in Kansas on February 1, 2011; the fourth, Price v. Forsee, et al., was filed in state court in Kansas on April 15, 2011; and the fifth, Hartleib v. Forsee, et al ., was filed in federal court in Kansas on July 14, 2011. These cases were essentially stayed while the Bennett case was pending, and we have reached an agreement in principle to settle the matters, by agreeing to some governance provisions and by paying plaintiffs' attorneys fees in an immaterial amount. The court approved the settlement but reduced the plaintiffs' attorneys fees; the attorneys fees issue is on appeal.
Sprint Communications is also a defendant in a complaint filed by several stockholders of Clearwire Corporation (Clearwire) asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty by Sprint Communications, and related claims and otherwise challenging the Clearwire acquisition.  ACP Master, LTD, et al. v. Sprint Nextel Corp., et al. , was filed April 26, 2013, in Chancery Court in Delaware. Plaintiffs in the ACP Master, LTD suit have also filed suit requesting an appraisal of the fair value of their Clearwire stock. Trial of those cases took place in October and November 2016. On July 21, 2017, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled in Sprint's favor in both cases. It found no breach of fiduciary duty, and determined the value of Clearwire shares under the Delaware appraisal statute to be $2.13 per share plus statutory interest. The plaintiffs have filed an appeal.
Various other suits, inquiries, proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, including purported class actions typical for a large business enterprise and intellectual property matters, are possible or pending against us or our subsidiaries. If our interpretation of certain laws or regulations, including those related to various federal or state matters such as sales, use or property taxes, or other charges were found to be mistaken, it could result in payments by us. While it is not possible to determine the ultimate disposition of each of these proceedings and whether they will be resolved consistent with our beliefs, we expect that the outcome of such proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations. During the quarter ended September 30, 2017 , there were no material developments in the status of these legal proceedings.

Item 1A.
Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to our risk factors as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 .

Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None

Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None

Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
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Item 5.
Other Information
Disclosure of Iranian Activities under Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 added Section 13(r) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 13(r) requires an issuer to disclose in its annual or quarterly reports, as applicable, whether it or any of its affiliates knowingly engaged in certain activities, including, among other matters, transactions or dealings relating to the government of Iran. Disclosure is required even where the activities, transactions or dealings are conducted outside the U.S. by non-U.S. affiliates in compliance with applicable law, and whether or not the activities are sanctionable under U.S. law.
After the merger with SoftBank, SoftBank acquired control of Sprint. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 , SoftBank, through one of its non-U.S. subsidiaries, provided roaming services in Iran through Telecommunications Services Company (MTN Irancell), which is or may be a government-controlled entity. During such period, SoftBank had no gross revenues from such services and no net profit was generated. This subsidiary also provided telecommunications services in the ordinary course of business to accounts affiliated with the Embassy of Iran in Japan. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 , SoftBank estimates that gross revenues and net profit generated by such services were both under $1,000. Sprint was not involved in, and did not receive any revenue from, any of these activities. These activities have been conducted in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and they are not sanctionable under U.S. or Japanese law. Accordingly, with respect to Telecommunications Services Company (MTN Irancell), the relevant SoftBank subsidiary intends to continue such activities. With respect to services provided to accounts affiliated with the Embassy of Iran in Japan, the relevant SoftBank subsidiary is obligated under contract to continue such services.
In addition, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 SoftBank, through one of its non-U.S. indirect subsidiaries, provided office supplies to the Embassy of Iran in Japan. SoftBank estimates that gross revenue and net profit generated by such services were under $2,500 and $400, respectively. Sprint was not involved in, and did not receive any revenue from any of these activities. Accordingly, the relevant SoftBank subsidiary intends to continue such activities.


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Item 6.
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
Incorporated by Reference
 
Filed/Furnished
Herewith
 
SEC
File No.
 
Exhibit
 
Filing Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3) Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
 
8-K
 
001-04721
 
3.1

 
7/11/2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws
 
8-K
 
001-04721
 
3.2

 
8/7/2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(10) Material Contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit Facility Commitment Letter, dated September 20, 2017, among Sprint Communications, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
 
8-K
 
001-04721
 
10.1

 
9/25/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated October 24, 2017, by and among Sprint Spectrum L.P., as servicer, and certain Sprint Corporation subsidiaries, as originators and sellers, and certain special purpose entities, as purchasers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2017, by and among Sprint Spectrum L.P., as servicer, certain Sprint Corporation special purpose entities, as sellers, certain commercial paper conduits and financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as purchaser agents, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as administrative agent, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., as administrative agent, and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent and collateral agent

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(12) Statement re Computation of Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(31) and (32) Officer Certifications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-14(a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-14(a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(101) Formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
Incorporated by Reference
 
Filed/Furnished
Herewith
 
SEC
File No.
 
Exhibit
 
Filing Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
_________________
*
Filed or furnished, as required.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
SPRINT CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 
 
By:
/s/    P AUL  W. S CHIEBER, J R.
 
 
Paul W. Schieber, Jr.
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: November 2, 2017


 



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Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION
    

SECOND AMENDMENT TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of October 24, 2017 (this “ Amendment ”), is entered into by and among the following parties:
(a) SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P., as initial Servicer (the “ Servicer ”);

(b) THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AS “SPEs” (the “ SPEs ”); and

(c) THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AS “Originators” (the “ Originators ”).

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2015 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the SPEs, the Servicer, the various purchasers and purchaser agents, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as SCC administrative agent party thereto, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., as lease administrative agent, and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. as collateral agent and as ISC administrative agent, are entering into that certain Third Amendment to the Receivables Purchase Agreement (the “ Third Amendment to the RPA ”);
WHEREAS, the parties to the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement desire to amend the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. Amendments to the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement . The Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement is hereby amended to reflect the marked changes shown on Exhibit A hereto.

2. Representations and Warranties. Each Person hereto hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof as follows:





(a) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties made by it in the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations or warranties were true and correct as of such earlier date).

(b) Enforceability . The execution and delivery by such Person of this Amendment, and the performance of each of its obligations under this Amendment and the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement as amended hereby, are within each of its organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action on its part. This Amendment and the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement as amended hereby, are such Person’s valid and legally binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

(c) No Termination Events . After giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event exists or shall exist.

3. Entire Agreement . Except as otherwise amended hereby, all of the other terms and provisions of the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect and the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this Amendment, is hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto. After this Amendment becomes effective, all references in the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement (or in any other Transaction Document) to “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar effect referring to the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the provisions of the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement amended and supplemented hereby and may not be modified except in writing signed by all parties. This Amendment shall not be deemed, either expressly or impliedly, to waive, amend or supplement any provision of the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement other than as set forth herein.

4. Effectiveness . This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon:

(a) receipt by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent of duly executed counterparts of this Amendment (whether by facsimile or otherwise) executed by each of the parties hereto; and

(b) the effectiveness of the Third Amendment to the RPA in accordance with its terms.

5. Governing Law . THIS AMENDMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).





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6. Severability. If any one or more of the agreements, provisions or terms of this Amendment shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid or unenforceable, then such agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining agreements, provisions and terms of this Amendment and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the provisions of this Amendment or the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, as applicable.

7. Section Headings . The various headings of this Amendment are included for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment, the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof.

8. Successors and Assigns . This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each party hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

9. Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile or other electronic means shall be equally effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart.

[Signature Pages Follow]




























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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
  
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P ., as Servicer


By: /s/ Janet M. Duncan        
Name: Janet M. Duncan    
Title: Vice President and Treasurer


SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
SPRINTCOM, INC.
SPRINT TELEPHONY PCS, LLC , each as Originator


By: /s/ Janet M. Duncan         
Name: Janet M. Duncan    
Title: Vice President and Treasurer






















S-1

Second Amendment





SFE 1, LLC
SFE 2, LLC
SFE 3, LLC , each as an SPE



By: /s/ Janet M. Duncan        
Name: Janet M. Duncan
Title: Treasurer




































S-2

Second Amendment





ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO
as of the date first above written:

SPRINT CORPORATION


By: /s/ Janet M. Duncan        
Name: Janet M. Duncan    
Title: Treasurer





































S-3
Second Amendment






EXHIBIT A
(marked pages)









































Exhibit A

Second Amendment





Conformed copy for attachment to Second Amendment, dated
October 24, 2017


______________________________________________________________________________________________________

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
dated as of November 19, 2015
between
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.,
as an Originator and as Servicer
and the
OTHER ORIGINATORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Originators
and
THE SPES FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Buyers and Contributees

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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND RELATED MATTERS .....................................................1
SECTION 1.1
Defined Terms .........................................................................................1
SECTION 1.2
Other Interpretive Matters      ..................................................................................... 2
ARTICLE II
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE, SELL AND CONTRIBUTE .........................2
SECTION 2.1
Purchase, Sale and Contribution .............................................................2
SECTION 2.2
Timing of Purchases ................................................................................3
SECTION 2.3
Purchase Price and Contribution .............................................................3
SECTION 2.4
No Recourse or Assumption of Obligations ............................................4
SECTION 2.5
Assignment and Assumption of Related Lease Contract Obligations .....4
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION .......................................................4
SECTION 3.1
Sprint Spectrum to Act as Servicer, Contracts ........................................4
SECTION 3.2
Deemed Collections ................................................................................5
SECTION 3.3
Actions Evidencing Purchases ................................................................7
SECTION 3.4
Application of Collections ......................................................................8
SECTION 3.5
Lease Upgrade Program ..........................................................................8
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ....................................................9
SECTION 4.1
Mutual Representations and Warranties ..................................................9
SECTION 4.2
Additional Representations and Warranties of the Originators .............10
ARTICLE V
GENERAL COVENANTS ...............................................................................14
SECTION 5.1
Mutual Covenants     .................................................................................................. 14
SECTION 5.2
Additional Covenants of the Originators ..............................................14
SECTION 5.3
Reporting Requirements .......................................................................17
SECTION 5.4
Negative Covenants of Each Originator ...............................................19
SECTION 5.5
Collections Outside the Lockbox Accounts ..........................................22
SECTION 5.6
Excluded Originator ..............................................................................23
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION OF PURCHASES .................................................................24
SECTION 6.1
Voluntary Termination ..........................................................................24
SECTION 6.2
Automatic Termination .........................................................................24
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION .......................................................................................24
SECTION 7.1
Each Originator’s Indemnity .................................................................24

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SECTION 7.2
Contribution ...........................................................................................27
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS ..........................................................................................27
SECTION 8.1
Amendments, etc ...................................................................................27
SECTION 8.2
No Waiver; Remedies ............................................................................27
SECTION 8.3
Notices, Etc ............................................................................................27
SECTION 8.4
Binding Effect; Assignment ...................................................................28
SECTION 8.5
Survival ..................................................................................................28
SECTION 8.6
Costs and Expenses ...............................................................................28
SECTION 8.7
Execution in Counterparts; Integration ..................................................29
SECTION 8.8
Governing Law ......................................................................................29
SECTION 8.9
Waiver of Jury Trial ...............................................................................29
SECTION 8.10
Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities .....................................29
SECTION 8.11
Confidentiality .......................................................................................30
SECTION 8.12
No Proceedings ......................................................................................30
SECTION 8.13
No Recourse Against Other Parties .......................................................30
SECTION 8.14
Grant of Security Interest ......................................................................30
SECTION 8.15
Severability ............................................................................................30
SECTION 8.16
Restatement; No Novation .....................................................................30
ANNEX 1          UCC Details Schedule
ANNEX 2          Notice Information
ANNEX 3          Related Originators; Related SPEs; Initial Capital Contributions
















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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT, dated as of November 19, 2015 (this “ Agreement ”), is among SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Sprint Spectrum ”), as an originator and as initial servicer (in such capacity, the “ Servicer ”), THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AS ORIGINATORS (together with Sprint Spectrum, the “ Originators ” and each, an “ Originator ”), and THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AS SPEs (the “ SPEs ” and each, a “ SPE ”). For good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND RELATED MATTERS

SECTION 1.1     Defined Terms . In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified: (a) capitalized terms are used as defined in (or by reference in) Appendix A to the Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the “ Receivables Purchase Agreement ” ) among the SPEs, as sellers, the Servicer, the Conduit Purchasers, Committed Purchasers and Purchaser Agents from time to time party thereto, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (“ Mizuho ”), as the Collateral Agent, Mizuho, as the ISC Administrative Agent, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as the SCC Administrative Agent, and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (“ SMBCSI ”), as Lease Administrative Agent, and (b) as used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the meanings indicated below:

“ Contract ” means with respect to a Receivable, a contract (including any purchase order or invoice) between any Originator (or an ISC Dealer with respect to an ISC Contract) and an Obligor pursuant to which such Receivable arises or which evidences such Receivable. A “related” Contract with respect to a Receivable means a Contract under which such Receivable arises.
“ Excluded Receivable ” means any SCC Receivable or Lease Receivable that is (i) more than 90 days past due or (ii) is at risk of imminent write-off as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy as of the Closing Date.
“ Originator Indemnified Party ” is defined in Section 7.1 .
“ Preferred Membership Interest ” means the preferred membership interest issued by each SPE to its Related Originators.
“ Receivable ” has the meaning set forth in the Receivables Purchase Agreement; provided , however that, solely for purposes of this Agreement, no Excluded Receivable shall constitute a “Receivable”.



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“ Related Assets ” means (a) with respect to any Receivable, (i) all security interests, hypothecations, reservations of ownership, liens or other adverse claims and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, including pursuant to the Contract pursuant to which such Receivable was originated, together with all financing statements, registrations, hypothecations, charges or other similar filings or instruments against an Obligor and all security agreements describing any collateral securing such Receivable, if any, (ii) in respect of any ISC Pool Receivable, (1) all interest in any devices (including any such device which is or may become an ISC Surrendered Device in respect of an ISC Pool Receivable which constituted an ISC Upgradeable Receivable) relating to any Contract giving rise to such ISC Pool Receivable and (2) the applicable Originator’s rights under the related ISC Dealer Agreement relating to the assignment or transfer of the ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable, (iii) in respect of any Lease Receivable, all interest in the Lease Contract giving rise to such Lease Receivable including the right to terminate such Lease Contract in accordance with the early termination provisions thereof if the Servicer or its Affiliates discontinue the leasing program for Lease Devices and (iv) all guarantees, insurance policies and other agreements or arrangements of whatsoever character from time to time supporting such Receivable whether in connection with the Contract pursuant to which such Receivable was originated, including any obligation of any party under the Transaction Documents to promptly deposit amounts received in respect of Collections to an account, (b) all Collections in respect of, and other proceeds of, the Receivables, (c) all rights and remedies (but none of the obligations) of the Originators, as applicable, under this Agreement and any other rights or assets pledged, sold or otherwise transferred to the SPEs hereunder and (d) all the products and proceeds of any of the foregoing; provided, however, that Related Assets shall not include the Lease Devices; provided , that the term “Related Assets” in respect of any ISC Dealer Receivable shall not include any of the Originators’ rights under the ISC Dealer Agreements other than the right to enforce the assignment or transfer of the ISC Dealer Contracts and ISC Dealer Receivables nor any obligations under the related ISC Dealer Agreement or otherwise relating thereto, including the obligation to pay the related Amount Financed Value or purchase price relating to such ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable, which shall remain vested in the applicable Originator.
“ Related Originator ” means, with respect to any SPE, the Originator or Originators identified as such on Annex 3 .
“ Related SPE ” means, with respect to any Originator, the SPE identified as such on Annex 3 .
SECTION 1.2     Other Interpretive Matters . The interpretation of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified, is subject to part (B) of Appendix A to the Receivables Purchase Agreement.


ARTICLE II

AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE, SELL AND CONTRIBUTE

SECTION 2.1          Purchase, Sale and Contribution . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Originator, severally and for itself, (a) hereby sells





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or contributes, as applicable, to its Related SPE, and each SPE hereby purchases or acquires from its Related Originator, all of such Related Originator’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables and the Related Assets, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, acquired, or originated and (b) hereby absolutely assigns by way of capital contribution to its Related SPE, and each SPE hereby accepts such capital contribution and acquires from its Related Originator, all of such Related Originator’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Lease Devices. For the avoidance of doubt, the Originators are not hereby selling, contributing, pledging or otherwise assigning any Excluded Receivables,

SECTION 2.2     Timing of Purchases and Contributions . All Receivables existing at the opening of each Originator’s business on the Closing Date are hereby sold or contributed, as applicable, to its Related SPE on such date in accordance with the terms hereof. On and after the Closing Date until the Purchase Termination Date, each Receivable shall be deemed to have been sold or contributed by each Originator to its Related SPE immediately (and without further action by any Person) upon the creation or acquisition of such Receivable. The Related Assets with respect to each Receivable shall be sold or contributed at the same time as such Receivable, whether such Related Assets exist at such time or arise, are acquired or are originated thereafter. The Lease Device with respect to each Lease Receivable shall be contributed at the same time as the sale and/or contribution of the Lease Receivables arising under the related Lease Contract.

SECTION 2.3     Purchase Price and Contribution .

(a) The purchase price (“ Purchase Price ”) for the Receivables and the Related Assets shall be an amount equal to the fair market value of the Receivables and the Related Assets (taking into account a discount for the time value of money, historic and expected losses and the Originators’ obligations pursuant to Section 3.2 ), which shall initially be 99.75% of the Unpaid Balance of the Receivables (except with respect to Lease Receivables and Related Assets, for which the Purchase Price shall be 95.00% of the Unpaid Balance of the Lease Receivables), or as otherwise agreed to by each Originator and its Related SPE at the time of the purchase or acquisition. The conveyance of the Lease Devices shall be in the form of a capital contribution. To the extent the value of a Receivable and Related Assets exceeds the Purchase Price, such excess shall be deemed a capital contribution to the equity of the Related SPE by the applicable Originator.

(b) [Reserved]

(c) Each SPE shall pay the Purchase Price due to its Related Originator on any day, in the case of Receivables and Related Assets, in immediately available funds; provided , however , to the extent that an SPE does not have sufficient funds available to pay in full such Purchase Price as of the date of its conveyance hereunder, the remaining portion of the Purchase Price shall be deferred until such time as the SPE obtains such available funds, and the Related Originator’s recourse to SPE for such deferred portion of the Purchase Price shall be limited to such available funds; provided , however , that if any such deferred portion has not been paid by the SPE on the date that is ninety (90) days following the sale of the related Receivables hereunder,






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the Related Originator shall be deemed to have made a capital contribution to the SPE in the amount of such unpaid deferred portion.

(d) Although the Purchase Price for each Receivable (together with the Related Assets, as applicable) coming into existence after the Closing Date shall be due by the applicable SPE to its Related Originator on the date such Receivable comes into existence and is sold, transferred or contributed to the Related SPE, and such Purchase Price shall be made as provided in this Section 2.3 , final settlement of the Purchase Price from each SPE to its Related Originator shall be effected on a monthly basis on each Settlement Date with respect to all Receivables coming into existence during the calendar month preceding such Settlement Date and based on the information contained in the Information Package delivered by Servicer pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement for the calendar month then most recently ended. On each Settlement Date, each SPE and its Related Originator (or the Servicer on their behalf) shall cause a reconciliation to be made in respect of all purchases that shall have been made during the calendar month then most recently ended. Although such reconciliation shall be effected on Settlement Dates, increases or decreases in any contribution of capital by any Originator to its Related SPE made pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to have occurred and shall be effective as of the date that the related Receivables came into existence.

SECTION 2.4     No Recourse or Assumption of Obligations . Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the purchase and sale or contribution, as applicable, of Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices under this Agreement shall be without recourse to any Originator. It is the express intent of each of the parties hereto that the transactions hereunder shall constitute absolute and irrevocable true sales or valid contributions, as applicable, of Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices by each Originator to its Related SPE (such that the Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices, other than those repurchased by the Originators pursuant to the terms hereof, would not be property of any Originator’s estate in the event of any Originator’s bankruptcy).

Except as set forth below in Section 2.5 , none of the SPEs, the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Purchasers or the other Affected Parties shall assume any obligation or liability in connection with any Receivables, Related Assets or Lease Devices, nor shall any SPE, any Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Purchaser or the other Affected Parties have any obligation or liability to any Obligor or other customer or client of any Originator or any ISC Dealer (including any obligation to perform any of the obligations of any Originator any ISC Dealer under any Receivables, Related Assets or Lease Devices).
SECTION 2.5     Assignment and Assumption of Related Lease Contract Obligations . For the purposes of this Agreement, (x) all contributions of contractual and other rights of Originators in connection with Lease Devices and Lease Contracts shall be deemed to be absolute and irrevocable assignments thereof and (y) all acquisitions of contractual obligations under Lease Contracts by SPEs shall be deemed to be assumptions thereof. Subject to the SPEs’ rights of further assignment under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, from and after each date of conveyance of a Lease Contract hereunder (i) the SPEs shall have assumed the rights and obligations of the Originators under the Lease Contracts as lessors thereunder and (ii)






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each Originator shall relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Lease Contracts.


ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION

SECTION 3.1     Sprint Spectrum to Act as Servicer, Contracts . (a) Sprint Spectrum shall be responsible for the servicing, administration and collection of the Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices for the benefit of each SPE and for the benefit of each Administrative Agent (as SPEs’ assignee) on behalf of the Purchasers, and the Collateral Agent, all on the terms set out in (and subject to any rights to terminate Sprint Spectrum as Servicer and appoint a successor Servicer pursuant to) the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

(b)    Each SPE and each Originator hereby grant to Servicer an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take or cause to be taken in the name of such SPE or such Originator, as the case may be, any and all steps which are necessary or advisable to endorse, negotiate, enforce, or otherwise realize on any Collections and any checks, instruments, writing, other proceeds of the Receivables or other right of any kind held or transmitted by such SPE or such Originator or transmitted or received by such SPE or such Originator in connection with any Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices (including under the related Records).

(c)    Subject to Section 2.5 with respect to Lease Contracts, each Originator shall perform all of its obligations under the Records to the same extent as if the Receivables had not been sold or contributed, as applicable, hereunder and the exercise by the SPEs, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent or any of their respective designees of its rights hereunder or under the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall not relieve any Originator from such obligations.

(d)    The Servicer agrees, on behalf of each SPE but subject to the terms of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, to exercise the rights and obligations of the SPEs as lessor under the Lease Contracts.

SECTION 3.2     Deemed Collections . (a) If on any day:

(i)    the Unpaid Balance of any Receivable originated by any Originator (or assigned or transferred to an Originator from an ISC Dealer with respect to any ISC Dealer Receivable) is:

(A)      reduced or cancelled as a result of Dilution; and
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Receivable becoming a Defaulted Receivable or due to the application of Collections received with respect to such Receivable);
(ii)    any Receivable (or the terms of any related Contract governing such Receivable) is extended, amended, waived or otherwise modified (except as expressly permitted under Section 8.2(b) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement);

(iii)    the due date for payment of any Pool Receivable is extended to a date that is more than 30 days after such Pool Receivable’s original due date;

(iv)    there is discovered a breach of any of the representations or warranties of any Originator set forth in Section 4.2(p) with respect to any Receivable as of the date of its transfer hereunder; or

(v)    during a Settlement Period, any SCC Receivable or Lease Receivable becomes an Aged Receivable, but only to the extent that the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Receivables that became Aged Receivables during such Settlement Period does not exceed 8.00% of the aggregate initial Unpaid Balance of Receivables relating to the SCC Receivable Pool or the Lease Receivable Pool, as applicable, conveyed hereunder during such Settlement Period;

then, on such day, the Originator that originated such Receivable (or was assigned or transferred such Receivable from an ISC Dealer with respect to any ISC Dealer Receivable) or that made such representation or warranty, as the case may be, (or in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above with respect to a Lease Receivable, the Servicer) shall be deemed to have received a Collection of such Receivable:
(1) in the case of clause (i) above, in the amount of such reduction or cancellation or the difference between the actual Unpaid Balance (as determined immediately prior to the applicable event) and the amount included in respect of such Receivable in calculating the applicable Net Portfolio Balance or, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above, in the amount that such extension, amendment, modification or waiver affects the Unpaid Balance of the related Receivable in the sole determination of the applicable Administrative Agent, as applicable;

(2) in the case of clause (iv) above, in the amount of the entire Unpaid Balance of the relevant Receivable or Receivables (as determined immediately prior to the applicable event); or

(3) in the case of clause (v) above, in the amount of the entire Unpaid Balance of the relevant Aged Receivable and the related SPE shall, if so requested by the Originator, convey to the Originator such Aged Receivables on such day and prior to their being written off as uncollectible; provided , however , that no such conveyance by the SPE shall occur unless such Receivable has been repurchased by the SPE from the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 1.4 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.







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Collections deemed received by any Originator under this Section 3.2(a) are herein referred to as “ Deemed Collections ”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or any Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, Sections 3.2(a)(ii) , 7.3(b) , 7.6(a) , 7.6(b) and 8.2(b) in the Receivables Purchase Agreement), neither the Servicer nor any Originator shall permit any Obligor with respect to an ISC Receivable or a Lease Receivable to extend, amend, terminate, waive or otherwise modify the related ISC Contract, the related Lease Contract, the ISC Upgrade Program or the Lease Upgrade Program in a manner that reduces the Unpaid Balance of such ISC Receivable or such Lease Receivable unless prior to any such extension, amendment, termination, waiver or modification a corresponding Deemed Collection payment equal to the amount of such reduction in respect of the related Pool Receivable is made in connection therewith.
(b)    Not later than the first Business Day after any Originator is deemed to have received a Deemed Collection pursuant to Section 3.2(a)(i)-(iv) , such Originator shall transfer an amount equal to such Deemed Collection to its Related SPE in immediately available funds for application in accordance with the Receivables Purchase Agreement. Deemed Collections under Section 3.2(a)(v) with respect to Aged Receivables shall be settled on the first Settlement Date to occur after the end of such Settlement Period through a dollar-for-dollar decrease in (i) deferred payments of the Purchase Price otherwise payable hereunder, (ii) distributions in respect of the Originator’s equity in the related SPE and/or (iii) in the cash portion of the Purchase Prices for Receivables sold hereunder.

SECTION 3.3     Actions Evidencing Purchases and Contributions . (a) On and following the Closing Date, each Originator and the Servicer shall mark its accounting records evidencing Receivables, Contracts, ISC Dealer Agreements, and Lease Devices in a form acceptable to Related SPE, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents, evidencing that the Receivables, Contracts and Lease Devices have been transferred to the Related SPE in accordance with this Agreement, and none of the Originators or Servicer shall change or remove such mark without the consent of the SPEs, the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent. In addition, each Originator agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that the SPEs, the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any of their respective designees may reasonably request in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the purchases, sales and contributions hereunder, or the transfer or assignment of ISC Dealer Contracts and the related ISC Dealer Receivables from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator, or to enable the SPEs, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights with respect to the Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Originator will upon the request of the SPEs, the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent: (i) authorize and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate; and (ii) at any time during the continuance of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event, mark its master data processing records evidencing that the Pool Receivables have been sold in accordance with this Agreement.








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(b)    Each Originator hereby authorizes the SPEs, the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent or their respective designees (i) to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto and assignments thereof, relative to all or any of the Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices now existing or hereafter arising in the name of such Originator (including ISC Receivables and Related Assets assigned or transferred to such Originator from an ISC Dealer) and (ii) to the extent permitted by the Receivables Purchase Agreement, to notify Obligors of the assignment of the Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices.

(c)    Without limiting the generality of clause (a) above, each Originator shall authorize and deliver and file or cause to be filed appropriate continuation statements not earlier than six months and not later than three months prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of filing of the financing statements filed in connection with the Closing Date or any other financing statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, if the Final Payout Date shall not have occurred.

SECTION 3.4     Application of Collections . Unless SPE instructs otherwise, any payment by an Obligor in respect of any Receivable shall, except as otherwise specified in writing or otherwise by such Obligor, required by Law or by the underlying Contract, be applied using the same systems, practices and procedures as Servicer uses for the application of payments on all of the receivables serviced by it for itself and its Affiliates whether or not such payments are being made with respect to Receivables; provided , that, notwithstanding any election by the SPE or Obligor or any customary practices of Servicer or its Affiliates, if any Lease Upgrade Payment Amount remains due and payable with respect to any Lease Receivable relating to such Obligor, any payments by such Obligor in respect of any Lease Receivable shall be applied to the Lease Upgradeable Receivable for which such Lease Upgrade Payment Amount exists until such Lease Upgrade Payment Amount is paid in full.

SECTION 3.5     Lease Upgrade Program .

(a)         Not later than the 1st Business Day of each calendar week (the “ Lease Upgrade Identification Date ”), each Originator (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall (i) identify each Lease Upgrade Election for which each of the following conditions are met as of the last Business Day of the preceding calendar week: (A) the Lease Contract for the related Lease Upgraded Receivable has been (x) executed by such Obligor and (y) accepted by or behalf of the Originator or the Servicer (or any of their Affiliates) and (B) wireless voice or data service for the related upgraded Device has been activated (each such Lease Upgrade Election, a “ Completed Lease Upgrade ”) and (ii) determine the Lease Upgrade Payment Amounts owing with respect to each such identified Lease Upgradeable Receivable subject to a Completed Lease Upgrade.  Not later than five (5) Business Days following an Originator’s or the Servicer’s identification of a Completed Lease Upgrade, the related Originator shall pay the Lease Upgrade Payment Amount to the Related SPE by depositing (or causing the Servicer to deposit on its behalf) to a Lock-Box Account an amount in immediately available funds equal to such Lease Upgrade Payment Amount, which payment of the Lease Upgrade Payment Amount shall (and shall be deemed to) pay off and settle such Lease Upgradeable Receivable on behalf of the related Obligor; provided , however , that so




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long as (and only if) (i) such Lease Upgraded Receivable has been transferred to the Related SPE hereunder, (ii) if the related Lease Upgradeable Receivable was an Eligible Receivable at the time of the Lease Upgrade Election or was reported as an Eligible Receivable as of the most recent Information Package, then such Lease Upgraded Receivable is an Eligible Receivable (determined without taking into account whether or not the Applicable Cooling Off Period has passed and determined immediately after giving effect to such Originator’s performance of its obligations under this clause (a) with respect to such Lease Upgraded Receivable), (iii) such Lease Upgraded Receivable has an Unpaid Balance that is not less than the Lease Upgrade Payment Amount for the related Lease Upgradeable Receivable, (iv) no Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing and (v) the Liquidation Period has not commenced, then the Related Originator may (if it so elects) instead satisfy such obligation to pay the Lease Upgrade Payment Amount (and pay off and settle such Lease Upgradeable Receivable on behalf of the related Obligor) by netting such Lease Upgrade Payment Amount against (x) the Purchase Price otherwise payable hereunder by the Related SPE to the Related Originator for such Lease Upgraded Receivable and (y) if applicable, any unpaid Purchase Price that then remains payable by the Related SPE to the Related Originator hereunder for such Lease Upgradeable Receivable). If during the Applicable Cooling Off Period, a Lease Upgraded Receivable deemed an Eligible Receivable purchase to clause (ii) above is terminated or cancelled by the applicable Obligor, then the related Originator shall pay the related Lease Upgrade Payment Amount to the Related SPE not later than five (5) Business Days after such termination or cancellation by depositing (or causing the Servicer to deposit on its behalf) to a Lock-Box Account an amount in immediately available funds equal to such Lease Upgrade Payment Amount, which payment of the Lease Upgrade Payment Amount shall (and shall be deemed to) pay off and settle the related Lease Upgradeable Receivable on behalf of the related Obligor.

(b)    If an Originator fails to exercise either of its options or perform any of its obligations with respect to any Lease Upgradeable Receivable under clause (a) above for any reason, (i) the Originators and the Servicer shall not terminate, or waive any amounts due by the Obligor under, such related Lease Upgradeable Receivable, (ii) the Servicer, on behalf of the Related SPE, shall continue to enforce such Lease Upgradeable Receivable as property of the Related SPE, (iii) the Originators and the Servicer shall apply any payments made by such Obligor in respect of any Lease Receivable first to amounts owing (whether due or to become due) under the related Lease Upgradeable Receivable and (iv) the Originators and the Servicer agree to not create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim on any related Lease Upgraded Receivable. At all times, each Originator shall comply with, service in accordance with, and maintain in full force and effect, the Key Lease Upgrade Provisions.

(c)    Upon any Event of Bankruptcy with respect to any Originator or any Sprint Party, the Originators and Servicer shall terminate the Lease Upgrade Program and cease permitting Obligors to make Lease Upgrade Elections. To the extent any Lease Upgrade Election has been made and the related Obligor satisfies all of the terms and conditions of the Lease Upgrade Program and (x) the related Originator (or its






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designee) fails to pay in full the required Lease Upgrade Payment Amount and (y) Sprint Corporation fails to pay in full the required Lease Upgrade Payment Amount as set forth in the Performance Support Agreement, each Originator shall terminate the Lease Upgrade Program and cease permitting Obligors to make Lease Upgrade Elections within three (3) Business Days after the date Sprint Corporation received notice from the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent that a Lease Upgrade Payment Amount was due and payable under the Performance Support Agreement.

(d)    To the extent any Lease Upgrade Payment Amount due hereunder is paid by Sprint Corporation under the Performance Support Agreement, the Originator which owed such amount agrees to reimburse Sprint Corporation in cash for such Lease Payment Amount,  and  assign to Sprint Corporation such Originator’s interest in the returned Lease Device, and if not otherwise assigned to the Related SPE, the Lease Upgraded Receivable and Related Lease Device. Such Originator grants to Sprint Corporation a security interest in the returned Lease Device and the Lease Upgraded Receivable and Related Lease Device to the extent permitted under all agreements to which Sprint Corporation and its affiliates are a party.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 4.1     Mutual Representations and Warranties . Each Originator represents and warrants to the SPEs, and each SPE represents and warrants to the Originators, as of the date hereof and as of each date in which a purchase and sale or contribution, as applicable, is made hereunder, as follows:

(a)     Organization and Good Standing . It has been duly organized in, and is validly existing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted and will be conducted except to the extent that such failure could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)     Due Qualification . It is duly qualified to do business as a foreign organization in good standing, if applicable, and has obtained all necessary qualifications, licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to be in good standing or to hold any such qualifications, licenses and approvals could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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Documents to which it is a party in any capacity and the ISC Dealer Agreements to which it is a party, and (B) carry out the terms of and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and the ISC Dealer Agreements applicable to it, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or limited liability company action, as applicable, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the ISC Dealer Agreements to which it is a party.

(d)     Binding Obligations . This Agreement constitutes, and each ISC Dealer Agreement and each other Transaction Document to be signed by such party when duly executed and delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(e)     No Violation . The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the ISC Dealer Agreements and the performance by it of the terms hereof and thereof will not, (i) violate or result in a default under, (A) its articles or certificate of incorporation, by‑laws, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents, as applicable, or (B) in the context of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the ISC Dealer Agreements, any material indenture, agreement or instrument binding on it, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or instrument except for any Adverse Claim that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) violate in any material respect any Law applicable to it or any of its properties.

(f)     Bulk Sales Act . No transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance by it with any bulk sales act or similar Law.

(g)     No Proceedings . There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to its actual knowledge, threatened against or affecting it (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) seeking to prevent the servicing of the Receivables by it or the consummation of the purposes of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, or any ISC Dealer Agreement or (iii) that involve this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any ISC Dealer Agreement (to the extent involving any ISC Dealer Agreement, are related to the ISC Dealer Contracts or ISC Dealer Receivables and the payment , assignment or transfer thereof).

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Document or any ISC Dealer Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, except for the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to in such Transaction Documents and filings with the SEC to the extent required by applicable Law.

(i)     Ordinary Course of Business . Each remittance of Collections on the Receivables transferred by an Originator to an SPE under this Agreement will have been (i) in payment of a debt incurred by such Originator in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of such Originator and such SPE and (ii) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of such Originator and such SPE.

SECTION 4.2     Additional Representations and Warranties of the Originators . Each Originator represents and warrants to SPEs as of the date hereof and as of each date on which a purchase and sale or contribution, as applicable, is made hereunder (except for the representation in clause (k) below, which is made only as of the date hereof), as follows:

(a)     Valid Sale or Contribution . This Agreement constitutes a valid sale, transfer and assignment or contribution, as applicable, of the Receivables originated by it (or assigned or transferred to it by an ISC Dealer with respect to any ISC Dealer Receivables) and the Related Assets and Lease Devices, to its Related SPE, or alternatively a grant of a valid security interest in such Receivables and Related Assets and Lease Devices, to its Related SPE, enforceable against creditors of, and purchasers from it.

(b)     Use of Proceeds . The use of all funds obtained by it under this Agreement will not conflict with or contravene any of Regulations T, U and X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(c)     Quality of Title . Prior to its sale or contribution to its Related SPE hereunder, each Receivable, together with the Related Assets, and any related Lease Device is owned by it free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than Permitted Adverse Claims and any Adverse Claims arising under any Transaction Document); with respect to any ISC Dealer Receivable, when such Receivable and the Related Assets are transferred or assigned to such Originator, such Originator shall have acquired, for fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value, all right, title and interest of the applicable ISC Dealer thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than Permitted Adverse Claims and any Adverse Claim arising under any Transaction Document); when its Related SPE makes a purchase of or acquires such Receivable and Related Assets and any related Lease Device by contribution, such SPE shall have acquired, for fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value, all right, title and interest of such Originator thereto (and such Originator represents and warrants that it has taken all steps under the UCC necessary to transfer such good title and ownership interests in such assets), free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than Permitted Adverse Claims and any Adverse Claim arising under any Transaction Document); and no valid effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any Receivable, any interest therein, the Related Assets and any Lease Devices is on file in any recording office, except such as may or are required to be filed (i) in favor of such Originator or its Related SPE in accordance with the Contracts or any Transaction




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Document, including the Third Amendment (and assigned to the Collateral Agent), (ii) in favor of its Related SPE in accordance with this Agreement, (iii) in connection with any Adverse Claim arising solely as the result of any action taken by any Purchaser (or any assignee thereof) or by the Collateral Agent or (iv) in favor of any Purchaser or Administrative Agent in accordance with the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any Transaction Document. Without limiting the foregoing, no Chattel Paper evidencing Receivables (x) is in the possession of (or, in the case of electronic Chattel Paper, under the control of) any Person other than the Servicer (for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and applicable SPE), the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Agent’s designee or (y) has any marks or notations indicating that it has been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than an SPE or the Collateral Agent.

(d)     Financial Condition . All financial statements of Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries (including the notes thereto) delivered to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent pursuant to Section 7.5(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, present fairly, in all material respects, the actual financial position and results of operations and cash flows of Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods presented or provided (other than in the case of annual financial statements, in each case in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of all interim balance sheets of Sprint Corporation).

(e)     Accurate Reports . None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information (other than forward-looking statements, projections and statements of a general industry nature, as to which it represents only that it acted in good faith and utilized assumptions reasonable at the time made and due care in the preparation of such statement or projection) furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of it (including Information Packages furnished by the Servicer and each report furnished pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement) in writing (including, without limitation, by electronic delivery) to the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or any Purchaser Agent in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement, any other Transaction Document, any ISC Dealer Agreement or any amendment thereto or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) taken together with any information contained in the public filings made by Sprint Corporation with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading.

(f)     UCC Details . Its true legal name as registered in the sole jurisdiction in which it is organized and the jurisdiction of such organization are specified in Annex 1 and the offices where it keeps all its Records are located at the addresses specified in Schedule 6.1(l) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement (or at such other locations, notified to the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 7.1(f) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement), in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 8.5 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement has been taken and completed. Except as described in Annex 1 , It has never had any, trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or






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“doing business as” names and is “located” in the jurisdiction specified in Annex 1 for purposes of Section 9-307 of the UCC. It is organized only in a single jurisdiction.

(g)     Lock-Box Accounts . The names and addresses of all Lock‑Box Banks, together with the account numbers of the Lock‑Box Accounts at such Lock-Box Banks, are specified in Schedule 6.1(m) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement (or have been notified to and approved by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 7.3(d) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement).

(h)     Servicing Programs . No license or approval is required for the SPEs’, the Collateral Agent’s or any Administrative Agent’s use of any software or other computer program used by such Originator, the Servicer or any sub-servicer in the servicing of the Receivables originated by such Originator (or assigned or transferred to such Originator by an ISC Dealer with respect to ISC Dealer Receivables), other than under the Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement and those which have been obtained and are in full force and effect.

(i)     Adverse Change . (i) Since the Closing Date, there has been no material adverse change in the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of the Receivables originated by such Originator and (ii) Since June 30, 2015, there has been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Originator.

(j)     Credit and Collection Policies; Law . It has complied with the Credit and Collection Policies in all material respects and such policies have not changed in any material respect since the Second Restatement Effective Date except as permitted under Sections 7.3(c) and 7.5(g) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. It has complied with all applicable Law except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(k)     Investment Company Act . It is not (i) required to register as an “Investment Company” or (ii) “controlled” by an “Investment Company”, in each case, under (and as defined in) the Investment Company Act.

(l)     ERISA .  No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that the occurrence or reasonable expectation of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a lien by the PBGC on the assets of any SPE shall be considered as reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(m)     Tax Returns and Payments . It has filed all federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by it and has paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by it, except (i) for any such taxes or assessments, if any, that are being appropriately contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided, or (ii) to the extent that the failure to do so



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could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No tax lien has been filed, and, to the actual knowledge of the Servicer, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax or assessment.

(n)     No Event of Termination . No event has occurred and is continuing and or would result from the sale, transfer and assignment or contribution of the Receivables originated by such Originator (or assigned or transferred to such Originator by an ISC Dealer with respect to an ISC Dealer Receivable), that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to constitute an Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event.

(o)     No Sanctions . It is not a Sanctioned Person. To its knowledge after due inquiry, no Obligor was a Sanctioned Person at the time of such Originator’s origination of any Receivable owing by such Obligor. It and its Affiliates:  (i) have less than 15% of their assets in Sanctioned Countries; and (ii) derive less than 15% of their operating income from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Countries. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries engages in activities related to Sanctioned Countries except for such activities as are (A) specifically or generally licensed by OFAC, or (B) otherwise in compliance with OFAC’s sanctions regulations.

(p)     Eligible Receivables . Each Receivable listed as an Eligible Receivable in any Information Package or included as an Eligible Receivable in the calculation of Net Portfolio Balance for any Receivable Pool on any date is an Eligible Receivable as of the effective date of the information reported in such Information Package or as of the date of such calculation, as the case may be.

ARTICLE V

GENERAL COVENANTS

SECTION 5.1     Mutual Covenants . At all times prior to the Final Payout Date, each SPE and each Originator shall:

(a)     Compliance with Laws, Etc . Comply with all applicable Laws, its Receivables and the related Contracts, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)     Preservation of Existence . Except as expressly permitted by Section 5.4(e) with respect to the Originators, preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to qualify or preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.






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(c)     Separateness . Not take any actions inconsistent with the terms of Section 7.8 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any SPE’s limited liability company agreement.

SECTION 5.2     Additional Covenants of the Originators . At all times prior to the Final Payout Date, each Originator shall:

(a)     Inspections . (i) From time to time, upon reasonable prior notice, upon the reasonable request by any Administrative Agent and during regular business hours permit its Related SPE, the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents, or any of their respective agents or representatives to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all Records and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants with respect to the Pool Receivables, the Related Assets and Lease Devices, including subject to any applicable confidentiality obligations in favor of the applicable ISC Dealer, with respect to the ISC Dealers, the ISC Dealer Agreements and the assignment or transfer of any ISC Dealer Contract and related ISC Dealer Receivable from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that, information relating to the ISC Dealers will be  limited to that contained in the books and records of the Sprint Parties and the Originators and information relating to specific Receivables shall be limited to the Sprint Information and, during the continuance of an Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event, such other information (including Subscriber Confidential Information) that the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent determines in good faith is necessary or desirable to exercise or enforce the Collateral Agent’s, the Administrative Agents’, the Purchasers’ or the Purchaser Agents’ rights and remedies hereunder and in such Receivables; provided further that, unless an Event of Termination, Non-Reinvestment Event, Collection Control Event or Unmatured Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing at the time of such audit/inspection, (i) such Originator shall only be required to reimburse reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses related to one such inspection during any 12-month period, which inspection shall be requested and scheduled by the Administrative Agents acting together and (ii) the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and the Purchaser Agents shall use commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate any such inspection to minimize disruptions to the Originators and avoid duplication of Originators’ actions required to comply with such inspection.

(b)     Keeping of Records and Books of Account; Delivery . Maintain and implement, or cause to be maintained and implemented, administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing the Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof, backing up on at least a daily basis on a separate backup computer from which electronic file copies can be readily produced and distributed to third parties being agreed to suffice for this purpose), and keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained (or transferred to Servicer), all documents, books, records and other information necessary or advisable for (i) the collection of all Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices (including records adequate to permit the daily identification






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of each new Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Receivable received, made or otherwise processed on that day), and (ii) the identification of the portion of the Collections received from each Obligor that represent (x) Collections of an ISC Receivable from such Obligor, (y) Collections of an SCC Receivable from such Obligor and (z) Collections of a Lease Receivable from such Obligor.

(c)     Performance and Compliance with Receivables and Contracts . At its expense, timely and fully perform and comply in all material respects with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts, ISC Dealer Agreements (with respect to the ISC Dealer Agreements, insofar as relevant to the assignment or transfer of, or payment for, the ISC Dealer Contracts or ISC Dealer Receivables), and the Receivables (other than obligations with respect to the Lease Contracts, which have been transferred hereunder). Except as set forth in Section 2.5 , no SPE shall assume any obligation or liability with respect to any Receivables, Related Assets or the Lease Devices, nor shall any SPE be obligated to perform any of the obligations of the Originators thereunder.

(d)     Location of Records . Keep its chief executive office and principal place of business, and the offices where it keeps its Records (and any original documents relating thereto), at the address of such Originator referred to in Annex 1 or, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, at such other locations in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 8.5 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall have been taken and completed.

(e)     Credit and Collection Policies . Until such Receivable is sold or contributed to its Related SPE, comply in all material respects with its Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Receivable, the Related Assets and Lease Devices and not agree to any material changes thereto except as expressly permitted hereunder and under the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

(f)     Collections . Except as otherwise permitted under Section 5.5 of this Agreement, instruct all Obligors to cause all Collections of Receivables, the Related Assets and Lease Devices to be deposited directly in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement. In the event such Originator or any of its Affiliates receives any Collections such Person will promptly (but not later than three (3) Business Days following receipt) deposit such Collections in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement, except to the extent Servicer is permitted to commingle such Collections with its own funds pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Originators shall cooperate with the SPEs and the Servicer in collecting amounts due from Obligors in respect of the Receivables. Each Originator hereby grants to the SPEs and the Servicer an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take or cause to be taken in the name of such Originator all steps necessary or advisable to endorse, negotiate or otherwise realize on any Collections and any checks, instruments or other proceeds of the Receivables held or transmitted by such Originator or transmitted or received by such







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SPE (whether or not from such Originator) in connection with any Receivable transferred by it hereunder.

(g)     Agreed Upon Procedures . Cooperate reasonably with Servicer and the designated accountants for each annual agreed upon procedures report required pursuant to Section 7.5(f) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

(h)     Frequency of Billing . Prepare and deliver (or cause to be prepared and delivered) invoices with respect to all Receivables no less frequently than as required under the Contract related to such Receivable.

(i)     Location . Each Originator shall at all times maintain its jurisdiction of organization and its chief executive office within a jurisdiction in the United States in which Article Nine of the UCC (2001 or later revision) is in effect.

(j)     Tax Matters . Each Originator shall pay all applicable taxes required to be paid by it when due and payable in connection with the transfer of the Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices, and acknowledges that neither the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent nor any Purchaser shall have any responsibility with respect thereto. Each Originator shall pay and discharge, or cause the payment and discharge of, all federal income taxes (and all other material taxes) when due and payable, except (i) such as may be paid thereafter without penalty, (ii) such as may be contested in good faith by appropriate proceeding and for which an adequate reserve has been established and is maintained in accordance with GAAP or (iii) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(k)     Credit Risk Retention . (i) at all times own a net economic interest in the Pool Receivables sold or contributed by such Originator to its Related SPE hereunder in an amount at least equal to 5% of the Unpaid Balance of such Pool Receivables at such time, in the form of a first loss tranche under paragraph 1(d) of Article 405 of the CRR or in accordance with the Credit Risk Retention Rules, by holding its equity interest in its Related SPE and/or by retaining its right to receive any deferred portion of the Purchase Price for such Pool Receivables as contemplated by Section 2.3(c) , (ii) not change the manner in which it retains such net economic interest, except to the extent permitted under paragraph 1 of Article 405(1) of the CRR or the Credit Risk Retention Rules, and (iii) not enter into any credit risk mitigation, short position or any other hedge with respect to such net economic interest, except to the extent permitted under paragraph 1 of Article 405(1) of the CRR or the Credit Risk Retention Rules. Each Originator shall, at all times prior to the Final Payout Date, provide to the Servicer on a monthly basis, a confirmation from such Originator as to continued compliance with the agreements stated in the preceding clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) . The Originators shall cooperate with each Purchaser (including by providing such information and entering into or delivering such additional agreements or documents reasonably requested by such Purchaser or its Purchaser Agent) to the extent reasonably necessary to assure such Purchaser that the Originators retain credit risk in the amount and manner required by the CRR and the Credit Risk Retention Rules and to permit such Purchaser to




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perform its due diligence and monitoring obligations (if any) under the CRR and the Credit Risk Retention Rules; provided however , that none of the Originators or the SPEs shall be required to take actions that could cause a change in the accounting or tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent is a third party beneficiary of this Section 5.2(k) .

(l)     Chattel Paper . No Originator shall permit any Chattel Paper in respect of a Pool Receivable to be in the possession of (or, in the case of electronic Chattel Paper, under the control of) any Person other than the Servicer (for the benefit of the applicable SPEs and the Collateral Agent, as assignee of such SPEs), the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Agent’s designee. No Originator (other than Sprint Spectrum, in its capacity as Servicer) shall permit any such Chattel Paper to be in its possession (or, in the case of electronic Chattel Paper, under its control).

(m)     Further Assurances . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, each Originator shall as soon as practicable, and in any event within 30 days, upon learning of any change in the name, identity, corporate structure, state of registration, jurisdiction of organization, chief executive office or location (as defined in Section 9-307 of the UCC) of any applicable ISC Dealer that would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in respect of the assignment and transfers contemplated by any applicable ISC Dealer Agreement “seriously misleading” within the meaning of Sections 9-506, 9-507 or 9-508 of the UCC or any other applicable provision of the UCC, amend all previously filed financing statements with respect to such ISC Dealer, or file appropriate new financing statements and take such additional action as shall be necessary to maintain vested in such Originator and its assignees a valid, first priority perfected security interest in the applicable ISC Dealer Receivables, Related Assets and the ISC Dealer Contracts free and clear of any Adverse Claims.

SECTION 5.3     Reporting Requirements . From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, each Originator will furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the SPEs, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent each of the following, unless the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and the Required Purchasers otherwise consent in writing:

(a)     Financial Statements . (i) Quarterly Financial Statements . Within 45 days after the close of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Sprint Corporation, Sprint Corporation’s Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC.

(ii)      Annual Financial Statements . Within 75 days after the end of each fiscal year of Sprint Corporation, the audited consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, and the related audited consolidated balance sheet for Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Deloitte LLP, or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going



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concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit), to the effect that such audited consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
(b)     Other Information .

(i)    promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all proxy statements, financial statements and regular or special reports which Sprint Corporation files with the SEC or with any national securities exchange or distributed generally to its shareholders, as the case may be;

(ii)    promptly following a request therefor, any documentation or other information (including with respect to any Originator, any Seller or Sprint Corporation) that any SPE, the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under the applicable “know your customer” and anti money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act; and

(iii)    from time to time such further information regarding the business, affairs and financial condition of Sprint Spectrum, Sprint Corporation and Originators as any SPE, the Collateral Agent, or any Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, including, subject to any applicable confidentiality obligations in favor of the applicable ISC Dealer, information relating to the ISC Dealers, the ISC Dealer Agreements and the assignment or transfer of any ISC Dealer Contract and related ISC Dealer Receivables from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator; provided that, information relating to specific Receivables shall be limited to the Sprint Information and, during the continuance of an Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event, such other information (including Subscriber Confidential Information) that the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent determines in good faith is necessary or desirable to exercise or enforce its, the Purchasers’ and the Purchaser Agents’ rights and remedies hereunder and in such Receivables.

Documents and information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.3 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Sprint Corporation posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on its website or another relevant website, if any, to which the applicable party has access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by such party). Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Sprint Spectrum shall be required to provide documents, information, and certificates required by or requested pursuant to Sections 5.3(b)(ii) and 5.3(b)(iii) to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent.


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(c)     ERISA . Written notice of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Sprint Corporation, Sprint Spectrum, the Servicer, any Originator, or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, in an aggregate amount exceeding $200,000,000.

(d)     Events of Termination, Etc . Notice of the occurrence of any Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event, Non-Reinvestment Event, Amdocs Performance Event or Amdocs Event not later than two (2) Business Days after such event occurs.

(e)     Litigation . As soon as possible, and in any event within two (2) Business Days of actual knowledge of any Responsible Officer thereof, notice of any material litigation, investigation or proceeding initiated against any SPE which has had or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f)     Credit and Collection Policy . At least thirty (30) days prior to (i) the effectiveness of any material change in or material amendment to such Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy, a description or, if available, a copy of the Credit and Collection Policy then in effect and a written notice (A) indicating such change or amendment and (B) if such proposed change or amendment could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of the Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Receivables (in each case, taken as a whole), requesting the Collateral Agent’s, each Administrative Agent’s and each Purchaser Agent’s consent thereto.

(g)     Other Information . Promptly, from time to time, such Records or other information, documents, records or reports respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of such Originator as any SPE, the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may from time to time reasonably request relating to the SPEs, the transactions contemplated hereby, the Receivables, the Related Assets and Lease Devices in order to protect the interests of the SPEs, the Collateral Agent, the applicable Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser under or as contemplated by this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, or, subject to any applicable confidentiality obligations in favor of the applicable ISC Dealer, any ISC Dealer Agreement or to comply with any Law or any regulatory authority, including information relating to the ISC Dealers, the ISC Dealer Agreements and the assignment or transfer of any ISC Dealer Contract and related ISC Dealer Receivable from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator; provided that, information relating to specific Receivables shall be limited to the Sprint Information and, during the continuance of an Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event, such other information (including Subscriber Confidential Information) that the Collateral Agent or the applicable Administrative Agent determines in good faith is necessary or desirable to exercise or enforce its, the Purchasers’ and the Purchaser Agents’ rights and remedies hereunder and in such Receivables..






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SECTION 5.4     Negative Covenants of Each Originator . From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, each Originator shall not:

(a)     Sales, Adverse Claims, Etc . Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein and in the other Transaction Documents, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim other than (x) any Permitted Adverse Claim, (y) any Adverse Claim arising under any Transaction Document, and (z) any Adverse Claim arising solely as the result of any action taken by any Purchaser (or any assignee thereof), any Purchaser Agent, the Collateral Agent or by any Administrative Agent upon or with respect to (A) any Receivable, Related Asset, Lease Device or any interest therein, (B) any Lock‑Box Account to which any Collections of any of the foregoing are sent, (C) any right to receive income or proceeds (other than the purchase price paid to such Originator hereunder or any proceeds of Collections remitted to such Originator hereunder to the extent such Originator owes no other amounts hereunder) from or in respect of any of the foregoing or (D) prior to the Final Payout Date, its equity interest (if any) in its Related SPE; provided however , that (i) rights of customers under Lease Contracts to use Lease Devices shall not constitute an Adverse Claim, and (ii) subject to the consent of each Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, each Originator may pledge its right, title and interest in and to the Preferred Membership Interest issued to it by the Related SPE.

(b)     Extension or Amendment of Receivables . Except as permitted by the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.2(b) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Receivable originated by such Originator or amend, modify or waive any term or condition of any related Contract (including without limitation, in respect of any ISC Contract, the Designated Installment Payment Term or the terms of the ISC Upgrade Program and including, in respect of any Lease Contract, the Designated Lease Payment Term or terms of the Lease Upgrade Program), in each case unless on or prior to any such extension, amendment or modification, a corresponding Deemed Collection payment in respect of the related Receivable is made in connection therewith. Make or consent to any change in the ISC Upgrade Program or the Lease Upgrade Program if such proposed change or amendment could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or permit an Obligor to elect to have a right to trade in its qualifying wireless communication device in satisfaction of such ISC Receivable or such Lease Receivable after the date that such Obligor entered into an ISC Contract or a Lease Contract, in each case without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, unless a corresponding Deemed Collection payment in respect of the related ISC Receivable or the related Lease Receivable has been made in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing (but acknowledging that, having relinquished all rights and obligations under the Lease Contracts, no Originator (other than Sprint Spectrum in its capacity as Servicer) has the right to do so) and notwithstanding any right it may have to do so under the terms of any Lease Contract, no Originator or SPE shall discontinue (or permit to be discontinued) the leasing program under which the Lease Receivables were originated if doing so would result in the forgiveness of the remaining payments due under any Lease Contract.





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(c)     Change in Credit and Collection Policy or Business . (i) Make or consent to any change in the Credit and Collection Policies if such proposed change or amendment could be reasonably be expected to adversely affect the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of, the Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Receivables (in each case, taken as a whole) or (ii) make a change in the character of its business that would have or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, in either case, without the prior written consent of its Related SPE, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent. Without limiting the foregoing, it shall not make any change to the Lease Upgrade Program that would eliminate or impair any third party beneficiary rights of an assignee, including the right of such assignee to enforce any Originator’s or Sprint Party’s payment obligation under any Lease Upgrade Program, affect the application of Obligor payments upon a Lease Upgrade Election or impair the ability of it or its Affiliates to terminate the Lease Upgrade Program. No Originator shall directly or indirectly amend, supplement or modify the Key Lease Upgrade Provisions, in each case, without the prior written consent of each Administrative Agent.

(d)     Change in Lock-Boxes . (i) Add any bank or lock-box account not listed on Schedule 6.1(m) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement as a Lock-Box Bank or Lock-Box Account unless the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent shall have previously approved and received duly executed copies of all Lock-Box Agreements and/or amendments thereto covering each such new bank and lock-box account, (ii) terminate any Lock-Box Bank, Lock-Box Agreement or related Lock-Box Account without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent and, in each case, only if all of the payments from Obligors that were being sent to such Lock-Box Bank will, upon termination of such Lock-Box Bank and at all times thereafter, be deposited in a Lock-Box Account with another Lock-Box Bank covered by a Lock-Box Agreement and (iii) amend, supplement or otherwise modify any Lock-Box Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent.

(e)     Mergers, Sales, Etc . Consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or sell, lease or transfer all or substantially all of its property and assets, or agree to do any of the foregoing, unless (i) no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing or would result immediately after giving effect thereto, (ii) if such Originator is not the surviving entity or if such Originator sells, leases or transfers all or substantially all of its property and assets, the surviving entity or the Person purchasing or being leased the assets is a Subsidiary of Sprint Corporation and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions applicable to such Originator hereunder, (iii) no Change of Control shall result, (iv) Sprint Corporation reaffirms in a writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent, that its obligations under the Performance Support Agreement shall apply to the surviving entity, (v) the Servicer delivers to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent notice thereof and an updated Annex 1 and an updated Annex 3 to this Agreement, in each case, on or prior to the date of such consolidation, merger,






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sale lease or transfer (and Annex 1 and Annex 3 , as applicable, shall be deemed to be updated automatically upon the delivery of such annexes) and (vi) the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent receives such additional certifications and opinions of counsel as it shall reasonably request (including any updated Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form).

(f)     Deposits to Accounts . Deposit or otherwise credit, or cause or permit to be so deposited or credited, or direct any Obligor to deposit or remit, any Collection or proceeds thereof to any account (or related lock-box, if applicable) not covered by a Lock-Box Agreement (including any organizational or operational account of any Originator or any of its Affiliates) except in accordance with Section 5.5 .

(g)     Change in Organization, Etc . Change its jurisdiction of organization or its name, identity or corporate organization structure or make any other change such that any financing statement filed or other action taken to perfect its Related SPE’s or the Collateral Agent’s interests hereunder and under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, as applicable, would become seriously misleading or would otherwise be rendered ineffective, unless such Originator shall have given its Related SPE, the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such change and shall have cured such circumstances.

(h)     Actions Impairing Quality of Title . Take any action that could reasonably be expected to cause any Receivable, together with the Related Assets and, if applicable, the related Lease Device, not to be owned by it free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than any Permitted Adverse Claim or any Adverse Claim arising under or as contemplated by any Transaction Document or solely as the result of any action taken by any Purchaser (or any assignee thereof), any Purchaser Agent, the Collateral Agent or by any Administrative Agent); or take any action that could cause the Collateral Agent not to have a valid ownership free of any Adverse Claim or first priority perfected security interest in the Asset Portfolio and all products and proceeds of the foregoing, free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than any Permitted Adverse Claim or Adverse Claim arising under any Transaction Document); or suffer the existence of any valid effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any Receivable, any Related Asset or Lease Device on file in any recording office except such as may or as required to be filed (i) in favor of any Originator or Seller in accordance with the Contracts or any Transaction Document, including the Third Amendment, or (ii) in favor of a Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the applicable Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement or any Transaction Document or take any action that could cause the Collateral Agent not to have a valid first priority perfected security interest in each Lock-Box Account listed on Schedule 6.1(m) or for which the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent has been notified in accordance with Section 7.3(d) and all amounts or instruments on deposit or credited therein from time to time (other than Permitted Adverse Claims). No Originator shall encumber, pledge, assign or otherwise transfer, or create or suffer to create a Lien upon, or otherwise finance any other receivable or amount billed on, or otherwise reflected on, the same invoice as a Receivable.






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SECTION 5.5     Collections Outside the Lockbox Accounts . Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Transaction Document to the contrary, each Originator and the Servicer shall be permitted to instruct Obligors to cause Collections with respect to Pool Receivables to an account that is not a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement and deposit such Collections in an account that is not a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement; provided, that the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that are Non Lock-Box Receivables does not exceed 8.00% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables at any time.

SECTION 5.6     Excluded Originator . The Servicer may designate any Originator as an “ Excluded Originator ” following any Unmatured Event of Termination or Event of Termination, but not later than the third Business Day following any Event of Termination, that has occurred and results solely from an event or circumstance affecting such Originator by written notice to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent, specifying the effective date of such designation (the “ Exclusion Effective Date ” for such Excluded Originator) if all of the following conditions are then satisfied:

(a)    such Unmatured Event of Termination or Event of Termination, as the case may be, would not have occurred if such Originator had not been a party to this Agreement as an Originator at the time it occurred;

(b)    no other Unmatured Event or Termination, Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a result of such designation;

(c)    (i) the Servicer shall have prepared and forwarded to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent a pro forma Information Package for the immediately preceding Reporting Date, which pro forma Information Package shall be prepared excluding the Receivables relating to such Originator from the Pool Receivables relating to each Receivable Pool and the Net Portfolio Balance relating to each Receivable Pool for all purposes, and (ii) such pro forma Information Package does not report any Unmatured Event of Termination, Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event on a pro forma basis (giving effect to any reduction of the Purchaser Group Investments to occur concurrently with such designation);

(d)    the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Receivables relating to each Receivable Pool originated by such Originator (or assigned or transferred to such Originator by an ISC Dealer with respect to any ISC Dealer Receivable) reflected in the most recently delivered Information Package, (i) when added to the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Receivables that were excluded from the Net Portfolio Balance in respect of all Receivable Pools by the designation of any other Excluded Originators pursuant to this Section 5.6 during the 12 most recently completed calendar months (measured at the time of their respective Exclusion Effective Dates), is less than 1.00% of the average monthly aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Pool Receivables in respect of all Receivable Pools during the 12 most recently completed calendar months, and (ii) when added to the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Receivables that were excluded from the Net Portfolio Balance in respect of all Receivable Pools by the designation of any other Excluded




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Originators pursuant to this Section 5.6 at any time (measured at the time of their respective Exclusion Effective Dates), is less than 3.00% of the average monthly aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables during the 12 most recently completed calendar months ; and

(e)    on its Exclusion Effective Date, (x) such Excluded Originator ceases to hold any membership or other equity interest in any SPE and no Change of Control would result therefrom (provided that any such change in ownership in an SPE shall not be deemed to be a Change of Control), (y) any debts or amounts owing by the SPEs to such Excluded Originator under this Agreement and otherwise have been paid in full and (z) such Excluded Originator has ceased to be a party to this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

Any pro forma Information Package provided pursuant to this Agreement or Section 13.18 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall be subject to the representations, warranties and indemnifications contained herein and the other Transaction Documents on the same basis as any other Information Package. The representations, covenants and provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents applicable to an Originator shall no longer be applicable to an Excluded Originator after the Exclusion Effective Date for such Excluded Originator. The parties hereto shall work together in good faith to effectuate any actions as may be appropriate in connection with the designation of an Originator as an Excluded Originator. For the avoidance of doubt, any Receivables originated by an Excluded Originator prior to its related Exclusion Effective Date shall continue to be owned by the applicable SPEs and constitute Pool Receivables for all purposes, in each case, after such Exclusion Effective Date.

ARTICLE VI

TERMINATION OF PURCHASES

SECTION 6.1     Voluntary Termination . The sale or contribution by any Originator of Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated by any party hereto, upon reasonable notice to the other parties hereto, at any time when the Purchasers’ Total Investment is equal to zero.

SECTION 6.2     Automatic Termination . The sale or contribution by any Originator, as applicable, of Receivables, Related Assets and Lease Devices pursuant to this Agreement shall automatically terminate if an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred and remain continuing with respect to such Originator or its Related SPE.

ARTICLE VII

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 7.1     Each Originator’s Indemnity . Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under applicable Law, each Originator severally but not jointly, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless SPEs, SPEs’ Affiliates and all of




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their respective successors, transferees, participants and assigns, all Persons referred to in Section 8.4 hereof, and all officers, members, managers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (each an “ Originator Indemnified Party ”), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and disbursements but excluding Taxes (except to the extent provided in clauses (viii) and (ix) below, and provided that no Originator Indemnified Party shall recover more than once for any Tax imposed from any indemnitor under the Transaction Documents) (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “ Originator Indemnified Amounts ”) awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of the ownership, maintenance or purchasing of the Receivables or in respect of or related to any Receivable, Related Assets or Lease Devices, or arising out of or relating to or resulting from the actions or inactions of the Originators, ISC Dealers, or any Affiliate of any of them; provided , however , notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VII , Originator Indemnified Amounts shall be excluded solely to the extent (x) resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Originator Indemnified Party as determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, (y) resulting from a claim brought by any Originator against an Originator Indemnified Party for breach of such Originator Indemnified Party’s obligations under any Transaction Document as determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction or (z) they constitute recourse with respect to a Pool Receivable, the Related Assets or Lease Devices by reason of bankruptcy or insolvency, or the financial or credit condition or financial default, of the related Obligor. Without limiting the foregoing, each Originator shall indemnify, subject to the limits set forth in this Section 7.1 , and hold harmless each Originator Indemnified Party for any and all Originator Indemnified Amounts arising out of, relating to or resulting from:

(i)    the transfer by any Originator of any interest in any Receivable other than the sale or contribution, as applicable, of any Receivable, Related Assets and Lease Devices to any SPE pursuant to this Agreement and the grant of a security interest to any SPE pursuant to this Agreement or the assignment or transfer by any ISC Dealer of any ISC Dealer Contract, any ISC Dealer Receivable, or the Related Assets to such Originator;

(ii)    any representation or warranty made by any Originator or any ISC Dealer under or in connection with any Transaction Document or any ISC Dealer Agreement, any Information Package or any other information or report delivered by or on behalf of any Originator pursuant hereto, which shall have been untrue, false or incorrect when made or deemed made;

(iii)    the failure of any Originator or any ISC Dealer to comply with the terms of any Transaction Document, any ISC Dealer Agreement or any applicable Law (including with respect to any Receivable, the Related Assets or Lease Devices), or the nonconformity of any Receivable, Related Assets or Lease Devices with any such Law;

(iv)    the lack of an enforceable ownership interest or a first priority perfected security interest in the Receivables (and all Related Assets and Lease Devices) transferred, or purported to be transferred, to any SPE pursuant to this






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Agreement against all Persons (including any bankruptcy trustee or similar Person);

(v)    the failure to file, or any delay in filing of, financing statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Laws with respect to any Receivable assigned or transferred, or purported to be assigned or transferred, to such Originator by an ISC Dealer, or transferred by any Originator, or purported to be transferred by any Originator, to any SPE pursuant to this Agreement whether at the time of any purchase or acquisition, as applicable, or at any time thereafter;

(vi)    any suit or claim related to the Receivables assigned or transferred, or purported to be assigned or transferred, to such Originator by an ISC Dealer, or transferred, or purported to be transferred, to any SPE pursuant to this Agreement (including any products liability or environmental liability claim arising out of or in connection with merchandise or services that are the subject of any such Receivable);

(vii)    failure by any Originator to comply with the “bulk sales” or analogous Laws of any jurisdiction;

(viii)    any Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) imposed upon any Originator Indemnified Party or upon or with respect to the Receivables transferred, or purported to be transferred, to any SPE pursuant to this Agreement and all reasonable costs and expenses related thereto or arising therefrom, which such Taxes or such amounts relating thereto arise by reason of the purchase or ownership, contribution or sale of such Receivables (or of any interest therein), Related Assets or Lease Devices or any goods which secure any such Receivables, Related Asset or Lease Devices;

(ix)    any loss arising, directly or indirectly, as a result of the imposition of sales or analogous Taxes or the failure by any Originator or the Servicer to timely collect and remit to the appropriate authority any such Taxes (to the extent not duplicative of clause (viii) above);

(x)    any commingling by any Originator or the Servicer of any funds relating to the Receivables with any of its own funds or the funds of any other Person;

(xi)    the failure or delay to provide any Obligor with an invoice or other evidence of indebtedness;
 
(i)    the failure by any Originator or any SPE to comply with any applicable Law related to the Lease Upgrade Program, or the nonconformity of the Lease Upgrade Program with any applicable Law or the failure by any Originator or SPE to satisfy any of its obligations with respect to the Lease Upgrade Program;








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(xii)    the failure by any Originator or SPE to comply with the terms of the Lease Upgrade Program or any termination or rescission (or attempted termination or rescission) of the Lease Upgrade Program; or

(xiii)    any inability of any Originator, any ISC Dealer, or any SPE to assign any Receivable, other Related Asset or Lease Devices as contemplated under the Transaction Documents and the ISC Dealer Agreements; or the violation or breach by any Originator or ISC Dealer of any confidentiality provision, or of any similar covenant of non‑disclosure, with respect to any Contract, or any other Indemnified Amount with respect to or resulting from any such violation or breach.

SECTION 7.2.     Contribution . If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Article VII is unavailable to an Originator Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Originator Indemnified Party harmless, then each Originator shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Originator Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by such Originator Indemnified Party on the one hand and such Originator on the other hand but also the relative fault of such Originator Indemnified Party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

ARTICLE VIII
    
MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.1     Amendments, etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Originator therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the SPEs, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Required Purchasers and (if an amendment) the Originators, and if such amendment or waiver affects the obligations of Sprint Corporation, Sprint Corporation consents in writing thereto, and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Each Originator may not amend or otherwise modify any other Transaction Document or ISC Dealer Agreement (with respect to the ISC Dealer Agreements, insofar as relevant to the assignment or transfer of, or payment for, the ISC Dealer Contracts or ISC Dealer Receivables), executed by it without the written consent of the SPEs, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and the Required Purchasers, and if such amendment or waiver affects the obligations of Sprint Corporation, Sprint Corporation consents in writing thereto.

SECTION 8.2      No Waiver; Remedies . No failure on the part of any SPE or any Originator Indemnified Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. Each Originator hereby consents to and agrees to be bound by the specific remedies provisions of Section 9.2 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement as if they were set forth herein mutatis mutandis. Without limiting the





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foregoing, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent, BTMU, individually and as the SCC Administrative Agent, Mizuho, individually and as Collateral Agent and ISC Administrative Agent, SMBCSI, individually and as the Lease Administrative Agent, each Liquidity Provider, each Affected Party, and any of their Affiliates (each a “ Set-off Party ”) are each hereby authorized at any time during the continuance of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event (in addition to any other rights it may have) to setoff, appropriate and apply (without presentment, demand, protest or other notice which are hereby expressly waived any deposits and any other indebtedness held or owing by such Set-off Party (including by any branches or agencies of such Set-off Party) to, or for the account of the parties hereto amounts owing by such party hereunder (even if contingent and unmatured).

SECTION 8.3     Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by express mail or courier or by certified mail, first class postage prepaid or by facsimile, to the intended party at the address, facsimile number or email address of such party set forth in Annex 2 or at such other address or facsimile number as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered or sent by express mail or courier or if sent by certified mail, when received, and (b) if transmitted by facsimile, when receipt is confirmed by telephone.

SECTION 8.4     Binding Effect; Assignment . Each Originator acknowledges that institutions providing financing (by way of loans or purchases of Receivables or interests therein) pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement may rely upon the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall also, to the extent provided herein, inure to the benefit of the parties to the Receivables Purchase Agreement. Each Originator acknowledges that SPEs’ rights under this Agreement may be assigned to Mizuho, BTMU, SMBCSI or another Purchaser or Purchaser Agent under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, consents to such assignment and to the exercise of those rights directly by Mizuho, BTMU, SMBCSI or another Purchaser or Purchaser Agent to the extent permitted by the Receivables Purchase Agreement and acknowledges and agrees that each of Mizuho, BTMU and SMBCSI, each individually and as agent, a Committed Purchaser, a Conduit Purchaser and the other Affected Parties and each of their respective successors and assigns are express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.5     Survival . The rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made by any Originator or any SPE pursuant to Section 3.2 , Article IV the indemnification provisions of Article VII , the provisions of Sections 8.4 , 8.5 , 8.6 , 8.8 , 8.9 , 8.10 , 8.11 , 8.12 and 8.14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.6     Costs and Expenses . In addition to its obligations under Article VII , each Originator agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by SPEs and any other Originator Indemnified Party in connection with:

(a)    the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any amendment of or consent or waiver under this Agreement (whether or not consummated), or the enforcement of, or any actual or reasonably claimed breach of,




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this Agreement or any ISC Dealer Agreement, including reasonable and documented accountants’, auditors’, consultants’ and attorneys’ fees and expenses to any of such Persons and the fees and charges of any nationally recognized statistical rating agency or any independent accountants, auditors, consultants or other agents incurred in connection with any of the foregoing or in advising such Persons as to their respective rights and remedies under this Agreement or any ISC Dealer Agreement in connection with any of the foregoing; and

(b)    the administration (including periodic auditing as provided for herein) of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including all reasonable and documented expenses and accountants’, consultants’ and attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the administration and maintenance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

SECTION 8.7     Execution in Counterparts; Integration . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Executed counterparts may be delivered electronically. This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents, contains a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.

SECTION 8.8     Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE INTERESTS OF SPES IN THE RECEIVABLES, RELATED ASSETS OR LEASE DEVICES IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK).

SECTION 8.9     Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH ORIGINATOR AND EACH SPE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT A JURY.

SECTION 8.10     Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities . EACH ORIGINATOR AND EACH SPE HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT:









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(a)    IT IRREVOCABLY (i) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION, FIRST, OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT, AND SECOND, IF FEDERAL JURISDICTION IS NOT AVAILABLE, OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT, IN EITHER CASE SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, (ii) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED ONLY IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT AND NOT IN ANY OTHER COURT, AND (iii) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

(b)    TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID TO EXECUTION, EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 8.11     Confidentiality . Each party hereto agrees to comply with, and be bound by, the confidentiality provisions of Section 13.8 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement as if they were set forth herein mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 8.12     No Proceedings . Each Originator agrees, for the benefit of the parties to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, that it will not institute against any SPE, or join any other Person in instituting against any SPE, any proceeding of a type referred to in the definition of Event of Bankruptcy from the Closing Date until one year and one day after no investment, loan or commitment is outstanding under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. In addition, all amounts payable by any SPE to any Originator pursuant to this Agreement shall be payable solely from funds available for that purpose (after each SPE has satisfied all obligations then due and owing under the Receivables Purchase Agreement).

SECTION 8.13     No Recourse Against Other Parties . No recourse under any obligation, covenant or agreement of any SPE contained in this Agreement shall be had against any stockholder, employee, officer, director, member, manager incorporator or organizer of any SPE.

SECTION 8.14     Grant of Security Interest . It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that the conveyance of each Originator’s right, title and interest in and to the Receivables, the Related Assets, the Lease Devices and all the proceeds of all of the foregoing to SPEs pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute an absolute and irrevocable purchase and sale or capital contribution, as applicable, and not a loan or pledge. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that the transfer or assignment of each ISC Dealer’s right, title and interest in and to any ISC Dealer Contracts, ISC Dealer Receivables, the Related Assets, and all the proceeds of all of the foregoing to the applicable Originator in accordance with the applicable ISC Dealer




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Agreement shall constitute an absolute and irrevocable purchase and sale or capital contribution, as applicable, and not a loan or pledge. As a protective measure in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the conveyance of the Receivables, the Related Assets or Lease Devices to SPEs is characterized by any third party as a loan or pledge, each Originator does hereby grant, to SPEs a security interest to secure such Originator’s obligations hereunder in all of such Originator’s now or hereafter existing right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables and the Related Assets, the Lease Devices, the Lock-Box Accounts (to the extent of the Receivables, the Related Assets, the Lease Devices and the proceeds of the foregoing) and that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.

SECTION 8.15     Severability. . Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 8.16     Restatement ; No Novation . Effective as of the Second Restatement Effective Date, the Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of April 24, 2015 (the “ Existing RSA ”) among the parties to this Agreement is amended and restated as set forth in this Agreement. It is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement (i) shall re-evidence the obligations and other indebtedness under the Existing RSA, (ii) is entered into in substitution for, and not in payment of, the obligations and other indebtedness under the Existing RSA, and (iii) is in no way intended to constitute a novation of any of the obligations or other indebtedness which was evidenced by the Existing RSA.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]





























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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
as Servicer


By:_________________________________
Name: Janet M. Duncan     
Title: Treasurer









































S-1
Second Amended and Restated
Receivables Sale Agreement







SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
SPRINTCOM, INC.
SPRINT TELEPHONY PCS, LLC , each as Originator



By: _________________________________________         
Name: Janet M. Duncan     
Title: Treasurer











































S-2
Second Amended and Restated
Receivables Sale Agreement





SFE 1, LLC
SFE 2, LLC
SFE 3, LLC , each as a Buyer



By:_________________________________
Name: Janet M. Duncan     
Title: Treasurer




































S-4
Second Amended and Restated
Receivables Sale Agreement







ANNEX 1
UCC DETAILS SCHEDULE
Legal Name
Other Names
Jurisdiction of Organization / Entity Type
SprintCom, Inc.
 
Kansas corporation
Sprint Spectrum L.P.
 
Delaware limited partnership
Sprint Telephony PCS, LLC
 
Delaware limited liability company
SFE 1, LLC
 
Delaware limited liability company
SFE 2, LLC
 
Delaware limited liability company
SFE 3, LLC
 
Delaware limited liability company

































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ANNEX 2
NOTICE INFORMATION
If to an Originator, to the following, as applicable:
c/o Sprint Corporation
6200 Sprint Parkway
Overland Park, Kansas 66251
Attention: Treasury
Fax: (913) 523-9209
Email: Jennifer.Dale@sprint.com

If to an SPE, to the following, as applicable:

c/o Sprint Corporation
6200 Sprint Parkway
Overland Park, Kansas 66251
Attention: Treasury
Fax: (913) 523-9209
Email: Jennifer.Dale@sprint.com


With a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents at their respective addresses set forth in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.     






















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ANNEX 3

RELATED ORIGINATORS AND RELATED SPES



Related Originator
Related SPE
SprintCom, Inc.
SFE 1, LLC
Sprint Spectrum L.P.
SFE 2, LLC
Sprint Telephony PCS, LLC
SFE 3, LLC











































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Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

THIRD AMENDMENT TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 24, 2017 (this “ Amendment ”), is entered into by and among the following parties:
(a) SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P., as initial Servicer (the “ Servicer ”);

(b) THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AS “Sellers” (the “ Sellers ” and together with the Servicer, the “ Sprint Parties ”);

(c) THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AS “CONDUIT PURCHASERS” (the “ Conduit Purchasers ”);

(d) THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AS “COMMITTED PURCHASERS” (the “ Committed Purchasers ”);

(e) THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AS “PURCHASER AGENTS” (the “ Purchaser Agents ”);

(f) MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as the Collateral Agent (in such capacity the “ Collateral Agent ”) and as the ISC Administrative Agent (in such capacity the “ ISC Administrative Agent ”);

(g) THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as the SCC Administrative Agent (in such capacity the “ SCC Administrative Agent ”); and

(h) SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES AMERICA, INC., as Lease Administrative Agent (in such capacity the “ Lease Administrative Agent ” and, together with the ISC Administrative Agent and the SCC Administrative Agent, the “ Administrative Agents ”).

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Sellers, the Servicer, the Conduit Purchasers, the Committed Purchasers, the Purchaser Agents, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2015 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Receivables Purchase Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the parties to the Second Amended and Restated Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement are entering into that certain Second Amendment




to the Second Amended and Restated Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement (the “ RSCA Amendment ”);
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the parties to the Receivables Purchase Agreement are entering into an Amendment Fee Letter Agreement (the “ Amendment Fee Letter ”);
WHEREAS, Sprint Corporation (the “ Performance Support Provider ”) hereby wishes to reaffirm its obligations under the Performance Support Agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties to the Receivables Purchase Agreement desire to amend the Receivables Purchase Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. Amendments to the Receivables Purchase Agreement .

(a) The Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to reflect the marked changes shown on Exhibit A hereto.

(b) Schedule IV-2 hereto is hereby added as Schedule IV-2 to the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

(c) Schedule IV-3 hereto is hereby added as Schedule IV-3 to the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

2. Representations and Warranties. Each Sprint Party hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof as follows:

(a) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties made by it in the Receivables Purchase Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations or warranties were true and correct as of such earlier date).

(b) Enforceability . The execution and delivery by such Person of this Amendment, and the performance of each of its obligations under this Amendment and the Receivables Purchase Agreement as amended hereby, are within each of its organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action on its part. This Amendment and the Receivables Purchase Agreement as amended hereby, are such Person’s valid and legally binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

(c) No Termination Events . After giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event exists or shall exist.




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3. Entire Agreement . Except as otherwise amended hereby, all of the other terms and provisions of the Receivables Purchase Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect and the Receivables Purchase Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this Amendment, is hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto. After this Amendment becomes effective, all references in the Receivables Purchase Agreement (or in any other Transaction Document) to “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar effect referring to the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Receivables Purchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the provisions of the Receivables Purchase Agreement amended and supplemented hereby and may not be modified except in writing signed by all parties. This Amendment shall not be deemed, either expressly or impliedly, to waive, amend or supplement any provision of the Receivables Purchase Agreement other than as set forth herein.

4. Effectiveness . This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon receipt by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent of:

(a) duly executed counterparts of this Amendment (whether by facsimile or otherwise) executed by each of the parties hereto;

(b) duly executed counterparts of the RSCA Amendment (whether by facsimile or otherwise) executed by each of the parties thereto;

(c) duly executed counterparts of the Amendment Fee Letter (whether by facsimile or otherwise) executed by each of the parties thereto;

(d) confirmation from each Purchaser Agent that all amounts due and owing under the Amendment Fee Letter have been paid in full;

(e) standard corporate, bankruptcy and enforceability opinions reasonably required by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent (covering no-conflicts with material agreements);

(f) certain opinions reasonably required by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent with respect to the Lease Upgrade Program;

(g) certificates of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Originators, the Servicer and the Sellers certifying the names and true signatures of the officers authorized on such Person’s behalf to sign the Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered by it on and after the date hereof;
 
(h) good standing certificates of the Originators, the Servicer and the Sellers duly certified by the applicable Secretary of State (or similar official) of the state of organization;

(i) except as contemplated by Section 5(a) or Section 5(c) hereof, all instruments and other documents (including UCC-1 financing statements and UCC-3 financing statement amendments) required to perfect the Collateral Agent’s (and the Sellers’, with respect to the Sale Agreement) first priority ownership interest and first


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priority security interest in the Collateral contemplated by the Sale Agreement or the RPA (in each case as amended hereby or by the RSCA Amendment) and the Collateral Agent’s first priority perfected security interest in the Sale Agreement in all appropriate jurisdictions; and

(j) UCC search reports with respect to the ISC Dealers, the Originators and the Sellers in all applicable jurisdictions.

5. Conditions Subsequent . Each Sprint Party hereby covenants and agrees to:

(a) as promptly as practicable, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the date hereof, cause the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent to have received all instruments and other documents (including evidence that UCC-1 financing statements have been sent to the appropriate filing office, provided that copies of UCC-1 financing statements filed in connection herewith are received by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent on or prior to the day that is forty (40) days after the date hereof) required to perfect, in all appropriate jurisdictions, each Originator’s first priority ownership interest in each ISC Dealer Contract relating to each ISC Dealer and the related ISC Receivables, the Related Assets and Collections with respect thereto which have been assigned to such Originator, or will be assigned to such Originator in accordance with the applicable ISC Dealer Agreement; and

(b) as promptly as practicable, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the date hereof, cause the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent to have received certain opinions in a form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent with respect to the ISC Dealer Contracts and the ISC Dealer Agreements, including matters relating to the transfer or assignment of ISC Dealer Contracts and the related ISC Dealer Receivables from ISC Dealers to the Originators, that the assignment or transfer thereof is effective, legal, valid, binding and enforceable, and the creation and perfection of a security interest relating thereto;

(c) as promptly as practicable, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the date hereof, cause the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent to have received executed copies of all consents and authorizations necessary in connection with this Amendment and the other Transaction Documents executed and delivered in connection herewith or any ISC Dealer Agreement, if any; and

(d) as promptly as practicable, and in any event within sixty (60) days after the date hereof, cause the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent to have received, (i) UCC search reports with respect to each ISC Dealer that relates to an ISC Dealer Contract and the related ISC Receivable from the office of the Secretary of State (or equivalent office of the applicable state) of the applicable jurisdiction of organization of each such ISC Dealer; provided that, to the extent that any UCC search reports provided in connection Section 4(j) with respect to any ISC Dealer are conclusive that no Adverse Claim exists with respect to any ISC Dealer Contract or ISC Dealer Receivable relating to such ISC Dealer, the UCC search reports provided pursuant to Section 4(j) shall satisfy the obligation of this clause (i) with respect to such ISC Dealer,





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and (ii) a certificate of the Servicer which certifies that, except for such ISC Receivables and ISC Dealer Contracts that it has indicated to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent in writing are subject to an Adverse Claim or are ISC Subject Contracts or ISC Subject Receivables (as such terms are defined below), no ISC Dealer Contract or the related ISC Receivables, Related Assets or Collections with respect thereto are subject to an Adverse Claim relating to any ISC Dealer; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if any UCC search report in respect of an ISC Dealer shall be inconclusive as to whether or not an Adverse Claim exists with respect to an ISC Dealer Contract relating to such ISC Dealer (an “ISC Subject Contract”), the Sellers, the Servicer and the Performance Support Provider shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent in writing thereof (which notice shall specify such ISC Subject Contracts and the ISC Receivables (the “ISC Subject Receivables”) relating thereto) and the Sellers and the Servicer shall as promptly as practicable, and in any event on or prior to the day that is thirty (30) days after the end of the grace period specified in this Section 5(d) confirm in writing to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent whether such Adverse Claim exists (the “Extended Grace Period”); provided , that at the end of the Extended Grace Period to the extent that the Sellers and the Servicer are unable to determine conclusively whether or not an Adverse Claim exists with respect to an ISC Subject Contract, unless otherwise waived in writing by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and the Required Purchasers, it shall be deemed that an Adverse Claim exists with respect to such ISC Subject Contract and the ISC Subject Receivables, Related Assets and Collections with respect thereto.

6. Waivers and Confirmations .

(a) The parties hereto hereby agree that the Sprint Parties shall not, during the thirty (30) day period following the date hereof, be deemed to be in breach of any representation, warranty or covenant relating to the Sellers’ or the Collateral Agent’s first priority perfected security interest in any Receivable relating to an ISC Dealer Contract solely as a result of the failure to file the UCC-1 financing statements contemplated by Section 5(a) hereof; and

(b) For the avoidance of doubt, the Sprint Parties agree that, after the thirty (30) day grace period specified in Section 5(a) hereof, the failure to have complied with Section 5(a) in respect of any ISC Dealer shall result in each of such contracts entered into by such ISC Dealer to not constitute an Eligible Contract and each receivable relating thereto to not constitute an Eligible Receivable. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, if any UCC search report reflects, as provided I Section 5(d,) an Adverse Claim with respect to any ISC Dealer Contract or any ISC Receivable relating thereto, the Sprint Parties agree that each of such contracts entered into by the applicable ISC Dealer shall not constitute an Eligible Contract and each receivable relating thereto shall not constitute an Eligible Receivable after the grace periods set forth in Section 5(d), as applicable.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, the Sprint Parties agree that, after the thirty (30) day grace period specified in Section 5(b) hereof, the failure to have complied with







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Section 5(b) shall result in each contract entered into by an ISC Dealer to not constitute an Eligible Contract and each receivable relating thereto to not constitute an Eligible Receivable.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the Sprint Parties agree that, after the thirty (30) day grace period specified in Section 5(c) hereof, the failure to have complied with Section 5(c) in respect of any ISC Dealer Agreement shall result in each of the contracts entered into by the related ISC Dealer to not constitute an Eligible Contract and each receivable relating thereto to not constitute an Eligible Receivable.

7. Consent to Certain Agreements . Each of the parties hereto consent to the Collateral Agent, Administrative Agents, Originators, Servicer and Sellers, as applicable, entering into the RSCA Amendment in substantially the form provided to the Administrative Agents and the Purchasers on the date hereof.

8. Governing Law . THIS AMENDMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).

9. Severability. If any one or more of the agreements, provisions or terms of this Amendment shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid or unenforceable, then such agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining agreements, provisions and terms of this Amendment and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the provisions of this Amendment or the Receivables Purchase Agreement, as applicable.

10. Section Headings . The various headings of this Amendment are included for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment, the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof.

11. Reaffirmation of Performance Support Agreement . After giving effect to this Amendment, the RSCA Amendment and the Amendment Fee Letter, all of the provisions of the Performance Support Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the Performance Support Provider hereby ratifies and affirms the Performance Support Agreement and acknowledges that the Performance Support Agreement has continued and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

12. Successors and Assigns . This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Sprint Party, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

13. Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile or other electronic means shall be equally effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart.






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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
as Servicer


By: /s/ Janet M. Duncan        
Name: Janet M. Duncan    
Title: Treasurer
  


SFE 1, LLC
SFE 2, LLC
SFE 3, LLC , each as a Seller



By: /s/ Janet M. Duncan        
Name: Janet M. Duncan
Title: Treasurer























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Third Amendment





THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. ,
as the SCC Administrative Agent


By: /s/ Luna Mills                    
Name:    Luna Mills
Title: Managing Director


MIZUHO BANK, LTD. ,
as the ISC Administrative Agent


By: /s/ Daniel Guevara                
Name: Daniel Guevara
Title: Authorized Signatory


MIZUHO BANK, LTD. ,
as Collateral Agent


By: /s/ Daniel Guevara                
Name: Daniel Guevara
Title: Authorized Signatory


SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES AMERICA, INC. , as the Lease Administrative Agent


By: /s/ Yukimi Konno                
Name: Yukimi Konno
Title: Managing Director












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Third Amendment





VICTORY RECEIVABLES CORPORATION ,
as a Conduit Purchaser


By: /s/ David V. DeAngelis                
Name:    David V. DeAngelis
Title: Vice President


THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. ,
as a Purchaser Agent for the Victory Purchaser Group


By: /s/ Luna Mills                    
Name:     Luna Mills
Title: Managing Director


THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. ,
as a Committed Purchaser for the Victory Purchaser Group


By: /s/ Luna Mills                    
Name:    Luna Mills
Title: Managing Director



















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Third Amendment







MIZUHO BANK, LTD. ,
as a Purchaser Agent for Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Committed Purchaser


By: /s/ Daniel Guevara                
Name:    Daniel Guevara
Title: Authorized Signatory



MIZUHO BANK, LTD. ,
as a Committed Purchaser


By: /s/ Daniel Guevara                         
Name:    Daniel Guevara
Title: Authorized Signatory

























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Third Amendment






MANHATTAN ASSET FUNDING COMPANY LLC ,
as a Conduit Purchaser

By: MAF Receivables Corp., Its Member

By: /s/ Denise Veidt                    
Name:    Denise Veidt
Title: Vice President


SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES AMERICA, INC. ,
as a Purchaser Agent for the Manhattan Purchaser Group


By: /s/ Yukimi Konno                    
Name:    Yukimi Konno
Title: Managing Director


SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION ,
as a Committed Purchaser for the Manhattan Purchaser Group


By: /s/ Koki Harada                    
Name:    Koki Harada
Title: Executive Director


















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Third Amendment







LIBERTY STREET FUNDING LLC , as a Conduit Purchaser



By: /s/ Jill A. Russo                    
Name:    Jill A. Russo
Title: Vice President


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA , as a Purchaser Agent for the Liberty Street Purchaser Group


By: /s/ Paula J. Czach                    
Name:    Paula J. Czach
Title: Managing Director


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA , as a Committed Purchaser for the Liberty Street Purchaser Group


By: /s/ Paula J. Czach                    
Name:    Paula J. Czach
Title: Managing Director

















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Third Amendment






ATLANTIC ASSET SECURITIZATION LLC , as a Conduit Purchaser

By:    Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank,
as attorney-in-fact

        
By: /s/Michael Regan                
Name: Michael Regan
Title: Managing Director
        
By: /s/ Sam Pilcer                
Name: Sam Pilcer
Title: Managing Director


CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK , as a Purchaser Agent for the Atlantic Asset Purchaser Group


By: /s/ Michael Regan                     
Name:    Michael Regan
Title: Managing Director

By: /s/ Sam Pilcer                
Name: Sam Pilcer
Title: Managing Director


CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK , as a Committed Purchaser for the Atlantic Asset Purchaser Group


By: /s/ Michael Regan                
Name:     Michael Regan
Title: Managing Director

By: /s/ Sam Pilcer                
Name: Sam Pilcer
Title: Managing Director



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Third Amendment






SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK, LIMITED ,
as a Purchaser Agent for Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, as Committed Purchaser


By: /s/ Albert C. Tew II                
Name:    Albert C. Tew II
Title: Head of Documentation Americas



SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK , LIMITED ,
as a Committed Purchaser


By: /s/ Albert C. Tew II                 
Name:    Albert C. Tew II
Title: Head of Documentation Americas



























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Third Amendment






SPRINT CORPORATION ,
as Performance Support Provider



By: /s/ Janet M. Duncan        
Name: Janet M. Duncan    
Title: Treasurer





































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EXHIBIT A
(marked pages)











































Exhibit A
Third Amendment





Schedule IV-2

FORM OF ISC DEALER CONTRACT
(attached)









































Schedule IV-2
Third Amendment







SCHEDULE IV-3

FORM OF ISC DEALER AGREEMENT ASSIGNMENT LANGUAGE
(attached)








































Schedule IV-3






Conformed copy for attachment to Third Amendment, dated
October 24, 2017




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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Dated as of November 19, 2015
among
Sprint SPECTRUM L.P. ,
individually and as Servicer,
THE PERSONS PARTY HERETO AS SELLERS ,
as Sellers,
THE VARIOUS CONDUIT PURCHASERS , COMMITTED PURCHASERS, AND PURCHASER AGENTS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO ,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD. ,
as Collateral Agent,
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. ,
as an Administrative Agent,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD. ,
as an Administrative Agent,
and
SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES AMERICA, INC.
as an Administrative Agent


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I
PURCHASES AND REINVESTMENTS ...........................................................2
SECTION 1.1
Purchases; Limits on Purchasers’ Obligations .........................................2
SECTION 1.2
Purchase Procedures; Assignment of the Sellers’ Interests .....................3
SECTION 1.3
Reinvestments of Certain Collections; Payment of Remaining Collections; Asset Portfolios ...................................................................9
SECTION 1.4
Repurchase of Certain Receivables .......................................................13
SECTION 1.5
Sellers Jointly and Severally Liable for Obligations .............................14
ARTICLE II
COMPUTATIONAL RULES ............................................................................18
SECTION 2.1
Selection of Rate Tranches ....................................................................18
SECTION 2.2
Computation of each Purchaser’s Investment and each Purchaser’s Tranche Investment ...............................................................................18
SECTION 2.3
Computation of Yield ............................................................................19
SECTION 2.4
Estimates of Yield Rate, Fees, Etc .........................................................19
ARTICLE III
SETTLEMENTS ...............................................................................................20
SECTION 3.1
Settlement Procedures ...........................................................................20
SECTION 3.2
Deemed Collections; Reduction of Purchasers’ Total Investment,
Etc ..........................................................................................................25
SECTION 3.3
Payments and Computations, Etc ..........................................................29
SECTION 3.4
Treatment of Collections and Deemed Collections ...............................35
SECTION 3.5
Extension of the Purchase Termination Date .........................................35
ARTICLE IV
FEES AND YIELD PROTECTION ..................................................................36
SECTION 4.1
Fees ........................................................................................................36
SECTION 4.2
Yield Protection .....................................................................................36
SECTION 4.3
Funding Losses ......................................................................................38
SECTION 4.4
Removal of Purchasers ..........................................................................39
SECTION 4.5
Non-Reinvestment Events .....................................................................39
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES ....................................................................41
SECTION 5.1
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness ..................................................41
SECTION 5.2
Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments ..................43
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ..................................................44
SECTION 6.1
Representations and Warranties of the Sellers ......................................44
SECTION 6.2
Representations and Warranties of Sprint Spectrum .............................49
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ARTICLE VII
GENERAL COVENANTS OF SELLERS AND SERVICER ..........................53
SECTION 7.1
Affirmative Covenants of the Sellers ....................................................53
SECTION 7.2
Reporting Requirements of the Sellers ..................................................58
SECTION 7.3
Negative Covenants of the Sellers..........................................................59
SECTION 7.4
Affirmative Covenants of Sprint Spectrum ...........................................63
SECTION 7.5
Reporting Requirements of Sprint Spectrum ........................................66
SECTION 7.6
Negative Covenants of Sprint Spectrum ...............................................70
SECTION 7.7
Nature of Obligations ............................................................................73
SECTION 7.8
Corporate Separateness; Related Matters and Covenants      ......................... 73
ARTICLE VIII
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION .....................................................76
SECTION 8.1
Designation of the Servicer ...................................................................76
SECTION 8.2
Duties of the Servicer ............................................................................78
SECTION 8.3
Rights of the Collateral Agent ...............................................................80
SECTION 8.4
Responsibilities of the Servicer .............................................................81
SECTION 8.5
Further Action Evidencing Purchases and Reinvestments ....................81
SECTION 8.6
Application of Collections .....................................................................81
SECTION 8.7
Collections outside the Lock-Box Accounts .........................................82
SECTION 8.8
Clean-up Call .........................................................................................82
SECTION 8.9
Cap Reserve Account; Hedging; Calculation Agents ............................82
SECTION 8.10
Seller Hedge Maintenance Account ......................................................85
SECTION 8.11
Counterparty Hedge Maintenance Account ..........................................85
ARTICLE IX
SECURITY INTEREST ...................................................................................85
SECTION 9.1
Grant of Security Interest ......................................................................85
SECTION 9.2
Remedies; Waiver .................................................................................86
ARTICLE X
EVENTS OF TERMINATION .........................................................................87
SECTION 10.1
Events of Termination ...........................................................................87
ARTICLE XI
PURCHASER AGENTS; COLLATERAL AGENT; ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS; CERTAIN RELATED MATTERS .................................................89
SECTION 11.1
Limited Liability of Purchasers, Purchaser Agents, Collateral Agent
and the Administrative Agents ................... .................................................... 89
SECTION 11.2
Authorization and Action of each Purchaser Agent ..............................90

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SECTION 11.3
Authorization and Action of each Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent .....................................................................................90
SECTION 11.4
Delegation of Duties of each Purchaser Agent ......................................90
SECTION 11.5
Delegation of Duties of each Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent .....................................................................................90
SECTION 11.6
Successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent ..........................91
SECTION 11.7
Indemnification ......................................................................................91
SECTION 11.8
Reliance, etc ...........................................................................................92
SECTION 11.9
Purchasers and Affiliates .......................................................................92
SECTION 11.10
Sharing of Recoveries ............................................................................92
SECTION 11.11
Non-Reliance .........................................................................................93
ARTICLE XII
INDEMNIFICATION ........................................................................................93
SECTION 12.1
Indemnities by the Sellers ......................................................................93
SECTION 12.2
Indemnity by the Servicer      ................................................................................... 96
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS ..........................................................................................97
SECTION 13.1
Amendments, Etc ...................................................................................97
SECTION 13.2
Notices, Etc ............................................................................................98
SECTION 13.3
Successors and Assigns; Participations; Assignments ...........................98
SECTION 13.4
No Waiver; Remedies; Set-Off ............................................................100
SECTION 13.5
Binding Effect; Survival ......................................................................101
SECTION 13.6
Costs and Expenses .............................................................................102
SECTION 13.7
No Proceedings ....................................................................................102
SECTION 13.8
Confidentiality .....................................................................................103
SECTION 13.9
Captions and Cross References ...........................................................106
SECTION 13.10
Integration ............................................................................................106
SECTION 13.11
Governing Law ....................................................................................106
SECTION 13.12
Waiver of Jury Trial .............................................................................106
SECTION 13.13
Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities ...................................107
SECTION 13.14
Execution in Counterparts      ................................................................................. 107
SECTION 13.15
Pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank .......................................................107
SECTION 13.16
Severability ..........................................................................................108
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SECTION 13.17
No Party Deemed Drafter ....................................................................108
SECTION 13.18
Excluded Originator ............................................................................108
SECTION 13.19
Restatement; No Novation ..................................................................109
SECTION 13.20
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial
Institutions ...........................................................................................110
APPENDIX A          Definitions
SCHEDULE I          Payment Instructions
SCHEDULE II      Related Originators and Related Sellers
SCHEDULE III      Credit and Collection Policy
SCHEDULE IV-1      Form of ISC Contract
SCHEDULE IV-2      Form of ISC Dealer Contract
SCHEDULE IV-3      Form of ISC Dealer Agreement Assignment Language
SCHEDULE V      ISC Advance Rate Matrix
SCHEDULE VI      Form of Collection Account Agreement
SCHEDULE VII      ISC Pool Commitments, SCC Pool Commitments and Lease Pool
Commitments
SCHEDULE VIII      Form of Lease Contract
SCHEDULE IX      Lease Advance Rate Matrix
SCHEDULE X      Key Lease Upgrade Provisions
SCHEDULE 1.2(a)      Purchase Notice
SCHEDULE 3.2(b)      Paydown Notice
SCHEDULE 6.1(l)      UCC Details
SCHEDULE 6.1(m)      Lock-Box Information
SCHEDULE 13.2      Addresses for Notices
EXHIBIT 3.1(a)      Form of Information Package
EXHIBIT 7.5      Form of Compliance Certificate


















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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of November 19, 2015 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Sprint Spectrum ”), individually and as Servicer, THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AS SELLERS (each a “ Seller ” and together, the “ Sellers ”), the various CONDUIT PURCHASERS, COMMITTED PURCHASERS and PURCHASER AGENTS from time to time party hereto, THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. (“ BTMU ”), as SCC Administrative Agent (as defined below), MIZUHO BANK, LTD., (“ Mizuho ”) as ISC Administrative Agent (as defined below), SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES AMERICA, INC., (“ SMBCSI ”) as Lease Administrative Agent (as defined below) and Mizuho, as Collateral Agent (as defined below).
B A C K G R O U N D :
1. Restatement . The Sellers, Sprint Spectrum, the Purchasers (as defined below), the Purchaser Agents (as defined below) and the SCC Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of April 24, 2015 (the “ Existing RPA ”), pursuant to which, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Purchasers agreed to purchase SCC Receivables and ISC Receivables from the Sellers. The parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Existing RPA in order to, among other things, effect the sale by the Sellers of the Lease Receivables (as defined below) and the Purchase of such Lease Receivables by the Lease Administrative Agent on behalf of the Purchasers as set forth herein and to effect the appointment of SMBCSI, as Lease Administrative Agent.
2. Rebalancing of Purchaser Group Investments . With respect to each Receivable Pool, the Sellers hereby request a one-time non-ratable reduction of Investment from each Pool Assigning Purchaser in an amount equal to the excess of (i) such Pool Assigning Purchaser’s Purchaser Group’s Investment with respect to such Receivable Pool over (ii) an amount equal to such Pool Assigning Purchaser’s Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share in respect of such Receivable Pool times the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment with respect to such Receivable Pool (after giving effect to the adjustments set forth in this Agreement). All accrued and unpaid Yield and fees with respect to such Investments so reduced shall be payable by the Sellers on the next occurring Settlement Date. In connection therewith, the Sellers hereby request a one-time non-ratable Purchase from each Pool Assignee Purchaser in an amount equal to the excess of (i) an amount equal to such Pool Assignee Purchaser’s Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share in respect of such Receivable Pool times the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment with respect to such Receivable Pool (after giving effect to the adjustments set forth in this Agreement) over (ii) such Pool Assignee Purchaser’s Purchaser Group’s Investment. For administrative convenience, the Sellers hereby instruct Pool Assignee Purchasers to fund the foregoing Purchases by paying the proceeds thereof directly to the Pool Assigning Purchasers as the foregoing reduction in Investment of the Pool Assigning Purchasers on the Sellers’ behalf and as detailed on the final flow of funds memorandum delivered on the Second Restatement Date. For purposes of this paragraph the following terms shall have the following meanings:




“ Pool Assignee Purchaser ” means, with respect to any Receivable Pool, a Purchaser whose Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share in respect of such Receivable Pool times the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment with respect to such Receivable Pool (after giving effect to the adjustments set forth in this Agreement) exceeds such Purchaser’s Purchaser Group’s Investment.
“ Pool Assigning Purchaser ” means, with respect to any Receivable Pool, a Purchaser whose Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share in respect of such Receivable Pool times the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment with respect to such Receivable Pool (after giving effect to the adjustments set forth in this Agreement) is less than such Purchaser’s Purchaser Group’s Investment.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are used as defined in (or by reference in) Appendix A , and the other interpretive provisions set out in Appendix A shall be applied in the interpretation of this Agreement.
ARTICLE I

PURCHASES AND REINVESTMENTS

SECTION 1.1     Purchases; Limits on Purchasers’ Obligations . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, any Seller (on behalf of all Sellers, or the Servicer on their behalf) may, from time to time prior to the Purchase Termination Date, request that the Purchasers (which in the case of the Conduit Purchasers, shall be in their sole discretion), make purchases of SCC Pool Receivables and the Related Assets, to make purchases of ISC Pool Receivables and the Related Assets and/or to make purchases of Lease Pool Receivables and the Related Assets (each such purchase of SCC Pool Receivables, ISC Pool Receivables or Lease Pool Receivables, as the case may be, whether made by a Conduit Purchaser or a Committed Purchaser, a “ Purchase ”) and the Purchaser Agents on behalf of the Purchasers in their Purchaser Group in respect of each such Purchase shall make payments to the Sellers in its Ratable Share in respect thereof. The aggregate purchase price for the Purchase of each Pool Receivable and Related Assets in respect of a Receivable Pool shall be comprised of an initial cash purchase price (the “ Initial Cash Purchase Price ”) and a deferred purchase price payable pursuant to Section 1.2(g) (the “ RPA Deferred Purchase Price ”). If any Conduit Purchaser is unwilling or unable for any reason to make its Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share of any of the Initial Cash Purchase Price of any proposed Purchase in respect of a Receivable Pool, the Sellers shall be deemed to have automatically requested that the Committed Purchaser in such Conduit Purchaser’s Purchaser Group make such Ratable Share of any such Purchase, in accordance with Section 1.2(b) in a cash amount equal to the lesser of: (i) the amount requested by the Sellers under Section 1.2(a) and (ii) after giving effect to any other Purchases on such day, the largest amount that will not cause (a) the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool to exceed the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, (b) the sum of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment and the Required Reserves in respect of such Receivable Pool to exceed the Net Portfolio Balance for such Receivable Pool or (c) the aggregate Investment of such Purchaser’s Purchaser Group in respect of such Receivable Pool to exceed the Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool of the





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Committed Purchasers in such Purchaser Group; provided , that the aggregate Initial Cash Purchase Price with respect to each Purchase made pursuant to this Section 1.1 relating to a Receivable Pool shall be an amount at least equal to $10,000,000 for any Purchase, and, in each case, in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Purchaser shall, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, make its Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share of any Purchase in respect of a Receivable Pool deemed requested by the Sellers above (unless its related Conduit Purchaser is making such Ratable Share of such Purchase), in such amount as would not cause its Purchaser Group Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool after giving effect to such Purchase (and any other Purchase to be made by such Purchaser Group on such date) to exceed its Purchaser Group’s Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool . At no time shall a Conduit Purchaser that is not a Committed Purchaser have any obligation or commitment to make any Purchase. Each Purchaser will also make reinvestment Purchases in respect of each Receivable Pool (each such Purchase, a “ Reinvestment ”), in its Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share, as, and to the extent, described in Section 1.3 . In respect of each Purchase of Pool Receivables, the excess of (i) in respect of the Purchase of SCC Pool Receivables, the aggregate Unpaid Balances of such SCC Pool Receivables as of such Purchase Date, (ii) in respect of the Purchase of ISC Pool Receivables, the aggregate Unpaid Balances of such ISC Pool Receivables as of such Purchase Date and (iii) in respect of the Purchase of Lease Pool Receivables, the aggregate Unpaid Balances of such Lease Pool Receivables as of such Purchase Date, over the Initial Cash Purchase Price (including a Reinvestment of Collections) in respect of such Purchase shall constitute the RPA Deferred Purchase Price payable with respect to the Purchase of such Pool Receivables pursuant to Section 1.2(g) .

SECTION 1.2     Purchase Procedures; Assignment of the Sellers’ Interests .

(a) Notice of Purchase . Each Purchase of SCC Pool Receivables, ISC Pool Receivables or Lease Pool Receivables, as the case may be, shall be made on notice from any Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of all Sellers) to the applicable Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the third (3 rd ) Business Day preceding the date of such proposed Purchase and Purchases of SCC Pool Receivables, Lease Pool Receivables and ISC Pool Receivables may be made in one notice to all three Administrative Agents. Any such notice of a proposed Purchase shall be in substantially the form of Schedule 1.2(a) hereto and shall specify (A) the desired amount and date of such proposed Purchase (which shall be a Business Day), (B) the amount of such proposed Purchase and (C) a pro forma calculation of the Net Portfolio Balance for the related Receivable Pool after giving effect to such Purchase; provided , however , that, Sellers (and the Servicer on their behalf) shall not submit, and the Purchasers shall not be required to fund, more than six (6) Purchases per calendar month. If any Conduit Purchaser is willing and able, in its sole discretion, to make its Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share of a Purchase requested of it pursuant to this Section 1.2(a) subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such Conduit Purchaser shall make such Purchase by transferring such amount in accordance with clause (b) below on the requested Purchase Date. If any Conduit Purchaser is unwilling or unable for any reason to make its Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share of such








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Purchase, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Committed Purchaser in such Conduit Purchaser’s Purchaser Group shall, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, make such Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share of such Purchase by transferring such amount in accordance with clause (b) below on the requested Purchase Date.

Not later than noon (New York City time) on the Business Day following its receipt of a Purchase notice in respect of Receivables of a Receivable Pool pursuant to the foregoing paragraph (it being understood that any such notice received by the applicable Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day) the applicable Administrative Agent shall deliver a copy of such Purchase notice to each Purchaser Agent and the other Administrative Agents (or shall advise each Purchaser Agent and the other Administrative Agents as to the contents thereof) and shall advise each Purchaser Agent of the amount of the requested Purchase to be funded by each Purchaser Group in accordance with each Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share.
(b) Payment of Initial Cash Purchase Price . On the date of each Purchase hereunder in respect of Receivables of a Receivable Pool (the “ Purchase Date ”) (or on the Delayed Purchase Date with respect to a Purchaser Group that has delivered a related Delayed Purchase Notification pursuant to Section 1.2(i) ), the applicable Purchasers shall, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth herein (including in Article V ), pay their Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share of the aggregate Initial Cash Purchase Price with respect to such Purchase in immediately available funds to the Sellers at the account of the Sellers specified on Schedule I or at such other account designated from time to time by the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) in a written notice to the applicable Administrative Agent. The Initial Cash Purchase Price in respect of the Receivables relating to a Receivable Pool shall also be deemed to be paid to the Sellers for any Pool Receivable and Related Assets by the amounts of any Collections in respect of such Receivable Pool applied as a Reinvestment in a new Pool Receivable and Related Assets in accordance with Section 1.3 . The amount funded by the Purchasers in respect of each Purchase shall be allocated among the various Sellers on the applicable Purchase Date ratably in proportion to the amounts of their respective Eligible Receivables funded thereby, as reasonably determined by the Servicer. The Servicer shall maintain such books of account and other records adequate to make, evidence and record such allocations.

(c) Sale of Pool Receivables . On the date of each Purchase and Reinvestment of Pool Receivables relating to a Receivable Pool hereunder, each Seller sells, assigns and transfers to the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers) (ratably, according to each Purchaser’s Investment), in consideration of the aggregate Initial Cash Purchase Price and the RPA Deferred Purchase Price in respect of such Receivable Pool, as applicable, effective on and as of the date of each Purchase and Reinvestment, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under (i) all Pool Receivables relating to each Receivable Pool, (ii) all Related Assets with respect to each Pool Receivable, (iii) all Collections with respect to such Pool Receivables, (iv) the Lock-Box Accounts and all Collections relating to such Receivable Pool on deposit therein, and all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time evidencing such Lock-Box Accounts and amounts on deposit therein, (v) subject to the proviso below, all rights (but none of the obligations) of the Sellers under the Sale Agreement relating to each Receivable Pool,




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and (vi) all proceeds of, and all amounts received or receivable under any or all of the foregoing (with respect to each Receivable Pool, an “ Asset Portfolio ”); provided that the Asset Portfolio shall not include the Lease Contracts or the Lease Devices. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not (x) derogate from any right the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Purchasers or the Purchaser Agents may have (under Applicable Law or otherwise) to seek or obtain an involuntary Lien (including, without limitation, a judgment lien) on any Lease Device now owned or hereafter acquired by any Seller or (y) invalidate or limit the security interest in the Lease Contracts granted by the Sellers to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 9.1 .

(d) Characterization as a Purchase and Sale; Recharacterization . (i) It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that the transfer and conveyance of each Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under each Asset Portfolio to the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers) pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale and not a pledge for security, and such purchase and sale of the Asset Portfolios to the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers) hereunder shall be treated as a sale for all purposes (except for financial accounting purposes and except as may be permitted for tax purposes as provided in Section 1.2(d)(ii) ). The provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be construed to further these intentions of the parties. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the transfer and conveyance of any Asset Portfolio to the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers) is characterized by any bankruptcy trustee or any other Person as a pledge and not a sale, the parties intend that each Seller shall be deemed hereunder to have granted, and each Seller does hereby grant, to the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers) a security interest in and general lien on all of such Seller’s right, title and interest now or hereafter existing in, to and under all of such Seller’s assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and wherever located (whether or not in the possession or control of such Seller), including all of such Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under such Asset Portfolio; provided that no Seller hereby pledges or otherwise grants a security interest in the Lease Contracts or the Lease Devices. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) the foregoing is in addition to, and shall not be construed to limit, Section 9.1 or the Sellers’ grants of security interests thereunder, and (y) the foregoing shall not derogate from any right the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Purchasers or the Purchaser Agents may have (under Applicable Law or otherwise) to seek or obtain a Lien on any Lease Contract or Lease Device now owned or hereafter acquired by any Seller. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not be construed to require any party hereto to characterize the transfer and conveyance of any Receivables hereunder as a sale for financial accounting purposes.

(ii)     Tax Treatment .

(A) It is the intention of the Sellers (or, if applicable, the Originators), the Servicer, the Administrative Agents and the Purchasers that, for purposes of U.S. federal income tax and state and local taxes measured by net income, each Purchase and Reinvestment will be treated as a loan from the applicable Purchaser to the applicable Originator or Seller, as the case may be under applicable tax laws (it being understood that all payments to the Purchasers, in their capacity as






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such, representing Yield, fees and other amounts accrued under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents shall be deemed to constitute interest payments or other payments in connection with such loan), and none of the Sellers (or, if applicable, the Originators), the Servicer, any Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor the Purchasers shall take any position inconsistent therewith for such tax purposes, unless otherwise required by applicable laws as confirmed in the opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel and the person taking any such inconsistent position provides written advance notice to the other Affected Parties of such change in position, it being understood that the parties to this Agreement will otherwise defend in good faith such agreed-upon position prior to such change in position.

(B) The Servicer and each Seller, by entering into this Agreement, and the Purchasers, by funding the Purchase of the Asset Portfolios and any Reinvestment, agree to treat the Purchase of the Asset Portfolios and any Reinvestment, for purposes of U.S. federal income tax and state and local taxes measured by net income, and for state and local sales and other transactional tax purposes, as creating indebtedness secured by the Asset Portfolios. Accordingly, the Sellers (or, if applicable, the Originators), rather than the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Purchasers or any other Affected Party, shall be entitled to and shall retain the benefit of (1) any bad debt deduction for written-off receivables for purposes of U.S. federal income tax and state and local taxes measured by net income and (2) any deduction, credit or refund with respect to state and local sales and other transactional taxes paid or collected and remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority on written-off receivables. The provisions of this Agreement and all related Transaction Documents shall be construed to further these intentions of the parties.

(e) Purchasers Limitation on Payments . Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the contrary, none of the Purchasers, Purchaser Agents, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agents shall be obligated (whether on behalf of a Purchaser or otherwise) to, pay any amount to any Seller as a Reinvestment under Section 1.3 or in respect of any portion of the RPA Deferred Purchase Price relating to any Receivable Pool, except to the extent that Collections in respect of the applicable Receivable Pool are available for distribution to the Sellers for such purpose in accordance with this Agreement. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the obligations of any Purchaser that is a commercial paper conduit or similar vehicle under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents shall be payable by such Purchaser solely to the extent of funds received from the Sellers in accordance herewith or from any party to any Transaction Document in accordance with the terms thereof in excess of funds necessary to pay such Person’s matured and maturing Commercial Paper Notes or other senior indebtedness when due. Any amount which an Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Purchaser Agent or a Purchaser is not obligated to pay pursuant to the operation of the two preceding sentences shall not constitute a claim (as defined in § 101 of the Bankruptcy Code) against, or corporate obligation of, any Purchaser Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Purchaser or any







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Administrative Agent, as applicable, for any such insufficiency unless and until such amount becomes available for distribution to the Sellers pursuant to the terms hereof.

(f) Obligations Not Assumed . The foregoing sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance does not constitute, and is not intended to result in, the creation or an assumption by any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Purchaser of any obligation or liability of any Seller, any Originator, the Servicer, or any other Person under or in connection with all, or any portion of, any Asset Portfolio, all of which shall remain the obligations and liabilities of the Sellers, Originators, the Servicer and such other Persons, as applicable.

(g) RPA Deferred Purchase Price . In accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer shall, on behalf of the Collateral Agent, the applicable Administrative Agent, and each Purchaser, be deemed to automatically and immediately pay to the Sellers the RPA Deferred Purchase Price relating to each Receivable Pool from time to time (i) prior to the Final Payout Date, when and to the extent funds are available therefor pursuant to Section 1.3 and (ii) after the Final Payout Date, on each Business Day from Collections received in respect of such Receivable Pool to the extent such Collections exceed the accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee, in each case without further set-off or counterclaim. Any payment of any amount of RPA Deferred Purchase Price shall be deemed to be made by each Purchaser Group according to its Ratable Share of such amount. Collections in respect of a Receivable Pool remitted to the Sellers in payment of the RPA Deferred Purchase Price in respect of a Receivable Pool hereunder shall be allocated among the various Sellers ratably in proportion to the amounts of their respective Eligible Receivables relating to such Receivable Pool funded thereby, as reasonably determined by the Servicer. The Servicer shall maintain such books of account and other records adequate to make, evidence and record such allocations.

(h) Obligations . Each Committed Purchaser’s obligations hereunder shall be several, such that the failure of any Committed Purchaser to make a payment in connection with any Purchase hereunder, shall not relieve any other Committed Purchaser of its obligations hereunder to make payment for any Purchase.

(i) Delayed Funding . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time after any Seller delivers a Purchase notice in respect of a Receivable Pool pursuant to Section 1.2(a) , and prior to the Purchase Date requested thereby, any Purchaser Agent (on behalf of the Purchasers in its Purchaser Group) that has delivered the certifications set forth in the following paragraph may notify the applicable Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and the Servicer and the Sellers in writing (such notice, a “ Delayed Purchase Notification ”) of its Purchaser Group’s intention to fund all or any portion of its Ratable Share of such Purchase on the Delayed Purchase Date rather than on the requested Purchase Date. If any Purchaser Agent so delivers a Delayed Purchase Notification with respect to a requested Purchase Date, no Purchaser shall be obligated to, or shall, fund the related Purchase (or such Purchaser’s portion thereof) until the applicable Delayed Purchase Date, and the Sellers may (i) not later than three (3) Business Days prior to such Delayed Purchase Date, deliver an updated Purchase notice to the applicable Administrative Agent in accordance with





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Section 1.2(a) specifying the information set forth in clauses (A) through (C) thereof with respect to such Delayed Purchase Date, and such Delayed Purchase Date shall constitute a Purchase Date for all purposes hereof or (ii) at any time prior to the third (3 rd ) Business Day preceding the Delayed Purchase Date, rescind the Purchase notice partially or in its entirety (and if partially, pro rata among the Purchaser Groups in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the amount of such partial reduction shall be an amount at least equal to $10,000,000 for any Purchase and in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof). In the event the Sellers comply with clause (i) above following any Delayed Purchase Notification, all Purchaser Groups shall fund their respective portions of the applicable Purchase on the applicable Delayed Purchase Date (rather than on the Sellers’ originally requested Purchase Date) so long as all conditions precedent to Purchases set forth herein are satisfied on such Delayed Purchase Date.

If any Purchaser Agent delivers a Delayed Purchase Notification pursuant to this Section 1.2(i) , such Purchaser Agent shall (i) concurrently with such delivery, deliver to the applicable Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and the Sellers a certification by such Purchaser Agent or the Committed Purchaser in its Purchaser Group certifying that such Committed Purchaser intends to take similar action in other substantially similar purchase or financing arrangements (which are subject to comparable funding levels) in which it is involved in a correlative role, and (ii) not less than sixty (60) days prior to delivering its first Delayed Purchase Notification hereunder, deliver to the applicable Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) a certification by such Purchaser Agent or the Committed Purchaser in its Purchaser Group certifying that (x) such Committed Purchaser (or its holding company) is required to comply with a “liquidity coverage ratio” (including as set forth in “Basel III” or as “Basel III” or portions thereof may be adopted in any particular jurisdiction) which negatively impacts such Committed Purchaser’s (or its holding company’s) capital requirements for holding interests or obligations hereunder and (y) implementing the delayed funding mechanics provided in this Section reduces the negative impact on such “liquidity coverage ratio” on such Committed Purchaser’s (or its holding company’s) regulatory capital requirements. The Administrative Agents, the Purchaser Agents, the Purchasers and the Sellers may, without incurring any liability to any party hereto or any other Person, rely and act upon the foregoing certifications and any related Delayed Purchase Notification without further investigation or inquiry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto hereby agree that this Section 1.2(i) and the delayed funding mechanism described herein shall not apply to Reinvestments permitted hereunder.
(j) ISC Upgrade Program . To the extent an ISC Contract evidencing an ISC Upgradeable Receivable permits the Obligor to terminate the ISC Contract upon the trade-in of a qualifying ISC Device (the “ ISC Surrendered Device ”) in accordance with the ISC Upgrade Program, then, notwithstanding any other provision of, or failure to satisfy any condition under, the Transaction Documents (but only so long as no Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing), upon receipt of such ISC Surrendered Device, the Servicer, on behalf of the Purchasers, shall deliver such ISC Surrendered Device to or at the direction of the applicable Seller (whereupon the applicable Seller may distribute or otherwise transfer such ISC Surrendered Device to





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the applicable Originator or another Affiliate) and such delivery shall fulfill both the ISC Surrendered Device Return Requirement attributable to such ISC Upgradeable Receivable and the obligation of the ISC Administrative Agent on behalf of the Purchasers to pay the ISC Conditional DPP relating to such ISC Upgradeable Receivable. In addition, in respect of any ISC Dealer Receivable, upon the acceptance of an ISC Surrendered Device by the applicable ISC Dealer or upon the applicable ISC Dealer otherwise approving an upgrade of a wireless device in accordance with the ISC Upgrade Program which results in the termination of the ISC Dealer Contract relating to such ISC Receivable, the ISC Surrendered Device Return Requirement attributable to such ISC Upgradeable Receivable and the obligation of the ISC Administrative Agent on behalf of the Purchasers to pay the ISC Conditional DPP relating to such ISC Upgradeable Receivable shall both be fulfilled regardless of whether the Servicer receives the related wireless device.

(k) Returned Lease Devices and Lease Purchase Option Proceeds . When any Lease Device related to a Lease Contract is returned to the Servicer (or any of its Affiliates) in connection with the expiration of such Lease Contract in accordance with its terms or in connection with termination of such Lease Contract pursuant to the Lease Upgrade Program (any such Lease Device, a “ Lease Returned Device ”) or the Servicer (or any of its Affiliates) receives Lease Purchase Option Proceeds, then, notwithstanding any other provision of, or failure to satisfy any condition under, the Transaction Documents (but only so long as no Originator is then in breach of any obligation under Section 3.5 of the Sale Agreement and no Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing), upon receipt of such Lease Returned Device or Lease Purchase Option Proceeds, the Servicer shall deliver such Lease Returned Device or Lease Purchase Option Proceeds to or at the direction of the applicable Seller (whereupon the applicable Seller may distribute or otherwise transfer such Lease Returned Device or Lease Purchase Option Proceeds to the applicable Originator or another Affiliate) and such delivery shall fulfill the Lease Returned Device Return Requirement attributable to such Lease Returned Device.

SECTION 1.3     Reinvestments of Certain Collections; Payment of Remaining Collections; Asset Portfolios .

(a)    On the close of business on each Business Day during the period from the Closing Date, with respect to the SCC Receivable Pool, the Restatement Effective Date, with respect to the ISC Receivable Pool and the Second Restatement Effective Date, with respect to the Lease Receivable Pool, to the Final Payout Date, the Servicer shall in respect of each Receivable Pool out of all Collections from Pool Receivables relating to such Receivable Pool received (or deemed received) since the end of the immediately preceding Business Day:

(i) set aside and hold in trust for the applicable Administrative Agent on behalf of each Purchaser Group, an amount (the “ Pool Hold-Back Amount ”) (based on information provided by such Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II ) equal to the sum of: (A) the estimated amount of aggregate Yield accrued in respect of each Rate Tranche relating to such Receivable Pool, (B) all other






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Obligations payable to the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, Purchaser Agents, Purchasers or any other Affected Party hereunder which have been allocated by the Servicer to such Receivable Pool pursuant to Section 8.2(a) , (C) the estimated amount of such Receivable Pool’s Pro Rata Share of the Servicing Fee (in each case, accrued through such day and not so previously set aside or anticipated to accrue through the end of the then current Settlement Period, as determined by the Servicer based upon, among other relevant information, the then outstanding Purchasers’ Pool Investment and the Yield Rates then in effect in respect of such Receivable Pool), and (D) in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool and Lease Receivable Pool, an amount equal to the then current Estimated Cap Deficiency Amount; provided , that the Servicer shall not be required to hold Collections relating to any Receivable Pool that have been so set aside in a separate deposit account containing only such Collections, and may commingle such Collections with its own funds, so long as the Servicer is able, on each Business Day and on an equitable and consistent basis, to identify which funds are Collections relating to each such Receivable Pool; it being understood that the Collateral Agent and applicable Administrative Agent, on behalf of Purchasers, shall have a claim against the Servicer to make payments pursuant to Sections 1.3(c) , 3.1(b) or 3.1(d) in respect of a Receivable Pool (which claims shall be full recourse to the Servicer) in an amount equal to the amount of such Collections relating to such Receivable Pool that have not been set aside but that have been so commingled; provided further , that the Servicer shall hold Collections that have been so set aside in a separate deposit account containing only such Collections if the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent has requested that the Servicer not commingle funds during the continuance of any Specified Unmatured Event, Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event; and

(ii) subject to Sections 3.1(b) , 3.1(c)(iv) , 3.1(d) , 3.2(a) and 3.2(b) , apply such Collections in excess of the Pool Hold-Back Amount relating to such Receivable Pool which are not required to be set aside and held in trust pursuant to clause (i) above (including any such Collections not set aside but commingled), to make Reinvestments in additional Pool Receivables and Related Assets relating to such Receivable Pool and, to the extent of any such amounts remaining after such Reinvestments, to be applied as RPA Deferred Purchase Price on existing Pool Receivables and Related Assets relating to such Receivable Pool; provided , that, (A) if (I) the sum of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment and the Required Reserves in respect of any Receivable Pool would exceed the Net Portfolio Balance for such Receivable Pool, (II) any Purchaser Group Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool would exceed the related Purchaser Group Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, (III) the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool would exceed the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool or (IV) the aggregate Investment of any Exiting Purchaser is greater than zero (in each case, at such time and after giving effect to such Reinvestment), then the Servicer shall only make Reinvestments or apply such remaining amounts as RPA Deferred Purchase Price, as applicable, after first setting aside and holding in trust for the benefit of the applicable Administrative Agent on behalf of each Purchaser Group, in addition to the Pool






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Hold-Back Amount, a portion of such available Collections relating to such Receivable Pool not previously set aside for such purpose and then so held in respect of such Receivable Pool equal to the sum of the following amounts (the “ Pool Deficiency Amount ”) (i) the amount, if any, which is necessary to reduce the sum of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in such Receivable Pool and the Required Reserves in respect of such Receivable Pool at such time to an amount equal to the Net Portfolio Balance for such Receivable Pool at such time, plus (ii) the amount, if any, which is necessary to reduce the aggregate Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool of all Exiting Purchasers in such Receivable Pool to zero, plus (iii) the amount necessary to reduce the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool to an amount equal to the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, plus (iv) the amount, if any, necessary to reduce each Purchaser Group Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool to an amount equal to or less than the related Purchaser Group Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, plus (v) the amount, if any, equal to the difference between the Available Pool Deficiency Amount in respect of the other Receivable Pool which has been set aside for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) in respect of such other Receivable Pool and the Pool Deficiency Amount for such other Receivable Pool, in each case, at such time (any remaining Collections relating to such Receivable Pool after giving effect to this proviso shall then be applied as described above in this Section 1.3(a)(ii) ); and (B) if the conditions precedent to Reinvestment in clauses (a) or (b) of Section 5.2 are not satisfied or no Reinvestments are to be made in accordance with Section 3.2(e) , then the Servicer shall not apply any of such remaining Collections to a Reinvestment or as RPA Deferred Purchase Price pursuant to this clause (ii) (it being understood and agreed that, in any event, no portion of the RPA Deferred Purchase Price in respect of any Receivable Pool may be paid to any Seller on any applicable date if, on or prior to such date, an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing or the Liquidation Period has commenced, in each case, until Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash).

(b)     Unreinvested Collections . Subject to Sections 1.3(a)(ii) and 3.1(c)(iv) , the Servicer shall in respect of each Receivable Pool set aside and hold in trust for the applicable Administrative Agent on behalf of each Purchaser Group, all Collections in respect of the Pool Deficiency Amount relating to such Receivable Pool which, pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 1.3(a) , may not be reinvested in the Pool Receivables and Related Assets or applied as RPA Deferred Purchase Price in respect of such Receivable Pool; provided , that the Servicer may in respect of any Receivable Pool commingle such Collections with its own funds, so long as the Servicer is able, on each Business Day and on an equitable and consistent basis, to identify which funds are Collections relating to each such Receivable Pool; it being understood that the Collateral Agent and the applicable Administrative Agent, on behalf of Purchaser Groups, shall have a claim against the Servicer to make payments pursuant to Sections 1.3(c) , 3.1(b) or 3.1(d) (which claims shall be full recourse to the Servicer) in an amount equal to the amount of such Collections that have not been set aside or that have been so commingled; provided further , that the Servicer shall hold Collections that have been so set aside in a separate







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deposit account containing only such Collections if the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent has requested that the Servicer not commingle funds during the continuance of any Specified Unmatured Event, Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event. If, prior to the date when Collections in respect of a Receivable Pool are required to be paid to the Purchaser Agents, pursuant to Section 1.3(c) , the amount of such Collections so set aside in respect of a Receivable Pool exceeds the sum of the Pool Hold-back Amount plus the Pool Deficiency Amount in respect of such Receivable Pool and the conditions precedent to Reinvestment set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 5.2 are satisfied and Reinvestments in respect of such Receivable Pool are permitted in accordance with Section 3.2(e) , then the Servicer shall apply such Collections (or, if less, a portion of such Collections equal to the amount of such excess) in accordance with Section 1.3(a)(ii) to the making of a Reinvestment in respect of such Receivable Pool or otherwise to the payment of RPA Deferred Purchase Price in respect of such Receivable Pool.

(c)     Payment of Amounts Set Aside .

(i)    The Servicer shall, from the portion of the Pool Hold-Back Amount relating to each Receivable Pool set aside and held in trust pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i)(A) in respect of Yield on a Rate Tranche relating to such Receivable Pool not funded by the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes (including under a Liquidity Agreement or an Enhancement Agreements) pay to the applicable Purchaser Agent such Yield on the last day of the then current Yield Period for such Rate Tranche based on information provided by such Purchaser Agent pursuant to Article II , or during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing, on such earlier date or dates as the applicable Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall require on at least one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice to the Servicer.

(ii)    The Servicer shall, from the portion of the Pool Hold-Back Amount relating to each Receivable Pool set aside and held in trust pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i)(B) above and not applied pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 1.3(c) and not set aside in respect of such Receivable Pool’s Pro Rata Share of the Servicing Fee, pay to the applicable Administrative Agent in respect of amounts owing to it in its capacity as Administrative Agent and each applicable Purchaser Agent and the Collateral Agent in respect of amounts owed to it and to the members of its Purchaser Group on the Settlement Date for each Settlement Period, as provided in Section 3.1 , or during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing, on such earlier date or dates as the Collateral Agent or the applicable Administrative Agent shall require on at least one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice to the Servicer.

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(iv) If as of any Reporting Date a Cap Deficiency Amount exists, then the Servicer shall, from the portion of the Pool Hold-Back Amount set aside and held in trust pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i)(D) above, remit to the Cap Reserve Account the amount (if any) necessary to eliminate such Cap Deficiency Amount. If the Estimated Cap Deficiency Amount set aside and held in trust pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i)(D) is less the Cap Deficiency Amount, the Servicer and the Sellers shall as promptly as practicable (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) remit, or cause to be remitted to the Cap Reserve Account an amount equal to such shortfall. To the extent that the Estimated Cap Deficiency Amount set aside pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i)(D) above exceeds the Cap Deficiency Amount as of any Reporting Date, such excess may be applied in accordance with Section 1.3(a) .

(v) The Servicer shall, from the Available Pool Deficiency Amount set aside and held in trust pursuant to Section 1.3(b) above, pay to the applicable Purchaser Agents the amounts required to be paid pursuant to, and for application, in accordance with Section 3.1(c)(ii) .

SECTION 1.4     Repurchase of Certain Receivables .

(a)    On each day during a Settlement Period, each Seller shall in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool and Lease Receivable Pool be deemed to have immediately repurchased from the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Purchasers any Receivables that become Aged Receivables on such day, and the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Purchasers shall convey (without any further action on any of their part required to accomplish such conveyance) to such Seller such Aged Receivables on such day and prior to such Aged Receivables being written off as uncollectible, it being understood and agreed that (i) the repurchase thereof shall be settled on the first Settlement Date to occur after the end of such Settlement Period in accordance with the following provisions of this Section, (ii) a Seller shall repurchase, and the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Purchasers shall so convey to such Seller, related Aged Receivables pursuant to this Section only to the extent that the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all of the Aged Receivables relating to the SCC Receivable Pool or Lease Receivable Pool, as applicable, repurchased by the Sellers during any Settlement Period would not exceed 8.0% of the aggregate initial Unpaid Balance of Receivables relating to such Receivable Pool transferred to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement during the related Settlement Period, and (iii) unless the Seller has paid the related repurchase price pursuant to clause (b)(ii)(B) below in cash by deposit to a Lock-Box Account on the applicable Settlement Date, no such repurchase or reconveyance shall occur if any Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Specified Unmatured Event, Non-Reinvestment Event or Collection Control Event has occurred and is continuing or after the expiration of any applicable grace period, if any, would result therefrom.

(b)    The repurchase price applicable to each conveyance payable on the Settlement Date in respect of any Settlement Period shall be comprised of (i) the Funding Advance Rate for such Aged Receivables times the aggregate Unpaid Balance of such Aged Receivables plus (ii) the remaining Unpaid Balance of such Aged Receivables after





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application of clause (i) above. The amount in clause (i) shall be paid by the Seller (A) first, as a setoff against any RPA Deferred Purchase Prices payable to such Seller (and to which such Seller otherwise would have been entitled) and (B) second, at the Seller’s option (subject to clause (a)(iii) above), in cash by deposit to a Lock-box Account on the applicable Settlement Date from any other funds not constituting Collections, available to the Seller at such time. The amount in clause (ii) above shall be paid by the Seller through the extinguishment of its right to payment on the remaining Unpaid Balance of such Aged Receivables.

(c)    For purposes of this Section:

(i)    “ Aged Receivable ” means, on any date of determination, any Receivable relating to the SCC Receivable Pool or the Lease Receivable Pool that becomes more than 90 days past due on such date or that is at risk of imminent write-off as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy.

(ii)    “ Funding Advance Rate ” means in respect of any Receivable relating to the SCC Receivable Pool or the Lease Receivable Pool, as of any Settlement Date, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool or the Lease Receivable Pool, as applicable, and (b) the denominator of which is the Net Portfolio Balance in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool or the Lease Receivable Pool, as applicable.

For the avoidance of doubt, no Receivable repurchased pursuant to this Section shall, as a result of such repurchase, be excluded from (i) any calculation of the SCC Adjusted Dilution Ratio, the SCC Delinquency Ratio, the Lease Delinquency Ratio, the SCC Dilution Horizon Ratio, the SCC Dilution Ratio, the SCC Loss Horizon Ratio, the SCC Loss Ratio, the Lease Loss Ratio, the SCC Loss-to-Liquidation Ratio, the SCC Peak Loss Ratio or any component of the foregoing or (ii) Defaulted Receivables for purposes of clause (c) of the definition of “Eligible Receivable”.
SECTION 1.5      Sellers Jointly and Severally Liable for Obligations .

(a) Joint and Several Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, each Seller shall be jointly and severally liable for all the other Sellers’ Obligations. Each Seller acknowledges, agrees, represents and warrants the following:

(i) Inducement . Each Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent has been induced to enter into this Agreement and each Purchaser has been induced to make Investments and Reinvestments in part based upon the assurances by each Seller that such Seller desires that the other Sellers’ Obligations be honored and enforced as separate obligations of such Seller, should the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Purchasers) desire to do so.







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(ii) Combined Liability . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sellers shall be jointly and severally liable to the Purchasers for all the Sellers’ Obligations, including, without limitation, all their respective representations, warranties, covenants, payment obligations and indemnities, and the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent (on behalf of each Purchaser) may at its option enforce any Obligation of a Seller against any one or all of the Sellers.

(iii) Separate Exercise of Remedies . The Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Purchasers) may exercise remedies against each Seller and its property (including the Collateral) separately, whether or not the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent exercises remedies against the other Sellers or their property. The Collateral Agent may enforce one or all Sellers’ Obligations without enforcing the other Sellers’ Obligations. Any failure or inability of the Collateral Agent to enforce a Seller’s Obligations shall not in any way limit the Collateral Agent’s or any Administrative Agent’s right to enforce the Obligations of the other Sellers.

(b) Guaranty . Without limiting clause (a) above, each Seller hereby unconditionally guarantees to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent and each other Affected Party the prompt payment of the Obligations of the other Sellers in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise) and the timely performance by the other Sellers of all their other obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. This guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection and is a continuing guaranty and shall apply to all of the Sellers’ Obligations whenever arising. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, to the extent the liability of a Seller for the Obligations of the other Sellers under this Section 1.5 shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers) then the liability of such Seller for the Obligations of the other Seller under this Section 1.5 shall be limited to the maximum amount that is permissible under applicable law (whether federal or state or otherwise).

(c) Obligations Unconditional . The obligations of each Seller under this Section 1.5 are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to therein, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor. Each Seller agrees that this Section 1.5 may be enforced by the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, the Purchasers, the Purchaser Agents and the other Affected Parties without the necessity at any time of resorting to or exhausting any other security or collateral and without the necessity at any time of having recourse to any other Transaction Documents or any collateral hereafter securing the Obligations of a Seller or otherwise, and each Seller hereby waives the right to require any Affected Party to make demand on or proceed against any Seller, Servicer, any Originator or any other Person (including a co-guarantor) or to require any Affected Party to pursue any other remedy or enforce any other right. Each Seller further agrees that it shall have no right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the other Sellers or any other guarantor of any Seller’s Obligations for






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amounts paid under this Section 1.5 until the Final Payout Date. Each Seller further agrees that nothing contained herein shall prevent any Affected Party from suing on any of the other Transaction Documents or foreclosing its or their, as applicable, security interest in or lien on any collateral securing the Obligations or from exercising any other rights available to it or them, as applicable, under this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, or any other instrument of security, if any, and the exercise of any of the aforesaid rights and the completion of any foreclosure proceedings shall not constitute a discharge of such Seller’s obligations hereunder; it being the purpose and intent of each Seller that its obligations under this Section 1.5 shall be absolute, independent and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Neither any Seller’s obligations under this Section 1.5 nor any remedy for the enforcement thereof shall be impaired, modified, changed or released in any manner whatsoever by an impairment, modification, change, release, increase or limitation of the liability of the other Sellers, of Servicer or of any Originator or by reason of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the other Sellers, of Servicer or of any Originator. Each Seller waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Obligations of the other Sellers and notice of or proof of reliance by any Affected Party on the guarantees set forth in this Section 1.5 or acceptance thereof. The Obligations, and any part of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantees set forth in this Section 1.5 . All dealings between any Seller (or any of its Affiliates, including the initial Servicers and the Originators), on the one hand, and the Affected Parties, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantees set forth in this Section 1.5 . Each Seller hereby subordinates to the Obligations of the other Sellers all debts, liabilities and other obligations, whether direct, indirect, primary, secondary, several, joint and several or otherwise, and irrespective of whether such debts, liabilities and obligations be evidenced by note, contract, open account, book entry or otherwise, owing to such Seller by the other Sellers, Servicer, any Originator or any of their respective Affiliates.

(d) Modifications . Each Seller agrees that (i) all or any part of the other Sellers’ Collateral now or hereafter held for the Obligations, if any, may be exchanged, compromised or surrendered from time to time; (ii) none of the Affected Parties shall have any obligation to protect, perfect, secure or insure any such security interests, liens or encumbrances now or hereafter held, if any, for the Obligations; (iii) the time or place of payment of the other Sellers’ Obligations may be changed or extended, in whole or in part, to a time certain or otherwise, and may be renewed or accelerated, in whole or in part; (iv) the other Sellers and any other party liable for payment of the other Sellers’ Obligations may be granted indulgences generally; (v) any of the other Sellers’ rights, duties, obligations or liabilities under any of the Transaction Documents may be modified, amended or waived; (vi) any party (including any co-guarantor) liable for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations may be granted indulgences or be released; and (vii) any deposit balance for the credit of the other Sellers or any other party liable for the payment of the Obligations or liable upon any security therefor may be released, in whole or in part, at, before or after the stated, extended or accelerated maturity of the Obligations, all without notice to or further assent by such Seller.

(e) Waiver of Rights . Each Seller hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind whatsoever, as well as any requirement that the Affected Parties (or any of them) exhaust any right to take any action against any Seller, any Originator, Servicer or any other Person (including the filing of claims in the event of receivership or






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bankruptcy of any Seller, Servicer, any Originator or any other entity) or with respect to any collateral or collateral security at any time securing any of the Obligations, and hereby consents to any and all extensions of time of the due performance of any or all of the Obligations. Each Seller agrees that it shall not exercise or assert any right which it may acquire by way of contribution, reimbursement or subrogation under this Agreement unless and until, subject to Section 13.5 , the occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date (as defined below). Each Seller also hereby expressly waives all other defenses it may have as a guarantor or a surety generally or otherwise based upon suretyship, impairment of collateral or otherwise in connection with the Obligations whether in equity or at law other than, subject to Section 13.5 , the occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date. Each Seller agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be irrevocable and unconditional.

(f) Reinstatement . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the obligations of each Seller under this Section 1.5 shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the other Sellers’ Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the other Sellers’ Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, and each Seller agrees that it will indemnify each Affected Party on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees of counsel) incurred by such Person in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

(g) Remedies . Each Seller acknowledges and agrees that its obligations under this Section 1.5 are secured in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the terms of Sections 1.2(d) ).

(h) Subrogation . Each Seller agrees that, until the indefeasible payment of all the Obligations in full in cash and the termination of the Pool Commitments in respect of all of the Receivable Pools, it will not exercise, and hereby waives, any right of reimbursement, subrogation, contribution, offset or other claims against the other Sellers arising by contract or operation of law in connection with any payment made or required to be made by such Seller under this Section 1.5 . After the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations and the termination of the Pool Commitments in respect of all of the Receivable Pools, each Seller shall be entitled to exercise against the other Sellers all such rights of reimbursement, subrogation, contribution, and offset, and all such other claims, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(i) Maximum Guaranty Amount . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that any action is brought seeking to invalidate any Seller's obligations under this Agreement under any fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer theory, such Seller shall be liable under this Agreement only for an amount equal to the maximum amount of liability that could have been incurred under applicable law by such Seller under any guaranty of the other Sellers’ Obligations (or any portion thereof) at the time of the execution and delivery of this Agreement (or, if such date is determined not to be the appropriate date for determining the enforceability of such Seller's obligations hereunder for fraudulent






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conveyance or transfer purposes, on the date determined to be so appropriate) without rendering such a hypothetical guaranty voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer (the “ Maximum Guaranty Amount ”), and not for any greater amount, as if such Seller’s obligations under this Agreement had instead been the Maximum Guaranty Amount.

ARTICLE II

COMPUTATIONAL RULES

SECTION 2.1     Selection of Rate Tranches . Subject to the requirements set forth in this Article II , each Purchaser Agent shall from time to time, only for purposes of computing Yield relating to each Receivable Pool with respect to each Purchaser in its Purchaser Group, account for such Purchaser’s Investment in respect of each Receivable Pool in terms of one or more Rate Tranches, and the applicable Yield Rate may be different for each Rate Tranche. Each Purchaser’s Investment in respect of each Receivable Pool shall be allocated to each Rate Tranche by the related Purchaser Agent to reflect the funding sources for each portion of the Asset Portfolio relating thereto, so that:

(a)    there will be one or more Rate Tranches in respect of each Receivable Pool, selected by each Purchaser Agent, reflecting the portion, if any, of the aggregate Investment of the Purchasers in its Purchaser Group in respect of each Receivable Pool funded or maintained by such Purchasers other than through the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes (including by outstanding Liquidity Advances or by funding under an Enhancement Agreement); and

(b)    there will be a Rate Tranche in respect of each Receivable Pool, selected by each Purchaser Agent, equal to the excess of the aggregate Investment of the Purchasers in its Purchaser Group in respect of such Receivable Pool over the aggregate amounts allocated at such time pursuant to clause (a) above, which Rate Tranche shall reflect the portion of such aggregate Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool funded or maintained by such Purchasers through the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes.

Each Purchaser Agent may in respect of a Receivable Pool, in its sole discretion, declare any Yield Period applicable to any Investment of a Purchaser in its Purchaser Group in respect of such Receivable Pool to be terminated and allocate the portion of such Purchaser’s Investment allocated to such Yield Period to one or more other Yield Periods and Yield Rates as such Purchaser Agent shall select.
SECTION 2.2     Computation of each Purchaser’s Investment and each Purchaser’s Tranche Investment . In making any determination of the Purchasers’ Total Investment, the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of a Receivable Pool, any Purchaser’s Investment in a Receivable Pool and any Purchaser’s Tranche Investment with respect to a Receivable Pool, the following rules shall apply:








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(a)    each Purchaser’s Investment in respect of a Receivable Pool shall not be considered reduced by any allocation, setting aside or distribution of any portion of Collections unless such Collections shall have been actually received by the applicable Purchaser Agent for application hereunder to reduce the applicable Purchaser’s Investment in such Receivable Pool in accordance with the terms hereof;

(b)    each Purchaser’s Investment in any Receivable Pool (or any other amounts payable under any Transaction Document) shall not be considered reduced (or paid) by any distribution of any portion of Collections or other payments, as applicable, if at any time such distribution or payment is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason; and

(c)    if there is any reduction in any Purchaser’s Investment in respect of a Receivable Pool, there shall be a corresponding reduction (in the aggregate) in such Purchaser’s Tranche Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool with respect to one or more Rate Tranches selected by the related Purchaser Agent in its reasonable discretion.

SECTION 2.3     Computation of Yield . In making any determination of Yield, the following rules shall apply:

(a)    Each Purchaser Agent shall determine the Yield accruing with respect to each Rate Tranche relating to a Receivable Pool for the Purchasers in its Purchaser Group, based on the Yield Period therefor determined in accordance with Section 2.1 and the other terms hereof (or, in the case of the Rate Tranche funded by Commercial Paper Notes, each Settlement Period), in accordance with the definition of Yield;

(b)    no provision of this Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of Yield in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable Law; and

(c)    Yield for any Rate Tranche shall not be considered paid by any distribution or other payment if at any time such distribution or payment is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason.

SECTION 2.4     Estimates of Yield Rate, Fees, Etc . It is understood and agreed that (a) the Yield Rate for any Rate Tranche may change from one applicable Yield Period or Settlement Period to the next, and the applicable Bank Rate, Base Rate or CP Rate used to calculate the applicable Yield Rate may change from time to time and at any time during an applicable Yield Period or Settlement Period, (b) any rate information provided by any Purchaser Agent to any Seller or the Servicer shall be based upon such Purchaser Agent’s good faith estimate, (c) the amount of Yield actually accrued with respect to a Rate Tranche during any Yield Period (or, in the case of the Rate Tranche funded by Commercial Paper Notes, any Settlement Period) may exceed, or be less than, the amount set aside with respect thereto by the Servicer, and (d) the amount or amounts provided for in Section 4.3 payable to any Affected Party accrued hereunder with respect to any Settlement Period may exceed, or be less than, the amount set aside with respect thereto by the Servicer. Failure to set aside any amount so accrued shall not relieve the Servicer of its obligation to



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remit Collections to the applicable Purchaser Agent or otherwise to any other Person with respect to such accrued amount, as and to the extent provided in Section 3.1 .

ARTICLE III

SETTLEMENTS

SECTION 3.1     Settlement Procedures .

The parties hereto will take the following actions with respect to each Settlement Period:
(a)     Information Package . On the twentieth (20 th ) day of each calendar month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next Business Day) following the Cut-Off Date for such Settlement Period, (each a “ Reporting Date ” for and related to the Settlement Period ending immediately prior to such date), the Servicer shall deliver to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent an e-mail attaching an Excel file and a file in .pdf or similar format signed by the Servicer containing the information described in Exhibit 3.1(a) , including the information calculated by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.1 (each, an “ Information Package ”) for the related Settlement Period; provided , that each Administrative Agent may modify, in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) business judgment, the information relating to its related Receivable Pool required to be provided by the Servicer in, or the form of, the Information Package upon reasonable prior notice to the Servicer; provided , further , that during the Liquidation Period, during the continuance of an Event of Termination, an Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event, the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent may request, in its reasonable discretion, the Servicer to, and the Servicer agrees to, deliver any information related to the Asset Portfolios, Lease Devices, Lease Contracts or the transactions contemplated hereby that can reasonably be produced by Servicer with its then-current reporting system at such time as the Collateral Agent or such Administrative Agent shall reasonably request (including a calculation of Required Reserves for each Receivable Pool and each component thereof) on each Business Day. The parties hereto hereby agree that, prior to the receipt by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent of the Lease Inclusion Pro Forma Information Package, the form of Information Package shall be that set forth on Exhibit 3.1(a) as of the Second Restatement Date and, thereafter, the form of Information Package and Exhibit 3.1(a) shall be the form of the Lease Inclusion Pro Forma Information Package.

(b)     Yield; Other Amounts Due . On or before the second (2 nd ) Business Day prior to each Reporting Date, each Purchaser Agent shall notify the Servicer of (i) the amount of Yield accrued in respect of each related Rate Tranche for the Purchasers in each Purchaser Group for each Receivable Pool during such Settlement Period and (ii) all Fees and other amounts accrued and payable or to be paid by the Sellers under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents on the related Settlement Date (other than amounts described in clause (c) below) to any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser in, or Affected Party related to, any Purchaser Group. The Sellers (or the Servicer on their behalf), on the Settlement Date for such Settlement Period, or when otherwise required





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hereunder prior to each such date, shall pay such Yield and all Fees and other amounts due in respect of such Settlement Period to the applicable Purchaser Agent out of amounts set aside pursuant to Section 1.3 for such purpose and, to the extent such amounts were not so set aside, the Sellers hereby agree to pay such amounts (notwithstanding any limitation on recourse or other liability limitation contained herein to pay such amounts). Each Cap Calculation Agent shall, on or before the second (2 nd ) Business Day prior to each Reporting Date and Purchase Date, notify the Servicer of the Cap Reserve Amount.

(c)     Settlement Computations .

(i)    On each Reporting Date, the Servicer shall include in the Information Package calculations, as of the most recent Cut-Off Date for the related Settlement Period, and based upon the assumption in the next sentence, (A) the Unpaid Balance of all of the Pool Receivables in each Receivable Pool, the Purchasers’ Pool Investment for each Receivable Pool, the aggregate ISC Conditional Unpaid Balance in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool, the Purchasers’ Total Investment, the Purchaser Group Investment of each Purchaser Group for each Receivable Pool, the Required Reserves for each Receivable Pool, the Net Portfolio Balance for each Receivable Pool and each component of each of the foregoing, (B) the amount of the reduction or increase (if any) in each of the Required Reserves for each Receivable Pool, the Net Portfolio Balance for each Receivable Pool, the Purchasers’ Pool Investment for each Receivable Pool, the Purchaser Group Investment for each Receivable Pool of any Purchaser Group and the Purchasers’ Total Investment since the Cut-Off Date immediately preceding the Cut-Off Date for the most recently ended Settlement Period, (C) the excess (if any) of the sum of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment for each Receivable Pool and the Required Reserves for such Receivable Pool, over the Net Portfolio Balance for such Receivable Pool, (D) the excess (if any) of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool, over the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, (E) the excess (if any) of the Purchaser Group Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool of each Purchaser Group, over the Purchaser Group Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool of each such Purchaser Group, (F) the then current Cap Reserve Amount and the then current Estimated Cap Deficiency Amount, (G) the aggregate Cap Payments received since the previous Cut-Off Date, and (H) the aggregate Investment of any Exiting Purchasers in respect of each Receivable Pool. Such calculations shall be based upon the assumption that Collections in respect of each Receivable Pool set aside pursuant to Section 1.3 (and not otherwise applied in accordance with such Section) will be paid to the applicable Purchaser Agent for the benefit of the applicable Purchasers in its Purchaser Group in accordance with the related Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share of such Collections on the Settlement Date for the Settlement Period related to such Reporting Date.

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time exceeds the Net Portfolio Balance for such Receivable Pool at such time, the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool exceeds the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, the Purchaser Group Investment of any Purchaser Group in respect of such Receivable Pool exceeds the Purchaser Group Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool of such Purchaser Group or the aggregate Investment of Exiting Purchasers shall exceed zero, the Servicer shall, on behalf of the Sellers, (i) promptly notify the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents thereof and (ii) immediately pay to the applicable Purchaser Agents for the benefit of the applicable Purchasers from Collections in respect of such Receivable Pool received during the applicable period and not previously paid to such Purchaser Agents, which have been set aside in respect of the Pool Deficiency Amount in respect of such Receivable Pool in accordance with Section 1.3 , (the “ Available Pool Deficiency Amount ”) the amount necessary to reduce (A) the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool to the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, (B) the sum of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment and the Required Reserves at such time to the Net Portfolio Balance at such time, (C) the Purchaser Group Investment of each Purchaser Group in respect of such Receivable Pool to the Purchaser Group Commitment of each such Purchaser Group in respect of such Receivable Pool and (D) the aggregate Investment of all Exiting Purchasers to zero. The Servicer shall apply such Available Pool Deficiency Amount in respect of a Receivable Pool in the following order: (i) first , to reduce the sum of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment and the Required Reserves in respect of such Receivable Pool to an amount equal to the Net Portfolio Balance for such Receivable Pool at such time, (ii) second , to reduce the sum of the Purchaser’s Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool, to an amount equal to the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, (iii) third , to reduce the aggregate Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool of all Exiting Purchasers to zero, and (iv) fourth , on a pro rata basis, the remaining Available Pool Deficiency Amount, to the other applications for which such Available Pool Deficiency Amount was set aside in accordance with Section 1.3 .

(iii)    The payments described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.1(c) shall be made out of the Available Pool Deficiency Amount relating to such Receivable Pool set aside pursuant to Section 1.3 and, to the extent such amounts were not so set aside, the Sellers hereby agree to pay such amounts (notwithstanding any limitation on recourse or other liability limitation contained herein to pay such amounts) to the Servicer (for distribution by the Servicer to the Purchaser Agents for the benefit of the applicable Purchasers in accordance with Section 3.1(c)(ii) ) during the relevant Settlement Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, on any date on or prior to the Final Payout Date, if the sum of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment and the Required Reserves in respect of a Receivable Pool at such time exceeds the Net Portfolio Balance of such Receivable Pool at such time, the Servicer shall immediately pay to each Purchaser Agent (ratably, based on the Purchaser Group Investment of such Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group in respect of such Receivable Pool at such time) from amounts held in







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trust, or that should have been so held, pursuant to Section 1.3 , an amount equal to such excess.

(iv)    In addition to the payments described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.1(c) , during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing, the Servicer shall pay to each Purchaser Agent the Ratable Share of its Purchaser Group of all other Collections on all Pool Receivables, whether or not required to be set aside pursuant to Section 1.3 on the dates specified pursuant to Section 1.3(c) .

(d)     Order of Application . The Servicer shall distribute the funds relating to each Receivable Pool and any Cap Payments or Net Swap Payments by Hedge Counterparties, if any, received since the prior Cut-Off Date (any Cap Payments or Net Swap Payments shall be deemed to relate to the ISC Receivable Pool and Lease Pool ratably based on the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool) required to be distributed pursuant to this Section 3.1 with respect to any Settlement Period, in the following order of priority:

(i)    to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents in respect of all expenses and Indemnified Amounts payable to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents (solely in their capacities as such) under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and allocated to such Receivable Pool in accordance with Section 8.2 ; provided , that , the aggregate amount paid under this Section 3.1(d)(i) shall not exceed $600,000 in any calendar year;

(ii)    on a pari passu basis, (x) to the applicable Administrative Agent in respect of such Receivable Pool (in the case of Fees) and each Purchaser Agent (in the case of Yield and Fees) ratably (based on the aggregate accrued and unpaid Yield and Fees payable to them and the members of their respective Purchaser Groups) Yield accrued and unpaid on all Rate Tranches relating to such Receivable Pool for the Purchasers in its Purchaser Group howsoever funded or maintained during the related Settlement Period and to the accrued and unpaid Fees relating to such Receivable Pool for its Purchaser Group (or for itself in the case of the applicable Administrative Agent) and (y) to the applicable Hedge Counterparties, any Net Swap Payments required to be paid by the Sellers to such Hedge Counterparties pursuant to any Hedge Transactions that are interest rate swaps;

(iii)    to the Servicer, such Receivable Pool’s Pro Rata Share of all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee (if the Servicer is not Sprint Spectrum or an Affiliate of Sprint Corporation);

(iv)    on a pari passu basis, (x) to each Purchaser Agent ratably (based on their respective Purchaser Group Investments) in respect of such Receivable Pool, to the reduction of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool (A) if clause (B) below does not then apply, to the extent such







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reduction is required under Section 3.1(c) or 3.2(b) or (B) during the Liquidation Period or during the continuance of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or a Non-Reinvestment Event, (1) first , to reduce the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool to zero, and (2) second , then to reduce the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of the other Receivable Pool to zero; provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, any amounts paid to any Purchaser Agent pursuant to this clause (iv)(x) shall be applied in reduction of the Investment of the relevant Purchasers in such Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group and (y) to the applicable Hedge Counterparties, any Senior Hedge Breakage required to be paid by the Sellers to such Hedge Counterparties pursuant to any Hedge Transactions that are interest rate swaps;

(v)    to the Cap Reserve Account, an amount equal to the Cap Deficiency Amount (if any);

(vi)    to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 3.1(d)(i) above, to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents in respect of all expenses and Indemnified Amounts payable to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents (solely in their capacities as such) under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and allocated to such Receivable Pool in accordance with Section 8.2 ;

(vii)    to each Purchaser Agent ratably (based on the aggregate accrued and unpaid Obligations owing to their respective Purchaser Groups) all accrued and unpaid Obligations owed to any Affected Parties in such Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group (x) first , to the unpaid Obligations to the extent that such Obligations have been allocated to such Receivable Pool in accordance with Section 8.2 , and (y) second , to the unpaid Obligations to the extent that such Obligations have been allocated to the other Receivable Pool;

(viii)    to the Seller Hedge Maintenance Accounts, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount of any collateral posting obligations of the Sellers under each Hedge Transaction, over the amount of funds in the Borrower Hedge Maintenance Accounts available for such purpose;

(ix)    to the applicable Hedge Counterparties, any Subordinated Hedge Breakage required to be paid by the Sellers to such Hedge Counterparties pursuant to any Hedge Transactions that are interest rate swaps; and

(x)    to the Servicer (x) first , to accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee relating to such Receivable Pool in an amount equal to such Receivable Pool’s Pro Rata Share of such Servicing Fee and (y) second , to the accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee in an amount equal to the other Receivable Pool’s Pro Rata Share of such Servicing Fee (in each case if the Servicer is Sprint Spectrum or an Affiliate of Sprint Corporation).







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(e)     Non-Distribution of Servicing Fee . The amounts (if any) in respect of a Receivable Pool set aside by the Servicer pursuant to Section 1.3 in respect of the Servicing Fee may be retained by the Servicer or any permitted subservicer for its own account; provided , however , that if a Specified Unmatured Event, Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event in respect of such Receivable Pool has occurred and remains continuing, the Servicer shall, if so instructed by the Collateral Agent or the applicable Administrative Agent, cease retaining the Servicing Fee pursuant to this clause (e) and shall instead pay such Servicing Fee only on Settlement Dates in accordance with the priority for distributions set forth in Section 3.1(d) . To the extent the Servicer sets aside and retains such amounts in respect of a Receivable Pool, no distribution shall be made in respect of the Servicing Fee in respect of a Receivable Pool pursuant to Section 3.1(d)(iii) or Section 3.1(d)(x) above.

(f)     Delayed Payment . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if, on any day for payment described in this Section 3.1 (or in Section 1.3(c) in respect of accrued Yield on Rate Tranches relating to a Receivable Pool funded by Liquidity Advances or under an Enhancement Agreement), Collections in respect of such Receivable Pool during the relevant Settlement Period or Yield Period were less than the aggregate amounts of such Yield payable hereunder, the Servicer shall not make any payment otherwise required, and the next available Collections shall be applied to such payment, and no Reinvestment or payment of RPA Deferred Purchase Price shall be permitted hereunder until such amount payable has been paid in full. The foregoing shall not limit or otherwise affect the full recourse nature of any Seller’s obligations hereunder.

SECTION 3.2     Deemed Collections; Reduction of Purchasers’ Total Investment, Etc .
  
(a)     Deemed Collections . If on any day:

(i)    the Unpaid Balance of any Pool Receivable is:

(A) reduced or cancelled as a result of Dilution; and

(B) less than the amount included in calculating the Net Portfolio Balance for the Receivable Pool relating to such Receivable for purposes of any Information Package (for any reason other than as a result of such Pool Receivable becoming a Defaulted Receivable or due to the application of Collections received with respect to such Pool Receivable);

(ii)    any Pool Receivable (or the terms of any related Contract governing such Pool Receivable or in respect of any ISC Upgradeable Receivable, the ISC Upgrade Program or in respect of any Lease Upgradeable Receivable, the Lease Upgrade Program) is extended, amended, waived or otherwise modified (except as expressly permitted under Section 8.2(b) );

(iii)    the due date for payment of any Pool Receivable is extended to a date that is more than thirty (30) days after such Pool Receivable’s original due date; or



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(iv)    any of the representations or warranties of any Seller set forth in Section 6.1(n) were untrue when made with respect to any Pool Receivable;

then, on such day, the Sellers shall be deemed to have received a Collection of such Pool Receivable and the Sellers shall pay to the applicable Administrative Agent (for the Purchaser Agents) on the next Settlement Date (or during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination, a Collection Control Event or a Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing, within one (1) Business Day from the event giving rise to such Deemed Collection) for application as provided in this Agreement an amount equal to:
(1) in the case of clause (i) above, in the amount of such reduction or cancellation or the difference between the actual Unpaid Balance (as determined immediately prior to the applicable event) and the amount included in respect of such Pool Receivable in calculating the Net Portfolio Balance for the related Receivable Pool or, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above, in the amount that such extension, amendment, modification or waiver affects the Unpaid Balance of the related Pool Receivable in the sole determination of the applicable Administrative Agent, as applicable; or

(2) in the case of clause (iv) above, in the amount of the entire Unpaid Balance of the relevant Pool Receivable or Pool Receivables (as determined immediately prior to the applicable event) with respect to which such representations or warranties were or are untrue.

Collections deemed received by the Sellers under this Section 3.2(a) are herein referred to as “ Deemed Collections ”. If the Deemed Collections in respect of any Pool Receivable relating to a Receivable Pool is determined as provided in clause (2) above, upon the payment or deemed payment of such Deemed Collections, the portion of the RPA Deferred Purchase Price relating to such Pool Receivable shall be deemed to be fully satisfied and discharged, without any further action on the part of any Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein (including, without limitation, Sections 3.2(a)(ii) , 7.3(b) , 7.6(a) and 7.6(b) and 8.2(b) ), neither the Servicer nor any Seller shall permit any Obligor with respect to an ISC Receivable or a Lease Receivable to extend, amend, terminate, waive or otherwise modify the related ISC Contract, the related Lease Contract, the ISC Upgrade Program or the Lease Upgrade Program in a manner that reduces the Unpaid Balance of such ISC Receivable or such Lease Receivable unless prior to any such extension, amendment, termination, waiver or modification a corresponding Deemed Collection payment equal to the amount of such reduction in respect of the related Pool Receivable is made in connection therewith.

(b)     The Sellers’ Optional Reduction of Purchasers’ Pool Investment . The Sellers may at any time and from time to time elect to reduce (in whole or in part) Purchasers’ Pool Investment relating to any Receivable Pool as follows:

(i)    the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) shall give the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice (which shall be in substantially the form of Schedule 3.2(b) hereto)



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of such elected reduction (including the amount of such proposed reduction and the proposed date on which such reduction will commence);

(ii)    on the proposed date of commencement of such reduction and on each day thereafter, the Servicer shall refrain from making Reinvestments of Collections pursuant to Section 1.3 in respect of such Receivable Pool until the amount thereof not so reinvested shall equal the desired amount of reduction; and

(iii)    the Servicer shall hold such Collections in trust for Purchasers, pending payment to the applicable Purchaser Agents, as provided in Section 1.3 ; provided , that,

(A)    the amount of any such reduction shall be not less than $10,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000; and

(B)    each Seller shall use reasonable efforts to choose a reduction amount, and the date of commencement thereof, so that such reduction shall commence and conclude in the same Settlement Period.

(c)     The Sellers’ Optional Permanent Reduction of Purchase Facility . The Sellers may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent, terminate the Purchase Facility and the Purchasers’ Total Commitment in whole without penalty or premium (other than any amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.3 ) or, the Sellers may, upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent, from time to time, irrevocably reduce in whole or part without penalty or premium the unused portion of the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment in respect of any Receivable Pool; provided , that each partial reduction shall be in the amount of at least $10,000,000, or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, and that, unless terminated in whole, the Purchasers’ Total Commitment shall in no event be reduced below $500,000,000. Any such partial reduction of the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment in respect of any Receivable Pool shall be ratably allocated (based on then-existing Pool Commitments) among the Committed Purchasers to reduce their respective Pool Commitments in respect of such Receivable Pool. No termination of the Purchase Facility in whole shall be effective unless and until the Purchasers’ Total Investment is reduced to zero and all other Obligations and other amounts owed to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Purchaser Agents, the Purchasers and the other Affected Parties under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents have been paid in full. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, any reduction of the Purchase Facility or the Purchasers’ Total Commitment pursuant to this Section 3.2(c) shall be on a pro rata basis in respect of each Receivable Pool.

(d)     Optional Repurchase of Receivables .

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notice to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and each Purchaser, to repurchase all Receivables, Related Assets and Collections from the Collateral Agent relating to each Receivable Pool on the effective date of the termination of the Purchase Facility designated pursuant to Section 3.2(c) at a price equal to the outstanding Purchasers’ Total Investment and all Obligations and other amounts owing to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, each Purchaser and the other Affected Parties as of the effective date of such repurchase. Upon the prepayment in whole of the outstanding Purchasers’ Total Investment in accordance with this Section, (i) all right, title and interest of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Purchasers and the other Affected Parties in, to or under the Receivables, Related Assets and Collections shall transfer to the Sellers and their successors and assigns, (ii) the right, title and interest of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Purchasers and the other Affected Parties in the Receivables, Related Assets and Collections shall thereupon cease, terminate and become void, (iii) the obligations of the Purchasers, Purchaser Agents, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agents to pay the unpaid RPA Deferred Purchase Price shall terminate and shall be deemed satisfied and discharged, in each case without an y further action on the part of any Person, (iv) none of the Purchasers, Purchaser Agents, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agents shall have any further obligation to make any payment in respect of the RPA Deferred Purchase Price and (v) the Purchasers’ Total Commitment shall be reduced to zero.

(ii)    In connection with any proposed Takeout Transaction, the Sellers shall, solely with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent (which consent may granted or withheld by any of the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent or Purchaser Agent in its sole and absolute discretion), be entitled to obtain the release from the security interest of the Collateral Agent hereunder of any ISC Pool Receivables or Lease Pool Receivables and all Related Assets and Collections with respect thereto, subject to the following conditions and requirements: (A) the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent shall have received written notice of any such Takeout Transaction not later than thirty (30) days prior to the date such Takeout Transaction is to be consummated, (B) all proceeds of such Takeout Transaction shall be deposited into a Lock-Box Account and shall be applied in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 3.01(d) , (C) immediately before and after giving effect to such Takeout Transaction and the application of the related proceeds in accordance with clause (B) above, the sum of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment and the Required Reserves in respect of a Receivable Pool at such time shall not exceed the Net Portfolio Balance of such Receivable Pool at such time, no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Specified Unmatured Event, Non-Reinvestment Event or Collection Control Event would result therefrom, and all Sellers’ Obligations accrued and owing as of the relevant takeout date (including, without limitation, any Hedge Breakage or Liquidation Fee) would be paid in full, (D) the Sellers shall have selected the ISC Pool Receivables and Lease Pool Receivables to be included in such Takeout Transaction not by any method which






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is intended by the Sellers or the Servicer to, and would reasonably be expected to, materially and adversely affect the interests of the Purchasers in comparison to purchasers of, or investors in, such ISC Pool Receivables and Lease Pool Receivables in connection with any Takeout Transaction and (E) any such Takeout Transaction shall be without representation, warranty or recourse of any kind by or against any Seller, other than that the ISC Pool Receivables and Lease Pool Receivables sold in such Takeout Transaction shall not be subject to any Adverse Claim created or suffered by any Seller.

(iii)    In connection with any repurchase of Receivables, Related Assets and Collections pursuant to this Section 3.2(d) , the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and the Purchasers will, at the Sellers’ sole cost and expense, execute and deliver such documents as may be reasonably requested by the Sellers in order to further evidence such repurchase and authorize the Sellers (or the Servicer or any other designee on their behalf) to prepare and file (or cause to be prepared and filed), at the sole expense of the Sellers, UCC-1 financing statements relating to the Receivables, Related Rights and Collections and UCC-3 termination statements with respect to all UCC financing statements filed in connection with the Transaction Documents and relating to the Receivables, Related Rights and Collections (in each case, without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser, other than a representation and warranty that the Collateral Agent, such Administrative Agent and such Purchaser (as the case may be) has not granted or created any Adverse Claim on such Receivables, Related Assets or Collections, other than any Adverse Claim that is being released as of the repurchase date); provided , however , that any such documentation (including financing statements) shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser.

(e)     No Reinvestments if Purchasers’ Total Investment is Zero . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein (including Section 3.1 ), after giving effect to any reduction of the Purchasers’ Total Investment to zero, so long as there are no outstanding Obligations, no further Reinvestments shall be made in respect of any Receivable Pool and all Collections shall immediately be paid to the Sellers as the RPA Deferred Purchase Price, in accordance with Section 1.3 unless and until a new Purchase is made in accordance with Sections 1.1 and 1.2 .

SECTION 3.3     Payments and Computations, Etc .
  
(a)     Payments . All amounts to be paid to, or deposited by any Seller, the Servicer or Sprint Corporation with, the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any other Person hereunder (other than amounts payable under Sections 3.3(e) and 4.2 ) shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the day when due in U.S. Dollars in same day funds to the applicable account set forth on Schedule I or to such other account as the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent, as applicable, shall designate in writing to the Servicer from time to time.






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(b)     Late Payments . The Sellers or the Servicer, as applicable, shall, out of amounts set aside pursuant to Section 1.3 for such purpose and to the extent permitted by Law, pay to the applicable Purchaser Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Affected Party, interest on all amounts not paid or deposited by such party on the date when due hereunder at an annual rate equal to 2.00% above the Base Rate, payable on demand, provided , that such interest rate shall not at any time exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable Law.

(c)     Method of Computation . All computations of interest, Yield, SCC Liquidation Discount, SCC Yield Reserve, ISC Yield and Fee Reserve, Lease Yield and Fee Reserve, any fees payable under Section 4.1 and any other fees payable by the Sellers to the Collateral Agent, any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent, any Administrative Agent or any other Affected Party in connection with Purchases hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) elapsed (except that calculations with respect to the Prime Rate shall be on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be).

(d)     Payment of Currency and Setoff . All payments by the Sellers or the Servicer to any Affected Party or any other Person shall be made in U.S. Dollars and without set-off or counterclaim. Any of the Sellers’ or the Servicer’s obligations hereunder shall not be satisfied by any tender or recovery of another currency except to the extent such tender or recovery results in receipt of the full amount of U.S. Dollars.

(e)     Taxes .

(i)    Except to the extent required by applicable Law, any and all payments and deposits required to be made hereunder, under any other Transaction Document or under any instrument delivered hereunder or thereunder to any Affected Party or otherwise hereunder or thereunder by any Seller or the Servicer shall be made free and clear of, and without withholding or deduction for, any and all present or future Indemnified Taxes. If any Seller or the Servicer shall be required by applicable Law to make any such withholding or deduction, (A) such Seller (or the Servicer, on its behalf) shall make an additional payment to such Affected Party, in an amount sufficient so that, after making all required withholdings or deductions (including withholdings or deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.3(e) ), such Affected Party receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholdings or deductions been made, (B) such Seller (or the Servicer, on its behalf) shall make such deductions and (C) such Seller (or the Servicer, on its behalf) shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.

(ii)    The Sellers will indemnify each Affected Party for the full amount of (A) Indemnified Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section) paid by such Affected Party, as the case may be, and any reasonable expenses payable by such Affected Party arising therefrom or with respect thereto; and (B) any incremental U.S. federal




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income or withholding Taxes or state or local Taxes measured by net income that arise because a Purchase of any Asset Portfolio is not treated by a taxing authority as intended for purposes of U.S. federal income Tax or state or local Taxes measured by net income under Section 1.2(d)(ii)(A) (such indemnification described in this clause (B) will include U.S. federal income and withholding Taxes and state and local Taxes measured by net income necessary to make such Affected Party whole on an after-tax basis taking into account the taxability of receipt of payments under this clause (B) and any reasonable expenses (other than Taxes) arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the foregoing); provided , however , that no Affected Party shall be entitled to indemnification under this clause (B) for Taxes other than Taxes attributable solely and directly to income derived from the transactions effectuated by the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Affected Party shall recover, whether through a payment of additional amounts pursuant to Section 3.3(e)(i) or a payment pursuant to the indemnification obligations of this Section 3.3(e)(ii) , more than once for any Tax imposed. Any indemnification under this Section 3.3(e)(ii) shall be paid on the next Settlement Date (or during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing, within two (2) Business Days) after the date any Affected Party makes written demand therefor, together with a statement of reasons for such demand and the calculations of such amount. Such calculations, if made in good faith, absent manifest error, shall be final and conclusive on all parties.

(iii)    Within 10 days after the date of any payment of Taxes withheld by any Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, in respect of any payment to any Affected Party, such Seller(s) or the Servicer, as applicable, will furnish to the Administrative Agents, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof (or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents).

(iv)    Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement contained herein, the agreements and obligations contained in this Section shall survive the payment in full of Obligations hereunder.

(v)    (A) Any Affected Party that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Transaction Document shall deliver to the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) and the Administrative Agents, at the time or times reasonably requested by any Seller or the Servicer and at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by any Seller or the Servicer as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Affected Party, if reasonably requested by any Seller or the Servicer, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by any Seller or the Servicer as will enable such Seller or the Servicer to determine whether or not such Affected Party is subject to backup withholding or







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information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, submission of such documentation (other than any documentation required by clause (B) below) shall not be required if in the Purchaser’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Purchaser to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Purchaser.

(B)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(1)    Each Affected Party that is not a “ United States person ,” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, shall, on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement, deliver to the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) and the SCC Administrative Agent such certificates, documents or other evidence, as required by the Code or Treasury Regulations issued pursuant thereto, including Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8ECI, W-IMY (or any successor form), with appropriate attachments, or any other applicable certificate or statement of exemption, properly completed and duly executed by such Affected Party establishing that any payment made or deemed made to such Affected Party is (i) not subject to United States Federal withholding Tax under the Code because such payments are effectively connected with the conduct by such Affected Party of a trade or business in the United States, (ii) exempt or entitled to a reduction from United States Federal withholding tax under a provision of an applicable Tax treaty, (iii) eligible for the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, in which case such Affected Party shall also deliver a certificate to the effect that such Affected Party is not (A) a “ bank ” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “ 10 percent shareholder ” of any Seller, within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “ controlled foreign corporation ” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, or (iv) made to a person who is not the beneficial owner of the payments. In addition, each such Affected Party shall, if legally able to do so, thereafter deliver such certificates, documents or other evidence from time to time establishing that payments received hereunder are not subject to, or subject to a reduced rate of, such withholding upon receipt of a written request therefor from a Seller or the SCC Administrative Agent.

(2)    Each Affected Party that is a “ United States person ,” shall, on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement, deliver to the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) and the SCC Administrative Agent such certificates, documents or other evidence, as required by the Code or Treasury Regulations








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issued pursuant thereto, including Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) or any other applicable certificate or statement of exemption properly completed and duly executed by such Affected Party establishing that payment made to such Affected Party is not subject to United States Federal backup withholding Tax under the Code. In addition, each such Affected Party shall, if legally able to do so, thereafter deliver such certificates, documents or other evidence from time to time establishing that payments received hereunder are not subject to such withholding upon receipt of a written request therefor from any Seller or the SCC Administrative Agent.

(3)    Each Affected Party that is entitled to any exemption or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax with respect to any payment under this Agreement shall, on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement, deliver to the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) and the SCC Administrative Agent such certificates, documents or other evidence as may reasonably be requested by the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) or the SCC Administrative Agent, establishing that such payment is not subject to, or is subject to a reduced rate of, withholding. In addition, each such Affected Party shall, if legally able to do so, thereafter deliver such certificates, documents or other evidence from time to time establishing that payments received hereunder are not subject to such withholding, or are subject to a reduced rate of withholding, upon receipt of a written request therefor from the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) or the SCC Administrative Agent.

(4)    If a payment made to an Affected Party under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Affected Party were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Affected Party shall deliver to the Sellers (or the Servicer on behalf of the Sellers) and the SCC Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Sellers (or the Servicer on behalf of Sellers) or the SCC Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Sellers (or the Servicer on behalf of Sellers) or the SCC Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Sellers (or the Servicer on behalf of the Sellers) and the SCC Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Affected Party has complied with such Affected Party’s









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obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.

(vi)    For purposes of this Section 3.3(e) , “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(vii)    Any Affected Party claiming compensation under Section 4.2(a) or any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and legal and regulatory restrictions) to, at the expense of the Servicer, file any certificate or document reasonably requested in writing by any Seller or the Servicer or to change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if the making of such a filing or change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such additional amounts which may thereafter accrue and would not, in the sole determination of such Affected Party, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Affected Party.

(viii)    If any Affected Party receives a refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Seller or with respect to which any Seller has paid additional amounts, in each case pursuant to this Section, it shall promptly repay such refund to such Seller (to the extent of amounts that have been paid by such Seller (or the Servicer, on its behalf) under this Section with respect to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes imposed with respect to such refund) of such Affected Party and without interest (other than interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund); provided , however , that each Seller (or the Servicer, on its behalf) upon the request of such Affected Party, agrees to return such refund (plus penalties, interest or other charges) to such Affected Party in the event such Affected Party or the SCC Administrative Agent is required to repay such refund. Nothing in this Section shall obligate any Affected Party to apply for any such refund.

(ix)    Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.3 , if any Affected Party shall, to its knowledge, have received notice of any attempt by a taxing authority to impose or collect any Indemnified Tax from such Affected Party, such Affected Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Servicer (on the Sellers’ behalf) of such attempt, and the Sellers shall, provided that the Sellers shall first deposit with the applicable Purchaser Agent amounts sufficient to indemnify the Affected Party as provided under Section 3.3(e)(ii) , have the right, at their sole expense, (A) if such Affected Party is contesting the imposition of any such Tax in good faith by appropriate proceedings, to be kept reasonably informed by such Affected Party about the progress of such proceedings or (B) if such Affected Party is not so contesting, to initiate any proceedings resisting or objecting to the imposition or collection of any such Tax.










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(x)    The Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) shall pay, or at the option of the SCC Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, Other Taxes.

(xi)    Nothing contained in this Section shall require any Affected Party to make available any of its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems to be confidential).

(xii)    For purposes of this Section 3.3 , the term “Affected Party” shall include any assignee pursuant to Section 13.3(c) or 13.3(d) .

SECTION 3.4     Treatment of Collections and Deemed Collections . Subject to Section 3.2(a) , the Sellers shall immediately deliver to the Servicer all Deemed Collections, and the Servicer shall hold or distribute such Deemed Collections in accordance with the terms hereof as if such Collections had actually been received on the date of such delivery to the Servicer. So long as any Seller or the Servicer shall hold any Collections (including Deemed Collections) required to be paid to the Servicer, any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any Administrative Agent, the Servicer shall hold and apply such Collections in accordance with Section 1.3 and shall clearly mark its records to reflect the same. Each Seller shall promptly enforce all obligations of Originators under the Sale Agreement, including, payment of Deemed Collections (as defined in the Sale Agreement).

SECTION 3.5     Extension of the Purchase Termination Date. Provided that no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing, no earlier than six (6) months prior to (but no later than sixty (60) days prior to) the then current Purchase Termination Date, the Sellers may request an extension of the then current Purchase Termination Date by submitting a request for an extension (each, an “ Extension Request ”) to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, and each Purchaser Agent. Such Extension Request must specify (i) the new proposed Purchase Termination Date requested by the Sellers and (ii) the date (which must be at least forty-five (45) days after the applicable Extension Request is delivered to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, and each Purchaser Agent) as of which each Purchaser is requested to respond to such Extension Request by (each, a “ Response Date ”). Promptly upon receipt of an Extension Request, each Purchaser Agent (on behalf of its Purchasers) shall notify the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) as to whether each Purchaser in its Purchaser Group approves such Extension Request (it being understood that each Purchaser in a Purchaser Group may accept or decline such Extension Request in its sole discretion). The failure of any Purchaser to affirmatively notify the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) of such Purchaser’s election regarding such Extension Request by the applicable Response Date shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Purchaser to grant the requested extension. In the event that any Purchaser shall approve such Extension Request, each such Purchasers and the other parties hereto that approved such Extension Request shall enter into such documents as such Purchasers may deem necessary or appropriate to reflect such extension with respect to such Purchasers. In the event that any Purchaser declines an Extension Request (any such declining Purchaser, an “ Exiting Purchaser ”), such Exiting Purchaser shall so notify the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers), the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each of the other parties hereto of such Exiting Purchaser’s determination. If any Committed Purchaser becomes an Exiting



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Purchaser, such Committed Purchaser’s Pool Commitments in respect of all three Receivable Pools shall automatically be reduced to zero on the then-current Purchase Termination Date, without giving effect to any other Purchaser’s agreement to extend the Purchase Termination Date, if any.

ARTICLE IV

FEES AND YIELD PROTECTION

SECTION 4.1     Fees . From the Closing Date until the Final Payment Date, the Sellers shall pay to each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser, as applicable, all fees specified in the Fee Letters.

SECTION 4.2      Yield Protection .

(a)    If any Change in Law:

(i)    shall subject an Affected Party to any duty or other charge (other than Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 3.3(e) ) with respect to any Investment or interest in any Asset Portfolio owned, maintained or funded by it (or its participation in any of the forgoing), or any obligations or right to make Purchases or Reinvestments or to provide funding or maintenance therefor (or its participation in any of the foregoing);

(ii)    shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of any Affected Party, deposits or obligations with or for the account of any Affected Party or with or for the account of any Affiliate (or entity deemed by the Federal Reserve Board or other Governmental Authority to be an affiliate) of any Affected Party, or credit extended by any Affected Party;

(iii)    shall impose any other condition affecting any Investment or any Asset Portfolio owned, maintained or funded in whole or in part by any Affected Party, or its obligations or rights, if any, to make (or participate in) Purchases or Reinvestments or to provide (or participate in) funding therefor or the maintenance thereof;

(iv)    shall change the rate for, or changes the manner in which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or a successor thereto) or similar Person assesses, deposit insurance premiums or similar charges which an Affected Party is obligated to pay; or

(v)    shall (i) change the amount of capital maintained or required or requested or directed to be maintained by any Affected Party or (ii) subject any Affected Party to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Excluded Taxes) on its Purchases, Asset Portfolios, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;






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and the result of any of the foregoing is or would be, in each case, as determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent or the applicable Affected Party:
(A)    to increase the cost to (or impose a cost on) (1) an Affected Party funding or making or maintaining any Purchases or Reinvestments, any purchases, reinvestments, or loans or other extensions of credit under any Liquidity Agreement, any Enhancement Agreement or any commitment (hereunder or under any Liquidity Agreement or any Enhancement Agreement) of such Affected Party with respect to any of the foregoing, or (2) the Collateral Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any Administrative Agent for continuing its relationship with any Purchaser;

(B)    to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by an Affected Party under this Agreement, any Liquidity Agreement or any Enhancement Agreement (or its participation in any such Liquidity Agreement or Enhancement Agreement) with respect thereto; or

(C)    to reduce the rate of return on the capital of such Affected Party as a consequence of its obligations hereunder, under any Liquidity Agreement or under any Enhancement Agreement (or its participation in any such Liquidity Agreement or Enhancement Agreement), including its funding or maintenance of any portion of any Investment or any Asset Portfolio, or arising in connection herewith (or therewith) to a level below that which such Affected Party could otherwise have achieved hereunder or thereunder,

then, subject to Section 4.2(d) below, on the Settlement Date (or during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing, within two (2) Business Days) following its receipt of notice from such Affected Party (or by an Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent on its behalf) in accordance with Section 4.2(c) , the Sellers shall pay directly to such Affected Party such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Party for such additional or increased cost or such reduction.
(b)    Each Affected Party (or an Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent on its behalf), shall promptly notify the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) and each Administrative Agent of any event of which it has knowledge which will entitle such Affected Party to compensation pursuant to this Section 4.2 ; provided , that no failure to give or delay in giving such notification shall adversely affect the rights of any Affected Party to such compensation; provided that the Sellers shall not be required to compensate an Affected Party for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Affected Party notifies the Sellers of such event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Affected Party’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.





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(c)    In determining any amount provided for or referred to in this Section 4.2 , an Affected Party may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods that it, in its sole discretion, shall deem applicable. Any Affected Party (or an Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent on its behalf) when making a claim under this Section 4.2 shall submit to the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers) and the Administrative Agents a written statement of such increased cost or reduced return, which statement, in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive and binding so long as it reflects a reasonable basis for the calculation of the amounts set forth therein.

(d)    Failure or delay on the part of any Affected Party (or any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent) to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall not constitute a waiver of such Affected Party’s (or any Administrative Agent’s or any Purchaser Agent’s on its behalf) right to demand such compensation; provided that the Sellers shall not be required to compensate an Affected Party for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Affected Party notifies the Sellers of the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Affected Party’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

(e)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Sellers shall not be liable to any member of any Purchaser Group for any amounts under this Section 4.2 caused by delivery of a Delayed Purchase Notification by any member of such Purchaser Group.

SECTION 4.3      Funding Losses . If any Affected Party incurs any cost, loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Affected Party), at any time, as a result of (a) any optional or required settlement or repayment with respect to any Purchaser’s Tranche Investment of any Rate Tranche, howsoever funded, being made on any day other than the scheduled last day of an applicable Yield Period with respect thereto, (b) any Purchase not being completed by the Sellers in accordance with its request therefor under Section 1.2 , (c) the failure to exercise or complete (in accordance with Section 3.2(b) ) any reduction in Purchasers’ Total Investment or Purchasers’ Pool Investment elected to be made under Section 3.2(b) , (d) any reduction in Purchasers’ Total Investment or Purchasers’ Pool Investment elected under Section 3.2(b) exceeding the total amount of Rate Tranches, howsoever funded, with respect to which the last day of the related Yield Period is the date of such reduction or (e) the failure to reduce Purchasers’ Total Investment or Purchasers’ Pool Investment, then, upon written notice from such Affected Party (or any Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent on its behalf) to the Servicer (on behalf of the Sellers), the Sellers shall pay to the Servicer, and the Servicer shall pay to the applicable Purchaser Agent for the account of the applicable Affected Parties, on the next Settlement Date (or during the Liquidation Period, after the occurrence of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing, within two (2) Business Days from the receipt of such notice) the amount of such cost, loss or expense. Such written notice shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding upon Seller and the Servicer so long as it reflects a reasonable basis






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for the calculation of the amounts set forth therein. If an Affected Party incurs any cost, loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Affected Party), at any time, and is not entitled to reimbursement for such loss or expense in the manner set forth above, such Affected Party shall individually bear such loss or expense without recourse to, or payment from, any other Affected Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Sellers shall not be liable to any member of any Purchaser Group for any costs, losses or expenses in this Section 4.3 caused by delivery of a Delayed Purchase Notification by any member of such Purchaser Group.

SECTION 4.4     Removal of Purchasers . If a Removal Event has occurred with respect to any Purchaser Group then, at any time during the 30-day period immediately following such occurrence so long as no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and remains continuing, the Sellers may, at their sole expense and effort (including payment of any applicable processing and recordation fees), upon notice to the Collateral Agent, the related Purchaser Agent and each Administrative Agent, require all Purchasers in such Purchaser Group to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Agreement), all of their respective interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to a willing assignee that is an Eligible Assignee and that shall assume such interests, rights and obligations (which assignee may be another Conduit Purchaser or Committed Purchaser, as applicable, if such Purchaser accepts such assignment in its sole discretion) pursuant to a written agreement reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents and the assigning Purchasers; provided , that (x) the Sellers shall have received the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent with respect to any assignee that is not already a member of a Purchaser Group hereunder, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed and (y) each member of such assigning Purchaser Group shall have received payment of an amount equal to all outstanding Investments and Yield in respect thereof, accrued fees and all other amounts to it hereunder, from the assignee or the Sellers; provided , further , that any such assigning Purchaser shall be a beneficiary of any of this Agreement’s terms that expressly survive termination of this Agreement; and provided , still further , that if the Person then serving as the Collateral Agent and/or an Administrative Agent is a member of the Purchaser Group being removed pursuant to this Section, such Person shall cease to be an Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent, as applicable, upon the foregoing assignment and such assignment shall not be effective until a successor Collateral Agent and/or Administrative Agent, as the case may be, has been appointed by the Required Purchasers and has accepted such appointment and assumed all of the obligations of such Person.

SECTION 4.5     Non-Reinvestment Events . The following events shall be “Non-Reinvestment Events” in respect of each Receivable Pool hereunder and any such event occurring with respect to one Receivable Pool shall constitute a Non-Reinvestment Event with respect to all Receivable Pools:

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(b)    the average of the SCC Loss Ratios for the SCC Receivable Pool for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed 5.25%;

(c)    the average of the SCC Dilution Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed 8.00%;

(d)    the average of the SCC Loss-to-Liquidation Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed 6.00%;

(e)    the average ISC Delinquency Ratios in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed 6.50%;

(f)    the average of the ISC Loss Ratios in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed 7.25%;

(g)    the average Lease Delinquency Ratios in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed 4.00%;

(h)    the average of the Lease Loss Ratios in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed 4.25%;

(i)    at any time, either (i) the sum of the aggregate Purchasers' Pool Investment and the Required Reserves in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool exceeds the Net Portfolio Balance of the ISC Receivable Pool or (ii) Purchasers' Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool exceeds the Purchasers' Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, in either case, and such circumstance shall not have been cured within three (3) consecutive Business Days after the earlier of the date (A) such Person receives notice of such failure from the applicable Administrative Agent, or (B) a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge of such failure;

(j)    at any time, either (i) the sum of the aggregate Purchasers’ Pool Investment and the Required Reserves in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool exceeds the Net Portfolio Balance of the SCC Receivable Pool or (ii) Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool exceeds the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, in either case, and such circumstance shall not have been cured within three (3) consecutive Business Days after the earlier of the date (A) such Person receives notice of such failure from the applicable Administrative Agent or (B) a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge of such failure; or

(k)    at any time, either (i) the sum of the aggregate Purchasers' Pool Investment and the Required Reserves in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool exceeds the Net Portfolio Balance of the Lease Receivable Pool or (ii) Purchasers' Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool exceeds the Purchasers' Pool Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool, in either case, and such circumstance shall not have been cured within three (3) consecutive Business Days after the earlier of the date (A) such Person receives notice of such failure from the applicable Administrative Agent, or (B) a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge of such failure.



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A Non-Reinvestment Event shall be deemed to be continuing until waived in writing by the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and the Required Purchasers. Unless an Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and remains continuing, upon the request of the Servicer following each period of six (6) calendar months occurring after the Closing Date, (i) the SCC Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents agree to review the percentages set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above with the Servicer in light of the historical and anticipated character and performance of the SCC Pool Receivables to determine whether any changes to such percentages are necessary or appropriate at such time, (ii) the ISC Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents agree to review (x) the percentages set forth in clauses (e) through (f) above with the Servicer and (y) the ISC Advance Rates and the ISC Advance Rate Matrix, in each case, in light of the historical and anticipated character and performance of the ISC Pool Receivables to determine whether any changes to such percentages, ISC Advance Rates and the ISC Advance Rate Matrix are necessary or appropriate at such time, and (iii) the Lease Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents agree to review (x) the percentages set forth in clauses (g) through (h) above with the Servicer and (y) the Lease Advance Rates and the Lease Advance Rate Matrix, in each case, in light of the historical and anticipated character and performance of the Lease Pool Receivables to determine whether any changes to such percentages, Lease Advance Rates and the Lease Advance Rate Matrix are necessary or appropriate at such time; provided , however , that none of the Administrative Agents or the Purchaser Agents shall be obligated to make any such change, and any such change may be effected only by an amendment to this Agreement in accordance with Section 13.1 .
In addition to the foregoing, (i) on or about each twelve (12) month anniversary of the Second Restatement Effective Date and (ii) upon any waiver of a Non-Reinvestment Event in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Lease Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents may (in their discretion) undertake a review of the Lease Advance Rates and the Lease Advance Rate Matrix in light of the historical and anticipated character and performance of the Lease Pool Receivables (and individual cohorts thereof) to determine whether any changes to the Lease Advance Rates and the Lease Advance Rate Matrix are necessary or appropriate at such time. Based on such review and at any time during the sixty (60) day period following any such twelve (12) month anniversary or waiver, the Lease Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents may, in their discretion and acting unanimously, change, amend or otherwise modify the Lease Advance Rates and the Lease Advance Rate Matrix by joint written notice to the Servicer, which notice shall specify such change, amendment or modification in reasonable detail. Any such change, amendment or modification of the Lease Advance Rates and the Lease Advance Rate Matrix pursuant to this paragraph shall be effective on the date that is thirty (30) days (or, if such 30th day is not a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter) following the Lease Administrative Agent’s and Purchaser Agents’ delivery of such written notice to the Servicer (or on such earlier date agreed to by the Servicer in writing).





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ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES

SECTION 5.1     Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness . The effectiveness of this amendment and restatement of the Existing RPA as set forth in this Agreement is subject to the conditions precedent that the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent shall have received (unless otherwise waived), each of the following in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent:

(a)    a copy of the resolutions or unanimous written consents, as applicable, of the board of directors or managers or member (or any authorized sub-committee), as the case may be, of each of the Sellers, Originators, the Servicer and Sprint Corporation required to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of each Transaction Document to be delivered by it hereunder, certified by its secretary or any other authorized person;

(b)    good standing certificates (or the equivalent) for each Seller, Originator (if applicable), the Servicer and Sprint Corporation issued by the Secretary of State (or the equivalent) of the jurisdiction in which each such entity is organized;

(c)    a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of each of the Sellers, Originators, the Servicer and Sprint Corporation certifying the names and true signatures of the officers authorized on its behalf to sign this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, as applicable, to be delivered by it hereunder (on which certificate the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser may conclusively rely until such time as such party shall have received from Sellers, Originators, Servicer and Sprint Corporation, as the case may be, a revised certificate meeting the requirements of this clause (c) );

(d)    copies of the certificates of incorporation or formation (or the equivalent) of each of the Sellers, Originators, the Servicer and Sprint Corporation duly certified by the Secretary of State (or the equivalent) of the jurisdiction in which each such entity is organized, together with a copy of the by-laws, limited liability company agreement (or the equivalent), all of the foregoing duly certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of each such Person;

(e)    a search report by a nationally recognized search firm provided in writing to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent by the Servicer listing all financing statements, state and federal tax or ERISA liens and judgments that name any Seller or any Originator as debtor and that are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to clause (f) and any other jurisdictions that the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent shall reasonably request together with copies of such financing statements;






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(f)    copies of proper financing statements (form UCC-3) (including amendment and termination statements) and release documentation each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent with respect to any financing statement included in the search report described in clause (e) above, to the extent that any such financing statement set forth therein covers any Pool Receivables, Related Assets, Lease Contracts or Lease Devices, other than financing statements filed pursuant to clauses (e) and (f) of Section 5.1 of the Original RPA or clauses (e) and (f) of Section 5.1 of the Existing RPA;

(g)    proper financing statements (form UCC-3) to be filed under the UCC, amending each of the financing statements filed as described in clauses (e) and (f) of Section 5.1 of the Original RPA and in clauses (e) and (f) of Section 5.1 of the Existing RPA, in order to reflect the inclusion of the Lease Receivables;

(h)    [reserved];

(i)    opinions (including with respect to creation and perfection of security interests under the applicable UCC); non-consolidation, non-rejection and true sale matters; and other standard corporate opinions reasonably required by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent;

(j)    completion of satisfactory due diligence in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool by Purchasers, Purchaser Agents, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents;

(k)    [Reserved];

(l)    duly executed copies of the Transaction Documents;

(m)    payment by or on behalf of the Sellers of each Purchaser’s, each Purchaser Agent’s, the Collateral Agent’s and each Administrative Agent’s reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses required to be reimbursed hereunder; and

(n)    such other agreements, instruments, certificates, opinions and other documents as the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

SECTION 5.2     Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and
Reinvestments . Each Purchase (including the initial Purchase) and each Reinvestment hereunder in respect of a Receivable Pool shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Purchase or Reinvestment, the following statements shall be true (and the Sellers, by accepting the amount of such Purchase or by receiving the proceeds of such Reinvestment, shall be deemed to have certified that):

(a)    each of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication as to any materiality modifiers, qualifications, or limitations applicable thereto) on and as of such day as though made on and as of such day and shall be deemed to have been made on such day (except to the extent such representations and



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warranties explicitly refer solely to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);

(b)    no event has occurred, or would result from such Purchase or Reinvestment, that constitutes an Event of Termination, an Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing;

(c)    [reserved];

(d)    the Purchase Termination Date has not occurred;

(e)    no Amdocs Performance Event has occurred and is continuing;

(f)    no Amdocs Event has occurred and is continuing unless (i) no Material Adverse Effect could reasonably be expected to occur as a result of such Amdocs Event and (ii) either (x) the Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement requires Amdocs to continue servicing and collecting the Pool Receivables on substantially the same terms as in effect prior to such Amdocs Event for a period equal to or exceeding ninety (90) days following the date of such Purchase or Reinvestment or (y) the Servicer or Sprint Corporation has engaged a replacement sub-servicer for Amdocs to service and collect the Pool Receivables, which replacement is a reputable and experienced servicer of similar accounts receivable and is reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent and the Required Purchaser Agents;

(g)    immediately after giving effect to such Purchase, no Cap Deficiency Amount shall exist and the Sellers shall be in compliance with their obligations under Section 8.9 .

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 6.1     Representations and Warranties of the Sellers . Each Seller represents and warrants, as of the Second Restatement Effective Date and as of each date on which a Purchase or Reinvestment is made, as follows:

(a)     Organization and Good Standing . It has been duly organized in, and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its state of organization, with organizational power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted.

(b)     Due Qualification . It has obtained all necessary licenses, approvals and qualifications, if any, in connection with its execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the performance by it of its obligations contemplated in the Transaction Documents, except to the extent that the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.




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(c)     Power and Authority; Due Authorization . It (i) has all necessary power and authority to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party in any capacity and (B) perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents applicable to it and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

(d)     Valid Sale; Binding Obligations . This Agreement constitutes an absolute and irrevocable valid sale, transfer, and assignment of each Asset Portfolio to the Collateral Agent (on behalf of Purchasers), or, alternatively, a grant of a valid security interest in each Asset Portfolio and the Lease Contracts to the Collateral Agent (on behalf of Purchasers), enforceable against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller; and this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party when duly executed and delivered by it will constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(e)     No Violation . The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the performance by it of the terms hereof and thereof will not (i) violate or result in a default under, (A) its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, or (B) any indenture, agreement or instrument binding on it or any of its properties, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its assets pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, other than any Adverse Claim created in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or (iii) violate in any material respect any Law applicable to it or its assets.

(f)     No Proceedings . There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to its actual knowledge, threatened against or affecting it or any Asset Portfolio (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) seeking to prevent the sale and assignment of any portion of any Asset Portfolio, the pledge of the Lease Contracts or the consummation of the purposes of this Agreement or of any of the other Transaction Documents or (iii) that involve this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

(g)     Bulk Sales Act . No transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance by any Seller with any bulk sales act or similar Law.

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financing statements referred to in Article V and filings with the SEC to the extent required by applicable Law.

(i)     Use of Proceeds . The use of all funds obtained by it under this Agreement will not conflict with or contravene any of Regulations T, U and X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(j)     Quality of Title . It has acquired, for fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value, all of the right, title and interest of its Related Originators in each Lease Device, Lease Contract and Pool Receivable originated by such Related Originators or assigned or transferred to such Related Originators by an ISC Dealer in respect of an ISC Dealer Receivable, and in each case, the Related Assets. The applicable Originator has acquired, for fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value, all of the right, title and interest of the applicable ISC Dealer in each ISC Dealer Contract and the related ISC Dealer Receivable and Related Assets. Each Lease Device, Lease Contract, ISC Contract and Pool Receivable originated by such Related Originators or, in respect of each ISC Dealer Receivable, assigned or transferred to such Related Originators by an ISC Dealer, and in each case, the Related Assets related thereto, is owned by it free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than Permitted Adverse Claims and any Adverse Claim arising under any Transaction Document); and upon any Purchase or Reinvestment, as applicable, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers) shall have acquired and shall at all times thereafter continuously maintain a valid ownership interest or first priority perfected security interest in each Pool Receivable, together with the Related Assets and Lease Contracts, free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than Permitted Adverse Claims and any Adverse Claim arising under any Transaction Document); and no valid effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any Lease Device, Lease Contract, Pool Receivable, any interest therein or the Related Assets is on file in any recording office except such as may be filed (i) in favor of any Originator or any Seller in accordance with the Contracts or any Transaction Document (and assigned to the Collateral Agent), (ii) in favor of any Purchaser or the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Agreement or any Transaction Document or (iii) in connection with any Adverse Claim arising solely as the result of any action taken by any Purchaser (or any assignee thereof) or by the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the foregoing, no Chattel Paper evidencing Pool Receivables (x) is in the possession of (or, in the case of electronic Chattel Paper, under the control of) any Person other than the Servicer (for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and applicable Sellers), the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Agent’s designee or (y) has any marks or notations indicating that it has been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than a Seller or the Collateral Agent.

(k)     Accurate Reports . None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information (other than forward-looking statements, projections and statements of a general industry nature, as to which no representation or warranty is made) furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of it in writing (including, without limitation, by electronic delivery) to any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or any Purchaser Agent in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any amendment hereto or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other





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information so furnished) including without limitation, the reports and information provided pursuant to Section 7.5(f) taken together with any information contained in the public filings made by Sprint Corporation with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading.

(l)     UCC Details . Its true legal name as registered in the sole jurisdiction in which it is organized, the jurisdiction of such organization, its organizational identification number, if any, as designated by the jurisdiction of its organization, its federal employer identification number, if any, and the location of its chief executive office and principal place of business are specified in Schedule 6.1(l) and the offices where it keeps all its Records are located at the addresses specified in Schedule 6.1(l) (or at such other locations, notified to the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 7.1(f) ), in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 8.5 has been taken and completed. It has never had any, trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business as” names and is “located” in Delaware for purposes of Section 9-307 of the UCC. It is organized only in a single jurisdiction.

(m)     Lock-Box Accounts . The names and addresses of all of the Lock-Box Banks, together with the account numbers of the Lock-Box Accounts at such Lock-Box Banks, are specified in Schedule 6.1(m) (or have been notified to and approved by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 7.3(d) ).

(n)     Eligible Receivables . Each Pool Receivable relating to a Receivable Pool listed as an Eligible Receivable in any Information Package or included as an Eligible Receivable in the calculation of Net Portfolio Balance for such Receivable Pool on any date is an Eligible Receivable as of the effective date of the information reported in such Information Package or as of the date of such calculation, as the case may be.

(o)     Adverse Change .  (i) Since January 31, 2015, there has been no material adverse change in the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of all or a material portion of the Pool Receivables relating to any Receivable Pool and (ii) since the Closing Date, there has been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Seller.

(p)     Credit and Collection Policy . It has engaged the Servicer to service the Pool Receivables relating to a Receivable Pool in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy and all applicable Law. It has complied with all applicable Law except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(q)     Financial Information . All of its financial statements delivered to any Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 7.2(a) present fairly, in all material respects, its actual financial position and results of operations as of the date and for the period presented or provided, in each case in accordance with GAAP.






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(r)     Investment Company Act; Covered Fund . It is not (i) required to register as an “Investment Company” or (ii) “controlled” by an “Investment Company”, in each case, under (and as defined in) the Investment Company Act. It is not a “covered fund” as defined in Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. In making the forgoing determinations, such Seller relies on the exemption from the definition of “investment company’ set forth in Section 3(c)(6) of the Investment Company Act.

(s)     No Other Obligations . It does not have outstanding any security of any kind except membership interests (including Preferred Membership Interests) issued to its Related Originators in connection with its organization and has not incurred, assumed, guaranteed or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable for, or in respect of, any Debt (other than Obligations of any other Seller) and no Person has any commitment or other arrangement to extend credit to any Seller, in each case, other than as will occur in accordance with the Transaction Documents.

(t)     Representations and Warranties in Other Transactions Documents . It hereby makes for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser all of the representations and warranties that any Seller makes, in any capacity, in the other Transaction Documents to which any Seller is a party as if such representations and warranties (together with the related and ancillary provisions) were set forth in full herein.

(u)     Ordinary Course of Business . Each remittance of Collections by or on behalf of such Seller to the Purchasers (or to the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent on their behalf) under this Agreement will have been (i) in payment of a debt incurred by such Seller in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of such Seller and (ii) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of such Seller and the Purchasers.

(v)     Tax Matters . It has filed all federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by it and has paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by it, except (i) for any such taxes or assessments, if any, that are being appropriately contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided, or (ii) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No tax lien has been filed, and, to the actual knowledge of any Seller, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax or assessment.

(w)     Tax Status . It has not made, at any time, any entity classification election under Treas. Reg. Sec. 301.7701-3 nor is it otherwise treated as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  To the knowledge of any Responsible Officer, it has not taken any action that could subject it nor is it otherwise subject to any material amount of Tax imposed by a state or local taxing authority.







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(x)     No Event of Termination, Etc . No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from any Purchase or Reinvestment, that constitutes or would constitute an Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event, or Non-Reinvestment Event.

(y)     Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and Sanctions .

(i)    Policies and procedures have been implemented and maintained by or on behalf of each of the Sprint Parties that are designed to achieve compliance by the Sprint Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions, and, to the knowledge of each of the Sprint Parties after due inquiry, its respective officers, employees, directors and agents acting in any capacity in connection with or directly benefitting from the facility established hereby, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions.

(ii)    None of (a) the Sprint Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Sprint Parties, as applicable, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, or agents that will act in any capacity in connection with or directly benefit from the facility established hereby is a Sanctioned Person, (b)  the Sprint Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, and (c) the Sprint Parties have violated, been found in violation of or is under investigation by any governmental authority for possible violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws or Sanctions.

(iii)    No Purchase or use of proceeds thereof by any Sprint Party in any manner will violate Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws or applicable Sanctions.

(z)    No Seller holds (or will hold throughout the term of this Agreement) “plan assets” within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulations located at 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

(aa)     No Linked Accounts .  There are no “Linked Accounts” (as defined in the Lock-Box Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) with respect to any Lock-Box Account maintained at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.  There are no “Linked Accounts” or “Controlled Balance Accounts” (as defined in the Lock-Box Agreement with Bank of America, National Association (“ BofA ”)) with respect to any Lock-Box Account maintained at BofA, except for (x) other Lock-Box Accounts maintained at BofA in accordance with this Agreement and (y) that certain account of the Servicer maintained at BofA with an account number ending in “4491”.

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consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Corporation for purposes of GAAP to the extent they are outstanding as of the end of any reporting period .

SECTION 6.2     Representations and Warranties of Sprint
Spectrum . Sprint Spectrum, individually and when acting as the Servicer, represents and warrants, as of the Second Restatement Effective Date and as of each date on which a Purchase or Reinvestment is made as follows:

(a)     Organization and Good Standing . It has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted.

(b)     Due Qualification . It is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all necessary qualifications, licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business (including the servicing of the Pool Receivables) requires such qualifications, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to be in good standing or to hold any such qualifications, licenses and approvals could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)     Power and Authority; Due Authorization . It (i) has all necessary power and authority to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party in any capacity and (B) carry out the terms of and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents applicable to it and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

(d)     Binding Obligations . This Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document to be signed by it when duly executed and delivered by it will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(e)     No Violation . The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the performance by it of the terms hereof and thereof will not (i) violate or result in a default under, (A) its articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or (B) in the context of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, any material indenture, agreement or instrument binding on it, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or instrument except for any Adverse Claim that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) violate in any material respect any Law applicable to it or any of its properties.





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(f)     No Proceedings . There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the actual knowledge of the Servicer, threatened against or affecting the Servicer (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) seeking to prevent the servicing of the Receivables relating to any Receivable Pool by it or the consummation of the purposes of this Agreement or of any of the other Transaction Documents.

(g)     Governmental Approvals . No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required for its due execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated thereby, except for the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to in Article V and filings with the SEC to the extent required by applicable Law.

(h)     Financial Condition . All financial statements of Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries (including the notes thereto) delivered to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and each Purchaser Agent pursuant to Section 7.5(a) , present fairly, in all material respects, the actual financial position and results of operations and cash flows of Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods presented or provided (other than in the case of annual financial statements, in each case in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of all interim balance sheets of Sprint Corporation.

(i)     Accurate Reports . None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information (other than forward-looking statements, projections and statements of a general industry nature, as to which it represents only that it acted in good faith and utilized assumptions reasonable at the time made and due care in the preparation of such statement or projection) furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of it (including Information Packages furnished by the Servicer and each report furnished pursuant to Section 7.5(f) ) in writing (including, without limitation, by electronic delivery) to the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or any Purchaser Agent in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any amendment hereto or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) taken together with any information contained in the public filings made by Sprint Corporation with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading.

(j)     Lock-Box Accounts . The names and addresses of all of the Lock-Box Banks, together with the account numbers of the Lock-Box Accounts at such Lock-Box Banks, are specified in Schedule 6.1(m) (or have been notified to and approved by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 7.3(d) ).







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(k)     Servicing Programs . No license or approval is required for the Collateral Agent’s or any Administrative Agent’s use of any software or other computer program used by the Servicer, any Originator or any sub-servicer in the servicing of the Receivables, other than under the Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement and those which have been obtained and are in full force and effect.

(l)     Adverse Change .  Since January 31, 2015, (i) there has been no material adverse change in the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of all or a material portion of the Pool Receivables relating to any Receivable Pool and (ii) since the Closing Date, there has been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to Servicer.

(m)     Credit and Collection Policy; Law . It has complied with the Credit and Collection Policy in all material respects and such policies have not changed in any material respect since the Second Restatement Effective Date except as permitted under Sections 7.3(c) and 7.5(g) . It has complied with all applicable Law except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(n)     Investment Company Act . It is not (i) required to register as an “Investment Company” or (ii) “controlled” by an “Investment Company”, in each case, under (and as defined in) the Investment Company Act.

(o)     ERISA .  No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that the occurrence or reasonable expectation of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a lien by the PBGC on the assets of any Seller shall be considered as reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(p)     Tax Returns and Payments . It has filed all federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by it and has paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by it, except (i) for any such taxes or assessments, if any, that are being appropriately contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided, or (ii) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No tax lien has been filed, and, to the actual knowledge of the Servicer, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax or assessment.

(q)     No Event of Termination, Etc . No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from any Purchase or Reinvestment of Receivables relating to any Receivable Pool, that constitutes or would constitute an Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event.

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(i)    Policies and procedures have been implemented and maintained by or on behalf of each of the Sprint Parties that are designed to achieve compliance by the Sprint Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions, and, to the knowledge of each of the Sprint Parties after due inquiry, its respective officers, employees, directors and agents acting in any capacity in connection with or directly benefitting from the facility established hereby, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions.

(ii)    None of (a) the Sprint Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Sprint Parties after due inquiry, as applicable, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, or agents that will act in any capacity in connection with or directly benefit from the facility established hereby is a Sanctioned Person, (b)  the Sprint Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, and (c) the Sprint Parties have violated, been found in violation of or is under investigation by any governmental authority for possible violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws or Sanctions.

(iii)    No Purchase or use of proceeds thereof by any Sprint Party in any manner will violate Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws or applicable Sanctions.

(s)     No Linked Accounts .  There are no “Linked Accounts” (as defined in the Lock-Box Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) with respect to any Lock-Box Account maintained at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. There are no “Linked Accounts” or “Controlled Balance Accounts” (as defined in the Lock-Box Agreement with BofA) with respect to any Lock-Box Account maintained at BofA, except for (x) other Lock-Box Accounts maintained at BofA in accordance with this Agreement and (y) that certain account of the Servicer maintained at BofA with an account number ending in “4491”.

(t)     Cap Reserve Account . The Servicer has on behalf of the Sellers established the Cap Reserve Account and delivered to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent a copy of a duly executed Control Agreement. Neither the Servicer nor any Seller has granted any interest in the Cap Reserve Account to any Person other than the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Affected Parties), and the Collateral Agent will have the right to exercise exclusive ownership and control of the Cap Reserve Account in accordance with the provisions of the Control Agreement.













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ARTICLE VII

GENERAL COVENANTS OF SELLERS AND SERVICER

SECTION 7.1     Affirmative Covenants of the Sellers . From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, each Seller shall:

(a)     Compliance with Laws, Etc . Comply with all applicable Laws, its Pool Receivables and each of the related Contracts, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)     Preservation of Existence . Preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing in each jurisdiction, except (i) in a transaction permitted under Section 7.3(e)(ii) or (ii) where the failure to qualify or preserve or maintain such existence, rights, franchises or privileges could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)     Inspections . From time to time, upon reasonable prior notice, upon the reasonable request by an Administrative Agent and during regular business hours, permit the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and the Purchaser Agents, or any of their respective representatives to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its Records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that, information relating to specific Receivables shall be limited to the Sprint Information and, during the continuance of an Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event, such other information (including Subscriber Confidential Information) that the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent determines in good faith is necessary or desirable to exercise or enforce the Collateral Agent’s, the Administrative Agents’, the Purchasers’ or the Purchaser Agents’ rights and remedies hereunder and in such Receivables; provided further that, unless an Event of Termination, Non-Reinvestment Event, Collection Control Event or Unmatured Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing at the time of such inspection, (i) such Seller shall only be required to reimburse reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses related to one such inspection during any 12-month period which inspection shall be requested and scheduled by the Administrative Agents acting together and (ii) the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and the Purchaser Agents shall use commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate any such inspection to minimize disruptions to the Sellers and avoid duplication of Sellers’ actions required to comply with such inspection.

(d)     Keeping of Records and Books of Account; Delivery . Maintain and implement, or cause to be maintained and implemented, administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing its Pool Receivables, Lease Contracts, Lease Devices and Related Assets relating to each Receivable Pool in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof, backing up on at least a daily basis on a separate backup computer from which electronic file copies can be readily produced




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and distributed to third parties being agreed to suffice for this purpose), and keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, all documents, books, records and other information necessary or advisable for the collection of its Pool Receivables and Related Assets, relating to each Receivable Pool, the Lease Contracts and the Lease Devices (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of (i) each new Pool Receivable relating to each Receivable Pool and all Collections relating to each Receivable Pool of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable relating to each Receivable Pool received, made or otherwise processed on that day and (ii) the portion of the Collections received from each Obligor that represents (x) Collections of an ISC Receivable from such Obligor, (y) Collections of a Lease Receivable from such Obligor and (z) Collections of an SCC Receivable from such Obligor).

(e)     Performance and Compliance with Pool Receivables and Contracts . At its expense, timely and fully perform and comply in all material respects with all provisions and covenants required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Pool Receivables relating to each Receivable Pool.

(f)     Location of Records . Keep its chief place of business and chief executive office, and the offices where it keeps its Records (and any original documents relating thereto), at the address(es) of such Seller referred to in Section 6.1(l) or, upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, at such other locations in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 8.5 shall have been taken and completed.

(g)     Credit and Collection Policy . Cause the Servicer to service its Pool Receivables, Related Assets, Lease Contracts and Lease Devices in respect of each Receivable Pool in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy in all material respects and not agree to any material changes thereto except as permitted under Sections 7.3(c) and 7.5(g) .

(h)     Collections . Instruct, or cause the Servicer to instruct, all Obligors to cause all Collections of its Pool Receivables in respect of each Receivable Pool to be deposited directly in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement. In the event any Seller or its Affiliates receive any Collections, they will promptly (but not later than three (3) Business Days following receipt) deposit such Collections in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement, except to the extent the Servicer is permitted to commingle such Collections with its own funds pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) .

(i)     Right and Title . Hold all right, title and interest in each Pool Receivable in respect of each Receivable Pool, except to the extent that any such right, title or interest has been transferred or granted to the Collateral Agent (on behalf of Purchasers).

(j)     Transaction Documents . Without limiting its covenants or agreements set forth herein or in any other Transaction Document, (i) comply with each and every of its covenants and agreements under each Transaction Document to which it is a party in any capacity and its certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement and (ii)





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take any action reasonably necessary to ensure that each Transaction Document remains enforceable and in effect.

(k)     Enforcement of Sale Agreement . On its own behalf and on behalf of Purchasers, Purchaser Agents, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents, shall (x) promptly enforce all covenants and obligations of each Originator contained in the Sale Agreement and (y) deliver to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent all consents, approvals, directions, notices and waivers and take other actions under the Sale Agreement as may be reasonably directed by the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent.

(l)     Filing of Financing Statements . Seller shall at its expense, as promptly as practical (in any event, within ten (10) Business Days or such later date as is permitted under Section 5 of the Third Amendment) following such request execute, authorize and deliver all instruments and documents and take all action, necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent (including the filing of financing or continuation statements, amendments thereto or assignments thereof) to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce all of its rights hereunder and to vest and maintain vested in the Collateral Agent a valid, first priority perfected security interest in the Pool Receivables, the Related Assets with respect thereto, the Lease Contracts, the Sale Agreement, the Collections with respect thereto and the other Collateral free and clear of any Adverse Claim. Each Seller hereby authorizes each Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to file any continuation statements, amendments thereto and assignments thereof as the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may from time to time determine to be necessary or desirable to perfect or maintain the perfection or priority of its security interest in the Receivables, the Collections and the Related Assets with respect thereto, the Lease Contracts, the Sale Agreement and the other Collateral.

(m)     Location . Maintain at all times its jurisdiction of organization and its chief executive office within a jurisdiction in the United States in which Article Nine of the UCC (2001 or later revision) is in effect.

(n)     Tax Matters . Any Seller or the Servicer shall pay all applicable taxes required to be paid by it when due and payable in connection with the transfer of the Pool Receivables and Related Assets by any Seller, and acknowledges that neither the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent nor any Purchaser shall have any responsibility with respect thereto. The Sellers or the Servicer shall pay and discharge, or cause the payment and discharge of, all federal income taxes (and all other material taxes) when due and payable, except (i) such as may be paid thereafter without penalty, (ii) such as may be contested in good faith by appropriate proceeding and for which an adequate reserve has been established and is maintained in accordance with GAAP, or (iii) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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documents reasonably requested by such Purchaser or its Purchaser Agent) to the extent reasonably necessary to assure such Purchaser that the Originators retain credit risk in the amount and manner required by the Credit Risk Retention Rules and the CRR and to permit such Purchaser to perform its due diligence and monitoring obligations (if any) under the Credit Risk Retention Rules and the CRR; provided however , that none of the Originators or the Sellers shall be required to take actions that could cause a change in the accounting or tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(p)     Chattel Paper . No Seller shall permit any such Chattel Paper to be in the possession of (or, in the case of electronic Chattel Paper, under the control of) any Person other than the Servicer (for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and applicable Sellers), the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Agent’s designee.

(q)     Sales of Lease Returned Devices . So long as any Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing, (i) no Seller shall (or shall permit the Servicer to) sell, transfer, distribute or otherwise dispose of any Lease Returned Device except with the prior written consent of the Lease Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, and (ii) all proceeds from the sale, transfer or other disposition of any Lease Returned Device shall be applied (and the Sellers shall cause such proceeds to be applied) as Collections in accordance with Article III . The Sellers hereby grant to Lease Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take, in the name of the Sellers, any and all steps which are necessary or advisable (as determined by the Lease Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent) to sell, transfer or dispose of Lease Returned Devices and to apply the proceeds thereof as Collections in accordance with Article III at any time when an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing.

(r)     Certain Governmental Fees, Surcharges and Taxes . With respect to any portion of a Receivable attributable to governmental fees, surcharges or taxes, the Sellers shall pay (or cause to be paid) such governmental fees, surcharges or taxes to the applicable Governmental Authority when due in accordance with Applicable Law (except for any such governmental fees, surcharges or taxes that (x) are being appropriately contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided or (y) are not, individually or in the aggregate, material in amount or scope and are promptly paid following notice from a Governmental Authority), and none of the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser shall have any obligation to make any such payment or shall have any other responsibility with respect thereto. The Sellers’ obligations under this clause (r) are joint and several with the obligations of the Servicer under Section 7.4(n) .

(s)     Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and Sanctions . Policies and procedures will be maintained and enforced by or on behalf of the Sellers that are designed to promote and achieve compliance, by the Sellers and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions.




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(t)     Accounting Treatment .  The Sellers shall provide the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent with written notice delivered not less than 20 days prior to the last day of each fiscal quarter or fiscal year, if the Receivables relating to any Receivable Pool will not be included on the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Corporation for purposes of GAAP as of such date.

(u)     Lease Upgrade Payment Amounts . The Sellers shall enforce the obligations of the Originators to make any payments of any Lease Upgrade Payment Amount in accordance with the terms of the Sale Agreement.

(v)     Enforcement of Receivables Following a Lease Upgrade Election . If an Originator fails to exercise either of its options or perform any of its obligations under Section 3.5(a) of the Sale Agreement for any reason, each Seller shall enforce the obligations of (i) the Originators and the Servicer to not terminate, or waive any amounts due by the Obligor under, the related Lease Upgradeable Receivable, (ii) the Servicer, on behalf of the Related Seller, to enforce such Lease Upgradeable Receivable as property of the Related Seller, (iii) the Originators and the Servicer to apply any payments made by such Obligor in respect of any Lease Receivable first to amounts owing (whether due or to become due) under the related Lease Upgradeable Receivable, (iv) the Originators and the Servicer to not create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim on any related Lease Upgraded Receivable, and (v) the Servicer’s and each Originator’s obligation to comply with, service in accordance with, and maintain in full force and effect, the Key Lease Upgrade Provisions.

(w)     Termination of Lease Upgrade Program . Upon any Event of Bankruptcy with respect to any Originator or any Sprint Party, the Sellers shall immediately enforce the obligations of the Originators and Servicer to terminate the Lease Upgrade Program and cease permitting Obligors to make Lease Upgrade Elections. To the extent any Lease Upgrade Election has been made and the related Obligor satisfies all of the related terms and conditions of the Lease Upgrade Program and (x) the related Originator (or its designee) fails to pay in full the required Lease Upgrade Payment Amount and (y) Sprint Corporation fails to pay in full the required Lease Upgrade Payment Amount as set forth in the Performance Support Agreement, the Sellers shall enforce the obligations of the Originators and Servicer to terminate the Lease Upgrade Program and cease permitting Obligors to make Lease Upgrade Elections within three (3) Business Days after the date Sprint Corporation received notice from the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent that a Lease Upgrade Payment Amount was due and payable under the Performance Support Agreement.

SECTION 7.2     Reporting Requirements of the Sellers . From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, each Seller shall furnish to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent:

(a)     Financial Statements . As soon as available and in any event within 75 days after the end of its fiscal year, copies of the unaudited annual income statement and balance sheet of such Seller, prepared in conformity with GAAP.






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(b)     Events of Termination, Etc . Notice of the occurrence of any Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Non-Reinvestment Event, Collection Control Event, Amdocs Performance Event or Amdocs Event, accompanied by a written statement of an appropriate officer of the Sellers setting forth details of such event and the action that any Seller proposes to take with respect thereto, such notice to be provided promptly (but not later than two (2) Business Days) after actual knowledge of such event by any Responsible Officer, and in the case of an Amdocs Event, the period of time, if any, during which the Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement requires Amdocs to continue servicing and collecting the Pool Receivables on substantially the same terms as in effect prior to such Amdocs Event. As promptly as practicable following any Reporting Date (but no later than two (2) Business Days after such Reporting Date), notice if a Cap Deficiency Amount exists as of such Reporting Date, which notice shall specify the amount of such deficiency.

(c)     Other Information . Promptly, from time to time, such Records or other information, documents, records or reports respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of any Seller as the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may from time to time reasonably request relating to the Sellers, the transactions contemplated hereby and the Pool Receivables, Related Assets, Lease Contracts and Lease Devices in order to protect the interests of the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser under or as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, to comply with any Law or any regulatory authority or to confirm the Sellers’ and the Servicer’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including, subject to any applicable confidentiality obligations in favor of the applicable ISC Dealer, information relating to the ISC Dealers, the ISC Dealer Agreements and the assignment or transfer of any ISC Dealer Contract and related ISC Dealer Receivable from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator; provided that, information relating to specific Receivables shall be limited to the Sprint Information and, during the continuance of an Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event, such other information (including Subscriber Confidential Information) that the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent determines in good faith is necessary or desirable to exercise or enforce its, the Purchasers’ and the Purchaser Agents’ rights and remedies hereunder and in such Receivables.

(d)     Notices Under Sale Agreement . A copy of each notice received by any Seller from any Originator pursuant to any provision of the Sale Agreement.

(e)     ERISA . Written notice of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount exceeding $200,000,000; provided , however , that the occurrence or reasonable expectation of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a lien by the PBGC on the assets of any Seller shall be considered as reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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(a)     Sales, Adverse Claims, Etc. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Sale Agreement, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim (by operation of Law or otherwise) (other than Permitted Adverse Claims) upon or with respect to, any of its assets (including any Pool Receivable or Related Assets relating to any Receivable Pool, any Lease Contract, any Lease Device or any proceeds of any of the foregoing, or any interest therein, the Cap Reserve Account or any Lock-Box Account to which any Collections of any of the foregoing are sent, or any right to receive income or proceeds from or in respect of any of the foregoing).

(b)     Extension or Amendment of Receivables . Except as permitted under Section 8.2(b) , extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable relating to any Receivable Pool or amend, modify or waive any term or condition of any related Contract (including without limitation, in respect of any ISC Contract, the Designated Installment Payment Term or the terms of the ISC Upgrade Program), in each case unless on or prior to the date of any such extension, amendment, or modification, a corresponding Deemed Collection payment in respect of the related Pool Receivable is made in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding any right it may have to do so under the terms of any Lease Contract, no Seller shall discontinue (or permit to be discontinued) the leasing program under which the Lease Receivables were originated if doing so would result in the forgiveness of the remaining payments due under any Lease Contract.

(c)     Change in Credit and Collection Policy, Business or Organizational Documents . (i) Make or consent to any change or amendment to the Credit and Collection Policy if such proposed change or amendment could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of the Pool Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Pool Receivables (in each case, taken as a whole) without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent or (ii) make any material change in the character of its business or amend or otherwise modify its limited liability company agreement or certificate of formation in any respect without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and the Required Purchasers.

(d)     Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors . Deposit Collections or cause Collections to be deposited in a Lock-Box Account at any Lock-Box Bank other than those listed in Schedule 6.1(m) , unless the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent shall have previously received duly executed copies of all Lock-Box Agreements with each such Lock-Box Bank shall have been amended to cover such Lock-Box Account; provided , that a Lock-Box Bank may not be terminated unless the payments from Obligors that are being sent to such Lock-Box Bank will, upon termination of such Lock-Box Bank and at all times thereafter, be deposited in a Lock-Box Account with another Lock-Box Bank covered by a Lock-Box Agreement.

(e)     Name Change, Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, etc. (i) Change its name or the location of any office at which Records are maintained, (ii) be a party to any merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets or any stock of any class of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other Person





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(other than another Seller; provided , that it will deliver to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent notice thereof and an updated Schedule II and an updated Schedule 6.1(l) to this Agreement and an updated Annex 1 and Annex 3 to the Sale Agreement, in each case, on or prior to the date of such consolidation, merger, sale lease or transfer (and Schedule II , Schedule 6.1(l) , Annex 1 , and Annex 3 , as applicable, shall be deemed to be updated automatically upon the delivery of such annexes and schedules)), or, except in the ordinary course of its business, sell, transfer, convey, contribute or lease all or any substantial part of its assets, or sell or assign with or without recourse any Pool Receivables or any interest therein (other than pursuant hereto and to the Sale Agreement) to any Person (other than another Seller) or (iii) have any Subsidiaries.

(f)     Deposits to Accounts . Subject to Section 7.4(g) , deposit or otherwise credit, or cause or permit to be so deposited or credited, or direct any Obligor to deposit or remit, any Collection or proceeds thereof (other than as remitted to Seller pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(ii) hereof) to any account not covered by a Lock-Box Agreement.

(g)     Debt and Business Activity . Incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable for or in respect of any Debt or other obligation, purchase any asset (or make any investment by share purchase loan or otherwise) or engage in any other activity (whether or not pursued for gain or other pecuniary advantage), in any case, other than as will occur in accordance with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and as is permitted by its certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement.

(h)     Change in Organization, Etc. Change its jurisdiction of organization or its name, identity or corporate structure (other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 7.3(e)(ii)) or make any other change such that any financing statement filed or other action taken to perfect the Collateral Agent’s interests under this Agreement would become seriously misleading or would otherwise be rendered ineffective, unless the Sellers shall have given each Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Purchaser Agent not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such change and shall have cured such circumstances. No Seller shall amend or otherwise modify or waive its limited liability company agreement or any of its other organizational documents or any provision thereof without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent.

(i)     Actions Impairing Quality of Title . Take any action that could reasonably be expected to cause any Pool Receivable, together with the Related Assets, relating to any Receivable Pool, the Lease Contracts or any Lease Device not to be owned by it free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than any Permitted Adverse Claim or Adverse Claim arising under any Transaction Document or solely as the result of any action taken by any Purchaser (or any assignee thereof), any Purchaser Agent, the Collateral Agent or by the applicable Administrative Agent); or take any action that could cause the Collateral Agent not to have a valid ownership free of any Adverse Claim or first priority perfected security interest in its related Asset Portfolio or the Lease Contracts and all products and proceeds of the foregoing, free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than any Permitted Adverse Claim or Adverse Claim arising under any Transaction





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Document) or suffer the existence of any valid effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any Pool Receivable, any Related Asset, any Lease Contract or any Lease Device on file in any recording office except such as may be filed (i) in favor of any Originator or Seller in accordance with the Contracts or any Transaction Document or (ii) in favor of a Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement or any Transaction document or take any action that could cause the Collateral Agent not to have a valid first priority perfected security interest in each Lock-Box Account listed on Schedule 6.1(m) or for which the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent has been notified in accordance with Section 7.3(d) and all amounts or instruments on deposit or credited therein from time to time (other than Permitted Adverse Claims). No Seller shall encumber, pledge, assign or otherwise transfer, or create or suffer to create a Lien upon, or otherwise finance any other receivable or amount billed on, or otherwise reflected on, the same invoice as an ISC Receivable, a Lease Receivable or an SCC Receivable.

(j)     Actions by Originators . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Sale Agreement, no Seller shall consent to (i) any change or removal of any notation required to be made by any Originator pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Sale Agreement, or (ii) any waiver of or departure from any term set forth in Section 5.4 of the Sale Agreement, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent.

(k)     Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and Sanctions .  The Sellers will not request any Purchase, and shall procure that their directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Purchase (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Terrorism Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding or financing any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, in each case to the extent doing so would violate any Sanctions, or (C) in any other manner that would result in liability to any party hereto under any applicable Sanctions or result in the violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws or Sanctions.

(l)     Tax Status . No Seller shall take (or permit any other Person to take) any action that could (or could reasonably be expected to) cause any Seller to be treated as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  No Seller shall take (or permit any other Person to take) any action that could, in the reasonable belief of any Responsible Officer, cause any Seller to be subject to any material amount of Tax imposed by a state or local taxing authority.

(m)     Linked Accounts . No Seller shall permit any “Linked Account” (as defined in the Lock-Box Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) to exist with respect to any Lock-Box Account maintained at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. No Seller shall permit any “Linked Account” or “Controlled Balance Account” (as defined in the Lock-Box Agreement with BofA) with respect to any Lock-Box Account maintained at BofA, except for (x) other Lock-Box Accounts maintained at BofA in accordance with this Agreement and (y) that certain account of the Servicer




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maintained at BofA with an account number ending in “4491”; provided, however, that, at any time during the continuance of a Specified Unmatured Event, an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or a Non-Reinvestment Event, the Seller shall, if so instructed in writing by the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), cause the Servicer’s account described in clause (y) above to cease to be such a “Linked Account” or “Controlled Balance Account” promptly, but not later than two (2) Business Days following the Seller’s or the Servicer’s receipt of such instruction.

SECTION 7.4     Affirmative Covenants of Sprint Spectrum . From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, Sprint Spectrum, individually and when acting as the Servicer, shall:

(a)     Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply with all applicable Laws, the Pool Receivables, the related Contracts and the servicing and collection thereof, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)     Preservation of Corporate Existence . Preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing in each jurisdiction except where the failure to preserve or maintain such existence, rights, franchises or privileges or to be so qualified could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)     Inspections . From time to time, upon reasonable prior notice, upon the reasonable request by an Administrative Agent and during regular business hours, permit the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent and the Purchaser Agents, or any of their respective representatives to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its Records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants with respect the Lease Contracts, Lease Devices, Pool Receivables and the Related Assets relating to each Receivable Pool, including, subject to any applicable confidentiality obligations in favor of the applicable ISC Dealer, with respect to the ISC Dealers, the ISC Dealer Agreements and the assignment or transfer of any ISC Dealer Contract and related ISC Dealer Receivable from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that, information relating to specific Receivables shall be limited to the Sprint Information and, during the continuance of an Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event, or Non-Reinvestment Event, such other information (including Subscriber Confidential Information) that the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent determines in good faith is necessary or desirable to exercise or enforce the Collateral Agent’s, the Administrative Agents’, the Purchasers’ or the Purchaser Agents’ rights and remedies hereunder and in such Receivables; provided further that, unless an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing at the time any such inspection, (i) the Servicer shall only be required to reimburse the reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses related to one such inspection during any 12-month period, which inspection shall be requested and scheduled by the Administrative Agents




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acting together and (ii) the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and the Purchaser Agents shall use commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate any such inspection to minimize disruptions to the Servicer and avoid duplication of Servicer’s actions required to comply with such inspection.

(d)     Keeping of Records and Books of Account; Delivery; Location of Records . Maintain and implement, or cause to be maintained and implemented, administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing the Pool Receivables, Lease Contracts, Lease Devices, Lease Returned Devices and Related Assets relating to each Receivable Pool in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof, backing up on at least a daily basis on a separate backup computer from which electronic file copies can be readily produced and distributed to third parties being agreed to suffice for this purpose), and keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, all documents, books, records and other information necessary or advisable for the collection of all Pool Receivables, Lease Returned Devices and Related Assets relating to each Receivable Pool, the Lease Contracts and the Lease Devices (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of (i) each new Pool Receivable relating to each Receivable Pool and all Collections relating to each Receivable Pool of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable received, made or otherwise processed on that day) and (ii) the portion of the Collections received from each Obligor that represents (x) Collections of an ISC Receivable from such Obligor, (y) Collections of a Lease Receivable from such Obligor and (z) the Collections of an SCC Receivable from such Obligor. In addition, it shall keep its principal place of business and chief executive office, and the offices where it keeps the Records (and any original documents relating thereto), at the address(es) referred to in Annex 1 of the Sale Agreement or at such other address(es) as set forth in the Sale Agreement or, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, at such other locations in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 8.5 hereof shall have been taken and completed.

(e)     Performance and Compliance with Receivables and Contracts . At its expense, timely and fully perform and comply in all material respects with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts and the Pool Receivables relating to each Receivable Pool.

(f)     Credit and Collection Policy . Comply in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Pool Receivable, the related Contract and the other Related Assets in respect of each Receivable Pool, the Lease Devices and the servicing and collection thereof.

(g)     Collections . Instruct all Obligors to cause all Collections of Pool Receivables, the Related Assets in respect of each Receivable Pool and the Lease Contracts to be deposited directly in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement. In the event the Servicer or its Affiliates receive any Collections, they will promptly (but not later than three (3) Business Days following receipt) deposit such Collections in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement, except to the







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extent the Servicer is permitted to commingle such Collections with its own funds pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) .

(h)     Filing of Financing Statements . Cause the financing statements described in Sections 5.1(e) , (f) and (h) , that have not previously been filed, to be duly filed in the appropriate jurisdictions at its expense, as promptly as practical (and in any event, within ten (10) Business Days or such later date as is permitted under Section 5 of the Third Amendment) following such request and to execute, authorize and deliver all instruments and documents and take all action, necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent (including the filing of financing or continuation statements, amendments thereto or assignments thereof) to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce all of its rights hereunder and to vest and maintain vested in the Collateral Agent a valid, first priority perfected security interest in the Pool Receivables, the Related Assets with respect thereto, the Lease Contracts, the Sale Agreement, the Collections with respect thereto and the other Collateral free and clear of any Adverse Claim. The Servicer hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent to file any continuation statements, amendments thereto and assignments thereof as the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may from time to time determine to be necessary or desirable to perfect or maintain the perfection or priority of its security interest in the Receivables, the Collections and the Related Assets with respect thereto, Lease Contracts, the Sale Agreement and the other Collateral.

(i)     Frequency of Billing . Prepare and deliver (or cause to be prepared or delivered) invoices with respect to each Pool Receivable in the SCC Receivable Pool no less frequently than as required under the SCC Contract related to such Pool Receivable.

(j)     Linked Accounts . The Servicer shall at all times maintain a positive balance in its account maintained at BofA with an account number ending in “4491” and shall not permit any “Settlement Item Amount” (as defined in the Lock-Box Agreement with BofA) with respect to such account to be charged against any Lock-Box Account.

(k)     Credit Risk Retention . Include in each Information Package delivered hereunder, a confirmation as to the Originators’ continued compliance with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 5.2 of the Sale Agreement. The Servicer shall, and shall cause each Originator to, cooperate with each Purchaser (including by providing such information and entering into or delivering such additional agreements or documents reasonably requested by such Purchaser or its Purchaser Agent) to the extent reasonably necessary to assure such Purchaser that the Originators retain credit risk in the amount and manner required by the Credit Risk Retention Rules and the CRR and to permit such Purchaser to perform its due diligence and monitoring obligations (if any) under the Credit Risk Retention Rules and the CRR; provided however , that none of the Originators or the Sellers shall be required to take actions that could cause a change in the accounting or tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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Person other than the Servicer (for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and applicable Sellers), the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Agent’s designee.

(m)     Sales of Lease Returned Devices . So long as any Event of Termination , Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing, (i) the Servicer shall not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Lease Returned Device except with the prior written consent of the Lease Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, and (ii) all proceeds from the sale, transfer or other disposition of any Lease Returned Device shall be applied (and the Servicer shall cause such proceeds to be applied) as Collections in accordance with Article III . The Servicer hereby grants to Lease Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take, in the name of the Servicer, any and all steps which are necessary or advisable (as determined by the Lease Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent) to sell, transfer or dispose of Lease Returned Devices and to apply the proceeds thereof as Collections in accordance with Article III at any time when an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing.

(n)     Certain Governmental Fees, Surcharges and Taxes . With respect to any portion of a Receivable attributable to governmental fees, surcharges or taxes, the Servicer shall pay (or cause to be paid) such governmental fees, surcharges or taxes to the applicable Governmental Authority when due in accordance with Applicable Law (except for any such governmental fees, surcharges or taxes that (x) are being appropriately contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided or (y) are not, individually or in the aggregate, material in amount or scope and are promptly paid following notice from a Governmental Authority), and none of the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser shall have any obligation to make any such payment or shall have any other responsibility with respect thereto. The Servicer’s obligations under this clause (n) are joint and several with the obligations of the Sellers under Section 7.1(r) .

(o)     Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and Sanctions . Policies and procedures will be maintained and enforced by or on behalf of the Servicer that are designed to promote and achieve compliance, by the Servicer and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions.

(p)     Lease Upgrade Payment Amounts . The Servicer shall enforce the obligations of the Originators to make any payments of any Lease Upgrade Payment Amount in accordance with the terms of the Sale Agreement.

(q)     Enforcement of Receivables Following a Lease Upgrade Election . If an Originator fails to exercise either of its options or perform any of its obligations under Section 3.5(a) of the Sale Agreement for any reason, the Servicer (i) shall not terminate, or waive any amounts due by the Obligor under, the related Lease Upgradeable Receivable, (ii) shall, on behalf of the Related Seller, enforce such Lease Upgradeable






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Receivable as property of the Related Seller, (iii) shall apply any payments made by such Obligor in respect of any Lease Receivable first to amounts owing (whether due or to become due) under the related Lease Upgradeable Receivable and (iv) shall not create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim on any related Lease Upgraded Receivable, and shall comply with, service in accordance with, and maintain in full force and effect, the Key Lease Upgrade Provisions.

(r)     Termination of Lease Upgrade Program . Upon any Event of Bankruptcy with respect to any Originator or any Sprint Party, the Servicer shall terminate the Lease Upgrade Program and cease permitting Obligors to make Lease Upgrade Elections. To the extent any Lease Upgrade Election has been made and the related Obligor satisfies all of the related terms and conditions of the Lease Upgrade Program and (x) the related Originator (or its designee) fails to pay in full the required Lease Upgrade Payment Amount and (y) Sprint Corporation fails to pay in full the required Lease Upgrade Payment Amount as set forth in the Performance Support Agreement, the Servicer shall (and shall enforce the obligations of the Originators) to terminate the Lease Upgrade Program and cease permitting Obligors to make Lease Upgrade Elections within three (3) Business Days after the date Sprint Corporation received notice from the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent that a Lease Upgrade Payment Amount was due and payable under the Performance Support Agreement.

SECTION 7.5     Reporting Requirements of Sprint Spectrum . From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, Sprint Spectrum, individually and when acting as the Servicer, shall furnish to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent:

(a)    (i)      Quarterly Financial Statements . Within forty-five (45) days after the close of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Sprint Corporation, Sprint Corporation’s Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC.

(ii)     Annual Financial Statements . Within seventy-five (75) days after the end of each fiscal year of Sprint Corporation, the audited consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, and the related audited consolidated balance sheet for Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Deloitte LLP, or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit), to the effect that such audited consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

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such annual financial statement or such quarterly financial statement, as the case may be.

(b)     Financial Statements and Other Information . It will furnish to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent:

(i)    promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all proxy statements, financial statements and regular or special reports which Sprint Corporation files with the SEC or with any national securities exchange or distributed generally to its shareholders, as the case may be;

(ii)    promptly following a request therefor, any documentation or other information (including with respect to any Originator, any Seller or Sprint Corporation) that the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under the applicable “know your customer” and anti money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act; and

(iii)    from time to time such further information regarding the business, affairs and financial condition of the Sellers, Sprint Corporation, Sprint Spectrum and Originators as the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, including, subject to any applicable confidentiality obligations in favor of the applicable ISC Dealer, information relating to the ISC Dealers, the ISC Dealer Agreements and the assignment or transfer of any ISC Dealer Contract and related ISC Dealer Receivable from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator; provided that, information relating to specific Receivables shall be limited to the Sprint Information and, during the continuance of an Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event, such other information (including Subscriber Confidential Information) that the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent determines in good faith is necessary or desirable to exercise or enforce its, the Purchasers’ and the Purchaser Agents’ rights and remedies hereunder and in such Receivables.

Documents and information required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents pursuant to this Section 7.5 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically to such parties and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered to such parties on the date (i) on which Sprint Corporation posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on its website or another relevant website, if any, to which such relevant party has access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by such party). Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Sprint Spectrum shall be required to provide documents, information, and certificates required by or requested pursuant to Sections 7.5(a)(iii) , 7.5(b)(ii) and 7.5(b)(iii) to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent.
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the Sprint Corporation, Sprint Spectrum, the Servicer, any Originator, or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, in an aggregate amount exceeding $200,000,000.

(d)     Events of Termination, Etc . Notice of the occurrence of any Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event, Non-Reinvestment Event, Amdocs Performance Event, Amdocs Event, accompanied by a written statement of an appropriate officer of the Servicer setting forth details of such event and the action that it proposes to take with respect thereto, such notice to be provided promptly (but not later than two (2) Business Days) after such event occurs and, in the case of an Amdocs Event, the period of time, if any, during which the Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement requires Amdocs to continue servicing and collecting the Pool Receivables on substantially the same terms as in effect prior to such Amdocs Event.

(e)     Litigation . As soon as possible, and in any event within two (2) Business Days of actual knowledge of any Responsible Officer thereof, notice of any material litigation, investigation or proceeding initiated against any Seller which has had or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f)     Agreed Upon Procedures Report . Not later than three (3) months after the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer (at the sole cost and expense of the Servicer), a copy of an agreed upon procedures report of an accounting firm or consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent, addressed to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent and setting forth the results of such firm’s performance of agreed upon procedures with respect to the performance of the Servicer for the prior fiscal year or twelve (12) month period, as requested by the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent. The scope of the above agreed upon procedures report shall be as reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer shall not be required to deliver the foregoing agreed upon procedures report more than once in twelve (12) month period.

(g)     Change in Credit and Collection Policy or Business . At least thirty (30) days prior to (i) the effectiveness of any material change in or material amendment to the Credit and Collection Policy, a description or, if available, a copy of the Credit and Collection Policy then in effect and a written notice (A) indicating such change or amendment and (B) if such proposed change or amendment could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of the Pool Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Pool Receivables (in each case, taken as a whole), requesting the Collateral Agent’s, each Administrative Agent’s and each Purchaser Agent’s consent thereto.

(h)     Other Information . Promptly, from time to time, such Records or other information, documents, records or reports respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Servicer or Sprint Corporation, as the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may from time to time reasonably request





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relating to the Sellers, the transactions contemplated hereby, the Pool Receivables, the Related Assets, the Lease Contracts and Lease Devices in order to protect the interests of the Collateral Agent, the applicable Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser under or as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or to comply with any Law or any regulatory authority, including, subject to any applicable confidentiality obligations in favor of the applicable ISC Dealer, information relating to the ISC Dealers, the ISC Dealer Agreements and the assignment or transfer of any ISC Dealer Contract and related ISC Dealer Receivable from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator; provided that, information relating to specific Receivables shall be limited to the Sprint Information and, during the continuance of an Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event, such other information (including Subscriber Confidential Information) that the Collateral Agent or the applicable Administrative Agent determines in good faith is necessary or desirable to exercise or enforce its, the Purchasers’ and the Purchaser Agents’ rights and remedies hereunder and in such Receivables.

(i)     Servicing Programs . If a license or approval is required for the Collateral Agent’s, any Administrative Agent’s or such successor Servicer’s use of any software or other computer program used by Sprint Spectrum in the servicing of the Receivables, then, following delivery of a Successor Notice, Sprint Spectrum shall at its own expense make reasonable efforts to arrange for the Collateral Agent, such Administrative Agent or such successor Servicer to receive any such required license or approval.

SECTION 7.6     Negative Covenants of Sprint Spectrum . From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, Sprint Spectrum, individually and when acting as the Servicer, shall not:

(a)     Extension or Amendment of Receivables . Except as permitted under Section 8.2(b) , extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable or amend, modify or waive any term or condition of any related Contract (including without limitation in respect of any ISC Contract, the Designated Installment Payment Term or the terms of the ISC Upgrade Program), in each case unless on or prior to the date of any such extension, amendment or modification, a corresponding Deemed Collection payment in respect of the related Pool Receivable is made in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding any right it may have to do so under the terms of any Lease Contract, the Servicer shall not discontinue (or permit to be discontinued) the leasing program under which the Lease Receivables were originated if doing so would result in the forgiveness of the remaining payments due under any Lease Contract.

(b)     Change in Credit and Collection Policy, Upgrade Policy or Business . (i) Make or consent to any change in the Credit and Collection Policies if such proposed change or amendment could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of the Pool Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Pool Receivables (in each case, taken as a whole), (ii) make or consent to any change in the ISC Upgrade Program (x) if such proposed change or amendment could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (y) in





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any manner which could permit an Obligor to elect to have a right to trade in its qualifying ISC Device in satisfaction of such ISC Receivable after the date that such Obligor entered into an ISC Contract, in each case without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, unless prior to making or consenting to such change or amendment, a corresponding Deemed Collection payment in respect of such ISC Receivable has been made, (iii) make or consent to any change in the Lease Upgrade Program (x) if such proposed change or amendment could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (y) in any manner which could permit an Obligor to elect to have a right to return or trade in its qualifying Lease Device in satisfaction of such Lease Receivable after the date that such Obligor entered into an Lease Contract, in each case without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, unless on or prior to the date of making or consenting to such change or amendment, a corresponding Deemed Collection payment in respect of such Lease Receivable has been made, or (iv) make a change in the character of its business that would have or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, in either case, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent. Without limiting the foregoing, it shall not make any change to the Lease Upgrade Program that would eliminate or impair any third party beneficiary rights of an assignee, including the right of such assignee to enforce any Originator’s or Sprint Party’s payment obligation under any Lease Upgrade Program, affect the application of Obligor payments upon a Lease Upgrade Election or impair the ability of it or its Affiliates to terminate the Lease Upgrade Program or directly or indirectly amend, supplement or modify the Key Lease Upgrade Provisions, in each case, without the prior written consent of each Administrative Agent.

(c)     Change in Lock-Box Banks . (i) Add any bank or lock-box account not listed on Schedule 6.1(m) as a Lock-Box Bank or Lock-Box Account unless the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent shall have previously approved and received duly executed copies of all Lock-Box Agreements and/or amendments thereto covering each such new bank and lock-box account, (ii) terminate any Lock-Box Bank, Lock-Box Agreement or related Lock-Box Account without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and, in each case, only if all of the payments from Obligors that were being sent to such Lock-Box Bank will, upon termination of such Lock-Box Bank and at all times thereafter, be deposited in a Lock-Box Account with another Lock-Box Bank covered by a Lock-Box Agreement and (iii) amend, supplement or otherwise modify any Lock-Box Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent.

(d)     Deposits to Accounts . Deposit or otherwise credit, or cause or permit to be so deposited or credited, or direct any Obligor to deposit or remit, any Collection or proceeds thereof (other than as remitted to Seller pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(ii) hereof) to any account (or related lock-box, if applicable) other than any Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement.

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agree to do any of the foregoing, unless (i) no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing or would result immediately after giving effect thereto, (ii) if Sprint Spectrum is not the surviving entity or if Sprint Spectrum sells, leases or transfers all or substantially all of its property and assets, the surviving corporation or the Person purchasing or being leased the assets is a Subsidiary of Sprint Corporation and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions applicable to Sprint Spectrum hereunder, (iii) no Change of Control shall result, (iv) Sprint Corporation reaffirms in a writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, that its obligations under the Performance Support Agreement shall apply to the surviving entity, (v) no Material Adverse Effect could reasonably be expected to result therefrom, and (vi) the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent receives such additional certifications and opinions of counsel as it shall reasonably request.

(f)     Sales, Liens, Etc. Except as otherwise provided herein, sell, assign (by operation of Law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim other than Permitted Adverse Claims, any Adverse Claim arising under any Transaction Document or solely as the result of any action taken by the Collateral Agent, any Purchaser (or any assignee thereof), any Purchaser Agent or by any Administrative Agent) upon or with respect to, any Pool Receivable or related Contract or Related Assets in respect of any Receivable Pool, the Lease Contracts, the Lease Devices, or any interest therein, or any proceeds of any of the foregoing, or the Cap Reserve Account or any Lock-Box Account to which any Collections of any Pool Receivable are sent, or any right to receive income or proceeds from or in respect of any of the foregoing or purport to do any of the foregoing.

(g)     No Linked Accounts .  The Servicer shall not permit any “Linked Account” (as defined in the Lock-Box Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) to exist with respect to any Lock-Box Account maintained at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The Servicer shall not permit any “Linked Account” or “Controlled Balance Account” (as defined in the Lock-Box Agreement with BofA) with respect to any Lock-Box Account maintained at BofA, except for (x) other Lock-Box Accounts maintained at BofA in accordance with this Agreement and (y) that certain account of the Servicer maintained at BofA with an account number ending in “4491”; provided, however, that, at any time during the continuance of a Specified Unmatured Event, an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or a Non-Reinvestment Event, the Servicer shall, if so instructed in writing by the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), cause the Servicer’s account described in clause (y) above to cease to be such a “Linked Account” or “Controlled Balance Account” promptly, but not later than two (2) Business Days following the Seller’s or the Servicer’s receipt of such instruction.

(h)     Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and Sanctions .  The Servicer will not request any Purchase, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Purchase (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any





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Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Terrorism Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding or financing any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, in each case to the extent doing so would violate any Sanctions, or (C) in any other manner that would result in liability to any party hereto under any applicable Sanctions or result in the violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws or Sanctions.

(i)     Assignments of ISC Dealer Contracts . The Servicer shall not (i) take any action or permit any Seller or Originator or any of their respective Affiliates to take or refrain from taking any action that results in or which could result in the full Amount Financed Value in respect of any ISC Dealer Contract not being paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable ISC Dealer Agreement once the related device and service have been activated, or (ii) take any action or permit any Seller or Originator or any of their respective Affiliates to take or refrain from taking any action that results in or which could result in the assignment or transfer of the ISC Dealer Contract and related ISC Dealer Receivable from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator being invalidated or voided.

SECTION 7.7     Nature of Obligations . Notwithstanding any limitation on recourse contained herein or in any other Transaction Document: (i) the Sellers have the obligation to pay all Yield and other amounts due under Sections 3.1(b) and 3.4 or under Articles IV or XII in respect of each Receivable Pool (which obligation shall be full recourse general obligations of Sellers), and (ii) all obligations of Sprint Spectrum so specified hereunder shall be full recourse general obligations of Sprint Spectrum.

SECTION 7.8     Corporate Separateness; Related Matters and Covenants . Sprint Spectrum, the Servicer and each Seller covenant to take such actions as shall be necessary in order that:

(a)     Special Purpose Entity . Each Seller will be a special purpose limited liability company whose primary activities are restricted in its limited liability company agreement to: (i) purchasing or otherwise acquiring from the Related Originators, owning, holding, granting security interests or selling interests in Pool Receivables, the Related Assets and the Lease Contracts, (ii) acquiring from the Related Originators, owning, holding and assuming any obligations under, Lease Devices and Lease Contracts, (iii) entering into and performing under the agreements for the selling, servicing and financing of the Receivable Pools (including the Transaction Documents), (iv) receiving cash payments of the RPA Deferred Purchase Price and automatically and immediately making cash payments from such amounts to its Related Originators as purchase price in accordance with the Sale Agreement or by declaring and paying dividends and distributions to its Related Originators and (v) conducting such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its primary activities. Each Seller shall maintain (or cause to be maintained) separate company records, books of account and financial statements from those of any of its Affiliates;








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(b)     Commingling . Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, no Seller shall commingle any of its assets or funds with those of any of its Affiliates (other than any other Seller);

(c)     Independent Manager . At least one member of each Seller’s board of directors shall be an Independent Manager and the limited liability company agreement of such Seller shall provide: (i) for the same definition of “Independent Manager” as used herein, (ii) that such Seller’s board of directors shall not approve, or take any other action to cause the filing of, a voluntary bankruptcy petition with respect to such Seller unless the Independent Manager shall approve the taking of such action in writing before the taking of such action and (iii) that the provisions required by clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence cannot be amended except in accordance with this Agreement and without the prior written consent of the Independent Manager, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent;

(d)     Corporate Formalities . Each Seller will strictly observe corporate formalities in its dealings with the Servicer, the Originators and any Affiliates thereof (other than any other Seller). The Sellers shall not maintain joint bank accounts or other depository accounts to which the Servicer, the Originators and any Affiliates (other than any other Seller) thereof has independent access, other than the Servicer’s right to access the Lock-Box Accounts and the Cap Reserve Account in accordance with this Agreement. Each Seller shall maintain its limited liability company agreement and other organizational documents in conformity with this Agreement;

(e)     Conduct of Business . Each Seller shall conduct its affairs strictly in accordance with its organizational documents and observe all necessary, appropriate and customary company formalities, including, but not limited to, holding all regular and special members’ and board of directors’ (or managers’) meetings appropriate to authorize all corporate action, keeping separate and accurate minutes of its meetings, passing all resolutions or consents necessary to authorize actions taken or to be taken, and maintaining accurate and separate books, records and accounts, including, but not limited to, payroll and intercompany transaction accounts;

(f)     No Other Business or Debt . No Seller shall engage in any business or activity except as set forth in the Transaction Documents nor, incur any indebtedness or liability other than as expressly permitted by this Agreement.

(g)     Books and Records . Each Seller’s books and records will be maintained separately from those of the Servicer, the Originators and any of their Affiliates (other than any other Seller) and in a manner such that it will not be difficult or costly to segregate, ascertain or otherwise identify the assets and liabilities of such Seller from the assets and liabilities of the Servicer, the Originators and any of their Affiliates (other than any other Seller);

(h)     Operating Expenses . Each Seller’s operating expenses will not be borne by the Servicer, any Originator or any of their Affiliates (other than any other Seller) except from capital contributions from its members.




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(i)     Disclosure of Transactions . All financial statements of the Servicer, the Originators, Sprint Spectrum and any of its other Affiliates that are consolidated to include any Seller will disclose that (i) such Seller’s sole business consists of the purchase or acceptance through capital contributions of the Lease Devices, Lease Contracts, Receivables and Related Assets from its Related Originators and the subsequent retransfer of or granting of a security interest in such Receivables, Lease Contracts and Related Assets to certain purchasers party to this Agreement, (ii) such Seller is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, upon its liquidation, to be satisfied out of the Seller’s assets prior to any assets or value in the Seller becoming available to the Seller’s equity holders (including holders of Preferred Membership Interests) and (iii) the assets of the Seller are not available to pay creditors of the Servicer, any Originator or any Affiliate thereof (other than any other Seller);

(j)     Arm’s-Length Relationships . Each Seller shall maintain an arm’s-length relationship with the Servicer, each Originator, Sprint Spectrum and its other Affiliates. No Seller on the one hand, or the Servicer, any Originator, Sprint Spectrum or any of its other Affiliates on the other hand will be or will hold itself out to be responsible for the debts of the other (other than any other Seller) or the decisions or actions respecting the daily business and affairs of the other. Each Seller, the Servicer, any Originators, Sprint Spectrum and its other Affiliates will immediately correct any known misrepresentation with respect to the foregoing, and they will not operate or purport to operate as an integrated single economic unit with respect to each other or in their dealing with any other entity (other than among the Sellers);

(k)     Allocation of Overhead . To the extent that any Seller, on the one hand, and the Servicer, any Originator or any Affiliate thereof, on the other hand, have offices in the same location, there shall be a fair and appropriate allocation of overhead costs between them, and such Seller shall bear its fair share of such expenses, which may be paid through the Servicing Fee or otherwise;

(l)     Identification . Each Seller shall at all times hold itself out to the public under such Seller’s own name as a legal entity separate and distinct from its equity holders, members, managers, the Servicer, any Originator or any Affiliate thereof (other than any other Seller);

(m)     Capital . Each Seller shall maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations;

(n)    Servicer and each Seller also agree that:

(i)    no Seller shall issue any security of any kind except certificates evidencing membership interests (including Preferred Membership Interests) issued to its Related Originators in connection with its formation, or incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable for or in respect of any obligation other than, (i) with respect to each Seller, such Seller’s liability for and guarantee of each other Seller’s Obligations as contemplated





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hereby, (ii) as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents and (iii) ordinary course operating expenses;

(ii)    no Seller shall sell, pledge or dispose of any of its assets, except as permitted by, or as provided in, the Transaction Documents;

(iii)    no Seller shall purchase any asset (or make any investment, by share purchase, loan or otherwise) except as permitted by, or as provided in, the Transaction Documents;

(iv)    no Seller shall make any payment, directly or indirectly, to, or for the account or benefit of, any owner of any Voting Securities, security interest or equity interest in such Seller or any Affiliate of any such owner (except, in each case, as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents);

(v)    no Seller shall make, declare or otherwise commence or become obligated in respect of, any dividend, stock or other security redemption or purchase, distribution or other payment to, or for the account or benefit of, any owner of any Voting Securities, Preferred Membership Interests or other equity interest in such Seller to any such owner or any Affiliate of any such owner other than from funds received by it under Article III and so long as, in any case, the result would not directly or indirectly cause such Seller to be considered insolvent;

(vi)    No Seller shall have any employees; and

(vii)    Each Seller will provide for not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent of any removal, replacement or appointment of any director that is currently serving or is proposed to be appointed as an Independent Manager of such Seller, such notice to include the identity of the proposed replacement Independent Manager, together with a certification that such replacement satisfies the requirements for an Independent Manager set forth in this Agreement and the limited liability company agreement of such Seller.

ARTICLE VIII

ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION

SECTION 8.1     Designation of the Servicer .

(a)     Sprint Spectrum as the Servicer . The servicing, administering and collection of the Pool Receivables relating to each Receivable Pool on behalf of the Sellers, the Administrative Agents, Purchaser Agents, the Collateral Agent and Purchasers shall be conducted in accordance with this Agreement by the Person designated as the Servicer hereunder (the “ Servicer ”) from time to time in accordance with this Section 8.1 . Until the Collateral Agent (with the consent, or acting at the direction of, the Purchaser Agents) delivers to Sprint Spectrum and the Sellers a





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Successor Notice in accordance with Section 8.1(b) , Sprint Spectrum is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof. The Servicer shall receive a Servicing Fee in respect of the Receivable Pools, payable as described in Article III , for the performance of its duties hereunder.

(b)     Successor Notice . In the event that an Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing, upon the written direction of the Required Purchasers or the Administrative Agents acting jointly, the Collateral Agent shall, by notice to Sprint Spectrum and Sellers, immediately designate a successor Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof (a “ Successor Notice ”) which such successor shall not be a Competitor and shall be selected by the Administrative Agents acting jointly; it being understood and agreed that, in any event, any Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) serve as successor Servicer. Upon receipt of a Successor Notice, Sprint Spectrum agrees that it shall terminate its activities as the Servicer hereunder in a manner that the Administrative Agents reasonably believe will facilitate the transition of the performance of such activities to the successor Servicer, and successor Servicer shall assume each and all of Sprint Spectrum’s obligations to service and administer the Pool Receivables, on the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, and Sprint Spectrum shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist such successor Servicer in assuming such obligations. The Collateral Agent shall not give, and the Administrative Agents and the Purchasers shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to give, Sprint Spectrum a Successor Notice except after the occurrence of any Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing.

(c)     Subservicers; Subcontracts . Except as provided in clauses (d) and (e) below, the Servicer may not subcontract with any Person or otherwise delegate any of its duties or obligations hereunder except to any of its Affiliates or with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided , that, notwithstanding any such designation, delegation or subcontract (including as provided in clauses (d) or (e) below) or any replacement or substitution of Servicer pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above, the Servicer shall remain primarily and directly liable for the performance of all the duties and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof.

(d)     Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement . The Servicer may delegate its duties and obligations to service and collect the Receivables hereunder to Amdocs pursuant to the terms of the Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement; provided , however , that:  (i) the Servicer shall remain primarily and directly liable hereunder for the performance of such delegated duties and obligations of the Servicer, and (ii) the Sellers, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers shall have the right to look solely to the Servicer for performance of such delegated duties and obligations of the Servicer.

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the terms of the TransCentra Sub-Servicing Agreement; provided , however , that:  (i) the Servicer shall remain primarily and directly liable hereunder for the performance of such delegated duties and obligations of the Servicer, and (ii) the Sellers, the Administrative Agents, the Purchaser Agents, the Collateral Agent and the Purchasers shall have the right to look solely to the Servicer for performance of such delegated duties and obligations of the Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing and in addition to the Administrative Agents’ and the Collateral Agent’s other rights and remedies hereunder and under applicable law, if an Event of Termination, Non-Reinvestment Event or Collection Control Event has occurred and remains continuing, then, upon the written direction of the Required Purchasers or any Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent shall instruct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall promptly (but not later than two Business Days following such instruction) if so instructed, do either of the following, as selected by the Administrative Agents (acting jointly and in their joint discretion): (A) immediately terminate TransCentra’s right to access and control the TransCentra Serviced Lock-Boxes and any cash, checks, instruments or other remittances received from time to time therein and provide the Collateral Agent or its designee with the exclusive right to access and control the TransCentra Serviced Lock-Boxes and any cash, checks, instruments or other remittances received from time to time therein (including by delivering written instructions to such effect to the post office or postmaster maintaining the TransCentra Serviced Lock-Boxes), or (B) deliver to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent a written agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agents (in their sole discretion) executed by the Servicer and TransCentra, pursuant to which TransCentra acknowledges and agrees (x) to the Sellers’ and the Collateral Agent’s ownership and security interests in the cash, checks, instruments or other remittances received from time to time in the TransCentra Serviced Lock-Boxes, (y) that TransCentra has no Adverse Claim on, or other right to, any cash, checks, instruments or other remittances received from time to time in the TransCentra Serviced Lock-Boxes and (z) that TransCentra shall follow the Collateral Agent’s instructions under the TransCentra Sub-Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, with respect to the processing and deposit of such remittances and the TransCentra Serviced Lock-Boxes), rather than those of the Servicer or its Affiliates. The Sellers and the Servicer shall take any further action that the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent may reasonably request to effect the transactions described in the foregoing sentence.

SECTION 8.2     Duties of the Servicer . The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such actions as may be necessary or advisable to collect, administer and service each Pool Receivable relating to each Receivable Pool from time to time with reasonable care and diligence and, in any event, with no less care and diligence than it uses in the collection, administration and servicing of its own assets, and in accordance in all material respects with (i) applicable Laws and (ii) the Credit and Collection Policy. The Sellers, the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, Purchasers and Purchaser Agents hereby acknowledge and agree to this appointment of the Servicer.

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Servicer shall allocate the amount of each Obligation payable to the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser, any Indemnified Party or any Affected Party to the Receivable Pool to which such obligation is directly attributable. If the amounts payable in respect of any Obligation are not directly attributable to a single Receivable Pool, the Servicer shall (or, upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event, the Collateral Agent shall) allocate such amounts to each Receivable Pool based upon the respective Allocation Percentage for each such Receivable Pool.

(b)     Extension and Modification of Receivables . So long as no Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event is continuing, the Servicer, may, in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy extend, waive, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivables relating to a Receivable Pool, or amend, waive, or otherwise modify in any material respect any term or condition to any Contract related thereto as the Servicer may reasonably determine to be appropriate to maximize Collections thereof; provided , that, (A) after giving effect to such extension, amendment, waiver or other modification, the sum of Purchasers’ Pool Investment and the Required Reserves in respect of such Receivable Pool at such time shall not exceed the Net Portfolio Balance of such Receivable Pool at such time, and (B) no such extension, amendment, waiver or other modification shall make or be deemed to make any such Pool Receivable current or otherwise modify the aging thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any right it may have to do so under the terms of any Lease Contract, the Servicer shall not discontinue (or permit to be discontinued) the leasing program under which the Lease Receivables were originated if doing so would result in the forgiveness of any remaining payments due under any Lease Contract.

(c)     Documents and Records . The Sellers shall deliver (and cause each Originator to deliver) to the Servicer, and the Servicer shall hold in trust for the Sellers, each Originator, each Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser, all Records (and any original documents relating thereto) (and after the occurrence of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing, shall deliver the same to the Collateral Agent or its designees promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s written request). Upon written request of the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent, the Servicer shall provide the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents with the location(s) of all Records (and any original documents relating thereto).
















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(d)     Certain Duties of the Servicer and the Sellers . The Servicer shall, as soon as practicable, following receipt of the collections or proceeds of any Receivable that is not a Pool Receivable, or a Related Asset, Lease Contract or any other property included in the grant set forth in Section 9.1 , turn over such collection to the Person entitled to such collection. The Servicer, if other than Sprint Spectrum (or any of its Affiliates), shall, as soon as practicable upon demand, deliver to the Sellers (A) all documents, instruments, books, records, purchase orders, agreements, reports and other information (including computer programs, tapes, disks, other information storage media, data processing software and related property and rights) in its possession that evidence or relate to Receivables of the Sellers other than Pool Receivables and the Obligors of such Receivables, and (B) copies of all Records in its possession.

(e)     Termination . The Servicer’s authorization as such under this Agreement shall terminate upon the Final Payout Date.

(f)     Power of Attorney . The Sellers, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Purchaser hereby grant to the Servicer an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take in the name of the Sellers any and all steps which are necessary or advisable to endorse, negotiate or otherwise realize on any writing or other right of any kind held or transmitted by the Sellers or transmitted or received by the Sellers in connection with any Pool Receivable or under the related Records.

(g)     Resignation of Sprint Spectrum as the Servicer . Sprint Spectrum shall not resign in its capacity as the Servicer hereunder without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, which consent shall be given or withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent.

SECTION 8.3     Rights of the Collateral Agent . In addition to all of its other rights herein including under Articles IX and X , under the other Transaction Documents or at Law or in equity, the Administrative Agents and Collateral Agent shall have the other following rights set forth in this Section 8.3 :

(a)     Notice to Obligors . At any time during the continuance of any Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event, upon the written direction of the Required Purchasers or the Administrative Agents acting jointly, (A) the Collateral Agent shall notify the Obligors of Pool Receivables, or any of them, of its interests in the Asset Portfolios and the Lease Contracts, and instruct them to make payments on the Pool Receivables as instructed by, the Collateral Agent and (B) the Servicer shall (on behalf of the Sellers), at the Sellers’ expense, give notice of the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Pool Receivables to each said Obligor and instruct them to make payments on the Pool Receivables as instructed in writing by, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agents acting jointly.

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Collateral Agent may (or shall if so directed by the Required Purchasers or any Administrative Agent), and is hereby authorized to, assume exclusive dominion and control over the Lock-Box Accounts, and the Sellers and the Servicer shall take any further action that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to effect such assumption.

(c)     Control . At any time during the continuance of any Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event, the Collateral Agent (i) may (or shall if so directed by the Required Purchasers or any Administrative Agent), and is hereby authorized to, assume exclusive dominion and control over the Cap Reserve Account and (ii) if directed by the Required Purchasers, to utilize the amounts on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account to purchase or cause the Servicer to purchase one or more Eligible Interest Rate Caps pursuant to Section 8.9 . The Sellers and the Servicer agree to take all such further actions that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to effect such assumption and rights contemplated by this Section 8.3(c) .

(d)     Other Rights . At any time during the continuance of any Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event, the Servicer shall, (A) at the Collateral Agent’s request and at the Sellers’ expense, assemble all of the Records and deliver such Records to the Collateral Agent or its designee and (B) at the request of the Collateral Agent or its designee, exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder, under any other Transaction Document, under any Lease Contract, Pool Receivable or under any Related Asset (to the extent permitted hereunder or thereunder). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time, each of the Servicer and the Sellers shall upon the request of any Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or its designee and at the Sellers’ expense:

(I)      authorize, execute (if required) and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate; and
(II)      mark its master data processing records evidencing that the Pool Receivables have been sold in accordance with this Agreement.
(e)     Additional Financing Statements; Performance by the Administrative Agents . Each Seller hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent or their respective designees to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto and assignments thereof, or any similar instruments in any relevant jurisdiction relative to all or any of the Lease Devices, Lease Contracts, Pool Receivables and Related Assets now existing or hereafter arising in the name of such Seller. Each Seller agrees that a similar filing against it may also be filed for the purposes hereof and to perfect the security interest and transfers created hereby. If any Seller fails to perform any of its agreements or obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any of their respective designees may (but shall not be required to) itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of the Collateral Agent






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or any such Administrative Agent or its designee incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Sellers as provided in Section 13.6 .

SECTION 8.4     Responsibilities of the Servicer . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding:

(a)     Contracts . The Servicer shall perform all of its obligations under the Records, so long as it is an Affiliate of any Seller, to the same extent as if the Asset Portfolios had not been sold hereunder and the exercise by the Collateral Agent or its designee of its rights hereunder shall not relieve the Servicer from such obligations.

(b)     Limitation of Liability . None of the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or any Purchaser Agent shall have any obligation or liability with respect to any Lease Device, Lease Contract, ISC Contract, ISC Dealer Agreement, Pool Receivables or Related Assets related thereto, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of the Servicer, any Originator or any Seller thereunder.

SECTION 8.5     Further Action Evidencing Purchases and
Reinvestments . Each Seller agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it shall (or cause the Servicer to) promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further actions, that the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any of their respective designees may reasonably request or that are reasonably necessary in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the transactions contemplated by the other Transaction Documents and the assignment or transfer of the ISC Dealer Contracts and related ISC Dealer Receivables from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator.

SECTION 8.6     Application of Collections . Unless the Collateral Agent instructs otherwise, any payment by an Obligor in respect of any Pool Receivable shall, except as otherwise specified in writing or otherwise by such Obligor, required by Law or by the underlying Contract, be applied using the same systems, practices and procedures as Servicer uses for the application of payments on all of the receivables serviced by it for itself and its Affiliates whether or not such payments are being made with respect to Pool Receivables; provided , that, notwithstanding any election by the Obligor or any customary practices of the Servicer, if any Lease Upgrade Payment Amount is payable with respect to any Pool Receivable relating to such Obligor, any payments by such Obligor shall be applied to the Lease Upgradeable Receivable for which such Lease Upgrade Payment Amount exists until such Lease Upgrade Payment Amount is paid in full.

SECTION 8.7     Collections outside the Lock-Box Accounts . Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Transaction Document to the contrary, the Servicer and the Sellers shall be permitted to instruct Obligors to cause Collections with respect to Pool Receivables to an account that is not a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement and deposit such Collections in an account that is not a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement (“ Non Lock-Box Receivables ”); provided , that the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that are Non Lock-Box Receivables relating to any Receivable Pool does not exceed 8.00% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in respect of such Receivable Pool at any time.




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SECTION 8.8     Clean-up Call . At any time that the aggregate Purchasers’ Total Investment in respect of all three Receivable Pools is less than 10% of the aggregate Purchasers’ Total Commitment in respect of all three Receivable Pools in effect on the date hereof, the Servicer may, upon ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, repurchase all Receivables, Related Assets and Collections from the Purchasers relating to the Receivable Pools at a price equal to the outstanding Purchasers’ Total Investment and all Obligations and other amounts owing to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and the other Affected Parties as of the effective date of such repurchase; provided , however , that no such repurchase shall occur unless, prior thereto, or concurrently therewith, the aggregate Purchasers’ Total Commitment in respect of all three Receivable Pools has been reduced to zero in accordance with Section 3.2(c) . Such repurchase price in respect of the Receivables relating to each Receivable Pool shall be paid in cash by deposit to a Lock-Box Account and shall be deemed to be “Collections” for all purposes.

SECTION 8.9     Cap Reserve Account; Hedging; Calculation Agents .

(a)    On and after the Restatement Effective Date, the Servicer shall cause to be maintained, in the name of a Seller and subject to a Control Agreement, a deposit account at an Eligible Bank, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit and security of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Affected Parties (the “ Cap Reserve Account ”).  If, at any time, the Cap Reserve Account ceases to be maintained with an Eligible Bank, such Seller shall, as promptly as practicable and in any event within thirty (30) days after it, any Originator, any Seller or Sprint Corporation has actual knowledge thereof, (i) establish a new Cap Reserve Account with a depository institution that is an Eligible Bank, (ii) transfer any amounts held in the existing Cap Reserve Account to such new Cap Reserve Account, and (iii) cause such Eligible Bank to enter into a Control Agreement.  After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Termination, a Non-Reinvestment Event or a Collection Control Event, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to deliver a “Notice of Exclusive Control” under and as defined in the Control Agreement, whereupon the Cap Reserve Account shall be in the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent for the benefit and security of the Affected Parties.  The Collateral Agent shall not deliver a “Notice of Exclusive Control” under and as defined in the Control Agreement except after the occurrence and during the continuation of an  Event of Termination, a Non-Reinvestment Event or a Collection Control Event.  The Control Agreement shall be effective to give the Collateral Agent “control” of the Cap Reserve Account within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC.

(b)    On the Third Amendment Date, the Sellers and the Servicer shall cause the amount on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account to equal the Cap Reserve Amount. After the Third Amendment Date, the Servicer shall remit all Cap Deficiency Amounts to the Cap Reserve Account in accordance with clause (iv) of Section 1.3(c) . On or after the Third Amendment Date, amounts on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account shall be used solely to purchase one or more Eligible Interest Rate Hedges that are interest rate caps; provided , that if as of any Reporting Date the amounts on deposit in, or to the credit of the Cap Reserve Account exceed the then current Cap Reserve Amount as reported to the Servicer immediately prior to such Reporting Date and no Specified Unmatured Event, Event of Termination, Collection Control





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Event or Non-Reinvestment Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Servicer may withdraw from the Cap Reserve Account an amount equal to such excess and apply such funds in accordance with Section 1.3 . Except as expressly provided in clause (iv) of Section 1.3(c) , amounts set aside and held in trust pursuant to Section 1.3 in respect of the Cap Reserve Amount, shall be used solely to fund the Cap Reserve Account.

(c)    The Sellers shall maintain Eligible Interest Rate Hedges sufficient to satisfy the Hedge Requirements at all times. Prior to the Purchase Termination Date and solely to the extent that after giving effect thereto no Cap Deficiency Amount exists, the Sellers may utilize funds on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account to purchase one or more Eligible Interest Rate Hedges that are interest rate caps in order to satisfy the Hedge Requirements. Not later than the date that is five (5) Business Days after the Purchase Termination Date, the Sellers shall, from funds on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account, purchase one or more Eligible Interest Rate Hedges that are interest rate caps with a strike rate not greater than the Cap LIBO Rate on such date plus 1.00%, such that all Hedge Requirements applicable on and after the Purchase Termination Date will be satisfied (including pursuant to clause (e) in the definition of Hedge Requirements). If the available funds on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account are not sufficient to purchase any Eligible Interest Rate Hedge as required pursuant to this Section 8.9(c) , the Sellers and the Servicer jointly and severally agree to fund such deficiency. If at any time the aggregate notional amount of all Hedge Transactions that are interest rate swaps exceeds an amount equal to 110% of the Hedged Pool Investment, the Sellers (or the Servicer on their behalf) shall promptly (but not later than fifteen (15) days after such event) terminate or amend such Hedge Transactions, such that the aggregate notional amount thereof does not exceed 100% of the Hedged Pool Investments. The Sellers (or the Servicer on their behalf) shall make terminations or amendments in consultation with the Administrative Agents in a manner consistent with minimizing the resulting Hedge Breakage, maintaining compliance with the Hedge Requirements and maintaining the intended interest rate protection for the Transactions contemplated hereby. Upon entering into each Hedge Transaction, the Sellers (or the Servicer on their behalf) shall allocate all or a portion of the notional amount of such Hedge Transaction to the ISC Exposure Amount or the Lease Exposure Amount consistent with maintaining compliance with the Hedge Requirements.  The Sellers (or the Servicer on their behalf) may reallocate such notional amount to or from the ISC Exposure Amount to or from the Lease Exposure Amount from time to time with the mutual consent of the ISC Administrative Agent and the Lease Administrative Agent (such consents not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) so long as after giving effect to such reallocation, the Hedge Requirements are satisfied, no Cap Deficiency Amount Exists and no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing; provided , that any such reallocation shall be designated in accordance with Section 8.9(d) and take effect on the next occurring Reporting Date or Purchase Date.

(d)    In connection with the determination of the Cap Reserve Amount, on or prior to the fourth (4 th ) Business Day prior to such Reporting Date or Purchase Date, the Servicer shall provide each Cap Calculation Agent with the following information: (A) the strike rate proposed by the Servicer to the Cap Calculation Agents, which proposed strike rate shall not exceed the Cap LIBO Rate on such date plus 1.00%, (B) the Servicer’s reasonable estimate of the ISC Exposure Amount and Lease Exposure Amount as of the next occurring Settlement Date or Purchase Date (after giving effect to any anticipated increases or reductions in the ISC Exposure






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Amount or Lease Exposure Amount occurring on such date), which estimated amount shall not be less than the current ISC Exposure Amount or Lease Exposure Amount if the Hedge Requirements are not then satisfied, a Cap Deficiency Amount Exists or an Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing and (C) any anticipated reallocation of the notional amount of existing Hedge Transactions as of the next occurring Reporting Date or Purchase Date.

(e)    The Sellers agree that any Cap Calculation Agent, other than the ISC Administrative Agent or the Lease Administrative Agent acting in such capacity, shall enter into an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents, for the benefit of the Parties to this Agreement to undertake the responsibilities of a Cap Calculation Agent set forth in this Agreement.

(f)    The Sellers and the Servicer agree that, on or prior the designation of any Cap Calculation Agent in accordance with the definition thereof (or, (x) in the case of the ISC Administrative Agent acting in that capacity, on or prior to the date which is the three month anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date or (y) in the case of the Lease Administrative Agent acting in that capacity, on or prior to the initial Purchase relating to the Lease Receivable Pool hereunder), the Sellers shall have (i) entered into an ISDA Master Agreement with one or more Eligible Counterparties that are, or are Affiliates of, such Cap Calculation Agent, and (ii) agreed with such Eligible Counterparties upon a form of a confirmation (together with a schedule, if applicable) under such ISDA Master Agreement for each Eligible Interest Rate Cap to be purchased from each such Eligible Counterparties, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents.

(g)    The Sellers hereby grant to the ISC Administrative Agent, the Lease Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take, in the name of the Sellers, any and all steps which are necessary or advisable (as determined by the ISC Administrative Agent, the Lease Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, acting jointly) to purchase one or more Eligible Interest Rate Hedges that are interest rate caps from Eligible Counterparties using funds on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account in accordance with this Section 8.9 at any time when an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing or when the Sellers shall have otherwise failed to purchase or maintain an Eligible Interest Rate Cap when required pursuant to this Section 8.9 . If the amount of funds on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account is not sufficient to purchase such Eligible Interest Rate Cap, the Sellers and the Servicer jointly and severally agree to fund such deficiency or indemnify the ISC Administrative Agent, the Lease Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable for any amounts funded in connection therewith.

SECTION 8.10     Seller Hedge Maintenance Account . With respect to any Hedge Transaction, in the event variation margin or other collateral is required to be collected by the related Hedge Counterparty, the Sellers or the Servicer on behalf of the Sellers shall cause the applicable Hedge Counterparty to open and maintain an account (each, a “ Seller Hedge Maintenance Account ”) in the name of, or for the benefit of, the applicable Hedge Counterparty to hold funds posted as variation margin or collateral by or on behalf of any Seller pursuant to the Sellers’ obligations under one or more Hedge Transactions; provided , however ,





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that if a Seller Hedge Maintenance Account is opened by a Hedge Counterparty, such Hedge Counterparty may hold third-party funds in such account to the extent permitted under the related Hedge Transaction. Seller Hedge Maintenance Accounts may be funded (a) through deposits directly by any Seller (i) from funds available for such purposes under clause (vii) of Section 3.1(d) or (ii) from funds available to it for its own account, as applicable, or (b) through a capital contribution from the owner of the membership interests of such Seller. Amounts in a Seller Hedge Maintenance Account may be invested and withdrawn in accordance with the related account documentation and Hedge Transactions.

SECTION 8.11     Counterparty Hedge Maintenance Account . With respect to any Hedge Transaction, in the event upfront margin, variation margin or other collateral is required to be posted by the related Hedge Counterparty, the Sellers shall cause to be established an account in the name of a custodian unaffiliated with the Seller or the Counterparty (each a “ Counterparty Hedge Maintenance Account ”), and each Seller shall instruct such Hedge Counterparty to deposit funds into such Counterparty Hedge Maintenance Account in accordance with the terms of such Hedge Transaction. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the only permitted withdrawal of collateral posted by a Hedge Counterparty from, or application of such posted collateral on deposit in, or otherwise to the credit of, such Counterparty Hedge Maintenance Account shall be: (i) for application to obligations of the related Hedge Counterparty to the Sellers under the related Hedge Transaction or (ii) to return the collateral to the related Hedge Counterparty when and as required by the related Hedge Transaction. Each Seller’s rights of enforcement under a Hedge Transaction (including with respect to posted margin) is hereby assigned to the Collateral Agent.

ARTICLE IX

SECURITY INTEREST

SECTION 9.1     Grant of Security Interest . Without limiting Section 1.2(c) or (d) , to secure all Obligations of the Sellers and all other amounts owing to any Affected Party under or in connection with this Agreement and each other Transaction Document, whether now or hereafter existing, due or to become due, direct or indirect, or absolute or contingent, including, all Indemnified Amounts, payments on account of Collections received or deemed to be received and fees and expenses, in each case pro rata according to the respective amounts thereof, each Seller hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Affected Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Affected Parties, a security interest in all of the following: all of such Seller’s right, title and interest now or hereafter existing in, to and under the following of such Seller’s assets, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired, and wherever located (whether or not in the possession or control of such Seller), and all proceeds of the foregoing (collectively, and together with the Asset Portfolios relating to the Receivable Pools, the “ Collateral ”): (I) all Receivables comprising each Receivable Pool; (II) the Related Assets in respect of each Receivable Pool; (III) the Collections in respect of each Receivable Pool; (IV) all Lock-Box Accounts in respect of each Receivable Pool and all funds on deposit therein and each Seller’s rights of enforcement under a Hedge Transaction (including with respect to posted margin) with respect to the Counterparty Hedge Maintenance Account; (V) all Chattel Paper in respect of each Receivable Pool; (VI) all Contracts (including, without limitation, Lease Contracts, notwithstanding





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anything to the contrary in Sections 1.2(c) or 1.2(d) ); (VII) all Deposit Accounts; (VIII) all Documents in respect of each Receivable Pool; (IX) all Payment Intangibles in respect of each Receivable Pool; (X) all General Intangibles in respect of each Receivable Pool; (XI) all Instruments in respect of each Receivable Pool; (XII) all Inventory in respect of each Receivable Pool; (XIII) all Investment Property in respect of each Receivable Pool; (XIV) all letter of credit rights and supporting obligations in respect of each Receivable Pool; (XV) the Sale Agreement and all rights and remedies of such Seller thereunder; (XVI) all Hedge Transactions, the right to receive all Cap Payments and Net Swap Payments thereunder and all other rights and remedies in respect thereof, (XVII), all other assets in the Asset Portfolio relating to each Receivable Pool; (XVIII) all rights, interests, remedies and privileges of such Seller relating to any of the foregoing (including the right to sue for past, present or future infringement of any or all of the foregoing; and (XIX) to the extent not otherwise included, all products and Proceeds (each capitalized term in clauses (I) through ( XIX) not otherwise defined in this Agreement, as defined in the UCC) of each of the foregoing clauses (I) through (XVIII) and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of each of the foregoing (including insurance proceeds), and all distributions (whether in money, securities or other property) and collections from or with respect to any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall not include the Lease Devices, but this sentence shall not derogate from any right the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Purchasers or the Purchaser Agents may have (under Applicable Law or otherwise) to seek or obtain an involuntary Lien (including, without limitation, a judgment lien) on any Lease Device now owned or hereafter acquired by any Seller.

Each Seller hereby authorizes the filing of financing statements, including those filed under Section 8.3(d) , describing the collateral covered thereby as “all of debtor’s personal property and assets other than the Lease Devices” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the collateral described in this Section 9.1 . This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable Law.
SECTION 9.2     Remedies; Waiver . Upon, or at any time after, the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date pursuant to this Section 9.2 , no Purchases or Reinvestments in respect of any Receivable Pool thereafter will be made. Upon the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date pursuant to this Section 9.2 , the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Purchasers, shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies under this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or under applicable Law, all other rights and remedies provided under the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction and other applicable Laws (including all the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the UCC (including the right to sell any or all of the Collateral subject hereto)), all of which rights shall be cumulative. To the fullest extent it may lawfully so agree, each Seller agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, claim, plead, or take any benefit or advantage of any appraisal, valuation, stay, extension, moratorium, redemption or similar Law now or hereafter in force in order to prevent, delay, or hinder the enforcement hereof or the absolute sale of any part of the Collateral; each Seller for itself and all who claim through it, so far as it or they now or hereafter lawfully may do so, hereby waives the benefit of all such Laws and all right to have the Collateral marshaled upon any foreclosure hereof, and agrees that any court having jurisdiction to foreclose this Agreement may order the sale of the Collateral in its entirety. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Seller hereby waives and releases






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any and all right to require the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent to collect any of such obligations from any specific item or items of the Collateral or from any other party liable as guarantor or in any other manner in respect of any of such obligations or from any collateral for any of such obligations. Upon, or anytime after, the occurrence of an Event of Termination (other than an Event of Termination described in Section 10.1(c) ) or Non-Reinvestment Event that remains continuing, the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent shall, at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Purchasers, by notice to the Servicer (on the Sellers’ behalf) declare the Purchase Termination Date to have occurred and the Liquidation Period to have commenced and shall have all of the remedies set forth in Section 9.2 or otherwise herein. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination described in Section 10.1(c) , the Purchase Termination Date shall occur and the Liquidation Period shall commence automatically.

ARTICLE X

EVENTS OF TERMINATION

SECTION 10.1     Events of Termination . The following events shall be “ Events of Termination ” hereunder:

(a)    Any of the following events:

(i)    any Seller, Servicer, any Originator or Sprint Corporation shall fail to perform or observe any covenant or agreement as and when required hereunder or under any other Transaction Document (other than any covenant or agreement referred to in clause (a)(ii) below) and such failure remains unremedied for thirty (30) days after the earlier of the date (A) such Person receives notice of such failure from the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent or (B) a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge of such failure;

(ii)    any of the following shall occur: any Seller, Servicer, any Originator or Sprint Corporation shall fail to make any payment or deposit or transfer of monies required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Transaction Document (including, without limitation, any obligation of an Originator to pay the Lease Upgrade Payment Amount in accordance with the Sale Agreement) as and when due and such failure is not remedied within three (3) Business Days after the earlier of the date (A) such Person receives notice of such failure from the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent or (B) a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge of such failure;

(iii)    the Servicer shall fail to deliver any Information Package when due pursuant to Section 3.1(a) and such failure is not remedied within two (2) Business Days;

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when made or deemed to be made (without duplication as to any materiality modifiers, qualifications, or limitations applicable thereto) for a period of ten (10) days after the earlier of the date (i) such Person receives notice thereof from the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent, or (ii) a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge thereof (unless such representation or warranty relates solely to one or more specific Pool Receivables and Seller makes a Deemed Collection payment with respect to such Pool Receivable if and as required pursuant to Section 3.2(a)) ;

(c)    an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred with respect to any Seller, the Servicer, Sprint Corporation, any Originator or Sprint Corporation;

(d)    a Change of Control shall occur;

(e)    (A) The Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Purchasers, fails at any time to have a valid ownership interest or first priority perfected security interest in the Pool Receivables, Lease Contracts and any Related Assets (or any portion thereof) and all identifiable cash proceeds of any of the foregoing, in each case, free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than any Permitted Adverse Claim) or (B) the Collateral Agent shall fail to have a valid first priority perfected security interest in each Lock-Box Account;

(f)    An ERISA Event shall have occurred that is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that the occurrence of any ERISA Event that results in or is reasonably expected to result in the imposition of a lien by the PBGC on the assets of any Seller shall be considered as reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(g)    any of Servicer, Sprint Corporation, any Seller or any Originator, shall be (i) required to register as an “investment company” or (ii) “controlled” by an “Investment Company”, in each case, under (and as defined in) the Investment Company Act;

(h)    any material provision of this Agreement, the Sale Agreement, the Fee Letters, the Lock-Box Agreements or the Performance Support Agreement shall cease to be the valid and binding obligation enforceable against the Servicer, Sprint Corporation, any Seller or any Originator;

(i)    any Seller shall fail to pay in full all of its Obligations to the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser hereunder on or prior to the Legal Final;

(j)    one or more final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000,000 (or, in the case of a judgment rendered against any Seller, individually, $15,325) shall be rendered against Sprint Corporation (or any Significant Subsidiary) and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of Sprint Corporation (or any Significant Subsidiary) to enforce any such judgment; or







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(k)    the Performance Support Agreement is canceled, rescinded, amended or modified without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent.

An Event of Termination shall be deemed to be continuing until waived in writing by each Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Required Purchasers.

ARTICLE XI

PURCHASER AGENTS; COLLATERAL AGENT;
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS;
CERTAIN RELATED MATTERS

SECTION 11.1     Limited Liability of Purchasers, Purchase r Agents,
Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents . The obligations of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent under the Transaction Documents are solely the corporate obligations of such Person. Except with respect to any claim arising out of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person, no claim may be made by any Seller, any Originator, the Servicer, Sprint Spectrum or Sprint Corporation against the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or any Purchaser Agent or their respective Affiliates, directors, members, managers, officers, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and each Seller and the Servicer hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages not expressly permitted by this Section 11.1 , whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the contrary: (i) in no event shall the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent ever be required to take any action which exposes it to personal liability or which is contrary to the provision of any Transaction Document or applicable Law and (ii) neither the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent nor any Purchaser Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any party hereto or any other Person, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities on the part of the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent shall be read into this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent shall act solely as the agent of the Purchasers and the Purchaser Agents, as applicable, and does not assume nor shall be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship of trust or agency with or for any Seller, any Originator, the Servicer, Sprint Spectrum, Sprint Corporation or any other Person.

SECTION 11.2     Authorization and Action of each Purchaser
Agent . By its execution hereof, in the case of each Conduit Purchaser and Committed Purchaser, and by accepting the benefits hereof, each Enhancement Provider and Liquidity Provider, each such party hereby designates and appoints its related Purchaser Agent to



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take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to such Purchaser Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Purchaser Agent reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take any actions and exercise any rights or remedies, in each case, authorized or provided for under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and any related agreements and documents.

SECTION 11.3     Authorization and Action of each
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent . By its execution hereof, in the case of each Conduit Purchaser, Committed Purchaser and Purchaser Agent, each such party hereby designates and appoints each of BTMU, Mizuho and SMBCSI as an Administrative Agent and Mizuho as Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to such party by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take any actions and exercise any rights or remedies, in each case, authorized or provided for under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and any related agreements and documents. To the extent any provision of any Transaction Document requires the mutual agreement of the Administrative Agents and/or the Collateral Agent in order for one or all of the Administrative Agents and/or the Collateral Agent to take any action, and a mutual agreement cannot be reached between the Administrative Agents, the course of action selected in writing by the Required Purchasers shall control.  If any provision of any Transaction Document permits the Collateral Agent or an Administrative Agent to take any action in its discretion, this paragraph shall not limit such discretionary right. 

SECTION 11.4     Delegation of Duties of each Purchaser Agent . Each Purchaser Agent may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Purchaser Agent shall be responsible to any Purchaser in its Purchaser Group for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in fact selected by it with reasonable care.

SECTION 11.5     Delegation of Duties of each Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Agent . The Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any Administrative Agent shall be responsible to any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent or any other Person for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in fact selected by it with reasonable care.

SECTION 11.6     Successor Administrative Agent and Collateral
Agent . (a) An Administrative Agent may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the Servicer (on the Sellers’ behalf), the other Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, resign as an Administrative Agent. Such resignation shall not become effective until a successor agent (which may be the other Administrative Agent) (i) is appointed by the Required Purchasers and so long as no Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing, by the Servicer (on the Sellers’ behalf) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and (ii) has accepted such appointment. Upon such acceptance of its appointment as an Administrative Agent





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hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of such retiring Administrative Agent, and such retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents.

(b)    The Collateral Agent may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the Servicer (on the Sellers’ behalf), the Administrative Agents and each Purchaser Agent, resign as Collateral Agent. Such resignation shall not become effective until a successor Collateral Agent (which shall be an Administrative Agent prior to the occurrence of an Event of Termination) (i) is appointed by the Required Purchasers and so long as no Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing, by the Servicer (on the Sellers’ behalf) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and (ii) has accepted such appointment. Upon such acceptance of its appointment as the Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of such retiring Collateral Agent, and such retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents.

SECTION 11.7     Indemnification . Each Committed Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (to the extent not reimbursed by the Sellers or the Servicer and without limiting the obligation of the Sellers or the Servicer to do so), ratably in accordance with its aggregate Pool Commitments from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, settlements, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind whatsoever (including in connection with any investigative or threatened proceeding, whether or not such Person is designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Collateral Agent or any such Administrative Agent for such Person as a result of, or related to, any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the execution, delivery or performance of the Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection therewith, including any ISC Dealer Agreement and the related assignment or transfer of an ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable from an ISC Dealer to an Originator (but excluding any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, settlements, costs, expenses or disbursements to the extent resulting solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction).

SECTION 11.8     Reliance, etc. Without limiting the generality of Section 11.1 , the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent: (a) may consult with legal counsel, independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b) makes no warranty or representation to any Purchaser or any other holder of any interest in Pool Receivables and shall not be responsible to any Purchaser or any such other holder for any statements, warranties or representations made by other Persons in or in connection with any Transaction Document; (c) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of any Transaction Document on the part of the Sellers or to inspect the property (including the books and records)







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of the Sellers; (d) shall not be responsible to any Purchaser or any other holder of any interest in Pool Receivables for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of any Transaction Document; and (e) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.

SECTION 11.9     Purchasers and Affiliates . Each of the Purchasers, the Purchaser Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and any of their respective Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with any Seller, any Originator, the Servicer, Sprint Corporation or any Obligor, any of their respective Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of any Seller, any Originator, the Servicer, Sprint Corporation or any Obligor or any of their respective Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, the failure of the representation and warranty set forth in Section 6.1(u) with respect to the business and financial affairs of the Purchasers to be true or correct shall not (x) constitute a default, Event of Termination or Unmatured Event of Termination or (y) require the Sellers or Servicer to indemnify or otherwise reimburse any Affected Party for any losses related thereto.

SECTION 11.10     Sharing of Recoveries . Each Purchaser agrees that if it receives any recovery, through set-off, judicial action or otherwise, on any amount payable or recoverable hereunder in a greater proportion than should have been received hereunder or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions hereof, then the recipient of such recovery shall purchase for cash an interest in amounts owing to the other Purchasers (as return of Investment or otherwise), without representation or warranty except for the representation and warranty that such interest is being sold by each such other Purchaser free and clear of any Lien created or granted by such other Purchaser, in the amount necessary to create proportional participation by the Purchaser in such recovery. If all or any portion of such amount is thereafter recovered from the recipient, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

SECTION 11.11     Non-Reliance . Each Purchaser expressly acknowledges that none of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Purchaser Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, members, partners, certificateholders, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, or any Purchaser Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Seller, the Servicer or any Originator, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent. Each Purchaser represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent that, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any other Purchaser and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will continue to make its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and






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other conditions and creditworthiness of the Sellers, the Servicer, the Originators, and the Receivables and its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to take, or omit, action under any Transaction Document. Without limiting the foregoing, the Purchasers and the Purchasers Agents acknowledge and agree that (i) the Administrative Agents have made certain of their own analytics, credit evaluations, models and/or projections regarding the performance and expected performance of the Receivable Pools available to certain Purchasers and/or Purchaser Agents, (ii) such information was made available to it solely as an accommodation by the applicable Administrative Agent and that such party has made its own independent credit analysis and investigation regarding the performance and expected performance of the applicable Receivable Pool, and (iii) no Administrative Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of any such information. Except for items specifically required to be delivered hereunder, neither the Collateral Agent nor any Administrative Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Purchaser Agent or Purchaser with any information concerning the Sellers, the Servicer or the Originators or any of their Affiliates that comes into its possession or any of its officers, directors, members, partners, certificateholders, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.


INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 12.1     Indemnities by the Sellers .

(a)     General Indemnity . Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under applicable Law, the Sellers agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent and each other Affected Party and each of their respective Affiliates, and all members, managers, directors, shareholders, officers, employees and attorneys or agents of any of the foregoing (each an “ Indemnified Party ”), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and disbursements but excluding Taxes (indemnification for which shall be governed by Section 3.3(e) ) (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “ Indemnified Amounts ”) awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of, relating to or in connection with the Transaction Documents, any ISC Dealer Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated thereby, the assignment or transfer of any ISC Dealer Contract or ISC Dealer Receivable from any ISC Dealer to an Originator, or the ownership, maintenance or funding, directly or indirectly, of any Asset Portfolio (or any part thereof) or otherwise arising out of or relating to or resulting from the actions or inactions of any Seller, Servicer, Sprint Spectrum, any Originator or Sprint Corporation, provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article XII , excluding Indemnified Amounts solely to the extent (x) resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party as determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) resulting from a claim brought by any Seller against an Indemnified Party for breach of such Indemnified Party’s obligations under any





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Transaction Document as determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing, the Sellers shall indemnify, subject to the express limitations set forth in this Section 12.1 , and hold harmless each Indemnified Party for any and all Indemnified Amounts arising out of, relating to or resulting from:

(i)    the transfer by any Seller of any interest in any Lease Device or Lease Contract to any Person, or of any Pool Receivable or Related Asset, or the assignment or transfer by any ISC Dealer of any ISC Dealer Contract, any interest in any ISC Dealer Receivable or Related Asset, in each case other than the transfer or pledge of any Lease Contract, Pool Receivable and Related Assets to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement, the assignment or transfer by any ISC Dealer to an Originator, the transfer by any Originator to any Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement , and the grant of a security interest to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, to any Originator by an ISC Dealer in connection with the assignment or transfer of any ISC Dealer Contract, ISC Dealer Receivables and Related Assets, and to any Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement;

(ii)    any representation or warranty made by any Seller or ISC Dealer under or in connection with any Transaction Document, ISC Dealer Agreement, any Information Package or any other information or report delivered by or on behalf of any Seller pursuant hereto, or any ISC Dealer Agreement, which shall have been untrue, false or incorrect when made or deemed made;

(iii)    the failure of any Seller or any ISC Dealer to comply with the terms of any Transaction Document, any ISC Dealer Agreement or any applicable Law (including with respect to any Lease Device, Lease Contract, Pool Receivable or Related Assets), or the nonconformity of any Lease Device, Lease Contract, Pool Receivable or Related Assets with any such Law;

(iv)    the lack of an enforceable ownership interest, or a first priority perfected security interest, in the Lease Devices, Lease Contracts, Pool Receivables (and all Related Assets) in respect of any Receivable Pool against all Persons (including any bankruptcy trustee or similar Person);

(v)    the failure to file, or any delay in filing of, financing statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or under any other applicable Laws with respect to any Pool Receivable whether at the time of any Purchase or Reinvestment or at any time thereafter;

(vi) any suit or claim related to the Pool Receivables or any Transaction Document or ISC Dealer Agreement (including any products liability or environmental liability claim arising out of or in connection with merchandise or services that are the subject of any Pool Receivable);






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(vii)    failure by any Seller to comply with the “bulk sales” or analogous Laws of any jurisdiction;

(viii)    any loss arising, directly or indirectly, as a result of the imposition of sales or similar transfer type taxes or the failure by any Seller to timely collect and remit to the appropriate authority any such taxes;

(ix)    any commingling of any Collections by any Seller, any Originator, Sprint Corporation or the Servicer relating to the Pool Receivables with any of their funds or the funds of any other Person;

(x)    he failure or delay to provide any Obligor with an invoice or other evidence of indebtedness;

(xi)    any inability of any Originator, any Seller or any ISC Dealer to assign any Lease Device, Lease Contract, Pool Receivable or Related Asset as contemplated under the Transaction Documents or any ISC Dealer Agreement; or the violation or breach by any Seller, Originator or ISC Dealer of any confidentiality provision, or of any similar covenant of non-disclosure, with respect to any Contract, or any other Indemnified Amount with respect to or resulting from any such violation or breach;

(xii)    the existence or assertion of any Adverse Claim in favor of any Governmental Authority against any Receivable or any portion or proceeds thereof, including, without limitation, as a result of any portion of such Receivable being attributable to governmental fees, surcharges or taxes;

(xiii)    the failure by any Originator or any Seller to comply with any applicable Law related to the Lease Upgrade Program, or the nonconformity of the Lease Upgrade Program with any applicable Law or the failure by any Originator or any Seller to satisfy any of its obligations with respect to the Lease Upgrade Program; or

(xiv)    the failure by any Originator or any Seller to comply with the terms of the Lease Upgrade Program or any termination or rescission (or attempted termination or rescission) of the Lease Upgrade Program.

(b)     Contribution . If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section 12.1 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless, then Sellers shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by such Indemnified Party on the one hand and Sellers on the other hand but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

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Indemnified Amounts incurred by any of them and arising out of, relating to or resulting from: (i) any breach by it (in any capacity) of any of its obligations or duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any ISC Dealer Agreement; (ii) the untruth or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by it (in any capacity) hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; or any ISC Dealer Agreement; (iii) the failure of any information contained in an Information Package to be true and correct, or the failure of any other information provided to any such Indemnified Party by, or on behalf of, the Servicer (in any capacity) to be true and correct; (iv) any negligence or willful misconduct on its (in any capacity) part arising out of, relating to, in connection with, or affecting any transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any ISC Dealer Agreement, any Lease Device, Lease Contract, Pool Receivable or any Related Asset; (v) the failure by the Servicer (in any capacity) to comply with any applicable Law, rule or regulation with respect to any Pool Receivable or the related Contract or its servicing thereof; (vi) any commingling of any funds by it (in any capacity) relating to any Asset Portfolio with any of its funds or the funds of any other Person or(vii) the existence or assertion of any Adverse Claim in favor of any Governmental Authority against any Receivable or any portion or proceeds thereof, including, without limitation, as a result of any portion of such Receivable being attributable to governmental fees, surcharges or taxes; provided , however , notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article XII, excluding Indemnified Amounts solely to the extent (x) resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party as determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, (y) resulting from a claim brought by Servicer against an Indemnified Party for breach of such Indemnified Party’s obligations under any Transaction Document as determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction or (z) they constitute recourse with respect to a Lease Device, Lease Contract, Pool Receivable and the Related Assets by reason of bankruptcy or insolvency, or the financial or credit condition or financial default, of the related Obligor.

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 13.1     Amendments, Etc . No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Seller or the Servicer therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Sellers, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Required Purchasers, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , however , that no such amendment, waiver or modification shall (i) decrease the outstanding amount of, or extend the repayment of or any scheduled payment date for the payment of, any Yield in respect of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of any Receivable Pool or any fees owed to any Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any Administrative Agent without the prior written consent of such Person; (ii) forgive or waive or otherwise excuse any repayment of the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of any Receivable Pool without the prior written consent of each Purchaser and the related Purchaser Agent affected thereby; (iii) increase the Pool Commitment in respect of any Receivable Pool of any Purchaser without its prior written consent; (iv) amend or modify the ratable share of any Committed Purchaser’s Pool Commitment in respect of any Receivable Pool or its percentage of the Purchasers’ Pool






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Commitment relating to any Receivable Pool without such Committed Purchaser’s prior written consent; (v) amend or modify the provisions of this Section 13.1 , or the definition of “Delinquent Receivable”, “Defaulted Receivable”, “Eligible Receivable”, “Event of Termination”, “Specified Unmatured Event”, “Unmatured Event of Termination”, “Collection Control Event”, “Non-Reinvestment Event”, “Required Purchasers”, “Net Portfolio Balance”, “Purchase Termination Date” (other than pursuant to an extension thereof in accordance with Section 3.5 ), “Required Reserves” or “Yield Period” (or any of the definitions used in any such preceding definition in a manner that would circumvent the intention of the restrictions set forth in this Section 13.1 ), in each case, without the prior written consent of each affected Purchaser and Purchaser Agent or (vi) release all or any material part of any Asset Portfolio or Lease Contract from the security interest granted by any Seller to the Collateral Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser and Purchaser Agent; provided , further , that (i) the consent of Sprint Spectrum shall not be required for the effectiveness of any amendment which modifies on a prospective basis, the representations, warranties, covenants or responsibilities of the Servicer at any time when the Servicer is not an Affiliate of Sprint Corporation and (ii) the consent of the Seller, the Servicer or Sprint Spectrum shall not be required for the effectiveness of any amendment which modifies on a prospective basis the Lease Advance Rate or Lease Advance Matrix in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 4.5 ; provided , further , that no waiver of a Non-Reinvestment Event pursuant to Section 4.5(e) or Section 4.5(f) of this Agreement shall be effective unless the ISC Advance Rate Matrix shall have been amended taking into account the performance of the ISC Receivable Pool as of such date; provided , further , that no waiver of a Non-Reinvestment Event pursuant to Section 4.5(g) or Section 4.5(h) of this Agreement shall be effective unless the Lease Advance Rate Matrix shall have been amended taking into account the performance of the Lease Receivable Pool as of such date. Notwithstanding anything in any Transaction Document to the contrary, none of Sellers or Servicer shall (and shall not permit Sprint Corporation to) amend, waive or otherwise modify any other Transaction Document, or consent to any such amendment or modification, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and the Required Purchasers.

SECTION 13.2     Notices, Etc . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile and email communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by express mail or nationally recognized overnight courier or by certified mail, first class postage prepaid, or by facsimile or email, to the intended party at the address, facsimile number or email address of such party set forth in Schedule 13.2 or at such other address, facsimile number or email address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered or sent by express mail or courier or if sent by certified mail, when received, and (b) if transmitted by facsimile or email, when receipt is confirmed by telephonic or electronic means.

SECTION 13.3     Successors and Assigns; Participations; Assignments .

(a)     Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Sellers and the Servicer may not assign or transfer any of their rights or delegate any of their duties hereunder or under any Transaction Document





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without the prior consent of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent.

(b)     Participations . Any Purchaser may sell to one or more Persons (each a “ Participant ”) participating interests in the interests of such Purchaser hereunder; provided , however , that no Purchaser shall grant any participation under which the Participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Such Purchaser shall remain solely responsible for performing its obligations hereunder, and each Seller, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Purchaser in connection with such Purchaser’s rights and obligations hereunder. Each Participant shall be subject to the requirements under Section 3.3(e)(v) as if such Participant were a Purchaser, it being understood that the documentation required under such section shall be delivered to the participating Purchaser. A Purchaser shall not agree with a Participant to restrict such Purchaser’s right to agree to any amendment hereto, except amendments that require the consent of all Purchasers or all Purchaser Agents. Each Purchaser that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Sellers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the Purchases (and Yield, fees, and other similar amounts under this Agreement) of each Participant’s interest in the interests of such Purchaser under the Transaction Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Purchaser shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any Pool Receivables or Related Assets or other obligations under any Transaction Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such interest or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Purchaser shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Collateral Agent nor any Administrative Agent (in its capacity as an Administrative Agent) shall have any responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(c)     Assignment by Conduit Purchasers . This Agreement and each Conduit Purchaser’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including its interest in the Asset Portfolio) or any other Transaction Document shall be freely assignable in whole or in part by such Conduit Purchaser and its successors and permitted assigns to any Eligible Assignee without the consent of the Servicer (on the Sellers’ behalf) or any Seller except to the extent such consent may be required solely in accordance with clause (iv) of the definition of Eligible Assignee. Each assignor of all or a portion of its interest in the Asset Portfolios shall notify the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the related Purchaser Agent and the Servicer (on the Sellers’ behalf) of any such assignment. Each assignor of all or a portion of its interest in the Asset Portfolios may, in connection with such assignment and subject to Section 13.8 , disclose to the assignee any information relating to the Asset Portfolios, furnished to such assignor by or on behalf of the Sellers, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agents. Notwithstanding






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anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, any assignment by a Conduit Purchaser of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including its interest in each of the Asset Portfolios) shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect to its interest in each Receivable Pool. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein (other than Section 13.3(f)), each Conduit Purchaser may at any time pledge, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Asset Portfolios or under this Agreement to a Collateral Trustee, in each case without notice to or the consent of the Sellers or the Servicer, but such pledge grant or transfer shall not relieve any Person from its obligations hereunder.

(d)     Assignment by Committed Purchasers . (i) Each Committed Purchaser may freely assign to any Eligible Assignee without the consent of Seller except as required pursuant to clause (iv) of the definition of Eligible Assignee all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document (including all or a portion of its Commitment and its interest in each of the Asset Portfolios) in each case, with prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, the related Purchaser Agent and prior written notice to Seller; provided , however that the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and to Seller, for its recording in the Register, a duly executed and enforceable joinder to this Agreement (“ Joinder ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, any assignment by a Committed Purchaser of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including its Commitment and its interest in each of the Asset Portfolios) shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect to its interest in each Receivable Pool.

(ii) From and after the effective date specified in such Joinder, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent that rights and obligations under this Agreement have been assigned to it pursuant to such Joinder, have the rights and obligations of a Committed Purchaser thereunder and (y) the assigning Committed Purchaser shall, to the extent that rights and obligations have been assigned by it pursuant to such Joinder, relinquish such rights and be released from such obligations under this Agreement. In addition, any Committed Purchaser may assign all or any portion of its rights (including its interest in each of the Asset Portfolios) under this Agreement to any Federal Reserve Bank without notice to or consent of Seller, the Servicer, any other Committed Purchaser, Conduit Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agents.
(e)     Register .

(i)    Each Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Sellers) shall in respect of its related Receivable Pool maintain a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Purchasers, and the Purchases (and Yield, fees and other similar amounts under this Agreement) pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Sellers, the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent and the Purchasers shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Purchaser solely for U.S. federal






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income Tax purposes. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Seller and any Purchaser, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(ii)    Each Administrative Agent shall also maintain in the Register each assignee’s interest or obligations under the Transaction Documents with respect to each assignment pursuant to Section 13.3(c) or 13.3(d) and shall record such assignment upon notice from the applicable Purchaser. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(f)     Status of Receivables . Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless disposed of or assigned by the Servicer or the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 9.2 ), each Purchaser’s interest in an Asset Portfolio and the Lease Contracts shall remain subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions relating to the re-conveyance of Receivables to the Sellers or the Servicer, notwithstanding any sale or assignment of such interest by such Purchaser.

(g)     Status of Conduit Purchasers . So long as any Conduit Purchaser holds any Investment, such Conduit Purchaser shall be a multi-seller asset-backed commercial paper conduit.

SECTION 13.4     No Waiver; Remedies; Set-Off . No failure on the part of the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Liquidity Provider, any Enhancement Provider, any Affected Party, any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent or any Indemnified Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. Any waiver of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the foregoing, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent, the SCC Administrative Agent, Mizuho, the Collateral Agent, the ISC Administrative Agent, SMBCSI, the Lease Administrative Agent, each Enhancement Provider, each Liquidity Provider, each Affected Party, and any of their Affiliates (each a “ Set-off Party ”) are each hereby authorized at any time during the continuance of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event (in addition to any other rights it may have) to setoff, appropriate and apply (without presentment, demand, protest or other notice which are hereby expressly waived) any deposits and any other indebtedness held or owing by such Set-off Party (including by any branches or agencies of such Set-off Party) to, or for the account of, the Sellers against amounts owing by the Sellers hereunder (even if contingent or unmatured). For the avoidance of doubt, the applicable Set-off Party shall not set off against any deposits of the Servicer with respect to any obligations of the Sellers.












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SECTION 13.5     Binding Effect; Survival .
  
(a)    This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Sellers, Sprint Spectrum, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser, and the provisions of Section 4.2 and Article XII shall inure to the benefit of the Affected Parties and Indemnified Parties, respectively, and their respective successors and assigns.

(b)    Each Liquidity Provider, each Enhancement Provider and each other Affected Party are express third party beneficiaries hereof. Subject to clause (i) of Section B of Appendix A hereto, this Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any other Person, other than the third party beneficiaries specified in this Section 13.5(b) .

(c)    This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until the Final Payout Date. The rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made by the Sellers pursuant to Article VI and the indemnification and payment provisions of Article XII and Sections 1.2(e) , 1.5 , 3.2 , 3.3 , 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3 , 11.7 , 13.4 , 13.5 , 13.6 , 13.7 , 13.8 , 13.11 , 13.12 , 13.13 and 13.14 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 13.6      Costs and Expenses . The Sellers shall pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent in connection with:

(a)    the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any amendment of or consent or waiver under any of the Transaction Documents (whether or not consummated), or the enforcement of, or any actual or reasonably claimed breach of, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or any ISC Dealer Agreement, including reasonable and documented accountants’, auditors’, consultants’ and attorneys’ fees and expenses to any of such Persons and the fees and charges of any nationally recognized statistical rating agency or any independent accountants, auditors, consultants or other agents incurred in connection with any of the foregoing or in advising such Persons as to their respective rights and remedies under any of the Transaction Documents or any ISC Dealer Agreement in connection with any of the foregoing; and

(b)    subject only to the limitations in Sections 7.1(c) and 7.4(c) , the administration (including periodic auditing as provided for herein) of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, including all reasonable and documented expenses and accountants’, consultants’ and attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the administration and maintenance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby;







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provided , however , that so long as no Unmatured Event of Termination, Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and remains continuing, the Sellers’ obligation under this Section 13.6 to pay the reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent, the Purchasers and the Purchaser Agents shall be limited to paying the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of three (two if the Collateral Agent is also an Administrative Agent) law firms, each one selected by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; provided , further , however , that, for the avoidance of doubt, such limitation shall not apply to any reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or any Purchaser Agent during the continuance of an Unmatured Event of Termination, Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event even if such event subsequently ceases to be continuing.
SECTION 13.7     No Proceedings .
                    
(a)    Each Seller, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent, each hereby agrees that it will not institute against any Conduit Purchaser, or join any other Person in instituting against any Conduit Purchaser, any proceeding of the type referred to in the definition of Event of Bankruptcy from the Closing Date until one year plus one day following the last day on which all Commercial Paper Notes and other publicly or privately placed indebtedness of such Conduit Purchaser shall have been indefeasibly paid in full. The foregoing shall not limit any such Person’s right to file any claim in or otherwise take any action with respect to any insolvency proceeding that was instituted by any Person other than such parties.

(b)    The Servicer, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent, each hereby agrees that it will not institute against any Seller, or join any other Person in instituting against any Seller, any proceeding of the type referred to in the definition of Event of Bankruptcy; provided , however , that the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent, with the prior consent of the Required Purchasers, may, or shall at the direction of the Required Purchasers institute or join any other Person in instituting any such proceeding against any Seller. The foregoing shall not limit any such Person’s right to file any claim in or otherwise take any action with respect to any insolvency proceeding that was instituted by any Person other than such parties.

SECTION 13.8     Confidentiality
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(a)    Each party hereto acknowledges that the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent regards the terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be proprietary and confidential, and each such party severally agrees that:

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its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, accountants, auditors, counsel or other advisors (collectively, “ representatives ”) of such party, each of whom shall be informed by such party of the confidential nature of the Program Information (as defined below) and of the terms of this Section 13.8 ), (1) any information regarding the pricing terms in, or copies of, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document (other than any Lock-Box Agreement) or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, (2) any information regarding the organization, business or operations of any Purchaser generally or the services performed by the Collateral Agent or any Administrative Agent for any Purchaser, or (3) any information which is furnished by the Collateral Agent or an Administrative Agent to such party and is designated by the Collateral Agent or such Administrative Agent to such party in writing as confidential (the information referred to in clauses (1) , (2) and (3) is collectively referred to as the “ Program Information ”); provided that such party may disclose any such Program Information: (A) to any other party to this Agreement (and any representatives so long as they are informed that such information is confidential and agree to keep such information confidential) for the purposes contemplated hereby, (B) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority or by applicable Laws, (C) as may be required by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such party, (x) in order to comply with any Law applicable to such party or (y) subject to subsection (c) , in the event such party is legally compelled (by interrogatories, requests for information or copies, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any such Program Information, (D) to any permitted assignee of such party’s rights and obligations hereunder to the extent they agree to be bound by this Section 13.8 , (E) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder or (F) to any nationally recognized statistical rating organization as contemplated by Section 17g-5 of the 1934 Act or in connection with obtaining or monitoring a rating on any Commercial Paper Notes;

(ii)    it, and any Person to which it discloses such information, will use the Program Information solely for the purposes of evaluating, administering, performing and enforcing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and making any necessary business judgments with respect thereto; and

(iii)    it, and any Person to which it discloses such information, will, upon written demand from the Collateral Agent or an Administrative Agent, return (and cause each of its representatives to return) to the Collateral Agent or such Administrative Agent or destroy, all documents or other written material received from the Collateral Agent or such Administrative Agent, as the case may be, pursuant to clauses (2) or (3) of subsection (i) above and all copies thereof made by such party which contain all Program Information; provided however that it may retain one copy of such document or material and any Program Information incorporated into any of its credit review documentation, or as it otherwise deem necessary in order to comply with ordinary and customary retention requirements of financial institutions, sound banking practices and audit






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and examination requirements or as otherwise may be required by applicable Law. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided in this Section 13.8(a) shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

(b)     Availability of Confidential Information . This Section 13.8 shall be inoperative as to such portions of the Program Information which are or become generally available to the public or such party on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Collateral Agent or an Administrative Agent or were known to such party on a nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure by the Collateral Agent or such an Administrative Agent.

(c)     Legal Compulsion to Disclose . In the event that any party or anyone to whom such party or its representatives transmits the Program Information is requested or becomes legally compelled (by interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of the Program Information, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and if practical to do so under the circumstances, such party shall provide the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and Sprint Spectrum with prompt written notice so that the Collateral Agent or an Administrative Agent may at the expense of Sprint Spectrum seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or if it so chooses, agree that such party may disclose such Program Information pursuant to such request or legal compulsion. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 13.8(c) , such party will furnish only that portion of the Program Information which (in such party’s good faith judgment) is legally required to be furnished and will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Program Information.

(d)     Disclosure of Tax Treatment and Structure . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each party (and each employee, representative or other agent of each party) hereto may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, any information with respect to the United States federal income “tax treatment” and “tax structure” (in each case, within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4) of the transactions contemplated hereby and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other Tax analyses) that are provided to such parties (or their representatives) relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided , that with respect to any document or similar item that in either case contains information concerning the tax treatment or tax structure of the transaction as well as other information, this sentence shall only apply to such portions of the document or similar item that relate to the United States federal income tax treatment or tax structure of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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Purchaser Agent, each Affected Party and their successors and assigns agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its Collateral Trustee (if any) and its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and be instructed and agree or be otherwise bound to keep such Information confidential), (ii) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority or by applicable Laws, (iii) to the extent required by any subpoena or similar legal process, provided , however , to the extent permitted by applicable Law and if practical to do so under the circumstances, that the Person relying on this clause (iii) shall provide the Servicer (on the Sellers’ behalf) with prompt notice of any such required disclosure so that the Sellers may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy, and in the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, such Person will furnish only that portion of the Information which is legally required, (iv) to any other Affected Party, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 13.8 , (vii) to any prospective participant or assignee provided such person agrees to be bound by this Section 13.8(e) , (viii) with the consent of the Sellers, (ix) to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 13.8 or any agreement contemplated by this Section 13.8 or (2) becomes available to such Person on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Servicer or its Subsidiaries (and not in breach of this Section 13.8 or any agreement contemplated by this Section 13.8 ) or (x) to any nationally recognized statistical rating organization as contemplated by Section 17g-5 of the 1934 Act or in connection with obtaining or monitoring a rating on any Commercial Paper Notes. For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from Servicer or any Affiliate relating to Servicer or any Affiliate or their business, other than any such information that is available to such Person on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by Servicer or any Affiliate. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 13.8 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Information contains Subscriber Confidential Information, any request for Subscriber Confidential Information shall be subject to disclosure restrictions and security requirements as reasonably agreed by Servicer and the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent, as applicable, and as required by applicable Laws and government arrangements.

SECTION 13.9     Captions and Cross References . The various captions (including the table of contents) in this Agreement are provided solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Agreement to any Section, Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit are to such Section of or Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as the case may be, and references in any Section, subsection, or clause to any subsection, clause or subclause are to such subsection, clause or subclause of such Section, subsection or clause.






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SECTION 13.10     Integration . This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents, contains a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.

SECTION 13.11     Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE INTERESTS OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY PURCHASER IN THE POOL RECEIVABLES, LEASE CONTRACTS OR RELATED ASSETS IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK).

SECTION 13.12     Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT A JURY.

SECTION 13.13     Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT:

(a)    IT IRREVOCABLY (i) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION, FIRST, OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT, AND SECOND, IF FEDERAL JURISDICTION IS NOT AVAILABLE, OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT, IN EITHER CASE SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, (ii) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED ONLY IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT AND NOT IN ANY OTHER COURT, AND (iii) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

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LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID TO EXECUTION, EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 13.14     Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile or other electronic means shall be equally effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart.

SECTION 13.15     Pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein (including in Section 13.3 ), (i) each Committed Purchaser or any assignee or participant thereof or (ii) in the event that any Conduit Purchaser assigns any of its interest in, to and under the Asset Portfolios to any Liquidity Provider or Enhancement Provider, any such Person, may at any time pledge, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Asset Portfolios or under this Agreement to secure the obligations of such Person to a Federal Reserve Bank or otherwise to any other federal Governmental Authority or special purpose entity formed or sponsored by any such federal Governmental Authority, in each case without notice to or the consent of the Sellers or the Servicer, but such pledge, grant or transfer shall not relieve any Person from its obligations hereunder

SECTION 13.16     Severability . Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 13.17     No Party Deemed Drafter . Sprint Spectrum, Servicer, each Seller, the Collateral Agent, each Purchaser and each Administrative Agent agree that no party hereto shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement.

SECTION 13.18     Excluded Originator . The Servicer may designate any Originator as an “ Excluded Originator ” following any Unmatured Event of Termination or Event of Termination, but not later than the third Business Day following any Event of Termination, that has occurred and results solely from an event or circumstance affecting such Originator by written notice to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent, specifying the effective date of such designation (the “ Exclusion Effective Date ” for such Excluded Originator) if all of the following conditions are then satisfied:

(a)    such Unmatured Event of Termination or Event of Termination, as the case may be, would not have occurred if such Originator had not been a party to the Sale Agreement as an Originator thereunder at the time it occurred;





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(b)    no other Unmatured Event of Termination, Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a result of such designation;

(c)    (i) the Servicer shall have prepared and forwarded to the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent a pro forma Information Package for the immediately preceding Reporting Date, which pro forma Information Package shall be prepared excluding the Receivables relating to such Originator from the Pool Receivables and the Net Portfolio Balance relating to each Receivable Pool for all purposes, and (ii) such pro forma Information Package does not report any Unmatured Event of Termination, Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event on a pro forma basis (giving effect to any reduction of the Purchaser Group Investments to occur concurrently with such designation);

(d)    the aggregate Unpaid Balances of Receivables originated by such Originator or Receivables assigned or transferred to such Originator by an ISC Dealer in respect of ISC Dealer Receivables, reflected in the most recently delivered Information Package, (i) when added to the aggregate Unpaid Balances of Receivables that were excluded from the Net Portfolio Balance in respect of all three Receivable Pools by the designation of any other Excluded Originators pursuant to this Section 13 during the twelve (12) most recently completed calendar months (measured at the time of their respective Exclusion Effective Dates), is less than 1.00% of the average monthly aggregate Unpaid Balances of the Pool Receivables in respect of all three Receivable Pools during the twelve (12) most recently completed calendar months, and (ii) when added to the aggregate Unpaid Balances of Receivables that were excluded from the Net Portfolio Balance of all three Receivable Pools by the designation of any other Excluded Originators pursuant to this Section 13.18 at any time (measured at the time of their respective Exclusion Effective Dates), is less than 3.00% of the average monthly aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Receivables during the twelve (12) most recently completed calendar months; and

(e)    on its Exclusion Effective Date, (x) such Excluded Originator ceases to hold any membership or other equity interest (including a Preferred Membership Interest) in any Seller and no Change of Control would result therefrom ( provided , that any such change in ownership in a Seller shall not be deemed to be a Change of Control if one or more Originators own 100% of the Voting Securities of such Seller immediately following the Exclusion Effective Date), (y) any debts or amounts owing by the Sellers to such Excluded Originator under the Sale Agreement and otherwise have been paid in full and (z) such Excluded Originator has ceased to be a party to the Sale Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof.

Any pro forma Information Package provided pursuant to this Section 13.18 shall be subject to the representations, warranties and indemnifications contained in herein and the other Transaction Documents on the same basis as any other Information Package. The representations, covenants and provisions of this Agreement applicable to an Originator shall no longer be applicable to an Excluded Originator after the Exclusion Effective Date for such Excluded Originator. The parties hereto shall work together in

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good faith to effectuate any actions as may be appropriate in connection with the designation of an Originator as an Excluded Originator. For the avoidance of doubt, any Pool Receivables originated by an Excluded Originator or any Receivable assigned or transferred by an ISC Dealer to an Excluded Originator in the case of an ISC Dealer Receivable, prior to its related Exclusion Effective Date shall continue to constitute Pool Receivables for all purposes after such Exclusion Effective Date.
SECTION 13.19     Restatement; No Novation . (a) Effective as of the Second Restatement Effective Date, the Existing RPA is amended and restated as set forth in this Agreement. It is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement (i) shall re-evidence the Obligations under the Existing RPA, (ii) is entered into in substitution for, and not in payment of, the Obligations under the Existing RPA, and (iii) is in no way intended to constitute a novation of any of the Obligations which was evidenced by the Existing RPA or any of the other Transaction Document (as defined in the Existing RPA).

(b)      As of the Second Restatement Effective Date, the portion of each Pool Receivable (as defined in the Existing RPA) and Related Assets (as defined in the Existing RPA) purchased by the SCC Administrative Agent or the ISC Administrative Agent on behalf of the Purchasers on or prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to have been sold by the applicable Sellers to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Purchasers in accordance with this Agreement.
SECTION 13.20     Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Transaction Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Transaction Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b)    the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i)    a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or







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(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. ,
individually and as the Servicer


By: ________________________________         
Name:      Janet M. Duncan
Title:      Treasurer



































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SFE 1, LLC
SFE 2, LLC
SFE 3, LLC
SFE 6, LLC
SFE 7, LLC
SFE 11, LLC
SFE 14, LLC , each as a Seller



By: _______________________________         
Name:      Janet M. Duncan
Title:      Treasurer







































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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. ,
as the SCC Administrative Agent


By: ______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:


MIZUHO BANK, LTD. ,
as the ISC Administrative Agent


By: ______________________________________             
Name:
Title:


MIZUHO BANK, LTD. ,
as Collateral Agent


By: ______________________________________             
Name:
Title:


SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES AMERICA, INC. , as the Lease Administrative Agent


By: ______________________________________             
Name:
Title:













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VICTORY RECEIVABLES CORPORATION ,
as a Conduit Purchaser


By: ______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:


THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. ,
as a Purchaser Agent for the Victory Purchaser Group


By: ______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:


THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. ,
as a Committed Purchaser for the Victory Purchaser Group


By: ______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:     



























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MIZUHO BANK, LTD. ,
as a Purchaser Agent for Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Committed Purchaser


By: ______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:



MIZUHO BANK, LTD. ,
as a Committed Purchaser


By: _______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:





























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MANHATTAN ASSET FUNDING COMPANY LLC ,
as a Conduit Purchaser

By: MAF Receivables Corp., Its Member

By: _______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:


SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES AMERICA, INC. ,
as a Purchaser Agent for the Manhattan Purchaser Group


By: _______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:


SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION ,
as a Committed Purchaser for the Manhattan Purchaser Group


By: _______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:



















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LIBERTY STREET FUNDING LLC , as a Conduit Purchaser



By: ___________________________________________         
Name:     
Title:


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA , as a Purchaser Agent for the Liberty Street Purchaser Group


By: ___________________________________________         
Name:     
Title:


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA , as a Committed Purchaser for the Liberty Street Purchaser Group


By: __________________________________________         
Name:     
Title:




















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ATLANTIC ASSET SECURITIZATION LLC , as a Conduit Purchaser

By:      Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank,
as attorney-in-fact

        
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
        
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:


CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK , as a Purchaser Agent for the Atlantic Asset Purchaser Group


By: __________________________________________         
Name:     
Title:

By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:



CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK , as a Committed Purchaser for the Atlantic Asset Purchaser Group


By: ___________________________________________         
Name:     
Title:

By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:






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SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK, LIMITED
as a Purchaser Agent for Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, as Committed Purchaser


By: _______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:



SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK , LIMITED ,
as a Committed Purchaser


By: _______________________________________         
Name:     
Title:


































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APPENDIX A
DEFINITIONS
This is Appendix A to the Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2015, among Sprint Spectrum L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as Servicer, the Persons party thereto as Sellers, the various Conduit Purchasers, Committed Purchasers and Purchaser Agents from time to time party thereto, and each of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (“ Mizuho ”), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as administrative agent on behalf of the Affected Parties, and Mizuho, as Collateral Agent.
A.      Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meanings indicated herein below:
“ 1934 Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“ Administrative Agents ” mean the SCC Administrative Agent, the ISC Administrative Agent and the Lease Administrative Agent. The “applicable” Administrative Agent means (i) in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool or the related Asset Portfolio, the SCC Administrative Agent, (ii) in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool or the related Asset Portfolio, the ISC Administrative Agent, and (iii) in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool or the related Asset Portfolio, the Lease Administrative Agent.
“ Adverse Claim ” means any claim of ownership or any Lien.
“ Affected Party ” means the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent, each Hedge Counterparty, each Liquidity Provider, each Enhancement Provider and each Program Administrator.
“ Affiliate ” when used with respect to a Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by, or under common Control with, such Person; provided that Affiliate shall not include SoftBank or any of its Affiliates other than Sprint Corporation and any of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries. “Affiliated” has the meaning correlative to “Affiliate”.
“ Aged Receivable ” is defined in Section 1.4(c) .
“ Agreement ” is defined in the preamble .
“ Allocation Percentage ” means, in respect of any Receivable Pool as of any date of determination a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (x) the numerator of which is the Unpaid Balance of the Pool Receivables in such Receivable Pool as of such date of determination, and (y) the denominator of which is the Unpaid Balance of the Pool Receivables in all three Receivable Pools as of such date.


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“ Amdocs ” means Amdocs Software Systems Limited.
“ Amdocs Event ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement or the material terms thereof applicable to the servicing and collection of the Pool Receivables terminate for any reason or (ii) any party to the Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement delivers written notice to any other such party of its intent to cause such a termination.
“ Amdocs Performance Event ” means the occurrence of any of the following: Amdocs fails to perform, or makes any public statement or delivers any notice to the Servicer or its Affiliates that it cannot or does not intend to perform, its obligations under the Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to the servicing and collecting the Pool Receivables relating to any Receivable Pool and such failure to perform could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
“ Amdocs Sub-Servicing Agreement ” means the Customer Care and Billing Services Agreement, dated October 1, 2012, between Sprint/United Management Company and Amdocs, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Amount Financed Value ” in respect of any ISC Dealer Contract, has the meaning assigned thereto or has the meaning assigned to the term “Installment Value” or any similar or equivalent term in in the applicable ISC Dealer Agreement.
“ Anti-Corruption Laws ” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Sellers, the Servicer or their respective Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.
“ Anti-Terrorism Laws ” means each of: (a) the Executive Order; (b) the PATRIOT Act; (c) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. Sect. 1956 and any successor statute thereto; (d) the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada); (e) the Bank Secrecy Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (f) any other Law of the USA, Canada or any member state of the European Union now or hereafter enacted to monitor, deter or otherwise prevent: (i) terrorism or (ii) the funding or support of terrorism or (iii) money laundering.
“ Applicable Cooling Off Period ” means, in respect of an ISC Receivable or a Lease Receivable, the period of time after origination thereof set forth in the related Contract giving rise to such Receivable during which the Obligor shall have the right to cancel or terminate such Contract without fee, premium or penalty.
“ Asset Portfolio ” is defined in Section 1.2(c) .
“ Atlantic Asset ” means Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC.
“ Available Pool Deficiency Amount ” is defined in Section 3.1(c)(ii) .


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“ Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“ Bail-In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“ Bank Rate ” for any day falling in a particular Yield Period with respect to any Rate Tranche and any Purchaser Group means an interest rate per annum equal to the applicable LIBO Rate for such Yield Period.
“ Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code.
“ Base Rate ” means, with respect to any Purchaser, as of any date of determination, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of:
(a)      the applicable Prime Rate for such date; and
(b)      the Federal Funds Rate for such date, plus 0.50%.
“ Billed Amount ” means, with respect to any Sprint-Managed Receivable, all amounts billed to customers during such period with respect to such Sprint-Managed Receivable and, without double counting, amounts for which the related Originator has accrued the related revenue on its books and records under GAAP.
“ BTMU ” is defined in the preamble .
“ Business Day ” means a day other than Saturday or Sunday on which commercial banks in New York City, New York are not authorized or required to be closed for business; provided , that, when used with respect to a Yield Rate or associated Rate Tranche based on the applicable LIBO Rate, “Business Day” also means any day on which banks are open for domestic and international business (including dealings in U.S. Dollar deposits) in London, England.
“ CACIB ” means Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank.
“ Cap Calculation Agent ” means each Eligible Counterparty or Affiliate of an Eligible Counterparty designated in writing by the Servicer to the other parties hereto that has agreed to perform the obligations of a “Cap Calculation Agent” hereunder. As of the Second Restatement Date, the ISC Administrative Agent and the Lease Administrative Agent are each Cap Calculation Agents.
“ Cap Deficiency Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, the amount, if any, by which the amount then on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account is less than the Cap Reserve Amount on such date.
“ Cap LIBO Rate ” means the interest rate per annum for a period of one month that appears on the Reuters Screen LIBO Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such

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service, or any successor to or substitute or replacement for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by each Cap Calculation Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to U.S. Dollar deposits in the London interbank market) or (b) if a rate cannot be determined under the foregoing clause, an annual rate provided by each Cap Calculation Agent equal to the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the rates per annum at which deposits in U.S. Dollars with a duration of one month in a principal amount substantially equal to the principal amount of the applicable Rate Tranche are offered to the principal London office of such Cap Calculation Agent by three London banks, selected by such Cap Calculation Agent in good faith; provided , that, if the Cap LIBO Rate is determined pursuant to clause (b) above by more than one Cap Calculation Agent, the Cap LIBO Rate shall be the highest rate provided by any such Cap Calculation Agent.
“ Cap Payments ” means all payments remitted by a Hedge Counterparty which represent payments made by such Hedge Counterparty under the terms of any Hedge Transaction that is an interest rate cap entered into by the Sellers with such Hedge Counterparty.
“ Cap Reserve Account ” is defined in Section 8.9 .
“ Cap Reserve Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, the amount equal the product of (a) 115%, times (b) the sum of the Estimated Cap Costs for each of the estimated ISC Exposure Amount as of the next occurring Reporting Date or Purchase Date and the estimated Lease Exposure Amount as of the next occurring Reporting Date or Purchase Date (in each case, determined in accordance with Section 8.9(d)) . For such purpose, “ Estimated Cap Cost ” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the ISC Exposure Amount or the Lease Exposure Amount (as applicable, “ such Exposure Amount ”), an amount equal to the estimated cost to purchase an Eligible Interest Rate Hedge that is an interest rate cap in respect of such Exposure Amount with a cap rate selected by the Servicer in accordance with Section 8.9(d) and a scheduled notional amount (after accounting for all other Hedge Transactions then in effect and allocated to such Exposure Amount pursuant to Section 8.9(c) and any proposed reallocations pursuant to Section 8.9(d) ) sufficient to cause the aggregate notional amount of all Hedge Transactions allocated to such Exposure Amount to be equal to such Exposure Amount at all times during the projected amortization of such Exposure Amount to zero in accordance with this Agreement, projected assuming that the Purchase Termination Date were to occur on the next occurring Settlement Date or Purchase Date, as applicable, and that payments on the Receivables will be paid subject to reasonable scheduled payment, default, prepayment and dilution assumptions based on historical and projected performance of the Receivables. Each Estimated Cap Cost shall be determined by one or more Cap Calculation Agents in its reasonable discretion and if more than one Cap Calculation Agent determines an Estimated Cap Cost for any date, the Estimated Cap Cost for all purposes of this Agreement shall be the highest amount determined by any of such Cap Calculation Agents. The Cap Reserve Amount “relating” to the ISC Receivable Pool or the Lease Receivable Pool, respectively, shall be an amount equal to 115% times the Estimated Cap Cost with respect to such Receivable Pool.
“ Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty or (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the official administration, interpretation, implementation or application


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thereof by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to the agreements reached by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems”, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“ Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a)      SoftBank ceases to own (directly or indirectly) more than 50% of the Voting Securities of Sprint Corporation;
(b)      the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries' properties or assets, taken as a whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the 1934 Act) other than one or more Permitted Holders or (ii) the adoption of a plan relating to the Sprint Corporation's liquidation or dissolution;
(c)      Sprint Corporation shall cease to own (directly) 100% of the Voting Securities of SCI;
(d)      SCI shall cease to own (directly or indirectly) 100% of the Voting Securities of Sprint Spectrum and each Originator; or
(e)      the Voting Securities of any Seller shall cease to be owned by one or more Originators.
“ Chattel Paper ” has the meaning of “chattel paper” set forth in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“ Closing Date ” means May 16, 2014.
“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Collateral ” is defined in Section 9.1 .
“ Collateral Agent ” means Mizuho, in its capacity as Collateral Agent, together with its successors and assigns.
“ Collateral Trustee ” means, with respect to any Conduit Purchaser, a collateral trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Commercial Paper Notes of such Conduit Purchaser appointed pursuant to such entity's program documents.
“ Collection Control Even t” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) Sprint Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or

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interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Material Indebtedness or (ii) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due (not including voluntary redemptions or other voluntary early payments of debt) prior to its scheduled maturity or enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, but without any further lapse of time) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided , however , that “Collection Control Event” shall not include any breach, default, termination event or similar event or circumstance under any Sprint Financing, which satisfies all of the following criteria: (A) arises solely and directly from the value or performance of the accounts receivable, installment sales contracts, leases, inventory or similar financial assets subject to such Sprint Financing, (B) does not arise from, or relate to, the breach by Sprint Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under such Sprint Financing, (C) does not result in Sprint Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Sprint Subsidiaries) being liable for the payment of any Material Indebtedness, and (D) could not reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect. A Collection Control Event that occurs shall be deemed to be continuing until waived in writing by the Collateral Agent and the Required Purchasers.
“ Collections ” means, with respect to any Pool Receivable, all funds which either (a) are received by any Seller, any Originator, the Servicer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing from or on behalf of the related Obligors in payment of any amounts owed (including purchase prices, finance charges, interest and all other charges) in respect of such Pool Receivable, or applied to such other charges in respect of such Pool Receivable, or applied to such amounts owed by such Obligors, (b) Deemed Collections, (c) any amounts paid by the Seller pursuant to Section 1.4 and (d) any Lease Upgrade Payment Amounts. For the avoidance of doubt, Cap Payments do not constitute “Collections”.
“ Commercial Paper Notes ” means short-term promissory notes issued or to be issued by a Conduit Purchaser to fund its investments in accounts receivable or other financial assets.
“ Commitment Reallocation Date ” means the Settlement Date occurring in June 2018.
“ Committed Purchaser ” means each Person listed as such as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement or in any Joinder, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to such Joinder.
“ Competitor ” means any Person that is principally engaged in the business of providing cellular communications services and constitutes a material competitor of Sprint Corporation and its Subsidiaries in such business. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that neither Amdocs nor TransCentra shall constitute a Competitor.
“ Concentration Limit ” means in respect of a Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, for any Obligor, the product of (i) 1.00%, and (ii) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables in such Receivable Pool at the time of determination; provided that,


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in the case of an Obligor with one or more Affiliated Obligors, the Concentration Limit for such Obligor shall be calculated as if such Obligor and its Affiliated Obligors were one Obligor.
“ Conduit Purchaser ” means each multi-seller asset-backed commercial paper conduit listed as such as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement or in any Joinder, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to such Joinder.
“ Contract ” means an SCC Contract, an ISC Contract or a Lease Contract. A “related” Contract with respect to a Pool Receivable means a Contract which is relevant to the collection or enforcement of such Pool Receivable.
“ Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“ Control Agreement ” means the Deposit Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Restatement Effective Date, among the Servicer, the Seller maintaining the applicable account, the Collateral Agent and the Eligible Bank party thereto, in substantially the form of Schedule VI hereto or such other form as shall be approved of in writing by the Collateral Agent and the Purchaser Agents.
“ CP Rate ” means, for any period and with respect to any Rate Tranche funded by Commercial Paper Notes of any Conduit Purchaser, the per annum rate equivalent to the weighted average cost (as determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent for such Conduit Purchaser and which shall include commissions and fees of placement agents and dealers, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Commercial Paper Notes maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such Conduit Purchaser, other borrowings by such Conduit Purchaser (other than under any Liquidity Agreement) and any other costs and expenses associated with the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes) of or related to the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes that are allocated, in whole or in part, by such Conduit Purchaser or the applicable Purchaser Agent to fund or maintain such Rate Tranche (and which may be also allocated in part to the funding of other assets of such Conduit Purchaser (determined in the case of Commercial Paper Notes issued on a discount by converting the discount to an interest equivalent rate per annum ); provided , that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, each Seller agrees that any amounts payable to the applicable Conduit Purchaser in respect of Yield for any Yield Period with respect to any Rate Tranche funded by such Conduit Purchaser at the CP Rate shall include an amount equal to the portion of the face amount of the outstanding Commercial Paper Notes issued by such Conduit Purchaser to fund or maintain such Rate Tranche that corresponds to the portion of the proceeds of such Commercial Paper Notes that was used to pay the interest component of maturing Commercial Paper Notes issued by such Conduit Purchaser to fund or maintain such Rate Tranche, to the extent that such Conduit Purchaser had not received payments of interest in respect of such interest component prior to the maturity date of such maturing Commercial Paper Notes (for purposes of the foregoing, the “interest component” of Commercial Paper Notes equals the excess of the face amount thereof over the net proceeds received by such Conduit Purchaser from the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes, except that if



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such Commercial Paper Notes are issued on an interest-bearing basis its “interest component” will equal the amount of interest accruing on such Notes through maturity).
“ Credit and Collection Policy ” means the Servicer’s credit and collection policies and practices, as applicable, relating to Contracts and Receivables, a copy of which is attached as Schedule III hereto, as they may modified from time to time after the Second Restatement Effective Date in compliance with this Agreement.
“ Credit Risk Retention Rules ” means Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of June 26, 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012, together with the related implementing technical standards and regulatory technical standards and any related regulatory guidance.
“ CRR ” means (i) Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and regulations thereunder.
“ Cut-Off Date ” means the last day of each Settlement Period.
“ Days Sales Outstanding ” means, with respect to any Settlement Period, an amount equal to the product of (a) 30 and (b) the amount obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate amount billed to and owing by Obligors on Sprint-Managed Receivables as of the Cut-Off Date for such Settlement Period by (ii) the aggregate Billed Amount of all Sprint-Managed Receivables during the immediately preceding Settlement Period.
“ Debt ” means, at any time, indebtedness of any Person at any time, without duplication, all obligations for money borrowed or raised, all obligations (other than accounts payable and other similar items arising in the ordinary course of business) for the deferred payment of the purchase price of property, and all capital lease obligations or other obligations which, in each case, in accordance with GAAP, would be included in determining total liabilities as shown on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person and all guarantees (whether contingent or otherwise) of such Person guaranteeing the Debt of any other Person, whether directly or indirectly (other than endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business).
“ Deemed Collections ” is defined in Section 3.2(a) .
“ Defaulted Receivable ” means a Pool Receivable: (a) as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than (x) with respect to any SCC Pool Receivable, 90 days from the original due date for such payment with respect to such SCC Pool Receivable, (y) with respect to any ISC Pool Receivable, 60 days from the original due date for such payment with respect to such ISC Pool Receivable, and (z) with respect to any Lease Pool Receivable, 60 days from the original due date for such payment with respect to such Lease Pool Receivable, (b) any Seller, the Servicer or any Originator has knowledge or notice that the Obligor thereof is subject to an Event of Bankruptcy and the related bankruptcy case, action or proceeding has not been dismissed by the applicable court, and such Obligor’s obligations with respect to such Receivable have not been reaffirmed by such Obligor with the approval of the applicable court or (c) which, consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy, is or should have been written off as uncollectible.


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“ Defaulting Committed Purchaser ” means any Committed Purchaser that has (a) failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid hereunder, to fund any portion of a Purchase hereunder, unless such Committed Purchaser notifies each Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Committed Purchaser's good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and with supporting facts) has not been satisfied; (b) notified the Sellers, the Servicer or any Administrative Agent in writing, or has made a public statement, to the effect that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations hereunder (unless such writing or public statement states that such position is based on such Committed Purchaser's good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding a Purchase under this Agreement cannot be met) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three Business Days after request by the Sellers, the Servicer or an Administrative Agent, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Committed Purchaser in the jurisdiction of such Committed Purchaser's lending office that it will comply with its obligations to fund prospective Purchases hereunder, provided that such Committed Purchaser shall cease to be a Defaulting Committed Purchaser pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Committed Purchaser’s delivery of such certification to the Sellers, the Servicer or the Administrative Agents, as applicable, or (d) (i) become the subject of an Event of Bankruptcy or (ii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action.
“ Delayed Purchase Date ” means, with respect to any Purchase in respect of a Receivable Pool requested by the Sellers pursuant to Section 1.2(a) , the thirty-fifth (35th) day following the date the Sellers deliver a notice requesting such Purchase pursuant to Section 1.2(a) (or if such day is not a Business Day, then the next succeeding Business Day).
“ Delayed Purchase Notification ” is defined in Section 1.2(i) .
“ Delinquent Receivable ” means a Pool Receivable that is not a Defaulted Receivable (a) as to which any payment, or part thereof, (i) with respect to any SCC Pool Receivable, remains unpaid for more than 60 days from the original due date for such payment, (ii) with respect to any ISC Pool Receivable, is in collections under the Credit and Collection Policy, and (iii) with respect to any Lease Pool Receivable, is in collections under the Credit and Collection Policy; or (b) which, consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy, is or should have been classified as delinquent or past due by the applicable Originator or the Servicer; provided , that once a Pool Receivable has been written off as uncollectible it shall no longer be a Delinquent Receivable.
“ Designated Financial Officer ” means, at any time, the treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of Sprint Spectrum or Sprint Corporation.
“ Designated Installment Payment Term ” means, in respect of any ISC Contract relating to an ISC Receivable, a term with either 12 or 24 total required equal monthly installment payments, which installment payments are not subject to reduction, cancellation, termination or set-off, except in the case of an ISC Upgradeable Receivable, for the ability of the related Obligor to terminate the ISC Contract giving rise to such ISC Upgradeable Receivable after such Obligor has fully paid the Required Monthly Installment Payments under such ISC Contract.


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“ Designated Lease Payment Term ” means, in respect of any Lease Contract relating to Lease Receivable, a term with 12 to 24 total required equal monthly lease payments, which lease payments are not subject to reduction, cancellation, termination or set-off, except in the case of a Lease Upgradeable Receivable, for the ability of the related Obligor to terminate the Lease Contract giving rise to such Lease Upgradeable Receivable in accordance with the Lease Upgrade Program.
“ Dilution ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Pool Receivable, the amount by which the Unpaid Balance of such Pool Receivable is either (a) reduced or canceled as a result of (i) any defective, rejected or returned merchandise or services, any cash discount, or any failure by the Originators to deliver any merchandise or services or otherwise perform under the underlying contract or invoice, (ii) any change in or cancellation of any of the terms of such contract or invoice or any other adjustment by the Originators which reduces the amount payable by the Obligor on the related Receivable, or (iii) any setoff in respect of any claim by the Obligor thereof (whether such claim arises out of the same or a related transaction or an unrelated transaction) or (b) subject to any specific dispute, offset, counterclaim or defense whatsoever between the Obligor and any Seller, any Originator, Servicer, Sprint Spectrum, Sprint Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, in each case, other than solely and directly arising from the credit-worthiness of the related Obligor or as a result of discharge in bankruptcy with respect to such Obligor.
“ DSO Factor ” means in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the quotient of (a) the sum of (x) the Days Sales Outstanding divided by 30, plus (y) one (1.00), divided by (b) four (4.00).
“ EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“ EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“ EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“ Eligible Assignee ” means (i) any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates that are financial institutions or banks, (ii) any Liquidity Provider, any Program Administrator or any Enhancement Provider, (iii) any commercial paper conduit or similar entity that is managed by any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or any Purchaser Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, (iv) any other financial or other institution that is acceptable to each Administrative Agent, and solely with respect to this clause (iv) so long as no Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing, any Seller (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld,


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conditioned or delayed) and (v) a collateral agent, trustee or similar party which holds the assets of a Conduit Purchaser on behalf of the holders of the Commercial Paper Notes issued by such Conduit Purchaser.
“ Eligible Bank ” means a financial institution which has a senior short-term unsecured debt rating (or where such financial institution does not have such a rating, the senior short-term unsecured debt rating of the parent of such financial institution) from both Moody's and S&P of at least P-2 and A-2 respectively or the long-term unsecured debt rating equivalent thereof (which, for the avoidance of doubt, is a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least Baa1, in the case of Moody’s, and at least BBB+, in the case of S&P.
“ Eligible Contract ” means a Contract governed by the law of the United States of America or of any State thereof that contains an obligation to pay a specified sum of money and that has been duly authorized by each party thereto and that (i) does not require the Obligor thereunder to consent to any transfer, sale or assignment thereof or of the related Receivable or any proceeds thereof, (ii) is not subject to a confidentiality provision or similar covenant of non-disclosure that would restrict the ability of the applicable Administrative Agent or any Purchaser to fully exercise or enforce its rights under the Transaction Documents (including any rights thereunder assigned or originated to them hereunder), (iii) if such Contract relates to an SCC Receivable, is not Chattel Paper, (iv) has not been modified, extended or rewritten in any manner (except for expressly permitted hereunder) and (v) remains in full force and effect.
“ Eligible Counterparty ” means (i) a Committed Purchaser or an Affiliate of a Committed Purchaser, designated in writing by the Servicer to each of the other parties hereto as an “Eligible Counterparty”, or (ii) to the extent each Committed Purchaser shall have declined to enter into an interest rate cap or interest rate swap, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, another financial institution designated in writing by the Servicer to each of the other parties hereto as an “Eligible Counterparty”; provided , that an Eligible Counterparty must at the time it enters into an Eligible Interest Rate Hedge have a rating of at least A- by S&P or A3 by Moody’s, or the equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (the “ Required Rating ”) or be fully guaranteed by an entity that has the Required Rating.
“ Eligible Interest Rate Hedge ” means as of any date of determination, a Hedge Transaction that satisfies the following criteria:
(a)      the Hedge Counterparty thereunder is an Eligible Counterparty;
(b)      [reserved];
(c)      with respect to the timing of payments, the related Hedge Agreements require the Hedge Counterparty thereunder to make monthly floating-rate payments on each Settlement Date, which floating-rate payments are determined by reference to the Cap LIBO Rate;
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due from the Sellers at inception of such Hedge Transaction, which initial premium has been paid in full when due.
(e)      if such Hedge Transaction is an interest rate swap, the related Hedge Agreements require (i) the Sellers to make monthly net payments on each Settlement Date based upon a fixed rate, (ii) the Hedge Counterparty to make monthly net payments based upon the one-month Cap LIBO Rate and (iii) no upfront or other periodic payments to be made by either party;
(f)      such Hedge Transaction is entered into on, and governed by, Hedge Agreements including an ISDA Master Agreement, which may include but shall not be limited to including, credit support documents (i.e. a guarantee, ISDA Credit Support Annex, etc.), a Schedule, Confirmation and amendments generally thereto, copies of which have been delivered to each Purchaser Agent and the forms of which have been approved in writing by the ISC Administrative Agent and the Lease Administrative Agent; and
(g)      the related Hedge Agreements require the Hedge Counterparty thereunder to make all its payments thereunder directly to the Hedge Payment Account (or, solely in the case of amounts constituting variation margin or other collateral required to be posted by such Hedge Counterparty, to a Counterparty Hedge Maintenance Account).
“ Eligible Receivable ” means, as of any date of determination, a Receivable:
(a)    (i) which represents all or part of the sales price of goods or services, sold by an Originator or in the case of an ISC Dealer Receivable, by an ISC Dealer and assigned to an Originator, or represents rent for the lease of goods, and in each case is billed to the related Obligor in the ordinary course of such Originator’s business, and which Receivable has been sold or contributed to the Related Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement, (ii) in respect of any SCC Receivable, with respect to which, either (x) all obligations of the Originator in connection with which have been fully performed or (y) not more than 31 days have passed since such Receivable was billed to the related Obligor, (iii) no portion of which is in respect of any amount as to which the related Obligor is permitted to withhold payment until the occurrence of a specified event or condition (including “guaranteed” or “conditional” sales or any performance by an Originator), (iv) which is not owed to any Originator or any Seller as a bailee or consignee for another Person, (v) which is not issued under cash-in-advance or cash-on-account terms and (vi) in respect of any SCC Receivable, with payment terms of less than 45 days from the original billing date;

(b)    which (x) if an SCC Receivable, constitutes an “account” (as defined in Section 9-102(a) of the UCC), or (y) if an ISC Receivable or a Lease Receivable, constitutes Chattel Paper or an “account” (as defined in Section 9-102(a) of the UCC);

(c)    in respect of any SCC Receivable, the Obligor of which has an aggregate Unpaid Balance of Defaulted Receivables included in the Receivable Pools that is not






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more than 10.00% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables owed by such Obligor;

(d)    which is not a Defaulted Receivable;

(e)    with regard to which the representations of each Seller in Section 6.1(j) are true and correct;

(f)    the sale or contribution of which pursuant to the Sale Agreement and this Agreement,and the related assignment or transfer of an ISC Dealer Receivable as contemplated by this Agreement or any ISC Dealer Agreement does not violate or contravene any Law or the related Contract, the ISC Dealer Contract or the ISC Dealer Agreement;

(g)    which is denominated and payable only in U.S. Dollars in the United States and the Obligor has been instructed to make payments to a Lock-Box Account at a Lock-Box Bank that is subject to a Lock-Box Agreement, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.7 ;

(h)    the Obligor of which is domiciled or organized in the United States of America;

(i)    which arises under an Eligible Contract that, together with such Receivable, (i) is in full force and effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor to pay such Receivable enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws relating to and limiting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or in law), (ii) is not subject to any dispute, offset, netting, litigation, counterclaim or defense whatsoever (including defenses arising out of violations of usury Laws) (other than potential discharge in a bankruptcy of the related Obligor) and (iii) is not subject to any offset, counterclaim, defense or Adverse Claim;

(j)    that together with the Contract related thereto, does not contravene any Law applicable thereto (including Laws relating to usury, consumer protection, truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy) in any respect which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the validity, collectability or enforceability of the related Receivable or would or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and with respect to which the origination thereof did not violate any such Law in any such respect;

(k)    which (i) was originated by the applicable Originator (or originated by an ISC Dealer and assigned or transferred to the applicable Originator with respect to an ISC Dealer Receivable) in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) satisfies the requirements of the Credit and Collection Policy in all material respects and (iii) has been acquired by the applicable Seller from its Related Originators pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Sale Agreement;







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(l)    the purchase of which by a Seller under the Sale Agreement, or by the related Purchaser under this Agreement, does not constitute a Security;

(m)    the Obligor of which is not, Sprint Corporation, the Servicer, Sprint Spectrum, any Seller, any Originator or SoftBank or an Affiliate or employee of any of them;

(n)    the Obligor of which is not a Sanctioned Person;

(o)    the Obligor of which is required to make payments no less frequently than monthly under the related Contract;

(p)    the Originator that originated such Receivable (or was assigned or transferred an ISC Dealer Receivable by an ISC Dealer) is not an Excluded Originator;

(q)    which, in the case of an SCC Receivable or an ISC Receivable, represents the sales price of goods or services within the meaning of Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act;

(r)    in respect of an ISC Receivable or a Lease Receivable, the Obligor is (i) a customer of an Originator or any of its Affiliates in good standing and is a Prime Obligor or a Near Prime Obligor and (ii) not an Obligor in respect of any Defaulted Receivable;

(s)    in the case of an ISC Receivable or a Lease Receivable, as of the date of Purchase such Receivable does not constitute a Delinquent Receivable;

(t)    in the case of an ISC Receivable, arose under an ISC Contract which (i) is substantially in the form of Schedule IV-1 hereto in the case of an ISC Originator Receivable; (ii) is substantially in the form of Schedule IV-2 hereto in the case of an ISC Dealer Receivable, (iii)(A) relates to a qualifying ISC Device which is compatible with market technology and service platforms, and/or (B) relates to an accessory sold to a Prime Obligor, and (iv) provides for a Designated Installment Payment Term (including after giving effect to any election by the related Obligor to participate in the ISC Upgrade Program);

(u)    in the case of a Lease Receivable, arose under a Lease Contract which (i) is substantially in the form of Schedule VIII hereto; (ii) relates to a qualifying Lease Device which is compatible with market technology and service platforms, (iii) does not relate to any accessory and (iv) provides for a Designated Lease Payment Term (including after giving effect to any election by the related Obligor to participate in the Lease Upgrade Program);

(v)    in the case of an ISC Upgradeable Receivable, the right of the Obligor to trade in its qualifying ISC Device in satisfaction of such ISC Upgradeable Receivable under the ISC Upgrade Program is not yet exercisable;

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Receivable has been paid in full (after giving effect to any permitted netting against Purchase Prices) in accordance with the Sale Agreement;

(x)    in the case of an ISC Receivable (other than an ISC Upgradeable Receivable), the Obligor does not have the right to trade in its qualifying ISC Device in satisfaction of such ISC Receivable or to otherwise terminate the ISC Contract giving rise to such ISC Receivable under the ISC Upgrade Program or otherwise and the ISC Contract giving rise to such ISC Receivable does not permit such Obligor to elect to have a right to trade in its qualifying ISC Device in satisfaction of such ISC Receivable or to otherwise terminate such ISC Receivable;

(y)    in the case of a Lease Receivable, except in accordance with the Lease Upgrade Program, the Obligor does not have the right to trade in its qualifying Lease Device in satisfaction of such Lease Receivable or to otherwise terminate the Lease Contract giving rise to such Lease Receivable under the Lease Upgrade Program or otherwise and the Lease Contract giving rise to such Lease Receivable does not permit such Obligor to elect to have a right to trade in its qualifying Lease Device in satisfaction of such Lease Receivable or to otherwise terminate such Lease Receivable unless the Obligor is required to make all remaining lease payments due, and that would otherwise become due, under such Lease Contact;

(z)    in the case of an ISC Receivable or a Lease Receivable, has been fully earned by performance on the part of the applicable Originator, and no further action is required to be performed by such Originator or any other Person with respect thereto other than payment thereon by the applicable Obligor;

(aa)    in the case of an ISC Receivable or a Lease Receivable, the Obligor of which is an active paying subscriber of Sprint Spectrum’s or any of its Affiliates’ wireless services;

(bb)    in the case of an ISC Receivable, (i) that has been outstanding beyond the later of (a) the Applicable Cooling Off Period, and (b) the date that is fourteen (14) days after the effective date of the related ISC Contract, and (ii) the Unpaid Balance of which is not subject to reduction, cancellation, setoff, special refunds or credits for any reason, including without limitation as a result of defective or rejected goods or, with respect to any ISC Upgrade Receivable, the ISC Upgrade Program;

(cc)    in respect of a Lease Receivable, (i) that has been outstanding beyond the later of (a) the Applicable Cooling Off Period, and (b) if the related Obligor has less than or equal to 12 months of history being a customer of the related Originator or any of its Affiliates, the later of (x) 14 days after the effective date of the related Lease Contract and (y) the date on which the related Obligor has made the first scheduled monthly payment due under the related Lease Contract (excluding any down-payment or deposit), and (ii) except in accordance with the Lease Upgrade Program, the Unpaid Balance of which is not subject to reduction, cancellation, setoff, special refunds or credits for any reason, including without limitation as a result of defective or rejected goods;





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(dd)    in the case of an ISC Receivable, the Obligor of which was not required to make a deposit in connection with its ISC Contract;

(ee)    in the case of an ISC Receivable, the related Obligor can only participate in the ISC Upgrade Program if the original terms of the ISC Contract giving rise to such ISC Receivable provides that such ISC Upgrade Program is available to such Obligor in respect of such ISC Receivable;

(ff)    in the case of an ISC Dealer Receivable, satisfies each of the ISC Dealer Receivable Eligibility Requirements;

(gg)    in the case of an ISC Receivable, all sales taxes to be paid in connection with the sale of the related ISC Device have been fully paid;

(hh)    in the case of a Lease Receivable, all sales taxes (if any) to be paid in connection with the lease of the related Lease Device have been fully paid;

(ii)    in the case of a Lease Receivable, the Obligor of which is in possession, or controls the possession, of the Lease Device subject to the related Lease Contract;

(jj)    in the case of a Lease Receivable, the related Lease Device contains no network block, barring or password protection and the Leases Devices may be unlocked for use on a wireless network; and

(kk)    without limiting any of the foregoing, no portion of such Receivable attributable to governmental fees, surcharges or taxes (i) is subject to any Adverse Claim in favor of any Governmental Authority, or (ii) results in (or, in the case of non-payment of any such governmental fee, surcharge or tax by any Person, would result in) any Adverse Claim on such Receivable or any proceeds thereof in favor of any Governmental Authority.

“ Enhancement Agreement ” means any agreement between a Conduit Purchaser and any other Person(s), entered into to provide (directly or indirectly) credit enhancement to such Conduit Purchaser’s commercial paper facility.
“ Enhancement Provider ” means any Person providing credit support to a Conduit Purchaser under an Enhancement Agreement, including pursuant to an unfunded commitment, or any similar entity with respect to any permitted assignee of such Conduit Purchaser.
“ ERISA ” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ ERISA Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with such Person, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(m) of the Code.
“ ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which
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the 30-day notice period referred to in Section 4043(a) is waived), (b) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived, (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, (d) the incurrence by Sprint Corporation, the Servicer, Sprint Corporation, any Originator, any Seller or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan, (e) the receipt by any Sprint Corporation, the Servicer, Sprint Corporation, any Originator, any Seller or any ERISA Affiliate thereof from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, (f) the incurrence by Sprint Corporation, the Servicer, Sprint Corporation, any Originator, any Seller or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (g) the receipt by Sprint Corporation, the Servicer, any Originator, any Seller or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from Sprint Corporation, the Servicer, any Originator, any Seller or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA, or is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA, or in endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 or Title IV of ERISA).
“ Estimated Cap Deficiency Amount ” means an amount equal to the product of (x) the then current Cap Reserve Amount (or Cap Reserve Amount relating to a Receivable Pool, as applicable), and (y) 5.00%.
“ EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“ Event of Bankruptcy ” shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Person if either:
(a)      (i) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person, in any court, seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator (or other similar official) for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under any Law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition or adjustment of debts, and such case or proceeding shall continue unstayed or undismissed for a period of sixty (60) days (or, for purposes of Section 10.1(c) , if such case or proceeding is in respect of any Seller, zero (0) days); or (ii) an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws or other similar Laws now or hereafter in effect; or
(b)      such Person (i) shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for, such



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Person or for any substantial part of its property, or (iii) shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts generally as they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board of directors (or any board or Person holding similar rights to control the activities of such Person) shall vote to implement any of the foregoing.
“ Event of Termination ” is defined in Section 10.1 .
“ Excess Deferred Receivables Concentration Amount ” means in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the amount (if any) by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables (and any portions thereof) relating to the SCC Receivable Pool representing all or a part of the sales price of goods or services that have not yet been fully performed or delivered, exceeds (b) 50.00% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables relating to the SCC Receivable Pool at such time.
“ Excess Governmental Obligor Concentration Amount ” means in respect of any Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the amount (if any) by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in such Receivable Pool, the Obligors of which are Governmental Authorities, exceeds (b) 5.00% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in such Receivable Pool at such time; provided that, in the case of an Obligor with one or more Affiliated Obligors, the Concentration Limit for such Obligor shall be treated as if such Obligor and its Affiliated Obligors were one Obligor.
“ Excess Large Lease Obligor Concentration Amount ” means in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the aggregate of the amounts determined for each Obligor by which the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that are Lease Receivables in the Lease Receivable Pool owed by such Obligor or an Affiliate of such Obligor at such time, exceeds $750,000.
“ Excess Near Prime ISC Obligor Concentration Amount ” means in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the amount (if any) by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in the ISC Receivable Pool, the Obligors of which are Near Prime Obligors, exceeds (b) 25.00% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in the ISC Receivable Pool at such time; provided that, in the case of an Obligor with one or more Affiliated Obligors, the Concentration Limit for such Obligor shall be treated as if such Obligor and its Affiliated Obligors were one Obligor.
“ Excess Near Prime Lease Obligor Concentration Amount ” means in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the amount (if any) by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in the Lease Receivable Pool, the Obligors of which are Near Prime Obligors, exceeds (b) 25.00% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in the Lease Receivable Pool at such time; provided that, in the case of an Obligor with one or more Affiliated Obligors, the Concentration Limit for such Obligor shall be treated as if such Obligor and its Affiliated Obligors were one Obligor.
“ Excess Non Lock-Box Concentration Amount ” means in respect of any Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount (if any) by which (a) the aggregate




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Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in such Receivable Pool that are Non Lock-Box Receivables, exceeds (b) 6.00% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in such Receivable Pool; provided , that , at any time during the continuance of a Specified Unmatured Event, an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or a Non-Reinvestment Event, upon two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Servicer, the applicable Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may (or shall if so directed by the Required Purchasers) reduce to zero the percentage set forth in this clause (b).
“ Excess Prime Accessories Concentration Amount ” means in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the amount (if any) by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables related to accessories sold to Prime Obligors in the ISC Receivable Pool, exceeds (b) 10.00% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in the ISC Receivable Pool at such time; provided that , in the case of an Obligor with one or more Affiliated Obligors, the Concentration Limit for such Obligor shall be treated as if such Obligor and its Affiliated Obligors were one Obligor.
“ Excess Obligor Concentration Amount ” means in respect of any Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the aggregate of the amounts determined for each Obligor by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in such Receivable Pool owed by such Obligor or an Affiliate of such Obligor at such time, exceeds (b) the Concentration Limit in respect of such Receivable Pool for such Obligor at such time.
“ Excluded Originator ” is defined in Section 13.18 .
“ Excluded Taxes ” means (i) any Taxes based upon, or measured by, any Affected Party’s net income, net receipts, net profits, net worth or capital (including franchise or similar Taxes imposed in lieu of such Taxes), but only to the extent such Taxes are imposed by a taxing authority (a) in a jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which such Affected Party has its principal office or under the laws of which such Affected Party is organized or incorporated, (b) in a jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which such Affected Party does business, or (c) in a jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which such Affected Party maintains a lending office (or branch), (ii) any franchise Taxes, branch Taxes or branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States or any similar Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) described in clause (i) or in which any of each Seller or the Servicer is located, (iii) with regard to any Affected Party, any withholding Tax to the extent it is (a) imposed on amounts payable to such Affected Party because such Affected Party designates a new lending office, except to the extent that such Affected Party was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office, to receive amounts in respect of such Taxes from any of each Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, pursuant to Section 3.3 , (b) attributable to such Affected Party’s failure to comply with Section 3.3(e)(v) , or (c) imposed on amounts payable to such Affected Party with respect to an applicable interest in Pool Receivables or Related Assets pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Affected Party acquires such interest, except to the extent that, in the case of an assignment to such Affected Party, such Affected Party’s assignor was entitled, immediately before the time of such assignment, to receive amounts in respect of such Taxes from any Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, pursuant to Section 3.3 , (iv) any Tax that is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of



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competent jurisdiction to have been imposed solely as a result of any Affected Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, and (v) any FATCA Withholding Tax.
“ Exclusion Effective Date ” is defined in Section 13.18 .
“ Exiting Purchaser ” is defined in Section 3.5 .
“ Extension Request ” is defined in Section 3.5 .
“ FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and the current or future U.S. Treasury Regulations issued thereunder, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (so long as any future, amended, modified, supplemented or successor version is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), corresponding provisions of successor Law, official interpretations thereof, and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code and any published intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement (but only to the extent not materially more onerous to comply with than Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, any regulations thereunder, intergovernmental agreements or any fiscal or regulatory legislation pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement in force or otherwise in effect as of the Second Restatement Effective Date).
“ FATCA Withholding Tax ” means any withholding Tax imposed under FATCA.
“ Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum , determined by the SCC Administrative Agent, equal (for each day during such period) to:
(a)      the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; or
(b)      if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the applicable Liquidity Provider or Purchaser Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“ Federal Reserve Bank ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto or to the functions thereof.
“ Fee Letters ” means any fee letter among any of the Sellers, Sprint Spectrum, the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent or the Purchaser Agents setting out the fees and expenses payable in connection with this Agreement or other Transaction Documents.
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“ Final Payout Date ” means the date following the Purchase Termination Date on which Purchasers’ Total Investment shall have been reduced to zero and all other amounts then accrued or payable to any of the Affected Parties under the Transaction Documents shall have been paid in full in cash.
“ Funded Fee ” has the meaning set forth in the Fee Letters.
“ Funding Advance Rate ” is defined in Section 1.4(c) .
“ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as consistently applied.
“ Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, regional or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“ Hedge Breakage ” means Senior Hedge Breakage and Subordinated Hedge Breakage.
“ Hedge Counterparty ” means any counterparty to the Sellers under a Hedge Transaction.
“ Hedge Notional Amount ” means, at any time, the aggregate notional amount of all Eligible Interest Rate Hedges at such time.
“ Hedge Payment Account ” means a non-interest bearing account of the Collateral Agent designated in writing by the Collateral Agent to the other parties hereto.
“ Hedge Rate ” means the weighted average (based on notional amounts of the related Hedge Transactions) fixed rate determining the series of payments to be made by the Sellers under each outstanding Hedge Transaction (or in the case of an interest rate cap, the strike rate).
“ Hedge Requirements ” means the following requirements:
(a)    each Hedge Transaction shall be an Eligible Interest Rate Hedge;

(b)    the Hedge Notional Amount shall not be less than 100% of the Hedged Pool Investment at any time, and the Sellers shall not enter into any Hedge Transaction that is an interest rate swap if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate notional amount of all Hedge Transactions that are interest rate swaps would exceed an amount equal to 100% of the Hedged Pool Investment;

(c)    each Hedge Transaction entered into prior to the Purchase Termination Date shall:

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(ii) in the case of an interest rate cap, have a fixed non-declining notional amount;

(iii) in the case of an interest rate swap, have a scheduled declining notional amount that declines proportionately with the expected amortization of the ISC Receivable Pool and Lease Receivable Pool at such time as determined by the Servicer with the written consent of the ISC Administrative Agent with respect to the ISC Receivable Pool and the Lease Administrative Agent with respect to the Lease Receivable Pool ( it being understood that the ISC Administrative Agent or the Lease Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have given written consent if such ISC Administrative Agent or Lease Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall have made a written offer to provide such interest rate swap);

(d)    each Hedge Transaction entered into on or after the Purchase Termination Date shall be an interest rate cap, rather than an interest rate swap;

(e)    not later than five (5) Business Days after the Purchase Termination Date, the Eligible Interest Rate Hedges (taken as a whole) shall have a scheduled fixed or declining notional amount that is expected, based on the expected amortization of the ISC Receivable Pool and Lease Receivable Pool, to prevent the Hedge Notional Amount from being less than 100% of the Hedged Pool Investment during such amortization period, as determined by the Servicer with the written consent of the ISC Administrative Agent and the Lease Administrative Agent or, if an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event has occurred and is continuing, then as determined by the ISC Administrative Agent and the Lease Administrative Agent, acting jointly; and

(f)    Hedge Transactions attributed to each of the ISC Exposure Amount and the Lease Exposure Amount and ISC Exposure Amount pursuant to Section 8.09(c) must have notional amounts in the aggregate not less than the Lease Exposure Amount and ISC Exposure Amount, as applicable, at such time.

“ Hedge Transaction ” means an interest rate cap or interest rate swap transaction entered into by the Sellers. Where the context so requires, “Hedge Transaction” shall be deemed to include the ISDA Master Agreement, credit support annex, schedule, confirmation and any other agreements (in each case, as applicable to the relevant transaction) entered into by the Sellers with a Hedge Counterparty in connection therewith.
“ Hedged Pool Investment ” means an amount equal to the sum of the ISC Exposure Amount and the Lease Exposure Amount.
“ Hedging Agreement ” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.
“ Indemnified Amounts ” is defined in Section 12.1(a) .
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“ Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made or deemed made by or on account of any obligation of any Seller (or the Servicer on behalf of the Sellers) under any Transaction Document and (b) Other Taxes.
“ Independent Manager ” means a natural person who (I) is not at the time of initial appointment, or at any time while serving as Independent Manager of a Seller, and has not been at any time during the preceding five (5) years: (a) a stockholder, member, director, manager (with the exception of serving as independent manager of any Seller), officer, employee, partner, attorney or counsel of Sprint Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates (other than the Sellers); (b) a supplier or other Person who derives any of its purchases or revenues from its activities with such Seller or Sprint Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates (except in such person’s capacity as an independent manager or independent director of any Seller); or (c) a member of the immediate family of any such supplier, stockholder, member, director, manager, officer, employee, partner, attorney, counsel or other Person described in clauses (a) or (b) above and (II) (1) has prior experience as an independent manager for a company whose charter documents required the unanimous consent of all independent managers thereof before such company could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (2) has at least three years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities.
“ Information ” is defined in Section 13.8(e) .
“ Information Package ” is defined in Section 3.1(a) .
“ Initial Cash Purchase Price ” is defined in Section 1.1 .
“ Investment ” means in respect of any Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Purchaser, the aggregate of the amounts paid to, or for the account of, the Sellers in connection with all Purchases of Receivables relating to such Receivable Pool funded by such Purchaser pursuant to Section 1.1 , as reduced from time to time by Collections distributed to such Purchaser (or to its Purchaser Agent for such Purchaser’s account) in respect of such Receivable Pool and applied on account of such Purchaser’s Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 2.2 ; provided , that if such Purchaser’s Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool shall have been reduced by any distribution and thereafter all or a portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason, such Purchaser’s Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool shall be increased by the amount of such rescinded or returned distribution as though it had not been made.
“ Investment Company Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940.
“ ISC ” means installment sales contract.
“ ISC Administrative Agent ” means Mizuho, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Affected Parties in connection with the ISC Receivable Pool and the Related Assets as set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents.

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“ ISC Advance Rate ” means as of any date of determination, in respect of any ISC Receivable, the applicable “Advance Rate” set forth in the ISC Advance Rate Matrix corresponding to such ISC Receivable as of such date of determination, based upon the Unpaid Balance of such ISC Receivable.
“ ISC Advance Rate Matrix ” means the ISC Advance Rate Matrix attached as Schedule V to this Agreement as may be amended from time to time with the consent of all Purchasers.
“ ISC Conditional DPP ” means, in respect of any ISC Pool Receivable which constitutes an ISC Upgradeable Receivable, as of any date of determination, the portion of the RPA Deferred Purchase Price in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool which relates to the ISC Conditional Unpaid Balance for such ISC Upgradeable Receivable as of such date.
“ ISC Conditional Unpaid Balance ” means, as of any time, with respect to any ISC Upgradeable Receivable, all remaining unpaid monthly installment payments under the ISC Contract giving rise to such ISC Upgradeable Receivable which are not included in the computation of the Unpaid Balance of such ISC Upgradeable Receivable.
“ ISC Contract ” means, with respect to any ISC Receivable, the ISC Dealer Contract or ISC Originator Contract, pursuant to which such ISC Receivable arises or which evidences such ISC Receivable. A “related” ISC Contract with respect to an ISC Pool Receivable means an ISC Contract which is relevant to the collection or enforcement of such ISC Pool Receivable.
“ ISC Dealer ” means each authorized retailer that offers and sells wireless services and related wireless devices from approved retail locations that has entered into an ISC Dealer Agreement.
“ ISC Dealer Agreement ” means each dealer agreement or wireless services agreement between an Originator and an ISC Dealer, 1 pursuant to which such ISC Dealer is authorized to offer and sell wireless services and/or related wireless devices through certain specified retail locations.
“ ISC Dealer Contract ” means, with respect to any ISC Receivable, any retail installment agreement, contract or other document (including any purchase order or invoice), between an ISC Dealer and an Obligor, pursuant to which such ISC Receivable arises or which evidences such ISC Receivable.
“ ISC Dealer Receivable ” means any right to payment from a Person, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument or a general intangible (as such terms are defined under the UCC), arising from the sale of ISC Devices pursuant to an ISC Dealer Contract which has been assigned to an Originator in accordance with the terms of the related ISC Dealer Agreement and is payable to an Originator (or, after giving effect to the purchase thereof by a Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement, such Seller), including any payment obligations of such Person with respect thereto; provided, however that no right to payment or other indebtedness owing by a Sanctioned Person shall (i) constitute an ISC Dealer Receivable, (ii) be deemed to have been assigned or
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transferred by an ISC Dealer to an Originator, (iii) be deemed to have been sold or contributed to the Sellers by the Originators pursuant to the Sale Agreement or (iv) be sold or pledged hereunder by the Sellers.
“ ISC Dealer Receivable Eligibility Requirements ” means, with respect to any ISC Dealer Receivable, the following:
(i)    was generated in the ordinary course of the applicable ISC Dealer’s business from the sale of a wireless communication device;

(ii)    has been fully earned by performance on the part of the applicable ISC Dealer and no further action is required to be performed by such ISC Dealer or any other Person with respect thereto other than payment thereon by the applicable Obligor;

(iii)    the applicable Originator has fully paid the Amount Financed Value in respect of such ISC Dealer Contract, ISC Dealer Receivable and Related Assets, which shall constitute the purchase price for such ISC Dealer Receivable in accordance with the applicable ISC Dealer Agreement;

(iv)    the assignment and transfer of such ISC Dealer Receivable and the related ISC Dealer Contract constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related ISC Dealer and/or the applicable Originator, as the case may be, enforceable against such parties, as applicable, in accordance with their terms, which contains language relating to the assignment or transfer thereof in substantially the form attached hereto on Schedule IV-3 which are not subject to offset, counterclaim, defense or Adverse Claim;

(v)    the assignment and transfer from the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator of the related ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable was effective to transfer, convey and assign all of the applicable ISC Dealer’s right, title and interest in such ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable to the applicable Originator free and clear of all Adverse Claims, and such Originator has a valid and continuing ownership interest in such ISC Dealer Contract, ISC Dealer Receivable and the Related Assets with respect thereto free and clear of all Adverse Claims, which is a first priority perfected security interest for purposes of Article 9 of the applicable UCC enforceable against all creditors of, and lenders to, such ISC Dealer;

(vi)    was, together with the related ISC Dealer Contract, assigned or transferred by the applicable ISC Dealer to an Originator in accordance with the applicable ISC Dealer Agreement, and the applicable Originator has taken all action necessary to effect such assignment or transfer, including activating the service and device relating to such ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable and marking its internal systems as accepting such ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable and Related Assets;

(vii)    the assignment or transfer of such ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable by the applicable ISC Dealer to the applicable Originator constitutes a true sale or absolute transfer of such ISC Dealer Contract, ISC Dealer Receivable and the Related Assets with respect thereto, such that such ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable would not constitute property of the applicable ISC Dealer’s estate under



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Section 541(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code and payments therefor would not be subject to the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code;

(viii)    except as expressly set forth in the Third Amendment, the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent shall have received UCC search reports relating to the applicable ISC Dealer which are conclusive that no Adverse Claim exists with respect to any ISC Dealer Contract or ISC Dealer Receivable relating to such ISC Dealer;

(ix)    the applicable ISC Dealer is party to an ISC Dealer Agreement which is in full force and effect as of the date of assignment or transfer of such ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable in accordance with such ISC Dealer Agreement and is (i) substantially in a form provided to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent prior to the Third Amendment Date, (ii) in such other form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and the Purchaser Agents, or (iii) in such other form with modifications, differences or changes from the form provided to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agents prior to the Third Amendment Date which could not result in a Material Adverse Effect, in each case with such modifications and changes as shall have been negotiated by the parties thereto; provided that such modifications or changes could not result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(x)    the representations and warranties of the applicable ISC Dealer set forth in the applicable ISC Dealer Agreement are true and correct in all material respects and neither such ISC Dealer nor the applicable Originator is in breach in any material respect of their obligations under such ISC Dealer Agreement, insofar as such representations and warranties and obligations relate to the assignment or transfer of an ISC Dealer Contract or an ISC Dealer Receivable; and

(xi)    there are no proceedings seeking to prevent any assignment or transfer of such ISC Dealer Contract or the related ISC Dealer Receivable as contemplated by this Agreement.

“ ISC Delinquency Ratio ” means, with respect to the ISC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, for any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate number of ISC Contracts, the Obligor of which is a Prime Obligor or a Near Prime Obligor, which such ISC Contracts are related to a Delinquent Receivable in the ISC Receivable Pool as of the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate number of ISC Contracts related to all of the Receivables in the ISC Receivable Pool on the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period, the Obligor of which is a Prime Obligor or a Near Prime Obligor.
“ ISC Device ” means a wireless communication device, including mobile phone handsets or tablets, subject to an ISC Contract.
“ ISC Exposure Amount ” means as of any date of determination, an amount equal to Purchasers’ Pool Investment in the ISC Receivable Pool.
“ ISC Loss Ratio ” means, with respect to the ISC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, for any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (a) the


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numerator of which is the aggregate number of ISC Contracts, the Obligor of which is a Prime Obligor or a Near Prime Obligor, which such ISC Contracts are related to a Defaulted Receivable in the ISC Receivable Pool as of the Cut-Off Date for such Settlement Period, and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate number of ISC Contracts related to all of the Receivables in the ISC Receivable Pool on the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period, the Obligor of which is a Prime Obligor or a Near Prime Obligor.
“ ISC Loss Reserve ” means in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the product of (a) the result of (i) one (1) minus (ii) the Weighted Average Advance Rate for the ISC Receivable Pool as of such day multiplied by (b) the Net Portfolio Balance for the ISC Receivable Pool on such day.
“ ISC Originator Contract ” means, with respect to any ISC Receivable, any retail installment agreement, contract or other document (including any purchase order or invoice), between an Originator and an Obligor, pursuant to which such ISC Receivable arises or which evidences such ISC Receivable.
“ ISC Originator Receivable ” means any right to payment from a Person, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument or a general intangible (as such terms are defined under the UCC), arising from the sale of ISC Devices by any Originator pursuant to an ISC Originator Contract, including any payment obligations of such Person with respect thereto; provided, however that no right to payment or other indebtedness owing by a Sanctioned Person shall (i) constitute an ISC Originator Receivable, (ii) be deemed to have been sold or contributed to the Sellers by the Originators pursuant to the Sale Agreement or (iii) sold or pledged hereunder by the Sellers.
“ ISC Pool Commitment ” means in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool, with respect to each Committed Purchaser, the maximum amount which such Committed Purchaser is obligated to pay hereunder on account of any Purchase in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool, as set forth as its “ISC Pool Commitment” opposite its name, at any time (i) prior to the Commitment Reallocation Date, on Schedule VII-A to this Agreement, and (ii) on or after the Commitment Reallocation Date, on Schedule VII-B to this Agreement, as reduced from time to time in connection with reductions of the Purchasers’ Total Commitment pursuant to Section 3.2(c) .
“ ISC Pool Receivable ” means an ISC Receivable in the ISC Receivable Pool.
“ ISC Receivable ” means any ISC Dealer Receivable and any ISC Originator Receivable.
“ ISC Receivable Pool ” means at any time all of the outstanding ISC Receivables sold, purported to be sold or contributed to the Sellers pursuant to the Sale Agreement.
“ ISC Surrendered Device ” is defined in Section 1.2(j) .
“ ISC Surrendered Device Return Requirement ” means the obligation of the Servicer pursuant to Section 1.2(j) to return all ISC Surrendered Devices to the applicable Seller or its designee and (b) the acceptance of an ISC Surrendered Device by the applicable Dealer pursuant to Section 1.2(j).



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“ ISC Upgrade Program ” means, the program offered by the Originators or the Servicer pursuant to which the Obligor of an ISC Upgradeable Receivable may, if such Obligor has agreed to participate in such program upon entering into the related ISC Contract, upon the making of specified minimum monthly installment payments in respect of the related ISC Contract, elect to trade in an ISC Device for an upgraded device whereupon such ISC Contract will terminate and no installments payments will be required to be made after the date of such termination in respect of such ISC Contract.
“ ISC Upgradeable Receivable ” means any ISC Receivable, with respect to which, pursuant to the ISC Upgrade Program, the Obligor thereunder has the right (whether or not exercised) to trade in or return its qualifying ISC Device in satisfaction of such ISC Upgrade Receivable without having paid all monthly installment payments that would have been due under the terms of the related ISC Contract had such right not been exercised.
“ ISC Weighted Average Term ” means as of any date of determination with respect to the ISC Receivable Pool for all ISC Receivables which are Eligible Receivables, the number of months following such date of determination obtained by summing the products obtained by:
(a)      multiplying (i) the number of remaining unpaid monthly installment payments at such time in respect of each ISC Pool Receivable due from the applicable Obligor under the ISC Contract which payments give rise to such ISC Receivable, which cannot be terminated or cancelled in connection with the ISC Upgrade Program, by (ii) the Unpaid Balance of such ISC Pool Receivable;
and dividing such sum by:
(b)      the aggregate Unpaid Balance at such time of all ISC Pool Receivables which are Eligible Receivables.
“ ISC Yield and Fee Reserve ” means in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the sum of:
(a)      the amount equal to the interest that would accrue on an amount equal to (x) the Net Portfolio Balance in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool as of such date of determination minus (y) the ISC Loss Reserve as of such date of determination, at a rate equal to the Hedge Rate during a period equal to the ISC Weighted Average Term; plus
(b)      the amount of the ISC Receivable Pool’s Pro Rata Share of the Servicing Fees and Fees that would accrue in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool during the period equal to the ISC Weighted Average Term assuming that the aggregate Unpaid Balance and the aggregate Investments relating to each of the ISC Receivable Pool and the SCC Receivable Pool as of such date of determinations remained the same during such period; plus
(c)      the accrued and unpaid Yield, the ISC Receivable Pool’s Pro Rata Share of the Servicing Fees and Fees in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool.
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“ Key Lease Upgrade Provisions ” means the provisions of the Lease Upgrade Program set forth on Schedule X .
“ Law ” means any law (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree, judgment, award or similar item of or by a Governmental Authority or any interpretation, implementation or application thereof.
“ Lease Administrative Agent ” means SMBCSI, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Affected Parties in connection with the Lease Receivable Pool and the Related Assets as set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents.
“ Lease Advance Rate ” means as of any date of determination, in respect of any Lease Receivable, the applicable “Advance Rate” set forth in the Lease Advance Rate Matrix corresponding to such Lease Receivable as of such date of determination, based upon the Unpaid Balance of such Lease Receivable.
“ Lease Advance Rate Matrix ” means the Lease Advance Rate Matrix attached as Schedule IX to this Agreement as may be amended from time to time with the consent of all Purchasers.
“ Lease Contract ” means, with respect to any Lease Receivable, any lease, contract or other document (including any purchase order or invoice), between an Originator and an Obligor, pursuant to which such Lease Receivable arises or which evidences such Lease Receivable. A “related” Lease Contract with respect to a Lease Pool Receivable means a Lease Contract which is relevant to the collection or enforcement of such Lease Pool Receivable.
“ Lease Delinquency Ratio ” means, with respect to the Lease Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, for any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Lease Contracts, the Obligor of which is a Prime Obligor or a Near Prime Obligor, which such Lease Contracts are related to a Delinquent Receivable in the Lease Receivable Pool as of the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Lease Contracts related to all of the Receivables in the Lease Receivable Pool on the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period, the Obligor of which is a Prime Obligor or a Near Prime Obligor.
“ Lease Device ” means a wireless communication device, including mobile phone handsets or tablets, subject to a Lease Contract.
“ Lease Exposure Amount ” means as of any date of determination, an amount equal to Purchasers’ Pool Investment in the Lease Receivable Pool.
“ Lease Inclusion Pro Forma Information Package ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(g) .
“ Lease Loss Ratio ” means, with respect to the Lease Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, for any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Lease Contracts, the Obligor of which is a Prime Obligor or a Near Prime Obligor, which such Lease Contracts are related to a Defaulted

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Receivable in the Lease Receivable Pool as of the Cut-Off Date for such Settlement Period, and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Lease Contracts related to all of the Receivables in the Lease Receivable Pool on the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period, the Obligor of which is a Prime Obligor or a Near Prime Obligor.
“ Lease Loss Reserve ” means in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, sum of (a) the product of (i) the result of (A) one (1) minus (B) the Weighted Average Advance Rate for the Lease Receivable Pool as of such day multiplied by (ii) sum of the Net Portfolio Balance for the Lease Receivable Pool on such day, plus (b) the Lease Upgrade Adjustment Amount.
“ Lease Non-Contractual Payment Amount ” means, with respect to any Lease Upgradeable Receivable, the sum of all remaining unpaid monthly rental payments due from the applicable Obligor under the Lease Contract giving rise to such Lease Upgradeable Receivable, which payments fall due after the date on which the related Obligor becomes eligible to make a Lease Upgrade Election under the Lease Upgrade Program.
“ Lease Pool Commitment ” means in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool, with respect to each Committed Purchaser, the maximum amount which such Committed Purchaser is obligated to pay hereunder on account of any Purchase in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool, as set forth as its “Lease Pool Commitment” opposite its name, at any time (i) prior to the Commitment Reallocation Date, on Schedule VII-A to this Agreement, and (ii) on or after the Commitment Reallocation Date, on Schedule VII-B to this Agreement, as reduced from time to time in connection with reductions of the Purchasers’ Total Commitment pursuant to Section 3.2(c) .
“ Lease Pool Receivable ” means a Lease Receivable in the Lease Receivable Pool.
“ Lease Purchase Option Proceeds ” means the proceeds arising from the sale of a Lease Device to an Obligor upon such Obligor’s exercise of its option to purchase a Lease Device pursuant to a Lease Contract at the end of the lease term; for the avoidance of doubt , Lease Purchase Option Proceeds shall not include any scheduled monthly payments on the related Lease Contract.
“ Lease Receivable ” means any right to payment from a Person, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument or a general intangible (as such terms are defined under the UCC), arising from the lease of a Lease Device, by any Originator pursuant to a Lease Contract, including any payment obligations of such Person with respect thereto; provided , however that no right to payment or other indebtedness owing by a Sanctioned Person shall (i) constitute a Lease Receivable, (ii) be deemed to have been sold or contributed to the Sellers by the Originators pursuant to the Sale Agreement or (iii) sold or pledged hereunder by the Sellers.
“ Lease Receivable Pool ” means at any time all of the outstanding Lease Receivables sold, purported to be sold or contributed to the Sellers pursuant to the Sale Agreement.
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“ Lease Returned Device Return Requirement ” means the obligation of the Servicer pursuant to Section 1.2(k) to return all Lease Returned Devices to the applicable Seller or its designee.
“ Lease Sprint-Settled Amount ” means, for any Lease Upgradeable Receivable subject to a Lease Upgrade Election, the Lease Upgrade Payment Amount owing with respect to such Lease Upgradeable Receivable (determined after giving effect to any reductions of the Unpaid Balance made by the related Obligor).
“ Lease Upgrade Adjustment Amount ” means an amount equal to the product of (a) the sum of all Lease Non-Contractual Payment Amounts with respect to each Lease Upgradeable Receivable in the Lease Receivable Pool as of the last day of the immediately preceding Settlement Period, times (b) the greater of (i) 3.00% and (ii) the Lease Upgrade Take Rate.
“ Lease Upgrade Election ” means the election by any Obligor under the Lease Upgrade Program to trade in or return its qualifying Lease Device in respect of a Lease Upgradeable Receivable in exchange for a new Lease Device, together with a new related Lease Receivable, without having paid all monthly rental payments that would have been due under the terms of the related Lease Contract had such option not been exercised.
“ Lease Upgrade Payment Amount ” means, with respect to any Lease Upgradeable Receivable, an amount equal to the entire remaining Unpaid Balance of such Lease Upgradeable Receivable at the time the Obligor for which makes a Lease Upgrade Election.
“ Lease Upgrade Program ” means, the program offered by the Originators or the Servicer pursuant to which the Obligor of a Lease Upgradeable Receivable may, if such Obligor has agreed to participate in such program upon entering into the related Lease Contract, upon satisfaction of the terms of the Lease Upgrade Program, elect to return a Lease Device in exchange for an upgraded device subject to the terms of the Lease Upgrade Program, including the Key Lease Upgrade Provisions.
“ Lease Upgrade Take Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, a ratio (expressed as a percentage) equal to (a) the sum for the immediately preceding Settlement Period of the aggregate Lease Sprint-Settled Amounts arising from Lease Upgrade Elections occurring during such Settlement Period, to (b) for the immediately preceding Settlement Period, the aggregate Lease Non-Contractual Payment Amount as of the last day of such Settlement Period.
“ Lease Upgradeable Receivable ” means any Lease Receivable, with respect to which, pursuant to the Lease Upgrade Program, the Obligor thereunder has the option to make a Lease Upgrade Election (whether or not exercised).
“ Lease Upgraded Receivable ” means any Lease Receivable arising from a Lease Upgrade Election by the related Obligor with respect to a related Lease Upgradeable Receivable. A Lease Upgraded Receivable shall “relate” to the Lease Upgradeable Receivable for which the Obligor thereunder made a Lease Upgrade Election.


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“ Lease Weighted Average Term ” means as of any date of determination with respect to the Lease Receivable Pool for all Lease Receivables which are Eligible Receivables, the number of months following such date of determination obtained by summing the products obtained by:
(a)      multiplying (i) the number of remaining unpaid monthly rental payments at such time in respect of each Lease Pool Receivable due from the applicable Obligor under the Lease Contract which payments give rise to such Lease Receivable, by (ii) the Unpaid Balance of such Lease Pool Receivable;
and dividing such sum by:
(b)      the aggregate Unpaid Balance at such time of all Lease Pool Receivables which are Eligible Receivables.
“ Lease Yield and Fee Reserve ” means in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the sum of:
(a)      the amount equal to the interest that would accrue on an amount equal to (x) the Net Portfolio Balance in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool as of such date of determination minus (y) the Lease Loss Reserve as of such date of determination, at a rate equal to the Hedge Rate during a period equal to the Lease Weighted Average Term; plus
(b)      the amount of the Lease Receivable Pool’s Pro Rata Share of the Servicing Fees and Fees that would accrue in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool during the period equal to the Lease Weighted Average Term assuming that the aggregate Unpaid Balance and the aggregate Investments relating to each of the Lease Receivable Pool and the Lease Receivable Pool as of such date of determinations remained the same during such period; plus
(c)      the accrued and unpaid Yield, the Lease Receivable Pool’s Pro Rata Share of the Servicing Fees and Fees in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool.
“ Legal Final ” means the one-year anniversary of the occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date.
“ Liberty Street ” means Liberty Street Funding LLC.
“ LIBO Rate ” means for any Yield Period, the rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) 0.00% and (ii) (a) the interest rate per annum designated as the LIBO Rate by the applicable Purchaser Agent for a period of time comparable to such Yield Period that appears on the Reuters Screen LIBO Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute or replacement for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by such Purchaser Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any person which takes over the administration of that rate) for deposits in U.S. dollars as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) with respect to such Purchaser Agent or related Committed Purchaser on the second Business

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Day preceding the first day of such Yield Period or (b) if a rate cannot be determined under the foregoing clause, an annual rate equal to the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the rates per annum at which deposits in U.S. Dollars with a duration comparable to such Yield Period in a principal amount substantially equal to the principal amount of the applicable Rate Tranche are offered to the principal London office of the applicable Purchaser Agent (or its related Committed Purchaser) by three London banks, selected by the SCC Administrative Agent in good faith, at about 11:00 a.m. London time on the second Business Day preceding the first day of such Yield Period.
“ Lien ” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.
“ Liquidation Fee ” means, as of any date of determination, for each Rate Tranche (or portion thereof) relating to a Receivable Pool for each day in any Yield Period or Settlement Period relating to such Receivable Pool (computed without regard to clause (iii) of the proviso of the definition of “ Yield Period ”) during the Liquidation Period, the amount, if any, by which:
(a)      the additional Yield (calculated without taking into account any Liquidation Fee) which would have accrued on the reductions of such Purchaser’s Tranche Investment effected pursuant to Section 1.3(c)(ii) or (iii) with respect to such Rate Tranche for such day during such Yield Period or Settlement Period (as so computed) if such reductions had not been made until the last day of such Yield Period or Settlement Period exceeds,
(b)      the income, if any, received for such day during such Yield Period or Settlement Period by the affected Purchaser from investing the proceeds of such reductions of such Purchaser’s Tranche Investment.
“ Liquidation Period ” means the period commencing on the date on which the conditions precedent to Purchases and Reinvestments in respect of a Receivable Pool set forth in Section 5.2 are not satisfied (or expressly waived by each Purchaser), the Collateral Agent or an Administrative Agent shall have notified Servicer (on Sellers’ behalf) that the Liquidation Period has commenced, and ending on the Final Payout Date.
“ Liquidity Advance ” means a loan, advance, purchase or other similar action made by a Liquidity Provider pursuant to a Liquidity Agreement.
“ Liquidity Agreement ” means any agreement entered into, directly or indirectly, in connection with or related to, this Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Provider agrees to make loans or advances to, or purchase assets from, a Conduit Purchaser (directly or indirectly) in order to provide liquidity or other enhancement for such Conduit Purchaser’s Commercial Paper Notes or other senior indebtedness.
“ Liquidity Provider ” means BTMU, Scotia, SMBC, CACIB, any of their respective Affiliates or any other lender, credit enhancer or liquidity provider that is at any time party to a


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Liquidity Agreement or any successor or assign of such lender, credit enhancer or liquidity provider or any similar entity with respect to any permitted assignee of a Conduit Purchaser.
“ Lock-Box Accounts ” means each of the accounts (and any related lock-box or post office box) specified in Schedule 6.1(m) (or such as have been notified to and approved by the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 7.3(d) ) maintained at a Lock-Box Bank in the name of a Seller.
“ Lock-Box Agreement ” means each deposit account control agreement or similar agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent, among the Sellers, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent and a Lock-Box Bank, governing the terms of the related Lock-Box Accounts, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Lock-Box Bank ” means any of the banks party to a Lock-Box Agreement.
“ Losses ” means the Unpaid Balance (net of recoveries) of any Pool Receivables that have been, or should have been, written-off as uncollectible by the Servicer in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policies.
“ Manhattan ” means Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC.
“ Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on:
(a)      (i) if a particular Person is specified, the ability of such Person to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (ii) if a particular Person is not specified, the ability of any Originator, Servicer, any Seller or Sprint Corporation to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
(b)      (i) the validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document or (ii) the value, validity, enforceability or collectability of any material portion of Pool Receivables, Lease Contracts or the Related Assets with respect thereto, including if such event or circumstance would increase the days to pay or Dilution with respect to the Pool Receivables or any material portion thereof; or
(c)      the status, existence, perfection, priority, enforceability or other rights and remedies of any Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent or any other Affected Party associated with its respective interest in the Pool Receivables, Lease Contracts or the Related Assets.
“ Material Indebtedness ” means Debt or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, in either case, of Sprint Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and in an aggregate principal amount exceeding (i) $225,000,000 or (ii) solely in the case of Debt incurred by any Seller (individually), $15,325.
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“ Mizuho ” is defined in the preamble.
“ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“ Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“ Near Prime Obligor ” means any Obligor under an ISC Contract or a Lease Contract that was not a Prime Obligor as of the date of such Contract, and which (i) has a credit class designation of “Q2”, “H1”, “S5” or “T4”, or any equivalent credit class as set forth in the Credit and Collection Policies, and (ii) if an ISC Contract, is categorized as a “$0 Deposit requirement” by the internal scoring system of the Servicer or an Originator.
“ Net Portfolio Balance ” means, as of any date of determination in respect of a Receivable Pool, an amount equal to the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Pool Receivables in such Receivable Pool that are Eligible Receivables determined at such time, minus (without duplication) the sum of (a) the aggregate Excess Governmental Obligor Concentration Amount in respect of such Receivable Pool at such time, plus (b) the Excess Obligor Concentration Amount in respect of such Receivable Pool at such time, plus (c) in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool, the Excess Deferred Receivables Concentration Amount in respect of such Receivable Pool at such time, plus (d) all cash Collections and security deposits received by the Sellers, the Originators, the Servicer or their respective Affiliates, which have been allocated to the reduction of the Unpaid Balance of such Receivable Pool but have not yet been applied to reduce such Unpaid Balance, plus (e) the Excess Non Lock-Box Concentration Amount in respect of such Receivable Pool at such time, plus (f) in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool, the sum of (i) the Excess Near Prime ISC Obligor Concentration Amount at such time, plus (ii) the Excess Prime Accessories Concentration Amount in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool at such time, plus (iii) [reserved], plus (iv) [reserved], plus (g) in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool, the sum of (i) the Excess Near Prime Lease Obligor Concentration Amount at such time, plus (ii) the Excess Large Lease Obligor Concentration Amount, plus (iii) without duplication of any such amounts already removed from the Unpaid Balance of the applicable Lease Receivable, the aggregate amount for all Lease Receivables that are Eligible Receivables of discounts, rebates or other credits (including promotional credits applied at or after origination and whether specified in the related Lease Contract, an amendment or addendum thereto or otherwise) that reduce (or would reduce if the Obligor satisfied specified conditions) the amount of any monthly lease payment due under the Lease Contracts for such Lease Receivables (which amount shall not include amounts arising under any Lease Upgrade Election).
“ Net Swap Payments ” means all payments received or payable pursuant to any Hedge Transaction that is an interest rate swap, but excluding Hedge Breakage and amounts constituting variation margin or other collateral required to be posted to a Counterparty Hedge Maintenance Account by the related Hedge Counterparty under such Hedge Transaction.
“ Non Lock-Box Receivables ” is defined in Section 8.7 .
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“ Obligations ” means any obligation of any Seller to the Collateral Agent, any Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser, any Indemnified Party, any other Affected Party or any account institution party to the Control Agreement arising in connection with the Receivable Pools, this Agreement and each other Transaction Document, whether now or hereafter existing, due or to become due, direct or indirect, or absolute or contingent, including, all Indemnified Amounts.
“ Obligor ” means a Person obligated to make payments under a Contract with respect to a Receivable, including any guarantor thereof.
“ Original RPA ” means the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2014, among the Sellers, Sprint Spectrum, the SCC Administrative Agent and the Purchasers and Purchaser Agents party thereto.
“ Originator ” means, each Person from time to time party to the Sale Agreement, as an originator except that no Excluded Originator, starting on the Exclusion Effective Date for such Excluded Originator, shall be an Originator. As of the Second Restatement Effective Date, the parties listed on Schedule II as such are the Originators.
“ Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to an Affected Party, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the Affected Party and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from the Affected Party having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Pool Receivables (or Related Assets) or Transaction Document).
“ Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp and other similar Taxes payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, except any such Taxes that are (i) Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment or (ii) Excluded Taxes.
“ Participant Register ” is defined in Section 13.3(b) .
“ Participant ” is defined in Section 13.3(b) .
“ PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“ Performance Support Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Performance Support Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Sprint Corporation the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent and the other beneficiaries thereto, in form and substance acceptable to the Collateral Agent and each Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Permitted Adverse Claims ” means any Adverse Claim (a) created under the Transaction Documents (including liens created in favor of the Eligible Bank party to the Control Agreement and the Lock-Box Banks to the extent permitted under the terms of the Control Agreement and
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the Lock-Box Agreements), (b) as to which no enforcement collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced or threatened and that solely secure the payment of taxes, assessments and/or governmental charges or levies, if and to the extent the same are either (x) not yet due and payable or (y) being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP, but, in any case, only to the extent that such Adverse Claim securing payment of such taxes or assessments or other governmental charges constitutes an inchoate tax lien, and (c) inchoate and unperfected workers’, mechanics’, suppliers’ or similar Adverse Claims arising in the ordinary course of business, in any case, as to which no enforcement collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced or threatened; provided , however , that no Adverse Claim(s) that could (individually or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect shall constitute a Permitted Adverse Claim.
“ Permitted Holder ” means SoftBank and its Affiliates, successors and assigns.
“ Person ” means a natural individual, partnership, sole proprietorship, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, any Governmental Authority or any other entity of whatever nature.
“ Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which Sprint Corporation, Sprint Spectrum, the Servicer, Sprint Corporation, any Originator, any Seller or any ERISA Affiliate thereof is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“ Pool Commitments ” means in respect of each Committed Purchaser, its ISC Pool Commitment, its Lease Pool Commitment and its SCC Pool Commitment.
“ Pool Deficiency Amount ” is defined in Section 3.1(a)(ii) .
“ Pool Hold-Back Amount ” is defined in Section 1.3(a)(i) .
“ Pool Receivable ” means an SCC Pool Receivable, an ISC Pool Receivable or a Lease Pool Receivable.
“ Prime Obligor ” means any Obligor under an ISC Contract or a Lease Contract that was categorized as “Prime” by the internal scoring system of the Servicer or an Originator as of the date of such Contract or had graduated to Prime Obligor prior the date of any Purchase of a related ISC Receivable or Lease Receivable, as applicable.
“ Prime Rate ” means a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest quoted in the print edition of The Wall Street Journal , Money Rates Section as the USA “Prime Rate”, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the preceding Business Day), or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the rate announced by the SCC Administrative Agent from time to time as its prime rate of interest at its principal office in New York, New York, such rate to change as and when such designated rate changes.


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“ Program Administration Agreement ” means that certain administration agreement between a Conduit Purchaser and Program Administrator governing certain aspects of the administration of such Conduit Purchaser’s commercial paper facility or any other agreement having similar purposes, as in effect from time to time.
“ Program Administrator ” means, with respect to any Conduit Purchaser, the administrator designated for such Conduit Purchaser under its Program Administration Agreement.
“ Pro Rata Share ” means, in respect of any Receivable Pool, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (x) the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of all Pool Commitments in respect of such Receivable Pool, and (y) the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the Pool Commitments for all Receivable Pools.
“ Program Information ” is defined in Section 13.8(a)(i) .
“ Purchase ” is defined in Section 1.1 .
“ Purchase Date ” is defined in Section 1.2(b) .
“ Purchase Facility ” means the receivables purchase facility evidenced by this Agreement.
“ Purchase Termination Date ” means the earliest of (a) November 18, 2019, (b) ten (10) Business Days following the date of receipt by each of the other parties to this Agreement of a written notice of termination provided by the Sellers (or the Servicer on their behalf) and (c) the occurrence of an Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event.
“ Purchaser ” means each Conduit Purchaser and each Committed Purchaser, as applicable.
“ Purchaser Agent ” means each Person acting as agent on behalf of a Purchaser Group and listed as such as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement or any other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement as a Purchaser Agent in accordance with this Agreement.
“ Purchaser Group ” means each group consisting of a Purchaser Agent, its related Committed Purchasers, each Conduit Purchaser, if any, administered or represented by such Purchaser Agent and each Liquidity Provider and Enhancement Provider related to any such Conduit Purchaser.
“ Purchaser Group Commitment ” means in respect of any Receivable Pool, at any time with respect to any Purchaser Group, the aggregate Pool Commitments in respect of such Receivable Pool of all Committed Purchasers at such time in such Purchaser Group.
“ Purchaser Group Investment ” means in respect of any Receivable Pool, at any time with respect to any Purchaser Group, the aggregate Investments in respect of such Receivable Pool of all Purchasers at such time in such Purchaser Group.



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“ Purchasers’ Pool Commitment ” means, in respect of any Receivable Pool, the aggregate Pool Commitments in respect of such Receivable Pool of all Committed Purchasers at such time.
“ Purchasers’ Pool Investment ” means, in respect of a Receivable Pool, at any time, the aggregate Investments of all Purchasers in respect of such Receivable Pool.
“ Purchasers’ Total Commitment ” means, at any time, the aggregate Purchasers’ Pool Commitments in respect of all Receivable Pools of all Committed Purchasers at such time.
“ Purchasers’ Total Investment ” means, at any time, the aggregate Investments of all Purchasers in all of the Receivable Pools at such time.
“ Purchasers’ Tranche Investment ” means in relation to any Rate Tranche relating to a Receivable Pool the amount of Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool allocated by the applicable Administrative Agent to such Rate Tranche pursuant to Section 2.1 ; provided , that at all times the aggregate amounts allocated to all Rate Tranches in respect of such Receivable Pool shall equal Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool.
“ Ratable Share ” means in respect of any Receivable Pool, at any time, for any Purchaser Group, a percentage equal to the quotient of (a) the Purchaser Group Commitment in respect of such Receivable Pool for (or, following the Purchase Termination Date, the aggregate Purchaser Group Investment of) such Purchaser Group in respect of such Receivable Pools at such time, divided by (b) the Purchasers’ Pool Commitment (or, following the Purchase Termination Date, the Purchasers’ Total Investment) at such time.
“ Rate Tranche ” means at any time a portion of a Purchaser’s Investment relating to a Receivable Pool selected by the applicable Purchaser Agent pursuant to Section 2.1 and designated as a Rate Tranche solely for purposes of computing Yield.
“ Receivable ” means an SCC Receivable, a Lease Receivable or an ISC Receivable.
“ Receivable Pools ” means the SCC Receivable Pool, the Lease Receivable Pool and the ISC Receivable Pool.
“ Records ” means all Contracts and other documents, instruments, books, records, purchase orders, agreements, reports and other information (including computer programs, tapes, disks, other information storage media, data processing software and related property and rights) prepared or maintained by any Originator, Sprint Spectrum, the Servicer, or any Seller, respectively, with respect to, the Lease Devices, Lease Contracts, Pool Receivables, the Related Assets and the Obligors of such Pool Receivables. For the avoidance of doubt, “Records” shall include any Chattel Paper (tangible or electronic) evidencing any Pool Receivables.
“ Register ” is defined in Section 13.3(e) .
“ Reinvestment ” is defined in Section 1.1 .
“ Related Assets ” means (a) with respect to any Pool Receivable, (x) all security interests, hypothecations, reservations of ownership, liens or other adverse claims and property subject
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thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, including pursuant to the Contract pursuant to which such Receivable was originated, together with all financing statements, registrations, hypothecations, charges or other similar filings or instruments against an Obligor and all security agreements describing any collateral securing such Receivable, if any, (y) in respect of any ISC Pool Receivable, (1) all interest in any devices (including any such device which is or may become an ISC Surrendered Device in respect of an ISC Pool Receivable which constitutes an ISC Upgradeable Receivable) relating to any ISC Contract giving rise to such ISC Pool Receivable, and (2)  the applicable Originator’s rights under the related ISC Dealer Agreement relating to the assignment or transfer of the ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable and (z) all guarantees, insurance policies and other agreements or arrangements of whatsoever character from time to time supporting of such Receivable whether pursuant to the Contract pursuant to which such Receivable was originated, including any obligation of any party under the Transaction Documents to promptly deposit amounts received in respect of Collections to an account, (b) all Collections in respect of, and other proceeds of, the Pool Receivables, (c) subject to the proviso set forth below, all rights and remedies (but none of the obligations) of the Sellers or any Originator, as applicable, under the Sale Agreement (including the right to terminate such Lease Contract in accordance with the early termination provisions thereof if the Servicer or its Affiliates discontinue the leasing program for the Lease Devices), and the other Transaction Documents and any other rights or assets pledged, sold or otherwise transferred to the Sellers thereunder and (d) all the products and proceeds of any of the foregoing; provided , that, no Lease Device or Lease Contract shall constitute Related Assets; provided, further, that the term “Related Assets” in respect of any ISC Dealer Receivable shall not include any of the Originators’ rights under the ISC Dealer Agreements other than the right to enforce the assignment or transfer of the ISC Dealer Contracts and ISC Dealer Receivables nor any obligations under the related ISC Dealer Agreement or otherwise relating thereto, including the obligation to pay the related Amount Financed Value or purchase price relating to such ISC Dealer Contract and ISC Dealer Receivable, which shall remain vested in the applicable Originator.
“ Related Originators ” means, with respect to any Seller, the Originator or Originators, as the case may be, identified as such on Schedule II .
“ Related Seller ” means, with respect to any Originator, the Seller identified as such on Schedule II .
“ Removal Event ” means, with respect to any Purchaser Group, the occurrence of any of the following: (i) a Purchaser (or any related Affected Party) in such Purchaser Group requests compensation under Section 4.2 , (ii) the Sellers are required to pay any additional amount or Indemnified Taxes to any Purchaser or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Purchaser (or any related Affected Party) in such Purchaser Group pursuant to Section 3.3(e) , (iii) the Purchaser Agent for such Purchaser Group has delivered a Delayed Purchase Notification on behalf of its Purchaser Group pursuant to Section 1.2(i) , or (iv) any Committed Purchaser in such Purchaser Group becomes a Defaulting Committed Purchaser; provided , however , that if at any time Removal Events would otherwise have occurred and remain continuing with respect to the Required Purchasers’ Purchaser Groups pursuant to clause (i) , (ii) or (iii) above, then no Removal Event shall be deemed to have occurred or to remain continuing with respect to any Purchaser Group pursuant to any such clause.



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“ Reporting Date ” is defined in Section 3.1(a) .
“ Required Monthly Installment Payments ” means the first twelve (12) monthly installment payments due under any ISC Contract, or such other number of monthly installment payments as shall be agreed to in writing by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents and each Purchaser Agent.
“ Required Purchasers ” means, at any time, Committed Purchasers whose aggregate Pool Commitments at such time aggregate more than 50.00% of the Purchasers’ Total Commitment at such time (or, if at such time, the Purchasers’ Total Commitment is zero, the Committed Purchasers whose aggregate Investments in respect of all Receivable Pools at such time aggregate more than 50.00% of the Purchasers’ Total Investment at such time); provided , however , that if at any time there are only two Committed Purchasers, Required Purchasers shall mean both such Committed Purchasers; and provided , further , that if at such time any Committed Purchaser is a Defaulting Committed Purchaser, the Pool Commitments of such Defaulting Committed Purchaser shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the Required Purchasers.
“ Required Reserves ” means (i) in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool, (x) the SCC Dilution Reserve, (y) the SCC Loss Reserve, and (z) the SCC Yield Reserve, (ii) in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool, (x) the ISC Loss Reserve, and (y) the ISC Yield and Fee Reserve in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool, and (iii) in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool, (x) the Lease Loss Reserve, and (y) the Lease Yield and Fee Reserve in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool.
“ Response Date ” is defined in Section 3.5 .
“ Responsible Office r” shall mean any Designated Financial Officer or any executive officer, assistant treasurer, treasurer or controller of Sprint Corporation, and any other officer of the Sellers, the Servicer or the Originators responsible for the administration of this Agreement.
“ Restatement Effective Date ” means April 24, 2015.
“ RPA Deferred Purchase Price ” means (i)  on each Business Day prior to the Final Payout Date in respect of a Receivable Pool, any amounts available after Reinvestments in respect of such Receivable Pool pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(ii) and (ii) on each Business Day on and after such Final Payout Date, any amounts payable to the Sellers under Section 1.2(g) in respect of such Receivable Pool.
“ Sale Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Originators, as sellers and contributors, and Sellers, as buyers and transferees.
“ Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions, including, without limitation, as of the date hereof, Cuba, Crimea (Ukraine), Iran, Sudan, Syria and North Korea.
“ Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, (a) any Person currently the subject or the target of any Sanctions, including any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury

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(“ OFAC ”) (or any successor thereto) or the U.S. Department of State, available at: http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx , or as otherwise published from time to time; (b) that is fifty-percent or more owned, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate by one or more Persons described in clause (a) above; (c) that is operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country; (d) with whom engaging in trade, business or other activities is otherwise prohibited or restricted by Sanctions; or (e) (i) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (ii) an organization controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (iii) a person resident in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to a sanctions program administered by OFAC.
“ Sanctions ” means the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders promulgated or administered to implement economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time (a) by the US government, including those administered by OFAC, the US State Department, the US Department of Commerce or the US Department of the Treasury, (b) by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or (c) by other relevant sanctions authorities to the extent compliance with the sanctions imposed by such other authorities would not entail a violation of applicable law.
“ SCC ” means service charge contract.
“ SCC Administrative Agent ” means The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Affected Parties in connection with the SCC Receivable Pool and the Related Assets as set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents.
“ SCC Adjusted Dilution Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the average of the SCC Dilution Ratios for the preceding twelve Settlement Periods.
“ SCC Contract ” means, with respect to any SCC Receivable, any agreement, contract or other document (including any purchase order or invoice), between an Originator and an Obligor, pursuant to which such SCC Receivable arises or which evidences such SCC Receivable. A “related” SCC Contract with respect to an SCC Pool Receivable means an SCC Contract which is relevant to the collection or enforcement of such SCC Pool Receivable.
“ SCC Delinquency Ratio ” means, with respect to the SCC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, for any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Delinquent Receivables relating to the SCC Receivable Pool as of the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all of the Receivables in the SCC Receivable Pool on the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period.
“ SCC Dilution Horizon Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is equal to the Billed Amount of all Sprint-Managed Receivables during the most recently ended Settlement Period, and (b) the denominator of which is the Net Portfolio Balance for the SCC Receivable Pool as of the Cut-Off Date of the most recently ended Settlement Period.



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“ SCC Dilution Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), calculated as of the last day of each Settlement Period, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of all Sprint-Managed Pool Dilutions in respect of Sprint-Managed Receivables which occurred during such Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the excess of (i) the Billed Amount of all Sprint-Managed Receivables during such Settlement Period over (ii) the Excess Deferred Receivables Concentration Amount.
“ SCC Dilution Reserve ” means, as of any date of determination, the product of (a) the Net Portfolio Balance for the SCC Receivable Pool on such day and (b) the SCC Dilution Reserve Factor on such date.
“ SCC Dilution Reserve Factor ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to:
DHR x {(2.25 x ADR) + DVC}
where :
ADR      =      the SCC Adjusted Dilution Ratio on such day,
DHR      =      the SCC Dilution Horizon Ratio on such day, and
DVC      =      SCC Dilution Volatility Component on such day.
“ SCC Dilution Volatility Component ” means, as of any date of determination, the product of (a) the positive difference between (i) the highest average SCC Dilution Ratio for any three consecutive Settlement Periods observed over the preceding twelve Settlement Periods (the “ SCC Dilution Spike ”), minus (ii) the SCC Adjusted Dilution Ratio, multiplied by (b) the quotient of (i) the SCC Dilution Spike, divided by (ii) the SCC Adjusted Dilution Ratio.
“ SCC Liquidation Discount ” means (i) as of any date of determination, a percentage calculated as follows:
NPB x {(PR x 1.50) + SFR} x HDSO
360
where:
HDSO
=      the highest Days Sales Outstanding calculated for any of the
preceding 12 Settlement Periods

PR
=      the Prime Rate
NPB
=      the Net Portfolio Balance in respect of such SCC Receivable
Pool on such day

SFR
=      0.50%


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“ SCC Loss Horizon Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, for any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the product of (i) the excess, if any, of (x) the Billed Amount of all Sprint-Managed Receivables during the current Settlement Period and each of the three Settlement Periods then most recently ended over (y) the Excess Deferred Receivables Concentration Amount as of the Cut-Off Date of the most recently ended Settlement Period and each of the three Settlement Periods then most recently ended, times (ii) the DSO Factor, and (b) the denominator of which is the Net Portfolio Balance for the SCC Receivable Pool as of the Cut-Off Date of the most recently ended Settlement Period.
“ SCC Loss Ratio ” means, with respect to the SCC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, for any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Defaulted Receivables relating to the SCC Receivable Pool as of the Cut-Off Date for such Settlement Period, and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Receivables relating to the SCC Receivable Pool on the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period.
“ SCC Loss Reserve ” means, as of any date of determination, the product of (a) the SCC Loss Reserve Factor on such day multiplied by (b) the Net Portfolio Balance for the SCC Receivable Pool on such day.
“ SCC Loss Reserve Factor ” means, as of any date of determination, the greater of (a) 20.00% and (b) the percentage determined pursuant to the following formula:
2.25 x PLR x LHR
where :
PLR      =      SCC Peak Loss Ratio on such day,
LHR      =      SCC Loss Horizon Ratio on such day.
“ SCC Loss-to-Liquidation Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (a) the numerator of which is the Losses in respect of the Sprint-Managed Receivables during such Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of Collections (other than Deemed Collections) in respect of the Sprint-Managed Receivables received during such Settlement Period. Solely for purposes of determining the SCC Loss-to-Liquidation Ratio, “Losses” and “Collections” shall include losses and collections relating to all Sprint-Managed Receivables and not only Pool Receivables.
“ SCC Peak Loss Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the highest average SCC Loss Ratio in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool for any three consecutive Settlement Periods during the preceding twelve Settlement Periods.
“ SCC Pool Commitment ” means in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool, with respect to each Committed Purchaser, the maximum amount which such Committed Purchaser is obligated to pay hereunder on account of any Purchase in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool, as set forth as its “SCC Pool Commitment” opposite its name, at any time (i) prior to the Commitment Reallocation Date, on Schedule VII-A to this Agreement, and (ii) on or after the Commitment

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Reallocation Date, on Schedule VII-B to this Agreement, as reduced from time to time in connection with reductions of the Purchasers’ Total Commitment pursuant to Section 3.2(c) .
“ SCC Pool Receivable ” means an SCC Receivable in the SCC Receivable Pool.
“ SCC Receivable ” means any right to payment from a Person, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument or a general intangible (as such terms are defined under the UCC), arising from the provision of services by any Originator pursuant to an SCC Contract, including the right to payment of any interest, finance charges, fees, surcharges, taxes and other payment obligations of such Person with respect thereto; provided , however that no right to payment or other indebtedness owing by a Sanctioned Person shall (i) constitute an SCC Receivable, (ii) be deemed to have been sold or contributed to the Sellers by the Originators pursuant to the Sale Agreement or (iii) be sold or pledged hereunder by the Sellers. For the avoidance of doubt, no amount payable in respect of an ISC Contract for the purchase price of a telephone, smart-phone, tablet, computer or other wireless device, including the ISC Receivables shall constitute an SCC Receivable.
“ SCC Receivable Pool ” means at any time all of the outstanding SCC Receivables sold, purported to be sold or contributed to the Sellers pursuant to the Sale Agreement.
“ SCC Yield Reserve ” means in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool, as of any date of determination, the sum of:
(a)      the SCC Liquidation Discount in respect of such Receivable Pool then applicable; and
(b)      the sum of the accrued and unpaid Yield in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool, the SCC Receivable Pool’s Pro Rata Share of the Servicing Fees and Fees in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool.
“ SCI ” means Sprint Communications, Inc.
“ Scotia ” means The Bank of Nova Scotia.
“ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor governmental authority.
“ Second Restatement Effective Date ” means the first date upon which the conditions precedent specified in Section 5.1 were fully satisfied.
“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“ Security ” is defined in Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act.
“ Seller ” or “ Sellers ” means each Person identified as such on Schedule II .
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that such termination payments did not result from an “Event of Default” or a “Termination Event”, where the related Hedge Counterparty is the “Defaulting Party” or sole “Affected Party”, respectively, each quoted term as defined in such Hedge Transaction.
“ Servicer ” is defined in Section 8.1(a) .
“ Servicing Fee ” means in respect of the Receivable Pools, an amount equal, for each day of a Settlement Period, to, (a) if the Servicer is Sprint Spectrum or an Affiliate of Sprint Corporation, 0.50% per annum of the daily average aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables relating to all Receivable Pools during such Settlement Period, multiplied by 1/360 and (b) if the Servicer is not Sprint Spectrum or an Affiliate of Sprint Corporation, an amount equal 110% of the actual per annum costs incurred by the successor Servicer designated pursuant to Section 8.1(b) for its servicing during such Settlement Period, multiplied by 1/360, in either case, payable in arrears.
“ Set-off Party ” is defined in Section 13.4 .
“ Settlement Date ” means, with respect to any Settlement Period, the second (2 nd ) Business Day following the Reporting Date for such Settlement Period; provided , that the last Settlement Date shall be the last day of the last Settlement Period.
“ Settlement Period ” means:
(a)      the period from, (i) in respect of the SCC Receivable Pool, the Closing Date, (ii) in respect of ISC Receivable Pool, the Restatement Effective Date and (iii) in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool, the Second Restatement Effective Date, to the end of the calendar month immediately succeeding the calendar month in which such date occurs; and
(b)      thereafter, each subsequent calendar month;
provided , that the last Settlement Period shall end on the Final Payout Date.
“ Significant Subsidiary ” means (a) any Subsidiary of SCI that has consolidated assets or revenues greater than or equal to 5.00% of the total consolidated assets or revenues of SCI and its Subsidiaries determined as of the end of (or, with respect to such revenues, for the period of four fiscal quarters ending with) the fiscal quarter or fiscal year most recently ended for which financial statements are available, (b) each Subsidiary of Sprint Corporation that directly or indirectly owns or controls any other Significant Subsidiary and (c) without limiting the foregoing, each Originator, each Seller, Sprint Spectrum and SCI.
“ SMBC ” means Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
“ SMBCSI ” means SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
“ SoftBank ” means SoftBank Corp., a Japanese kabushiki kaisha .
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“ Specified Unmatured Event ” means the occurrence of any event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become (x) a Non-Reinvestment Event pursuant to Section 4.5(e) , (y) an Event of Termination pursuant to Section 10.1(a)(ii) or 10.1(c) or (z) a Collection Control Event.
“ Sprint Corporation ” means Sprint Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“ Sprint Financing ” means any accounts receivable, installment sales contract, lease, inventory or similar financial asset securitization, financing or factoring transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by Sprint Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries which may, but need not, include transactions pursuant to which (a) Sprint Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to one or more Sprint Subsidiaries in a true sale and (b) such Sprint Subsidiary(ies) may grant a security interest in or sell, any accounts receivable, installment sales contracts or similar financial assets and any assets or rights incidental or related thereto of Sprint Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, which transaction or series of transactions do not provide for material credit recourse to Sprint Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Sprint Subsidiaries), except for customary indemnification obligations similar to those provided in the Transaction Documents and customary recourse for breaches of representations, warranties and covenants related to the nature, character and servicing of such accounts receivables, installment sales contracts and other assets and to maintaining such Sprint Subsidiary(ies) as customary bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities.
“ Sprint Information ” means, with respect to each Receivable sold hereunder from time to time, all information with respect thereto, including without limitation, (a) in respect of any SCC Receivable the related (i) billing account number, (ii) invoice number, (iii) invoice due date, (iv) invoice amount, (v) the Unpaid Balance, (vi) the Lock-Box Account to which Collections in respect of such SCC Receivable are remitted, and (vii) related Originator and Seller, (b) in respect of any ISC Receivable, (i) the Unpaid Balance, (ii) the ISC Conditional Unpaid Balance, (iii) the related Originator and Seller, and (iv) the Lock-Box Account to which Collections in respect of such ISC Receivable are remitted, and (c) in respect of any Lease Receivable, (i) the Unpaid Balance, (ii) [Reserved], (iii) the related Originator and Seller, and (iv) the Lock-Box Account to which Collections in respect of such Lease Receivable are remitted; provided , however , that Sprint Information shall not include (x) any Subscriber Confidential Information or (y) any information (other than information listed above) with respect to a Receivables owing by a Governmental Authority that Sprint Spectrum or its Affiliates are prohibited from disclosing hereunder pursuant to a written agreement with a Governmental Authority or pursuant to any applicable law, rule or regulation.
“ Sprint-Managed Pool Dilution ” means, as of any date of determination, the amount by which the Billed Amount of all Sprint-Managed Receivables is either (a) reduced or canceled as a result of (i) any defective, rejected or returned merchandise or services, any cash discount, or any failure by the Originators to deliver any merchandise or services or otherwise perform under the underlying contract or invoice, (ii) any change in or cancellation of any of the terms of such contract or invoice or any other adjustment by the Originators which reduces the amount payable by the Obligor on the related Receivable, or (iii) any setoff in respect of any claim by the Obligor thereof (whether such claim arises out of the same or a related transaction or an unrelated


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transaction) or (b) subject to any specific dispute, offset, counterclaim or defense whatsoever between the Obligor and any Seller, any Originator, Servicer, Sprint Spectrum, Sprint Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, in each case, other than solely and directly arising from the credit-worthiness of the related Obligor or as a result of discharge in bankruptcy with respect to such Obligor.
“ Sprint-Managed Receivable ” means an SCC Receivable, a Lease Receivable, an ISC Receivable.
“ Sprint Parties ” means each Seller, Servicer and Sprint Corporation.
“ Sprint Spectrum ” is defined in the preamble .
“ Sprint Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of Sprint Corporation that is structured as a customary bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity that engages in no activities other than in connection with the securitization or factoring of accounts receivable, installment sales contracts or similar financial assets and any assets or rights incidental or related thereto of Sprint Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.
“ Subscriber Confidential Information ” means information of a personal nature relating to a telecommunications subscriber that discloses the address, marital status, financial status, occupation, billing records or other identifying information that is related, unrelated or incidental to the provision of telecommunications services, and includes identifying information and Customer Proprietary Network Information. For the purposes of this definition, “Customer Proprietary Network Information” shall have the definition as provided under 47 U.S.C. Section 222, and its implementing regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the names of the twenty (20) largest Obligors in respect of each Receivable Pool (determined based on the aggregate Unpaid Balances of their respective Pool Receivables) shall not constitute Subscriber Confidential Information.
“ Subordinated Hedge Breakage ” means any termination payments then due and payable by the Sellers pursuant to the terms of any Hedge Transaction that is an interest rate swap, other than Senior Hedge Breakage.
“ Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.  Unless otherwise noted herein, each reference to “Subsidiary” shall be a reference to a Subsidiary of Sprint Corporation.
“ Successor Notice ” is defined in Section 8.1(b) .
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“ Takeout Transaction ” means a sale or refinancing of ISC Pool Receivables or Lease Pool Receivables (and any Related Assets with respect thereto), including, without limitation, in connection with any securitization or any whole loan or lease sale.
“ Taxes ” means all income, gross receipts, rental, franchise, excise, stamp, occupational, capital, value added, sales, use, ad valorem (real and personal), property (real and personal) and taxes, fees, levies, imposts, charges or withholdings of any nature whatsoever, together with any assessments, penalties, fines, additions to tax and interest thereon, howsoever imposed, by any Governmental Authority or other taxing authority in the United States or by any foreign government, foreign governmental subdivision or other foreign or international taxing authority.
“ Third Amendment ” means that certain Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of October 24, 2017 among the Sellers, the Servicer, Sprint Corporation, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agents, the Conduit Purchasers party thereto, the Committed Purchasers party thereto and the Purchaser Agents party thereto.
“ Third Amendment Date ” means October 24, 2017.
“ Tranche Investment ” means in relation to any Rate Tranche in respect of a Receivable Pool and any Purchaser the amount of such Purchaser’s Investment allocated by the related Purchaser Agent to such Rate Tranche pursuant to Section 2.1 ; provided , that at all times the aggregate amounts allocated to all Rate Tranches of all Purchasers in respect of a Receivable Pool shall equal the Purchasers’ Pool Investment in respect of such Receivable Pool; provided , further , that at all times the aggregate amounts allocated to all Rate Tranches in respect of a Receivable Pool of any Purchaser shall equal the aggregate Investment of such Purchaser in respect of such Receivable Pool.
“ Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Sale Agreement, the Fee Letters, the Lock-Box Agreements, any Eligible Interest Rate Cap, any Eligible Interest Rate Swap, the Control Agreement, Sellers’ limited liability company agreements, the Performance Support Agreement, and all other documents, agreements and certificates to be executed and delivered by any Seller, Servicer, any Originator or Sprint Corporation in connection herewith or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided, however, that “Transaction Documents” shall not include any ISC Dealer Agreements.
“ TransCentra ” means TransCentra, Inc. or any other Collections processing agent performing similar duties with respect to any TransCentra Serviced Lock-Box engaged by the Servicer in accordance with Section 8.1(c) .
“ TransCentra Serviced Lock-Boxes ” means each of the following post office box addresses: (a) P.O. Box 4191, Carol Stream, IL 60197-4191; (b) P.O. Box 4181, Carol Stream, IL 60197-4181; and (c) P.O. Box 54977, Los Angeles, CA 90054-0977.
“ TransCentra Sub-Servicing Agreement ” means, collectively, the one or more agreements between TransCentra and Sprint Spectrum (or its Affiliates), pursuant to which TransCentra processes cash, checks, instruments or other remittances received from time to time in the TransCentra Serviced Lock-Boxes.

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“ UCC ” means, in respect of each state in the United States of America, the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in such state.
“ Unfunded Fee ” is defined in the Fee Letters.
“ Unmatured Event of Termination ” means any event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Termination or Non-Reinvestment Event.
“ Unpaid Balance ” means, as of any time, (i) with respect to any SCC Receivable, the sum of (a) the unpaid amount thereof, plus (b) the unpaid amount of all finance charges, interest payments and other amounts actually accrued thereon at such time, but excluding, in the case of clause (b) above, all late payment charges, delinquency charges, and extension or collection fees, (ii) with respect to any ISC Receivable, an amount equal to the sum of all remaining unpaid monthly installment payments due from the applicable Obligor under the ISC Contracts which payments give rise to such ISC Receivable, which cannot be terminated or cancelled in connection with the ISC Upgrade Program, and which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any additional monthly payments that are required to be made in order for an Obligor to have the right to trade in its qualifying wireless communication device under the ISC Upgrade Program, and (iii) with respect to any Lease Receivable, an amount equal to the sum of all remaining unpaid monthly lease payments due currently or in the future from the applicable Obligor under the related Lease Contract, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any optional purchase price payable in respect of the Lease Device or the residual value of the related Lease Device. If at any time an Obligor has not elected to participate in the ISC Upgrade Program with respect to an ISC Receivable but retains the right to make such election in accordance with the terms of the ISC Upgrade Program or the related ISC Contract, such ISC Receivable’s Unpaid Balance shall be calculated as if such Obligor had elected to participate in the ISC Upgrade Program. The “Unpaid Balance” of any ISC Receivable or Lease Receivable that is no longer an Eligible Receivable shall be equal to zero (0).
“ U.S. Dollars ” means dollars in lawful money of the United States of America.
“ Victory ” means Victory Receivables Corporation.
“ Voting Securities ” of any Person means the stock or other ownership or equity interests, of whatever class or classes, the holders of which ordinarily have the power to vote for the election of the members of the board of directors, managers, trustees or other voting members of the governing body of such Person (other than stock or other ownership or equity interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency).
“ Weighted Average Advance Rate ” means, (a) in respect of the ISC Receivable Pool as of any date of determination, the percentage obtained by (i) multiplying the ISC Advance Rate applicable to each Eligible Receivable in the ISC Receivable Pool with a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the Unpaid Balance of such Eligible Receivable and (y) the denominator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in the ISC Receivable Pool and (ii) summing all of the products calculated pursuant to clause (i), and (b) in respect of the Lease Receivable Pool as of any date of determination, the percentage obtained by (i) multiplying the Lease Advance Rate applicable to each Eligible Receivable in the Lease

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Receivable Pool with a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the Unpaid Balance of such Eligible Receivable and (y) the denominator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables in the Lease Receivable Pool and (ii) summing all of the products calculated pursuant to clause (i).
“ Withdrawal Liability ” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“ Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“ Yield ” means, for any day with respect to any Rate Tranche for a Receivable Pool:
{(PTI x YR)/360} + LF
where :
 
 
YR
=
the Yield Rate for such Rate Tranche;
PTI
=
Purchasers’ Tranche Investment in such Rate Tranche on such day; and
LF
=
the Liquidation Fee, if any, for such day.
“ Yield Period ” means (x) with respect to any Rate Tranche relating to a Receivable Pool that is funded or maintained other than through the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes:
(a)      the period commencing on the date of the initial Purchase of the Asset Portfolio relating to such Receivable Pool, the making of such Liquidity Advance or funding under such Enhancement Agreement or the creation of such Rate Tranche pursuant to Section 2.1 (whichever is latest) and ending such number of days thereafter as the applicable Purchaser Agent shall select in its sole discretion; and
(b)      each period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Yield Period for the related Rate Tranche and ending such number of days thereafter as the applicable Purchaser Agent shall select in its sole discretion;
provided , that:
(i)      any such Yield Period (other than a Yield Period consisting of one day) which would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day;
(ii)      in the case of Yield Periods of one day for any Rate Tranche, (A) the initial Yield Period shall be the date such Yield Period commences as described in clause (a) above; and (B) any subsequently occurring Yield Period which is one day shall, if the immediately preceding Yield Period is more than

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one day, be the last day of such immediately preceding Yield Period, and if the immediately preceding Yield Period is one day, shall be the next day following such immediately preceding Yield Period; and
(iii)      in the case of any Yield Period for any Rate Tranche which commences before the Purchase Termination Date and would otherwise end on a date occurring after the Purchase Termination Date, such Yield Period shall end on the Purchase Termination Date and the duration of each such Yield Period which commences on or after the Purchase Termination Date for such Rate Tranche shall be of such duration as shall be selected by the applicable Purchaser Agent; and
(y)      with respect to any Rate Tranche that is funded or maintained through the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes, each Settlement Period.
“ Yield Rate ” means for any Rate Tranche on any day:
(a)      in the case of a Rate Tranche funded by a Conduit Purchaser through the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes, the applicable CP Rate; and
(b)      in the case of a Rate Tranche not funded by Commercial Paper Notes, the applicable Bank Rate for such Rate Tranche;
provided , that:
(i)      on any day as to any Rate Tranche which is not funded by Commercial Paper Notes, the Yield Rate shall equal the applicable Base Rate if (A) the applicable Administrative Agent does not receive notice or determine, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of the related Yield Period, that such Rate Tranche shall not be funded by Commercial Paper Notes or (B) the applicable Administrative Agent determines that (I) funding that Rate Tranche on a basis consistent with pricing based on the applicable Bank Rate would violate any applicable Law or (II) that deposits of a type and maturity appropriate to match fund such Rate Tranche based on the applicable Bank Rate are not available; and
(ii)      on any day when any Event of Termination, Collection Control Event or Non-Reinvestment Event shall have occurred that remains continuing or the Purchase Termination Date has occurred by virtue of clause (b) of the definition thereof, the applicable Yield Rate for each Rate Tranche means a rate per annum equal to the higher of (A) the applicable Base Rate, plus 2.00% per annum and (B) the rate per annum otherwise applicable to such Rate Tranche during the current Yield Period or Settlement Period, plus 2.00% per annum .
B. Other Interpretive Matters.
All accounting terms defined directly or by incorporation in this Agreement or the Sale Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document


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delivered pursuant thereto unless otherwise defined therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the Sale Agreement and all such certificates and other documents, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; (b) terms defined in Article 9 of the UCC and not otherwise defined in such agreement are used as defined in such Article; (c) references to any amount as on deposit or outstanding on any particular date means such amount at the close of business on such day; (d) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to such agreement (or the certificate or other document in which they are used) as a whole and not to any particular provision of such agreement (or such certificate or document); (e) references to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit are references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to such agreement (or the certificate or other document in which the reference is made), and references to any paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision within any Section or definition refer to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or definition; (f) the term “including” means “including without limitation”; (g) references to any Law refer to that Law as amended from time to time and include any successor Law; (h) references to any agreement refer to that agreement as from time to time amended, restated, extended or supplemented or as the terms of such agreement are waived or modified in accordance with its terms; (i) references to any Person include that Person’s permitted successors and assigns; (j) headings are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof; (k) unless otherwise provided, in the calculation of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the term “from” means “from and including”, and the terms “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; (l) if any calculation to be made hereunder refers to a Settlement Period (or any portion thereof) that would have occurred prior to the Closing Date, the Restatement Effective Date or the Second Restatement Effective Date, such reference shall be deemed to be a reference to a calendar month; (m) terms in one gender include the parallel terms in the neuter and opposite gender; and (n) the term “or” is not exclusive.












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Exhibit 12
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
Six Months Ended
September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
Year Ended
March 31,
 
Year Ended
March 31,
 
Year Ended
March 31,
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Year
Ended
December 31,
 
87 Days Ended
December 31,
 
 
191 Days Ended
July 10,
 
Year
Ended
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
(in millions)
Earnings (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
$
548

 
$
(269
)
 
$
(771
)
 
$
(1,854
)
 
$
(3,919
)
 
$
(95
)
 
$
(1,815
)
 
$
(23
)
 
 
$
443

 
$
(4,172
)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net
6

 
—

 
2

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
 
482

 
1,114

Fixed charges
1,672


1,818

 
3,561

 
3,212


2,969

 
747

 
1,367

 
—

 
 
1,501

 
2,365

Interest capitalized
(28
)

(20
)
 
(44
)
 
(51
)

(56
)
 
(13
)
 
(30
)
 
—

 
 
(29
)
 
(278
)
Amortization of interest capitalized
65

 
66

 
131

 
133

 
133

 
33

 
56

 
—

 
 
71

 
81

Earnings (loss), as adjusted
$
2,263


$
1,595

 
$
2,879

 
$
1,440


$
(873
)
 
$
672

 
$
(422
)
 
$
(23
)
 
 
$
2,468

 
$
(890
)
Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
$
1,208

 
$
1,245

 
$
2,495

 
$
2,182

 
$
2,051

 
$
516

 
$
918

 
$
—

 
 
$
1,135

 
$
1,428

Interest capitalized
28

 
20

 
44

 
51

 
56

 
13

 
30

 
—

 
 
29

 
278

Portion of rentals representative of interest
436

 
553

 
1,022

 
979

 
862

 
218

 
419

 
—

 
 
337

 
659

Fixed charges
$
1,672


$
1,818

 
$
3,561

 
$
3,212


$
2,969

 
$
747

 
$
1,367

 
$
—

 
 
$
1,501

 
$
2,365

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
1.4

 
— (1)

 
— (2)

 
— (3)

 
— (4)

 
— (5)

 
— (6)

 
— (7)

 
 
1.6 (8)

 
— (9)



(1)
Successor earnings (loss), as adjusted, were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $223 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
(2)
Successor earnings (loss), as adjusted, were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $682 million for the year ended March 31, 2017.
(3)
Successor earnings (loss), as adjusted, were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $1.8 billion for the year ended March 31, 2016.
(4)
Successor earnings (loss), as adjusted, were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $3.8 billion for the year ended March 31, 2015.
(5)
Successor earnings (loss), as adjusted, were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $75 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
(6)
Successor earnings (loss), as adjusted, were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $1.8 billion for the year ended December 2013.
(7)
Successor earnings (loss), as adjusted, were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $23 million for the 87 days ended December 31, 2012.
(8)
The income from continuing operations before income taxes for the 191 days ended July 10, 2013 included a pretax gain of $2.9 billion as a result of acquisition of our previously- held equity interest in Clearwire.
(9)
Predecessor earnings (loss), as adjusted, were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $3.3 billion for the year ended December 31, 2012.
.




 




Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Marcelo Claure, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sprint Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
 

Date: November 2, 2017
/s/ Marcelo Claure
Marcelo Claure
Chief Executive Officer






Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Tarek Robbiati, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sprint Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
 

Date: November 2, 2017
/s/ Tarek Robbiati
Tarek Robbiati
Chief Financial Officer






Exhibit 32.1
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the quarterly report of Sprint Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Marcelo Claure, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 

Date: November 2, 2017
 
/s/ Marcelo Claure
Marcelo Claure
Chief Executive Officer






Exhibit 32.2
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the quarterly report of Sprint Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Tarek Robbiati, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 

Date: November 2, 2017
 
/s/ Tarek Robbiati
Tarek Robbiati
Chief Financial Officer